What I love about flint knapping is that you know 1000% that neolithic knappers when they got a good flake put it back where it came just for the serotonin boost. Very satisfying.
Something quite nice about the axe shapes, perhaps there is an innate psychological affinity we've developed, like we have for throwing in a parabolic arc. Perhaps an appreciation of automobile bodies or the like would be derived from it.
Thanks so much for this. As a woodsman woodcarver who uses hand tools I really appreciated watching you work, how you were reading the grain of the flint. A fine piece of work Sir, and a pleasure to watch.
so amazingly efficient im not sure i learned any thing lol i didn't come here for a lesson, i just wanted to watch someone that knew what they're doing and will is the first name i thought of. thanks for sharing your amazing skill and confidence!!
Again you've brightened my day and shown you are the best knapper on RU-vid that I've seen. The pols will need you when they've mucked it up worse. Dont teach them😎
You make this look too easy. Amazing. Loved this one. Really calming to watch your vids. I think it’s because of the sounds it makes.. no back ground music. Just the sound of flint.
Well said ,Mr Lord we take better care of the land ,I'm a knapper ,not as accomplished as you are by any means ,however I hope to be some day , Your videos have taught me a lot ,thank you , I'm a visual learning person
Fantastic once again Will. Im loving your channel. Slowly working my way through all your videos. please keep them coming. Happy knapping. I would vote for you. ;)
Very impressive Will I watch all your vids , Can you imagine being amongst the Mousterian people and finding a stone so sharp it made your daily chore for survival as easy as using a chainsaw in willow brush -- Would be an unimaginable benefit to the clan .!
@@WillLordPrehistoricSurvival Thanks I think perhaps I will stick to my wrought iron and carbon steels...If I find some flint I'll give it a go, but I do know when to put an idea on the back burner.
I wonder how homo erectus worked the wooden points of his javelins (spears) because they didnt have this advanced adze and so on, just flakes and handaxe
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You're so down to earth with great confidence. I found some flint(I think) here recently in North Carolina, it is light gray outside and a smidge darker inside. Would you know what kind that is off the top of your head, or should I get someone around here look at it? Thanks for all of your efforts and skill, I hope to start learning myself soon. Much love.
Not trying to be a wise guy but why do you guys call those axes? Here in the states we call those celts. Don't you guys have hard stones? We find a few Flint axes here in the Midwest. They have notches for tying onto a shaft. 95% of our axes are made up of what we call hard stones. I have two flint celts. That I find on some of my campsites. They're about 5 in Long and one and a half inches in diameter. They can almost be called chisels. I'm just curious! Love your work I've been a flint napper for 31 years. When I first started we didn't know it was called Flint napping. And there was absolutely no literature , videos or nothing to teach us. I'm envious of the new nappers they have videos and everything. Hope you have a real nice day.
Loving the videos man, i am trying to get into knapping but i am wondering what type of rock do i strike the flint with, if anyone has any suggestions that would be great!
Will Walter Photography A quartzite hammerstone for hardness and a more gritty sandstone for later work. Size depends on the size of flint you are working. The bigger nodules will need a bigger hammer and so on as it gets smaller. Then switch to antler billet once it’s getting thinned down
I have been trying to get into knapping but I cant get flint were I am could you or anyone else recommend a good stone to work with besides flint or obsidian? Thanks
Chert, Big panels of old TV glass, toilets are knappable (Porcelain I believe), bottoms of bottles, I've seen ceramic tiles be worked before but they definitely do not seem beginner friendly.
What about independent candidates? I figure they're the best chance of slowing the flood of innappropriate building development that is washing across the English countryside.
Also as always it’s a treat watching your videos. Helps me to refine my own knapping skills (I’m still learning but have been self taught for six years).
And if you are curious I’ve had the most experience knapping basalt since where I live is absent of flint and other stones high in silica though I have minimally worked with quartz and quartzite.
