Flint Knapping
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JonB
Halcyon member
Waco,
Very nice looking pieces. I've never given knapping a try, but I can surely appreciate a nice looking piece when I see one. Some years back, I got to buy a knapped knife from someone who had some talent, while I actually bought it to use, it's so pretty, I can't bring myself to actually try it out.
Very nice looking pieces. I've never given knapping a try, but I can surely appreciate a nice looking piece when I see one. Some years back, I got to buy a knapped knife from someone who had some talent, while I actually bought it to use, it's so pretty, I can't bring myself to actually try it out.
Ian
Notorious member
I still have one of Boerrancher's hafted knives, it has a storied history including an adventure with two wild, half-intoxicated Texas Rednecks and a herd of feral pigs at 2:00 AM at an undisclosed location. It verks very well for removing hides too.
Boerrancher gave me his hafting glue recipe once, I can't remember the proportions exactly but it is basically finely-ground rabbit or deer pellets, finely ground charcoal, and dried pine or juniper resin. Heat and mix into a paste and you have the world's finest re-usable, remeltable hot glue.
Boerrancher gave me his hafting glue recipe once, I can't remember the proportions exactly but it is basically finely-ground rabbit or deer pellets, finely ground charcoal, and dried pine or juniper resin. Heat and mix into a paste and you have the world's finest re-usable, remeltable hot glue.
fiver
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man,,, I ain't seen Joel or his name mentioned in probably 5-6 years.
I have heard of different flints being worked in different ways .
boiled fire cooked and hand knapped with rocks or push knapped with deer horn.
the Idaho guy's mostly use a piece of tanned leather and knap by striking, then by pushing when they get the basic shape.
I know the Ute indians used rocks as chipping and finishing tools. [no fire no boiling]
I have visited several of their rock piles on private land and had the time to just sit there and pick through the piles and look at things without really moving anything.
I could sit where they sat and look at the ground and see what they seen the ;last time they were there.
the final thing...
they didn't use flint, there wasn't any.
I have heard of different flints being worked in different ways .
boiled fire cooked and hand knapped with rocks or push knapped with deer horn.
the Idaho guy's mostly use a piece of tanned leather and knap by striking, then by pushing when they get the basic shape.
I know the Ute indians used rocks as chipping and finishing tools. [no fire no boiling]
I have visited several of their rock piles on private land and had the time to just sit there and pick through the piles and look at things without really moving anything.
I could sit where they sat and look at the ground and see what they seen the ;last time they were there.
the final thing...
they didn't use flint, there wasn't any.
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freebullet
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We use to pick up arrowheads around lake oahe as children.
That is impressive, especially for just starting out.
Some natives east of grand island showed me how they used a similar recipe that included hide glue to affix the points in shafts. Holds the sinew together while drying & makes it dark instead of white. Really neat stuff.
That is impressive, especially for just starting out.
Some natives east of grand island showed me how they used a similar recipe that included hide glue to affix the points in shafts. Holds the sinew together while drying & makes it dark instead of white. Really neat stuff.
JWFilips
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Walter,
You are way ahead of where you told me you are! Heck when I was reenacting in the sutler tents there was always a flint knapper that sold full flint nodules ( along with the chalk coating ...from England)
Sure wish I had some for you now!!
My Best Friend still does Reenacting I'm going to try to get him to find some for you!
( In the mean time PM your address I scored some of those Dry Skin products (I told you about) for you from my client)!
I'm sure with the winter coming on they will come in handy for a new Flint Knapper!
Jim
You are way ahead of where you told me you are! Heck when I was reenacting in the sutler tents there was always a flint knapper that sold full flint nodules ( along with the chalk coating ...from England)
Sure wish I had some for you now!!
My Best Friend still does Reenacting I'm going to try to get him to find some for you!
( In the mean time PM your address I scored some of those Dry Skin products (I told you about) for you from my client)!
I'm sure with the winter coming on they will come in handy for a new Flint Knapper!
Jim
uncle jimbo
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Waco, the next thing we all know will be you have gave up casting and reloading and gone back to making bows and arrows. Which is fine, but if you start posting pictures of your self in just loin cloths, that is where I draw the line and will not read any more posts in this thread. 
Honestly you are making some fine looking arrow heads.
Honestly you are making some fine looking arrow heads.
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Mitty38
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Nice work, takes me back to when I was a kid, finding arrowheads on our property while plowing garden. Tried to make some out of creak bank flint once. Not pretty at all.
You have a special skill, your work is amazing!
If you start selling them I would like to get an obsidian one for my boy.
You have a special skill, your work is amazing!
If you start selling them I would like to get an obsidian one for my boy.
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