flintknapping

I know the basics, and I've sure practiced it a bit. I have two books and a video on it, but I'm still rubbish at it. I can produce a serviceable blade, but certainly not a pretty one.

I'd like to hear anything anyone else has to say hear as well.

As far as theory and practice goes, I can TELL you just about anything you want to know, but when it comes to producing a beautiful tool, I still have a lot of practice to go.... :D
 
Apebrains said:
I know the basics, and I've sure practiced it a bit. I have two books and a video on it, but I'm still rubbish at it. I can produce a serviceable blade, but certainly not a pretty one.

I'd like to hear anything anyone else has to say hear as well.

As far as theory and practice goes, I can TELL you just about anything you want to know, but when it comes to producing a beautiful tool, I still have a lot of practice to go.... :D
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I don't know about you, but I could care less about what it looks like as long it cuts your material and not your hand :D .
 
Frontiersman101 said:
How many of you know how to do this? How long did it take you to learn? Post some pics if you like.
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I took a course about 45 years ago, and learned theory and basic knapping. I practiced a little after that, and got to the point where I could turn out some basic — not great, but basic — tools. They were serviceable, but they sure weren't good. I suspect that most twelve year old children from a more "primitive" society could have done much, much better.

I'm confident that if I were stranded in the wilderness and needed blades or arrowheads, I could fashion them, and that's really all I care about at the moment. To knapp better stuff is an art form that requires practice. It's fun, though.
 
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