Flint knapping

Everywhere around the globe, hundreds of stone artifacts enthusiasts dedicate their time to striking stones with specialized tools, striving to fashion flawless arrowheads or knives. This endeavor, known as flintknapping, is seen by many as an intricate pastime or artistic pursuit, which was assumed

Flint, also known as chert, is a type of sedimentary rock that has many uses. It was once commonly used to form rudimentary tools like knives and spear tips. Flint is often used by outdoorsmen to create sparks for a fire when it is struck...

I am also including a FREE video ($5.00 value) with this one. That video will inclde the final assembly AND an introduction into the use of this "jig." In addition, since I have not completed the asse...from

Want to learn how to make an arrowhead? This is my first post in a how to make an arrowhead series We are going to start with pressure flaking

If you live in the PNW or West Coast (Washington, Idaho, Montana, California, Oregon, Utah or British Columbia) The Northeast or simply East Coast (New York,...

The Anzick site is a human burial from the Clovis period in the American northwest, dated approximately 12,800 years ago.

The first time I saw and heard a big glassy flake of obsidian driven from a core I knew I was doomed. Over the last ten years that ‘doom’ has been the search

Flint Knapping- is the manufacture of stone tools from flint, chert, or obsidian by the process of lithic reduction. Sounds boring, but what is flint knapping really? Flint knapping is an addiction one acquires attempting create to a tool by...