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So I'll be going flintlock deer hunting in eastern PA in two weeks, and I need to redo my flint.
I bought two globs of obsidian and am having a devil of a time knapping pieces. To be more precise, getting the rock into the good core platform.
I've watched a bunch of videos, gleaned info from flintknappingtools.com and primitivearcher.com, and am still working on it.
Does anyone have suggested sites for literature or specific videos that are great quality in terms of instruction content? As far as videos, I think I've seen two informative ones out of a dozen or so, as far as rock selection and tools.
While I don't have a bone billet or copper mallet (gave a favorite bronze mallet away), I have found an ash-wood mallet I have seems to work great.
The literature I've read goes into extensive detail, and I have a hard time translating the words into understanding the rock in my hands.
So, any video or literature suggestions are greatly appreciated. Thanks!
I bought two globs of obsidian and am having a devil of a time knapping pieces. To be more precise, getting the rock into the good core platform.
I've watched a bunch of videos, gleaned info from flintknappingtools.com and primitivearcher.com, and am still working on it.
Does anyone have suggested sites for literature or specific videos that are great quality in terms of instruction content? As far as videos, I think I've seen two informative ones out of a dozen or so, as far as rock selection and tools.
While I don't have a bone billet or copper mallet (gave a favorite bronze mallet away), I have found an ash-wood mallet I have seems to work great.
The literature I've read goes into extensive detail, and I have a hard time translating the words into understanding the rock in my hands.
So, any video or literature suggestions are greatly appreciated. Thanks!