Thanks! This might be the best flintknapping tutorial for beginners I've seen on KZfaq.

I Grew up in the UK banging at large nodules of flint. Never really realizing how Beautiful and high quality it was. I'm living in the US now, wishing I had at least a couple nodules to knap. Good times man Thank you for your videos. Really taking me back to my childhood.

Another excellent video, Dr. Those of us interested in knapping usually focus on arrowheads and knives, and forget the many other vital tools our ancestors made from this material. Thank you for sharing your vast knowledge with us.

Sally Pointer sent me . She uses your work in natural fiber making . I had a question if her flint flakes were made with a hammer stone or a large antler billet such as elk . This video answers that question and Best wishes sent your way Mr. Dilley . Thanks for your tutorial .

excellent introduction using science and practical demonstrations. very informative and enjoyable

Man, your stuff is so good! Idk how I e missed you!

Best tutorial I’ve seen yet, thanks!!!

"Of course, if i were to cut through my skin to the bone, I'd have to take a couple of those burs off." - and the understatement award goes to James!

Maybe someday they will look back and point at us saying they started making hand axes again and we don't know why....

Thank you for an excellent class!

Very informative video for a beginner like myself.

New to knapping and stumbled on your channel. Thanks for the information! Especially the technical info such as stance, how to angle your legs and apply pressure with upper body when flaking...All of it, really! Cheers.

I really enjoy watching these videos. It makes you fully appreciate or at least partially appreciate how very clever and resourceful many of our ancestors truly were. How long must it have taken them to figure out how to make tools and then refine the process? We can gas based upon what fines are made but there’s nothing quite like doing it yourself to get into the mindset of how they must have been trying to process information and refine their hand to Eye coordination. Instead of going to a course or learning let napping from someone else, I watched a few videos and then I just had to go at it. I wanted to learn from the very beginning so that I could actually go through the mental and physical process of adopting myself and learning how to do it from nothing. It was a lengthy and fascinating and sometimes painful process but in the end it was so very rewarding. I truly gained a new respect for our ancestors. The one thing I never could quite get the knack of was how to thin out thick flakes and completely remove the cortex from the end of a cobble or round Nigel. But it served it’s purpose. I learned most of what I wanted to learn. It also helped me to identify surface mines when I went field walking

cheers mate - ive been into primitive hunting for about 2 1/2 years - your stuff is pretty useful

Do you think that the shaving of the face predates metal razors?

Is there a site that sells the flint you used in the video? the cheapest one if possible.

If you can do it with cobblestone you can do it with anything lol practice on hard stuff makes it look easier

Ok i love your videos but they are very quiet, like i cant hear it on my phone at full volume with my fan on high, then theres the youtube ads piped in at max volume that destroy my earbuds. Please in the future turn up the sound in your videos, id rather turn you down then have to deal with ads destroying my experience becuase they want my money. Rather give it to you in a workshoppe anyway.

We can hardly hear you. Your voiceover is so soft, I tried using earphones and had to turn the volume to max. Unfortunately, that blasted my ears horribly when the ads came on and after the second ad, I could not go on. Could you redo your video with a higher voiceover please?

I'm a little shocked that you didn't spend a minute to 90 seconds on basic safety, since this is a very beginner lesson. Mentioning silicosis, flake penetration and scatter from blowup would have been much higher on my list.