Flat billet vs round billet and some thinning practice

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Jason Newman

5 жыл бұрын

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@wonderbubbles4092 Жыл бұрын

This man is a genius. His ability to see and explain is wonderful for learning to knapp. Thank you, Mr Newman.

@amosadams7058 3 жыл бұрын

Super informative videos Jason. Please post more; I learned so much. You are an excellent teacher.

@patrickbush9526 11 ай бұрын

Thanks neighbor very helpful approach my rocks are cooking can't wait for breakfast. Thankful to have caught your video. Blessings on you and yours 🤝

@freezecracked8382 5 жыл бұрын

thanks for posting another video. they are always interesting and helpful.

@michaellight7061 5 жыл бұрын

freeze cracked are you going to be at the water creek Knapp in this year?

@freezecracked8382 5 жыл бұрын

@@michaellight7061 i have been the past several years but generally decide relatively close to the events.

@myBanjohasemgz 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks jerry! I'm no freeze cracked with a scorpion on my hat though!

@aquilaarroyo6077 5 жыл бұрын

great video! You're the only person I've seen demonstrating the flat billets. It was very informative and I really like how you showed the details of isolating platforms too!

@wesmyers734 5 жыл бұрын

As a newly knapper who has watched a lot of videos, this video by far has been the most informative. Thanks for the explanations.

@jamiecox5430 2 жыл бұрын

Best video on isolated platforms yet! Thanks!

@leonardspalding6990 Жыл бұрын

Awesome teacher Jason. Many thanks.

@jimv.661 4 жыл бұрын

You make it look so effortless. I decided to try a couple of weeks ago with a big piece of obsidian. Now I have a little piece of obsidian. I think I made slingshot ammo. It's more round than flat.

@thomasbigelow3179 3 жыл бұрын

Nice much better explanation, thanks.

@davinsinger3082 Жыл бұрын

Hello Jason I have been watching you and you help break it down and learn from. I am Díné (Navajo) from Northern Arizona maybe sometime w will get to meet you

@williamwarner6036 Жыл бұрын

Great explanation by a master craftsman!!

@mikelewellen4195 5 жыл бұрын

Nice demonstration. Makes sense. You people who know what you're doing need to make it look a lot harder though. Maybe let someone like me put a few stacks and hinges on there and make it all irregular.

@myBanjohasemgz 5 жыл бұрын

Haha I do make those mistakes sometimes. Maybe it was just a fluke in this video

@mgrenell 3 жыл бұрын

Simply Amazing!!!

@vernsteiner2815 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for passing on your knowledge. I'm just starting and can't wait to make it look as easy as you do. Awesome explanations!

@dougpeterson7499 Жыл бұрын

Very informative ! Thanks for sharing this information.

@davidkinney7814 5 жыл бұрын

I had the pleasure of meeting and watching your work at Llano last year. You are a master and have some of the most beautiful points I have ever seen. Thanks for sharing and passing on some of your knowledge. Please keep um coming.

@misterb0829 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for the explanation. It’s great to get new ideas and see other ways of doing something. I can’t wait to give it a try.

@patrickbush9526 11 ай бұрын

I'm turning 70 in a few days and just learning. Wish I'd started when I was a younger man.

@abeserna2277 3 жыл бұрын

Awesome work Jason,

@show-meoutdoors6837 3 жыл бұрын

Your awesome at teaching and should make more videos. .

@johnmartin6140 4 жыл бұрын

It must be such a satisfying hobby to be able to flintknapp like you do....You are an excellent teacher too. Thanks for doing these videos for us.

@johnmartin6140 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the great video.....keep them coming.

@markbottasso8784 2 жыл бұрын

amazing work !! great explaination!!

@robthompson343 5 жыл бұрын

What a great video, thank you!!

@tsink6 5 жыл бұрын

Great video . I have to try this out

@TheAca300 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for posting this, really made me understand and learn something!

@bastardsonofodin4931 2 жыл бұрын

This is flow state af. My man is in tune.

@terryflack447 2 жыл бұрын

That was badass!

@BM205 5 жыл бұрын

Great work man! I sometimes crumble my platforms,now I'm thinking of trying a flat billet

@phrotojoe 5 жыл бұрын

Awesome video,I'll be waiting for another one.

@jamieomeara7686 3 жыл бұрын

Excellent explanation, thank you

@grbenavides 5 жыл бұрын

Hey Jason, good video. It had been awhile, keep putting them out!

@kensanity178 Жыл бұрын

That is what happens to me, just as it's starting to look good.

@cliffowens3629 4 жыл бұрын

Dude, nice. I believe " bevel " is the word to explain the angled ridge around your flat top billet. Nice tutorial.

@jimmartinette9655 6 ай бұрын

Thank You!

@sugarbluedriftwood8643 5 жыл бұрын

Wow live show knapping awesome!!!

@russellthornberry 5 жыл бұрын

Most helpful!

@seantyree8443 5 жыл бұрын

very helpful, thank you

@michaellight7061 5 жыл бұрын

Great video! I watch you and Freeze Cracked and really enjoy the videos. I got a chance to meet Freeze Cracked last May at the water creek Knapp in. I don’t know where you are from but I would be cool on my part to be able to learn something new first hand.

@Jason1975ism 5 жыл бұрын

another knapper named JASON! Great work!

@highplainschipper6564 4 жыл бұрын

Hey Jason.new to your channel. Keep up the good work!

@thestrugglingknapper Жыл бұрын

Your a genius

@hunaybun 5 жыл бұрын

Looking good brother..

@tsink6 5 жыл бұрын

Would like to see some more of you flint napping. Instructions on how you knap

@jackservold4299 3 жыл бұрын

Jason thanks for the education great work! Could you lower camera angle so we can see the biface as you strike?

@erichhunterph.d.198 4 жыл бұрын

Do you keep isolating platforms the whole time while thinning?

@carlbowman3366 4 жыл бұрын

Great videos, you go into more detail than a lot of others do. I just started snapping and I bought 20 lbs of Texas chert at a great price on Ebay.They are round but thin nodules. They average about 6" long, 4 " wide and 1" deep. That stuff is tougher than a 60 year old hooker. I cant.figure out how to place the first strike because they.are so smooth there aren't any platforms I can see. Obviously a river rock at some point. Any ideas?

@17TMAGA Жыл бұрын

Couldn't you hear me screaming STOP STOP

@petrifiedpk672 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for explaining the differences between flat and round billets. Seems to be the main reason why my pieces won't thin until I go to indirect. But one question, how often do you get flakes in your eyes?

@j.shorter4716 2 жыл бұрын

I’ve watched this several times now and think I’ll try practicing with a flat billet. Is your indirect stick ground flat as well? It looks as if it’s flat with a slight angle to catch the edge.

@myBanjohasemgz 2 жыл бұрын

It's flat on the top half of the tip, and the lower half is beveled around 45°

@rickburk7427 Жыл бұрын

Damn you could teach the Indian’s

@davidheffner4917 2 жыл бұрын

Can a person use steel like a ball peen hammer? It has both flat and rounded side

@paulmax3185 5 жыл бұрын

Great work from a talented guy. I am surprised at how little you grind your platforms. How do you make them strong enough to get large flakes,put that much force into the piece and not have platforms failing? You don’t appear to be hitting above the edge far enough to make sure. Is that just a mistake on my part? What’s the deal ?

@myBanjohasemgz 5 жыл бұрын

I dont know how to explain it exactly. I'm hitting directly on the edge though. It's all about relief with the isolation, and the the contour on the under side of the platform. And not stinking with too much velocity

@paulmax3185 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you for your speedy response! I guess maybe that is what separates the highly skilled guys like you and run of the mill guys like the rest of us. Jason, some of us are very interested in the techniques of the ancient knappers. A fellow with you level skill could probably make important contributions to archeology if you applied abo techniques. I am very interested in the use of the small deer tine punches found at numerous excavations. Have you used antler punches or been a consultant to archeologists? Thanks

@donaldestwanick9776 5 жыл бұрын

Jason I have not seen you bleed in any of your videos, are you just lucky, lol. Would you recomend a glove or is it better not to work with one when learning proper technique?

@myBanjohasemgz 5 жыл бұрын

Lol I've cut myself pretty bad several times. I would recommend a glove while in the early stages of learning. For me I like to be able to feel the rock though. Every now and then I end up wishing I had a glove on though

@richardnunley1742 Жыл бұрын

Do you make points for people

@myBanjohasemgz Жыл бұрын

Sorry for the delayed reply, I didnt see this. I generally just make points and post them on Facebook to sell.