Flint Knapping - Mega Bopper Thinning Wide Bifaces Fast.

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EDBO23

4 жыл бұрын

Practice thinning really wide chunks of stone.

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@sourdough283 Жыл бұрын

I’m very new to flint knapping. I have watch so many videos on knapping for beginners and stuff. But I learned so much from watching you work! Thanks for the great videos

@EDBO23 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching and commenting!

@ndnrelics2884 4 жыл бұрын

Love it Ed, work is very slow with all this commotion! You got me threw 20 more minutes! Thanks for uploading more frequently!

@randallbraun844 4 жыл бұрын

Check out freeze cracked he helps get through this commotion too lol

@steveclark5357 3 жыл бұрын

I've been using one of these for about 6 months, it is my go to bopper , nothing makes those overshoot flakes like your babies ed, and so easy to make

@johnmartin6140 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the videos.....I envy your skill level .....I would like a couple 5 gal buckets of your bifaces if you ever have too many laying around.

@rcmore1470 4 жыл бұрын

That is the biggest bopper I have ever seen 😧🙀

@joshpitre8962 2 жыл бұрын

Well dang. That big bopper really helps send those flakes, huh?

@waterloofishing6277 3 жыл бұрын

Man i want a billet like that

@chucklearnslithics3751 4 жыл бұрын

When you're trimming you really choke up on that thing. Other times when you're taking a flake your grip seems to vary just a little bit. When watching a pro like you it seems like it's all muscle memory, but if someone were trying your lightweight bopper for the first time, is there some starter grip advice you might give them?

@EDBO23 4 жыл бұрын

Just keep trying and start with the smaller ones first. Thanks for watching!

@richardwiley5933 2 жыл бұрын

I'm confused on bopper sizes. Is the diameter of the copper more important than the weight, or is it a combination of the two? For example, is a large diameter copper head without weight more effective than a smaller diameter with weight added? I'm assuming that your boppers are without added weight since you call them lightweight.

@rchrdjms62 2 жыл бұрын

Hopefully you'll get a notice that someone has come and. I've been trying to find out what I might do to pressure flake. I don't seem to have the strength in my hands and wrist to use to do it. Ideas?

@EDBO23 2 жыл бұрын

See my abo pressure stick video

@59steveo Жыл бұрын

Watch some videos on indirect percussion flaking. This method can give you more energy to remove a large flake.

@randallbraun844 4 жыл бұрын

That billet size is lol

@kyletango 4 жыл бұрын

What is that leather made from? Looks like elephant skin.

@eddiemain9681 4 жыл бұрын

Buffalo

@waterloofishing6277 3 жыл бұрын

Where can i get a billet like that

@EDBO23 3 жыл бұрын

See my bopper construction video

@bastardsonofodin4931 2 жыл бұрын

What causes step fracturing?

@EDBO23 2 жыл бұрын

As the flake is forming the crack is advancing. When the crack stops as it runs out of energy the flake can still have a bending stress which can snap the flake somewhere along it's length. That leaves a crack in the rock with a piece of flake above it.

@bastardsonofodin4931 2 жыл бұрын

@@EDBO23 ...so fracturing is caused by insufficient impact energy....?

@bastardsonofodin4931 2 жыл бұрын

@@EDBO23 also, thanks for the reply....great knowledge to have.

@EDBO23 2 жыл бұрын

The step fracture is caused when a partially formed flake has a bending stress that snaps the flake somewhere along it's length after the crack propagation stops. The entire process cannot be explained in a couple of sentences. There are so many factors involved in the problem. Look up fracture mechanics in Wikipedia for further explanation. Thanks for watching!