I just bought a notched stone from an antique centre, then went back and bought some arrow heads. I'm told the stone is early neolithic, English, and the flint pieces are from northern Sahara. They're presents for my husband so I'm delighted to find your videos which show how these might have been made- such control and precision, thank you!!
@AquaTechTanks5 жыл бұрын
The bob ross of knapping!
@thwomp67602 жыл бұрын
Im new to flint knapping and i couldnt understand what the other guys were talking about. you explain it so well, thanks
@patrickbush95263 жыл бұрын
My old lady's got horrible rough skin when I knap she brings me beer and I user feet for an abrader we both love your videos thanks keep em coming
@richardwiley59333 жыл бұрын
Great video. I really appreciate the detailed explanations. The "whys" are equally as significant as the "hows". Thanks from Indiana.
@mt81492 жыл бұрын
Your videos are fun to watch. I need to get some tools made so I can start knapping!
@phrotojoe5 жыл бұрын
Thank you Greg from the Adirondacks....,,hope your feeling better,,awesome video's.....It's always great to watch your well informed video's,,I would upload more but my service is to slow here..Harold
@thomassparkes97392 жыл бұрын
Very informative and easy to follow
@erichhunterph.d.1985 жыл бұрын
Thanks. Please show the in between work in the future. It helps to see what you are doing.
@LukeMcMullin3 жыл бұрын
Thankyou for that very clear explanation and good closeup video work. Thanks Luke.
@RickCarter17764 жыл бұрын
Nice video, you might consider using some indirect percussion with the pressure flaker when you piece gets thin. You will amaze yourself on how thin you can get a piece without breaking the piece.
@thatsilvesterchap5 жыл бұрын
Thanks Greg. Really appreciate your explanations, especially how the flakes run from different points. Thanks for taking the time.
@juicebox864 жыл бұрын
So good. Saved this a while back and had to rewatch. Getting better, but I"m not quite applying the zig-zag concept correctly yet.
@grumpygrumpgrump1365 жыл бұрын
I want to learn how to do that myself. Great job Greg.
@shanedurrance3 жыл бұрын
As usual, another great video for us amateurs. Thanks Greg!
@chipharlan18262 жыл бұрын
Very good video,I’ve watched a bunch but yours was the most informative
@grenadelaunchin36312 жыл бұрын
This is a Great video !! It gives me so much hope and info . Thank u
@ashutoshdubeygandhi748 Жыл бұрын
Great. As an archaeology student, this video gonna Damm helpful for our practical classes. 🎉
@julyfishy392 Жыл бұрын
very very good video. helped me a LOT
@arvilmogensen19455 жыл бұрын
I find knapping Dacite a challenge. With regards to Pressure Flaking, I find it necessary to impart a lot of pressure to detach a flake. This has motivated me towards using a very sharp copper flaker. Point construction tends to be toward making smaller points. Your own experience as shown in the video showing broken points being re-jigged to making a still smaller point is all too familiar. Dacite can be knapped without heat treatment but I wonder if you have ever heat treated Dacite to determine if some of it’s negative characteristics can be eliminated?
@7andrew24 жыл бұрын
His Dacite looks very high quality. That's probably why mine is no good.
@TheKoyotetracker5 жыл бұрын
Greatness. Thanks so much for the video. Man, I want to come spend three days and learn from you.
@johncade96485 жыл бұрын
Can you work with novaculite? Nice video
@netherdominater99603 жыл бұрын
Man, this much work and then even more just to make sure you had dinner It's clear why people around the world switched to metal points once they figured out how to manufacture metals
@robertcole78743 жыл бұрын
I love how people call them bird points. Tons of those tiny points have been found stuck in buffalo bones.
@widgeonslayer3 жыл бұрын
Materials were often hard to get. So points were probably worked and reworked untill lost or broken. At least thats my theory.
@tracefleemangarcia88163 жыл бұрын
@@widgeonslayer the truth is that smaller points have less resistance and are less likely to break, so it makes them ideal for big game
@widgeonslayer3 жыл бұрын
@@tracefleemangarcia8816 to a degree yes. But they also do less damage. Making for a slower kill, and poor trail.
@tracefleemangarcia88163 жыл бұрын
@@widgeonslayer less damage? That's not true at all, they do much more damage because they pierce much deeper and faster.
@widgeonslayer3 жыл бұрын
@@tracefleemangarcia8816 arrows kill by blood loss not trauma. Smaller hole means less bleeding.
@gwarrichmond62325 жыл бұрын
Hope your doing better now Greg, I'm sick as hell now ...cold flu ??? Who knows but it sucks!! Anyhow another great video bud. Take it easy
@Grogiiii Жыл бұрын
We’re can you find these rocks? I’ve bean wanting to make an actual spear for so long. Pls tell me!
@ThePatrick61225 жыл бұрын
I see where I messed up. instead of holding the piece flat when I was rough shaping I had it at an angle. Good to know, very informative.
@PaleoGreenByrd5 жыл бұрын
Phrotojoe is the man!!
@LS-VR3 жыл бұрын
Can you use deerskin for a leg pad?
@jacksepticeye_fan0843 жыл бұрын
I would think so
@7andrew24 жыл бұрын
what package do you get from neolithics
@kennethmyers6314 жыл бұрын
How much would you charge for 12 of them I'd like to have them for hunting.
@jdufyeet64034 жыл бұрын
Where do you get the flint from just around the house
@jacksepticeye_fan0843 жыл бұрын
He buys it
@7andrew24 жыл бұрын
can you do a blade core vid i'm 11 and a knapper and i don't understand blade cores
@jacksepticeye_fan0843 жыл бұрын
Man u look mature for a kid😂
@jacksepticeye_fan0843 жыл бұрын
Hmm u say ur 11. 12-13 now probably. So u joined KZfaq when you were 3-4? Doubt it.