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Pat B:
Let me know about the book. The author is a professor and is very safety minded in his writings....and I have some rock I can share with you. It was given to me and I don't do much knapping. Pat
Hillbilly:
You'd do well to take Pat up on it-the Whittaker book is a good one, I learned a lot from it. Like Pat said, Whittaker goes into the safety issue pretty thoroughly, as he severed a tendon in his finger early in his knapping career-I think it made an impression on him ;D
david w.:
First i am checking the library so i dont put pat throught the trouble of shipping it. It was a very generous offer. If i severed a finger my parents would never let me even think of knapping again. No i am going to scour the woods for glass or porcelin
Ryan_Gill_HuntPrimitive:
i just use a hammerstone and an antler tine, always have. i have never had copper tools so its definetly do-able with just a rock and an antler. infact i am a little backwards. i started with percussion flaking and then worked on pressure flaking. i never had any nice stone so i couldnt knock off any good flakes with pressure alone.
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david w.:
Beautiful points.
Wheni went to the woods i found a few good peices of glass and porcelin i also collected rose shoots. I should get started soon.
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