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AncientTech:
I agree with Wa,

He is better at summing things up with fewer words!

Ancient Tech

nclonghunter:
Howdy Kenny, living in Ohio you may not be far from Flint Ridge and access to poor to great rock. A few gents in the area sell rock or you can dig your own.
Since you are beginning you should just start learning how to remove flakes in a correct method and reducing large pieces to smaller performs. You can decide later where you want to go with your knapping, just learning basics now will be enough challenge.
There is knapping events at different times of the year all around you. Flint Ridge has some good ones and I think one coming up soon. At a knapping event you can get first hand look at tools and methods used. Probably meet like minded people close to you and that will be a tremendous aid.
I beat and broke a lot of rock trying to figure it out on my own. Just setting and watching and talking to others will move you along quicker.
Don't put to much into the big picture right now, just read, watch videos and go to events and your path will evolve....Good Luck

Kenny H:
Thank you all for your words of encouragement and information. At this point my goal is to learn knapping to make arrow points for my arrows and hopefully one day knives. I'm going to check on the knapp-ins close to me. Unfortunately YouTube isn't an option for me, I live in the middle of nowhere and we don't have internet or Wi-Fi. Only very slow internet on my phone that will not support YouTube. Any suggestions on good starter dvd and starter kits for tools? What kind of glass are you talking about? I heard a long time ago that guys used toilets to practice with. Any truth to that?

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