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mullet:
Ancient Tech, this site isn't like the other ones. All tips are welcome, it gives someone something else to try.

Hummingbird Point:
Oh, I just remembered this, and it may come into play with antler knapping tools:  Last fall at House Mountain Scott Silsby did a quick demo on using antler chisels to cut a mortise in a wood handle to haft a celt.  He explained that two chisels are needed and, ideally, a child is available to act as an assistant.  After a few minutes of use the chisel gets handed off to the assitant who's job it is to rub the working end on a piece of leather vigorously enough to cause the antler to heat up from friction.  This results is a hard, sharp edge ready to got back to cutting wood. I need to try that, at least on my pressure flakers.

Keith

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