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tward1604:
I "acquired" some flint/chert (don't know the difference) from work the other day. Not sure this flake is even workable. I don't have any clue as to how to remove a proper flake from a rock, the rocks are between baseball and soft ball size. I have antler tine and hammer stones to work with.

tward1604:
Last three pictures

bjrogg:
1604 no gravel yet that actually looks like a really nice flake. It's really hard for me to explain how to knap something especially if you have no experience and don't know the "language". I would really suggest watching a bunch of you-tube videos. I don't know how you aquired the flake but it looks like whoever made it might know what they are doing maybe they could show you something. Do you understand the different types of knapping? Percussion, indirect, and pressure? Do you know how to "set up a platform"? follow a ridge? Do you know how a flake ends feathered, stepped or hinged? Are you looking for spear point or arrowhead?  If you watch some videos you'll pick these things up and communications will be easier.
PS then you'll be ready to make gravel lol. of course you could make gravel first and then watch videos. Good luck, and just try to relax and not get frustrated once you start to figure out where to hit it and what angle things get interesting.
Bjrogg

Chippintuff:
Early on it seems impossible to plan what you want from a rock and then make it, but with enough time and tenacity, it can be learned. As BJ said, you tube videos are a good start. If you can connect with a knapper near you, that is even better. Most knappers are happy to help new people learn. That flake does look good, but it would take a lot of skill to chip out a pretty point from one that small unless you get a good working knowledge of knapping first.

WA

le0n:
as stated, he knocked this flake off of a rock on his own.

not sure if it is, but if the rock is raw, it could prove very difficult for a beginner to make something out of it. believe me, i've tried.

that is a flake i would set aside for cooking. get a batch of flakes similar to this and you can attempt to cook them.

give us a little more information on what the rock originally looked like before you went after it.

show some photos of your gravel by-product too.

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