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AncientTech:
Cord is already a master knapper.  He has frames full of big spectacular points.  The problem with the way flintknappers are learning today,  is that they put all the focus on a finished point.  It is like a beauty contest or something.  If knappers were trying to understand ancient technology - THE ACTUAL TECHNOLOGY - they would be making all sorts of stuff that they currently do not know how to make.

Hummingbird Point:
1492:

I have been using hafted antler hammers for knapping "flint" and hafted wood hammers to knap quartzite for many years now.  I have simple ways to do it with any solid piece of antler.  Power, accuracy, speed and versatility are (for me any way) are leaps and bounds beyond billets.  Years ago I put it all on PaleoPlanet.

However, that is not a subject I want to get into here and now.  Ben has put a lot of work into his method and guys like me have begged him to show it, so I don't want to distract from that.  Beyond that my experience over the years is that very few people care about unorthodox methods and aren't going to take the time to really learn them.  It certainly is difficult, which I totally get, having done it many, many times myself. 

Certainly if anyone is interested I will tell you everything I think I know, but private message me.

Keith

aaron:
hummingbird point- I'd be interested in hearing about your hammer techniques- you could start a new topic. I've made antler hammers that resemble a carpenters hammer- they certainly do let you use smaller pieces of antler than you'd need with a "regular" billet.

Zuma:
That is a dandy hammer 1442 )P( I just made some buckskin raw hide for things like that.
If you can, try to get some far north white tail antler. I use a shed from a ND deer. Very dense
but still plenty of spring. Thanks for filling us in on your experiment. 8) 8)
Zuma

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