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wvfknapper:

--- Quote from: twistedlimbs on March 27, 2008, 05:50:27 pm ---  cowboys's chert points come to mind and wvflintknapper's latest post is another great example.  it that kinda work regularly do-able without copper?

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Ryan

After 6 years and about 4 +  ton of stone anything is possible  ;D I have seen wonderful work by knappers using stone, bone and antler........I personally prefer copper due to the fact that there is less work involved in keeping the tools shaped for proper tool to stone contact,,, the cost is a lot lower for me since I make the tools I use.........Copper is also more aggressive to work with.

I feel it is all up to the individual on what tools they use, some make it personal and others make it practical.

I also figure that copper nuggets were used up north over the years as hammerstones, no facts for this but still possible since they used copper a lot.

wvflintknapper

Sparrow:
 Copper is in the archy' record for tools,Alaska,Great lakes and along the columbia river. Parallel flaking is all about platform set-up I think I run longer flakes with antler than I do with copper,but thats probably just me.Look at paleo man jim's stuff on youtube,he is big time into abo knapping tech. Frank

Ryan_Gill_HuntPrimitive:
i knew thay had found copper flakers and such from dig sites, but i am very unlikely to find any myself, i like using what i would likely have in a primitive situation.  now, if i find some copper someday and can melt it down in a primitive way and shape it into a useful tool, then its- on like donkey kong.

Hillbilly:
Marty's YouTube handle is "Flintknappingtips"

DanaM:
Actually here in the UP of Michigan copper can be found in pure form then all ya need to do is
hammer it to shape. I believe this is what the early copper age folk did.

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