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What flint for beginners?
YosemiteBen:
Flint requires a good deal of force to get it do what you think you want it to do! I work almost totally in Obsidian! Very different materials! Good Luck!
GlisGlis:
--- Quote ---First thing I have learned is it’s not easy like the guys in the videos make it seem..
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(lol) I still keep thinking it every time (lol)
Urban obsidian is almost free and very useful to grasp the basics
Put a big nail in the bottle and shake up and down. Eventually the bottom will detach
Knap it
Watch another video
Start all over again
Muskyman:
Been trying a few more pieces of rock and am getting better at driving flakes. I have also been trying the indirect percussion. Found that I needed a heavier tool for striking my rod I’m using. My ishi stick with a copper nail wasn’t working well at all for me so I started using a aluminum rod I had and it worked better. Might try some more tomorrow. Also might try and source some bottles with thicker bottoms to use for practice. A little frustrated but been fun so far. I think my rock is raw and not treated. I don’t know if it would help me if it was heat treated or not.
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