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What flint for beginners?
mullet:
I'd buy a box of Georgetown Flint. It is great for learning percussion flaking. And another good place to buy tools is Flint Knapping Supplies dot com.
Parnell:
Yes, a good starters kit and Georgetown and you’ll be off and running. Sitting down with someone who knows the concepts is huge.
GlisGlis:
Glass is possibly the cheapest "stone" to start with
Knapping bottle bottoms could teach you alot.
Many knapping videos on glass knapping on youtube
Muskyman:
Been getting a few tools and making others. Also bought a box of the Georgetown. Got curious about where it comes from and found it comes from the Edwards plateau in Texas. As it happens my daughter lives in Austin. It’s right on the edge of the Edwards plateau and in the area of good flint hunting country. I contacted her and sent some pictures of the Georgetown flint to her. She kindly offered to look for some and said she’s pretty sure she has seen quite a bit of it while she’s out walking her dog. She said she will start picking some up and bringing it home and send me pictures of it. I’m hopeful that she can find some for me and if she does I’ll have her ship it to me. With the cost of flint I found online it would be a blessing for my new venture.. Hopefully in the next few weeks I’ll have everything I need to get started. I’ve been watching videos on knapping, jack crafty and Ryan gill mostly, and am hoping that my work in stone masonry helps me a little with the learning curve. Hopefully I can get to where I can make a decent arrowhead. Don’t expect to get there overnight but I am going to start flaking away on rock and see what happens. Once I get going I’ll post some pictures of my failures and hopefully some successes.
Parnell:
That’s very cool and interesting about the Georgetown. Make sure you fully understand the idea of the centerline in thickness and how platform preparation and placement relates to that centerline. Trim and manipulate the rock to get the platform you want.
It’s a super fun journey don’t get frustrated. It’s a game of Tetris kinda
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