Primitive Archer
Main Discussion Area => Flintknapping => Topic started by: blades7558 on September 19, 2010, 05:28:12 pm
-
im going to be getting into flint knapping soon and i was wondering if its a hard skill to pick up. im currently making my own bows and arrows and would like to add knives and broadheads. also how expensive can it get?
-
Flint Knapping ain't no skill... its a damned Blood Sport.... >:D
-
1. it can be expensive or as cheap as you wish. If you want to go abo you can use free rocks as hammer stones, if you hunt or know hunters you can use deer antler for percussion. If you are thrify you can find knappable stone or use glass or 'johnstone' toilet tanks.
It does take some skill and practice and lots of breaking rocks.
luck
N2
-
Flint Knapping ain't no skill... its a damned Blood Sport.... >:D
yes a blood sport that takes some skill ;)
ive given enough blood,just wish i had the skills ;D
-
It's like anything in life- if you want to be good, it won't be easy.
-
My experience with flintknapping skills is that the learning curve is long, I have dial up pc so I know I missed a lot of short video learning clips. Knappins have been a great help to me an met lots of good helpful friends. Materials can be pricey or as cheap as beer bottle bottoms, and yes some blood probably will be shed, just part of knapping. I also found this to be one of my most rewarding hobbys an oh so addictive. I guess what I,m trying to say is that No it isn't easy but with lots of practice can be done an to me is very rewarding . Good Luck an have fun on your journey. Bob
-
Dial-Up....Bob...I didn't even know that You could still get that Primitive Service.......... ;D
-
El D, takes 3weeks for a short 3 min video to load. I,m just not that patient. >:( I need to really check an see if they have some better stuff out here in nowheres ville. Actually we just got sun light pumped in here this summer ;D later Bob
-
flintknapping is a passion to discover you ability and patience, it is a journey of inner Revelation and purpose in life. it is the shedding if life blood to achieve perfection in stone. boy that really sounds good. OK it can be expensive or cheap it depends on what you want to do. Here is a website to help you and have fun.
flintknappingtools.com
-
its so easy ....A caveman could do it.....Curt
-
If you're a perfectionist it'll drive you nuts and make your hair fall out! See!
[attachment deleted by admin]
-
yeah even I can do it!!
-
Shannon's not allowed to respond to this question...he"s got too much natural taent ;D
-
Dang Bob...Ya need to get one of these New Fangled Cell Phones then...My Internet on mine is as quick as any DSL I have ever used...not quite as quick as my Cable Modem though...... ;D
-
I dabble with many hobbies and such, flint knapping has and still is the hardest one thing I have ever tried to perfect. As Bob mentioned, the learning curve,(at least for most) is big. Takes lots of patiences.
Liken to being an excellent golfer,it won't happen overnight and just when you think you have it figured out.....you shank one! >:( ;D
-
thanks everyone, it seems as though flintknapping is a patience thing, i know i have at least a little bit from making bows and my friend tells me im a saint and wonders why i don't flip out sometimes ;D i like the idea of it being rewarding and i figured as much. i looked on ebay and found a few sellers of rock that are pretty cheap. i plan on buying the starter kit from 3 rivers and expanding from there. oh and bob im right there with ya on the dial up thing. i use my friend for videos
-
It is a relaxing hobby, all you do is sit there and beat on a rock. You can pick up the basics in an afternoon, it will take a dump truck load of rock to be able to make points like you want. Don't buy the expensive rock when you are just starting, bulk is better. You will break a lot of points that are 2/3 to 3/4 finished, don't get frustrated, it happened, and happens still, to all of us. You can make a useable hunting point from a flake after one or two sessions, it will not be as pretty as some of the ones shown here, but it will work quite nicely. Post here with questions, there are a lot of very good knappers and there are some that are just starting and a whole bunch that are in between, somebody will be able to help. Bill
-
If you get someone to help you one on one you can make points that are kind of crude the same day. Patience will help and you have that from your bow making. I really is not hard once you figure out some angles and stokes. Perfection on the other hand can be most difficult. Mike Smyth
-
Just grab a rock and knock everything off that don't look like an arrowhead ;D It can be as simple or complicated as you want ,good hand -eye coordination and the desire to keep at it .And a lot of flakes
Bone pile
-
like they said, it can be fairly easy to knock out ugly, sharp tools, or it can be an art form to make the beautiful blades and points that some of these guys make.