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Main Discussion Area => Arrows => Topic started by: Strongbow88 on November 21, 2007, 11:54:08 pm

Title: help with some flint
Post by: Strongbow88 on November 21, 2007, 11:54:08 pm

I finally found some flint! But I was wondering what kind of tool to use to remove Flakes from the core to make arrowheads. Is there some thing I can buy, make or find. By the way I live in dothan Alabama and found the flint in geneva Alabama. sorry no pics of the flint.
                                                   thanks for the help 

Title: Re: help with some flint
Post by: Hillbilly on November 22, 2007, 10:22:52 am

A good tough but softish hammerstone works well for spalling, as do big moose antler billets or big copper boppers. If you have sandstone in your area, a smooth rounded one from a creek or river makes a good hammerstone. If the hammerstone is too hard, it tends to shatter and cone out the core. Match the size of the hammerstone to the size of the core, one about the size of a baseball is usally good for knocking off arrowhead-sized flakes.