Comments on: Flint Knapping http://anthropik.com/2006/11/flint-knapping/ se wo were fi na wosan kofa a yenki Fri, 21 Nov 2008 12:00:02 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 By: casemeau http://anthropik.com/2006/11/flint-knapping/#comment-28009 casemeau Thu, 02 Nov 2006 03:07:29 +0000 http://anthropik.com/2006/11/flint-knapping/#comment-28009 <a href="http://www.geocities.com/knappersanonymous/bottle.html" rel="nofollow">From Beer Bottle To Arrowhead</a> From Beer Bottle To Arrowhead

]]> By: Frank Black http://anthropik.com/2006/11/flint-knapping/#comment-28002 Frank Black Thu, 02 Nov 2006 00:44:34 +0000 http://anthropik.com/2006/11/flint-knapping/#comment-28002 What a wonderful video. Thank you for the great find. What a wonderful video. Thank you for the great find.

]]> By: janene http://anthropik.com/2006/11/flint-knapping/#comment-27982 janene Wed, 01 Nov 2006 22:07:39 +0000 http://anthropik.com/2006/11/flint-knapping/#comment-27982 Hey -- Yeah, I know chert is a good stone to work with -- very similar to flint. Chalcedony I have not run across in this context, but what the hell :-) Janene Hey –

Yeah, I know chert is a good stone to work with — very similar to flint. Chalcedony I have not run across in this context, but what the hell :-)

Janene

]]> By: MatthewJ http://anthropik.com/2006/11/flint-knapping/#comment-27976 MatthewJ Wed, 01 Nov 2006 21:13:03 +0000 http://anthropik.com/2006/11/flint-knapping/#comment-27976 Hmm... Doing some research, it seems like there are some flint-like minerals. Chalcedony and Chert being most common in Nova Scotia. I guess I've just never been actually looking for these things when I've been out exploring. Hmm… Doing some research, it seems like there are some flint-like minerals. Chalcedony and Chert being most common in Nova Scotia. I guess I’ve just never been actually looking for these things when I’ve been out exploring.

]]> By: janene http://anthropik.com/2006/11/flint-knapping/#comment-27975 janene Wed, 01 Nov 2006 20:55:10 +0000 http://anthropik.com/2006/11/flint-knapping/#comment-27975 Oh sure, the most highly prized rock around -- for a sharp edge -- was obsidian. Can't get more 'glassy' than that :-) Really, Mat? What kind of rock do you have -- lots of different types will do -- they just may not be the best general purpose... Janene Oh sure, the most highly prized rock around — for a sharp edge — was obsidian. Can’t get more ‘glassy’ than that :-)

Really, Mat? What kind of rock do you have — lots of different types will do — they just may not be the best general purpose…

Janene

]]> By: -Sean. http://anthropik.com/2006/11/flint-knapping/#comment-27967 -Sean. Wed, 01 Nov 2006 19:13:34 +0000 http://anthropik.com/2006/11/flint-knapping/#comment-27967 According to "Caveman Chemistry", you can practice on pieces of glass. Wear eye and hand protection. According to “Caveman Chemistry”, you can practice on pieces of glass. Wear eye and hand protection.

]]> By: JCamasto http://anthropik.com/2006/11/flint-knapping/#comment-27963 JCamasto Wed, 01 Nov 2006 18:45:56 +0000 http://anthropik.com/2006/11/flint-knapping/#comment-27963 Gasp! No OSHA-approved ASTM-certified protective eyeware! Gasp! No OSHA-approved ASTM-certified protective eyeware!

]]> By: MatthewJ http://anthropik.com/2006/11/flint-knapping/#comment-27962 MatthewJ Wed, 01 Nov 2006 18:43:52 +0000 http://anthropik.com/2006/11/flint-knapping/#comment-27962 Wow! Awesome Video! Unfortuneatly there is almost no flint lieing around to grab in either Nova Scotia or Vancouver. Scavenged iron shaping is probably more likely come the apocalypse for me and my crew. Wow! Awesome Video!

Unfortuneatly there is almost no flint lieing around to grab in either Nova Scotia or Vancouver.

Scavenged iron shaping is probably more likely come the apocalypse for me and my crew.

]]> By: Jason Godesky http://anthropik.com/2006/11/flint-knapping/#comment-27943 Jason Godesky Wed, 01 Nov 2006 17:04:46 +0000 http://anthropik.com/2006/11/flint-knapping/#comment-27943 Some people ask why we don't write about primitive skills more often. The thing is, they don't leave all that much to <em>write</em> about. These are pretty easy skills to learn. The mechanics of flint knapping, for instance, are pretty admirably covered in this short YouTube video. Of course, perfecting that skill takes <em>practice</em>, and to be good at it will take an enormous amount of practice. But this is just a lil' ol' blog; we can't do your practicing for you. You're going to have to go do that for yourself. Some people ask why we don’t write about primitive skills more often. The thing is, they don’t leave all that much to write about. These are pretty easy skills to learn. The mechanics of flint knapping, for instance, are pretty admirably covered in this short YouTube video. Of course, perfecting that skill takes practice, and to be good at it will take an enormous amount of practice. But this is just a lil’ ol’ blog; we can’t do your practicing for you. You’re going to have to go do that for yourself.

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