Hi,
I'm having problems finding and determining a good hammer stone for flint knapping. So far they've been shattering upon use on flint, only occasionally creating a flake, so I'm clearly not using a decent material. Where can I look to find a good stone, what mineral should I look for and what does a good hammer stone look like? Flint is as common as muck here, but a decent hammer stone? Not so much.
I'm having problems finding and determining a good hammer stone for flint knapping. So far they've been shattering upon use on flint, only occasionally creating a flake, so I'm clearly not using a decent material. Where can I look to find a good stone, what mineral should I look for and what does a good hammer stone look like? Flint is as common as muck here, but a decent hammer stone? Not so much.