My flint knife

[Diligence]

Excellent final product. I can supply you with a nice shoulder holster sheath for it if you want. Might be a nice way to cut sausages at the pub....laugh out loud.

Seriously though, I've tried knapping myself, and I really do appreciate how difficult it is to produce nice facets. (if that's the right word). What kind of knapping tools did you use/make? Care to post a pic? I've tried the pressure flaking method with home made copper tools, but I can't imagine trying to do what you just did with billets only....

Cheers,
D

 

[spiritofold]

I like the idea of the shoulder holster! Maybe you could do something for the stealth birch bark pots i make as well

I'll take some pix of my knapping kit in a while, its nothing fancy, some bought in bits and some pressure flakers i made my self, more like Ishi sticks really

Andy >>>>>--------------------------------<>

 

[Diligence]

HA!....while we are at it...can you paint the blade black to reduce reflections while sneaking up on the sentry?

I would love to see your knapping kit. It's always great to see what others have done, and I have just discovered this site in the past week.

Excellent reference, and seems to be full of really nice blokes too.

Cheers,
D

 

[spiritofold]

Welcome to the site and forum then!!!! You'll find pretty much everyone on here good natured and chatty.

Andy >>>>>-----------------------------------<>

 

[spiritofold]

Ok, heres my knapping kit. The only things that aint shown are the pebbles i use as hammer stones and the abrader i use (another pebble).

Some other little bits pictured as well, a few axes i made, including a polished stone axe,
various arrow heads, a discoidal knife and a tanged blade.

 

[Gailainne]

Really nice pieces, the stone axe is a beaut, must have taken a while !

I've read on other sites about using copper nails mounted in wood, as a pressure flaker, never tried it tho.

Of the 4 manmade tubes on the left, what are the 2 in the middle, from the rough ends they look like they are used as a hammer is that right ?

The 2 flint leaf shaped blades to the right of those are wonderfully thin, nice stuff.

I have to echo Spams comments about the the flint knapping at the Moot, with John and Will.

I had met Will the year before, but unfortunately missed out on the course, Addo, LED and myself were talking to him afterwards, and he sat us down and after a long days training, spent over an hour with us showing us various techniques, says a lot about the man.

Stephen

 

[spiritofold]

Those are called "copper boppers". A modern variation on antler hammers.
John and Will Lord really are the business when it comes to prehistoric tools. I wish both of them would put more down on paper and on dvd's. They are truly skilled!!!

 

[Diligence]

Thanks for the pictures - they speak volumes.

Right of the bat, I realize that my copper pressure flakers (really just brazing rod in an old piece of hockey stick --I am in Canada after all--- are far too short. My handles are only about 4" long, and yours appear to be much longer.

Also, I was trying to use small cobbles as "boppers", but they did not generate enough force (controllable force).

Don't have any flint on hand at the moment, but I do have some nice beer bottles that need emptying....the bottoms are great places to start knapping.

Cheers - and thanks for the warm welcome.

D

 

[spiritofold]

Beer bottle glass is good for pressure flaking, as is tv glass. Antler tines make good pressure flakers, you can even use the end of a pointy stick thats been hardened in the fire.

Andy >>>>>-------------------------------------<>

 

[prosperer _dans_ la_ fore]

A very impressive piece of work. To break the law you first have to get caught, haha.....

 

[Ozhaggishead]

Amazing work I like it a lot.What to see more of you stuff mate.

 

[spiritofold]

I'll try and get some more pix uploaded soon