Basic Flintknapping

This is great intro to flint knapping.

demonstration of flint knapping using hard hammer

11 Responses to “Basic Flintknapping”

  1. zaohad1 Says:
    October 8th, 2008 at 9:03 am

    mezolithic(and pre that) man was able to start fires in a pre metal age with flint and a chunk of iron pyrites.
    Its a feeble spark and low temp but it does work.
    Obviously this iron pyrites was valuable.

  2. hugeman77 Says:
    October 9th, 2008 at 9:37 am

    i believe this is for beginners

  3. magna378 Says:
    October 14th, 2008 at 5:56 am

    cant you jsut use any rock? i mean to make the falke

  4. OrbitalSponge Says:
    October 14th, 2008 at 1:32 pm

    I assume its flint

  5. spicyrodriguez2 Says:
    October 14th, 2008 at 8:39 pm

    what rock is this?

  6. arrowdogs Says:
    October 16th, 2008 at 5:58 pm

    i agree with info

  7. peanut333s Says:
    October 19th, 2008 at 2:53 am

    do you ever cut you ever cut yourself?

  8. peanut333s Says:
    October 19th, 2008 at 3:15 pm

    do you ever cut you ever cut yourself?

  9. Xerqus Says:
    October 20th, 2008 at 11:22 pm

    reply to infoseekr:
    this is a skill in which You must know what you are doing so yes it is a sort of sience

  10. scalpcreek Says:
    October 20th, 2008 at 11:30 pm

    Good clear instructions, things new knappers need to know.

  11. infoseekr Says:
    October 23rd, 2008 at 11:29 pm

    anyone can figure this out . you treat it as if its some science….

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