Finding and Digging Flint
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 27 พ.ย. 2018
- Join outdoors / travel writer, Bob Loewendick as he and his daughter dig flint for knapping with an expert flint knapper, Ed Moreland. Flint is Ohio's gemstone and this digging adventure happens in Ohio's premium flint source - the famed, Flint Ridge (not the park, but an actual ridge of flint hidden just below the topsoil. Learn what type of flint to look for and other tips to finding and digging flint.
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I grew up in Mineola Missouri about two miles from Graham cave. I'm 78 years old. When I was a young boy from about the age of eight you could block the field and find arrowheads everywhere by the bushel basket full. There's an ancient Flint mine I found as a boy. Back in 67 there was still an Indian Mound built of Flat Rocks 20 yards from the mine. Unfortunately somebody uncover the stones and pillaged that mound in about 1970. I'm an avid flintknapper and have been for 40 years. the point of the story is. this Flint Quarry was such a sacred place a chief was buried there. I thoroughly enjoyed this video kudos
Very interesting notes! Thanks for sharing those. The Native American history always amazes. Thanks for watching and hope your next adventure is soon!
Thanks for sharing your trip. Before the pandemic, I traveled to the Flint ridge knap-in every fall and sometimes in the spring. I visited Nethers farm a couple of times over the years and, as a knapper, I always felt like a kid in a candy store. I still have some of the flint from those trips. Ed Moreland, a good friend and expert flint knapper, is one of three people in Ohio who are experts at heat treating Nethers flint. I always buy a few pieces from Ed when he has them to sell. Thanks again!
Hope you can make it back to the annual knap-in for more "candy"! Thanks for watching.
Good job Ed! Very concise and informative. It's nice to be there when the leaves are dropped so it's not like working in a jungle cave. Most of all the new gloves were a nice touch!
Thanks for watching!
I'm heading there today for the first time, this video was very helpful!
I hope your trip and dig were productive and entertaining. Thanks for watching!
@@adventuresfound7797 It was! I found some nice practice pieces and some lovely druzy.
Nethers farm , I’m from northwest Montana and have been there twice and the ridge knap in😊
I’ve subbed... 5/7/20. If you are exploring more flint locations in the future.. I’d love to see the places and the chert! Thanks for this video!
There are a couple possibilities on the story board. I’ll be sure you know if they materialize. I’m pleased you enjoyed the video and much thanks for subscribing!
I just found your channel and gave you a sub. I have been to the Nethers quarry way back in the past and it was good to see you there. Ed Moreland is an awesome guy and one of my heroes! I need to get my hands on some more of that Ohio candy rock as it is one of my favorite stones to work with! Nice video, thanks for sharing!
It was a treat to visit the Nether farm and meet Ed. The man knows his stuff. Thanks for watching and subscribing!
@@adventuresfound7797 I'm here now. Great place.
Tim Henry Excellent! Enjoy!
@@adventuresfound7797 I did. I got a bucket full. Lots of cuts. Great visit with a dandy lady. Showed me a dandy point made from her flint. I'm home now with my knappin kit from flint ridge park.
As a rockhound most can't tell between cherts and flynts, But knappers seem to know, cherts are found in sedimentary layers, limestone. Flynt is formed in chalk, chalk walls and such. same thing other than that. Well I guess the texture of flynt and its fracture is best for knapping.
Great information. Thanks for sharing! And thanks for watching the video!
I was looking for ememrgency bushcraft, for making of fire. I recommend that you practice your diction so you say "al - ways" instead of "oize", 2:50.
Listen to Prem Rawat!
Here in the Chiltern hill in Buckinghamshire UK the first foot and a half of the ground it flint. It makes digging fence post holes a fun task 😬
Yikes! Serious work for sure! Thanks for watching.
Great video
Thanks for watching!
I liked and subbed. I would love to be included in a group or whatever you do to allow people to come out and find flint and/or chert. I live in Dayton and I frequent the Buckeye trail through southern Ohio. I find the whole thing really interesting. How do I reach you? Thanks for the video.
Hello and thanks for watching the video. Are you aware of the annual Flint Knap-in that is held at Flint Ridge State Memorial near Brownsville Ohio?
@@adventuresfound7797 I put it on my calendar for Sept 4. I'm mostly interested in acquiring flint for bushcrafting, fire making, etc. But the museum sounds like a great destination for the grandkids. See you in September!
I’m in WV and I’ve always wondered how to go about finding flint.
Thanks for watching and good luck!
Hey friend!!Are these places still open to the public??I’m over here in fayette co.Ohio and I need to make a trip over there!!(if they’re still own of course)!!!excellent video!!
I’ll check and confirm if the quarry is still open to the public or not, and get back to you. Thanks for watching!
And for what purpose it's can be used
Used to recreate ancient stone tools.
Thanks
what is with all these comments? I"m suddenly seeing them everywhere, and its always the same- one account talking about hacking their girlfriend's instagram and another saying that it worked...
Well that there is iron oxide, ya? How did it get in the cracks or seams of the flint?
Very good question. Not sure of an answer. Thanks for watching!
Fluid transport.
It’s been 4 years but were in Ohio are you?
Wait, wait, wait. Dont start without me. I'll go get the excavator
How long does it take for Flint to reform
Are you meaning, how long to form an arrowhead? Or, how many years old is the flint?
@@adventuresfound7797 how old
What is the hardness of Flint stone
Not sure of the hardness grade. I’ll check with the owner and get back to you. Thanks for watching!
I believe flint is around a 7 where as average steel has a hardness of 4. Diamond is 10
Fred or Wilma?
So y'all that want flint for flint and steel...just go by there and pick stuff up. Lol
all rock hounds have stone washed jeans
It seems so. Thanks for watching!
In Florida you can take limestone and put it in a extreme heat it will make flint.
Very interesting. I’ll have to look that up. Thanks for watching!
Kelly Stephens you can't turn limestone into flint. limstone is calclium carbonate, flint is a silica that replaces the limestone sometimes . two different chemicals entirely. But flint often occurs as nodules in limestone formation, so if you burn away the limestone, you might find bits of flint inside of it, at the cost of destroying that flint's quality and usefulness for making anything short of gunflint.
your stone looks to be poor quiality,
What is it that looks poor? Thanks in advance for any input and watching the video!
@Chad Klaren true
@Chad Klaren Right.