KNAP-IN LIST BY STATE Updated February 20, 2024 Alabama Moundville Alabama Knap-in Moundville Archaeological Park 634 Mound State Parkway Moundville, AL 35474 205-371-8732 March 1-2, 2024 Brown Bear Knap-in and Artifact Show Brown Bear Canoe and Kayak Rentals LLC 107 Michael Dr Huntsville, AL 35811 256-885-6546 256-457-4110 October 20-22, 2023 TBA 2024 Arkansas Mammoth Spring State Park Flint Knapping Exhibition 17 US-63 Mammoth Spring, AR 72554 870-625-7364 (Park) April 6-7, 2024 Ouachita Renegade Ranch Knap-in 3700 Hwy 88 East Mena, AR 71953 479-216-0155 September 8-10, 2023 TBA 2024 Water Creek Knap-in Hwy 14 Yellville, AR 72687 870-404-6046 870-656-2022 May 2-5, 2024 October, 2024 Caddo Ridge Knap-in DeGray Lake State Park 2027 State Park Entrance Rd Bismark, AR 71929 501-446-0358 501-865-5850 (Park) March 21-24, 2024 Florida Silver River Knap-in and Prehistoric Arts Festival Silver River Museum and Environmental Education Center Silver Springs State Park Ocala, FL 34470 352-236-5401 TBA 2025 Stone Age and Primitive Arts Fesival Letchworth-Love Mounds State Park 4500 Sunray Rd South Tallahassee, FL 32309 850-766-9032 850-487-7989 (Park) February 10-11, 2024 Georgia Flint River Knap-in Whigham Community Club 1262 Old Hwy 84 Whigham, GA 39897 229-220-1022 February 24-25, 2024 The Real Squeal Artifact Show and Primitive Arts Show (Lyons Knap-in) Partin Park 168 Miot St Lyons, GA 30436 478-763-4994 478-206-2778 (Text only) October 14, 2023 TBA 2024 Iowa Skunk River Knap-in Henry County Conservation Department South-Shore Campground Oakland Mills Park Intersection of 255th St & Franklin Ave Mt. Pleasant, IA 52641 309-781-3166 319-986-5067 (Campground) September 5-7, 2024 Illinois Devil's Hole Knap-in Pleasant Ridge Park 401 Pleasant Hills Rd Fairview Heights, IL 62208 618-397-1377 May 30-June 2, 2024 Evergreen Lake Knap-in Comlara Park 13001 Recreation Area Dr Hudson, IL 61748 309-265-8053 309-660-7402 309-338-6933 July 20-23, 2023 TBA 2024 Kampsville Knap-in McCully Heritage Project 592 Crawford Creek Rd Kampsville, IL 62053 618-653-4687 October 12, 2024 Indiana Southern Indiana Primitive Arts Fest and Knap-in Leavenworth Roadside Park 38°11'44"N 86°20'8"W Leavenworth, IN 47137 June 16-17, 2023 TBA 2024 Kansas Neosho River Knap-in Elmore Park North 3rd St. Chetopa, KS 67336 620-429-5584 May 31-June 1, 2024 Dark River Artifacts Show Riverfront Community Center 123 S. Esplanade Leavenworth, KS 66048 913-651-2132 April 6, 2024 Neshota Knap-in Old Cowtown Museum 1865 Museum Blvd Wichita, KS 67203 316-219-1871 June 8-11, 2023 TBA 2024 Kentucky Old Mulkey Knap-in and Artifact Show Old Mulkey Meetinghouse State Historic Site 38 Old Mulkey Park Rd Tompkinsville, KY 42167 270-487-8481 May 20, 2023 TBA 2024 Red River Gorge Knap-in Gladie Visitor Center Red River Gorge 3451 Sky Bridge Rd Stanton, KY 40380 606-663-8100 (Visitor Center) September 17, 2023 TBA 2024 Louisiana Niblett Bluff Knap-in Niblett Bluff Park 3409 Niblett Bluff Rd Vinton, LA 70668 337-528-2496 April, 2024 October, 2024 Maryland Willow Grove Primitive Technology Weekend Cromwell Valley Park Office 2002 Cromwell Bridge Rd Parkville, MD 21234 410-887-2503 October 14-15, 2023 TBA 2024 Michigan The Robert Love Memorial Knap-in Central Michigan Sportsman's Club 4391 E. Stanton Rd Stanton, MI April 20-21, 2024 Michigan Flintknappers Summer Knap-in Ludington State Park, Warming Hut Ludington, MI wrjk@michiganflintknappers.com July 27-28, 2024 Michigan Flintknappers Fall Knap-in (Look for signs at Leenanau Casino) Peshawbestown, MI 49682 Email: phlint1@comcast.net Fall TBA 2024 Minnesota The Hairy Mosquito Trading Company Primitive Arts Fest and Knap-in 21287 US Highway 169 Milaca, MN 56353 July 13-14, 2024 Missouri Overton Osage Knap-in MRVSEA Campground Across from: 24249 Hwy 179 Booneville, MO 65233 660-621-1293 (Campground) TBA 2024 Bois D'Arc Primitive Skills Gathering and Knap-in Hulston Mill Historical Park County Road 92 Greenfield, MO 65661 417-840-1615 417-234-0666 September 25-28, 2024 MOJAM United Bowhunters of Missouri Festival Oasis Hotel and Convention Center 2546 N. Glenstone Ave Springfield, MO 65803 636-290-5213 417-866-5253 (Convention Center) February 10-12, 2023 TBA 2024 MOJAM Indian Foothills Park 1505 E. Vest St Marshall, MO 65340 314-304-7076 660-815-0504 July 18-20, 2024 Annual Knights Arrow Gathering 755 N. Farm Road 51 Bois D'Arc, MO 65612 417-258-0073 kloekeetah13@gmail.com TBA 2024 2nd Annual SAC River Knap-in Hulston Mill Historical Park County Road 92 Greenfield, MO 65661 417-637-0281 May 9-12, 2024 North Carolina Schiele Museum Knap-in 1500 E. Garrison Blvd Gastonia, NC 28054 704-866-6900 August 4-6, 2023 TBA 2024 New York Letchworth Knap-in Letchworth State Park Castile, NY 14427 585-493-3600 585-237-3303 January 27, 2024 (Convention Center) April 20, 2024 (Convention Center) August 23, 2024 (Highbanks Recreation Area) November 9, 2024 (Convention Center) Ohio Flint Ridge Knap-in Coshocton County Fairgrounds 724 S. 7th St Coshocton, OH 43812 330-473-7041 740-501-8483 May 24-26, 2024 (Spring) August 30-September 1, 2024 (Fall) World Atlatl Association Lithic Society Knap-in Coshocton Fairgrounds 707 Kenilworth Dr Coshocton, OH 43812 740-331-4351 740-698-6553 September 1-3, 2023 TBA 2024 Hocking Hills Knap-in Hocking Hills State Park 20160 State Route 664 South Logan, OH 43138 hockinghillsstatepark.com 740-385-6841 February 18, 2024 Hocking Hills Knap-in Amvet Post 1776 649 Radio Ln Logan, OH 43138 740-279-9995 (Vendors) October 21-23, 2023 TBA 2024 Oklahoma OJAM Oklahoma Selbow Society Jamboree Lake Carl Blackwell 11000 Oklahoma Hwy 51 West Stillwater, OK 74074 405-747-7776 580-370-0656 March 21-24, 2024 Oregon Glass Buttes Knap-in BLM Land Directions on Glass Buttes Knap-in Website Email: rockylmale@yahoo.com March 23-31, 2024 Pennsylvania Bald Eagle Knap-in Camp Anderson 1057 Vanscoyoc Hollow Rd Tyrone, PA 16686 814-381-7172 717-426-3611 June 22-25, 2023 TBA 2024 Tennessee North Central TN Primitive Arts Gathering and Knap-in (In conjunction with Bernard Meyers Memorial Shoot) 1695 Old Sylvia Rd Dickson, TN 37055 September 21, 2024 Twin Oaks Primitive Arts Gathering and Knap-in Twin Oaks Bowhunters 1079 Ashley Rd Chapmansboro, TN 37035 931-980-9116 931-472-8627 September 15-27, 2023 TBA 2024 Tennessee Classic Knap-in Twin Oaks Bowhunters 1079 Ashley Rd Chapmansboro, TN 37035 615-456-5961 931-362-3717 May 3-5, 2024 Tennessee River Rendezvous 215 Ashley Rd (Hwy 69) Saltillo, TN 38370 April 12-13, 2024 Eagleville Knap-in/ Duck River Knap-in TN Valley Pioneer Power Assoc. Grounds 747 Chapel Hill Rd Eagleville, TN 37060 615-310-1854 615-504-1851 July 8-10, 2023 TBA 2024 Old Stone Fort State Archaeological Park Knap-in and Archaeoskills 732 Stone Fort Dr Manchester, TN 37355 931-247-4673 October 6-7, 2023 TBA 2024 Fort Watauga Fall Knap-in Sycamore Shoals State Historical Park 1651 W. Elk Ave Elizabethton, TN 37643 888-867-2757 May 11, 2024 (Spring) TBA (Fall 2024) Texas Heart of Texas Knap-in Richard's Park Pavillion Brady, TX 76825 512-789-4452 210-219-4858 May 2-5, 2024 (Spring) TBA (Fall 2024) Wisconsin Copper Pound and Knap-in Alma Center Campground (KOA) Hixton/ Alma Center N9657 State Road 95 Alma Center, WI 54611 715-964-2508 (Reservations) 262-501-8648 (Questions) October 11, 2024 Four Lakes Knap-in Town of Dunn Tornado Shelter 699 Norman Dr Stoughton, WI 53589 608-438-8184 June 10, 2023 TBA 2024 Virginia Thunder Ridge Fall Knap-in Hopper Creek Group Campground Natural Bridge Station, VA 24579 October 6-10, 2023 TBA 2024 West Virginia Annual Black Rock Knap-in Black Rock Knap-in and Craft Show 110 Highschool Dr Mt. Hope, WV 25880 May 11-14, 2023 TBA 2024
Crafty, Experiment with turning the left wrist starkly bent toward you when flaking to achieve thinness, or getting close to thinness, in order to make flakes that travel at a 30 to 45 degree angle across the face of the biface like the Clovis points we see in the replicas of the Fenn Cache bifaces. I was doing that, bending the wrist starkly while flaking and achieved that type/angle of flakes and it resembled the Fenn Cache bifaces but was not doing a very good job of it. It's been so long ago though, I can't give much advice on how to do it. You'll have to do it your own way, as you know, anyway.
@jcadams8232 Yeah, I've tried this 45° angle flaking on-and-off in the past with indirect percussion and I like it. I'm working the small points first and moving up to the larger pieces. I seem to overpower the strikes on the large pieces, so I haven't used it much. The wrist positioning is a tricky thing for me as I don't seem to have any strength in my forearm unless I stay in a narrow range.
Thank you again Patrick 😂 , for the insight and instruction, I still cannot do it but it gives me some goals and helps my attitude. I'm not smart enough to say anything clever but appreciate your attempt to help me work on my (skill ha). I gave up 5 times 2 days ago 3 times yesterday and can't help myself got to try today 😅😢😂. Anyway 2 more knappins this week and next, thanks again!
Long fl/ake deb/ate. Quantum leap for the stupid knapper. After studying and listening too your videos on long flakes, including historic ones numbered 477; 478 and 479: I’ve made some changes, first my striker is no longer wood, it’s now a 1 kg bronze bar 1.25” diameter 9” long, I also changed my half inch steel bar to a three eights copper bar with a small rounded end, after some practice with angles putting the round copper on the very edge with the flake angle as near to 50 degrees as I can, and striking slightly into the piece not straight down, I can now produce long flakes every few strikes, my strike has to be much harder due to the workability of the flint sometimes costing me a point or body snap, but it works and I hope will eventually improve. Thanks for your time and insight from the happy stupid knapper with a bad wrist.
Once again, a super fine point. I think grok is a crock.😜. And personally I don't spend to much time on those who argue points. At my age I'm to busy with things that matter. Liked video much. Enjoy the snow. 🤣🤣👍
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Hey Patrick thank you for the video, I thought about your little diamond file and how you said they wear out fast. I found some round diamond knife sharpeners online for like $10, I think they may last longer than the harbor freight ones. Also I am struggling with organizing as well im going to experiment with tv trays/end tables to keep tools and rocks close at hand. Hope you and your family are doing well, enjoy the snow!
My pressure flakes just got 4x longer. I can suddenly thin down with pressure and I have no clue what I'm doing different, my best guess is something about the follow through. It's weird.
I like using copper tools the most. The last one I made, I poured molten copper into a wire mold and hardened it by running it through my rolling mill before putting it in a wood handle.
My latest challenge is to successfully handle early spalls I made long ago with concavities. I found success by practising the control to send a gentle flake only as far as the centre of the bottom of the concavity. This either eliminated it or greatly reduced it. The problem for me was to draw back on the delightful success to finally achieve the largest longest flat flake with a power strike. A flake that was a little too strong would leave a insignificant tiny step.
That's funny, I say u do an excellent job knapping with the tool u use , some people think they are right using antler and that the only way , listen to this I was shooting at a tournament in the traditional class and a lady told I should not be in that class because for one I'm a lefty and I can't my bow more than a 45 degree angle and my bow was not traditional enough , just a stick and string not traditional enough ,so hell if I know what her problem was , awesome video Patrick thanks for the kñapping and commentary I really enjoyed it
The best ink remover that I have found is Lacquer Thinner. I recently acquired some black chert from Vermont called Hathaway Chert. For me it is very tough to knap. If you are interested I will send you some. Would need your Vermont address.
It helps me, when I'm knapping, to say, what's next now? What Would Jack Do? Then Whack! Wow, that worked. Thank you, Jack. Whack! Oops, didn't work. Damn you. Jack.
I know exactly what you mean. Hours,days,weeks they are all the same. It’s like you live in an eternal now. But the sad part is that no one believes you,that that’s the way things are for you.
True. But it depends on what you're trying to make. You can get long flakes on a lot of poor material if the flake is thick enough. The problem arises as the flakes get thinner.
So is this fear limited to deer, or is it gingers in general? Oh man... So, that Christmas movie "Rudolph the Red-Nose Reindeer" must be more of a horror movie to you. What could cause a fear like that? Elephino 🐘🦏🤭
KNAP-IN LIST BY STATE
Updated February 20, 2024
Alabama
Moundville Alabama Knap-in
Moundville Archaeological Park
634 Mound State Parkway
Moundville, AL 35474
205-371-8732
March 1-2, 2024
Brown Bear Knap-in and Artifact Show
Brown Bear Canoe and Kayak Rentals LLC
107 Michael Dr
Huntsville, AL 35811
256-885-6546
256-457-4110
October 20-22, 2023
TBA 2024
Arkansas
Mammoth Spring State Park Flint Knapping Exhibition
17 US-63
Mammoth Spring, AR 72554
870-625-7364 (Park)
April 6-7, 2024
Ouachita Renegade Ranch Knap-in
3700 Hwy 88 East
Mena, AR 71953
479-216-0155
September 8-10, 2023
TBA 2024
Water Creek Knap-in
Hwy 14
Yellville, AR 72687
870-404-6046
870-656-2022
May 2-5, 2024
October, 2024
Caddo Ridge Knap-in
DeGray Lake State Park
2027 State Park Entrance Rd
Bismark, AR 71929
501-446-0358
501-865-5850 (Park)
March 21-24, 2024
Florida
Silver River Knap-in and Prehistoric Arts Festival
Silver River Museum and Environmental Education Center
Silver Springs State Park
Ocala, FL 34470
352-236-5401
TBA 2025
Stone Age and Primitive Arts Fesival
Letchworth-Love Mounds State Park
4500 Sunray Rd South
Tallahassee, FL 32309
850-766-9032
850-487-7989 (Park)
February 10-11, 2024
Georgia
Flint River Knap-in
Whigham Community Club
1262 Old Hwy 84
Whigham, GA 39897
229-220-1022
February 24-25, 2024
The Real Squeal Artifact Show and Primitive Arts Show (Lyons Knap-in)
Partin Park
168 Miot St
Lyons, GA 30436
478-763-4994
478-206-2778 (Text only)
October 14, 2023
TBA 2024
Iowa
Skunk River Knap-in
Henry County Conservation Department
South-Shore Campground
Oakland Mills Park
Intersection of 255th St & Franklin Ave
Mt. Pleasant, IA 52641
309-781-3166
319-986-5067 (Campground)
September 5-7, 2024
Illinois
Devil's Hole Knap-in
Pleasant Ridge Park
401 Pleasant Hills Rd
Fairview Heights, IL 62208
618-397-1377
May 30-June 2, 2024
Evergreen Lake Knap-in
Comlara Park
13001 Recreation Area Dr
Hudson, IL 61748
309-265-8053
309-660-7402
309-338-6933
July 20-23, 2023
TBA 2024
Kampsville Knap-in
McCully Heritage Project
592 Crawford Creek Rd
Kampsville, IL 62053
618-653-4687
October 12, 2024
Indiana
Southern Indiana Primitive Arts Fest and Knap-in
Leavenworth Roadside Park
38°11'44"N 86°20'8"W
Leavenworth, IN 47137
June 16-17, 2023
TBA 2024
Kansas
Neosho River Knap-in
Elmore Park
North 3rd St.
Chetopa, KS 67336
620-429-5584
May 31-June 1, 2024
Dark River Artifacts Show
Riverfront Community Center
123 S. Esplanade
Leavenworth, KS 66048
913-651-2132
April 6, 2024
Neshota Knap-in
Old Cowtown Museum
1865 Museum Blvd
Wichita, KS 67203
316-219-1871
June 8-11, 2023
TBA 2024
Kentucky
Old Mulkey Knap-in and Artifact Show
Old Mulkey Meetinghouse State Historic Site
38 Old Mulkey Park Rd
Tompkinsville, KY 42167
270-487-8481
May 20, 2023
TBA 2024
Red River Gorge Knap-in
Gladie Visitor Center
Red River Gorge
3451 Sky Bridge Rd
Stanton, KY 40380
606-663-8100 (Visitor Center)
September 17, 2023
TBA 2024
Louisiana
Niblett Bluff Knap-in
Niblett Bluff Park
3409 Niblett Bluff Rd
Vinton, LA 70668
337-528-2496
April, 2024
October, 2024
Maryland
Willow Grove Primitive Technology Weekend
Cromwell Valley Park Office
2002 Cromwell Bridge Rd
Parkville, MD 21234
410-887-2503
October 14-15, 2023
TBA 2024
Michigan
The Robert Love Memorial Knap-in
Central Michigan Sportsman's Club
4391 E. Stanton Rd
Stanton, MI
April 20-21, 2024
Michigan Flintknappers Summer Knap-in
Ludington State Park, Warming Hut
Ludington, MI
wrjk@michiganflintknappers.com
July 27-28, 2024
Michigan Flintknappers Fall Knap-in
(Look for signs at Leenanau Casino)
Peshawbestown, MI 49682
Email: phlint1@comcast.net
Fall TBA 2024
Minnesota
The Hairy Mosquito Trading Company
Primitive Arts Fest and Knap-in
21287 US Highway 169
Milaca, MN 56353
July 13-14, 2024
Missouri
Overton Osage Knap-in
MRVSEA Campground
Across from: 24249 Hwy 179
Booneville, MO 65233
660-621-1293 (Campground)
TBA 2024
Bois D'Arc Primitive Skills Gathering and Knap-in
Hulston Mill Historical Park
County Road 92
Greenfield, MO 65661
417-840-1615
417-234-0666
September 25-28, 2024
MOJAM
United Bowhunters of Missouri Festival
Oasis Hotel and Convention Center
2546 N. Glenstone Ave
Springfield, MO 65803
636-290-5213
417-866-5253 (Convention Center)
February 10-12, 2023
TBA 2024
MOJAM
Indian Foothills Park
1505 E. Vest St
Marshall, MO 65340
314-304-7076
660-815-0504
July 18-20, 2024
Annual Knights Arrow Gathering
755 N. Farm Road 51
Bois D'Arc, MO 65612
417-258-0073
kloekeetah13@gmail.com
TBA 2024
2nd Annual SAC River Knap-in
Hulston Mill Historical Park
County Road 92
Greenfield, MO 65661
417-637-0281
May 9-12, 2024
North Carolina
Schiele Museum Knap-in
1500 E. Garrison Blvd
Gastonia, NC 28054
704-866-6900
August 4-6, 2023
TBA 2024
New York
Letchworth Knap-in
Letchworth State Park
Castile, NY 14427
585-493-3600
585-237-3303
January 27, 2024 (Convention Center)
April 20, 2024 (Convention Center)
August 23, 2024 (Highbanks Recreation Area)
November 9, 2024 (Convention Center)
Ohio
Flint Ridge Knap-in
Coshocton County Fairgrounds
724 S. 7th St
Coshocton, OH 43812
330-473-7041
740-501-8483
May 24-26, 2024 (Spring)
August 30-September 1, 2024 (Fall)
World Atlatl Association Lithic Society Knap-in
Coshocton Fairgrounds
707 Kenilworth Dr
Coshocton, OH 43812
740-331-4351
740-698-6553
September 1-3, 2023
TBA 2024
Hocking Hills Knap-in
Hocking Hills State Park
20160 State Route 664 South
Logan, OH 43138
hockinghillsstatepark.com
740-385-6841
February 18, 2024
Hocking Hills Knap-in
Amvet Post 1776
649 Radio Ln
Logan, OH 43138
740-279-9995 (Vendors)
October 21-23, 2023
TBA 2024
Oklahoma
OJAM
Oklahoma Selbow Society Jamboree
Lake Carl Blackwell
11000 Oklahoma Hwy 51 West
Stillwater, OK 74074
405-747-7776
580-370-0656
March 21-24, 2024
Oregon
Glass Buttes Knap-in
BLM Land
Directions on Glass Buttes Knap-in Website
Email: rockylmale@yahoo.com
March 23-31, 2024
Pennsylvania
Bald Eagle Knap-in
Camp Anderson
1057 Vanscoyoc Hollow Rd
Tyrone, PA 16686
814-381-7172
717-426-3611
June 22-25, 2023
TBA 2024
Tennessee
North Central TN Primitive Arts Gathering and Knap-in
(In conjunction with Bernard Meyers Memorial Shoot)
1695 Old Sylvia Rd
Dickson, TN 37055
September 21, 2024
Twin Oaks Primitive Arts Gathering and Knap-in
Twin Oaks Bowhunters
1079 Ashley Rd
Chapmansboro, TN 37035
931-980-9116
931-472-8627
September 15-27, 2023
TBA 2024
Tennessee Classic Knap-in
Twin Oaks Bowhunters
1079 Ashley Rd
Chapmansboro, TN 37035
615-456-5961
931-362-3717
May 3-5, 2024
Tennessee River Rendezvous
215 Ashley Rd (Hwy 69)
Saltillo, TN 38370
April 12-13, 2024
Eagleville Knap-in/ Duck River Knap-in
TN Valley Pioneer Power Assoc. Grounds
747 Chapel Hill Rd
Eagleville, TN 37060
615-310-1854
615-504-1851
July 8-10, 2023
TBA 2024
Old Stone Fort State Archaeological Park Knap-in and Archaeoskills
732 Stone Fort Dr
Manchester, TN 37355
931-247-4673
October 6-7, 2023
TBA 2024
Fort Watauga Fall Knap-in
Sycamore Shoals State Historical Park
1651 W. Elk Ave
Elizabethton, TN 37643
888-867-2757
May 11, 2024 (Spring)
TBA (Fall 2024)
Texas
Heart of Texas Knap-in
Richard's Park Pavillion
Brady, TX 76825
512-789-4452
210-219-4858
May 2-5, 2024 (Spring)
TBA (Fall 2024)
Wisconsin
Copper Pound and Knap-in
Alma Center Campground (KOA)
Hixton/ Alma Center
N9657 State Road 95
Alma Center, WI 54611
715-964-2508 (Reservations)
262-501-8648 (Questions)
October 11, 2024
Four Lakes Knap-in
Town of Dunn Tornado Shelter
699 Norman Dr
Stoughton, WI 53589
608-438-8184
June 10, 2023
TBA 2024
Virginia
Thunder Ridge Fall Knap-in
Hopper Creek Group Campground
Natural Bridge Station, VA 24579
October 6-10, 2023
TBA 2024
West Virginia
Annual Black Rock Knap-in
Black Rock Knap-in and Craft Show
110 Highschool Dr
Mt. Hope, WV 25880
May 11-14, 2023
TBA 2024
Crafty,
Experiment with turning the left wrist starkly bent toward you when flaking to achieve thinness, or getting close to thinness, in order to make flakes that travel at a 30 to 45 degree angle across the face of the biface like the Clovis points we see in the replicas of the Fenn Cache bifaces.
I was doing that, bending the wrist starkly while flaking and achieved that type/angle of flakes and it resembled the Fenn Cache bifaces but was not doing a very good job of it. It's been so long ago though, I can't give much advice on how to do it.
You'll have to do it your own way, as you know, anyway.
Gotta grind the sides of the base so it is not sharp in order to finish it.
@jcadams8232 Yeah, I've tried this 45° angle flaking on-and-off in the past with indirect percussion and I like it. I'm working the small points first and moving up to the larger pieces. I seem to overpower the strikes on the large pieces, so I haven't used it much. The wrist positioning is a tricky thing for me as I don't seem to have any strength in my forearm unless I stay in a narrow range.
@@jcadams8232 Agreed
Patrick's neighbors "what is he doing out there?Only fan's? Eleph-ino dear" lol
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂💀
Oh man! 😁
There are people who don’t even knap who listen to these videos. We find them relaxing.
Thank you again Patrick 😂 , for the insight and instruction, I still cannot do it but it gives me some goals and helps my attitude. I'm not smart enough to say anything clever but appreciate your attempt to help me work on my (skill ha). I gave up 5 times 2 days ago 3 times yesterday and can't help myself got to try today 😅😢😂. Anyway 2 more knappins this week and next, thanks again!
No problem. 👍
Thanks for making this video
Long fl/ake deb/ate.
Quantum leap for the stupid knapper.
After studying and listening too your videos on long flakes, including historic ones numbered 477; 478 and 479: I’ve made some changes, first my striker is no longer wood, it’s now a 1 kg bronze bar 1.25” diameter 9” long, I also changed my half inch steel bar to a three eights copper bar with a small rounded end, after some practice with angles putting the round copper on the very edge with the flake angle as near to 50 degrees as I can, and striking slightly into the piece not straight down, I can now produce long flakes every few strikes, my strike has to be much harder due to the workability of the flint sometimes costing me a point or body snap, but it works and I hope will eventually improve. Thanks for your time and insight from the happy stupid knapper with a bad wrist.
That's awesome!
Great to watch & your self talk and comments are interesting. & funny in a regularity regularized way 😅
I try
Once again, a super fine point. I think grok is a crock.😜. And personally I don't spend to much time on those who argue points. At my age I'm to busy with things that matter. Liked video much. Enjoy the snow. 🤣🤣👍
Force and angle interest me , thank you for explaining 👍
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Hey Patrick thank you for the video, I thought about your little diamond file and how you said they wear out fast. I found some round diamond knife sharpeners online for like $10, I think they may last longer than the harbor freight ones. Also I am struggling with organizing as well im going to experiment with tv trays/end tables to keep tools and rocks close at hand. Hope you and your family are doing well, enjoy the snow!
My pressure flakes just got 4x longer. I can suddenly thin down with pressure and I have no clue what I'm doing different, my best guess is something about the follow through. It's weird.
Intetesting!
There ya go: Homestyle, holistic, free range, organic flint knapping...great stuff👍👍🤔🤣
Wes Studi, breaking clocks to be right twice a day.
😂
I like using copper tools the most. The last one I made, I poured molten copper into a wire mold and hardened it by running it through my rolling mill before putting it in a wood handle.
Nice!
It's all about the angle of indirect percussion.
Very nice “balance” on this one, almost dagger-like, ha.
Wish I could get anywhere near that step fracture 🥴
I totally understand this sentiment 😅
33:36 you laugh but it’s only a matter of time before everyone knaps with frozen beets and carrots in-laid with corn nuts
😉😂
You win the comment section!
Good job Jack
My latest challenge is to successfully handle early spalls I made long ago with concavities.
I found success by practising the control to send a gentle flake only as far as the centre of the bottom of the concavity.
This either eliminated it or greatly reduced it.
The problem for me was to draw back on the delightful success to finally achieve the largest longest flat flake with a power strike.
A flake that was a little too strong would leave a insignificant tiny step.
I see
your straightening the humps and bumps out
Got me two Notchomaticks at the Flintridge nap-in at Coshocton Ohio
😁👌
You want to make a list of where you put things.
Uhh... no. 😆
I think he lost that list lol
Safety glasses would be nice
That's funny, I say u do an excellent job knapping with the tool u use , some people think they are right using antler and that the only way , listen to this I was shooting at a tournament in the traditional class and a lady told I should not be in that class because for one I'm a lefty and I can't my bow more than a 45 degree angle and my bow was not traditional enough , just a stick and string not traditional enough ,so hell if I know what her problem was , awesome video Patrick thanks for the kñapping and commentary I really enjoyed it
Thanks. I don't even try to argue anymore.
small flakes due to holding back before the strike? All in the head
Knapperz are nutz !
Do you hit the stone at the same angle all the time or do you differ when you see a different size lump on the stone or flake?
Different
I had some glass like that but turned out to be olive green.
Yes. That's another dark color that's common. I actually like the green better.
I actually do knap with the videos. It's never my intention initially just envy kicking in
Hehe
Did you know that European Red deer can breed with American elk?
Oh yes. I've seen those hybrids.
Talk about a Nightmare on Elk Street.
@@RockyMountainBear deer farms cross breed the two to put more meat on the red deer.
@@RockyMountainBear hahahaha
Hey Jack, I assume no luck on finding that KRF?
Nope. Not yet.
The best ink remover that I have found is Lacquer Thinner.
I recently acquired some black chert from Vermont called Hathaway Chert. For me it is very tough to knap. If you are interested I will send you some. Would need your Vermont address.
Cool! Send me an email to jackcrafty2@gmail.com
Why cant i knapp like Jack? Ellifikno 😂😂😂
😁
@@KnapperJackCrafty 😂😂😂 that was a good one Patrick. Laughed for atleast 5 mins.
Word of the day😂
Had to pause for a few!😂😂
Wife was wondering what was wrong with me!😂😂😂😂😂
It helps me, when I'm knapping, to say, what's next now? What Would Jack Do? Then Whack! Wow, that worked. Thank you, Jack. Whack! Oops, didn't work. Damn you. Jack.
I know exactly what you mean. Hours,days,weeks they are all the same. It’s like you live in an eternal now. But the sad part is that no one believes you,that that’s the way things are for you.
True
I think about getting long flakes, the rock isn't suitable for long flakes. Some cherts you can get long flakes, some you can't. Simple.
True. But it depends on what you're trying to make. You can get long flakes on a lot of poor material if the flake is thick enough. The problem arises as the flakes get thinner.
〽not regular ↔regular🔜
The Muppet show was funny, do you remember the spin off Fragle rock? That was a strange show.
Fraggle Rock was a good show when I was young. Born in 82.
I remember.
I was born in 63 and loved fraggle rock.@@RedEyedPatriot
I loved fragle rock as a kid (42 now)
@@shawnwaters2154 it was so interesting
What happened to your cheater tool?
I try not to use it on the good stuff. I should be able to perform the damage control without cheating.
Holistic knapping 😂😂
😂
The first rule of Fight Club is: Don't talk about Fight Club.🤣🤣🤣🤔🤷
Oh well. Too late.
Thank gawd for the mute button.
Strange. Leaving the volume alone would be a more gawdy situation, no?
More like random - as in all over the place.
All that money you're making you can hire someone to hand you things from behind you? lol
Prolly
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Funny how you make up words...
ruineder
So is this fear limited to deer, or is it gingers in general?
Oh man... So, that Christmas movie "Rudolph the Red-Nose Reindeer" must be more of a horror movie to you.
What could cause a fear like that?
Elephino 🐘🦏🤭
For me, it's not the deer. It's the antler people.