/r/knapping
This is a community dedicated to the art of flintknapping, and stone working alike.
We craft arrowheads, knives, and many other shapes out of chert/flint, glass, quartzite, and many other fine-grained stone materials through a process of lithic reduction called Flintknapping. The possibilities are endless!
If you’re new here, don’t be afraid to show off your work! We love to see new enthusiasts! Feel free to post your work, and if you have any questions, just ask!
Knap-On!
This subreddit is devoted to all kinds of stoneknapping. Learning how, showing off pieces, as well as information about lithic tools in general.
/r/knapping
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Flint ridge flake point
Nice little one for my arrows
19:49 UTC
Slag glass Calf creek
19:21 UTC
So peaceful knapping in nature.
00:34 UTC
DIY How to make a Bushcraft Spear from TILE: Survival Hunting Implements
This was fun
07:56 UTC
Porcelain
Got a few broken toilet tanks and bowls recently and wanted to ask if anyone else that has worked on porcelain before had trouble getting flakes off without absolutely destroying it? I was trying to get spalls off the lids from the tanks and one shattered and sliced my left calf lol. I might be hitting it at too large of an angle but never had a normal spall (like from obsidian or chert) do this before
23:32 UTC
A fellow from PA I made gunflints for sent me this clip showing that the gunflint sparks well. I'll take it.
13:58 UTC
I’m pretty happy with the flaking on this one
20:30 UTC
First knife in a while
11:50 UTC
Vermont chert
Super tough yet super brittle. Almost like slate! Still chips though….. sharp af
03:43 UTC
Knapp Shack
My buddy’s Knapp shack, he’s been knapping for over 30 years now. You can find just about every kind of knappable rock that’s found in North America and some from across the ocean on the floor of the shack.
03:31 UTC
New glass arrowhead
16:28 UTC
What do you all think?
First time making this style.
04:53 UTC
Metal knapping?
I recently fell down a youtube/Wikipedia rabbit hole on knapping, and I saw that gallium metal is knappable. This got me thinking about what other metals might be knappable.
For example, high carbon cast iron (like 4% carbon) can have a hardness similar to flint or glass, but I don't know what its fracture characteristics are. Has anyone tried this?
02:02 UTC
New arrowhead, 4th glass one i think
00:05 UTC
Have a question
If I just moved to El Paso what type of Knappable materials could I find?
03:06 UTC
Blade core questions
As I have been napping along, I have made some very blade-like flakes (by accident) and I want to make more. I have long been fascinated with blade cores and would love to make a display with a blade core “flower” set in resin.
How do I get started? How small can I go?
04:37 UTC
Bead drill
22:32 UTC