/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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Help on how to start
Hey! I literally just wanted to start a few days ago but idk how, could i use rocks instead of dear antlers?? Where do I find rocks in my area? (I live in El Paso TX). And do ya’ll have some tips?
01:53 UTC
Progress!
This seems the only place, where my excitement about this will be understood... 🤩
13:39 UTC
Getting back to it after a life changing hand injury
23:59 UTC
Making a Copena point and Kentucky’s Middle Woodland Period
An increase in mound building new styles of pottery, and participation in long distance exchange networks are changes in the Kentucky archaeological record which archaeologists use to define the Middle Woodland period. These changes are tied to participation in regional cultural trends tied to ritual practices and community interaction. In this video I make a Copena point, one of the styles of stone projectile point made by people during this period and discuss Kentucky Middle Woodland archaeology.
23:05 UTC
First and second points I have ever made, brown glass. Any tips or critiques?
I think my technique has improved considerably.
02:56 UTC
First good point
3 years after starting this hobby, this is the first point I’ve made that I’m truly proud of. Trust the process y’all. Made with some self collected glass buttes obsidian
19:56 UTC
I made a matched set
14:45 UTC
Getting there i suppose
Making triangular pointy things from ohio flint that I find. I don't know if I'm using good rock some works easier than others and some just has to much quartz throughout. Very new here. Any pointers appreciated (not pun intended)
10:27 UTC
What did I find?
UPDATE: Pics didn't upload from mobile, added them!
I found this white material, it breaks roughly the way you'd want for knapping. I'm only asking here, because I got some spots from one of the homies here on the knapping reddit, and wanted to let em know I went to work based on his info. The last pic is some real nice material that I found in the same rock pile. This was found on the Appalachicola river at Chattahoochee. The white material knaps fine, it's pretty break-in-half-y and doesn't thin (that's my fault, I'm bad at this still) in a way that I'd expect it to. Google lens says some sort of quartz, it's not helpful because AI is still pretty dumb about most things nature related... But yall aren't 😂
Appreciate yall! If anyone is local to me in Gadsden county, FL and wants to hunt rock, or needs some rock to start with - message me. I'm finding an immense joy in finding the material, despite being discouraged about my knapping abilities!
20:32 UTC
hehehe first try
19:12 UTC
Coastal plains
Some rainy day knapping. Heat treated coastal
18:23 UTC
My most used hammer stone
About 3-4 years old
05:08 UTC
Meta Atlatl build
If you were to build, An Atlatl Atlatl arrow & Atlaltl point What would the best natural occurring materials be for each?
19:43 UTC
10 modern, 1 authentic Perdiz
Going to put together a Perdiz hunting kit for next season.
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