Great video! Honestly kind of relaxing watching you do that. Me trying to do that, I would be a big old ball of sweaty stress!

One of the hallmarks of advanced flint knapping is to have a standardized tool kit. Being able to replicate the same type of tool over & over again. However, I have known self taught knappers who let the stone guide them as to what the final form will be. Ya never know... Edit: I have a teeny, tiny arrowhead (point?) that very closely resembles a Palmer Cornernotch, complete with the serrations. That little point is no longer than 1/4". Really. It was made by one of the self taught knappers that I once knew. He used mostly modern tools like nails & files. He also used deer antlers & rock hammers. His favorite material to knap was the bottom of an old 1 gallon glass Round Up jug. The glass is a dark amber & pretty thick. The point he gave me is flint or chert maybe... He named it: The Tick...

Great job!

So good!

Thanks for sharing

Jeff's material is awesome. You make that look so easy. Nice job

Best knapping channel on YT. The quality of your work is top notch 👌🏻

An arrowhead fit to slay a Dragon!

Nízhóní ínlá (you made it beautiful)

Ok s that stuff jeat treated? Looks to knap like a dream lol. Always wanted to try some more GA chert

I don't care how long it takes, I know I will see a quality point in the end.

Well done!

I legit enjoy knapping raw texas gravel more than I enjoy obsidian. I dont know if it's my long arms or what but I'm a hard hitter and I break obsidian SO easily.

@naterodgers5851

Ай бұрын

Ya obsidian sucks. The dust gets everywhere and cuts you everywhere and it’s breaks easy. I find it harder to see the platforms so I have to stop and pay attention better, I just hate it but I like dacite

@andyshriner5443

Ай бұрын

@@naterodgers5851 True, dacite is pretty nice, still breaks more frequently for me, but basalt is a fun one! Like a slightly less brittle dacite.

@naterodgers5851

Ай бұрын

@@andyshriner5443 I haven’t gotten any basalt before. Iv been trying to get different rocks to try out. I want to test out as many different rocks as I can

Love your videos, but the flashing makes it hard to watch.

Anybody else seeing flashes during the video?

@rherteux

4 күн бұрын

I was wondering about that too!

it takes time to get good a knapping, and if you live in a state with no knappable rock... your going to pay pay pay out but ass for rock. it is what it is. i lived in maryland my first 4 years of knapping so no rock to speak of. and no states that really had good rock around. Pa. had some Jasper that was very hard to find, but that was about it.

This is very awesome. I am a beginner. I have only been doing it for two or three years could you give me a link of where to get that rock from? I would like to try to use it all I have is some poor obsidian.

@GulfCoastKnapping

Ай бұрын

@@user-hk6eb6qt9c sure! Thanks for the comment. Send me an email at GulfCoastKnapping@gmail.com

@clodhopper5892

Ай бұрын

Awesome material, like butter. I want to see a 30 minute challenge, same size boulder of North Georgia quartzite. Tough stuff!

@SaltineSasquatch

Ай бұрын

@@GulfCoastKnapping where u from man?

@dacrowrose2

Ай бұрын

Great video, very informative love the material I texted Jeff to see if he had any more.

i thought you were holding a steak pie in the thumbnail and though "20 minute challenge? I could eat that in 15"