My experience of flint knapping is that while you’re trying to make a dagger you often end up with arrowheads It’s possibly the most frustrating hobby ever

What fascinates me is that people had the mental capacity and took the time to not only invent this technology, but then to continue to refine and perfect it, with the resources at hand.

At least you show when things go sideways. Flint knapping is the only thing you can do 99 percent right. And have 100 percent failure

I distinctly remember gleefully gathering up (with permission) the amazing shards tossed aside as trash by the master knappers at my first all night “mound builders” Knapp-in, after pushing their luck a bit too far with a thin spearhead. What they discarded as rubbish was what us newbies hoped to achieve some day. Then one day years later someone asked for some of my discarded flakes and I remembered fondly back to that first knapping party.

Hiya Will, the sounds from your work are so nice, and your clothes are amazing, you really look the part, also you must be a very patient man.

This goes deeper than breaking a point... It's about separating from the rest and becoming a master of.... Well, anything you set your mind to.

LOVE that this is so real and that you are not thrown by the breaking of the dagger! You are a Zen master, Mr. Lord!

Doesn't matter how many times it happens to you, it's still gut wrenching when it does. I imagine the old timers expressing some of the choicest words of their time, dropping it to the ground, and going for a calming walk. 😂 Maybe I'm projecting too much.

My late grandfather told me as a young lad....... Life is like being a miner.....every now and again you find something precious......but most times you just dig untill your back is sore. 😂 I'll be back to watch the next round.... that's for sure. 😉

A true master at work! Enjoy your content so much.

@WillLordPrehistoricSurvival

4 ай бұрын

Thanks buddy

Ouch!!! Oh man I felt the PAIN in that one. I don't know, maybe the flint just decided that's all your going to get.

sadly there aint any flint around here in estonia, stilll enjoy watching a great knapping master at work, keep up the good work!

That really gives me more hope that it's not just me always breaking rock in half lol

02:52 Life in a nutshell... Well, time to make an arrow.

I should watch this channel more frequently.

If I may offer some advice. I have been flint knapping for 32 years. I noticed after you made your platforms that you started at one end with your strikes and continued across until it broke. The piece became very unbalanced. It was super thin on one end and thick on the other end because you started on one end and proceeded to work towards the other end. What would have worked would have been to take a flake off one end, then off the other end and work towards the middle and that would keep most of the thickness in the middle which would keep the piece in a balanced state while you worked to thin it. When thinning, always work from the ends towards the center.

@PCMitel

3 ай бұрын

I ABSOLUTELY agree with this comment! I wanted to keep an open mind as I watched but kept thinking, “But… but…” 💥

Learning to prepare big pots of soep, bake bread, make butter, preparing meat with cranberry, thyme, rosemary....practising being a big momma....

Possibly were the first words humans ever spoke 'oh f***'

Now i undestand how most, if not all swear words have been around since the stone age lol, another brilliant video will.

Tkzz for sharing your teachings,.,.,peace

With all tool making, it's going to work or it won't. I've practiced all the time, the mistakes are the greatest teacher.

i'm a novice, i know just enough to understand what you have to do at any stage without being able reproduce it though. having said that, for the first two flakes i really need to ask: Is this magic? I wont compare my plump rockbashing to your craft, but i really can't yet imagine to ever be able to even get such a beautiful piece as you had starting the video, let alone confidently trying to thin it even more.

I made a tee shirt from one of my Quad Faces. Picture---The Quad Face. Caption----" It's Just A Rock".

Easy come easy go as Grampa always said

I absolutely love your videos just wish I could hear them better. 🥺

Wwwow! That's _not_ a fail! Yeah, that's one thing Ive always wondered - how the business end, be it a dagger or whatever, is worked so thin in the specimens Ive seen; But I see exactly what you're doing (now)! Super cool! Amazing how it oblates 90°to the perpendicular of the strike face (I think). Thanks!

I know you've done a few videos on your leather attire, but as a leather worker, I'd love a more in-depth video on the patterning and construction!

@WillLordPrehistoricSurvival

4 ай бұрын

I will bare that in mind for you 👍

❤️loved you sharing a falure as well. It looks more 'honest', since only 20%is known to be profit now adays.

That sort of thing never ceases to cause a small amount of swearing. Everyone sing now- "Que sera sera...."

@WillLordPrehistoricSurvival

4 ай бұрын

😂😂😂

@jimdavidsmith4374

4 ай бұрын

I usually say "Oh Shucky Darn", or something.

@mark.guitar

4 ай бұрын

@@jimdavidsmith4374 Sounds close to what I usually say...

Thanks Will, another great video as always.

Love it, brother. Keeping it real. Thanks for it.

thanks for sharing the imperfections

Thanks for that man excellent info

It’s the same with making pottery. Ever make a disk? Out of flint? St.Paul,Minnesota.

Love ya Will cause your real.👍👍🔥🪨

nice!

As razor sharp as flint shards are, and as fragile as a dagger is, it seems to be an unnecessary hazard to it's user, especially considering the relative lack of applications when compared to other safer, more useful, and more reliable tools available. This must be why we find more axe heads, spear heads, and stout knives more like a scraper rather than the fine flint stilettos. I admit though, flint daggers have value as art.

What a shame. That's the breaks.

How long did it take to get to that point and could you make anything out of what was left or the flakes your had previously removed?

Actually, the caption is IJAR.

Hey will you never did let me know about making me a Cumberland

Ooohhhhhh…………

Hi will i know you are far more better knapper then me but are you consider useing indirect percussion in this stage ? It will drasticly reduce a chance of snapping the piece.

@WillLordPrehistoricSurvival

4 ай бұрын

I value your comment but indirect percussion isn’t a technique I favour

@jannecas5281

4 ай бұрын

What i do with dirrect persussion is that a will heavy abrade both sides of platform where i want to hit so the platform is more prominent then is much more easy to hit the right spot and it gives you little more control but i dont want to be “ the smart guy” in comments i just enjoying your videos for knapping, caveman skills and your good mood, thanks for that

💝🙏🕯❤️❤️❤️❤️curiously watching...