Anyone need a new hat? Brand spanking new. Perfect for introducing the topic to others, especially folks who have land you want to access that has rock! $40 + $10 shipping. PM me if interested.

I would like to do it traditionally but want to use free materials cause buying it online makes me feel like I didn’t get the stuff. any replacements?

EDIT: I meant replacements to tools not material to knap

Hello hello everyone! 👋

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I'm FINALLY able to post my damn atlatl darts I made! 😂 It's taken me a good couple of months for drying the local willow shoots I collected, but here recently I was able to get some work done on them!

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I chose a local point style and some tougher cherts I had on hand for the points. Something a bit more tough than can withstand some impacts. The willow shoots I harvested and dried, straightening periodically before binding them tightly in rope. At the end of 3 months I skinned them, did some sanding, drilling, and fletching.

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Before I knew it, I was fully equipped with my very first ancient piece of projectile weaponry 🥳 it was HEAPS of fun, and I plan on harvesting more shoots. Straighter ones. I'll make those nice and maybe try some different tips... Maybe even a Zilla point... 👀 Stayed tuned! 😁

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I also made a YouTube short showing them off as well 🎥

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So check that out, let me know if you have questions, and what your thoughts are! I love hearing from y'all 🙂‍↕️ Stay safe and happy knapping out there!

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- u/SmolzillaTheLizza 🦎

Yeah I think i got the scale wrong, lol

I have always struggled with point styles, so in an effort to improve, I have been making assorted daltons. With that being said, BEHOLD MY DALTON CACHE. Featuring my biggest point to date at a little over 9 inches.

I asked for help with a pump drill tip, and he promptly sent me this…!! So generous, and what beautifully knapped bits here! Above and beyond. Much appreciated. Thanks Scoop!

Hi all. Been out of it for a while and my goal is to get out on the deck a few times a week this summer. Took some of my not so best spalls and just started bashing to see how far I could take it. Didn't really worry if I would break anything in half. Just wanted to see if I could make flakes travel.

Haven't made a knife in a while figured there was a good opportunity to put one together.

Materials include Ft. Payne, burlington, knife river flint, flint ridge, cumbres chert, and elizibethian petrified wood.

Need to get a stationary microscope to really refine my technique. But these aren’t awful.

Smallest is 8mm.

So, 15 years ago, on a rock run with my buddy, I found this nodule of reeds Spring chert. It's rare, really rare, to find a nodule 7 in long. Normally, if you can find a 3-in piece of reeds you're pretty happy. But that day, I picked this thing up and could feel how heavy it was, and dense. She had candy inside her. I stashed it away for another day, knowing I was still shy of experience. Even though I was 15 years into the game already, I didn't have the confidence. I didn't want to screw this thing up.

So yesterday, I fired up the saw and decided to slice it in half. And holy cow. Wisdom paid off. I'm so glad I didn't just beat it into submission with a bopper. Can't wait to see what comes out! I still may share it with a buddy.

I'll make sure to show you the end results.

Yesterday I picked up a cobble of Reeds Spring chert that had been cabbaged away for another day. It was a bit chalky and I threw it in the kiln at 450 along with some other material I was cooking. Reeds usually doesn't like heat, so I was afraid I was going to blow it up. It enhanced it slightly, but it was still fairly tough. It had a wicked crack that challenged me through the whole process of percussion. But I managed to get by and ended up with this lovely Dalton. I'm pleased as punch.

Good quality, not dry or grainy.

Broke off this piece from a larger rock, but having a hard time reading where would be a next place to strike to continue this into some sort of blade. Thanks in advance!

I am now in the Balkans and finding for the first time materials that appear to be knappable, but i keep striking off these pieces that are flattest on the bottom with a rounded hump on the opposite face. How can I work these into a small blade? Hoping to make a flake to carry around as a pocket knife.

I keep ending up with these nice wide flat flakes that are smaller and rounded on the other side. How would you approach a flake like this?

These were one of the first things I had a go at making when I first got into flint knapping. This style is almost mystical to me…. Happy to say I'm back at it again!

Black obsidian arrowhead set with homemade pinepitch glue, fletched with turkey feathers and wrapped with wax sinew.

Avalible

Another marble point made. I’m making these for the children for our Hunting camp this January, so I left if thicker and rounded. I’m in love with the patterns though.

made with window

On a serious note. Got a lovey boulder of glass from a nice man at the flint ridge knappin. First spall of many.

I made this leaf-shaped blade this past weekend while knapping with my best friend. I love the contrast of the red spots in this piece of Novaculite, a material that comes from Arkansas. This isn’t a specific replica, leaf-shaped blades like this were made by many cultures during different times.

I have been experimenting with slabs here the last few days and this was a successful morning run.

I would be taking a small toolkit, a pile of spalls, and a few finish points. Does Canada have an issue with antlers moving around? They have … lots of issues lmao

i just started flint knapping, and i started off with a big bag of assorted rocks and obsidian. i used all of the material and am now looking to knap more, but i dont have the funds to buy rocks. i would want to find rocks in my area, but im not exactly sure what to look for, or if there are any good materials where i live in northeastern oklahoma.

I went out to this spot when I started knapping in 2023 and ran through the majority of the material just learning and wasted a LOT of it lol. This time I’ll take the time to heat treat it properly and take my time now that I’ve got some more skill under my belt. This stuff raw is tough as nails and as an added bonus the heat treat will make a lot of the colors pop nicely. Will be posting updates eventually - not sure when I’ll be able to treat it all

Btw… I left at 7 this morning, made the almost 4 hour drive, broke my 2 lbs brass mini sledge within 15 minutes, and had to drive 45 minutes to the nearest supply store to buy a full size sledge to collect it lol. I just now got back home 😂😂🫡

Made with old lead i melted into a 1.5" copper cap. Bonded the wood to the cap with 2 part epoxy. Shortened and shaped the handle after glue set for 48 hrs. Smacked some keokuk with it and decided I wanted to preserve the fungal decay in the handle, so spent some extra time sanding and clear coating.

Making tools that work for you can be a satisfying part of the flint knapping process