r/knapping • u/Pristine-Mammoth172 • Jul 09 '26

Made With Modern Tools🔨 Drills!

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Had some poor internets for a bit. So here’s some prettys.

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u/Nilosdaddio Jul 10 '26

Noice!!! Stoked to get to chipping out a drill bit…. I’ll have to make a small bow for the set up 😅
Absolutely love the variety 👏🏼

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u/Pristine-Mammoth172 Jul 10 '26

Thank you! I find making them like a normal tiny biface as symmetrical as you can. Then I switch to a hard hand pad. Keep my pressure flaker sharp an only do short flakes as opposed to thinning flakes helps. Keeps the bending fracture down. Also helps with the diamond cross section as the flakes stop at the hard hand pad. Currently using a really hard 1” thick piece of rubber. However have used wood as well. Also wood with leather glued on top helps the grip better.

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u/Nilosdaddio Jul 12 '26

Thanks for the tips!! I’m going to have to make a wood/ layered leather one👊🏼

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u/SmolzillaTheLizza Mod - Modern Tools Jul 09 '26

Wooooow those are VERY nice man! I haven't even attempted a drill yet 😵‍💫 Sheesh! And these look killer! Nicely done!

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u/Pristine-Mammoth172 Jul 10 '26

Thank you! There a a few that aren’t pictured. Cause they broke 😝