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@kitingincayman 8 ай бұрын
the confidence to do the big flutes at the end-- Bravo!
@jimajello1028 Жыл бұрын
Lithic prehistory. Copper billets. Great educational video.
@MikaelHc1 Жыл бұрын
Awesome work on that point, I absolutely love the colour of that chert, would love to have a knife in that stuff. thanks much enjoyed!!!!
@BrianJonah88 2 жыл бұрын
Great work, looking forward to some more.
@petersabatie4181 2 жыл бұрын
Ah mais t'es français ! Je présume que tu habites du côté du Grand pressigny du coup
@lithicprehistory3187 2 жыл бұрын
Ahah bien tenté mais non, j'habite près de Paris.
@TheTribeOfBenjamin 2 жыл бұрын
That thing is insane. Beautiful piece!
@lithicprehistory3187 2 жыл бұрын
Thank you very much!
@stangoard8869 2 жыл бұрын
Really nice work, I gave you a sub. Thanks for sharing
@lithicprehistory3187 2 жыл бұрын
Thank you very much!
@tradewinds2121 2 жыл бұрын
Bad Clovis? Hardly. That's an incredible piece you crafted. Well done.
@lithicprehistory3187 2 жыл бұрын
Thank you very much! Well it is not my best for sure and the stone was tough as hell ahah
@dennycarter826 2 жыл бұрын
I see some people flint-knapping without gloves everytime I try to do that I'll cut my hand real bad when I wear holes in my glove I use that cloth medical tape it does a real good job
@missourimongoose8858 2 жыл бұрын
I've been getting into knapping just by finding flakes to work when I'm arrowhead hunting around what we call the Indian bluffs because it has a bunch of 1000 year old paintings from the mississippians on it, vid on my channel if anyone would like to see
@dougeing6521 2 жыл бұрын
That is a beautiful colored chert!
@alphamale3643 2 жыл бұрын
Using modern tools to make stone age weapons is not how that works...
@matthewjacobs5507 2 жыл бұрын
Interesting take. Why not? If he was doing a literal demonstration on primitive tool making I could understand the issue but if he’s making art for sale or art’s sake why not use the fasted most expedient tools available?
@yolobenjiclashroyale7067 2 жыл бұрын
You needed to cut them damm finger nails
@lithicprehistory3187 2 жыл бұрын
Or I don't cause they're mine 😉
@sebataskopi 2 жыл бұрын
Mantap aku sangat suka vidio ini
@T.J-and-Soul 2 жыл бұрын
Very nice 😎
@rickyburton4642 2 жыл бұрын
Why do you keep rubbing the edge??? 😳🤔
@lithicprehistory3187 2 жыл бұрын
It is to abrade the edge so it is more robust. Doing that makes the flakes release without crushing the edge.
@PoutinePete 2 жыл бұрын
Great job! Please cut your fingernails though.
@lithicprehistory3187 2 жыл бұрын
Thanks! But my finger nails are good as they are...and I'm pretty sure they changed over one year 😜
@kensanity178 2 жыл бұрын
Love the way you use simple gestures to show your path forward. No need for a lot of boring talk. Just art work.
@lithicprehistory3187 2 жыл бұрын
Thank you very much!🙏 I guess it is also because I'm shy to talk in front of the camera ahah
@nelsonx5326 2 жыл бұрын
Cool. It's a kind of sculpture. If you were around back in the day you'd be running things. EDIT: I subscribed. You really did a remarkable thing making that arrowhead sculpture. I want to see more of that.
@lithicprehistory3187 2 жыл бұрын
Thank you very much!🙏 I'll make more in the future, just need some peaceful place to knapp
@JohnMartin-ze8cf 2 жыл бұрын
I can't tell who is happier....you or the kitty
@JohnMartin-ze8cf 2 жыл бұрын
Excellent work on a tough stone
@lithicprehistory3187 2 жыл бұрын
Thank you very much!
@mntengr301 2 жыл бұрын
Your good !!!!
@lithicprehistory3187 2 жыл бұрын
Thank you very much!
@chucklearnslithics3751 2 жыл бұрын
So much patience...
@lithicprehistory3187 2 жыл бұрын
Yeah it is quite time consuming...though most of it was polished with modern tools by a friend of mine
@backcountryrelics 2 жыл бұрын
Love your videos i gave you a sub.
@lithicprehistory3187 2 жыл бұрын
Thank you, much appreciated!
@backcountryrelics 2 жыл бұрын
@@lithicprehistory3187 your very welcome
@johnmcclelndon7641 2 жыл бұрын
Beautiful work! What's the rubber thing called and where can I get one?
@lithicprehistory3187 2 жыл бұрын
It is called a rubber hand pad I believe. Check out "flintknapping tools" website they should sell some
@davidlatimer3567 2 жыл бұрын
Beautiful doesn't start to express it. Your camera angles are great. I learned a lot. Is there an unedited version somewhere?
@lithicprehistory3187 2 жыл бұрын
Thank you a lot and thanks for my camera woman! Glad you could learn from my little video! I think the unedited version was delited to make some more storage on my phone sorry
@JohnMartin-ze8cf 3 жыл бұрын
Beautiful work.....Beautiful rock....what state did the rock come from.....I am your newest subscriber.....Thanks....keep them coming please.
@lithicprehistory3187 3 жыл бұрын
Hey! Thank you for your return! The Horse creek chert comes from the border between tennessee, alabama and mississipi I believe. I wish I could make more videos, but it is hard to find a nice spot where to knapp!
@jaeger-sammler 3 жыл бұрын
Thank you for documenting your skills, for future flint knappers. 👍
@lithicprehistory3187 3 жыл бұрын
My pleasure!
@dmaschy599 3 жыл бұрын
Beautiful Point !!!!!!!!
@lithicprehistory3187 3 жыл бұрын
Thank you!
@margilvale7648 3 жыл бұрын
I see rock that look like flint , you call it chert, so what is it?
@lithicprehistory3187 3 жыл бұрын
Well chert is a kind of rock, like a low grade flint. When heated it can improves the workability (like for that horse creek chert). Hope that helps
@paullanier8280 3 жыл бұрын
I like your style. I've only seen two arrowheads made with this material in my life.
@lithicprehistory3187 3 жыл бұрын
Are you speaking of real arrowheads?
@paullanier8280 3 жыл бұрын
@@lithicprehistory3187 true finds over a lifetime of walking plowed fields after the first rain.
@lithicprehistory3187 3 жыл бұрын
That is great😊
@paullanier8280 3 жыл бұрын
Our family had a farm in Louisiana and no rocks found were big enough to make arrowheads. The tribes folk had traded for the biface material and this must explain how the arrowheads were found there.
@angelsinthearchitecture7106 3 жыл бұрын
@@paullanier8280 I've found 3 in South mississippi over a 40 yr period. One is just a G10 plus.
@j.shorter4716 3 жыл бұрын
Do those flakers with the set screws hold up to a lot of inward pressure or will the tip slip under a heavy load? Also is this one 3/4 or 7/8?
@lithicprehistory3187 3 жыл бұрын
I have no idea about the size! Though the nail is slippery but it works well for details and notching.
@antlerzflintfinder268 3 жыл бұрын
Man that is waaay too cool! Great job on that Clovis, they are hard to make especially using Indirect percussion. Still learning myself. I favor a Thebes E notch. Rock on!
@lithicprehistory3187 3 жыл бұрын
Thank you. Well yes indeed e-notch thebes are great!
@arklat 3 жыл бұрын
How does it look hafted? What did ancient flint knappers use to pressure flake? Did they have metal tools?
@lithicprehistory3187 3 жыл бұрын
Well I've never hafted a martindale before so I can't tell for sure...may do it now you made me think about it. Well they used antler tine for most pieces but some were made with copper during the European bronze age.
@lemaxremont8054 3 жыл бұрын
Блин вот у него большие ногти
@richardwiley5933 3 жыл бұрын
Novice here. What type of blade is notched in the center as is this one?
@lithicprehistory3187 3 жыл бұрын
Well mayan eccentrics are, but there are multiple notches, I just recorded one, but the blade ended being notched 5 times.
@richardwiley5933 3 жыл бұрын
@@lithicprehistory3187 Thanks - beautiful work on this one.
@sermetdaneshfar2315 3 жыл бұрын
Beautiful work, nice to see your style on KZbin.
@lithicprehistory3187 3 жыл бұрын
Thank you very much!
@tonyedwardsedwards7671 3 жыл бұрын
That is beautiful, is it for sale?
@lithicprehistory3187 3 жыл бұрын
Thank you! Well that particular one is not, but I have an instagram account where I post things for sale, if you want to check it out, it is @lithic_prehistory.
@RobertKaucher 3 жыл бұрын
The color of that rock... And, dang, A+ work.
@lithicprehistory3187 3 жыл бұрын
Thank you very much!
@Youzack1 3 жыл бұрын
Nice work bud. Always nice to see a new knapper on YT.
@lithicprehistory3187 3 жыл бұрын
Thank you, much appreciated!
@jannecas5281 3 жыл бұрын
Thats real beauty the stone as well as the work
@lithicprehistory3187 3 жыл бұрын
Thank you very much!
@BM205 3 жыл бұрын
Very nice work! I look forward to seeing more my knapping style is very similar to yours.
@lithicprehistory3187 3 жыл бұрын
Thank you very much!
@KnapperJackCrafty 3 жыл бұрын
Very enjoyable video. Looks like you had a camera helper? Nice.
@lithicprehistory3187 3 жыл бұрын
Thank you very much! Yes, luckily I had one, I don't have anything to put the camera on yet.
@charlesmckinney3560 3 жыл бұрын
You make it look effortless, almost as if you were notching plaster ha, I would have stalled out halfway through.
@lithicprehistory3187 3 жыл бұрын
Ahaha well I stalled for a long time, but once you get the right way for you to do it, then everything should come along nicely! These wide notches are far more easy than narrow one!
@charlesmckinney3560 3 жыл бұрын
Another impressive job on what I know was a very tough material.
@lithicprehistory3187 3 жыл бұрын
Thank you! Yes that rock was super tough...not my best job but considering the stone, it was not too bad I guess.
@charlesmckinney3560 3 жыл бұрын
Not bad whatsoever!
@RobertKaucher 3 жыл бұрын
@@charlesmckinney3560 I think Lithic Prehistory's "not best job" is easily many knappers' dream piece.
@charlesmckinney3560 3 жыл бұрын
@@RobertKaucher Exactly! I’d be very happy with “not best jobs” like this lol.
@jannecas5281 3 жыл бұрын
I was wonder were it´s going to be “bad” and nowhere, it’s a really nice work. Thanks for video.
@charlesmckinney3560 3 жыл бұрын
Absolutely beautiful finished piece! I just subscribed, I look forward to seeing more of your work. You have great control and the flakes that you were pushing off with your Ishi stick were very impressive. Cool cat too!
@lithicprehistory3187 3 жыл бұрын
Thank you very much, That is much appreciated!
@paulsmithprimitivebushcraft 3 жыл бұрын
Beautiful! 😁🤜🏻
@lithicprehistory3187 3 жыл бұрын
Thank you mate 😉🙏
@hommedecromagnon2765 3 жыл бұрын
Ah .... c’est la rage quand le dernier geste ne fait pas filer aussi loin que l’on aurait aimé. Des très beaux gestes. Dommage que l’absence de commentaires ne permet pas de comprendre tous tes choix techniques. De beaux éclats précis par pression et pas de fautes au percuteur 👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽.
@lithicprehistory3187 3 жыл бұрын
Grand Merci!! Oui c'est un peu rageant ahah! Oui je ne suis pas habitué à la caméra mais j'essayerai de parler dans certaines...peut-être
@RobertKaucher 3 жыл бұрын
@@lithicprehistory3187 you should consider narrating in French. At least in some videos. There is so little available on this topic in languages other than English. I had considered making some videos in Italian but my knapping skills are not up to being filmed.
@lithicprehistory3187 3 жыл бұрын
@@RobertKaucher well that makes sense, and you're absolutly right. I guess I'm a little shy and I know that most of my viewers are speaking english...but I'll concider it for sure, since it lacks french content for people.
@hommedecromagnon2765 3 жыл бұрын
Si tu travaillais de l’obsidienne, tu utiliserais la même pointe en acier ? Ou du cuivre ?
@lithicprehistory3187 3 жыл бұрын
Très probablement la même pointe. Mais je n'utilise presque jamais de l'obsidienne...cependant le cuivre fonctionnerait probablement très bien aussi, même avec du silex.
@hommedecromagnon2765 3 жыл бұрын
@@lithicprehistory3187 j’ai des difficultés pour trouver des silex non gélifiés et je trouve l’obsidienne magnifique.
@lithicprehistory3187 3 жыл бұрын
@@hommedecromagnon2765 c'est vrai que c'est beau surtout l'arc-en-ciel. Personnellement j'achète mon silex aux états-unis (sur internet), mais j'en trouve également en Normandie, et il y en a un peu partout en France, il suffit de bien chercher.
@hommedecromagnon2765 3 жыл бұрын
@@lithicprehistory3187 j’habite en Normandie. J’ai trouvé du silex performant (pour moi à Vernon) mais avec les interdictions des zones d’accès c’est difficile maintenant.
@paulsmithprimitivebushcraft 3 жыл бұрын
Good to see you working your magic! You make it look easy! 😉🤜🏻
@lithicprehistory3187 3 жыл бұрын
Thanks mate!