1304 - Part 1/3 - Basic Knapping

[@PaleoGreenByrd]

Great video...That stone knapped nicely.... LOL, but seriously - It really struck a note with me when you started to talk about "Luck" .... I think as knappers, sometimes we get caught up in quantifying our progress based solely on the results of our flakes versus what we expected for a flake. While this is obviously a component of evaluating our skillset, it leaves so much unmeasurable data out of the equation. There's something in my lizard brain that just want's to take that flake, when I know it's not a perfect platform, or there is chatter in the way. But I somehow still know that there's a good chance I can still get that flake I'm looking for. Hard to explain, but you summed it up perfectly.

[@SonoraSlinger]

I was napping nicely until I hear ol Jack banging rocks. Thanks for the vid Jack

[@KnapperJackCrafty]

😁

[@SamJ6131]

I am one of those 'people's that is aware of knapping, but have no idea of the 'wherefore and the why' of what you are doing.... thanks for doing this and I am subscribing.

[@KnapperJackCrafty]

Awesome

[@BryanKoenig379]

I don't mind all the chatter makes it all the better. The more knowledge I can get from you the better

[@petepeterson4540]

I hate to step back but I was there about ten years ago and had no one to show me now the have this dude Jack Crafty other wise known as the allergic hobbit and Patrick Blanc to whom I think is a distant relative of mel blanc.

[@KnapperJackCrafty]

Haha...😁

[@Fish_Master]

Dude I’m in central Texas and I’ve used that stuff before. It sucks.

[@KnapperJackCrafty]

Correct. 😁

[@Fish_Master]

Also one question. Have you ever worn ear plugs. I’ve noticed that god damn some flint really rings when you smash it.

[@KnapperJackCrafty]

No. I've never worn ear plugs when knapping.

[@ZAPADOR-1986]

Jack tengo ciertas dudas con el agarre de la pieza en la mano. Normalmente intento ajustarla firmemente intentando "dirigir" La energía hacia el centro, pero me baso en sensaciones, desconozco si estoy agarrando correctamente la pieza ya que uso mucha agresividad con la cuarcita cruda y en algunos momentos la sujeto como ella me deja jajaja. He revisado las listas de videos pero no sé si tiene algún video especifico explicando algo sobre este tema. Saludos.

[@KnapperJackCrafty]

If you make a video showing your technique, I might be able to help you. 😁

[@petepeterson4540]

take your bets step up lay em down 10 in

[@watershedwonders1744]

Ha first, pat, they just have to hang around and watch and wait, you will get back around to it...eventually

[@marycomeau9364]

LOL

[@T.J-and-Soul]

Well documented

[@chucklearnslithics3751]

What I learned: Good flint knappers, with all their luck, should be playing the lottery. Me: Well. I'll probably still take a swing at the lottery too. It's a billion dollar platform at the moment afterall. Maybe I'll get lucky this time! 😁

[@KnapperJackCrafty]

Every completed point is a payoff on a wager.😁

[@marycomeau9364]

26:20 isn't luck a way to add the stone's peculiarities into the process? Because I am not sure the "old guys" understood sheer forces and hertzian cones the way we do.

[@KnapperJackCrafty]

Yes. Luck can preserve some interesting features for sure.

[@jamesvangiesen8184]

Why do you bury big aces for later completion?

[@KnapperJackCrafty]

I don't bury them. They used to bury them back in the day. For safe keeping.

[@scottgoldsberry2730]

Don't go hurting your wrist, our village could starve🦌

[@GL4speed]

I use the term "intended platform" with percussion. I know where I intend to hit. I see you above center a lot early in like me driving thicker reduction flakes. A point you may consider in your instruction is the when and why of that. Most info is always below center no matter what and that greatly hindered me until John Tuttle asked me why not. He grabbed a piece and hit it above center and cleared a whole turtleback in one lick. Major turning point for me early on along with finger pressure in the line of travel during reduction.

[@aslanbosnakoglu8240]

dont delete videos

[@jamesvangiesen8184]

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