1559 - Thinning a Thick Tip Flintknapping

Flintknapping. Knapping rocks. Making stone tools. Arrowhead. Lithic reduction.
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WHAT IS HIGH GRADE STONE?
Anything you can run a 1/2" or more flake with a pressure flaker.
HEAT TREATING:
Heat treat a few FLAKES of everything you got except HIGH GRADE Raw Stone, Obsidian, Dacite, Basalt, Hornstone, Sonora, Fort Payne, or Rhyolite. Start with flakes and spalls less than 1" thick for 200°F for 24 hours to dry it out. Then raise the temp to 275°F and hold for 4 hours. Let cool down for 12 hours. Chip and compare. If no difference, put back I at 200°F for 1/2 hour, then raise to 275 for 1/2 hour, then raise to 325 for 4 hours.
Let cool down for 12 hours. Chip and compare. If no difference, put back in at 200°F for 1/2 hour, then raise to 275 for 1/2 hour, then raise to 325 for 1/2 hour, the raise to 375 for 4 hours.
Repeat with temp going up 50°F until you reach 600°F or nice chippable stone. Whichever comes first. If no good result, or things blow up, let us know.

[@kellogg8998]

This guy flutes.

[@derstreuner4517]

You are a magician! If I'd travel to the paleolithic time I would like to take you with me :D

[@KnapperJackCrafty]

😁

[@hurch1915]

How to thin a chubby arrowhead tip: Step 1- Be "Jack Crafty". Step 2 - Flute, and/or bevel, and/or zigzag the tip as needed. If you can complete step 1, then step 2 is a breeze. Otherwise, it might not go so well. 😜 You make it look so easy. (It's not easy.)

[@Dav624]

What a perfect video at a perfect time

[@mjash01]

Great video!

[@johnenglish8261]

Your video was recommended. Wow, I haven't knapped in years. I started using glass years ago because it was easy to work with and is readily available. I love the indirect percussion, never heard of it before. Keep on rocking.👍👍✌️

[@ambitioustoad6604]

I’m a beginner and really liked this vid. The camera position and detail really showed the platforms and your angles of percussion and pressure flaking well, imho. The material is a nice color and easy to see what’s going on.

[@gregevans3785]

The stone I use is grime’s graves flint, it nearly always ends up as a thick point unless I start with an already thin flake, but this wastes a lot of rock to produce one. I will either have to build something to heat treat it or I could slab it first with a diamond disc (bit of a cheat).

[@lostpony4885]

Wow great demonstration when you switched to percussion it was very Pow

[@magnushorus5670]

Oh that was helpful! Thank you. I’m looking through your videos to see if you offer any advice of pressure flaking a sharp edge. Mine are always jagged and ugly but it’s fun to learn. You have a lot of helpful and entertaining videos. These are a gift on hot lazy days good sir

[@carr869]

OK, I’m still a firm believer that you’re some kind of wizard or something. I’m having that same issue as that. But I will keep working and trying to improve myself. Thank you for your help. Tom

[@KnapperJackCrafty]

Haha... thank you.

[@TIMBASSIX]

Premature flakulation.. I know it too well.

[@KnapperJackCrafty]

Haha

[@garycompton4308]

I'm new at this and have had a lot of problems with thinning thanks Jack Gary from Jacksonville Fla

[@KnapperJackCrafty]

You're very welcome

[@shroompicn-shrooman]

6:10 I'm new .. would love to meet your dog 🐕... sounds friendly 😂... Love tge channel BTW .. i have never worked with any thing like stone or glass complete noob .. im going to start with making the tools ... i come from a HVAC background and think im good with my hands .. and saw your video on napping floor tile ... i may start there because of availability of materials ... i have some horn (whitetail) to use and some thick copper ground wire ... and all-thread. To start with and old screwdrivers.. Retirement here I come 😂 ✌🍄👍

[@rayocaballo6122]

Every video I watch of yours I say why can’t I do that you make it look so easy when it is extremely difficult

[@shortdognate]

I needed this! TY

[@KnapperJackCrafty]

You're very welcome

[@rodneygriffin622]

That was amazing

[@Myytoh888]

Thank you!!!!!

[@bobe8868]

Great job. Very helpful.

[@KnapperJackCrafty]

Thanks

[@kendallmay7977]

The thumbnail on this video makes me want sashimi 🍣

[@KnapperJackCrafty]

😆

[@rherteux]

Very helpful, thank you! What is that leather pad called that you were holding when you were doing your pressure flaking?

[@KnapperJackCrafty]

Domed pad. I made it myself.

[@Myytoh888]

Perfect😁

[@123guitardan]

Hi Jack I have a question for you is blue pearl granite nappable?

[@KnapperJackCrafty]

Noper

[@lostpony4885]

Thinning? The camera adds 20 pounds

[@KnapperJackCrafty]

Heehee