201 - 2/2 Spalling Chert (Flint) for Flintknapping

[@-NGC-6302-]

Fun to watch, great info, and great handwriting too

[@KnapperJackCrafty]

Thank you. 😊

[@Chief2Moon]

You're saving hundreds of guys from years& years of trial& error frustrations while trying to understand flint knapping with your informative videos. Good job!

[@KnapperJackCrafty]

Thank you. I'm glad you think so.

[@waterloofishing6277]

So I surveyed a bunch in Austin and started looking into Flint napping just before I moved to Houston on a job site in Williamson county near Taylor. I found a ton of Georgetown Flint and a drainage ditch that they used to build a gabian that broke when it got flooded out. 60 lbs maybe … we’ve spoken before and you’ve given me some tips tonight after watching this video and I’m probably on Number three or four of how many hours I’ve watched you and I’ve enjoyed every minute. I like your sense of humor brother but tonight watching some of the stuff you did in the way you were striking stuff help me render a big thick piece of rock down to way thinner pieces, appreciate you, sir

[@waterloofishing6277]

Sorry for speech to text making me sound like I’m a lil off

[@KnapperJackCrafty]

No worries. 👍

[@donjackson8816]

Oh wow. You just tossed in on the ground. Now I would love to dig through your scrap pile. By far better than I will ever be able to produce. Keep it up Don Jackson

[@deerhunter5248]

Dont worry! Its not his scrap pile!

[@KnapperJackCrafty]

I hold the flint spall with a variable grip, like I would if I was going to throw the stone. If you plan on throwing a stone far, then you would grip quite hard. If only a short distance, then only a slightly firm grip. If I plan on removing a large flake, I hold the stone more firmly and vice versa. There is slight pressure against the antler.

[@KnapperJackCrafty]

Hit higher on the edge. You can also use a softer hammer like antler or even wood. The trick to spalling is finding the right "zone" where you are using the right hammer, the right amount of force, hitting the correct spot on the edge, and following through on your strikes. It's not as easy as it looks, as you have found out. :-)

[@charlesmckinney3560]

A 10 year old video still teaching! I really need to work on my hammerstones to be able to break the larger nodules down into more usable material.

[@KnapperJackCrafty]

Very useful, those sneaky hammerstones...😁

[@gtownbullyz]

I often refer back to your videos when i forget something but i must give you a huge amount of credit for what i have learned. I used to throw away smaller flakes that i didn't want or know how to mess with. Not anymore 👍

[@KnapperJackCrafty]

Thanks Pete. Always glad to hear that my videos are of some use. :-)

[@KnapperJackCrafty]

My cloves get torn on the fingertips from using the indirect percussion flaking tool.

[@Barbarossa4U]

Thanks again. I love watching your work.

[@SagittariusMontana]

You make it look so easy. Very good instruction.

[@senkuu_ishigamii]

I was 9 when u posted this

[@KnapperJackCrafty]

Oh dang. 😁

[@s.a.cuthbertson9146]

I'm in north texas not much around, I'm going to south texas soon maybe i'll get some there. thanks

[@KnapperJackCrafty]

+S.A. Cuthbertson If you are traveling south, the areas of Austin and San Antonio (and everywhere in between) are the best places to find flint and chert. Check all the landscape supply yards and the public river beds. Private property is where most of the flint is, though, so if you know people with land in that area, that would be your best bet.

[@KnapperJackCrafty]

The point is to create pieces that can be made into tools and arrowheads. The core can also be made into a tool or arrowhead.

[@KnapperJackCrafty]

Thanks. Yeah, the hammer stone is gradually getting smaller... I need to go on a hammer stone run.

[@kathylong4712]

The art of making small pieces out of big pieces

[@KnapperJackCrafty]

yep.

[@MrFritzzz666]

6:30 the term you are looking for is follow thru

[@KnapperJackCrafty]

Yes, follow through. I was a bit younger and silly when I made this video....

[@kullcraven]

The stuff your working with in this video, looks alot like the euro flint i find on my beach here. it has alot of those spots that you call concrete in it. Very hard to knap i find, and so hard to crack, i mean i have to hit it really hard two three times most times.Another great video,

[@KnapperJackCrafty]

Thanks. Where in Europe are you?

[@stevenfry3442]

Great video. One question - what should I look for in selecting a hammer stone?

[@KnapperJackCrafty]

Hard and rough.

[@KnapperJackCrafty]

The best flint in my area is called "Gerogetown Flint" and you can buy it online. I highly recommend it. Yes, I buy it too. It's cheaper than driving across Texas to pick it up.

[@KnapperJackCrafty]

@@hellodudes7534 good choice.

[@KnapperJackCrafty]

I'm not sure about Ontario. You might want to email Tim Rast, who runs a site called "elfshotgallery". He knows more about Canadian sources of flint and other kanppable materials.

[@hardcorecrepergaming2571]

i dont have flint(chert) in my nerby

[@triumphmanful]

I can't imagine how long it took Michaelangelo and Leonardo Da Vinci to carve their masterpieces ! They must have spent years apprenticing and learning their art to get to the level of expertise they were at ! I feel some of that just knapping some flint or glass arrowheads!

[@emilelite321]

i collect rocks but i might have more than 1 piece of flint; i know i have one piece of flint, but i have other rocks that kinda look like flint, and might have quartz and obsidian in my collection

[@jimmorgan8688]

3:36 Behold the face of Jesus in the stone! 😂

[@KnapperJackCrafty]

Or Bluto?

[@mohawksniper79]

do you know sumwere close to ontario that you can find and collect your own flint/chert?

[@NATURESDARKWRATH]

What exactly does heat treating stone do. Thank you for all your help.

[@KnapperJackCrafty]

Heat treating makes the stone more glass-like. Something happens on at the microscopic level that makes the stone easier to fracture. There's a debate going about whether the heat weakens the bonds between the crystals or strengthens them.

[@geneo3654]

where can I buy some of this chert? we dont have any in the lower Hudson Valley here in New York

[@KnapperJackCrafty]

Try contacting Curtis Smith at [e-mail]

[@mohawksniper79]

what kind of flint/chert do you use for good arrow points for small and big game in getting into the old way of hunting and making all my own gear.

[@ryano.9004]

Man, i crush my platforms doing like you did at around the 3:10 mark... any hints or tips?

[@KnapperJackCrafty]

There are so many reasons for crushing that a book could be written on it. But the easiest way to avoid it is to use a softer hammer. Hard hammers are merciless. But sometimes you just need to take your time and hit as perfectly as you can. Rushing the flake is the most common mistake.

[@SGTKOHN]

How do I avoid "crushing"? I've started with my dad and we went through 20 lbs of stone without a decent flake

[@KnapperJackCrafty]

Try heat treating it. I have some videos on heat treating... and there are others out there with videos and web pages that describe heat treating. :-)

[@marine7289]

Have a question: could you use the chert pieces for flint attached to the hammer on a flintlock rifle?

[@KnapperJackCrafty]

Yes, of course.

[@Tristenvanstraten]

How do you get all of that chert If you find it where Where do you live

[@KnapperJackCrafty]

+Tristen VS I live in Texas. Flint like this is found in river beds (mainly). The rounded nodules have been tumbled smooth. The blocky flint come from exposures on the surface of dry land or hillsides.

[@nbfisherman3760]

where you can find this type of stone?

[@KnapperJackCrafty]

Thanks, m'friend!

[@geneo3654]

can you use that for striking fire steel for lighting charcloth ?

[@KnapperJackCrafty]

Yes, this stone works very well for flint and steel firestarters.

[@KnapperJackCrafty]

Cool kids! :-) Yep, follow through. Thanks!

[@KnapperJackCrafty]

Thank you!

[@The09po0]

Where would I look for raw, workable flint/chert?

[@s.a.cuthbertson9146]

Ok thanks so much.

[@lvalle1994]

Were do you get all your materials like flint and chert

[@KnapperJackCrafty]

I live in Texas, so I can pick up flint for free along certain roads. I also buy chert from certain landscape supply yards. But it's not very good quality. The best flint is from "rock hounds". You can find them at knap-ins and online. In any case, it costs money: gas money (if you pick it up yourself) or actually purchasing the stone. If you want to know my personal "free" spots, I don't reveal those to the public because all the good stone will dissapear in a few weeks.

[@vinnyjamea96]

Where do you find Flint?

[@ayereese7535]

what happen on your glove

[@NATURESDARKWRATH]

Will tiger eye stone work well?

[@KnapperJackCrafty]

Tigers eye is a type of quartz that does not fracture in the way you would need for flintknapping. I've never knapped it but it looks to me like it has many layers with weak bonds between them. I think glass or obsidian would be your best bet of you don't have any suitable stone.

[@s.a.cuthbertson9146]

where do you get all that flint???

[@KnapperJackCrafty]

+S.A. Cuthbertson I'm in Texas. We have lots of flint laying around if you know where to look. :-)

[@MicahsArtShack]

what kind of stone are you using, is it texas flint?

[@KnapperJackCrafty]

Yes, this flint is from Texas. It's called Edwards Plateau chert.

[@MicahsArtShack]

thanks

[@jessicayork7781]

It can be pretty hard hes on point with a good follow through

[@keen9629]

That word, levalois could closely be pronounced phoeneticaly as ....le...val...wa

[@jojo19001]

what is the point of this? and making the core?

[@johnivery3056]

Do you sell rock?

[@KnapperJackCrafty]

No, but I recommend kentuckyflintworks.com

[@memoryrinehart]

Are you Native American Mr. Jack?

[@KnapperJackCrafty]

Partly. About 11%

[@tuledude89]

HOW HARD ARE YOU ACTUALLY HOLDING ON TO THE ?? LIKE AN EGG OR JUST HARD ENOUGH TO KEEP IT FROM FLYIN OR LIKE THE NECK OF THE GUY DATIN UR DAUGHTER LOL ALSO WHEN I SEE YOU DO THE INDIRECT METHOD ARE YOU JUST HOLDING THE MATERIAL THERE OR IS THERE ANY UPWARD PULL ANY LATERAL PRESSURE AGAINST ANTLER??? JUSTTT CURIOUS??? ID HATE TO START A NEW HOBBY YOU MAKE IT LOOK LIKE FUN

[@ayereese7535]

sell em

[@Kenoit]

I honestly don't know how I got to this side of KZbin... I don't even know what this stuff is LOL. Bye Bye!

[@JJClassic]

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