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@pmarsico11 жыл бұрын
Wonderful and inspiring! Can't wait to make some tools and get started on something I've wanted to learn since I was a kid in the 60's! Thanks for taking the time to create and share this.
@darktechnologyjoeramirez42522 жыл бұрын
You chose the right knapper to learn from!Don't make any tools just go for a walk find some rocks and a bottle and get started.
@davidpoppenhagen4278 Жыл бұрын
Glass flak in the eye would be really painful and cost an emergency trip to the hospital. And some sleepless nights. Eye protection is very important I like the blue 🔵 color nice work. Thanks for showing this craft.
@KnapperJackCrafty Жыл бұрын
Yes, glass can be dangerous.
@jackblackpowderprepper4940 Жыл бұрын
That thing is gorgeous. You sure make it look easy.
@KnapperJackCrafty Жыл бұрын
Thanks
@marioamayaflamenco8 жыл бұрын
Beautiful work, Jack. You're an artist. And good explaining too.
@himanshuwilhelm55347 жыл бұрын
It is always surprising to see how thick the bottom of a bottle really is.
@American-Plague4 жыл бұрын
What really surprised me when I first started was how thick an old school TV screen really is. No wonder they're so damn heavy!
@jimmyrustler89833 жыл бұрын
@@American-Plague Oh yeah, Coupled with the CRT and the Flyback in them. They are great for electronics projects too, or as a dust collector, by simply turning them on 🤣
@terrygreennway96552 жыл бұрын
Nice piece. Thanks for the video. Terry
@TheRedhawke8 жыл бұрын
Very good explanation at starting at 8:00. Thanks for your time and sharing with us.
@ShinBone500012 жыл бұрын
Ahhh, one of my favorite materials to work with when I started knapping. It's really neat to look at finished arrowheads made from blue, green, brown and red glass bottle bottoms. I've read that Native Americans broke the red glass out of railroad lanterns to get material to make arrowheads. Nice video :)
@American-Plague4 жыл бұрын
Australian Aborigines also used to climb the poles of telegraph lines and steal the glass insulators causing the lines to suddenly go dead. The repairmen eventually solved this problem by simply leaving a couple extra glass insulators at the bottom of the poles. 😎
@KnapperJackCrafty11 жыл бұрын
Crushing the edge is when the tool makes sort of a "crackling" sound when trying to remove flakes instead of a snapping sound. Crushing creates only very small flakes and fragments and leaves the edge looking crushed and powdery instead of smooth, clean, and sharp.
@KnapperJackCrafty11 жыл бұрын
Watch some of my other vids... it's not pressure flaker. I made it out of a 3/4" diameter UHMW plastic rod, drilled a hole in the end, and inserted a piece of copper wire. Pretty easy. You can buy the rods at Harbor Freight or ebay and the wire is available at Home Depot.
@razorsharptokill3 жыл бұрын
Pleasure to watch. I have just got back into knapping while I am on a temporary military operation. Indirect percussion has opened new doors for me.
@KnapperJackCrafty3 жыл бұрын
Sweet.
@backyardsounds11 жыл бұрын
I tell you what would be awesome. If someone could film this with a dead on horizontal shot at super high speed then show the flaking at different angles to show what is happening with the knapp/percussion. It would look awesome and maybe demonstrate what's happening when the tap occurs.
@wesleyartrip507 жыл бұрын
a beautiful piece of work..liked the glove tip too
@user-eh4kv6vl8n4 ай бұрын
Enjoyed your sharing nice work.
@KnapperJackCrafty4 ай бұрын
Thanks
@woodcutter61032812 жыл бұрын
Well done friend, I have no local source of stone so I've been using a lot of glass. Thanks for showing us your method!
@KnapperJackCrafty12 жыл бұрын
Because flaking across the concave side in the beginning means that you will have to try to run long flakes in a concave surface, which doesn't make sense and doesn't yield good results. I get better results when I run flakes on the concave side during the last stage if thinning the point.
@josephstollsteimer15562 жыл бұрын
Great piece jack
@KnapperJackCrafty2 жыл бұрын
Thanks
@SaraSaraBoBara19 жыл бұрын
Very helpful, I am fairly new to knapping and love seeing all of the different techniques people use. Forming a rectangle is very smart for starting with a thicker glass bottom, I will try that next time I use thicker glass.
@KnapperJackCrafty9 жыл бұрын
Cool. Good luck with the knapping. Protect your eyes. :-)
@robertcorbell100610 жыл бұрын
I showed a kid one summer how to do this with just a pebble and a beer bottle bottom using an antler tip for pressuring. I shared mine during the lesson telling him that he could buy his own from a Petco or Bass Pro for five bucks. :)
@BushMania412 жыл бұрын
I like the way you pressure flake... I'll have to try that... Thanks for showing!
@scotyung77518 жыл бұрын
About cleaning up all that glass? I lay a 12x12 sheet of plastic down on my car put or if I'm working on tile floors, I sweep it all up then I mop the floor 5 times using mop & glow to bring back the shineyness. But, it takes several coats of mop & glow or insta-shine.
@KnapperJackCrafty8 жыл бұрын
Cool. :-)
@bongofury677 жыл бұрын
Car put??
@KnapperJackCrafty11 жыл бұрын
Little helpers... heheh. Actually, I'm holding the percussion tool behind my knee. I show this more clearly in one of my videos about "How I make a Video".
@williambuck693911 жыл бұрын
i know i still have a whole lot to learn ,but it allways did take me just a little longer to get the hang of some things.but i am persistant .thanks again for the videos
@KnapperJackCrafty11 жыл бұрын
Sure. If you have the equipment and the know-how to melt glass the go for it. Large bubbles and interior stress cracks will mess up your knapping, of course, but those are the only things that may be a problem.
@pedrobernal738911 жыл бұрын
The blue glass makes it look beautiful
@williamcleveland67155 жыл бұрын
Pretty cool I grabbed a piece of obsidian at the same time I started this video watching you. Mandu I need some help LOL
@KnapperJackCrafty5 жыл бұрын
Haha
@danmayer78453 жыл бұрын
Sweeet helping me lots right on
@NN18112 жыл бұрын
This is very cool.
@KnapperJackCrafty2 жыл бұрын
Thanks
@KnapperJackCrafty11 жыл бұрын
Glad you like it. Look around a bit... there's a ton of flintknapping videos out there. :-)
@Angnic2211 жыл бұрын
Never heard of knapping before, but this was pretty cool!!
@williambuck693911 жыл бұрын
glad I didn't have good and big enough pieces yet im afraid I would have wasted some good stone,but now if I come across some good stone im sure it wont be wasted ,thank you so much for youre videos,it is truly satisfying to be able too know I could make a small arrow head,givin the chance.you are a cool dude hobbit.
@KnapperJackCrafty11 жыл бұрын
All the glass ones go to my kids. They especially like the blue ones but I've made all sorts. I need to put up a video with a green arrowhead next, I think.
@marycomeau93642 жыл бұрын
Are there colors not in your glass collection?
@MontanaBarNone12 жыл бұрын
Looks great! I used to use pepto bismol bottle bottoms......kinda cool too.....
@KnapperJackCrafty11 жыл бұрын
They work very well... just like obsidian.
@genegorringe7395 Жыл бұрын
Damn brother that one is beautiful 👍 Gene Gorringe Mi ✌️🇺🇲
@KnapperJackCrafty11 жыл бұрын
Yes, you can use wood but the plastic is a lot like antler and has a bit of "bounce" to it and it works better than wood. The bounce helps to transfer energy into the material, I think.
@CrazyForFlint11 жыл бұрын
Nothing worse than making a nice glass arrowhead then waking up the next day with shards in your fingertips!
@stanleygoard85514 жыл бұрын
I bought 18 slabs of obsidian, thinking that it would be good to start learning on, it probably is but I still can't seem to figure out how to start a piece. My slabs range from 1/4 to 3/8 thick and 5 to 7 inches long. I would love to see a video about this please.
@theresabrown2035 жыл бұрын
Thank you for your videos they are awesome!
@KnapperJackCrafty5 жыл бұрын
You're welcome!
@MILOSLAVJMP11 жыл бұрын
To bylo rychlé a krásné. Díky.
@KnapperJackCrafty11 жыл бұрын
Sorry, the rods are available from Grainger, not Harbor Freight.
@scotyung77518 жыл бұрын
This tablet has a mind of it's own. it supposed to say carpet, not car put.
@marcosnunez19607 жыл бұрын
VERY NICE WORK.
@KnapperJackCrafty11 жыл бұрын
The white material is UHMW plastic rod.
@dakellymon8 жыл бұрын
A pleasure to watch
@KnapperJackCrafty8 жыл бұрын
+Randall Kelnhofer Thanks!
@Steve_Just_Steve5 жыл бұрын
Wow, that was cool. Thx
@KnapperJackCrafty5 жыл бұрын
Thanks.
@bongofury677 жыл бұрын
"A stack, a step, a hinge, its all the same to me" Well, it's not the same to me! I thought this was instructional? If you are gonna teach, then teach! Loved the video til that point. I learned a lot! Just wish you would have elaborated a bit more. Anyhow, I still enjoyed it, and keep it up! Thank you!
@KnapperJackCrafty7 жыл бұрын
A step is a broken-off flake before it terminates . A hinge has a scooped out termination. A stack is more than one step or hinge in a series (or on top of each other) that creates a raised spot or island. Whichever is the case, the solution is to remove flakes big enough to clean off the mess.
@bongofury677 жыл бұрын
Great! Thanks for the clarification. Im brand new to this.
@mikeneumann321110 жыл бұрын
Nice video. Very instructive. Thanks!
@williambuck693911 жыл бұрын
well I finally got it lmao,i finally slowed down enough to see what I was doing wrong ,why I couldn't get the small pieces of flint to spall and flake,yep I was watching you but I wasn't puttinto practice what you were saying.i still don't really have any flint or chert worthy of making an arrowhead but I can make it spall and flake im so happy I cant stand it .
@HipposHateWater9 жыл бұрын
I like your ishi candle ;)
@KnapperJackCrafty11 жыл бұрын
Yes, I hold it behind my knee. I sit low enough to allow for this or I put my foot on something to raise my knee.
@robertcorbell100610 жыл бұрын
I've heard of fingerless gloves, but not gloveless fingers... also I prefer antler tips to copper pressure flakers since they thin it out more.
@KnapperJackCrafty12 жыл бұрын
Also, you can leave the original surface showing on the concave side and not even worry about flaking it. The concave surface is already in the shape of a flute and will aid in hafting... so why mess with it if you don't have to? :-)
@captainflint84123 жыл бұрын
I can utilize glass bottle bottoms but can never fully remove the curve , my points always end up being bent .. Any chance of a small series on curved flakes and bottle glass ? Being bad at spalling I often end up with thick and fairly curved chunks or twisted ,curved thin flakes .. There must be a point in them but I struggle with the curves
@KnapperJackCrafty3 жыл бұрын
I've got more glass and obsidian videos coming up...
@gabewilkinson760911 жыл бұрын
very nice work,your good at that sir
@daveeden22207 жыл бұрын
you make it look so easy
@KnapperJackCrafty7 жыл бұрын
I wish. :-) Thanks.
@currenwiggin89824 жыл бұрын
I’m still a beginner, I’m on my 3 month of knapping and I just got an indirect percussion Ishi stick. I’m not sure how to use it because I’m not getting results like yours. my flakes aren’t as big. It is 3/4” in diameter, any tips. For a beginner of course. I’m only 13 but I want to make one good one by the time I’m 14.
@KnapperJackCrafty4 жыл бұрын
If you keep practicing you'll get good enough after a year. It takes a while. My advice is to knap only the good stuff or the best material you are able to get.
@currenwiggin89824 жыл бұрын
Before today, I was sitting on a beach chair. Today I tried on a bucket and got way better results. I was knapping high quality dacite.
@MrGoldsmith200011 жыл бұрын
Interesting and informative video. Thanks for posting it.
@KnapperJackCrafty11 жыл бұрын
I agree. All we need is a volunteer... :-)
@KnapperJackCrafty10 жыл бұрын
I would use the steel. Mild steel is less brittle and will give you better results than brass.
@justinhall2117 Жыл бұрын
Would you recommend practicing on glass before knapping stone? I ask because I'm having difficulty riding the right stones near me
@KnapperJackCrafty Жыл бұрын
If you have nothing else, then yes, I recommend bottle glass. But heat treated stone is best.
@justinhall2117 Жыл бұрын
@@KnapperJackCrafty is all the stone that you're knapping heat treated first off camera?
@wendelledde6953 жыл бұрын
where could i get the u h m w plastic rods. my local harbor freight dont carry those any more
@KnapperJackCrafty3 жыл бұрын
Ebay or grainger.com
@outdoorsmandanny11 жыл бұрын
O ok. Thanks for all the help
@KnapperJackCrafty11 жыл бұрын
Glad to hear that! Persistence is key. :-)
@Angnic2211 жыл бұрын
Thank you sir! I actually watched quite a few. The resulting pieces are beautiful. What do you do with them when you are done?
@keeganyost8123 Жыл бұрын
I use a similar technic with glass bottles. But I sometimes have a hard time with getting flakes to travel across the entire blade. What's the secret?
@KnapperJackCrafty Жыл бұрын
The secret is lots of practice.
@keeganyost8123 Жыл бұрын
@@KnapperJackCrafty Alrighty
@KnapperJackCrafty11 жыл бұрын
There are some knappable stones in NY, one of them being onondaga chert. There's also esopus chert, and normanskill chert. You may want to google "New York Lithics and Cherts". It's a business that sells chert to flintknappers.
@1zzyfixed11 жыл бұрын
your welcome and i wish i can do that
@Luciffrit11 жыл бұрын
Well I was going to grind the glass down to powder or close enough state then pour that into a clay vessel and let it sit over the top of my coal bbq until it melted through finally pulling it out with tongs and letting it air cool in a bucket of ash I have. Hopefully I'll get minimal bubbles.
@KnapperJackCrafty12 жыл бұрын
Hmmm.. I got to go find one of those...
@Luciffrit11 жыл бұрын
Just wondering, if you were to melt a bunch of old beer bottles into a core would that be a good material to nap?
@michaelvannoy75662 жыл бұрын
Will you show all the tools you used on this head ,thanks
@KnapperJackCrafty2 жыл бұрын
Do a KZbin search for "jack crafty tools"
@KnapperJackCrafty11 жыл бұрын
The easiest place to find flint is ebay. Of course, you'll have to buy it. Free flint is available to pick up off the ground in certain areas. Most of these areas are kept secret for obvious reasons. Try to find a flintknapping group near you (google it) and attend one of their gatherings or "knap-ins". They will have lots of flint.
@jacksongraydon25034 жыл бұрын
What brand was the bottle? Hard to find large blue bottles
@KnapperJackCrafty4 жыл бұрын
Go to Walmart and look for Riesling wine in the blue bottles. It costs around $10 a bottle. Or you can order blue wine bottles off the internet. Those are about $2 to $4 each but you have to buy a whole case of 12.
@triumphmanful11 жыл бұрын
Is that a copper or brass tip on that tool ? It also looks like it is loose, is it supposed to be loose ? And the handle is long, do you hold it between your legs, then whack it lightly ?
@robertmetevier97103 жыл бұрын
I heard a lot of women in tribes were the ones that made arrowheads one of the tribes had the women doing it because women I guess had more patience I don't know if that's true or not
@KnapperJackCrafty3 жыл бұрын
I haven't heard that one, but it has been shown that women in some tribes were knocking out blades from prepared cores and also using debitage flakes for various cutting tasks.
@KnapperJackCrafty11 жыл бұрын
Cool... I'll look into it.
@AMBOSS_Silesia11 жыл бұрын
No, no :D I meant that it's nothing new that I've enjoyed it ^^ It's awesome as always :) I've collected some bottles to make arrowheads, but don't have such a nice blue glass. Only green, brown and white. Maybe I'll find somewhere if I really try :P
@squatos196911 жыл бұрын
interesting technique,Ill try it.
@rattlerboi40343 жыл бұрын
i'm slightly confused, i'm trying to learn and most people i watch that flintknapp say to flake the concave side...k
@KnapperJackCrafty3 жыл бұрын
Yeah, I know. Just do what works for you. If it seems like nothing is working, make arrowheads out of bone.😁
@rattlerboi40348 ай бұрын
@@KnapperJackCraftyomg I just read this like a year later and I am laughing so hard rn, anyways I'm 14 now and my skills have improved, must of my pieces are ever so slightly thick, but they are really nice little arrowheads, even made a flanged knife blade! My arrowheads recently have started averaging a good 1-2 inches! I am so proud of them, even though they don't compare to some of the arrowheads you've made lol
@KnapperJackCrafty8 ай бұрын
@rattlerboi4034 keep on doin what you're doin!
@2016thompj811 жыл бұрын
Hey mate Ive herd of an ishi stick but it doesn't seem to be like the tool you have Could you please tell me the name of the tool with the rounded point that you put against the rock then hit with the other thing Thanks
@dodgercan3 жыл бұрын
Do you have that Knapping tool under your knee if not how are you using it?
@KnapperJackCrafty3 жыл бұрын
Yes, under my knee.
@roberthahn59452 жыл бұрын
Is that Cooper in that synthetic material
@KnapperJackCrafty2 жыл бұрын
Yes
@ReiGnoFBaDaSSerY11 жыл бұрын
I think ill make some of these for my atlatl darts.
@KnapperJackCrafty11 жыл бұрын
People have been using glass for knapping ever since it was invented. :-)
@MrDavidTiller12 жыл бұрын
Havn't forgotten the Obsidian. Just not getting much time here. Sorry!
@kingharvest8 жыл бұрын
Possibly a strange question, but in these glass/obsidian knapping videos I'm always really curious how people deal with cleaning all of the tiny, tiny shards in their working area. I've watched lots of instructional videos and never seen someone address how they keep their work area clean enough to where they aren't constantly paranoid about glass shards everywhere. Do you have any clean up advice for beginners?
@KnapperJackCrafty8 жыл бұрын
Lots and lots of dusting off (my clothes and arms/hands) and lots of vacating. I even vacuum my face and hair. I've worked with glass a lot and I'm extra OCD when it comes to the cleanup.
@KnapperJackCrafty8 жыл бұрын
vacuuming
@kingharvest8 жыл бұрын
Fair enough. I have a similar compulsion with every day glass breakage because I just really hate broken glass. I guess once you get a pattern down for cleaning up your space after working it's not such a hassle.
@bongofury677 жыл бұрын
Here is my advice. Do it outside! Away from were anyone walks or plays. I do mine on the edge of my lawn. If thats not possible, put down a 6 by 6 tarp, or something equivilent. You can capture it all.
@bongofury677 жыл бұрын
Also, what do you do if you drop a glass and it shatters everywhere. Just clean up the same.
@Promethium6665 жыл бұрын
why not use a dremel or a belt sander to reduce the glass to the shape your after, whats the point of knapping when better tools exist? Or do you do it because you want to get in touch with your inner cave man? or is it because you like knapping as a hobby to make things like glass arrowheads for display? I'm really curious as to why people do this when there are better tools available to shape stone/glass/volcanic rock.
@KnapperJackCrafty5 жыл бұрын
Have you tried shaping glass with a dremel tool or sander? Someone would probably ask, "Why did you choose to shape glass when there are much better materials for sanding like bone or wood?" Knapping is cool. That's why I do it.
@American-Plague4 жыл бұрын
If we're asking that question then why even shape glass at all? Why not just buy a gun? Because knapping is a hobby like any other. People do it because that's what they like to do, not because it's necessary.
@KnapperJackCrafty11 жыл бұрын
Riesling wine, purchased at wal-mart.
@KnapperJackCrafty11 жыл бұрын
Cool.
@mjbradshaw11 жыл бұрын
Is that white punch you are using held under your leg?
@user-wl1po8df9y4 жыл бұрын
Ancient silla
@KnapperJackCrafty11 жыл бұрын
You're welcome.
@macumuzahn9 жыл бұрын
Hi, do you have a video showing how you are holding the rod which is doing the striking onto the glass, how is it secured. Many thanks.
@KnapperJackCrafty9 жыл бұрын
see this video: kzbin.info/www/bejne/mZLTeJRugtdgo7c
@macumuzahn9 жыл бұрын
Many thanks to you Sir.
@gabewilkinson760911 жыл бұрын
how log have people been using glass for knapping ?
@bongofury677 жыл бұрын
how is he holding the striker?
@alanroberts40607 жыл бұрын
superb
@KnapperJackCrafty12 жыл бұрын
No worries. :-)
@KnapperJackCrafty11 жыл бұрын
Nothing new? Geez. I guess there are plenty of other guys out there knapping glass with indirect percussion...? And with two cameras to capture the action? :p
@mtnman2598 жыл бұрын
17:39 is where you changed your approach to the same way I pressure flake mine the whole way. When you hold it in the palm of your hand to flake - I find I can't get the knack of doing it like that. Is this frowned on then to do it in the manner which you changed to after 17:39 ? Does it really matter that much ? I find that I can hold the point at such an angle and put pressure on it to make the flakes travel better and not create such a steep bevel edge.
@KnapperJackCrafty8 жыл бұрын
+Daniel Patrick There is nothing wrong with using pressure the way you do. In fact, that's how most people remove flakes from glass. I'm the exception. :-)