240 - Thin Arrowhead Part 1/2

[@johneldengibbons9413]

I am posting to say Thank You. In the 90s, I was a partner in a Survival School in Northern New York (Now closed), I worked for the NYS OCFS as an outdoor leader, Wilderness Challenge for six years (no, we did not teach them these skills). I have a degree in Anthropology. I'm a US Navy Vet., I have been studying, playing, and working with flint knapping for over two decades. Your Video (The DVD) taught me more than all the years, people, and events (Sitting on the blue tarp with the experts) that I have learned from. Anyone. Anyone wishing to learn as a beginner or improve their flint knapping ability needs this DVD. Thank you So much from a grateful flint knapper. "Uga Booga" Best DVD I ever purchased.

[@KnapperJackCrafty]

Thank you. 😁 I'm just now reading your comment. Could you send me a link to the DVD you're talking about? I haven't put one out yet.

[@johneldengibbons9413]

@@KnapperJackCrafty kzbin.info/www/bejne/hqfCcp2IhK6NrLM

[@KnapperJackCrafty]

@@johneldengibbons9413 This is not me. I didn't produce this video.

[@jimrichards8744]

Always something to learn in your videos for knappers of all levels.

[@lesw.7691]

Always learning something about knapping when I watch your videos, replicated my indirect tools after yours when I watched this a few years ago. Thanks again for all your time, help and support

[@KnapperJackCrafty]

You're very welcome

[@WayneTheSeine]

Mind blowing skill. When younger I picked up many exquisite arrowheads and bird points and always marveled at the skill it took to make them. Thanks

[@scotthaddad563]

I’ve been watching your videos for several weeks now and you have taught me so many techniques that I never even dreamed of back in the nineties when I was trying to self teach this art. After many frustrating months I gave up trying for the thin perfect point and quit altogether. Thanks for sparking my interest again and providing me with some new mental tools.

[@KnapperJackCrafty]

You're welcome and thanks for the kind words.

[@Freeknickers24]

Yeah too bad we didnt have these videos back then. In the mid 90s, around 10 to 13 years old, i got to where i could make it look like an arrow head but it would be too thick and asymmetrical. I just have to make/procure some tools and i will be trying again to make a nice arrow head.

[@KnapperJackCrafty]

@@Freeknickers24 sounds great. Make a video or two when you get the hang of it.

[@tylarmelfi6158]

Hey man I’m learning a lot from your teaching. You make only the comments necessary for the viewer to learn. You do your work in a good and effective way. Glad I found you.

[@KnapperJackCrafty]

I appreciate that!

[@josephfolsom2030]

Absolutely outstanding craftsmanship!👍👍👍

[@KnapperJackCrafty]

Thank you

[@jasonrichardson7239]

Just getting back into this again. Thanks for sharing.

[@B-leafer]

Amazing. Really educational. Outstanding job. Very talented.

[@KnapperJackCrafty]

Thank you very much!

[@HDshovelEd]

Something that's just amazing about watching this from start to finish, a talent for sure

[@denizmennis1032]

Sir , you have the talent . i take off my hat with respect !

[@oyetequilla5728]

Fascinating to watch you, Thanks for making the video.

[@deerhunter5248]

Jack: 23:45 im not driving flakes, im just trying to mess the edge up Me: those are the the flakes i make!

[@KnapperJackCrafty]

Haha...

[@woodsinme]

Very nice. Thinning is what sets some apart. My skills are improving. Don't know if I will ever be completely happy with one of mine but this was very helpful. Only became aware of indirect percussion a couple of years ago and have yet to try it. Have a homemade Ishi stick but haven't used it indirectly. You make it look easy. Thanks for the video.

[@KnapperJackCrafty]

You're very welcome. And you should immediately try the indirect method. Better late than never. :-)

[@rdaugherty52]

It's hard to imagine primitive man knowing all these moves to make a arrow head but I guess they did. Nice work thanks for showing.

[@KnapperJackCrafty]

All these moves can be learned through practice and by watching others that have a lot of practice.

[@woodsinme]

Read a National Geographic article years ago about a cache of obsidian blades in South America that were insane. Recommend anyone read it and look at the pictures.

[@saltwaters2217]

I was impressed in thirty seconds!

[@johnmartin6140]

Thanks for these videos...You are a great teacher....great flintknapper too.Thanks.

[@KnapperJackCrafty]

Thank you John.

[@larryg9137]

Absolutely Amazing! Thank You!

[@KnapperJackCrafty]

You're very welcome

[@tommyherbert3931]

My first time watching your video. You did an outstanding job making the arrow. Looks like this is tedious work.

[@KnapperJackCrafty]

Thanks. Yes, very tedious.

[@MATTHEWS713]

Ive seen uga booga 27 timesand i know a jack crafty when i hear one... it was definitely you😂

[@jefferyflanagan7157]

If you don't mind me asking what is that your using to flake the flint sir

[@KnapperJackCrafty]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/oWGroKhpjtCkpqs

[@oisinnewport8668]

hmmm seems I either need to make or buy an indirect percussion tool

[@emanuelferreira4188]

Taí, uma coisa que nunca pensei que fosse ver em vida, "confecção" de artefatos da "Idade da Pedra" nós dias de hoje... Parabéns, Magnífico trabalho. 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

[@RobertKaucher]

Existem mais praticante desta arte hoje em dia do que em qualquer período da pre-historia da humanidade.

[@christopherbunik2116]

Great information and video. Thank you.

[@johnmartin6140]

Thanks for doing these videos for us....I`m hooked on these flintknapping videos....I`ve made 3 so far,real chunky and heavy,but each one is better than the last....I`m learning from you.thanks again .

[@Lolatheiyatola]

Absolutely incredible

[@KnapperJackCrafty]

Thank you.

[@clarencemoney8975]

I always learn a lot from watching your videos. thanks for all the great tips and techniques

[@KnapperJackCrafty]

Thank you Clarence.

[@TheTribeOfBenjamin]

That was awesome to watch, Man! Crazy thin point!...Ben

[@greywolfwalking6359]

TheTribeOfBenjamin indeed!

[@rodneyflynn3259]

Dang, I was holding my breath when you were finishing up near the tip!

[@williamwhite9481]

Same

[@Dusty357]

Wow mate you certainly have getting the hang of napping. That's a beautiful bit of work its as thin as a sumatrian point from Spain France am desperately trying to find flint here in North Northumberland UK just small pebbles all a can find a will stumble no doubt in to some one day . Amazing work my friend, take care. Liam 😉

[@greywolfwalking6359]

Great technique.. Good looking piece, thanks for sharing! ATB from sunny Wintergarden,Florida👍🌴😎🌴👍!

[@KnapperJackCrafty]

Thanks!

[@Paul_Spence1964]

Fantastic work. Well done.

[@rodneyflynn3259]

I love your Technique! I have got to try that

[@trippingonrocks1165]

Oh I get it now, how cool is that, I like that you're keeping a good thing going and sharing this awesome talent with us. Keep up the good work and perseverance. 👍🏼 #thefinders

[@juddgibson363]

I would like to see your pressure flaker and how you're using it. Thanks

[@KnapperJackCrafty]

Just do a KZbin search for "jack crafty tools". I have videos on my tools.

[@bohurley8626]

How do you hold your indirect flaker? Under your knee, belt over the thigh, or something else? I've tried indirect, but cant find a comfortable way of holding the flaker where it stays in one place.

[@KnapperJackCrafty]

I hold it behind my knee. It's the technique I invented. It's not really that comfortable but it works.😁

[@montanabarnone365]

Your preforms are better than my finished points Patrick! heh heh! Always fun watching the progress on a point with yer method.......

[@flatbow100]

your baaack, great to see some new vids from you

[@jkiry]

Great Job! Thanks for posting. John

[@KnapperJackCrafty]

Thanks!

[@senatorjosephmccarthy2720]

Thanks. That's a nice, thin arrow head. I keep mistakenly thinking it's done, and you keep knapping. Never knapped one yet, but have made some different kinds from blades, spoons, sheet metal. By the time an arrow is boughten or made, it's a valuable article, so we stick slingers Practice.

[@jamiecox5430]

Man that’s a AWSOME point!

[@rodneyflynn3259]

If I'm not mistaken, you are holding your napper underneath your knee, and slapping it with a?

[@KnapperJackCrafty]

Yes.

[@passingthetorch126]

How do you get that zig zag edge without even trying it seems

[@KnapperJackCrafty]

Lots of practice

[@brianhall9368]

Can anyone tell me what type of flint that is and where it comes from? Did it alter its color because it was heat treated? My father gave me a arrowhead he had found down in Harrison County Ohio that looks exactly like that material. The notches go in and upward towards the tip of the point and it is beveled basically on the top side and flat on the bottom. Would love to know more about my point! Thanks everybody if you can help.

[@KnapperJackCrafty]

This material in the video is from Texas and no, this particular type of stone doesn't change color when heated. Your arrowhead sounds like a "Lost Lake" point made from "hornstone". www.projectilepoints.net/Points/Lost_Lake.html

[@brianhall9368]

JackCrafty thank you so much for your time and help. It is greatly appreciated

[@Rockhoundingcolorado]

I know your crafty and tricky. But what would they use to work a piece thin. Just bones and antlers? Could they ever get it that thin? Most I find are clunky. Some look like they are made by people learning? I swear. I find mine in the san luis valley, So Utes? Not sure?

[@KnapperJackCrafty]

I have another channel called "Allergic Hobbit" where I knap things with stones, bones, and antler. It takes lots of practice. The older your artifacts are, the less we know about the people who made them. Tribes moved around in North America and seldom stayed in one place very long.😁

[@thedoubleabros7573]

That's so cool I made a axe head out of flint u make it look really easy!

[@chriscox52282]

2 minutes and youve made a edge. WOW!!!

[@KnapperJackCrafty]

Thanks. :-)

[@deerhunter5248]

Hey jack, how do you shoot your thinning flakes. Im having mixed results. It dosen't look like your placing it on top of the edge, it looks like your placing it on the abraided edge. Am i rifht?

[@KnapperJackCrafty]

Yes. I place the flaker on a strong, abraded place on the edge. But not too strong. The platform should not block the force of the strike.

[@tomasrikona4021]

To see such a beautiful point emerge from a formless piece of rock like that is awe inspiring. Thank you brother.🔥🌧️☀️🌘🌎

[@LimitlessSimpleton]

At 3:07 is when I snap the piece. Every.. single.. TIME!!!

[@KnapperJackCrafty]

The material you are working is too brittle. You should be able to strike the base with a reasonable amount of force. Also, try striking diagonally, not straight toward the tip.

[@LimitlessSimpleton]

@@KnapperJackCrafty i have knapped Texas flint, porcelain, and glass. I am also Very new to all of this. I have been striking straight down. I will try to do it on an angle.

[@JohnDawsonBowen]

you make it look easy

[@KnapperJackCrafty]

It's not so difficult when you get past the anxiety, the bad luck, defects in the stone, and the hours and hours of frustrating practice. 😁

[@JohnDawsonBowen]

@@KnapperJackCrafty I really appreciate you taking the time to make these videos. you've helped me more than you'll ever know. Thank you!

[@salvadorperales1979]

This looks like the type of chert I’m working with. From south Texas. It’s exactly that color anyways.

[@KnapperJackCrafty]

Probably similar to yours

[@erichhunterph.d.198]

What is the metal spatula tool for edgework?

[@KnapperJackCrafty]

It's an ice pick shaped on a grinding wheel.

[@brandonminer749]

You made me feel like I could do this...

[@KnapperJackCrafty]

Cool.😁

[@FRMHEVN]

Wow! That's impressive! I'm sure you are making this look so eaay but I bet it's not as easy as it looks.

[@KnapperJackCrafty]

You're right. It took me two years before I could make anything that looked like a real arrowhead. But don't let that discourage you. If you really want to learn this craft, it will pay off as long as you're determined to succeed and willing to tolerate a whole bunch of cuts, bruises, and sore muscles. :-)

[@Chief2Moon]

You DO know your stuff!

[@KnapperJackCrafty]

Thank you!

[@tyecurtis7228]

Very nice. perfection is a good thing.

[@woadsamurai3572]

I've tried this method of knapping time and time again with mixed results; I think I'm using a bit that's too sharp / large

[@Rev.nighthawk..pjred1984]

Do you sell these as art

[@KnapperJackCrafty]

Yes

[@Channel-oo2jh]

AWESOME VERY COOL MUCH SKILL

[@mikeprice4079]

Real nice job,

[@KnapperJackCrafty]

Thanks.

[@GRKTheGreat]

can you make a video on making a stone axe and knife head?

[@hasajada6863]

jack you are great!

[@KnapperJackCrafty]

Thank you!

[@gillosu14]

I don't think that anyone would bother that much for one arrow tip in the stone age. It will break anyway when you shoot it the first time. I would do something less time consuming, 7:19 it's good enough. But it's interesting to watch how you can make it into so much more than a expandable arrow tip. That's art actually. Unless you want it as a necklace for one of your stone age women, you shouldn't bother. Kudos!

[@KnapperJackCrafty]

Haha... yeah. I'm sure a necklace would bring greater rewards...

[@markshulaw3283]

Just curious what is that sound so often heard in the back ground like metal moving? I'm not bothered by it, just curious. Mark

[@KnapperJackCrafty]

That sound is my old back-yard gate being blown back and forth by the wind. The gate was pretty large had some aluminum panels that kept breaking loose. We eventually replaced to whole gate and solved the problem.

[@dannyoostenbrink5556]

can u show us how you hold your indirect flacker thanks am trying this style

[@KnapperJackCrafty]

Go back into my earlier videos and look at video number 244. Also look at my Beginner playlist.

[@rodneyflynn3259]

Can you use the same technique with a slab?

[@KnapperJackCrafty]

Yes

[@kentuckyarrowheads]

0:07

[@wincharter1]

Do you sell any of your points, thanks for the video.

[@KnapperJackCrafty]

Yes, sometimes. You can send me an email to [e-mail].

[@hardblues9870]

could you do some Cherokee arrow heads? wado

[@markshulaw3283]

That's excellent

[@KnapperJackCrafty]

Thanks!

[@efrideetswrath7935]

With my luck at 34:28 it would snap right in half

[@KnapperJackCrafty]

Yeah, notching is risky for sure.

[@darlenetarlton6484]

Wow!

[@KnapperJackCrafty]

Thanks

[@tommydent1139]

i would love to do that as a hobby

[@KnapperJackCrafty]

Yeah, me too.

[@coderod4208]

learn a lot from your videos brother

[@KnapperJackCrafty]

Thanks man.

[@anthonysteele9500]

what was that purple rock

[@KnapperJackCrafty]

I think you are referring to the abrader? The thing I use to dull the edge? That is a piece of a grinding wheel. I break up grinding wheels (that you can buy at hardware stores) to use as abraders.

[@anthonysteele9500]

JackCrafty the thing at 22:26

[@KnapperJackCrafty]

Yeah, that's a piece of a grinding wheel. www.magna-matic-direct.com/Norton-Grinding-Wheels-for-Magna-Matic-Sharpeners-s/2.htm

[@josefizquierdo6139]

Title: "How To Create a Fake Native American Artifact"

[@KnapperJackCrafty]

You're not going to learn to make fake arrowheads using modern methods and materials. Go bug this guy: kzbin.info/www/bejne/iZ7XZ4Gsgs-Nb7M

[@roninsixx3541]

Mind💥

[@KnapperJackCrafty]

Hee

[@somethingelseishere]

Awesome work man!!

[@kintana86vall]

Gran manejo de la técnica, pareciera ser tan fácil, llevo tiempo aprendiendo y es bastante difícil lograr una punta como esa.

[@Freeknickers24]

I just waited 39 minutes and you didn't even finish it.

[@KnapperJackCrafty]

That's why it's called "Part 1/2" . This is the first half.

[@hansnielsen4165]

Making stone age tools with industrial age tools.made of industrial age materials. Makes no sense.

[@KnapperJackCrafty]

I have videos on another channel where I don't use industrial materials called "allergic hobbit". No joke. Also, my videos with the word " abo" in the title are the ones where I use natural materials.

[@gancokoplak6288]

Unfaedah