Flint knapping a Crystal Arrowhead

[@ThenomanOG]

This is the first time i've seen or heard about knapping but it was so enjoyable and intriguing to watch. Thank you for the series and best of luck.

[@lancemcilwainoutcastmetald5398]

Flint knapping Fridays are my favorite

[@chiefcrushgore6452]

Seriously though! I literally look forward to these videos at the end of each week once I get home from work lol.

[@garrettboothe4053]

I always learn so much watching your arrow head videos I struggle with notching to it was nice to know I’m not the only one hahahaha

[@Sheepdog1314]

crystal mineral has organized molecular structure, while glass does not. But any quartz can fracture in the typical conchoidal fashion. Other gem stones do not because of their structure - beryl (aquamarine, emerald) for example has a straight line growth pattern and probably cannot be knapped without breaking

[@stephenballard3759]

It depends on the mineral and the crystal, completely, you are right.

[@ChaoticADHD999]

Any variety of quartz crystal is knappable so therefor smokey quartz and herkimer diamonds are knappable

[@whiterabit09]

The end product looks great!

[@earlshaner4441]

Good morning from Syracuse NY brother and thank you for sharing your information and adventures

[@raytheguyinthechair2791]

The peice out of Spain was a FOG quartz dagger with a mammoth tusk handle .

[@MrRodrigomarcola]

Hello from Brazil, love your channel!

[@godzilla964]

My dad colllected lots of crystals when I was growing up. I never had any use for them until now.

[@jillatherton4660]

Splendid stuff, TY Ryan. 😄👍

[@jasonsummit1885]

That's a great smoky quartz point.👍

[@jasonsummit1885]

I have done one out of rutilated quartz, it looks pretty cool with the needles of rutile running through it.😁

[@juansantana7407]

You’re the man dude, great videos.

[@boggycreekbeast]

My friend Urban Aboriginal sent me over!! WOW! You have an excellent channel! I'm into primitive skills, too! Subbed

[@karlbarros2849]

Yeah, quartz has a grain, not a cleavage. When you tumble quartz it forms an ovoid. But you sure as he'll did better than I ever have with Crystal. Great work.

[@captainflint89]

will you be testing transverse arrowheads as found in europe ? there are plenty of examples of transverse and chisel heads being found in hunting contexts and usually with big game like deer .chisel shaped points transverse heads were the dominant form for our mesolithic hunter gatherers for thousands of years and in most areas they outnumber pointed forms . they have been found most associated with carabou hunters i believe. chisel shaped points seem counter productive especially for someone who likes to get the sharpest point on a conventional arrowhead . i would really like to see a test done on a carcass side by side with triangular points.

[@stephenballard3759]

For some reason the first thing I thought of were these Homo Erectus hand axes they keep finding, which are unusual. There are a couple of flint examples with fossil or other inclusions, thinks like pyrite. They have found one made of a giant piece of translucent stone, and a couple out of very white stones. Some are very iridescent, multi-colored, etc, and some are obviously too bug to be practical. My thoughts on the matter were that it seems obvious the concepts of "coolness", beauty, and personal expression MUST have evolved as early as the understanding of technical function.

[@imjustadude]

Super cool. I enjoy the vids. ? For ya. I went to England this summer. There is flint EVERYWHERE. I brought back a bag of nodules. Should I try to heat treat them or is black English flint good to knap raw?????

[@Refty]

You should try knap opal if it conchoidal fractures.

[@abadodo8468]

That axis deer antler is some good stuff..

[@sharonrowland1196]

Good Morning Ryan I'd love to have a Amethyst Crystal Arrowhead 👋👍😃 I love Arrowheads 👍😃

[@IdRadical]

Appreciate youre content. New fan! Hey! Thanks!

[@josephhowell4250]

Are the types of rock that can be knapped found in specific places? How does one know if a rock can be knapped? I’m completely new to this but I’m fascinated.

[@dwightehowell8179]

How does it fracture? Take a look at a hunk of broken granite and piece of broken glass. If it has cracks or crumbles it is hopeless. If it has clean smooth breaks and produces a sharp edge... Sounds right to me. Good rock is going to be found in some locations and not in others.

[@roncrouse1469]

Quartz crystals are a crystalline solid. Flint and Glass are amorphous. Very different substances.

[@bayouflats5054]

I’m near-sighted and started putting a contact in dominant eye only. Since I’m not far-sighted unless I have contacts in both eyes. I was using reading glasses until I did this. It “ may” miss up your aim with bow. I don’t know. Would have to try if interested. Can always just stick the other contact in if test doesn’t work.

[@davidcoates5732]

Excellent video

[@lobopropredatorcontrol]

It's a beautiful point to me and I couldn't even hear the fan

[@armyman29340]

Good job. Looked hard to work.

[@austinlong7700]

I can’t wait till my mastery kit arrives!! On average how long does it take someone to get over the learning curve and start producing good points? Im typically a pretty fast learner.

[@canadiangemstones7636]

Practice daily, maybe 8 years.

[@potatosniper5340]

I wanna learn to do this and hand craft stone knives for some of my family for Christmas

[@paullanier8280]

You will be talented enough to do this. Get knapping and you will learn. I did have basic skills by three months in but 3 out of 4 made it to completion 😅

[@genegorringe7395]

Hello from Michigan. That's going to be sweet when your done with it. Thanks great video. Be safe Gene Gorringe Mi 👍 ✌️ 🇺🇲 🇬🇧

[@factsnotfeelings4901]

Have you had any luck knapping smelt ores from around the lakes?

[@genegorringe7395]

@@factsnotfeelings4901 not yet it's all luck for me skills not good just starting found some nice chert it's green flint is smoky gray

[@factsnotfeelings4901]

@@genegorringe7395 I too am a noob. I shipped a box of ore slag back from Munising last week

[@stevenjohnson2273]

What stone should a beginner start with?

[@factsnotfeelings4901]

Probably glass

[@whiterabit09]

Glass bottle bottoms for arrow heads

[@matthewwilson2080]

What kind of crystals are those? I have a shop near me who sells junk crystals

[@SlendermanDefeated]

These appear to be smokey quartz terminations

[@patrickmitchell100]

I have the same problem with south texas chert I have here just crumbles and crushes

[@raytheguyinthechair2791]

Smokey quartz. Might be worth a trip to Mohawk Valley Mineral Mine to get yourself some really beautiful quartz points to knapp

[@ndoghouse6853]

One thing you need to understand about quartz crystal is it acts differently depending on which direction you attack it from. It is not amorphous like glass or chert. The atomic structure is different in different directions so it may not matter if you use different tools or different approach if you dont understand that it is not amorphous like glass. If you dont believe that then try knapping pure silica ingot crystal. That stuff is nasty but it can be done. Sure makes a beautiful point tho.

[@factsnotfeelings4901]

Looks to Knapp like ore slag from lake Michigan or Superior

[@gsnicholas8522]

It looks very similar to the slag glass that I’ve found around my area.

[@MrHiggsrocks]

I see uniface tools I hunt early archaic sites and hooked on uniface tools and scrapers- talk about killer flaking

[@Shrubfan]

Check out MOHs hardness scale. Quartz is harder (7) than a steel nail (6.5).

[@captainflint89]

and yet it can be shaped with antler ! eat that Ancient aliens

[@lundysden6781]

this has crystal structure your pushing against. Obsidian, no structure to fight!

[@gladek4]

Incredible primitive hunting

[@ryanranger7922]

Nice job

[@BenjaminLight-sk2po]

I don't mind your fan, being one myself.

[@roysuggs3635]

gloves !!! prismatic effect are cracks, probably from the knapping process.

[@paullanier8280]

Here, here, glass arrowheads are sensitive and need love too !!! Besides, the deer won't know what hit him .

[@parallaxical3067]

Always use the fan. It's not very noisy. Even it it wAs noisy, still worth it.

[@kevinward3567]

Try useing gold stone it's a typ of man made glass

[@richardcummings7079]

It's smokey quartz.

[@Shrubfan]

Looks like a deadly beauty to me.

[@xionix4]

Beautiful.

[@taraishot100]

I haven’t started flint knapping yet but I’m going to get into it I’ve become obsessed with bow and arrows I just want to make them for fun

[@kevinward3567]

You should tumble your scraps

[@parallaxical3067]

Crush'n it! Usually means you're doing a good job, unless you're knapping..

[@robwilcox2854]

Dude way cool😎

[@deetoxinz7252]

Hey mate dont get caught with crystal or glass arrowheads when your hunting if your hunting in america you can find yourself in jail over it mate. Soooo please becareful

[@josephjenson4894]

You're just a tad bit misinformed, there are states that allow primitive points for all game animals and you can use whatever you want on hogs on private land. I could load a black powder cannon up with chunks of broken crystals and glass and blow a herd into shreds and be within the law

[@j.shorter4716]

Alabama allows hunting with stone points I believe.

[@Tradbow85]

Can use it in Illinois, the only thing is no bone points I believe and have to be an inch wide. I wish we could use bone points thpugh,I've made a few and they were very sturdy, and razor sharp.

[@kennyprewitt4297]

Don't worry about us your health is more important 👍🏻 too be honest the fan is no problem for me but if you start having health issues you may not be able to keep doing videos and teaching. ✌️✊

[@jonahlevi3178]

Safety first man it's not even worth 10 million dollars to have a perfect video but silicosis in your lungs as an end result from breathin that stuff in