Flint Knapping Mojave Desert Rocks: Jasper, Agate, Chalcedony

[@Wildernessquestoutdoors]

Flint Knapping Adventures ​​Working on the brand new adventure series, I drove from Vermont to Southern California picking up rock and camping along the way, hunting (with stone tipped arrows) coming soon, lots recorded I just ​​Need to put it all together ​​am working On episode 1 of cross country rock trip as im streaming this

[@JoseyWales-ed]

What a great adventure can’t wait to see all the different materials and places you go. Take care be safe

[@artichoke890]

Wow that base flake was cool! Two mini blades.

[@macbailes9953]

I frequently take "one more hit" and it usually ends in disaster! Great video. I always wanted to travel across country like you are doing. Too old now with health issues. Thanks to your videos i can vicariously travel with you.

[@mattcoblentz74]

Where are you located?it would be fun to get together

[@Wildernessquestoutdoors]

Currently California

[@mattcoblentz74]

WOW

[@mattcoblentz74]

If you ever come to Michigan let me know

[@Wildernessquestoutdoors]

Will be heading all over

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Congratulations, you are officially a Neanderthal.

[@Wildernessquestoutdoors]

My dna results agree

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@@Wildernessquestoutdoors Archaeologists should do some AI computer modeling of existing quality points, to better understand the science of how it was done. Personally, I believe if you took an object, preferably metal of slightly narrower than desired chip width & preheated the desired chip flake area, immediately before chipping, it would chip easier & far more accurately! Something like obsidian would want to chip or crack, just because of a big temperature differential. You want to create about half that much differential in the right location, then introduce the vibration of impact. pre-chilling the whole object, then heating the impact location, would work best. Neanderthal lived around the ice age & often did their work near the fire locations, correct? What if this was the technique?