Kineo rhyolite wood stuff 2

[@ryanmorrison2489]

Great work! Love to watch, so Informative! Notice you explain couple more things than you have before! That helps learn what your doing even more! I know when I watch you, it's the right way to do things and I'm glued to it! Thanks for sharing!!

[@Flintknappingtips]

Thanks Ryan, beware thinking I’m working efficiently or correct on this wood stuff. I do think there’s a huge possibility for wood punch on these coarse grained stones though. Just showing as I learn. I’m more confident in other areas for sure.

[@huntwithstone]

Hey Marty great videos on the kineo. I have found especially pressure with wood. To end beat and burnish with your hammer stone. Compacting the end grain. I was on the frist Kineo workshop with Jack. I picked up some good info thanks.

[@neanderthalnonsense]

Nicely done. Definitely an option to look into. I should probably put a few more years into hammerstones and antler first. Thanks for sharing.

[@henryscotts3590]

Happy you are doing more videos. You are well spoken, severely talented, and most admirably, very modest. Many good knapping videos on KZbin, but yours I enjoy the most. Merry Christmas!

[@Flintknappingtips]

Thank you Henry. Merry Christmas

[@bobholder2481]

Great videos. I always love the way you handle problems. There is never a rush to address problem areas. You are great at letting problems solving be a natural part of the process. Too many times I chase a problem instead of being more patient. Thanks and happy holidays.

[@Flintknappingtips]

Thanks bob, chasing problems you’re totally right. Lots of old stuff gets sorted out w the rework and we have a tendency to want to make everything right too soon, compounding issues

[@mjbradshaw]

Thank you so much for these two videos. Myself and others have taken quite a bit of good information from each to 'up our game'.

[@Flintknappingtips]

Comparing results makes it easier. Thanks Michael

[@tatar_aydar8477]

Skills Level 99💪 This guy is the best of his kind.

[@chucklearnslithics3751]

That sure looks and acts like some of that welded tuff out of southern Idaho that I mess with a lot. Oddly enough I have the most success working it with super soft percussion too - like horn.

[@Flintknappingtips]

Wood and horn have some similarities for sure. I think horn is a little harder. Do a horn tuff vid Charlie c

[@chucklearnslithics3751]

@@Flintknappingtips Haha. I did! 😁 kzbin.info/www/bejne/eJ-3hIl3i8aMp5o I've done a couple of welded tuff videos. It's a weird obsession I have, but that's the only one done with a horn. I'll send you a couple sometime. I should try them with wood...

[@Flintknappingtips]

@@chucklearnslithics3751 thanks for the link. I’ll check it out (probably already did and forgot 😛)

[@chucklearnslithics3751]

@@Flintknappingtips meh... You didn't miss much. But I of course thought it was cool it worked so well on it.

[@clodhopper5892]

What's the details and dimensions on making a punch like you use? Length of the stem\shaft, etc. Thanks. As always good videos.

[@paleotrekker402]

instead of going larger diameter for the punch to keep it from splitting you can just bind the socket like you would for an arrow or atlatl dart.

[@simonlabozetta5063]

What types of wood are you using for various tools? I imagine different hardness of wood vs hardness of material plays into, what one would choose. It would be informative if you did a video, explaining various aspects of wooden tool knapping.

[@Flintknappingtips]

Dogwood billet, maple, cocobolo and belote punch. I may do a comprehensive wood knapping vid someday. In the meantime please read the “wood” thread at the paleoplanet old tools k wooing forum for some great info.

[@simonlabozetta5063]

Thanks for the information. I'm interested in trying my hand with wooden tools in the near future, and now have a starting point to work from. I really appreciate your videos, and have learned a great deal from watching them.

[@munchkin5674]

Ok… so are you doing indirect percussion or a different type of pressure flaking using wood?

[@Flintknappingtips]

Both, but I haven’t tried pressure w wood on this rhyolite yet.

[@johnknappingthings271]

I wonder what a lancelet would look like out of this stuff something paleo like hasket ,cougar mountain , lake Mojave and many others i not listing . Amazing stuff I think the stuff you have is eastern rock

[@Flintknappingtips]

Yeah, it’s from Maine. I’ll probably stick to NE types out of it, but have some that you mentioned out of some of the tougher western volcanics for sure. Thanks:)

[@johnknappingthings271]

What kinda points are made from this

[@Flintknappingtips]

NE bifurcated, broad spears, Neville, vosburg, Atlantic: mansion inn, orient fishtail…

[@johnknappingthings271]

Wow these are some amazing types as well what a fun time set of time frames to think about

[@johnknappingthings271]

Mansion inn blades and other tools I think might be early woodland

[@gregabate]

Osage a good one?

[@KnappinStuff]

If you can find a piece of Osage that's super tight ringed, yes, it will work, but most Osage is very open ringed, and the soft early rings cause some problems. It's very oily as well so it helps to dress it often so it doesn't get super burnished.

[@robinmiller4770]

Marty, great set of videos and would make for a very, very interesting thesis paper for sure!!! Each type of lithic material, from obsidian to rhyolite has a natural pitch/frequency at which it resonates, or point which a flake will peel off the easiest with least damage to the base material. Interesting how the required pitch/frequency can be obtained utilizing different types/combinations of direct (wood, hammerstone, antler, horn, etc.) or in-direct (wood on wood, wood on antler, antler on wood, etc.) percussion to match the lithic material involved. Very interesting to think on for sure...

[@Flintknappingtips]

Thanks Robin. There really probably are some quantifiable experiments that would be interesting.

[@tsink6]

I live in North Carolina and the native flint is rhylote and it is really hard to work. At morrow mountain you can go where the Indians got there flint and there are flint or debris all over the mountain. But you can not pick it up

[@seanarthur2001]

Rhyolite is everywhere in NC James Parker told me he gets his material from construction sites. Arlington is an area I know that has really good quality stone.

[@scotloggan1885]

I forgot your name Sir. But you are absolutely amazing!! Can you please do a video showing how to thin the base and tip using stones? I go in the woods in S.W. Missouri & most of the time I forget my copper billets. When I try to use stones I just destroy the churt. Hickory sticks are pretty tough after dried over a 🔥 then let sit in a warm place, like....... over a wood heat stove or something . Just a thought.

[@Flintknappingtips]

You could work hickory on some of the softer Burlington for sure, large pieces would be easier to manage. You may try some softer hammerstones also. I’m Marty Rueter

[@Derek_Watts]

I know it's not Abbo, but wrapping the base of your wood punches with wire, or even dental floss and epoxy, will help them resist splitting. Maybe you could use sinew, if the tools need to fit within certain technology limitations. Anyway, love seeing the wood working!

[@Flintknappingtips]

I think I need to switch to wedge ties instead of holes for the wood punches.