How To Find and Identify FLINT and CHERT in the WILDERNESS!

[@Wildernessquestoutdoors]

Have you ever found flint? How did it work?

[@rosaleee3879]

I'm a 17 year old girl, today I just made my first bow with some greenwood I found and twine I made from vines that were all over the ground in a pile at a park. Very proud! Can't wait to find some flint and practice knapping!

[@mekskraptrakkz5718]

Hell yeah, happy birthday and congrats on your first bow. That's awesome

[@WellWisdom.]

Congratulations, your chances of survival in any situation just jumped exponentially. An example to be follow.

[@blobfishchin]

@@LunaceAdams i guess that means im not the only one who graduated and instantly decided to make random stuff in nature.

[@zenazharhiromie4631]

And i am 16 year old male making bow out inferior wood(dry) and arrowhead make from various material like wood ,stone ,bone that's it

[@connorhart7597]

Dudette that's fuckin awesome. I waited til I'm almost 24 (Wednesday ill be 24) to pick up bow making, after picking up carving kuksas, bowls and spoons, after picking up bushcraft, etc etc back to making a coping saw frame cause I was bored. I have a background in carpentry, but I never thought to do it for fun until just recently, a few months after I left the army. My point is, that's great that you're getting into it young, and there's a bunch of helpful folk on reddit under r/bowyer or r/knapping. Both are pretty far away from creepy weirdos on that site.

[@dalehammond1749]

There's a lot of knowledge offered in this video. I'm 76 and have never been a serious Native American artifact hunter but no matter where I've lived these ancient items may be found. The secret as you know is to locate the places where they concentrated their efforts for the making of the tools of survival. Find the natural resources and you'll find the artifacts more easily. But they're actually everywhere because at one time these people were everywhere. Good video, thanks

[@zapachehelicopter5163]

I cannot thank you enough for this. I heard when I was a young kid about the sound flint makes if you hit it with another rock but I could NOT find if that was true anywhere. Everyone else would show based off of strictly looks. Thank you SO much!

[@Wildernessquestoutdoors]

No prob!

[@smvodicka]

I need this too because it wasn't granite I found I think it was Flint which I just needed to hear the sound to be sure 😅

[@southgpfi]

just say that your stupid

[@charchuk7456]

I love how calm, casual, and conversational your presentation style is. Thanks for showing us. I collected some beautiful Kingston chert this afternoon. Learning to knap is my next goal because I have collected far too many rocks already.

[@Wildernessquestoutdoors]

Kingston, New York?

[@Carlos-cu4ms]

I am happy just by looking how happy this guy finding rocks.

[@Wildernessquestoutdoors]

I am so happy

[@philipatoz]

I learned a ton in just 20 minutes watching this. After 20 years of being an artifact hound, I'd never really considered knapping - until now. I don't have the best rock close by (have granite, quartz and slate). But I'll be in New England soon, and you bet I'll be on the lookout!

[@philipatoz]

Follow up: Well, on my trip to New England, I was out in a field, in northern CT, looking for knappable rock. There is stone piled everywhere from when farmers cleared the fields in the 18th and 19th centuries. Looking at piles of interesting rocks in my MIL’s back acreage, I immediately found a very nice stone axe head.

[@thomas-i5o7h]

This reminds me of a class I had in Physical Anthropology years ago. According to the textbook we had at the time, the authors made the claim that Flint is NOT naturally occurring anywhere i North America amidst other claims.......

[@smvodicka]

I thought it was naturally occurring in north America??

[@ColdHawk]

9 out of 10 Clovis People disagree with that textbook. In a more serious vein though, do you think the authors were making a distinction that would characterize European “flint” as a distinct, specific classification of a type of chertz which rocks in the U.S. don’t fit into?

[@radman9219]

What I’ve learned for not only this video but all the ones that I have watched. Number 1 - flint or chart make a different sound than rocks. Number 2 - flint or chart smell like gun powder when a chip is knocked off and number 3 - I don’t have the patients or knowledge to pick up a ringing rock and make it to anything but dust! Luv ur channel. Hopefully u r feeling better!

[@Catboy-hr2qp]

Definitely very helpful, hopefully i can find a couple good chunks so i can get started practicing knapping gun flints

[@BreakingBarriers2DIY]

If we are patient...the goods on how to recognize good napping material are in this video. Love the information and assist for finding. Especially the number of different types and how to recognize better materials. This was exactly what I needed.

[@CJ-nf5jd]

That was very cool. Informative, you know your stuff.

[@trentonpaasch5678]

Fantastic deep dive into the process of finding the right materials

[@wirtification]

Cool as usual!!! We're checking out the river by our house as well as the ocean beaches. Great video!

[@Wildernessquestoutdoors]

Check out the newest video!

[@lostpony4885]

Niice scores there. I brought home some promising first choices to try but so far i cant get into the dark shiny one and it hurt my hand bones. Thanks for reminding me to try again and see if i have a practice stone yet or not.

[@elijahrea]

Found a perfect piece of flint today at work. ur vids have inspired me to try to make an arrow head with it

[@Wildernessquestoutdoors]

Awesome, let me know how it goes!

[@moggtheboss3087]

Also those pieces you chip off can be used as free razor blades

[@smvodicka]

​@@moggtheboss3087I prefer obsidian for razor blades

[@aladymcsomeonestein8593]

Awesome informative video, thank you!

[@jasonboyd5740]

Nice video and explanation👌 there is novaculite all around my area but i only have Arkansas wet stone.

[@Wildernessquestoutdoors]

Nova is some of my favorite stone to work with

[@cluelessbeekeeping1322]

Can you help me? I have a stone question. I have some Slate and I want to flake it very thin (about 1/8") There's a beehive which I want to tile a roof with small slate tiles (I'll glue them in place). Do you have any suggestions? Nothing I've done seems to work. Thanks! I love your videos!

[@Wildernessquestoutdoors]

Go to Instagram and check out NWPRIMATE , he grinds slate into shape

[@user-ty3vd8qr5j]

I'm in North Texas, we have 2 creeks running through our property. We've found knappings and sign above the high water mark, but haven't looked for flint or high quality limestone cause I didn't know what to look for. I have a few flintlock rifles, I'd like to make some decent flints for them. Thanks for the info.

[@Wildernessquestoutdoors]

Texas flint usually sparks awesome ⚡️

[@rdaugherty52]

What part of the country are you in I am in Kentucky and I can’t find jack squat.

[@AndrewPlace-zw1jh]

I just found ur Channel and I wanted to say great video for sure deff helped me because I was doubting myself and u clarify alot...thank u again man

[@jameshouser8089]

I’m new to this flint knapping. How do I look for when in out in the wilderness.

[@smvodicka]

Thank you for this video! I'm very sound orientated so I used that to identify a lot of my rocks and crystals. Especially weight for a few. I have singing quartz it sounds amazing but if I'm correct calcedony is a softer variety of quartz which does have a higher pitch than majority of the courts, especially the ones you get either Arizona or Arkansas. I can't remember. I'm so sorry.

[@Wolfram762]

That was pretty cool man. Where were you when you found the flint?

[@Arariel3]

thank you for sharing your hunt and commentary!

[@Wildernessquestoutdoors]

Thanks for watching!

[@TBCHSV517]

What can flint be used for other than weapons ? Lighters?

[@pavelyakunin1409]

Very interesting video. I only suggest than one has to use protective glasses when breaking down the stones, just to prevent small pieces from getting into one's eyes

[@johnny6148]

rock hammer helps too

[@woodspirit98]

And cleats, knee pads, gloves, hearing protection and helmet.

[@sammybrown6133]

I live in N. MS. What stones should I look for to begin knapping.

[@STD43]

Fort payne chert or Horse creek chert. Much material in that area. Carry a heavy hammerstone and bust nodule open.

[@McNastyxx95]

In the beginning when u we’re driving on the highway was u comming down I90? Comming from PA towards WV into Dallas pike ?

[@FlintEastwoodsArmory]

So I thought I found a few pieces, it's shiny almost black i'm very sharp. But when I tried knapping i couldn't seem to get any flakes, or make a platform. It just kept breaking off, i'm not sure if it wasn't actually flint, or i'm doing it wrong.

[@ferrarivisual]

We don't have much flint in the parts I'm in that's why you find white quarts arrow heads everywhere

[@centralpametaldetectorist289]

Are you in Central PA? That highway looks familiar

[@Wildernessquestoutdoors]

New york

[@otisnapper4107]

Score! . Been watching you from the beginning. Very happy for you. in Charleston South Carolina I have no hope finding flint.

[@Wildernessquestoutdoors]

en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allendale_Chert_Quarries_Archeological_District Look in creeks near there. Just make sure you aren’t taking from an ar archaeological site and make sure it’s legal to collect stone

[@peachypietro9980]

From what I understand, the Carolinas have only slightly better chance than the northeast when it comes to flint deposits. Better than my next of the woods here in Maryland, too. Good luck!

[@PaulWade87]

Any idea for Hodges Alabama where I could look for Knappable stones Sir?

[@Wildernessquestoutdoors]

This should help www.projectilepoints.net/Materials/Search/Alabama.html

[@PaulWade87]

@@Wildernessquestoutdoors Thank you sincerely Sir 👍🏽👍🏽I really appreciate this & you alot! I'm subscribing!!! Consider me a friend!!!

[@wornsoul7277]

Heck yeah guys thank you so much, a lot of awesome information I’m definitely gonna recommend this video and send it to anyone that takes interest in knapping

[@jenniferfurst2210]

Where are you in MN? I live in Olmsted county where there is a lot of limestone. Does that mean that could find flint here?

[@Noscrubjections]

THANK YOU FOR POSTING!!!!!

[@JoeGarza-ff4rm]

I'm in Texas.Is it gonna be the same whatever you're at in the country to find flint

[@LeahMcNeir]

Loved this one!

[@Wildernessquestoutdoors]

Me too

[@robertjackson1407]

Thank you 😊

[@wornsoul7277]

I really appreciate the emphasis on sound, when I’m searching for stuff sound and touch are 2 of my most important senses, it seems like no one talks about what stuff sounds like, how does the flint feel? I imagine it feels heavier or more dense as well

[@Wildernessquestoutdoors]

Heavy, dense, smooth and very sharp

[@mudpiemudpie785]

Can you heat treat the shale to make it better for snapping?

[@Wildernessquestoutdoors]

Possinly

[@lostpony4885]

Considering the taming of my area im going to have to hunt at the landscape rock store

[@galewollenberg786]

The lay of the ground is similar to manhattan kansas.

[@shadygremlin9702]

where did you find the rock? which state / area.. I am trying to find chert myself in NC currently

[@Wildernessquestoutdoors]

@@shadygremlin9702 uwharrie forest, check if you need permits and look at laws

[@shadygremlin9702]

@@Wildernessquestoutdoors Thank you, is there camping & fishing nearby? Pray for Our Republic. Be at Peace

[@Wildernessquestoutdoors]

@@shadygremlin9702 yes there is camping all throughout the woods, lots of free sites some good fishing sites too. Always praying for peace. ✌️

[@mattcoblentz74]

I would love to look for Flint with you

[@chemistryofquestionablequa6252]

What state are you in? The landscape looks a lot like the Arkansas Ozarks where we live. Great video, I’m going to have to try finding some flint!

[@Wildernessquestoutdoors]

New York here

[@jackranger3149]

I been looking through an old run down creek bed behind my house and i can't tell what flint looks like cause of its different colors

[@Wildernessquestoutdoors]

Check for smooth and glassy interior

[@calvincollison9182]

Is there some flint that work for fire steal and other flint that doesn't?

[@Wildernessquestoutdoors]

Yes the shale based flints don’t seem to work.

[@moritzmatz6605]

I am from Hamburg, Germany and would really love to find some flint nearby… do you habe any recommendations where to look around?

[@Wildernessquestoutdoors]

do you guys have public geology maps ?

[@lundysden6781]

@@Wildernessquestoutdoors usually in limestone areas

[@byrongreen2167]

Ever go to Appalation Hills here in Ohio and look for flint??/should be plenty in that area too….🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔Or Shawnee State Park area near Portsmouth Ohio??

[@lunastar832]

Well I guess limestone could be a nice practice stone for beginners in Flint knapping

[@laurenli6411]

Cool video! Are you from Maryland or Georgia? And which of the 2 state are you finding the Flint in?

[@Wildernessquestoutdoors]

She’s from Maryland and I’m from Long Island New York. I found flint and jasper in both Maryland and Georgia!

[@laurenli6411]

Thanks so out of curiosity, may I ask are the flints you found in Maryland and Georgia, in the counties like Allegeny MD and Walker county GA?

[@Wildernessquestoutdoors]

near macon in GA, and right after that huge bridge in MD

[@margaretburnham5683]

Am planning to be residing in Missouri by next summer. Are you willing to divulge where you found the flint and the location of that pretty waterfall

[@Wildernessquestoutdoors]

This footage is from New York State

[@ericellquist7007]

Please tell me that you are not in the woods just outside of Flint Michigan. In other words, can flint be found anywhere?

[@Wildernessquestoutdoors]

chert or workable material can be found in almost every area.

[@timmock5152]

Where do you usually find flint ? Rivers creek fields ? I live in Georgia.

[@Wildernessquestoutdoors]

Yep! Georgia, try the Macon area creeks

[@t.j.h2810]

@@Wildernessquestoutdoors Your right, I live along the Flint River which runs from Atlanta down to the Florida line where it joins the Chattahoochee River, both rivers are loaded with real flint boulders in the water and along the banks.

[@johnhoward7298]

Looks like You found the Mother load of flint ! Is it the kind of flint that makes guns go bang ?

[@bigDbigDbigD]

I think we need lessons in where to look for flint. I don’t believe there is any in east central Minnesota

[@fliboi9]

Where would you find flint

[@charringconnett7071]

It would be helpful if you described how to identify and what it’s uses are

[@Wildernessquestoutdoors]

I’ll do that going forward

[@jackwoodland]

Awesome video, what state is the wild sediments residing on?

[@Wildernessquestoutdoors]

Most my vids are in New York

[@scinanisern9845]

Quartzite can be knapped?

[@Wildernessquestoutdoors]

Yup!

[@Wildernessquestoutdoors]

Flint Knapping (crafting) a quartzite arrowhead (Cheshire from Vermont) and testing with Atlatl! kzbin.info/www/bejne/qp-oo6tshppmq6M

[@scinanisern9845]

@@Wildernessquestoutdoors Cool. I was interested in knapping but around here flint and chert are a bit rare. I'll look into this quartzite thingy. Thanks for the clue.

[@richardduvall6512]

Do have a question what area of the country are you hunting in just found your Chanel and this video I have a fair amount of George town my budy in Texas got me but would love to use local flint. I'm in south western PA or north west West Virginia

[@Wildernessquestoutdoors]

I have some videos in Pennsylvania :)

[@edmondndrecaj4377]

I definitely wanna take my daughter hiking and looking for some flint rocks, where are you located if you don't mind me asking

[@Wildernessquestoutdoors]

New York! Surpassingly

[@edmondndrecaj4377]

@@Wildernessquestoutdoors I'm in jersey over here I've tried couple spots around the Delaware River no luck

[@bds123087]

I hate to be Debbie downer but always wear safety glasses if you are chipping at Flint!!! You get a piece of that in your eye and you’re screwed

[@Wildernessquestoutdoors]

It is the best advice, everyone should listen to it. I’ve gotten flint stuck in my eyeball a few times and it is not fun at all.

[@Soviless99]

@@Wildernessquestoutdoors advice heeded!

[@sailman9454]

Thanks Debbie

[@jameshighfill7220]

😂😂😂😂 only the weak

[@bretfaulkner]

God bless.

[@richardmeyers8781]

I like watching this stuff but how do I find this in my part of the country. The other thing I would like to know is can and how to make gun flints from what I have in the ohio country. I don't need to make them but would be great to be able to should the need arise. Any help?

[@Wildernessquestoutdoors]

Ohio flint throws good sparks

[@bracoop2]

Damn. Found some good stuff.

[@ericfranzen8413]

Great video! Awesome content

[@nillytv]

Great video! Thank you

[@Soviless99]

very informative thank you!

[@Wildernessquestoutdoors]

Thanks for watching!

[@benf1111]

Our property has so much flint its hard to distinguish points from rocks.

[@Wildernessquestoutdoors]

Cool what state!?

[@benf1111]

@@Wildernessquestoutdoors Texas Hill country near Fredericksburg.

[@loul8897]

Great video, VERY informative!

[@Wildernessquestoutdoors]

Glad you liked it! Make sure to subscribe :)

[@dt4676]

What state is this filmed in?

[@Wildernessquestoutdoors]

New york

[@rogeralvarado6060]

Can you find Flint anywhere? Or just near a creek

[@Wildernessquestoutdoors]

Have to find out where flint is naturally first before you can determine that

[@markwells8631]

What is the location??? I don't think there's flint here in Upstate SC, unless it was broughy in by the railroad or highway dept for bridge building. There's a large deposit in Michigan and small amounts in Georgia. The southern Native Americans traded nourthern tribes for Michigan flint. I'll have to do more research to try to find the nearest deposits. Maybe Ohio, not certain. Any suggestions???

[@Wildernessquestoutdoors]

New York

[@markwells8631]

​@Wildernessquestoutdoors cool, thank you for responding. I went to the web page you gave someone else and found there is chert in the area. I'm wanting flint to put together a flint and steel firestarter kit. Char clothe is necessary, as I'm sure you know. Again, thanks

[@Wildernessquestoutdoors]

Rhyolite and quartz will also work for flint and steel just fyi

[@paulscarponescarpone.8681]

Where are you located buddy?

[@XX-qi5eu]

Meet the Flintstones.

[@cutbaitkenny]

Do you sell flint/chert? Looking for a source for flintknapping.

[@Wildernessquestoutdoors]

yes check my etsy shop, wilderness quest outdoors

[@lostpony4885]

I still.think they should reshoot Rambo and he starts in the forest without his knife so first he has to spall some crude stones and the fire scene would include flaking his arrowheads etc.

[@amospena2046]

What part of the country are you in to be finding flint like that, I'm in new Mexico which has a lot of good knappable material and it isn't the easiest to find

[@Wildernessquestoutdoors]

New York State, Vermont and New Hampshire.

[@emlo9103]

okay soooo where are we what do we need to look for where do we need to look for it

[@Wildernessquestoutdoors]

Smooth, shiny, glossy, glassy, sharp, breaks in a cone

[@emlo9103]

@@Wildernessquestoutdoors thanks bud how do we tell from the outside is it just black or

[@Wildernessquestoutdoors]

@@emlo9103 the outside can always look different, it’s best to just test everything until you get a feel for it

[@emlo9103]

@@Wildernessquestoutdoors ahhh okay so its not that easy ok thanks for the info makes sense next thing geodes how they find them things is beyone me

[@stevo48602]

I was just in Denmark and flint is all over the ground.... everywhere.

[@vivekvardhan4919]

Can you ship those flint stones if I pay you . I reside in New York near Syracuse.

[@lundysden6781]

you can find some near you!

[@kluper1157]

what state has a large amount of flint?

[@Wilders53]

What area (state) are you hunting

[@pete1617]

Where is a good place to find flint in northern Wisconsin. Close to Lake Superior

[@Wildernessquestoutdoors]

www.mindat.org/locentries.php?m=994&p=17464

[@Wildernessquestoutdoors]

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[@KnapperJackCrafty]

The link in your email message worked! I wish I could do that... Cool video

[@Wildernessquestoutdoors]

Sometimes it works sometimes it doesn’t!

[@beckyhogge]

Can you talk about heat treated flint and sites where this was used?

[@Wildernessquestoutdoors]

Sure can.

[@DingerOutdoors]

I was trying to find some today 😂 didn’t go awesome still learning. But I did cut myself lol. I’ll load the video soon 😆

[@Wildernessquestoutdoors]

I often cut myself in some of my vids. Flint is sharp

[@jamesfulwood5691]

Not to be over bearing but I didn't think we had flint in America only Chert?

[@Wildernessquestoutdoors]

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[@TheChangelingBrony]

What state were you in when you found these rocks?

[@Wildernessquestoutdoors]

@@TheChangelingBrony New York

[@nigelleyland166]

@@TheChangelingBrony State of delusion I suspect!

[@bjellison905]

Can you knap quartzite ? I got all kinds of quartzite

[@Wildernessquestoutdoors]

Yeap, you can! It’s harder to work but it’s doable

[@bjellison905]

@@Wildernessquestoutdoors didn't work out for my,the crystalline structure wasnt going the right way so it was blowing out in big chunks instead of flakes

[@Wildernessquestoutdoors]

I just released a video knapping quartzite, go check it out

[@itz_punisher3337]

Is there flint in Mississippi?

[@Wildernessquestoutdoors]

Yep!

[@itz_punisher3337]

You know where?

[@rcgray1957]

What state are you in? Is there flint in Pennsylvania?

[@Wildernessquestoutdoors]

Search my channel for Pennsylvania yes there is flint there I have multiple videos on PA

[@peppermanners1191]

i found this video because of outer wilds, now im interested in rocks for some reason.

[@robertryden8036]

Sadly,,, I live in the mid east sany coast of North Carolina. We have yard stone sakes sites but they only have sand and limestone.

[@susquehannariveradventure2877]

What state or region was this videoed in?

[@Wildernessquestoutdoors]

Middle New York

[@susquehannariveradventure2877]

Thanks. I was thinking it looked like PA/NY@@Wildernessquestoutdoors

[@byrongreen2167]

Hey bro!!!Where are the you harvesting your flint at???(what state are you in)??

[@Wildernessquestoutdoors]

Ny

[@woodspirit98]

The mohawk are called people of the flint.