Flint Knife part 2, Hammerstones and antler

Continuation of working raw Knife River Flint using hammerstones and a deer antler billet.

[@concretefeet]

Sir; I admire your work and your videos. I'm generally lucky to get a blade that size from a preform twice the size of the raw spall you started from, and I've been at this for a good couple of years. Your videos have helped.

[@Padruig9]

Very helpful, thank you.

[@paleomanjim]

You are welcome...

[@paleomanjim]

@landroamer1000 I have not worked much porcelain, but any type antler should work well. Some knappers use wood billets for grainy rocks like ryolite and quartzsite so wood might be an option also....

[@lunchboxcupler]

Hey, jim, I just wanted to tell you that you've been an inspiration to me and are the man solely responsible for my flintknapping journey. I would love to get in contact with you one day, and I hope to see you upload some new footage one day, I really miss your content. Blessings and good wishes, amigo.

[@paleomanjim]

Thanks for the kind words, glad you like the videos

[@landroamer1000]

how hard of a billet do you need for porcelin

[@landroamer1000]

@paleomanjim ok il try wood thanks.

[@daveeden2220]

how long does it take to be a good flintknapping

[@paleomanjim]

Basic Pressure flaking can be learned in a few weeks and small arrowheads can be made with nothing more than pressure flaking. However, truly symmetrical well made points usually require the use of both percusion and pressure flaking. Unfortunately, percusion flaking can take months to get the basics down and many years of continuous practice to really become proficient at it. As a general rule it requires around 10,000 ;hours of practice to really master any hobby!

[@daveeden2220]

is that root beer flint

[@paleomanjim]

Yes