Reducing Material: 5 Tips For Flintknapping Tallahatta Quartzite!

[@mdwdirect]

Very impressive control. I’ve watched all of PaleomanJim’s videos-the man is a legend. My own napping is limited to glass bottle bottoms. I haven’t put much effort into finding natural material to play with.

[@dooleyfussle8634]

Thanks! Great video. I learned a lot. I once found some great stone on Dauphine Island on the border of Alabama/Florida, I believe. It was being used as rip rap and was in great big boulders. It was black as coal and had a petroleum smell when you knapped it. Wish I still had some!

[@HillbillysNdaBush]

Good job getting that rock under control. I got you subbed crank out more videos...

[@eddieballard311]

Great work on Pickwick. Good tips thanks

[@midgetsheliumandguam5937]

Great work on the Tallahatta. That's about all I knap started with copper then went full abo. I've found that a moose billet is as good and to me better than copper.

[@neanderthalnonsense]

What a BEAUTY!!!! Gotta love Tallahata.

[@douglasv9826]

Nice job, I learned a lot!

[@fredellingsen5973]

Very nicely done, you are very talented knapper!

[@GulfCoastKnapping]

Thank you very much!

[@phillipharnage7725]

Great video and it's great to see someone working the coastal materials.

[@randyburleson8273]

Awesome work and excellent video.....even with the wind!!

[@GulfCoastKnapping]

Thanks randy! The wind felt great! But wasn’t great for the video lol

[@alfredopitcher3609]

Awesome work thanks for the knowledge I would like to see a video on your tools

[@GL4speed]

Good information brother. I plan on trying some soon and glad I ran across your video.

[@canadiangemstones7636]

Phenomenal skills, thanks for the lesson!

[@GulfCoastKnapping]

Glad it helped!

[@JohnMartin-ze8cf]

Thanks......I have been hoping that you would do another one for us....I would love to see you do one with the translucent coastal flint river material .....Bohunter said that he got it from a Charles Riley.

[@GulfCoastKnapping]

Sure. I have a few pieces I can use. I’ll try to make one by the end of the week. Thanks for the suggestion!

[@arrowheadfinders8942]

Excellent work there. You’re really talented. I’ve kinda tried to flint knap. Definitely needs more practice and time but I’ve got better! Loved the video thanks for sharing

[@GulfCoastKnapping]

I appreciate that. I’ve been knapping consistently about 3 years now, keep it up! Thanks!

[@luisgarces3525]

looks real good bud. I've got to get a go pro and make a channel to!! your killing it

[@GulfCoastKnapping]

You should!

[@neanderthalnonsense]

Great video. I think I'll play with some Tallahata today.

[@GulfCoastKnapping]

You should!

[@neanderthalnonsense]

@@GulfCoastKnapping what kind of points were commonly made of Tallahata? Do you have a resource you can point me too?

[@GulfCoastKnapping]

@@neanderthalnonsense Bolens, Pickwicks, and large blades were the most common to my knowledge. I’ve found a few points myself, but don’t have a great resource other than google. Hope that helps

[@neanderthalnonsense]

@@GulfCoastKnapping that's perfect thanks. I'll check my Overstreet book and see if there are any others. I just wish Overstreet did better at making sure the material was noted.

[@GulfCoastKnapping]

@@neanderthalnonsense I agree

[@michaelnumbers9489]

Thanks learned a lot.

[@GulfCoastKnapping]

That’s awesome! Thanks for watching I appreciate it

[@chucklearnslithics3751]

Nice video. Whenever I hear the word "quartzite" I curl up and start to cry, but you handled it like it's nothing!

[@GulfCoastKnapping]

Thanks chuck! A good grade of it is always a big help.

[@johnmcclelndon7641]

Great video thanks for explaining everything

[@biddysere]

Great video!

[@GulfCoastKnapping]

Thank you!

[@sergeantcraphead]

Thanks 🙏

[@JohnMartin-ze8cf]

Thanks for this great video.....is the tallahatta raw or cooked ?

[@GulfCoastKnapping]

Hi John great question. All tallahatta has to be worked raw. Heating it wouldn’t fare well for the stone since it’s not a chert, but a quartzite.

[@mattstarr8203]

how many are thrown in fields for someone to find

[@eastcoastlithics]

This stuff is all back country relics finds on his chanel

[@clodhopper5892]

Where can I buy some of that tallahatta quartz?

[@GulfCoastKnapping]

Reach out on Facebook to Jonathan Johnson, he has some great TQ

[@clodhopper5892]

@@GulfCoastKnapping thanks

[@clodhopper5892]

@@GulfCoastKnapping which profile is he specifically and state (Alabama)? Is he in a knapping group?

[@GulfCoastKnapping]

@@clodhopper5892 Yes, he is in Alabama. And if you type his name in any flintknapping group he is bound to pop up

[@clodhopper5892]

@@GulfCoastKnapping ok.

[@lancemcilwainoutcastmetald5398]

Is that a solid or lead filled billet

[@GulfCoastKnapping]

Lead filled from flintknapping supplies👍🏼 I like it a lot better.