TEST and FIND Stone/Rocks for FLINTKNAPPING

Finding and Testing stone is important to advance ones flintknapping process. Remember - glassy, waxy, smooth and featureless and you cant go wrong. Thanks for watching.
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[@TristanBehrens]

Id love to see a flintknapping for beginners series. How to find a good stone, how to create workable flakes, how to shape and refine them etc. (I don't know enough about knapping to outline the steps but I'd like to learn)

[@DonnyDustsPaleoTracks]

Absolutely. Great idea.

[@korypo303]

Extremely important information! Thank you for sharing!!

[@DPSFSU]

@@DonnyDustsPaleoTracks yes please! I have some antler tines but I don't know what rocks to use. Would love a beginner's guide!

[@tylertrombley9481]

@@DonnyDustsPaleoTracks any chance you could also do a video where you turn the worst shaped stones into arrowheads?

[@LeMayJoseph]

@@tylertrombley9481 yeah, like cobbles

[@wildhoser]

I really appreciate you not just giving me a bunch of scientific stuff and names of rocks, but actually the properties I can see and where to watch. Yet another excellent video Donny, thank you very much.

[@DonnyDustsPaleoTracks]

Appreciate you watching. Thanks so very much

[@ericdavis1438]

When you mentioned finding stone in riverbeds, I remembered a key point about that. You want the stone you find in the riverbank and must dig out. It will be higher knapping quality than the stones taken from the riverbed. Riverbed stones tend to have lots of a features I call "incipient fractures" ( undesirable natural cracks from tumbling, usually by force of flowing water ). Big thanks for getting me fired up again. It's about time for me to teach my 12 yo daughter some flintknapping.

[@jasonsummit1885]

Some of the Saddle Mountain petrified wood from Washington state is great knapping material.

[@MTknives]

Great information, thanks 👏

[@bucururomaki3663]

Glassy. Waxxy. Smooth and Featureless!

[@johnharrison6153]

That was great,I want to learn this lost art,you make it look so easy,I’m an older bow hunter(62) with heath going south,I have a compound and recurves,but my shoulders are not what they used to be,and I’m going back to mostly traditional and so much want to build arrows like my ancestors did.

[@yamabro4704]

I wonder how many times this guy has smashed his finger with a rock

[@steveblair1969]

Ask him.😉

[@tylertrombley9481]

That’s part of learnings

[@DonnyDustsPaleoTracks]

It happens once, twice, three times and then you learn. Thanks for watching.

[@yamabro4704]

@@steveblair1969 he responded😁

[@steveblair1969]

@@yamabro4704 he usually does....Definitely a decent guy.....not stuck on himself like others on KZbin

[@jakesoftley7519]

Thank you so much for uploading this, love your vids. I apply the knowledge you share when I go wild camping, thank you.

[@DonnyDustsPaleoTracks]

Awesome. That’s what I love to hear. Much respect and appreciation.

[@nemo64920a]

The man, the myth, the paleo legend!

[@DonnyDustsPaleoTracks]

Haha. Appreciate it. Thanks for watching.

[@Henrikipotela]

Great video! Coincidentally just the other day I was wondering about to identify appropriate materials for getting into what you're showing on your channel. This is a great resource for amateurs like myself. Thanks Donny, you're an inspiration!

[@danielsipes9682]

Great video! Thank you for taking the time to teach us.

[@d.l.huntministries8131]

Great information to know, thank you.

[@thefeatheredfrontiersman8135]

I was told to listen to them. Look for anything unusual or different colored. A ton of places all have a similar runoff with similar stones. Take suspect stone and give it a tap. My most recent finds were that white knife in Wyoming and that crystalized Jasper in the stream in Idaho.

[@danilmerkurev6248]

Brilliant!

[@charissa6648]

My nephew and I were trying to make a knife out of stone, but it did not work out very well. Will make sure to look for flint if available in my area. Thanks, he loves your videos and thinks your the coolest

[@putrauzumaki2577]

Thanks for information

[@chosenone2048]

Awesome, now I have a basic idea of what to look for, time to scout the river nearby. Time to make a knife

[@Wildernessquestoutdoors]

Nice work Donny.

[@o80y1]

“Have some more chert, have some more obsidian. It doesn’t matter if it’s boiled or fried.”

[@reloadNshoot]

Just found this channel. Living on a South Texas ranch this stuff is laying around evetywhere. Tons of petrified wood, flintrock, chert, arrow heads nearcreek bottoms.

[@Timbo.1776]

Thanks for this video this was a question answered I ask thanks I’m going to try to find some but I’m in KY

[@RLaraMoore]

You would be a good "Jondalar" from Jean Auel's books!

[@zackbiggins8070]

Thank you so much for this video I've been jumping head first into stone work and it's been very tough especially not knowing what I'm doing and what I'm looking for I'll watch all your videos to gain all the knowledge that you're willing to put forth and I deeply appreciate that be safe out there

[@steveblair1969]

Definitely look forward to your videos. Very cool and informative.

[@Mr_badjoke]

I'm in a very high sedimentary area woodland mounds heavy Indian Territory. You know serpent mound all that. On the pickup it's out there but finding huge selections to work down is not so easy I damnnear have to go mine that❤

[@keeblem1]

Just discovered your channel. Really glad I have. Very useful information. Thanks!

[@raflidiot]

Good video!

[@primalbushcraft3540]

Great vid thx for sharing

[@lanceday3285]

I’ve been waiting on this video I can’t wait to go find some

[@Achunk89]

Awesome stuff dude. I’ll try taking out a carp in my lake if u want to send me one haha. All joking aside, thanks for sharing.

[@josephcormier5974]

Excellent video you made it seem easy I think I will have a go and see what I can do five stars brother thank you for sharing

[@DonnyDustsPaleoTracks]

Thanks amigo. Appreciate you watching. Much respect.

[@dawnpatriot6248]

Very interesting. Thanks!

[@LvL_7_Mage]

You should do a video on making a Clovis point and Falsom point spear.

[@dahbeebe]

Rockhound 101

[@boid9761]

You should teach Chad Zuber how to flintknap. He will greatly appreciate it

[@batbrains187]

🔥 awesome advice 🔥

[@mephysto2031]

So let's say you find yourself in a survival situation. What would you use for a fine tuning knapping tool if you didn't have copper or an antler type tool

[@gonzalodanielfernandezmart4091]

Una pregunta Donny duster... que haces con el material de descarte de los trabajos de piedra con la que trabajas?. Hacés algo al respecto?🎉

[@baitadeighiriitalia7681]

❤️❤️❤️

[@bradleyporra4913]

Just started watching Alone. Are you on there? Front pic looks like you lol

[@17Liberty76]

He was. Had to leave with a heart issue

[@DonnyDustsPaleoTracks]

Season six…that’s me.

[@michealkory4604]

🤙

[@StragglerTx]

The first second of video will tell you a way to find kt ,,the sound

[@angelvidal6477]

Try living in Rhode Island flint is very hard to find…

[@Sheepdog1314]

nothing here in NH. Nothing but granite.

[@johnruckman2320]

How do you determine if a stone is best for an axe, spear, scraper, knife, arrow points, etc?

[@rebel5569]

Hey can you make a full stone bladed sword ⚔️ with a bone handle

[@RickCobra710]

Rockin dem Bethlehem 13s or Jerusalem 12s

[@EarthenExplorer]

It sounds like glass

[@seji_sage3350]

I found your channel on tiktoc. Is there any good stone to find in Florida? If so where? Would love a video on this

[@redwood2823]

7:10 this rock looks like really good cheese

[@canalsobrevivenciaefuturo4912]

Faz uma faca de pedra primitiva

[@liberahistoria1142]

Does our ancestors use a similiar method of choosing and knapping the stone upon producing a primitive tool?

[@bogosbinted5432]

Probably not as specific at first but as time went on I’m sure they gained a method

[@thehuntertyranni7497]

I live in the Ozarks, what is your opinion on the stones here. Also how do you find a good hammer stone?

[@guyhigginbotham]

Great info never tried flintknapping but I'm going to try it

[@wenchfisterx]

Where does one find these rocks tho?? I'm in Canada southern Ontario anything near me?

[@slackwater5093]

Rivers, waterfalls and cave systems along the niagara escarpment are good places for a beginner to start looking for chert. Lots of easily accessible areas are picked over, typically need to hike or follow a water source to find good samples. Bring a small hammer, chisel, gloves and eye protection. Bang around on some promising looking rocks and look for sparks and conchoidal fractures. Once you get out there and smash some rocks you'll get a hang of which ones to look for. IME typically what you will find around here is lower grade chert, unless you get lucky you probably won't find anything super glassy and flakey similar to the obsidian etc you see here. There are also different types of chert in different areas of ontario for example Onondagan vs Ancaster chert etc so what you will find may vary by location. Lots of resources online and most major cities seem to have knapping groups etc that could show you the ropes

[@wenchfisterx]

@@slackwater5093 why do people still nap? I mean it's not like we trade or use the products anymore?

[@gellerbee2102]

Why do they look like cheese and are making me hungry?

[@quikdraw5203]

Man your videos are great! Where'd you pick up your Bushcraft?

[@DT61636]

So what about actual flint? 🤔 Always wondered why it's called flint knapping, but no one uses flint haha

[@dragonslayer7587]

I've learned so much from your videos, it's changed the way I think, see & what I use to make my decisions in any area I'm in looking for stone! Thank you!

[@DonnyDustsPaleoTracks]

Appreciate that. Thanks. Appreciate you watching and following the adventures as well.

[@W-C-F-o1k]

Imagine having this guy as a Father! Legend

[@Quietluxury83]

どんな石か知りたいです。 私はあなたの石器についてのビデオをたくさん見ています。 お返事を待って。 どうもありがとう。 ハンサムボーイ

[@ziggypeace9933]

I go out in the Arizona high desert Arrowhead hunting . Last month I found a huge peace of an old spearhead. It is bright blood red. I also found a mini Arrowhead in this same color. Like you said, Glassy, waxy and shiny. Very nice but not from here . Do you know what it might be ? I'm curious about where the original tribes may have gotten it !

[@PorchHonkey]

I'm far from an expert. But it may worth searching jasper mines or quarries in eastern Pa.(Vera Cruz Lehigh County) and Western New Jersey. I have come across info about this particular jasper that said it was a highly sought after material. That it was often used in trade. And that artifacts made from this particular jasper have turned up throughout the northeast,the entire eastern seaboard,Great lakes region,Mississippi River, and the gulf coast as far as Texas. It was found in multiple colors red being one of them. Don't know if this is of any help, having not seen your point. But I have a chunk of this jasper that is a shade of red somewhere close to what they'd use to paint a barn.

[@justinhall2117]

Ever go fossil hunting?

[@zombiedood4123]

Do you always have a predetermined shape planned, or let the stone kind of choose what it wants to be, and go with the flow?

[@millsrickman7703]

What I've seen is they have a plan but the stone can make the plan change

[@vopenacattleco]

If you get over to NE Oregon I'd love to show you the rocks on our place. It's a place 3 different college's go to study

[@kenyenmusic7548]

Wow i recently made a comment asking exactly for this. Not sure if this was a response to that but thank you!

[@epicon6]

Now i just need to google what flintknapping is.. :) Googled :) cool!

[@DonnyDustsPaleoTracks]

Keep watching my other videos. You’ll get it.

[@johnathancarson8338]

Do we as a species have any indication that we (way back when) used stone manipulation to create armor?

[@ethan2152]

Now I know what I'm looking for thank you for the help.

[@jerielcontreras5214]

All of this is invaluable in thing's that about to come. Thanks Bro. Stay awesome.👍

[@sandydaviswhytelewis5387]

Super Helpful Budz

[@daviddulin8988]

How about that crystal quartz?

[@MichelleMartinez-tl5tb]

Excellent video Brother, thanks! 👊🏽

[@joshuaimler7922]

Yep sounds about right

[@Greyshadow_17]

If he were a D&D character, he’d be a ranger for sure

[@stevenkeithley4336]

👊😎🤙🍻

[@jillatherton4660]

👍

[@TheShartingGoldfish]

i wish you were in the The Pleistocene era

[@Bruh-in5su]

Nice advice

[@montelott8570]

Solid informative video thanks for sharing your knowledge and talent.

[@jasonhill1520]

Just this week I told myself I hoped you would do a tutorial on how to fid knappable stone! Thanks a bunch!

[@ericcooper1213]

Man I just got to say thank you! Always love what nature gives and you make it even better. Appreciate the videos and advice you give.

[@DonnyDustsPaleoTracks]

Appreciate you watching. Thanks.

[@ericcooper1213]

@@DonnyDustsPaleoTracks of course! My 7 year old and I watch your videos and we love it.

[@StevenCasper]

Thanks for the video enjoy the day.

[@jamesellsworth8147]

Most excellent thank you

[@17Liberty76]

I live in the north east. So far, the only thing that I can find is flint. And much of that doesn't have very large portions of the consistency needed. I found one piece about the size of a baseball. I'm afraid to ruin it with my inexperience

[@Sheepdog1314]

I hear ya. I live in NE too. Nothing but granite here. And mica. Duhhh.

[@miguelmelendez3354]

🙏😋🥰🥰🥰