r/knapping

Image 1 — Obsidian Base Tang
Image 2 — Obsidian Base Tang
Image 3 — Obsidian Base Tang
Image 4 — Obsidian Base Tang
Image 5 — Obsidian Base Tang

Obsidian Base Tang

Recently my professor for my anthropology course conducted a flint knapping demonstration. Providing an interactive opportunity for us students. (Immensely interesting for me, I could barely stand still.)

I stayed after class and sparked up a conversation about the hobby, eventually he ended up gifting me a large piece of opaque obsidian/dacite. This is the piece I made from the main nodule. I plan on gifting it back to him soon.

u/BrokenFolsom — 10 days ago

Weird rock

One of the weirdest rocks I’ve found. The core is super rough while the material near the cortex is still good. Anyone ever heard of a freeze cracked core? First one I’ve found like this.

u/chancetheknapper — 10 days ago

My knapping tools

1.wood bopper

2.copper bopper

3.wildboar femur bopper

4.large stone hammer

5.small stone hammer

6.pointed flaker/copper ishi stick(korean war bullet)

7.blunt flaker/copper ishi stuck(bullet)

8.wood flaker

9.pointed flaker(bullet)

10.simple copper flaker

11.copper flaker/punch

12.cow bone flaker

13.wildboar teeth flaker

I had one more copper(bullet) flaker, but I lost it

What do I need more?

(I want to buy an antler but it is so expensive to me..)

u/antiquelover0311 — 11 days ago