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Finished More Atlatl Forshafts 🎯

Howdy y'all! 👋😁

Finished up some atlatl forshafts here after breaking a couple during my 4th of July demonstration. Wanted to have a good number made up so that I can practice without having to worry much. Might need to rework some of my darts for this thicker forshaft, but they should perform nicely 🙂‍↕️

Hopefully y'all think they're neat, and feel free to ask any questions! Stay safe and happy Knapping all! 😁

- u/SmolzillaTheLizza 🦎

u/MustangLongbows — 11 hours ago
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Flint knife

Georgetown knife with a cedar bark cordage wrap. Finished off with beeswax.

u/Feisty-Law4597 — 15 hours ago
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Falster flint i got in my new flint package will show more flint and stuff during this week

Falster flint from Denmark

u/Aware_Interview_1613 — 17 hours ago
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Midnight Lace & Tulipwood

Some of my finest wood and some pretty gorgeous Midnight Lace. Delighted with this one! She’s up for grabs! Just pop me a message.

u/Kgbow — 23 hours ago
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Material sale

Alabama coastal plains

Med box 25lb for 75$ free shipping

Large box 35lb 105$ free shipping

Couple of obsidian slabs 35$ free shipping

Purging rock. Got a good 3/8” deep hole in the ball of my foot from a chunk of chert so I can’t quite get to work like I want and gotta pay some bills lol.

u/BlackmonKnapping — 17 hours ago
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Pulled out of some triflow

Will be making a new notcher. Mines wore out and I can’t notch like I want with the pressure flaker

u/BlackmonKnapping — 2 days ago
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Small flat rate chunks and flakes 35$ shipping included

Cleaning out the knapping area and have amassed a large amount of flakes and chunks. All kinds of materials from cherts quartzite glass and obsidian

I also have a couple obsidian slabs to let go of for a good price

u/BlackmonKnapping — 2 days ago
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Tips/Resources for Knapping small nodules & spalls

I'm looking for any advice or insight on working with small chunks of material that are thick enough to require using percussion for thinning, but only really long enough for arrowheads once material has been removed. I know a lot of people just wouldn't use that kind of material, but as I'm trying to learn I try to avoid ruining "good" material and using my waste material for further practice.

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u/peach-and-plum — 3 days ago
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Get your head round these

Been doing a bit more research into the Armorican arrowheads of Brittany. Finally managed to get some more photos! Pay careful attention to the scale at the bottom

u/jameswoodMOT — 4 days ago
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I tried knapping arrowheads from a chunk of glass today. This is attempt 2 and 3. Antler and stone. What do you with the splinters going everywhere? Where do you knap?

u/d-a-v-e- — 3 days ago
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Blvd of broken dreams…

Found a cool tri-flow(I think) chunk of obsidian and cut a few slabs to play with. Was doing some final sharpening and the tip broke… 😑 If you zoom in on the top third, you can see the fracture line.

u/Nearby-Comb2107 — 4 days ago
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Antler pressure core

First decent core with antler pressure. Interesting difference to copper. Friction was an issue, had to rough the platform surface with abrader, pretty sure this help the fracture initiate.
Flake scars much smoother with less ripping, leaving the edges of the blades straighter.

u/jameswoodMOT — 4 days ago
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What's the minimum required tooling to begin knapping traditionally, if you want to build your tools by hand?

Hey guys! I'm 24M and looking to get into the craft as a hobby - I've always been fascinated with ancestral bushcraft and that kinda thing. Spent a week or so reading up on the sub's guides (they're great, thanks!) and doing some outside research, and I've got a question:

I'm going to be going the traditional tool route, as I like doing things low-tech for fun and Authenticity™. I'd like to make as much of my kit by hand as possible, barring safety equipment, which I would consider pads to be, so not going to worry about those. With the basic tooling requiring things like antler tines, etc., is it reasonable that I could just use a hammer stone to get some flakes sharp enough to cut antler to make basic pressure tools from scratch, and then build out my own kit from there? Since I'm not very familiar with terms and techniques yet, I'm not sure how to get that answer and want to have a plan before I put together a list of materials.

Thanks in advance! 🫡

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u/CrystalKiori — 5 days ago