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Knapping question

Stone Conversations : Archive 5 : Message 00878

From: "John VanCamp" <jvcstnwrks@zzzzzzzzzzzzz>
Date: Wed, 26 May 2004 10:26:20 -0500
Subject: Knapping question

Have a friend here in central Texas who makes all of his own
points to tip his homemade arrows to use with his homemade bows.
Gets a deer or two every year. He can knapp out a serviceable
point in flint (chert), or obsidian in a mater of minutes using
traditional tools (antlers and such) . and techniques.
Apparently, once you know what you are doing, it 's a relatively
simple job. Of course, he hasn't tried to emulate any of those
wonderful Mayan ceremonial flints.
JVC

Quoted text begins.So, you want to produce a flint knapped edge without flint knapping.
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