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  1. #1
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    Mar 2007
    Samuel Watson's Old Place
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    Flintknapping Materials?

    I am looking to get some material to try flintknapping. I ran across a guy that sells some material a county away from me. I have never tried flintknapping and don't have a clue as to what to look for in materials. I know from experience in working with certain hobbies that it often better to learn on materials that are better in quality than trying to learn on crappy materials. The only problem is I don't know what is quality and what is crappy yet. Here is the guy's stock and price:

    "Jasper, Keokuk, Georgetown, Georgia coral, Buffalo river chert and English flint is what I have in stock. All of my slabs are cut, trimmed, heat treated and ready to work. Most slabs are 7 to 4 inches long. All material is $1.50 a running inch."

    Would this be good for me to learn on or is there a place to get better materials cheaper?





  2. #2
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    Nov 2004
    Edwards,Missouri
    MXT - DeLeon - Gamma 6000
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    Re: Flintknapping Materials?

    A great gal owns this and would answer any questions you have.

    http://www.missouritrading.com/

  3. #3

    Jul 2006
    Wisconsin
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    Re: Flintknapping Materials?

    Sounds good but who knows without seeing it first. If you're just starting out and have no idea what you're doing yet I would tell you to practice on free materials for a while first, glass and old toilets work great. Black obsidian is also a pretty cheap starting material, once you learn the basic principles you can start shelling out the by the inch money. In my opinion anyway.
    "A culture truly grows great when old men plant trees in who's shade they know they will never sit"

  4. #4
    us
    Mar 2007
    Samuel Watson's Old Place
    Minelab Xterra 70, Tesoro Silver uMax, Fisher 1265X, Garrett Ace 250, Garrett Pro Pointer
    405

    Re: Flintknapping Materials?

    Thinks for the input.
    I know where there are a couple of old toilets that I can get chunks from. Think I will start practicing with that and then move up to other stuff.

 

 

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