I am so glad to hear that John, Thanks for watching. This is the video i wanted to make for quite a while and it came out pretty good. i still have the point that I made in this video.
Thanks John Martin, This little 2 part series was the video I wanted to shoot for the longest time. You never know how it may go some times and I was hoping to do a complete point and show every flake I removed to get the point type I was trying to make. I do plan on making more of these videos, I just have to find the time. Now that i am retired I am busier than I have ever been in my whole life. :)
I was really happy that this piece came out as good as it did. I got to show just how I percussion flake a piece to get it thinned down and into the desired shape I was working toward. Thanks so much for watching!
You know I wasn't going to miss this one! Getting to watch you at work is priceless! Thanks for taking the time. I'm looking forward to the next. Ga. Rob & Terrie
Thanks guys, I'm glad you watched my video. Next time I hope I can do this in person for you two and I'll give you the point I make. Part #2 is on the way!
Definitely not boring. I take all this info and watch it very carefully and try to apply it to my kanapping personally. You got that piece soooo thin! Just whoa! I'll have to see that in person some time. But thank you for the video! It just makes my day!
Thanks John, I'll do my best to make some more videos like this one. I made a snyders point last weekend at a flintknapping gathering and it came out really cool with a red bullseye right in the middle of it.
Okay! First one down! Love seeing it... and just visually, it is easy to see we have long been the same "creatures"! Favorite tools for all! Seeing your tools gave me insight that they too must have coveted favorite pads, tools, etc! That was a good vid demonstration! Moving forward!
That is one ferocious pace you set there, Paleoman! I love it! The more I knap the more I realize how important that rhythm is. Sometimes it's best just to go for that strike rather then psych yourself out...very true! That punch stroke you use is really cool...Your getting great control....I could sit and watch you do this all day....and of course your making this look way too easy!...haha.... Thanks for letting us watch!....Ben
Ben we need to get together someday and I'll show you this technique in person. What you saw here is exactly the way I knap. That downward strike is something that has developed with me, I've really never seen anyone use it before. Thanks so much for your great comments my friend!
I remember you coming in to learn. That was quite a while ago. This video really shows how I do it. I'm enjoying your videos that you have been posting.
Thanks for watching and commenting Tom! Good luck this year searching for arrowheads and be sure to get your Dad out with you. I sure miss my Dad, he's been gone 13 years now and there is so much I would have loved to have done with him.
One of my favorite points!! Good ol Snyder’s!! Hope I can get good enough to make one someday! Love your videos and knapping!! Do some more on other knappers. I like your videos on profiling other knappers. Got to meet Craig Ratzat at Devils Hole knap in this spring and bought some rock. Great man!!
I know you have been waiting a long time for this video Montana BarNone, and thanks for your patience, I hope you enjoyed this video! Thanks for watching my friend!
just, WOW. you sure made that look good. those razor flakes in exactly the right places coming off, great job. not that i know what you are doing, i can just tell.
Ken, I agree with the others, very nice of you to post this reduction sequence and so nice to see how you manage the process...full speed ahead...lets get this point hammered out! Looking forward to seeing #2 in the series and learning more from you. Thanks again and Happy New Year...Tim
Happy New Year to you too Tim! This is something I have wanted to do for quite a while. I was fortunate that the point came out good on video and only had to do one take. That is the way I knap, all out, full speed ahead! If I slow down I always mess up and once you loose your rhythm it is so hard to get it back.
Haha... I was holding my breath towards the end. And a little voice was yelling stop stop! But I'm a bit of a coward yet. I get excited and don't stop to correct the platform. Well done and I appreciate you taking the time to show us how its done.
Hitting that piece when it gets that thin as hard as I do is pretty tough because as you said this little voice in me keeps saying "No. it will break" But you have to make a leap of faith and just go for it and step outside of your comfort zone. I guess you could say "flintknappers live on the EDGE" haha! I amuse myself, LOL!
yep...gotta get me one of those moose billets! lol! love this video Ken. there r so many lessons to be learned here. u got the camera set up perfectly to show every strike and removal. i will watch this many times. can't wait for part #2. you should do these more often...just sayin'! lol! thanx for showing this Ken.
Did you like this video Hal? I was thinking about you when I shot this and how on fire you've been with your knapping. This is how I've been doing it for years and I'm sticking with it as long as I am physically able to. That took a little monkeying around to get that camera angle just where I wanted it to be so that the action would be clear to the viewer. Thanks for watching my friend, you should pat yourself on the back (or at least get Barbie to do it) for the great knapping you have been doing!
Thanks for showing us how you do your amazing work. I am going to attempt my first Snyder's point this weekend. If it turns out it has your name on it.
Wow, I would be totally honored my friend! I will try to get the next part of this series on tomorrow and it will show the pressure flaking I do and how I notch/stem the point to finish it. I can tell you this much, the point came out great and I was pretty happy with the results. Good Luck tomorrow making your first Snyder's Point!
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Awesome video and work, Ken. Really a very well shown and explained instruction. I have learned a lot again. It is a pleasure to watching you at work. ..it looks so easy. Many thanks for sharing your knowledge. All the best. Greetings Tito
Thanks Tito! I watched this after I shot it and I agree it does look easy, and it was strange for me to see me knapping from that point of view. Now I know how others that come to sit with me see this and it was helpful to me to be able to focus on just what I'm doing. I've been knapping so long now that I knap by instinct, and I'm sure this is how the early knappers did it to. It became a part of them. Thanks for watching and for your comments!
Hey Ken- Thanks so much for posting this!! I'm just now starting to dabble with flintknapping, so from a beginner's perspective, this video answered alot of questions. It's very insightful to see how you work, not to mention, also very impressive to see how thin you're able to get that piece. I was holding my breath there expecting that thing to snap in two. Awesome tutorial, it definitely gives me something to aspire too. I sure would love to sit in on a knap in with you, but since I can't, this video is the next best thing. Thanks again!!!
I think I was as surprised as you are how thin that came out Rick. As long as those flakes run across that face and feather out, the thinness follows. I'm glad you liked it. I truly believe this is the way the ancient knappers did things. You saw how few tools I used, so it makes sense. The only thing better for me would have been to have you there watching me and then hand that point to you to when I'm finished to keep!
Thanks so much mr paleoman. This video i watched intently, watched very stroke of the billet . This was a very good video and i think my problem, is that i dont strike hard enough. I use a 1 inch copper billet and i dont hit it hard. So i guess that is why my flakes dont go any more then an inch . Have to hit hard to drive the flames further. I have some place to start anyhow and i'm liking this video so i can come back to it, if i need more info. thanks alot bro and cant wait to see part two.
Thanks so much for watching kullcraven, I'm working on getting Part #2 uploaded right now. This technique works just as good with copper and hammerstones. Actually my work with hammerstones is what inspired me to knap this way. I hold my moose billet the same way I hold a hammerstone. Yes and you do have to hit the stone hard. If the platform is right the stone can take it and not break. (hopefully)haha!
man Ken you are making my day, this is the vid I wanted to make when I was there but I was too amazed with watching to do it. cant wait to see the rest of the upcoming video.
It was my privilege to have you and your wife here at my mancave Tim and I couldn't wait to make a Snyders Point for you. Those were some fun times. I was waiting to see what you thought of this video because this is your point type! I'm working on Part #2 and should have that up later today. I shot this in hi-Def so it takes hours for it to upload. Thanks for those great comments my friend!
Thanks Chris, my best advice to you is to get lots of practice and then attend a knap-in. This is a gathering of flintknappers and you can sit with them and get advice how to do things. Plus there usually is plenty of flint at these gatherings you can buy.
Ken thanks for taking the time in making the video on the Snyder point. I have wanted to learn how to make the Snyder point. Can't Wait to see how you put the notch in. I have talk with you on paleo planet . Remington22
I remember you well Thomas! I hope this video and the one I'm posting today show you just what you need to know to make a Snyders Point. Thanks for watching!
Mesmerizing and so informative . Kudos on this vid . I really enjoyed and learned so much from watching you. Thanks for this post . Best wishes ---Butch
Wow i loved this Ken and great to see you do another vid like this. I learned alot and no now what im doing wrong and there's alot lol. You make it look so easy and its realy enjoyable to watch Ken cant wait for pt2
Thanks so much for watching and commenting Craig! I sat up until midnight last night loading this video and I was thinking that you and some others would be the first ones to see it. The only thing that would have made this video better for me was to have you sitting there with a tasty cold beverage in your hand as you watched me make this point! Part #2 is on the way and should be uploaded later today.
You mention in this video that you were worried about making a boring video by showing every little knap of this project but you had me from start to finish. I've not done any knapping ever in my life and now I know it's gonna be my new hobby. Thank you so much for showing every detail. I have a feeling I will be watching this one over and over again. I know I'm gonna destroy many a rock before it's all said and done but I will just consider every mistake a valuable lesson to a hobby that will bring me years of enjoyment.... pay it forward you say in one of your other videos and I will do just that as you have done here. Thank you for the inspiration 52! Now to figure out where to find some of these rocks you speak of... I hope I can also find copper nails.... what kind of rock would you recommend for a newby? And to be honest I did make an arrow head last week from a soft rock but with it I was able to just scrape it against cement to shape it... it turned out pretty cool and that's why I chose to look into this. Thanks again Your new friend Banjo from Utah!
Hey Banjo, thanks so much for this great comments. It is people like you that are learning this awesome survival skill that I made this video for. I hope this 2 part video helps you to learn this process quicker. A good stone to learn on is some Texas flints. They are quite abundant and they work pretty easy for the most part. I would suggest getting a hold of my good friend Craig Ratzat for buying rock. He has a site called Neolithics.com and you can find about anything you need there. There are also some other good sources for material but try Craig first, he's a great guy and he owns the Keokuk chert quarry. This is what the point in this video is made out of, it is some of my favorite rock to work. Good Luck and thanks for watching my videos!
Loved it Ken ! I have been waiting patiently since your last vid ! You thought the last one was boring for everyone, but hopefully with this one you're finding out otherwise....LOL I was watching every hit very closely and could watch more this minute so please don't stop. I learn more from one of your vids than hours of whacking a rock although I do know what your saying about it not feeling right....I feel that all the time....LOL I realize everyone kinda has they're own style, but if someone was to emulate a style, yours would be the one to go with in my opinion. A picture is worth a thousand words, so I'll be waiting on the next one. I hope theres more to come in the future ! Thanks Bud !
I hope patience was worth your wait Elvis, I was excited to make this video and I wanted to start my year off right and do more of these instructional videos! I'm working on Part #2 right now and hopefully it will be uploaded later this afternoon. When you shoot these longer videos in Hi-Def it takes hours for them to upload, but I want the clarity and detail to be there so that is why I shoot them in 1080HD. Things used to not feel right a lot more years ago than they do now when I'm chipping, but you definitely learn when a platform doesn't feel right and make the changes needed until it does. OK, now on to Part #2, talk with you later!
Thanks Ken!! Despite what you said and think, your videos are not boring! Keep them coming! My "ah ha" moment on this one was when you said you have to keep the power up when you are nervous about breaking it so that the flakes do not come up short... I am good at short flakes. A question for you... early on you hold the piece up and look as if you are going to hit directly into the piece. However, at almost the moment of impact you seem to roll it down. The flakes come off beautifully. So the question is... what affect does the rolling action have on flake removal. Knapper Dan told me about other types of rolling flakes but we can talk about that perhaps at Letchworth in August. Blessings Brother Steve
I watched it again, and that "rolling" was visible on a few strikes, most are stable and still. Just curious if the rolling affects flake removal and if it is conscious!
I have traded for most of mine, but there are a few online that sell them. Another option is to put an ad in a swap sheet, local Pennysavers or Craigslist looking or old moose antlers. Sometime you find folks that just want to get rid of them . Good luck and I hope this video helps you to learn how to use moose billets. I really like them and have used nothing else.
man, there is alot of very helpfull stuff in this video...at least for me! really nice long flakes you´re shooting there...unbelievable to me. i really need to find someone who´s distributing raw stone material over here in europe...and i mean cheap stuff to really get a hold of these technique! and i def need to stock up on my billets and boppers...i onle do have one really crazy copper-bopper! but there are no moose in our area, so i need to see where i find an antler to make one or to different sizes...thanks for all that! looking forward to see part 2!
I have to admit that you inspired me to shoot this video. I have been wanting to do it for quite some time but after watching you knap on your video, it really got me in the mood to make this one, so thanks for the inspiration! Part of the fun for me was finding or making the tools I use to do this. Moose antler is a tough thing to come by but living close to Canada and having a very close friend in Canada helped me get the antler I needed. We also have moose in the states and I got a few antlers from Maine. You are doing some great work, keep it up and I hope this video in some way helps you to do even better!
i´m honored and really happy i inspired you to do this video!hehe...everyone will benefit from it. maybe i´ll be going to sweden again this year...i did found a huge shed mooseantler, but didn´t bring it...a shame! but it was really heavy. you´re lucky living around moose areas! ;-) i´ll def make some more videos on my knapping in closeup...so maybe people are really able to let me in on their knowledge and tell me what i´m able to do better! your video did help alot!
Yep, there are no secrets to what I'm doing here, it is shown as is. I enjoyed watching this myself and seeing what others see when I'm knapping. Good luck on your Snyders point. Once the weather gets even warmer I'm gonna see what I can get out of that rock you sent. Thanks for watching!
Cool snyders point I am going to start flintnapping soon. One question can I find flint in Letchworth park? And if so where? I do not know if I did find flint there if it wood be legal to take it.
I have never found any flint in Letchworth other than the glacial gravel that is in the Genesee River. The flint formations that are exposed in my area are about 35 miles North of me in an escarpment. The flint we have is Onondaga chert. As far as taking rocks from Letchworth, I know the Rangers would probably not allow it.
that was Awesome to Watch! I really like how you used the pressure flaker to re-set the platform, maybe that's something I'm not getting right? I don't know? I liked how you mainly just held the blade in your hand & went to town on it, that's basically what I do, but not much ever makes it that thin! LoL & you had it thin before you ever mentioned it.. & what I like - is how it shows a master knapper can whip-out a point in a real efficient time manner, makes ya wonder how many points did one native make in his lifetime? whether he was knapping synder point or hardins, daltons? Though even a lot of real nice points we find, they say? the maker was done with it? some have stated maybe 80% to 90% of what we find, was discards? & that we've only maybe found 10% of whats out there??? I know I've found a few Paleoman G10+'s I'm Honored to Have!! Wonder How Many the Paleoman has Knapped??? Now that's a Question??? LoL Looking forward to part2 :)
Thanks for all those great comments Brooksy, I appreciate what you have to say because I consider you a wise person and a deep thinker. As a knapper yourself, I'm sure you were getting what I was doing here and saw the little things I do that make the process go smoother. I've always preferred to knap in my hand freehand style, because I have better control of how I chip the stone. Thanks again my friend!
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Very nice and informative video..Keokuk is my fav and I cant imagine why people don't like it.Im getting a box ready for flintspall to try.Hoping he will like it too...L.Will ship tommorow
Flintspall should love Keokuk! I'm anxious to see how he does with it. I think it is one of the best working stones out there. I'm good friends with Craig Ratzat and he always treats me right when I get the Keokuk from him after all he owns the quarry, haha! I really don't know why some folks have trouble with this rock, I've seen a thread in the past on Paleo Planet about Keokuk being tough for some. You just have to hit it and it will flake. Thanks so much for watching and commenting!
AHHHH,,Yall got me chompin at the bit for a whack at that Keo.:>) Just hope I can achieve half the thinness of yours though.Do you think its possible with copper?Can't wait for pt2,,but I can done tell its gonna be a sweet finish,,,just hope the neighbor gets that wild hair out before the shooting of the video.LOL,,Nah,If he's not bothering you,he's not bothering me,,just the sound is.:>) Tell him FS would like complete silence for the finish. ha,ha.. Glad ya made this demo,it'll be helpful in my attempt at the assignment.good timing btw.Thanks
FlintSpall I figured this could be a helpful video for you when it comes to making that Snyders assignment I gave you. You can achieve that level of thinness with copper, just remember to hit it and not whiff! I'm pretty used to all the noise my neighbor makes. Part #2 is now loaded, check it out!
When I finish a piece many times I have made it for someone that requested it. But many times I like to just sit and knap a piece out for the enjoyment of knapping itself. So the points I make that aren't made by request are kept by me and then either sold or traded away. If the point comes out really good or beyond my expectations, I will collect it and place it in a case of what I refer to as my Keeper collection. I don't have a place where I sell things, I prefer to deal personally with everyone that gets my work.
Lovely piece of keukuk, my favorite stone to work other than mohogany obsidian. But i just got done working keukuk and i have noticed that in some spots it can be brittle and rough. It is usually around the outside areas of the stone,where as in the spots farther within the stone are vary sooth like the piece you have. Is this a result of a problem in heat treating or is it something else.
Thanks for the comments Micah, Keokuk can be a temperamental critter sometimes. I have seen it range from buttery to rough as a corn cob. It depends on a few different things. It can be it needed more heat-treatment but sometimes it is just the rock itself is not as high quality as other pieces.
Yeah,i like to work the stuff. I seem to be able to take larger flakes than i can with any obsidian. But were i run into problems on any stone is in thinning with a billet or pressure flaker, i to make the flake carry taking away the large masses, but they just come off thinly across the top, and if i try to hit it hard and take a big flake, it hinges really badly.
Not at all *****, i havent even been knapping for a year, everything is helpful. Now you are saying that the force shouldnt change, should it ever change for what you are trying to accomplish.
Okay thanks, I didnt know any of that until now, if i knew that earlier i might have some nice knives and spearheads instead of a pile of flakes and a couple birdies. Thank you for sharing with me what you know i really appreciate it.
I think abrading is very necessary no matter if you use a hammer stone, Copper, or antler. Once I discovered the importance of abrading, my work drastically improved.
Palioman,personally I find it intriging to watch you make a point. You were definatly a knapper for your tribe in a past life,lol,I don't even understand half of what you're talking about while you're knapping, but you have my undivided attention.What kind of material do you use for your strikeing tools? I can't wait to see the rest of this.
Thanks Thomas 101834, for those great comments! The tools I was using for striking are Moose antler billets. These are the beam section of the huge moose antler before it goes into that huge palm area. They are almost solid bone and quite heavy.
@@thisisengland1601 Craig Ratzat owns the quarry, and has a website where you can purchase it. his website is neolithics.com tell him Ken Wallace sent you.
That is a moose antler billet, that is about 2" - 2 1/4" in diameter. I've had that billet so long I can't remember exactly where I got it from. There is a fellow that comes to our local flintknapping show in Western New York State every year that brings lots of moose antlers with him to sell or trade. We call him "Mooseman". That is probably where I got this piece of antler from.
Instructions for viewers: Add to Favorites. Click the "Like" button. Great video! I have been waiting for a long time to see this! But now i want MORE! MORE! MORE! MORE! MORE!
Thanks Sofus! I appreciate the support for this video! Seeing that I can't sit with each and every viewer in person, I was hoping to show exactly what I do to make a point. I was surprised how little time it actually took to make this point from start to finish. Hopefully this will be the first of many videos showing how I do things!
One of my favorite flintknapping videos....Thanks for your time to do these for us.
I am so glad to hear that John, Thanks for watching. This is the video i wanted to make for quite a while and it came out pretty good. i still have the point that I made in this video.
Thanks for doing these videos for us....You are an awesome flintknapper and teacher...please keep them coming.
Thanks John Martin, This little 2 part series was the video I wanted to shoot for the longest time. You never know how it may go some times and I was hoping to do a complete point and show every flake I removed to get the point type I was trying to make. I do plan on making more of these videos, I just have to find the time. Now that i am retired I am busier than I have ever been in my whole life. :)
Really love watching the whole thing take shape in real time!! awesome video!
I was really happy that this piece came out as good as it did. I got to show just how I percussion flake a piece to get it thinned down and into the desired shape I was working toward. Thanks so much for watching!
You know I wasn't going to miss this one! Getting to watch you at work is priceless!
Thanks for taking the time. I'm looking forward to the next.
Ga. Rob & Terrie
Thanks guys, I'm glad you watched my video. Next time I hope I can do this in person for you two and I'll give you the point I make. Part #2 is on the way!
My favorite flintknapping video of all....thanks.
Definitely not boring. I take all this info and watch it very carefully and try to apply it to my kanapping personally. You got that piece soooo thin! Just whoa! I'll have to see that in person some time. But thank you for the video! It just makes my day!
Thanks for doing these for us...this Snyders video is one of my favorites.....keep them coming.
Thanks John, I'll do my best to make some more videos like this one. I made a snyders point last weekend at a flintknapping gathering and it came out really cool with a red bullseye right in the middle of it.
Okay! First one down! Love seeing it... and just visually, it is easy to see we have long been the same "creatures"! Favorite tools for all! Seeing your tools gave me insight that they too must have coveted favorite pads, tools, etc! That was a good vid demonstration! Moving forward!
That is one ferocious pace you set there, Paleoman! I love it! The more I knap the more I realize how important that rhythm is. Sometimes it's best just to go for that strike rather then psych yourself out...very true! That punch stroke you use is really cool...Your getting great control....I could sit and watch you do this all day....and of course your making this look way too easy!...haha.... Thanks for letting us watch!....Ben
Ben we need to get together someday and I'll show you this technique in person. What you saw here is exactly the way I knap. That downward strike is something that has developed with me, I've really never seen anyone use it before. Thanks so much for your great comments my friend!
I remember years ago trying to learn knapping from you and Randy when he had his little shop. It's way harder than you make it look!
I remember you coming in to learn. That was quite a while ago. This video really shows how I do it. I'm enjoying your videos that you have been posting.
Really enjoyed seeing how you make those works of art. Thanks for sharing.
Thanks for watching and commenting Tom! Good luck this year searching for arrowheads and be sure to get your Dad out with you. I sure miss my Dad, he's been gone 13 years now and there is so much I would have loved to have done with him.
One of my favorite points!! Good ol Snyder’s!! Hope I can get good enough to make one someday! Love your videos and knapping!! Do some more on other knappers. I like your videos on profiling other knappers. Got to meet Craig Ratzat at Devils Hole knap in this spring and bought some rock. Great man!!
EXCELLENT, Ken! Thanks!
I know you have been waiting a long time for this video Montana BarNone, and thanks for your patience, I hope you enjoyed this video! Thanks for watching my friend!
Paleoman52 There's MAGIC in yer fingers!
Amazing work, a pleasure to watch!
just, WOW. you sure made that look good. those razor flakes in exactly the right places coming off, great job.
not that i know what you are doing, i can just tell.
Ken, I agree with the others, very nice of you to post this reduction sequence and so nice to see how you manage the process...full speed ahead...lets get this point hammered out! Looking forward to seeing #2 in the series and learning more from you. Thanks again and Happy New Year...Tim
Happy New Year to you too Tim! This is something I have wanted to do for quite a while. I was fortunate that the point came out good on video and only had to do one take. That is the way I knap, all out, full speed ahead! If I slow down I always mess up and once you loose your rhythm it is so hard to get it back.
Haha... I was holding my breath towards the end. And a little voice was yelling stop stop! But I'm a bit of a coward yet. I get excited and don't stop to correct the platform. Well done and I appreciate you taking the time to show us how its done.
Hitting that piece when it gets that thin as hard as I do is pretty tough because as you said this little voice in me keeps saying "No. it will break" But you have to make a leap of faith and just go for it and step outside of your comfort zone. I guess you could say "flintknappers live on the EDGE" haha! I amuse myself, LOL!
Market that sayin' by having some t-shirts printed up so your flintknapping fellows (and mizzes) can show you some support by buying 'em!
yep...gotta get me one of those moose billets! lol! love this video Ken. there r so many lessons to be learned here. u got the camera set up perfectly to show every strike and removal. i will watch this many times. can't wait for part #2. you should do these more often...just sayin'! lol! thanx for showing this Ken.
Did you like this video Hal? I was thinking about you when I shot this and how on fire you've been with your knapping. This is how I've been doing it for years and I'm sticking with it as long as I am physically able to. That took a little monkeying around to get that camera angle just where I wanted it to be so that the action would be clear to the viewer. Thanks for watching my friend, you should pat yourself on the back (or at least get Barbie to do it) for the great knapping you have been doing!
Very cool video. Thanks for sharing. You do an awesome job.
Thanks for watching and commenting! I was happy that stone worked as well as it did!
Thanks for showing us how you do your amazing work. I am going to attempt my first Snyder's point this weekend. If it turns out it has your name on it.
Wow, I would be totally honored my friend! I will try to get the next part of this series on tomorrow and it will show the pressure flaking I do and how I notch/stem the point to finish it. I can tell you this much, the point came out great and I was pretty happy with the results. Good Luck tomorrow making your first Snyder's Point!
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Awesome video and work, Ken. Really a very well shown and explained instruction.
I have learned a lot again. It is a pleasure to watching you at work. ..it looks so easy. Many thanks for sharing your knowledge. All the best. Greetings Tito
Thanks Tito! I watched this after I shot it and I agree it does look easy, and it was strange for me to see me knapping from that point of view. Now I know how others that come to sit with me see this and it was helpful to me to be able to focus on just what I'm doing. I've been knapping so long now that I knap by instinct, and I'm sure this is how the early knappers did it to. It became a part of them. Thanks for watching and for your comments!
thanks ken,im glad you made this vid.
I needed to watch you doing the thining out the preform.
I need lots of help.lol
thanks ,going to watch part2.
I hope you found this helpful Joe. One of these days we'll get together and I'll give you a personal lesson and guide you through a point.
Hey Ken- Thanks so much for posting this!! I'm just now starting to dabble with flintknapping, so from a beginner's perspective, this video answered alot of questions. It's very insightful to see how you work, not to mention, also very impressive to see how thin you're able to get that piece. I was holding my breath there expecting that thing to snap in two. Awesome tutorial, it definitely gives me something to aspire too. I sure would love to sit in on a knap in with you, but since I can't, this video is the next best thing. Thanks again!!!
Impressive! You make it look so easy! I like the start to finish video format!
Definitely would like to see more of these detailed videos. I've seen these 2 part vids about 5 times each.
as always you are a master stone knapper,good luck
...that my friend was freakin' awesome!!
Turned out to be thinner than I thought it was going to be!
I think I was as surprised as you are how thin that came out Rick. As long as those flakes run across that face and feather out, the thinness follows. I'm glad you liked it. I truly believe this is the way the ancient knappers did things. You saw how few tools I used, so it makes sense. The only thing better for me would have been to have you there watching me and then hand that point to you to when I'm finished to keep!
Paleoman52 ...Lol...thanks Ken,that woulda been cool!
Thanks so much mr paleoman. This video i watched intently, watched very stroke of the billet . This was a very good video and i think my problem, is that i dont strike hard enough. I use a 1 inch copper billet and i dont hit it hard. So i guess that is why my flakes dont go any more then an inch . Have to hit hard to drive the flames further. I have some place to start anyhow and i'm liking this video so i can come back to it, if i need more info. thanks alot bro and cant wait to see part two.
Thanks so much for watching kullcraven, I'm working on getting Part #2 uploaded right now. This technique works just as good with copper and hammerstones. Actually my work with hammerstones is what inspired me to knap this way. I hold my moose billet the same way I hold a hammerstone. Yes and you do have to hit the stone hard. If the platform is right the stone can take it and not break. (hopefully)haha!
I may not always have a good platform as well, i'll watch very close and learn buddy. thanks for doing these vids.
That's some masterful thinning right there! I must have some crappy quality Keokuk cause it will hinge if you even look at it sideways!
man Ken you are making my day, this is the vid I wanted to make when I was there but I was too amazed with watching to do it. cant wait to see the rest of the upcoming video.
It was my privilege to have you and your wife here at my mancave Tim and I couldn't wait to make a Snyders Point for you. Those were some fun times. I was waiting to see what you thought of this video because this is your point type! I'm working on Part #2 and should have that up later today. I shot this in hi-Def so it takes hours for it to upload. Thanks for those great comments my friend!
no problem Ken, enjoyed watching it again
Im glad l found your channel iv been trying to learn how to nap for sometime . You are very talented l would love to be able to make points like that
Thanks Chris, my best advice to you is to get lots of practice and then attend a knap-in. This is a gathering of flintknappers and you can sit with them and get advice how to do things. Plus there usually is plenty of flint at these gatherings you can buy.
Ken thanks for taking the time in making the video on the Snyder point. I have wanted to learn how to make the Snyder point. Can't Wait to see how you put the notch in. I have talk with you on paleo planet . Remington22
I remember you well Thomas! I hope this video and the one I'm posting today show you just what you need to know to make a Snyders Point. Thanks for watching!
Mesmerizing and so informative . Kudos on this vid . I really enjoyed and learned so much from watching you. Thanks for this post . Best wishes ---Butch
Thanks Butch, I'm glad you enjoyed this look at how I chip stone to make a Snyders Point.
Wow i loved this Ken and great to see you do another vid like this. I learned alot and no now what im doing wrong and there's alot lol. You make it look so easy and its realy enjoyable to watch Ken cant wait for pt2
Thanks so much for watching and commenting Craig! I sat up until midnight last night loading this video and I was thinking that you and some others would be the first ones to see it. The only thing that would have made this video better for me was to have you sitting there with a tasty cold beverage in your hand as you watched me make this point! Part #2 is on the way and should be uploaded later today.
You mention in this video that you were worried about making a boring video by showing every little knap of this project but you had me from start to finish. I've not done any knapping ever in my life and now I know it's gonna be my new hobby. Thank you so much for showing every detail. I have a feeling I will be watching this one over and over again. I know I'm gonna destroy many a rock before it's all said and done but I will just consider every mistake a valuable lesson to a hobby that will bring me years of enjoyment.... pay it forward you say in one of your other videos and I will do just that as you have done here.
Thank you for the inspiration 52!
Now to figure out where to find some of these rocks you speak of... I hope I can also find copper nails.... what kind of rock would you recommend for a newby? And to be honest I did make an arrow head last week from a soft rock but with it I was able to just scrape it against cement to shape it... it turned out pretty cool and that's why I chose to look into this.
Thanks again
Your new friend Banjo from Utah!
Hey Banjo, thanks so much for this great comments. It is people like you that are learning this awesome survival skill that I made this video for. I hope this 2 part video helps you to learn this process quicker. A good stone to learn on is some Texas flints. They are quite abundant and they work pretty easy for the most part. I would suggest getting a hold of my good friend Craig Ratzat for buying rock. He has a site called Neolithics.com and you can find about anything you need there. There are also some other good sources for material but try Craig first, he's a great guy and he owns the Keokuk chert quarry. This is what the point in this video is made out of, it is some of my favorite rock to work. Good Luck and thanks for watching my videos!
Loved it Ken ! I have been waiting patiently since your last vid ! You thought the last one was boring for everyone, but hopefully with this one you're finding out otherwise....LOL
I was watching every hit very closely and could watch more this minute so please don't stop. I learn more from one of your vids than hours of whacking a rock although I do know what your saying about it not feeling right....I feel that all the time....LOL
I realize everyone kinda has they're own style, but if someone was to emulate a style, yours would be the one to go with in my opinion.
A picture is worth a thousand words, so I'll be waiting on the next one. I hope theres more to come in the future ! Thanks Bud !
I hope patience was worth your wait Elvis, I was excited to make this video and I wanted to start my year off right and do more of these instructional videos! I'm working on Part #2 right now and hopefully it will be uploaded later this afternoon. When you shoot these longer videos in Hi-Def it takes hours for them to upload, but I want the clarity and detail to be there so that is why I shoot them in 1080HD. Things used to not feel right a lot more years ago than they do now when I'm chipping, but you definitely learn when a platform doesn't feel right and make the changes needed until it does. OK, now on to Part #2, talk with you later!
Thanks Ken!! Despite what you said and think, your videos are not boring! Keep them coming! My "ah ha" moment on this one was when you said you have to keep the power up when you are nervous about breaking it so that the flakes do not come up short... I am good at short flakes.
A question for you... early on you hold the piece up and look as if you are going to hit directly into the piece. However, at almost the moment of impact you seem to roll it down. The flakes come off beautifully. So the question is... what affect does the rolling action have on flake removal. Knapper Dan told me about other types of rolling flakes but we can talk about that perhaps at Letchworth in August.
Blessings Brother
Steve
I watched it again, and that "rolling" was visible on a few strikes, most are stable and still. Just curious if the rolling affects flake removal and if it is conscious!
I honestly didn't realize that I do this. I really knap by instinct and i must subconsciously do this. Thanks for pointing it out!
Great Video, where do you get your moose billets? I'm wanting to transition from copper to moose.
I have traded for most of mine, but there are a few online that sell them. Another option is to put an ad in a swap sheet, local Pennysavers or Craigslist looking or old moose antlers. Sometime you find folks that just want to get rid of them . Good luck and I hope this video helps you to learn how to use moose billets. I really like them and have used nothing else.
oh yes, thats awesome!! seeing you make your speciallity! ;-) ...seems like you really dig those kind of points!!!...i´m excited!!!!
man, there is alot of very helpfull stuff in this video...at least for me! really nice long flakes you´re shooting there...unbelievable to me. i really need to find someone who´s distributing raw stone material over here in europe...and i mean cheap stuff to really get a hold of these technique! and i def need to stock up on my billets and boppers...i onle do have one really crazy copper-bopper! but there are no moose in our area, so i need to see where i find an antler to make one or to different sizes...thanks for all that! looking forward to see part 2!
sorry, one more thing to say....AWESOME!!!
I have to admit that you inspired me to shoot this video. I have been wanting to do it for quite some time but after watching you knap on your video, it really got me in the mood to make this one, so thanks for the inspiration! Part of the fun for me was finding or making the tools I use to do this. Moose antler is a tough thing to come by but living close to Canada and having a very close friend in Canada helped me get the antler I needed. We also have moose in the states and I got a few antlers from Maine. You are doing some great work, keep it up and I hope this video in some way helps you to do even better!
i´m honored and really happy i inspired you to do this video!hehe...everyone will benefit from it. maybe i´ll be going to sweden again this year...i did found a huge shed mooseantler, but didn´t bring it...a shame! but it was really heavy. you´re lucky living around moose areas! ;-) i´ll def make some more videos on my knapping in closeup...so maybe people are really able to let me in on their knowledge and tell me what i´m able to do better! your video did help alot!
awesome video, you make it look so easy haha. im going to study this video and try to make one of the when i get a chance. thanks for putting it up
Yep, there are no secrets to what I'm doing here, it is shown as is. I enjoyed watching this myself and seeing what others see when I'm knapping. Good luck on your Snyders point. Once the weather gets even warmer I'm gonna see what I can get out of that rock you sent. Thanks for watching!
ok thanks i cant wait to watch a vid and see if you get anything good outa them. take it easy
What kind of leather mat is that your using? I need to upgrade mine.
Cool snyders point I am going to start flintnapping soon. One question can I find flint in Letchworth park? And if so where? I do not know if I did find flint there if it wood be legal to take it.
I have never found any flint in Letchworth other than the glacial gravel that is in the Genesee River. The flint formations that are exposed in my area are about 35 miles North of me in an escarpment. The flint we have is Onondaga chert. As far as taking rocks from Letchworth, I know the Rangers would probably not allow it.
that was Awesome to Watch! I really like how you used the pressure flaker to re-set the platform, maybe that's something I'm not getting right? I don't know? I liked how you mainly just held the blade in your hand & went to town on it, that's basically what I do, but not much ever makes it that thin! LoL & you had it thin before you ever mentioned it.. & what I like - is how it shows a master knapper can whip-out a point in a real efficient time manner, makes ya wonder how many points did one native make in his lifetime? whether he was knapping synder point or hardins, daltons? Though even a lot of real nice points we find, they say? the maker was done with it? some have stated maybe 80% to 90% of what we find, was discards? & that we've only maybe found 10% of whats out there??? I know I've found a few Paleoman G10+'s I'm Honored to Have!! Wonder How Many the Paleoman has Knapped??? Now that's a Question??? LoL Looking forward to part2 :)
Thanks for all those great comments Brooksy, I appreciate what you have to say because I consider you a wise person and a deep thinker. As a knapper yourself, I'm sure you were getting what I was doing here and saw the little things I do that make the process go smoother. I've always preferred to knap in my hand freehand style, because I have better control of how I chip the stone. Thanks again my friend!
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Very nice and informative video..Keokuk is my fav and I cant imagine why people don't like it.Im getting a box ready for flintspall to try.Hoping he will like it too...L.Will ship tommorow
Flintspall should love Keokuk! I'm anxious to see how he does with it. I think it is one of the best working stones out there. I'm good friends with Craig Ratzat and he always treats me right when I get the Keokuk from him after all he owns the quarry, haha! I really don't know why some folks have trouble with this rock, I've seen a thread in the past on Paleo Planet about Keokuk being tough for some. You just have to hit it and it will flake. Thanks so much for watching and commenting!
You bet.I go out there a couple times a year and am needing to go again sometime.My all time favorite.Craigs a good fella
AHHHH,,Yall got me chompin at the bit for a whack at that Keo.:>) Just hope I can achieve half the thinness of yours though.Do you think its possible with copper?Can't wait for pt2,,but I can done tell its gonna be a sweet finish,,,just hope the neighbor gets that wild hair out before the shooting of the video.LOL,,Nah,If he's not bothering you,he's not bothering me,,just the sound is.:>) Tell him FS would like complete silence for the finish. ha,ha.. Glad ya made this demo,it'll be helpful in my attempt at the assignment.good timing btw.Thanks
FlintSpall I figured this could be a helpful video for you when it comes to making that Snyders assignment I gave you. You can achieve that level of thinness with copper, just remember to hit it and not whiff! I'm pretty used to all the noise my neighbor makes. Part #2 is now loaded, check it out!
as always i enjoyed this very much ! just picked up some keokuk
I hope this is helpful to you Hoagy! Enjoy the Keokuk.
What a master.......Thanks.
Thanks so much for those kind words John! Also thanks for watching!
Thanks, great video! What do you do with your finished peices? Do you use them or maybe sell them somewhere?
When I finish a piece many times I have made it for someone that requested it. But many times I like to just sit and knap a piece out for the enjoyment of knapping itself. So the points I make that aren't made by request are kept by me and then either sold or traded away. If the point comes out really good or beyond my expectations, I will collect it and place it in a case of what I refer to as my Keeper collection. I don't have a place where I sell things, I prefer to deal personally with everyone that gets my work.
Lovely piece of keukuk, my favorite stone to work other than mohogany obsidian. But i just got done working keukuk and i have noticed that in some spots it can be brittle and rough. It is usually around the outside areas of the stone,where as in the spots farther within the stone are vary sooth like the piece you have. Is this a result of a problem in heat treating or is it something else.
Thanks for the comments Micah, Keokuk can be a temperamental critter sometimes. I have seen it range from buttery to rough as a corn cob. It depends on a few different things. It can be it needed more heat-treatment but sometimes it is just the rock itself is not as high quality as other pieces.
Yeah,i like to work the stuff. I seem to be able to take larger flakes than i can with any obsidian. But were i run into problems on any stone is in thinning with a billet or pressure flaker, i to make the flake carry taking away the large masses, but they just come off thinly across the top, and if i try to hit it hard and take a big flake, it hinges really badly.
***** Great suggestions Micah! Thanks for sharing them and for watching!
Not at all *****, i havent even been knapping for a year, everything is helpful. Now you are saying that the force shouldnt change, should it ever change for what you are trying to accomplish.
Okay thanks, I didnt know any of that until now, if i knew that earlier i might have some nice knives and spearheads instead of a pile of flakes and a couple birdies. Thank you for sharing with me what you know i really appreciate it.
I am a beginner and use copper but I remember someone on UA-cam saying that you didn't need to abrade when using antler. I see that isn't the case.
I think abrading is very necessary no matter if you use a hammer stone, Copper, or antler. Once I discovered the importance of abrading, my work drastically improved.
Your billet is moose correct? The business end is the skull attach point or has the billet been worked back and that part gone?
Yes, that is a moose antler billet and it was from a shed antler so there was no skull bone attached.
Ok. You're using the flat portion of the shed as your hammer. Got it. Thanks.
you must have cooked rock, I have good flint and I 'm able to do the reduction, but not with poor quality flint.
Palioman,personally I find it intriging to watch you make a point. You were definatly a knapper for your tribe in a past life,lol,I don't even understand half of what you're talking about while you're knapping, but you have my undivided attention.What kind of material do you use for your strikeing tools? I can't wait to see the rest of this.
Thanks Thomas 101834, for those great comments! The tools I was using for striking are Moose antler billets. These are the beam section of the huge moose antler before it goes into that huge palm area. They are almost solid bone and quite heavy.
Lol,moose antler,lol,I'd never have thought of that.
awesome!
Thanks Greg, watch for part #2 that will show how I finished up this point.
Where do you get those boppers?
What's the name of the material you're using don't find it here in the UK
The material I used is called Keokuk chert. It is from Oklahoma.
@@Paleoman52 looks very nice to work with i might see if ebay sells some iv currently got some black flint iv picked up from the beach
@@thisisengland1601 Craig Ratzat owns the quarry, and has a website where you can purchase it. his website is neolithics.com tell him Ken Wallace sent you.
@@Paleoman52 thanks il check it out
Where did you get the billet? What size is it?
That is a moose antler billet, that is about 2" - 2 1/4" in diameter. I've had that billet so long I can't remember exactly where I got it from. There is a fellow that comes to our local flintknapping show in Western New York State every year that brings lots of moose antlers with him to sell or trade. We call him "Mooseman". That is probably where I got this piece of antler from.
your core is treated , thus it is easy.
Were do you get the clorox glass jug?
Where did you get the tools?
I make most of my tools.
what do you with it?
I usually keep what I create. I am trying to learn to be able to make these stone tools as nice as the ancients did. It is a survival skill.
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Great video! I have been waiting for a long time to see this! But now i want MORE! MORE! MORE! MORE! MORE!
Thanks Sofus! I appreciate the support for this video! Seeing that I can't sit with each and every viewer in person, I was hoping to show exactly what I do to make a point. I was surprised how little time it actually took to make this point from start to finish. Hopefully this will be the first of many videos showing how I do things!
I get excited every time i see that you have posted a video, and i dont care what you do just share it!