I watched all the videos in this series and thought it was great! One suggestion when you are outside again: Get a small piece of foam to wrap over the microphone which will help eliminate the wind noise and a larger piece of foam to stick in the camera mans mouth.
This is totally awesome!! I've been watching your other knapping videos and am completely fascinated. I have a few broken arrowheads that I've found, and suddenly these things have come to life now that I'm starting to understand Hertzian cones and pressure flakes! Shit, Jim... I think I've caught some sort of virus.
Yeah, the pit has grown a bit, but it is still producing in all directions. Digging deeper exposes tips of boulders that probably weigh over a ton! But they are locked in place...
Simply amazingly, brilliantly, marvelously awesome from front to finish. An amazing feat. Thank you so very much for a visual feast and my inspiration to learn how to knapp in the first place. I'm humbled by your skills. Thank you.
Sorry to be so offtopic but does anyone know of a trick to log back into an instagram account..? I stupidly forgot the account password. I appreciate any tips you can offer me!
@Brixton Moses Thanks for your reply. I got to the site on google and im in the hacking process atm. Seems to take a while so I will get back to you later when my account password hopefully is recovered.
It's like digging through interlocking boulders mortared together with concrete. My bother and I spent several hours there. We got several large bloks in 100+ range. One peice is 24 inches long. Most are 14" - 16".
I would love to know the exact location of that Dacite pit. I just can't take a hammerstone to good jasper, agate or even good, quality obsidian. My percussion stash is almost gone...
when it was sitting straight up, was the width the tall part, or was it the length? Great video! 5th or 6th time watching this series, so much to learn from it!
I would love to know the exact location of that Dacite pit-I'm doing mostly Abo now, and just can't bring myself to take a hammerstone to good, quality jasper, agate or even exotic obsidian. My rock stash is gettin low...
@zekeyo37 I just try to use the maximum dimension from the very start as the length. The goal on these is to study the piece carefully and remove useful spalls while preserving maximum length and as much width as possible....
Digging sticks made from hardwood or antler may have been used in the past, much slower of course, but doable. Most obsidian was simply collected from the surface, no digging needed.
Around the same amount as now. Native Americans mined this material for thousands of years and never put a dent in it. Very few modern knappers collect this stone, the resourse stretches for many miles and is dozens of feet thick. The greaater danger is that no one will be around in 7 generations to collect it!
I watched all the videos in this series and thought it was great! One suggestion when you are outside again: Get a small piece of foam to wrap over the microphone which will help eliminate the wind noise and a larger piece of foam to stick in the camera mans mouth.
This ain't a sport it's an event ! ! ! Taking big rocks and making small rocks like a pro.
🥃cheers🍻
WOW!! I WISH AUSTRALIA HAD STONE LIKE THIS!! THANKS SO MUCH FOR YOUR VIDEOS, JIM!! I'VE LEARNT SO MUCH!!!
This is totally awesome!! I've been watching your other knapping videos and am completely fascinated. I have a few broken arrowheads that I've found, and suddenly these things have come to life now that I'm starting to understand Hertzian cones and pressure flakes! Shit, Jim... I think I've caught some sort of virus.
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Ha ! ... Looks like you know the route to the rock
Yep, quite a few trips out there!
Yeah, the pit has grown a bit, but it is still producing in all directions. Digging deeper exposes tips of boulders that probably weigh over a ton! But they are locked in place...
Man, I wish NY state had rocks like that. I think if I want to get into knapping I'm going have to stick to what's available; Budweiser-ite. ;)
Amazing everytime I watch you work. Keep nup the great work and thanx for sharing!
Simply amazingly, brilliantly, marvelously awesome from front to finish. An amazing feat. Thank you so very much for a visual feast and my inspiration to learn how to knapp in the first place. I'm humbled by your skills. Thank you.
Sorry to be so offtopic but does anyone know of a trick to log back into an instagram account..?
I stupidly forgot the account password. I appreciate any tips you can offer me!
@Manuel Sterling instablaster :)
@Brixton Moses Thanks for your reply. I got to the site on google and im in the hacking process atm.
Seems to take a while so I will get back to you later when my account password hopefully is recovered.
@Brixton Moses It did the trick and I finally got access to my account again. I'm so happy!
Thanks so much you saved my account !
@Manuel Sterling glad I could help =)
Have you ever seen Morrow Mountain? It's Ryolite but interesting. State park. South Carolina. I don't think you can mine it.
Ni, but I have worked lots of California Ryolite
haven't seen any videos from him in a long long time must have died rest in peace Jim
I would love to find one like that!
That sure looks like fun. I'd like to have a shot at breaking down a really big chunk sometime!
It's like digging through interlocking boulders mortared together with concrete. My bother and I spent several hours there. We got several large bloks in 100+ range. One peice is 24 inches long. Most are 14" - 16".
Where is this exactly? I’m in Tennessee, not much chance of me going out and stealing it all lol.
I don’t think that “boulder” weighs 300#s. Just saying.
I'd be in heaven if I found a spot like that 😇
Take what you need leave the rest
I would love to know the exact location of that Dacite pit. I just can't take a hammerstone to good jasper, agate or even good, quality obsidian. My percussion stash is almost gone...
lack of support caused many of the large spalls to break use ratchet straps and leather pads and see the difference...
when it was sitting straight up, was the width the tall part, or was it the length?
Great video! 5th or 6th time watching this series, so much to learn from it!
I would love to know the exact location of that Dacite pit-I'm doing mostly Abo now, and just can't bring myself to take a hammerstone to good, quality jasper, agate or even exotic obsidian. My rock stash is gettin low...
where were you spalling dacite at. ive only ordered it, awesome material. Is it anywhere in the SW
That dacite pit is 10 times larger than when I was there 2 years ago.
What state is this if you don't mind telling me?
@zekeyo37 I just try to use the maximum dimension from the very start as the length. The goal on these is to study the piece carefully and remove useful spalls while preserving maximum length and as much width as possible....
Hi, do you have a primitive method for extract flint, no cooper, no metal?
Digging sticks made from hardwood or antler may have been used in the past, much slower of course, but doable. Most obsidian was simply collected from the surface, no digging needed.
what are you trying to make and why?
He’s busting spalls off so he can make arrowheads
I wonder how much stone will be there 7 generations from now?
Around the same amount as now. Native Americans mined this material for thousands of years and never put a dent in it. Very few modern knappers collect this stone, the resourse stretches for many miles and is dozens of feet thick. The greaater danger is that no one will be around in 7 generations to collect it!
@@paleomanjim with the way the war in Europe is looking I kinda believe that
was this in Arizona
+Mizael Rosas Oregon
Where is this?
Oregon
what a dream
I could easily chip down that rock into a 2" arrowhead, in a day... and then break it, trying to notch it.
Hahaha...DO you own stock in a Bandaid company? I can imagine your wife is part nurse; you must get a million cuts every year...
lamest joke if that was one ever. dad jokes are no joke
Amazing everytime I watch you work. Keep nup the great work and thanx for sharing!