i've got some video of making smaller points from flakes, but i tend to focus more on percussion stuff because it's harder to learn and i like doing it. thanks for watching and commenting.
Really glad to see you knapping again! I imagine it must be tough to make a ton of videos after so many years. But I'm very grateful for them! There are no knappers in my area, so I really rely on UA-cam knappers for learning and improving. Thanks for taking the time to post some videos. Greetings from Atlantic Canada! 🇨🇦
a whole lot of the problems with flakes are in some way related to the edges/platforms/setups/etc. hinges/divots/short flakes/blown-up stuff can have a bunch of very specific causes or combinations of causes. if you're analytical about your results, over time you come to not only understand exactly why something happened, but how to prevent or alter it. thanks for watching and commenting. fc
@@freezecracked8382 I've been trying and learning since 2019. So many things to remember. Finally think I have most of down and relying more on muscle memory. I have some tough Texas that I want to heat treat in a turkey roaster. Flakes and bifaces. Your opinion on how long and how hot. I know to work it up slow not to blow the rock up. Learned the hard way when I was in Texas during the deep freeze
@@davidlatimer3567 there are "recipes" and instructions and videos online from others with vast experience in heat-treating flint. before you risk bifaces i would look at a bunch of online info. check the accuracy of the heat setting in different areas of your roaster if you want to be precise. the lighter-colored, grainier, tougher, thinner material takes more heat. rootbeer will blow up on a hot day. wet material straight out of the ground needs very careful, long dehydration below 200 degrees. ramping up *and* down in smallish increments is the safest way to go. sand as a thermal sink isn't bad. i would heat stuff well below recommended max and then test everything to see if lower isn't good enough. i don't like material that has too much heat on it to stand up to what i want to do or doesn't look like i want it to look. you can speed up and shortcut things once you're very familiar with heat-treating and know what you can get away with. but it's kind of an art, and every rock is a bit different.
@@freezecracked8382 thank you. I do use sand. And all of the rock is dry. Think I'm going to take it up to 300 for a day , let it cool and check it out. It's a mix of stuff so some will and some won't. LOL
I started a few months ago Flint knapping that root beer looks like butter combated to the stuff I orderd of amason Texas noodles yes right grainy fossils in it I try orerding it twice it was better then nothing I guess that what u are knapping looks so easy great job liked the video I hit the like button I be watching some more thanks I would like to learn how to do latterail flaking paloe stuff but from what I have watched u have to have good material
try different rocks from difference sources and try to get some good stuff to work. it makes a really big difference to have good material. thanks for watching.
@@freezecracked8382 it's hard u can't really get no one to tell u nothing they act like the world's running out of rocks are they think they going to napp it all before they leave this world lol I'm going to go to the new river I remember seeing some up there years ago it's that creamy looking Flint but it was big pieces it might already be gone right where I live my airy NC we boader va thanks for the response
Hey Freeze Cracked, I've really had better luck with the browner colored schists, or "dog" schists as the locals call them. A lot of the time you can find a whole pile of schists once you know what to look for. Tall grass can be a problem as you'll end up stepping in schists without knowing it. Sorry, couldn't help it... Keep up the videos, sure enjoy the therapy of hearing those flakes release!!!
for some reason my favorite thing is the acquired instinctive *feel* when i do the major strikes. in a way it's similar to hitting a baseball when everything's just right. thanks for watching.
i'm not a rock buyer so haven't kept up with who's supplying what in the past few years, but i think curtis smith (curts cherts) has moved quite a bit of root beer over the years. i'm sure others have too. maybe get in some of the online "groups" that deal in knapping materials, etc. thanks for watching. fc
consider networking in flintknapping groups online and/or attending knapper gatherings to network. rootbeer is desired but to my knowledge has never been very commercially available since it mainly comes off private property in just a couple of texas counties. thanks for watching.
Hey! Watch your tone when talking about people in obsidian lands. A little respect is in order. You may refer to them as the great and glorious people of the promised land from now on, please.
good to see you back
thank you :)
Glad to see you on here again.
thank you :)
Great to see you making videos again! Just say’n!
Excellent. I often try to visualize how a tool maker made and finished a bird point.
i've got some video of making smaller points from flakes, but i tend to focus more on percussion stuff because it's harder to learn and i like doing it. thanks for watching and commenting.
@@freezecracked8382 Thanks for getting back. Good stuff!
Glad to see you filming again. Missed you at Watercreek.
Keith
Another great knappie talkie 👍
thanks for watching and commenting :)
Heck yeah new Freeze Cracked!!!!
well no, i'm the same old freeze cracked, but thanks for watching :)
nice to see a new video!
Been watching you so long glad to see your well. Was starting to wonder if you where ok.
They’re sending the coast guard lol!!
UT OH! none of what i do is gonna float!
So good to see you back
thanks for watching! :)
Welcome back hope you are doing good
thanks. hope things are going well for you too :)
thank you.
thanks for watching
@@freezecracked8382 you know we love ya, dont stay gone so long.
Really glad to see you knapping again! I imagine it must be tough to make a ton of videos after so many years. But I'm very grateful for them! There are no knappers in my area, so I really rely on UA-cam knappers for learning and improving. Thanks for taking the time to post some videos.
Greetings from Atlantic Canada! 🇨🇦
thanks Geoff. knapping isn't intuitive nor easy to learn so i have long been motivated to help others understand some stuff. regards, fc
Good to see and hear you again freezecracked! Thank you for always teaching ❤
thanks for watching and commenting :)
Hey. Great to see a new video. I learn something from every video of yours. It never occurred to me some of my hinges were from damage edges.
a whole lot of the problems with flakes are in some way related to the edges/platforms/setups/etc. hinges/divots/short flakes/blown-up stuff can have a bunch of very specific causes or combinations of causes. if you're analytical about your results, over time you come to not only understand exactly why something happened, but how to prevent or alter it. thanks for watching and commenting. fc
@@freezecracked8382
I've been trying and learning since 2019. So many things to remember. Finally think I have most of down and relying more on muscle memory.
I have some tough Texas that I want to heat treat in a turkey roaster. Flakes and bifaces. Your opinion on how long and how hot. I know to work it up slow not to blow the rock up. Learned the hard way when I was in Texas during the deep freeze
@@davidlatimer3567 there are "recipes" and instructions and videos online from others with vast experience in heat-treating flint. before you risk bifaces i would look at a bunch of online info. check the accuracy of the heat setting in different areas of your roaster if you want to be precise. the lighter-colored, grainier, tougher, thinner material takes more heat. rootbeer will blow up on a hot day. wet material straight out of the ground needs very careful, long dehydration below 200 degrees. ramping up *and* down in smallish increments is the safest way to go. sand as a thermal sink isn't bad. i would heat stuff well below recommended max and then test everything to see if lower isn't good enough. i don't like material that has too much heat on it to stand up to what i want to do or doesn't look like i want it to look. you can speed up and shortcut things once you're very familiar with heat-treating and know what you can get away with. but it's kind of an art, and every rock is a bit different.
@@freezecracked8382 thank you. I do use sand. And all of the rock is dry. Think I'm going to take it up to 300 for a day , let it cool and check it out. It's a mix of stuff so some will and some won't. LOL
I started a few months ago Flint knapping that root beer looks like butter combated to the stuff I orderd of amason Texas noodles yes right grainy fossils in it I try orerding it twice it was better then nothing I guess that what u are knapping looks so easy great job liked the video I hit the like button I be watching some more thanks I would like to learn how to do latterail flaking paloe stuff but from what I have watched u have to have good material
try different rocks from difference sources and try to get some good stuff to work. it makes a really big difference to have good material. thanks for watching.
@@freezecracked8382 it's hard u can't really get no one to tell u nothing they act like the world's running out of rocks are they think they going to napp it all before they leave this world lol I'm going to go to the new river I remember seeing some up there years ago it's that creamy looking Flint but it was big pieces it might already be gone right where I live my airy NC we boader va thanks for the response
Good to see a video again! I’ve been abusing rock for months waiting for another
thanks for watching. hopefully your rock is starting to learn how to behave. fc
Looks like some pretty tough rocks to me.. You got a lot farther than I would have thought you would.. Always interesting Amigo.
Glad to see you are still making videos Mr. Freezecracked. I would love to see more tough Texas rock/unique material reductions!
thanks for watching and commenting. just remember, i'm not *recommending* some of the stuff i work nor my particular approaches to working it :)
Hey Freeze Cracked, I've really had better luck with the browner colored schists, or "dog" schists as the locals call them. A lot of the time you can find a whole pile of schists once you know what to look for. Tall grass can be a problem as you'll end up stepping in schists without knowing it.
Sorry, couldn't help it... Keep up the videos, sure enjoy the therapy of hearing those flakes release!!!
for some reason my favorite thing is the acquired instinctive *feel* when i do the major strikes. in a way it's similar to hitting a baseball when everything's just right. thanks for watching.
How are you doing? Are you staying out of the heat? I hope you’re well.
well, yes and no, kinda, some days.
Do you know ANYWHERE I can buy a flat rate box of that Texas root beer? Man I’m desperate lol, thanks for any advice.
i'm not a rock buyer so haven't kept up with who's supplying what in the past few years, but i think curtis smith (curts cherts) has moved quite a bit of root beer over the years. i'm sure others have too. maybe get in some of the online "groups" that deal in knapping materials, etc. thanks for watching. fc
@@freezecracked8382 thanks man
Could you tell me where I could buy some root beer chert ?
consider networking in flintknapping groups online and/or attending knapper gatherings to network. rootbeer is desired but to my knowledge has never been very commercially available since it mainly comes off private property in just a couple of texas counties. thanks for watching.
Hey! Watch your tone when talking about people in obsidian lands. A little respect is in order. You may refer to them as the great and glorious people of the promised land from now on, please.
Your video sequences are out of order