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012 Weird Nodule of Black Butter (Dacite) Obsidian Knife - Direct Percussion Biface Flint Knapping

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  • Опубліковано 3 сер 2022
  • After looking at the weird shape of this obsidian nodule, I decided to record the flintknapping process because I knew it would be a fun one to knap. This opaque obsidian appears to be what is commonly known as "black butter" or informally as dacite although I've never been fortunate enough to work with dacite of this quality. Most dacite I've worked is much more coarse-grained and prone to hinge fractures. This nodule is the only one of this type that I picked up from Glass Buttes and I wish I had more as it really feels like knapping butter. Thankfully, I was able to produce plenty of good flakes for smaller points during the bifacing process shown in this video.
    Technique: Direct percussion with a copper bopper.
    Material: Opaque black obsidian from Glass Buttes
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КОМЕНТАРІ • 43

  • @knaptime
    @knaptime  11 місяців тому

    Check out my new Instagram page @KnapTime7
    instagram.com/knaptime7?igshid=MjEwN2IyYWYwYw==

  • @dukeofdixieland
    @dukeofdixieland Рік тому +3

    Please continue making these - fascinating

    • @knaptime
      @knaptime  Рік тому

      Thanks. I will continue until supplies last!

  • @dullahan7677
    @dullahan7677 Рік тому

    I love the color of this material. It's deep and dark matte black appearance is so consistent that it almost looked like plastic on the first few flakes you removed. You guys are causing me some severe stone envy over here.

  • @robsefton4952
    @robsefton4952 2 роки тому +3

    You are a knapping machine. Thank you for showing me how you would find your target and the direction from which to attack it and how you set up beautiful platforms and almost always executing with perfect precision. I've seen many videos and your confidence is reassuring and empowering.

    • @knaptime
      @knaptime  2 роки тому

      Thank you, I’m glad you enjoyed watching! ✌️

  • @chucklearnslithics3751
    @chucklearnslithics3751 2 роки тому +9

    There is no way I thought you were going to get that big bulbous backend off without losing that thin front end. Especially with a crack there! Well done.

    • @knaptime
      @knaptime  2 роки тому +4

      That was exactly my thought when I grabbed this nodule. The obsidian gods were on my side that day 😉

    • @briantaulbee6452
      @briantaulbee6452 2 роки тому +1

      @@knaptime all except for that overshot at the end there. But dacite is like that sometimes. I've sworn off dacite as it does not like me lol. But good job on that weird shaped rock.

    • @knaptime
      @knaptime  2 роки тому +1

      Thank you!

  • @Ateesh6782
    @Ateesh6782 2 роки тому +3

    That “don’t try this at home” line made me chuckle. ;) Excellent job, beautiful work!

    • @knaptime
      @knaptime  2 роки тому

      Thank you very much!

  • @charlesmckinney3560
    @charlesmckinney3560 2 роки тому +3

    Well done, again!

  • @joeturner2335
    @joeturner2335 2 роки тому +2

    Very nicely done. If you have access to Glass Buttes, there lots of that material to be had. Glad I found your channel & look forward to following along. Thanks for sharing.

  • @juliejulison991
    @juliejulison991 2 роки тому +2

    Tricky piece but you mastered it.

    • @knaptime
      @knaptime  2 роки тому

      Thanks, I got lucky!

  • @scotloggan1885
    @scotloggan1885 Рік тому +1

    Great job!
    Obsidian is a lot like glass... too hard, & it shatters!
    Too soft, & it crumbles. Your platforms were set just the right ! Perfect angles😇

    • @knaptime
      @knaptime  Рік тому +1

      Sounds like you’ve done some knapping yourself! Thank you for watching. ✌️

  • @Jason1975ism
    @Jason1975ism 2 роки тому +1

    I too am addicted to obsidian.. I hope I never get better lol. Nice work.

  • @olivagonzalez646
    @olivagonzalez646 2 роки тому +2

    😙👍

  • @davinsinger3082
    @davinsinger3082 Рік тому +1

    I would love to get that very same kind of black butter obsidian. Hopefully you could me some info on where to get some.

    • @knaptime
      @knaptime  Рік тому +1

      It was pure luck that I found this piece. Someone must have left it behind in an area where I was collecting another variety. I can tell you that it came from Glass Buttes in Oregon but don’t know the specific source of this obsidian type. Maybe someone can give you more details about where exactly you can find it at Glass Buttes.

  • @kyledriver1994
    @kyledriver1994 Рік тому

    Hey man where do you get the large pieces like that? I'm very interested in using them keep doing the good work you are awesome!

    • @knaptime
      @knaptime  Рік тому

      Thank you! See the reply to your other comment about the material.

  • @Gersh_Binglander
    @Gersh_Binglander Рік тому

    Very interesting to watch. What are you doing when you rub the other stone on the edges?

    • @knaptime
      @knaptime  Рік тому

      Thanks for watching! Grinding the obsidian edge with the other rock is called abrading. It helps remove the sharpness of the edge so that it doesn’t crush when I hit it. If I don’t abrade then the flakes won’t travel far.

  • @paullanier8280
    @paullanier8280 2 роки тому +4

    You were probably an A student in math and physics.

    • @knaptime
      @knaptime  2 роки тому +1

      Haha only when the answers were on the back of the book 😉

    • @Ateesh6782
      @Ateesh6782 2 роки тому

      @@knaptime 🤣

    • @dullahan7677
      @dullahan7677 Рік тому

      @@knaptime This actually happened to me in my High School Algebra 1 class. The school had gotten some new books between my freshman/sophomore year, and when we received the books at the beginning of the school year, I was mistakenly given a teacher's edition. I kept it quiet for as long as I could, but I was eventually discovered when it was noticed that I was phenomenal at the work/homework, but couldn't pass a test to save my ass.

    • @knaptime
      @knaptime  Рік тому

      @@dullahan7677 😂

  • @billhatcher2984
    @billhatcher2984 Рік тому

    Do you have any trouble getting the black obsidian I live close to a seam of it that goes all along a gas well road for a couple hundred yards it looks like a seam of coal but I found out it's not its about a hundred times as hard I hit it with a hammer and didn't eaven chip it

    • @knaptime
      @knaptime  Рік тому

      Interesting. Obsidian is all over the surface in glass buttes. I just got a limited quantity of this specific type.

  • @el_595
    @el_595 9 місяців тому

    Endonde encuentran esa obsidiana o donde la compran
    Where do you find that obsidian or where do you buy it?

    • @knaptime
      @knaptime  9 місяців тому

      En una montaña que está como a 4 horas de donde vivo en Oregon.

  • @bennybenitez3731
    @bennybenitez3731 Рік тому +1

    Knapp some churt or flint and make a video

    • @knaptime
      @knaptime  Рік тому

      I’ll have to get some chert first 😊

  • @justaguy995
    @justaguy995 Місяць тому

    I never understand , you start with a stone big as a football and end up with an arrowhead. I could have made a grand worth of jewelry

    • @knaptime
      @knaptime  Місяць тому

      I can see how these videos lead you to think that. In reality, a large portion of the flakes removed during the process are further knapped into smaller arrowheads or eccentric pieces.

  • @muratzall
    @muratzall 8 місяців тому

    It might have been a unipolar blade core if you did not work on it before. So it seems that you destroyed an archaeological artifact!

    • @knaptime
      @knaptime  8 місяців тому +1

      Things aren’t always what they seem 😉