I feel like this video was made for me. 😆 I just recently got a starter kit because I was so used to using aboriginal tools and having to hit a little harder I guess and now I have figured out that you don't have to hit so hard with the copper tools, thank you for sending another bopper Ryan, it means a lot!
I have been knapping for about 3 months straight and the concepts of the platform isolation and angles of attack and the amount of force that needs to be imparted on the stone, all of this will only come from PRACTICE! You have to get to breaking rocks to have the technique and the lessons to make sense. I’m not saying I have it all figured out but I watched hundreds of videos about knapping and the stone and none of the videos helped so much as just getting outside with the proper tools and right stone and breaking them.
Exactly. Another thing I’ve found is that if one technique or tool isn’t working for you one day, even if it worked yesterday, just try something else. I have been learning with stone tools rather than copper, and if I’m having more difficulty than I ought too, I might just go pick up a random new rock to use as a new hammer stone. I’ll bet (for beginners like me) that being willing to just try a new technique or tool day by day would be helpful for copper tools too.
Great video! Just a quick question, I love your 2018 video about new moccasins and it got me interested in them more. I was wondering if you would recommend them for general day-to-day use or hiking? I live in a city so I walk on a lot of concrete, but I want to get outside a bit more into dirt, grass and trails. I also looked at Barefoot shoes but I’ve heard those aren’t great for concrete so I was wondering if the Mocs were in the same boat. any insight is welcome!
I’ve been wearing xero brand barefoot shoes for years. Their sandals lasted for years on a hill-heavy college campus and I’ve got a pair of their close-toed shoes a couple of years old that I wear to work. It’s not necessarily straight concrete but I spend all day on industrial waxed floors. Concrete isn’t ideal for your feet in general but if you can correct your walking pattern you don’t need nearly so much cushion as people are used to these days. Just my 2 cents on the subject, for what that’s worth.
I feel like this video was made for me. 😆 I just recently got a starter kit because I was so used to using aboriginal tools and having to hit a little harder I guess and now I have figured out that you don't have to hit so hard with the copper tools, thank you for sending another bopper Ryan, it means a lot!
Please keep putting out amazing content!
I traded for a block of novaculite , wow . As I hit it it broke again into ice cube size pieces till there was nothing left . Over cooked .
What are your thoughts about solid copper billets?
I have been knapping for about 3 months straight and the concepts of the platform isolation and angles of attack and the amount of force that needs to be imparted on the stone, all of this will only come from PRACTICE! You have to get to breaking rocks to have the technique and the lessons to make sense. I’m not saying I have it all figured out but I watched hundreds of videos about knapping and the stone and none of the videos helped so much as just getting outside with the proper tools and right stone and breaking them.
Exactly. Another thing I’ve found is that if one technique or tool isn’t working for you one day, even if it worked yesterday, just try something else. I have been learning with stone tools rather than copper, and if I’m having more difficulty than I ought too, I might just go pick up a random new rock to use as a new hammer stone. I’ll bet (for beginners like me) that being willing to just try a new technique or tool day by day would be helpful for copper tools too.
Great video!
Just a quick question, I love your 2018 video about new moccasins and it got me interested in them more. I was wondering if you would recommend them for general day-to-day use or hiking? I live in a city so I walk on a lot of concrete, but I want to get outside a bit more into dirt, grass and trails. I also looked at Barefoot shoes but I’ve heard those aren’t great for concrete so I was wondering if the Mocs were in the same boat. any insight is welcome!
The ones I use are not ideal for concrete, they'll wear too much. They also make rubber bottom ones but just normal sneakers should be fine for you
I’ve been wearing xero brand barefoot shoes for years. Their sandals lasted for years on a hill-heavy college campus and I’ve got a pair of their close-toed shoes a couple of years old that I wear to work. It’s not necessarily straight concrete but I spend all day on industrial waxed floors. Concrete isn’t ideal for your feet in general but if you can correct your walking pattern you don’t need nearly so much cushion as people are used to these days. Just my 2 cents on the subject, for what that’s worth.
I'm having trouble with thinning my pieces. Should I be thinning as I shape the point, or shape then thin, or thin then shape?
Thin, then shape. Here is a video to help. Good luck and have fun! ua-cam.com/video/y15moYcKq3o/v-deo.htmlsi=D5MvpsESA64rwsWW
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