Flintknapping a Snyders Point and the Middle Woodland Period in the Lower Illinois River Valley
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- Опубліковано 7 вер 2024
- The Middle Woodland period and the Hopewell phenomenon are some of the most iconic aspects of North American Archaeology. Snyders points are a style of this period, and in this video I flintknap a larger example of one of these points
Beautiful work and a very well made video. Thank you.
Great Job!
wow you make the notching look so easy...
Trust me, it’s probably what I struggle with the most! I know a number of flintknappers whose notches blow me away
I swore for you at 15:17 - great work again, man!
Michael Bradshaw haha yeah I mouthed a few choice words at that point
Thanks for sharing, great video and beautiful point.
Thanks for taking the time to do these for us....Excellent knapping and excellent teaching about the ancient people.
Thank you! I’m glad you enjoy both the knapping and the educational bit!
A masterful example once again!
Nice work silas....
Nice job! I love working with hornstone also and have many Snyder's style points from it!
Paleoman52 thank you! It’s wonderful material to work
that's a real nice Snyder's! I always have trouble getting a wide enough preform to make a large one.
Love your videos!! Nice flintknapping and super instructive!
Jonathan V. Thank you
Beautiful work. Okay, a knife I get. But a projectile? That would be impressive to see sailing through the air.
To address that, a Snyder’s point the size of what I made would definitely be a knife and not a projectile. Snyder’s that are much smaller, in the 2 inch range, are the size that would have been used as projectiles. So same style of tools, different function based on size.
@@pathwaysofthepast well that makes more sense, but I'm left a little disappointed. I was looking forward to a video of you hafting that monster and sending it down range. For science.
I appreciate that you include your references. I have hours of good reading ahead of me.
I’d love to do some atlatl testing of some points, that would be fun. You know, for science. Glad someone appreciates the sources!
beautiful work!
Thanks!
Awesome!
I've Ben wanting to flintknap I'm 12 and I got a leather pad a copper bopper a pressure flanker and not that many flint and how do you git big flakes and not crush the edge
Well Ben, it’s important to set up your platforms well where you are striking to remove a flake. If the edge is too thin, use your pressure flaker to trim it and make the platform a bit thicker. And make sure you abrade your platform too. Since you’re using a copper bopper, abrade even more than you see me doing in my videos with antler. Hope that helps!
Ok thanks
Snyder’s is probably my favorite also. Killer abo work! I’d have that hinged all to hell!
What are your sources for finding out what material was most commonly used to make a specific style of point?
how would the sharpness of raw stone knife compare to medium sharp steel knife ?
A raw stone flake feels like it has a rougher edge than a knife. Not duller just rougher. More grabby maybe? But a stone knife with a serrated edge will most likely require more force to cut.
Wowzerooniecramolie! Nice work man is there any point you cant knapp or material!? I mean FLAWLESS
Haha thanks man! I appreciate that. Oh yeah there’s a lot I can’t make, I can make a list for you if you want lol
@@pathwaysofthepast I love your work and technique my friend, I'd be cool to get to knapp with you and learn more from you. That's why I watch your video's, and for all the other information you have on every point you knapp. Always looking for your next video.
Is that the ocean it’s driving me nuts
Never mind 🙄😬
Haha nope! Lake Superior, superior because it doesn’t have salt or sharks!
I don't think it was a snyder that made them back then