{"id":1909,"date":"2023-05-31T03:06:13","date_gmt":"2023-05-31T03:06:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/flintandfish.com\/?p=1909"},"modified":"2023-05-31T03:10:08","modified_gmt":"2023-05-31T03:10:08","slug":"how-i-make-an-arrowhead-step-by-step","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/flintandfish.com\/how-i-make-an-arrowhead-step-by-step\/","title":{"rendered":"How I Make an Arrowhead (Step-by-Step)"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"1909\" class=\"elementor elementor-1909\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2110c5de elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2110c5de\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3f09afc2\" data-id=\"3f09afc2\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-37547e67 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"37547e67\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.21.0 - 30-04-2024 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Introduction<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4f097c34 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4f097c34\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-63dcb866\" data-id=\"63dcb866\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1ad44d7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1ad44d7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.21.0 - 30-04-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p>For those who have found ancient artifacts (such as I), one is typically amazed by the thinness and interesting flake removal patterns on the artifacts. I for one was very impressed with the sharpness of the triangular point despite all of the natural wear and tear that the wind, rain and snow had done to it over the years. For those who keep in touch with me in my personal network know, \u00a0I have been dabbling in the craft\/art of flint knapping for the past few months and have slowly been making progress.<\/p><p>Despite the use of stone tools seeming very archaic and \u201cprimitive\u201d, it by no means is an easy skill to pick up and get good at. It seems to take many years and many broken points to begin to be able to predict what flakes will come off of what if you hit it at a certain spot, or why a piece broke while in the thinning period of the point. For many out there, there seems to be a bit of a routine or methodology to their madness and the creation of their tools isn\u2019t always just out of the whim or made without and care about use or function. For a lot of us though the majority of the tool is crated randomly and on the whim.\u00a0 I will discuss a few of the techniques that people seem to have used since before ancient times and how I personally go about the process in order to create a stone or glass tool.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-42045d0a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"42045d0a\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-77fdc748\" data-id=\"77fdc748\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-57ef020f elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"57ef020f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.21.0 - 30-04-2024 *\/\n.elementor-column .elementor-spacer-inner{height:var(--spacer-size)}.e-con{--container-widget-width:100%}.e-con-inner>.elementor-widget-spacer,.e-con>.elementor-widget-spacer{width:var(--container-widget-width,var(--spacer-size));--align-self:var(--container-widget-align-self,initial);--flex-shrink:0}.e-con-inner>.elementor-widget-spacer>.elementor-widget-container,.e-con>.elementor-widget-spacer>.elementor-widget-container{height:100%;width:100%}.e-con-inner>.elementor-widget-spacer>.elementor-widget-container>.elementor-spacer,.e-con>.elementor-widget-spacer>.elementor-widget-container>.elementor-spacer{height:100%}.e-con-inner>.elementor-widget-spacer>.elementor-widget-container>.elementor-spacer>.elementor-spacer-inner,.e-con>.elementor-widget-spacer>.elementor-widget-container>.elementor-spacer>.elementor-spacer-inner{height:var(--container-widget-height,var(--spacer-size))}.e-con-inner>.elementor-widget-spacer.elementor-widget-empty,.e-con>.elementor-widget-spacer.elementor-widget-empty{position:relative;min-height:22px;min-width:22px}.e-con-inner>.elementor-widget-spacer.elementor-widget-empty .elementor-widget-empty-icon,.e-con>.elementor-widget-spacer.elementor-widget-empty .elementor-widget-empty-icon{position:absolute;top:0;bottom:0;left:0;right:0;margin:auto;padding:0;width:22px;height:22px}<\/style>\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-32c77cfc elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"32c77cfc\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-77210dfa\" data-id=\"77210dfa\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-495a0072 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"495a0072\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">1.\tPreparing Your Mind, Body And Material <\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-32ed4ec3 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"32ed4ec3\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-61206dcd\" data-id=\"61206dcd\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ef649f8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ef649f8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Though it may sound ridiculous to the outsider, this hobby or skill is actually quite physically and mentally demanding. Not only do you have to deal with uncooperative material, but you also have to analyze where and how to remove material from said piece. It takes a lot of prep and patience to really become skilled with efficiently and effectively creating thin tools at a consistent size and shape.<\/p><p>It is easy to want to rush and produce as many pieces as you can in a small window of time, but as one begins to do this, that is not skilled, you begin to see a few issues, one of them being that you are creating errors in the piece. By that I mean that you are creating step fractures due to poor hits or improper set up of platforms, taking chunks out of material because you hit an edge too hard, or even cracked a piece in half because you hit the piece in the middle on accident.<\/p><p>Beyond this, I recommend that people choose the material that they work with carefully. Not all flint or rock is created equally, some are easier to work with in their raw state, and others feel like trying to hit pieces of concrete. Sure, you can try to heat treat certain material either in a fire or in a turkey roaster, but that takes time and energy. If you can try to get some decent quality rock and have a go at it, you will enjoy the hobby more initially despite struggling skill wise. \u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7eb1af51 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7eb1af51\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6dc3c9b\" data-id=\"6dc3c9b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-64f98d68 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"64f98d68\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-60a72f38 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"60a72f38\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7336c145\" data-id=\"7336c145\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-69e7bcf9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"69e7bcf9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">2.\tObserving The Material <\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2267bac elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2267bac\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-81ae059\" data-id=\"81ae059\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ea53dad elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ea53dad\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>As you start on your piece, I encourage you to look at how they rock or spall looks. Are there any flat sides? Does it look like there may be another material or inconstancy within the rock? Is the rock cracked internally? These are all things to look out for. They can determine if the rock is trash or able to be salvaged. Once you do this you can begin moving flakes. Try by taking thinning flakes off of the flat sides by hitting a rock as if using your hand as holding the rock like a hammer head and shooing off a flake towards the edge of one of the faces of the rock.<\/p><p>You continue this process until the rock is about an inch to half inch in thickness and ready to be worked on with a more lightweight tool. Then you continue the process and make sure that flakes are being removed and that the piece isn\u2019t just getting narrower as you keep hitting. Make sure the areas hit kind of make sense in the way that you never take material from a concave side, always a convex as flakes will struggle to release from the piece.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-65274dc3 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"65274dc3\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2979fc0\" data-id=\"2979fc0\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5b3e9ab2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"5b3e9ab2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1e80a16 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1e80a16\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5dea7ba1\" data-id=\"5dea7ba1\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7bded508 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7bded508\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">3.\tThinning the Piece <\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5086a147 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5086a147\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2dae017d\" data-id=\"2dae017d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f7233a2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f7233a2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The phrase \u201cthinning the piece\u201d is subjective. Everyone has their own comfort and preference to how thin of a point or knife they wish to create. Typically, a piece is not finished until all of it is only \u00bc of an inch thick at the thickest areas. There are different sets of skills and techniques that one can choose to help and reduce the piece in where it needs.<\/p><p>\u00a0Before attempting to make the piece thinner there are a few things that you must understand as fact. One being that in order to thin a piece you will have to lose material either in length or in width. This makes that cool 5 inch stone knife turn into a 3-4 inch really thin knife or spear point. Second being that you must have a center line imagined in your head. Imagine a line that goes across the middle of the piece if you are looking at it from the side perspective. This line must wrap around the piece from tip to tip. This allows you to figure out which areas actually need material removed.<\/p><p>A few methods to use when removing material include direct percussion which is just hitting the edge with either a billet or small stone. You can also use pressure flaking (which I will cover in this blog. Another method is to put an ishi stick or sawed off antler tine underneath your knee and hit it with a wood mallet, billet, or hammer stone. You place the antler tine that is underneath your knee where you would like to remove material.<\/p><p>Once you begin removing the material you should be following a wave like pattern on the center line and hitting on the sides where the \u201cwaves\u201d dip down toward also called platforms.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-47818ff3 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"47818ff3\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2f4d6566\" data-id=\"2f4d6566\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2de9637d elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"2de9637d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-61d3135 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"61d3135\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6009bf45\" data-id=\"6009bf45\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7ade9ffb elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7ade9ffb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">4.\tAbrading <\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f44dd95 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f44dd95\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3d193873\" data-id=\"3d193873\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-10812a3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"10812a3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.21.0 - 30-04-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/flintandfish.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/hammerstones-1024x768.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1915\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/flintandfish.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/hammerstones-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/flintandfish.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/hammerstones-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/flintandfish.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/hammerstones-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/flintandfish.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/hammerstones-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/flintandfish.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/hammerstones-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/flintandfish.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/hammerstones.jpg 2016w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e3703d7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e3703d7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Some of my hammerstones where you can see abrasion marks from use.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4e465664\" data-id=\"4e465664\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a8e0f9b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a8e0f9b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Abrading is crucial to making strong platforms in-between hits when thinning a piece. If you do not abrade there is a high chance that you will create tough step fractures which are hard to remove and will just remove material from the edges rather than actually thin the area you wish to thin.<\/p><p>To get a good abrasion use either a rough piece of sandstone or limestone and grind down the edges that you wish to keep working on until you see a white outline on the platforms along the edge of a piece. Don\u2019t forget to keep doing this periodically because as you work your way down as it becomes more and more important.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6cca48f2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6cca48f2\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4ade8c33\" data-id=\"4ade8c33\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-556b7fd elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"556b7fd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-31084230 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"31084230\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2ae81617\" data-id=\"2ae81617\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3f44024f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3f44024f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">5.\tPressure Flaking<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2a94becc elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2a94becc\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-fa0c1c1\" data-id=\"fa0c1c1\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-30bb84d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"30bb84d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Pressure flaking is what I consider one of the last things you do before finishing a piece. Typically you use either a fine pointed antler tine or a copper nail implanted into a wooden shaft. People use pressure flaking to create small thinning flakes or to sharpen the edge by creating small serrations or slightly jagged edges. It can also be used to slightly lower or raise the center line if you are wishing to remove more material from one of the faces on the material.<\/p><p>This process takes a relatively decent amount of force and energy if intending to create large flakes from it. To ensure that your flakes can make the journey to the center of a face, you must ensure that your platforms are up to par along the edges and that you can create enough downward force into the piece. A lot of people use the leverage of their knees to kind of clamp together and generate force that their wrists otherwise could not.<\/p><p>Most people tend to go around the enter edge a time or two flipping the piece as they see fit as to clean up the piece a little and remove any small abnormalities or errors that are close to the edge. Once this is complete you can use the edge or side of your tool to make the edges more symmetrical and into the shape\/design that you want, though some people usually do this with just pressure flaking as to avoid dulling the tool.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2fe367b6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2fe367b6\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-79a7e328\" data-id=\"79a7e328\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-441669a4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"441669a4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-744a6aab elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"744a6aab\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-27d67727\" data-id=\"27d67727\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8152f5b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8152f5b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">6.\tNotching<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-30095e12 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"30095e12\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-698ffb20\" data-id=\"698ffb20\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c3cf564 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c3cf564\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Nothing is what I consider to be my final step. Its soul purpose is to create little dimples or areas that are to be used to haft the tool onto a handle or spear\/arrow shaft. All you have to do is ensure that your piece is thin enough to be notched (1\/4 inch or thinner) then you can use you pressure flaker or a copper nail, there are a lot of tools you can use\/make for this job. You then find the area you wish to haft the stone tool and begin crushing the edge like you are pressure flaking, but with less force. This is one of the more difficult steps as it is very easy to break a piece or the surrounding area with too much force in a certain area. It is important to not rush this process and really listen to the piece you are working on.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-74e63c04\" data-id=\"74e63c04\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e16a2e0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e16a2e0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/flintandfish.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/huntingpoint-e1685502418308-768x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1914\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/flintandfish.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/huntingpoint-e1685502418308-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/flintandfish.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/huntingpoint-e1685502418308-600x800.jpg 600w, https:\/\/flintandfish.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/huntingpoint-e1685502418308-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/flintandfish.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/huntingpoint-e1685502418308-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/flintandfish.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/huntingpoint-e1685502418308.jpg 1512w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8f8bd4f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8f8bd4f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>A recent side notched point I made.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2e3df9a4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2e3df9a4\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-45805099\" data-id=\"45805099\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-33fc1941 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"33fc1941\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3c02d3bb elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3c02d3bb\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-29edf509\" data-id=\"29edf509\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1ce27011 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1ce27011\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Conclusion<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7557290f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7557290f\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5916e3ac\" data-id=\"5916e3ac\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eb7fd3f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"eb7fd3f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Making stone tools isn\u2019t as difficult as it seems, sure you are at the will of a large amount of variables, but once you begin to breakdown the process it isn\u2019t as difficult as it seems. It helps if you see someone do it in person or on video as everything I just wrote about will start to make more sense.\u00a0 I hope that you learned a thing or two about how I make my stone tools and more about each little process that goes into the creation of the tools. I encourage everyone who is slightly interested to give it a try, just make sure you have the right protective gear.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2ee1917a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2ee1917a\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-172b2e22\" data-id=\"172b2e22\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-567dc062 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"567dc062\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Introduction For those who have found ancient artifacts (such as I), one is typically amazed by the thinness and interesting flake removal patterns on the artifacts. 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