Arrowhead, Abo Part 1

Uploaded by paleomanjim

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Domonstrates how to make an arrowhead with abo tools. Several flakes are removed from a chunck of raw Pedernales flint. One flake is selected and shaping begins using a small hammerstone. The small biface is then shaped, thinned and finished using a small antler pressure flaker. This is a 2 part series.

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Sorry, I recently moved to Nevada and am still unpacking everything, the DVD's are in a box somewhere but it will probably be late January before I can get around to selling again. ....jim

paleomanjim

I do wear reading glasses so they provide protection. I have had flakes/chips get into my eyes a few times. It is best to not rub the eyes when this happens, shaking the head can help or use a tissue to dab it out. Ishi was noted to hit his head with his hand when this happened to remove flakes...

paleomanjim

Dear Jim Do you wear glasses or just blink when you strike of chips? Have you ever gotten any flint in your eye? Niels

Niels Geense

That's a big white tail billet! The main difference is that Moose billets are usually heavier than white tail billets (0.5 lbs to around 1.5 lbs for Moose). The main reason modern knappers like Moose are they are fairly dense and straight and heavy. White tail is usually curved and much lighter. A curved billet is swung with one face hitting the platform. Not necessarily a problem though as it is easy to get used to swinging. White tail is denser than Moose, a big plus in my opinion....

paleomanjim

Hey jim. I have a massive white tail billet I made ( 9-10" long 3" round and 3 lbs ) iwas wondering what is the difference between a white tail billet that size and elk or moose? Other than the animal it comes from are the different hardness or something like that

keverc

The rest of my abo tools arrived the other day. I want to go do some knapping pretty bad but my carpal tunnel acting up pretty bad from working on a tiki I have been carving so I am stuck watchin videos for now. When my carpal tunnel acts up it could take anywhere from a couple days to a couple weeks to calm down. Cant wait to do some knapping

keverc

That makes perfect sense. Thanks for taking the time to respond!

VampMN

Yes, the purpose of the up flake is that it removes a very small flake adjacent to the long flake just removed. That small flake is on the opposite face of the long flake and the small crater it creates provides a place for the tip of the pressure flaker to seat against for the next long flake.Hope that makes sense....jim

paleomanjim

What is the motion you are doing where you press a flake off, then kind of flick up with the flaker? A good example is at the five minute mark. Also, I really appreciate you taking the time to make these videos. They are always incredibly helpful.

VampMN

Not just effective but if you ask me if you want to make a piece of art made quite awhile ago its even better to do it exactly how it was once made.

snakemast66

The good thing about flint knapping is that if the peices that dont work out for what your crafting them into they can always be used for flint and steel and ive also used flint blades on my fero rod before and it works perfect

xMrjamjam

I am glad to see more knappers trying the abo approach, theses tools are every bit as effective as modern tools, enjoy....jim

paleomanjim

Thanks so much for these videos they have helped me a ton with my own journey into flint knapping!

28blay

Yeah, ask my wife about that!

paleomanjim

You must have one hell of a debitage pile.

AwakenedBuddhist

Thank you for the reply! I'll checkout ShinBone5000 and go from there.....looks like it works really well and "looks original"......

Montana BarNone

I have several of these flakers now. Whitetail deer antler seems best. I have one with sambar stag horn and it is harder stuff than the whitetail. I like the sambar for notching and narrower flaking. The whitetail seems to grab better when removing the longer side flakes. ShinBone5000 has a video on making one titled "Making a Primitive Antler & Bone Pressure Flaker Pt 1". I cheated and used nylon to secure the antler to the wood handle. ....thanks....jim

paleomanjim

On yer pressure flaker: is it sambar stag? how long is the wood backing it is lashed to? Just cotton cord? Sure would like a short how-to on making one......i'm sure others would be interested in it too. Thank you!

Montana BarNone

I Have a point i found thats is 6.3 inches long 1/4 inche thick 1.2 inches t the widest and has very largest percusion flaking that meet in a center ridge sorta like danish dagger handle its reallyo col dont know what type it is though

stevensarchery

Have you made a videoshowing how to make pressure flakers? If you have, What is the title of the video? Thank you. I love watching your videos and I'm learning a lot. : )

4SCARECROWS

The pressure flaker is a replica of one found in a cave. The handle is wood and the tip is a section of deer antler split from the side of the antler and bound onto the wood handle.

paleomanjim

No, it is raw Pedernales flint.

paleomanjim

Great Video Brother! Always like to watch you work. Thanks, Rich

RichTheRidgeHunter

No fair your lawn is green alrady ....

Preying0Hawk

Good stuff

mooseyou2

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