Flint Knapped Knives
Flint Knapped Knives
Here are two nice flint knapped knives that I currently have. Can't remember the guys name who made them but he does outstanding work. If I remember right he was from Utah. Have a great day
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I bought this one about 6 years ago. It has more of an eastern blade shape.
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Great looking knife Canoeal. I really like that one. Here is an obsidian blade a guy in Georgia made. He also does outstanding work. Thanks for sharing. Have a great day
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Here is one I picked up on e-Bay a couple years ago.Not sure who made it but it is well done.Advertised as a letter opener,I think I paid about $10 for it.
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Thats a nice one knife7knut. You did well for 10 bucks. I would love to find one like it for $10. Have a great day
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Here's another ebay find. It was made in Utah by a Native American craftsman. At least that's what the listing indicated. It was also described as a letter opener but it is well made and I have used it in camp on several occasions just out of curiosity and it does the job rather well.
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Charlie (Squach)
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Charlie that is an impressive flint knife. Looks very well put together.
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The blade is actually knapped agate. It is put together well and held up in camp pretty well. Of course one must remember that it does have limitations as a user, otherwise we'd still be using stone knives. For instance, it is NOT suited for any kind chopping. Cutting and slicing are surprisingly good and piercing is good. Sharpening can be an issue if you don't know how to knap stone, blade loss can be 100%. I was impressed enough to start honing my knapping skills, which have only been used to knap flints for my flinch-lock rifle, with the thought in mind of making a few stone knives. So far I've destroyed a couple of attempts that were going pretty well until I got too heavy handed. If I ever get one done right I'll post a pic.doglegg wrote:Charlie that is an impressive flint knife. Looks very well put together.
A GOOD KNIFE IS LIKE A GOOD FRIEND, IT'LL NEVER LET YOU DOWN.
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~ John Wayne ~
Charlie (Squach)
“Courage is being scared to death, but saddling up anyway.”
~ John Wayne ~
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Charlie, I have watched a couple of knappers in my life. Probably the pressure knappers made me want to try but alas the years and wear has dulled that desire. The fellow I knew best always 'seasoned' his flint in the camp fire before knapping. I've never seen anyone do agate. Watched a fellow working with Arkansas oil stone once. Anyway your knife is a beauty.
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It's one of those things you just have to get a feel for. Each piece of flint, agate, obsidian, or quartz is different and you have to kinda feel the right place to strike or knap. Just like archeological finds there will be a number of failures laying around for every one that turns out right. Knapping a small piece of flint to strike a frizzen is a piece of cake compared to knapping a knife blade or even an arrowhead.doglegg wrote:Charlie, I have watched a couple of knappers in my life. Probably the pressure knappers made me want to try but alas the years and wear has dulled that desire. The fellow I knew best always 'seasoned' his flint in the camp fire before knapping. I've never seen anyone do agate. Watched a fellow working with Arkansas oil stone once. Anyway your knife is a beauty.
A GOOD KNIFE IS LIKE A GOOD FRIEND, IT'LL NEVER LET YOU DOWN.
“Courage is being scared to death, but saddling up anyway.”
~ John Wayne ~
Charlie (Squach)
“Courage is being scared to death, but saddling up anyway.”
~ John Wayne ~
Charlie (Squach)
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These six were made by folk artist and flint knapper
Tony Seymour, I think that they are all made from heat treated agatized Tampa Bay Coral, and one from semi-translucent Australian Opal.
Tony Seymour, I think that they are all made from heat treated agatized Tampa Bay Coral, and one from semi-translucent Australian Opal.
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Impressive ADOG! I watched a flintknapper one day and thought it would be neat to try it. I didn't get very far, before I said "Forget this!". Some real beauty and skill there.
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I have some agatized Tampa Bay Coral in my collection. Not heard of heat treating it? Much of the Tampa Bay Coral area is now not allowed to collect.
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Adog, those are amazing! And so small. Those are art pieces. Wonderful, thanks for sharing.
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I sure enjoyed looking at these
David
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"Glowing like the metal on the edge of a knife" Meat Loaf