[TheForge] Glass knapping (was: Flint nodules)

[Bruce Freeman]

I've often wondered about that.  Makes good sense that glass would knapp
like flint.  

Bruce

>>> phlip at 99main.com 3/24/2005 9:53:05 AM >>>

Ene bichizh ogsen baina shuu...

> But flint is a natural rock, and I figure with an eclectic group
like
> this, someone out there might know where it's found.  After all,
there
> are places you can go to mine (or pan) gemstones.  Maybe there's
> someplace we can go to gather flint nodules?  Anyone know?  Anyone
else
> interested?  (I have been known to read up on subjects and come back
> with a wealth of info.  Haven't done it yet about flint.)
>
> Bruce
> NJ

I was at an SCA event where we had a flint knapper, although that was
quite
a while ago. I suspect you'd have your best luck getting more
information
from the buckskinners, and maybe Revolutionary reenactors- Civil War is
a
bit too late, generally.

I do remember from the demo I watched at the event that the knappers
were
also using glass. Apparently the same techniques apply, and he was
saying
that glass was good for practicing- certainly, it's a lot easier to
find ;-)

Saint Phlip,
CoD

"When in doubt, heat it up and hit it with a hammer."
 Blacksmith's credo.

 If it walks like a duck, and quacks like a duck, it is probably not a
cat.

Never a horse that cain't be rode,
And never a rider who cain't be throwed....



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