200 - 1/2 Spalling Chert (Flint) for Flintknapping
Channel: Jack Crafty
Date: 2012-05-28

A Levallois technique. This technique is not as efficient as cutting rock into slabs. I mentioned that this technique produces a lot of waste but only the small flakes. I use all the flakes you see that are 1" long or larger.

Finding good rock is frustrating for everyone. If you can't find any other knappers or rocks or anyone willing to help, you can still develop a good stash in complete isolation even if you live in an area with no knappable rock for hundreds of miles around. That's what I did. My yard is an oasis of knappable rock. Here's the big secret: be willing and able to travel hundreds of miles at the drop of a hat. The only way to get a good supply of rock to chase every lead, buy rock from landscape supply yards that carry "bull gravel" or agate or flint, ask permission to collect flint/chert from as many landowners as possible, and scavenge every bit of knappable rock from other knappers until you literally have a ton of rock. I'm not suggesting that you clean out all the rock from your buddy's "honey hole" with a dump truck and backhoe. God forbid! All I'm saying is to go on a mission to collect a good "stash" and then sit back and knap in relative peace, knowing that you have enough to last quite some time. It took me three years to accomplish that mission but I did it. And I didn't deplete anyone's private source to do it.

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Front View of My Knapping Style:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vRTkGWOpoJ8