Silver Sheen Obsidian Part 1, Initial Reduction with Hammerstone Direct Percussion
Channel: Prehistoric Living
Date: 2022-09-21

Using a fairly large, soft, coarse grained hammerstone I took this spall of Silver Sheen obsidian, which had a fair amount of cortex on it, and turned it into a rough biface. Again I'm trying to work on knapping faster and more efficiently, especially with my platform setups, but my process is still a work in progress. 

Thanks for watching. Cheers. 

Here are the links to the other videos in the series:

Silver Sheen Obsidian Part 2, Antler Direct Percussion - https://youtu.be/jrrYvkXpZew

Silver Sheen Obsidian Part 3, Breaking the Biface but Salvaging the Pieces - https://youtu.be/VisrplLhK00
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Below are the links to all the videos from the making of the Daysite Dalton I made previously:

SOLD for $60 - Auction #1 - Daysite Dalton - September 17 2022 - https://youtu.be/81CVpEWuB7U

20 Minute Daysite Biface - Part 1, Hammerstone Direct Percussion - https://youtu.be/IuOva1FDOKc

Daysite Dalton Part 2, Antler Direct Percussion - https://youtu.be/4AheXjfVK3Y

Daysite Dalton Part 3, Antler Indirect Percussion - https://youtu.be/ruv6xmmxfWM

Daysite Dalton Part 4, Knapping in Algonquin Park - https://youtu.be/IvrRdbS7yOQ

Daysite Dalton Part 5, More Knapping in Algonquin Park - https://youtu.be/HkNp-7zScoo

Daysite Dalton Part 6, Indirect Percussion and Pressure Work - https://youtu.be/pAwOP7LgxqY

Daysite Dalton Part 7, More Indirect and Pressure - https://youtu.be/lgG23OwQYt4

Daysite Dalton Part 8, Even More Indirect and Pressure - https://youtu.be/CF4hlYnqiK8

Daysite Dalton Part 9, All Pressure Work - https://youtu.be/tJCO04gPWRU

Daysite Dalton Part 10, More Pressure Flaking - https://youtu.be/KUuKXy-RsyM

Daysite Dalton Part 11, Finishing the Point - https://youtu.be/cNkRwGV-5QI
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And a link to the other videos I did before:

Algonquin Trip #1, May 2022 - https://youtu.be/pU1TJDgP4Hc

Algonquin Trip #2, May 2022 - https://youtu.be/DsgX8u5BNyU

Roast Chicken Over the Campfire in Algonquin Park - Intentional ASMR - https://youtu.be/j2mKmhKT_Rs
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Here are the links to the videos from my giveaway series:

Stone on Stone Bifacing - 500 Subscriber Giveaway Part 1 of 14 - https://youtu.be/rkkSo9YwtFU

Biface Thinning with Stone and Antler - 500 Subscriber Giveaway Part 2 of 14 - https://youtu.be/nrNytWJskIU

Antler Indirect Thinning - 500 Subscriber Giveaway Part 3 of 14 - https://youtu.be/_9h9RvtapJw

More Thinning with Antler Indirect - 500 Subscriber Giveaway Part 4 of 14 - https://youtu.be/YYEqRLz241w

Making a New Antler Pressure Flaker and Using It - 500 Subscriber Giveaway Part 5 of 14 - https://youtu.be/lH_BqGBCVqQ

Major Thinning Stage - 500 Subscriber Giveaway Part 6 of 14 - https://youtu.be/Cra50I3YFk8

A Whole Lot of Pressure Flaking - 500 Subscriber Giveaway Part 7 of 14 - https://youtu.be/fU83singVd0

Another Pressure Flaker, Almost Breaking the Giveaway Piece! - 500 Subscriber Giveaway Part 8 of 14 - https://youtu.be/ahy6Jn1F7KQ

Salvaging the Giveaway Piece, and Finding Inspiration - 500 Subscriber Giveaway Part 9 of 14 - https://youtu.be/mmwWsB6YWls

More Salvage Operations - 500 Subscriber Giveaway Part 10 of 14 - https://youtu.be/xNdHLfRF5ks

Refining the Edges and Working on the Base - 500 Subscriber Giveaway Part 11 of 14 - https://youtu.be/rXc0VgV5AUU

Finalising the Shape and Making Regular Edges - 500 Subscriber Giveaway Part 12 of 14 - https://youtu.be/XxBbiVEwCfE

Finishing the Giveaway Piece! - 500 Subscriber Giveaway Part 13 of 14 - https://youtu.be/7fdq2QTaeok

Selecting the Giveaway Winner! - 500 Subscriber Giveaway Part 14 of 14 - https://youtu.be/TxYOmoO-fKQ 

Picking a New Giveaway Winner, Celebrating 600 Subscribers! - https://youtu.be/mLLVgjN_J1o
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And here are the links for the Acheulean series I did last:

Acheulean Handaxe from Raw Nodule - Part 1: Zigzagging the Edges - https://youtu.be/6pA9z2_e434

Acheulean Handaxe from Raw Nodule - Part 2: Thinning and Shaping - https://youtu.be/h_O2uzDGcMY

Acheulean Handaxe from Raw Nodule - Part 3: Finishing - https://youtu.be/vMojpoK-tAM


Here are the links to the videos in the Knapping at Çatalhöyük series:

Knapping at Çatalhöyük - Biface from Raw Cappadocian Obsidian Nodule (Turkey) - https://youtu.be/Uymy9b52ytc

Knapping at Çatalhöyük - Finishing a Stemmed Point - https://youtu.be/tDMAxysu79g

Roughing out an Obsidian Conical Blade Core at Çatalhöyük - https://youtu.be/iEOWb505IP4

Removing Blades From an Obsidian Conical Core With Indirect Percussion - https://youtu.be/Y_9M6AACD8E

Birectional (Naviform) Percussion Blade Core 1/2 - Initial Shaping - Knapping at Çatalhöyük - https://youtu.be/bg49zUs1ngI

Bidirectional (Naviform) Percussion Blade Core 2/2 - Final Shaping and Initial Blade Removals - https://youtu.be/fLL6g0JmS94