Flint Knapping Biscuits - Amazing Tips for Rapid Thinning

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  • čas přidán 16. 07. 2024
  • Showing my general strategy for thinning spalls and getting thin blades.
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Komentáře • 47

  • @sharonrowland1196
    @sharonrowland1196 Před měsícem +2

    HI EDBO23 I SUBSCRIBED TO YOUR CZcams CHANNEL 👍👋😃 I LOVE ARROWHEADS AND EVERYTHING ABOUT INDIANS👍😃❤️

  • @zackhale4289
    @zackhale4289 Před 2 lety +3

    I watch a lot of Jack Handy flint knapping videos and in one of them he said that you are an influence on him so of course I had to check your videos out and I enjoyed every minute of them.

  • @southernrocksurvives
    @southernrocksurvives Před 8 měsíci +1

    This is very efficient. Not much loss of width but got thin at a fast rate. Thank you for sharing!

  • @williamlake6151
    @williamlake6151 Před rokem +2

    Great inspiration

  • @richardwiley5933
    @richardwiley5933 Před 2 lety +1

    Well done! You have some great material there. 👍

  • @ericregenauer7595
    @ericregenauer7595 Před 8 měsíci +1

    Awesome! Beautiful job! Nice stone! I learned alot, Thank You! Time, to make the bisquits 🙂

  • @charlesmckinney3560
    @charlesmckinney3560 Před 2 lety +1

    I always enjoy watching you work, great stuff!

    • @EDBO23
      @EDBO23  Před 2 lety

      Thanks for your support!

  • @JohnMartin-ze8cf
    @JohnMartin-ze8cf Před rokem

    Thanks Edbo....what a skill

  • @thefeatheredfrontiersman8135

    He's back!!!! Someone tell Patrick!
    I hope all is well good sir. I'm almost ready for the upcoming hunting season. Recently I have been focusing on the Gunther barbed point. Mostly obcidian.

  • @lairdhaynes1986
    @lairdhaynes1986 Před 2 lety

    Excellent.

  • @jaydraines8007
    @jaydraines8007 Před 9 měsíci

    Dang I need a mega bopper. Thinning is one of my biggest challenges.

  • @singularwave
    @singularwave Před 2 lety +2

    And there are those that say that Jehosaphat has been jumping to this day.

    • @jimajello1028
      @jimajello1028 Před 2 lety

      He burnt his hands on the overcooked biscuits?

  • @adamroub6142
    @adamroub6142 Před 8 měsíci

    Wow thanks for sharing, I'm new to knapping and trying to stay abo. Is it necessary to have a bigger bopper or billet for larger projects? Thanks for shqring your knowledge. I need to get to a knap in

  • @DexMonster-js4lq
    @DexMonster-js4lq Před 3 hodinami

    What kind of rocks do you need and where can you find them?

  • @jimajello1028
    @jimajello1028 Před 2 lety +2

    Heat treated Bifaces are biscuits. Right? I like that term. Overcooked Flint therefore would be "Burnt Biscuits."

  • @chucklearnslithics3751
    @chucklearnslithics3751 Před 2 lety +2

    Mmmmm. Biscuits.....

  • @richardwiley5933
    @richardwiley5933 Před 2 lety +1

    Great knapping! Do you put lead in your copper bopper caps? They sound pretty heavy when you strike.

    • @EDBO23
      @EDBO23  Před 2 lety +1

      No lead in any caps except the videos with the phrase "edbo hammer" where I experimented.

    • @EDBO23
      @EDBO23  Před 2 lety

      See the video on edbo bopper construction

  • @sonoman00ify
    @sonoman00ify Před 10 měsíci

    I need a bigger bopper..I am only using 1-1/4" or 1-1/2" bopper. I constantly get thick bifaces and rarely ably to thin down correctly.

    • @EDBO23
      @EDBO23  Před 10 měsíci

      I use 2 in. A lot

  • @jimajello1028
    @jimajello1028 Před 2 lety

    Can you make a biface preform "biscuit" using all organic tools ( antler, stone, horn, bone, wood etc). Did the Native Americans have large prices of copper to Knapp with. Must be something to find a Nugget that large. I guess if they found one they would melt it down & mold it. I think I read the mound people 4 to 6k BP knew this method. But I think copper was sacred & used for ornaments. Maybe only the master knappers we're allowed to use it to make burial stone tools? Does copper flake removal produce different flake removal signatures on Flint. In 5 thousand years will people be able to tell the difference between Native American artifacts & ones made now? Will this devalue collections of artifacts? Should modern a knapper sign their work? Thank you for sharing your knowledge & a great video.👍

    • @EDBO23
      @EDBO23  Před 2 lety

      Raw copper was available in Michigan and traded all over. Copper axes were found in many places even in the south. It was probably not used for knapping since they were skilled with antler. Yes copper flakes different than antler because of the density.

  • @bradleydickens1853
    @bradleydickens1853 Před 2 lety

    I really like what you do and hope to one day meet you at one of the Knapp ins iv built the two inch bopper waiting on my 3 inch cap to come! It's hard to find chert that large here in Mississippi I work alot of smaller Tuscaloosa gravel! do you by chance sell your Biscuits? I'm also interested in learning how you get them to that point!

    • @EDBO23
      @EDBO23  Před 2 lety

      Sorry I don't sell anything anymore. I usually go to old stone fort knapin in Manchester TN in October.

    • @bradleydickens1853
      @bradleydickens1853 Před 2 lety

      @@EDBO23 the is one in Huntsville AL the 3rd weekend of October and one I'm June in Tennessee that replaces the fly knap In I believe iv never been to one so I'm gonna try to attend some I sure would like to learn what you do and see it in person those flakes are incredible!!

    • @EDBO23
      @EDBO23  Před 2 lety

      I'll see if I can go in June

    • @bradleydickens1853
      @bradleydickens1853 Před 2 lety

      @@EDBO23 alrighty bud I sure appreciate everything you do and teach! Thanks again!

  • @robertbowman295
    @robertbowman295 Před 2 lety +1

    Where on earth does one get such great material. I've got buckets full of pieces but cant seem to find a good source to buy good material. Any suggestions?

    • @EDBO23
      @EDBO23  Před 2 lety +1

      Mine came from Neolithics.com but lately the supply is out

  • @user-jq7cg3zr2f
    @user-jq7cg3zr2f Před 11 měsíci

    Do you heat treat your material, or do you buy it already heat treated?

  • @vegasvato55
    @vegasvato55 Před 2 lety

    I would love to buy a pound of those Sharp thin flakes for my flint and steel fire kit???

    • @EDBO23
      @EDBO23  Před 2 lety

      Sorry I don't sell anything anymore. Thanks for watching!

  • @CapraObscura
    @CapraObscura Před 4 měsíci

    Do heavy boppers and hammer stones offer better experiences?

    • @EDBO23
      @EDBO23  Před 4 měsíci +3

      Choose your bopper weight according to the weight of the rock you are trying to work. Big nodules require a 6 lb spalling hammer. Little Rocks need light weight boppers.

  • @rudychavira5558
    @rudychavira5558 Před rokem +1

    Sir when thinning you want to move edge toward side you want to thin?

    • @EDBO23
      @EDBO23  Před rokem +1

      Generally speaking, yes. But not always needed depending on what you are trying to accomplish. It takes a lot of practice to get the thinning you want. And then when you get really thin you risk breaking the piece in half. Keep practicing and don't give up!

    • @rudychavira5558
      @rudychavira5558 Před rokem

      @@EDBO23 thanks when your learning care is needed. I dont quit

  • @adams13f
    @adams13f Před rokem

    Hhhhmmm 3 to 1.....length and width? Is there a general rule of thumb? Like for arrowheads and atlatle and knives? What's your opinion?

    • @EDBO23
      @EDBO23  Před rokem +2

      Length not that important here. I like a width to thickness ratio of 4 for my biscuits. Thanks for watching!

  • @wwkyon9445
    @wwkyon9445 Před rokem

    T シャツ👕欲しいですアマゾンで買えますか?