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Thanks for all the welcomes :) I am already enjoying the wealth of knowledge and opportunity to discuss some of my favourite things

Glass is different to flint but obsidian works a little like glass as it flakes fairly predictably. Heat treating is often used to make (treatable) stones more glass like for knapping. You are more likely to stumble accross an old bottle than a workable piece of flint when out and about due to...

Just as a further note, here is something that I have cut and pasted from some of my notes: Safety first The edge of a flint flake can be 1 molecule thick and for this reason it is still used in cosmetic surgery due to its incredibly fine cutting ability, great for a knife but not so great...

Thats a great pic! And lovely work too, the point here is that you have made a useable arrowhead/edged tool from a freely found material. The nail trick is fun just in itself :) Obsidian is a glass-like stone and knapps in a similar way to glass with a pressure flaker. Knapping tools are...

Found it :) yes, yes, late on parade I know, but better late than never! (even found our way to the bushmoot this year!) My name is Simon and together with another Simon we started the concept of BushBums as we have been bushcrafting for some years and enjoy sharing knowledge and skills and...