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Anyone know where I could obtain either a flintknapping kit or a source of antler? UK based preferably.
mr dazzler
06-09-2004, 16:57
Just dawned on me-sometimes at car boot sales you see old carving knives and forks which sometimes have genuine antler handles-might help :wink: I'll look out for some meself next time :wink:
Attleborough Accessories sell antler; the gentleman demonstrating knapping at the gathering was using a handy rock from what I saw (and it was very educational - I've been belting things too hard, it seems). I made a pressure flaker out of a stick and a bit of brass rod some time ago.
Tantalus
06-09-2004, 18:34
do horns and bones get brittle with age?
(age as in..... after the animal has died/discarded them)
Tant
Try Will Lord - Beyond 2000 BC
Email
will@beyond2000bc.co.uk
I know that he was selling knapping kits.
Other than that talk to DG or Antonio on here...
you can pick up bits of antler at any country fair
Burnt Ash
11-09-2004, 09:29
Anyone know where I could obtain either a flintknapping kit or a source of antler? UK based preferably.
At most game fairs there are usually one or two stalls selling stick making materials. These guys usually have a bin full of antler bits n' pieces.
Burnt Ash
Antonio's site is
http://www.knappinguk.co.uk/index2.html
ChrisKavanaugh
12-09-2004, 05:38
Yes, antler can become brittle with drying. Another nice tool is a soldering iron tip in brass. I had the rare opportunity to excavate a prehistoric buffalo kill site and uncover one of the the folsom points. I'll never forget the thrill picking up a tool last handled by the hunter who threw it milenia past, and promptly slitting a huge cut in my left palm. Fortuititously, these tools are the sharpest know with edges one molecule thick. My hand healed very rapidly with only a faint white scar.
James Watson
13-09-2004, 09:49
Try www.flintknappingtools.com thats where I get my moose billets from. Marks very helpful, he trys to give the best deal he can. Will Lords dad, Jon www.flintknapping.co.uk recommended him to me.
James
Source now found. Thanks for all the advice.