Flintknapping & Stone Tools
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9 Step Knapping™
Eddie's own 9 Step Knapping™ program
will take you step-by-step through the shaping and reduction process. Starting
from the very beginning, you'll learn
where and how to strike, and discover that by understanding your rock and chosing
your platforms carefully you can turn your piece of dacite into a finished biface
by the end of the day. A carefully crafted set of exercises will take you farther
than you can imagine in such a short time, and ensure that you will be able to
continue honing your knapping skills after you get home.
Whether you have never hit a rock before or have only had marginal success making little rocks out of big ones, your understanding of and appreciation for this ancient art will take your skills to a whole new place.
NOTE: In single-day versions of this workshop pressure flaking will not be covered — there just isn't enough time!
Equipment is provided, although Students may bring their own tool kits, and are encouraged to bring examples of previous knapping projects.
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Video
#1: See
just one of the many unique exercises that Eddie has developed to help
you learn to Flintknap with ease, accuracy, and a greater understanding
of what you're doing, and how you're doing it!.
Video
#2: Follow
along as Eddie goes step-by-step through one of his favorite strike accuracy
drills. Also a great one for learning how to deal with square edges!
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what past students of this workshop have to say.
| May 7-8 | Toms River, NJ | $185 | ›› Sorry, this workshop is now full ‹‹ |
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Arrow Points: Bottle Bottoms & Beyond
Experience for yourselft the knapping techniques demonstrated in our popular
"Arrow Points from Bottle Bottoms" video. You'll learn
all of the basic techniques needed make the most of this readily available,
free and renewable resource. Discover the secrets of this specific reduction
strategy that will allow you to make functional arrow points that are lethal
as well as beautiful. By the end of the day you will have a solid basis
in knapping skills that you will be able to transfer over to other materials.
Equipment is provided, although students may bring their own tool kits, and
are encouraged to bring examples of previous knapping projects.
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The
Video: Watch as Julie creates a beautiful green arrow point
from a glass bottle bottom. (With Eddie's notching assistance of course!)
| March 12 | Toms River, NJ | $85 | ››The dates for this workshop have passed, but we'll let you know next time it's offered ‹‹ |
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Stone Tools
Your "Silent Partner" in a survival situation, stone is one of your most important allies when it comes to living with the land. Understanding the fundamentals of the way rock works will make your time in the woods far more comfortable and infinitely safer. Here, you will receive plenty of hands-on experience in several of the available methods used to form stone into useable tools, including spalling, percussion, and pressure-flaking techniques. You will explore the principles involved in creating everything from simple flake tools, to elegant stone blades.
Equipment is provided, although students may bring their own tool kits, if desired.
| August 15 | Toms River, NJ | $95 | Register Now! (Only 2 Spaces Left!) |
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Pressure Flaking
Often one of the most daunting aspects of Flintknapping to practice on your own, pressure flaking is the gateway to the world of the lithic arts. In this workshop you will get hands-on and explore the many aspects of pressure flaking that are used to produce a variety of tools, including arrow points and knife blades, of all sizes. You will learn notching strategies, fluting technology, production of prismatic blades, and micro-flaking, as well as applications for producing jewelry and other eccentric pieces.
Equipment is provided, although Students may bring their own tool kits, and are encouraged to bring examples of previous knapping projects.
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Intermediate Flintknapping
If you have learned the basics of knapping, are able to produce a biface of 3:1 or 4:1 on a regular basis, and are looking to bring your skills to the next level then this is the right course for you. Find out how to deal with those problem areas such as stacks and hinge fractures, and discover how to use a more complete understanding of how energy travels through stone to your advantage. Learn advanced thinning techniques that will allow you to produce a larger, more consistent biface, as well as advanced sharpening techniques, using both percussion and pressure, that will put a shaving-sharp edge on your points.
Equipment is provided, although Students may bring their own tool kits, and are encouraged to bring examples of previous knapping projects.
PLEASE NOTE: This is not a beginner workshop. In order to attend you will be required to submit photos of your current work to ensure that you are already able to produce a well-shaped and appropriately thinned biface. If you are interested in learning how to flintknap, or have been frustrated with your beginning attempts, please check out our 9 Step Knapping workshops. Thanks!
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Advanced Flintknapping
This specialty class is for those who have already learned to make a biface with at least a 5:1 width-to-thickness ratio. Learn advanced thinning techniques, Fluting technology, Prismatic Blade technology, Advanced Notching, and the production of Eccentrics. You will take your skills and understanding of how energy travels from a fundamental level to a virtual communion with the stone.
Equipment is provided, although Students may bring their own tool kits, and are encouraged to bring examples of previous knapping projects.
PLEASE NOTE: This is an Advanced Level workshop. In order to attend you will be required to submit photos of your current work to ensure that you are already capable of producing the necessary starting pieces. If you are interested in learning how to flintknap, or have been frustrated with your beginning attempts, please check out our 9 Step Knapping workshops. Thanks!
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