Flint Knapping Art

IronNoggin

IronNoggin

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I met a wonderful Flint Knapper in town.
Collected a couple of arrowheads from him, then had him custom made this knife.

Handle is Dall Sheep Horn, blade is Mahogany Obsidian. Blade is 4.5" by just over 2" at the deepest part. Overall 9" in length. Sinew binding between the blade and horn handle. Pictures actually don't do it justice - much better in person:

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Arrowheads of Black Obsidian:
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He does occasional custom work.
If interested pm and I'll pass along his contact information.

Rather Fine Work of Art IMO.
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Cheers,
Nog
 
More than just eye candy too, it is very very sharp.
I'll update this thread when I get to skinning this year's whitetails with it...

Cheers,
Nog
 
I had the pleasure of attending a Knapping Demonstration put on by my Buddy in Coombs. He took a good deal of time explaining what he was doing, the structure of the rock and how to use that to your advantage. He also spoke to the various styles employed by differing peoples, the material each employed, and the wide ranging trade of the finished items. The table beside him has tools for the job of antler (deer & elk), sandstone, copper and the metallic one he is using in the picture.

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I had no idea just how technical this really is. It was entirely eye opening for me in that regard! The fellow REALLY knows his stuff and has degrees in both Geology and Archeology in his support.

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The knife on the upper left is what he created from a large obsidian blank at the demo:

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I also commissioned another like my own for my Father's impending birthday. Was well worth the drive down to watch!! Both entertaining and extremely informative.

Cheers,
Nog
 
What do you get a Man who has everything he ever wanted for Christmas??
Always a tough one.
But when Pa saw the original knife I had Ken make, he promptly exclaimed "That is one of the coolest things I've ever seen!"
BINGO.
So, sweet talked Ken into yet another fine Work of Art.
Then contracted a local artist to construct a shadow box once I had found the right grain of wood:
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Turned out AWESOME!
Pa is going to be wagging his tail rather hard Christmas morning methinks!!
Cheers,
Nog
 
Wow nice work!!! Where did the Obsidian come from originally do you know? Ive heard the obsidian from Mount Edzizza in northern BC is sought after for tool making.
 
Steplift said:
Wow nice work!!! Where did the Obsidian come from originally do you know? Ive heard the obsidian from Mount Edzizza in northern BC is sought after for tool making.
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Mahogany Obsidian is actually quite rare, thus expensive.
Ken gets his shipped up from the States.
Doesn't occur in Canada from what I understand.

Cheers
 
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