knapping book ?

[bubby]

I was wondering if you were going to buy an instructional book on knapping which one would ya'll get, Been thinkin about picking one up, maybe for some help with percussion as I use mostly slabs, Bub

[jamie]

waldorfs book or hellwegs . give you a good idea on terminology and technique. honestly sites like this and youtube vids will give you the info you need to know. nothing can beat sitting down with an experienced knapper though

[sailordad]

i wouldnt waste my moneyt on books
not that they arent any good
but you tube is free,and you can actualy see what they are doing and not just look at a pic with an explanation
not to mention the explanation may not be clear to you when you read it
there are alot of great slab knappers on you tube
not sure if he has any vids on there but JIM REDFERN is probably one of the best in the world when it comes to slab knapping
ive seen him work up close and man what he can do to a slab is incredible
good luck

[cowboy]

DC Waldorf's "the art of flintknapping" got me kicked off. If i could find it i'd probably mail it to ya. But yea, youtubes and knapp ins are better.

[grozierguy]

there's also this compilation of on-line articles:

http://flintknappinginfo.webstarts.com/

Dave

[Newbow]

Jim Winn, in addition to his many videos, also has a couple of very good PDF tutorials.  One is on working a slab:
www.customimprintsbyleeparker.com/images/jimwinntutorial2.PDF
and the other is on biface reduction:
www.customimprintsbyleeparker.com/images/bifacetutorial.pdf

[bubby]

thank's for the input guy's, I only know a couple a guy's around here and they just work slabs, like to learn some biface reduction and you tube is great but ya can't always run to the computer, been useing paleomanjim's billy berger and Jackcrafty's video's and they are great but I'm lost on most of the terminology,I need to get a poster or something with all the point's as well thank's , Bub

[cowboy]

Keep watching em Bub.

[sailordad]

bubby go get yourself a copy of

OVERSTREET IDNETIFICATION AND PRICE GUIDE TO INDIAN ARROWHEADS

it is supposed to have all known point types fom north america
not many from my area though(minnesota),but it has thousands in it
i use it alot,especially when i am trying a new point style
most all pics are actual size,the ones that arent are labeled to tell you if its half scale etc 

[bubby]

thank's sailordad, I'll try and find that,I've got this compilation but their are many point's on this site that I've never herd of
cowboy I'm not saying anyone's long in the tooth, but Billy & Jackcrafty posted link's from here, if you've got some video's I'd love to see them, you're work is great, also as far as I know glass buttes is the closest knapp in, I'm in red bluff, Ca so if anyone knows of any others in nor cal let me know, thank's Bub

[Tower]

I'm with everyone else. You really need to watch a video. Books have great pics, but alot is left to your imagination. It is better to watch it done

[iowabow]

I started like in jan.   If you want to make points like you see on my post do everything these guys tell you to do.  I learned very fast because of their ideas and input.  Watch the videos time after time, hit rock ask questions watch video hit rock repeat process.  When you dream about knapping you will start to get it.

[bubby]

GrozierGuy,. Thank's for that linkI think that will help me out on terminology and  with you tube and such I should be able to figure out the biface reduction, Bub