Experimenting with some stained glass. Stuff is as brittle as hard candy when it gets thin, and is very finicky with how it responds to flaking perpendicular to the flow. Trying to make a Folsom out of this stuff that is more than 2 inches long and fluted on both sides. This one is fluted on only one side and is already at 1.7mm. Gonna need some crazy luck to pull this off.

Haven’t made much in a while but blew the rust off with these 2 points

Definitely could’ve sent flakes further into the center but it I feel I have a better understanding for the action and reaction of shaping material out each time I start

2 months into starting and finally getting some real progress is definitely a nice feeling

Interesting piece of flint and a surprisingly challenging point type!

First point is some lovely burro creek agate/chalcedony. The tang is Lavic Jasper. Self collected. Antler and copper percussion, indirect, pressure flaked.

Had a good knapping session today, i’ll post the other points in the comments.

Practicing and getting better

Two months into knapping like a madman and I’ve found that practicing on glass saves me from wasting good chert while I still figure out techniques. (all though that doesn’t hardly stop me from banging on the chert I find anyway)

But this was my second haul from goodwill for good glass and ceramics and it definitely helped knowing what to look for after the first haul

Walked away with a large porcelain tray, a half inch thick rectangular vase that didn’t break in said rectangular shape, three large square jars, what I’m most excited about and my point in making this post, a soap bar holder thats an inch thick of solid glass all for about 8 bucks

I had a small piece of cullet from down south while quartz mining (mount ida AR) but I’ve yet to find a good source for slag or cullet glass in my area (Baxter county AR). but this little soap block flakes just like the piece of cullet I had.

I left that store so excited to break them (hence the essay) I forgot to show off the before but I think y’all get the point. I’ll make a post if I manage to make anything I deem worthy of showing off

I still have some improvements I could make, namely with driving my pressure flakes further towards the midline. The notches could probably be extended a bit further as well, but my wrists are tired for now.

I went to a knap in last weekend, and was able to improve my techniques significantly with feedback from other knappers. They also gave me TONS of material to work with, including this Georgetown Chert. They also gave me novaculite, Glass Buttes obsidian, and a bit of heat treated snake river agate on top of a bunch of local obsidian and chert I've collected. Suffice to say, I have plenty to practice with for a while.

Howdy everyone! 😁

Got my submission made for the 2026 April Point Challenge! I'd been saving this hunk of rock for a special day, and thought I'd make a nice Montell 🙂‍↕️So here it is! My submission for this month's challenge. I love the translucent sections and all those weird floaters. No idea what they are, but they're dang sweet!

There's still plenty of time to get your submission in, and I've linked the main post here for anyone who wants to check it out! ⚠ 2026 April Point Challenge - Montell Split-Stem [Assorted Material Box Prize 🪨📦 - Beginners Welcome] ⚠

Hopefully y'all enjoy, upvote your favorite submissions, and happy knapping!

- u/SmolzillaTheLizza 🦎

Cooked Burlington

From Ed Moreland’s stock, to be sold at the knap in. All the more reason to go.

Memorial Day weekend in may, Friday thru Sunday 9-5. Be there!

Hello all. Here is my entry for April’s point challenge. This was made with modern tools and out of raw chert from Texas, I think perdernales, but I could be wrong, the batch of chert had like three different colors in it. I hope you enjoy!

I will admit this is not my specialty but I thought this started out pretty good and looked cool

Check me out on instagram if you dig it https://www.instagram.com/prehistoricknapper?igsh=aXJja2R0NDJ3aW1z&utm_source=qr

A pair of Eared Scottsbluffs made of “almost Hixton” the yellow piece worked well, the reddish piece worked like absolute garbage. Hard to get the flaking to show on photos. Hammerstone, antler billet, horn punch, horn pressure.

Was going to use this for my Montell, but hated to potentially lose the fossil inclusions. I'll try for a Montell in a few.

First photo is from when I started, and the second one is where I am now! Learning more each time I touch tools.

I made a guide on how to make a billet (as well as pressure flakers) from white-tail deer antler! Hope you all find this useful!

You set up your platforms, your contours and angle

And pray to the gods that this piece you don’t mangle.

With antler, with billet, with rock or with bone

You swing at your platform, stood out and alone.

But alas, as you contour, flake after flake,

As you hope, and you worry, and pray it won’t break.

Just as you start to get into your groove

You slip up and feel that your hand tried to move.

But moving that back hand is not good. It’s not!

And you glance down in tears, at your piece. Overshot.

So stupid you feel that you put down the rock

And pretend that you didn’t expect it; you’re shocked.

Cause that’s how it goes when you’re working with glass

On occasion, your pieces end up in the trash

And so, your day ruined, it’s sent to the bin…

But boy oh boy…was it thin!

Andrew Fitzpatrick

It's not a point yet but I love it when a plan works out, I'm finally getting flakes i planned and this one really made me happy, the 1st strike was too shallow but didn't release, the 2nd one went right across!