Q: Why do you use copper tools rather than natural ones?
A: I have many people who come to me wanting to learn to make arrowheads using the aboriginal tools, and I have found over the years that this works and they do very well however this takes a much longer time due to inconsistencies with the surface of the horn and moisture conisistencies in the horn and with each platform they have to adjust the velocity of their stroke. I find that with the copper tool there is a forward weight with a handle that you can hold very well and everytime you strike the platform somthing is going to happen, while with horn you will find that many times you will strike the platform and nothing will happen which can cause beginning flint knappers to change their methods when they were correct in the first place to reach some sort of result leading to undesirable results.