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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.
Q: What is a knap-in?
A: A knap-in is a gathering of people who have come together to practice the art of knapping.
Q: What is knapping?
A: Knapping is the oldest of all art forms; fashioning useful tools from stone.
Q: What kinds of tools do knappers make?
A: Knappers can fashion a large variety of tools from stone, including arrowheads, knives, spearpoints, drills, and hide
scrapers.
Q: Can anyone learn?
A: Yes, they can. Each and every person alive today has flintknappers in their ancestry; you might say it is in our genes.
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