Stone Knife

Wow! Good job on making that knife. Never seen a COMPLETELEY natural and handmade knife.
 
That is really some nice knapping work, man. I can tell it's modern by the knapping pattern, but still very clean work- especially for that type of material.

Have you used stone knives much?
 
Thanks for the kind replies folks. Yes, the blade is a bit rough. My flakes did not travel right across the face of the stone. I am an archaeologist by training and I've used my knives to cut meat, fiber, fruit etc. I've also skinned a few things using what are referred to as "expediant" tools. Just sharp flakes you whack off a rock core. When they dull, chuck 'em.In fact, I used sharp flakes to remove the sinew from a moose, then wrapped the knife with it! As an interesting aside, certain types of stone can be heat-treated to improve their flaking properties. For example, what you would know as natural Arkansas whetstone is called Novaculite. It flakes wonderfully, but only after you heat it to 750-900 degrees for 2 days!!

Here is another blade made from Texas Blue flint

http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j290/mshell444/IMG_0831.jpg
 
Way cool Dude and much nicer than my few 'expedients'. Most of my stuff ends up a lot smaller than intended. Member of Texas Archaeological Society? Not to hijack your thread but I personally want to go THIS direction with my stone tools. These are from Korea. I forget how old.

slatedaggersgrouplarge2.jpg


I think I found them here first.
http://lithiccastinglab.com/index.htm
 
Very interesting! Would appear to be ground (stone grinding stone) as opposed to knapped. Ground stone blades are often seen in Arctic tool traditions such as Dorset culture.The blades are ground to shape out of slate.

http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j290/mshell444/dorsetpic9.jpg
http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j290/mshell444/dorsetpic7.jpg


I'm actually in Manitoba, Canada. We have no real knappable stone here, I just bought some from a guy in Texas. I've always been interested in making knives. Just happened to pick stone first. It can be very rewarding and also maddening. Just like modern knifemaking :thumbup:
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top