Some of The Most Asked Questions About Flintknapping
***Partial Content***
    On this page it is my hope that I can answer the most common questions I hear folks ask at knap-ins.  The answers I provide are based on the things I know as a knapper and are my opinion.  Other knappers may give you the same advice or something different.  The information here will hopefully save you from asking a knapper or e-mailing him or her questions that they've answered many times over.
Beginner Questions
1)  Didn't the Indians make arrowheads by heating the fllint and dripping cold water on it?
2)  What are flint and chert?
3)  How long does it take to make an arrowhead?
4)  How long will it take me to learn how to make an arrowhead?
5)  Where do I go to learn how to flintknap?
6)  What is a knap-in?
7)  Why do I hear knappers talking about "The Cone", what is it?
8)  I hear knappers refering to taking flakes off "below the center-line", what is the center-line?
Advanced Questions
More Answers Coming Soon Please Check Back
More Answers Coming Soon Please Check Back
1)  Why do the edges of my biface crush when I try to take flakes off?
2)  Why do the flakes I take off only travel a short distance, and never reach past the center?
3)  Shoot!!!! How do I fix a hinge fracture or a step fracture?
4)  Dog Gone!!!! Why do I keep snapping my bifaces in half?
5)  How do I get my bifaces thinner?
6)  What is an isolated platform?
7)  How do I get my bases thinner so that they notch easier?
8)  How do I flute Clovis points with a jig?  How do I flute without a jig?
Home