Letchworth Knap-in Cont'd

The Stone Tool Craftsmen Show (affectionately called the N.Y. knap-in or the Letchworth knap-in) is usually held annually on the last weekend of August at Letchworth State Park.  The location where it's set up is on the high banks area, and it has great bathroom accomodations, camping on site for knappers, and plenty of parking.  This is the largest knap-in in the Northeast, so if you live in the Northeast, you can not afford to miss coming!  Below are a few pictures to give you an idea of what our Letchworth knap-in looks like.

Here's another Tepee vendor at the 2005 Letchworth Knap-in.  One year we had a pretty powerful thunderstorm and while the little easy-up tents were blowing away, the Tepees didn't even move.

A fine display of points by Chris Miller from Ohio.  There's Upper Mercer, Flint Ridge, Nethers Flint Ridge, and Obsidian points in this display.  You will not find better E-notch points than the ones made by Chris.  Several nice E-notches are in this display case.

A fine display of points by Steve Nissly from Pennsylvania.  Represented here are Pennsylvania Jasper, Onondaga Chert and some others I don't recognize.  These are some of the best Perkioman Points & Susquehanna Broad points you will ever get to see.

Left is knapper Chris Pappas knapping in his bare feet.  Chris is another great knapper from NY.  Above is a picture of one of the many cases of Chris' fine authentic looking hafted knives.

Left is knapper Ken Wallace signing a point he made for the kid who sat and watched him make it.  Ken's pretty busy during the Letchworth knap-in, but he still finds time to trade his points make points to give to the curious that filter through the main knapping tent throughout the weekend.

Here's a close-up picture of some of Jim Fisher's fine points that he's knapped over the years.  Jim always has a table at Letchworth, and it's always a great display to visit when you walk through the various vendors & tables.

Every once in a while, knappers who collect authentic points bring some to show around.  A Florida knapper showed me this beauty that he found while diving with scuba gear in Florida.  You can see the coral structure right in this piece.  Absolutely gorgeous!!  The same knapper also had this display of his best Florida finds on display at his vendor tent.

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