Hi, my name is Jordan. I am from Iowa, Donnellson, Iowa. And I am learning -- and I go to Central Lee.
And I am learning how to flint knap.
[Videographer] Okay. This is Kevin Verhulst, and he's
going to instruct Jordan on how to
prepare to make projectile points... which
is called flint knapping.
[inaudible]
[Kevin] See how you got is kind of thick right
here, so we kind of need [inaudible] Yeah, we need
to thin it out. Probably we... let's see...kind of grind this edge down a little bit.
And then try and hit it in here. Should get some flakes to go this way. [inaudible]
Yep, there's one. Oh, you alright? We got band-aids. Yeah, you gotta be careful [inaudible].
[sound of hammerstone hitting the rock]
[Kevin] You're not bleeding, are you?
[Jordan] No. [Kevin] Just checking.
[sound of hammerstone hitting the rock]
[sound of hammerstone hitting the rock]
[Kevin] There you go, you have to break [inaudible]... Yeah, there you go.
[Jordan] Keep going? [Kevin] Yeah, let's see. You alright? [Jordan] Yeah... [inaudible]
[Kevin] Yeah, this stuff is really sharp.
[sound of rock grinding]
[Kevin] If you grind the edge down, then when you strike it, it'll flake better.
[Kevin] So yeah, you try to hit it up in here... [inaudible]
[sound of hammerstone hitting the rock]
[Kevin] There you go, that's a good flake.
[Jordan] Oh, it looks like a.. an [inaudible]
[Kevin] [inaudible]... triangular. [inaudible]
[conversation in background]
[sound of hammerstone hitting the rock]
[Kevin] There you go, that's a good flake.
[Kevin] Yeah, those breaks are really [inaudible]
[Jordan] Yeah
[sound of hammerstone hitting the rock]
[Jordan] Can I start stopping now, or...
[Kevin] Um, let's see.
[Jordan] It's still a bit thick though.
[Kevin] Yeah, it's pretty darn thick, isn't it?
[Kevin] Probably, uh... [grinding]
You can maybe it it here [inaudible]
And then we'll try to flip it over and get this big ridge [inaudible] alright?
[sound of hammerstone hitting the rock]
[Jordan] Can I use this one?
[Kevin] Yeah, yeah, you can try that one [inaudible]
[sound of antler billet hitting the rock]
[background conversations]
