Скачать или смотреть 2026 Winter Vermont Flint and Chert?- winter and fall- *flintknapping adventures*

Can you turn a frozen river rock into a precision hunting tool?
In this video, we are heading out into the Vermont wilderness to hunt for one of the best primitive resources in the Northeast: Vermont Chert. Finding high quality stone in creek beds can be tough especially in winter,but once you know what to look for, the creek becomes a hardware store.
Join me as I take you through the entire process, from wading through freezing creeks to the delicate art of micro knapping. We aren't just making arrowheads today; we are crafting micro points for a primitive blowdart
In this adventure, you will see:
The Hunt: How to scour creek beds and identify high-quality Chert nodules (and how to spot the "leaverites" you should leave right there).
Identification: The specific characteristics of Vermont Chert, including fracture patterns and texture.
Micro Knapping: The delicate pressure flaking techniques required to make tiny, aerodynamic dart points without snapping them.
Assembly: Hafting the stone points onto the darts for a finished projectile.

this video, Jay Valente goes on a winter expedition in Vermont to find high-quality chert and limestone for flintknapping (0:12). Despite freezing temperatures, he successfully locates suitable rocks in creek beds (1:13).

The video covers the following aspects of flintknapping:
• Material Identification and Properties (10:32): Jay demonstrates how to identify quality chert and limestone, noting their "ringy" and brittle nature, yet explaining how they are sharp and effective for tool-making. He also differentiates between the more durable chert and the slightly less durable limestone (2:20).
• Biface Creation (1:55): He shows the initial process of creating a biface, striking flakes off the stone to begin shaping the tool.
• Tooling and Techniques (17:33): Jay uses various tools like a copper billet, an ishi stick with a copper nail, and caribou antler flakers to drive off smaller flakes and refine the shape of the points. He explains the importance of grinding edges to prevent crushing and crumbling (15:59).
• Shaping and Thinning (21:55): The video details the zigzagging technique used to thin and shape the points, emphasizing the careful planning required for the desired tool type, such as a long dart point (22:03).
• Pressure Flaking and Notching (24:46): Jay demonstrates pressure flaking, explaining how it differs from indirect flaking and the technique of pushing pressure in and down. He also tackles the tricky process of creating notches for hafting the points onto shafts (27:02).
• Final Product (31:29): Despite the difficulty of working with limestone, Jay successfully creates a sharp and functional point, highlighting its effectiveness as a primitive hunting tool (31:49).