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I dig a deep hole in my woods or under a new tree planting safe disposal

I don't, buy others do .

I sometimes make gun flints from flakes , I get a 4 sided with 4 useable edges So much easier than making blades and blade cores, a long learning curve

always when knapping

lots of waste and lots of fun

First I noticed a lot of gun flint postings so here is how I make my gun flints We don't have flint here in USA but we have VERY good chert all flint is chert but not all chert is flint confused yet:doh: it is silica(glass like rock a quartz replacement like petrified wood) deposited down in...

you should be able to drive flakes off that larger chert using the flat you cut as your "platform" use a copper bonker(hammer) or an antler , a hard hammer such as steel will shatter the glass like chert. flakes are much easier to try to make gun flints for the first time knapper

Keokuk with an english black

what they call a "flake" is the Blade that gun flints are made from

that pile was 3 years ago much deeper now those are hard , soft hammers and Ishi sticks the steal is used to cut the blades into gun flints. the pad and antler/brass are pressure flakers to re edge the gun flints I mostly use punches and ishi sticks to cleave blades off of blade cores. then...

yup and wait till you try georgetown :thumb:

All flint is Chert but not all chert is flint, the high grade is called flint (but flint is found overseas in chalk, we in the USA have limestone thus chert.) the better cherts are smooth and knappable . when you first start out you will be lucky to get 5-10% return cut proof gloves and safety...

It was a real PLEASURE to be a part of the fair (after attending the Dixon fair for many years)! I was hoping to bring a SPARK of interest to our younger members , for without them we don't have a future for our sport/craft I hope the fair and God will allow me to attend and be a part of the...

If you are able to come to Kemptons gun makers fair, I'm showing/teaching how I make my gun flints from USA Chert friday sat and sunday this week

what you are using is called river chert it's brittle and I found not good for gun flints get some Goergetown chert (Grey also from texas) or burlington (white) . your blades look good make them from Georgetown

I don't use a saw I knap get some Burlington or Georgetown chert

100 yrd group with 340 DRILL CLOTH TALLOW LUBE AND 490 BALL over swiss 3f 65 grns bench rest trad Kentucky the holes right and high 70grns

If you would like a better trigger pull take the trigger and pin through the stock like the custom rifles I did and got a creedless crisp lighter pull I also upgraded the lock

campgrounds nearby -robin hill or blue rocks

it's better to removet he flint and pressure flake a new edgeIf you must knap a flint in place(in jaws)use a knapping awl and hold out of half cock, so you don't damage the half cock edge of tumbler , softly hitting/hammering top of awl while notched end on flint edge