I had a friend that used to make flint knives and also skinned deer with them, just to see how well they worked, they were very effective...I have cut my finger many times on the flint in my flintlock and also the shards that I use when I teach kids at school how to make fire with a flint and steel...

Last year the Museum of Natural History in Raleigh had the original John White paintings on display, they were fasinating...For those who don't know who John White was, his grand daughter was Virginia Dare, his daughter was one of the settlers of the "Lost Colony"...

He had several pictures of Indian warriers and their bows, one even showing them hunting with a deer hide, including the skull and antlers on their heads (kids don't try this in the woods)...He also pointed out that one side of their heads was shaved, while the other left long, even braided....

Now....Who knows why they would shave (actually pluck the hair) on one side of their head??? VaBowman, hold your answer as I'm sure you know, John Smith made the same observation...