Whats Flintknapping for deer????
 

Never heard this term untill today.Some guy selling deer antlers for flintknapping????????

RE: Whats Flintknapping for deer????
 

The only thing that comes to my mind when I hear the term flintnapping, is the making of either arrowheads, spearpoints, or knives out of flint. Napping is the tecnique of flakeing the flint to make a sharp cutting edge, and to form the shape. You might want to ask him CD. It's something I always thought would be cool to learn how to do.

RE: Whats Flintknapping for deer????
 

Napping flint is an art. You start with a chunk of obsidian. Then you bust it into smaller pieces known as flakes (flint). The flakes are then "napped" into other items. (Broadheads are popular for traditionalists)

This is a broad overview...and there's obviously a lot more to it, and I'm no expert...but a guy I work with naps flint, and he is trying to get me into it. He actually killed a deer last year in Ohio with a home-made longbow, hand made ash arrows with turkey feathers from a bird he killed, and flint broadheads.

RE: Whats Flintknapping for deer????
 

Cardeer, I know a couple of flintknappers.
They use a tine from a deer rack to chip arrow heads, spearheads, small game points, etc. It is amazing to watch them work. 15-20 minutes to make a spearhead of about 8" in length. Looks like it just came from a museum.

RE: Whats Flintknapping for deer????
 

Ed Wentzler, the Legislative Chairman for the UBP is big into it. He even makes knife blades that way. Has harvested deer with flint heads. He sells stuff he makes.