Knapping

One of the oldest human skills. The craft that made the Stone Age.

physics [ cone ; platform ; bi-polar ]
techniques [ direct percussion ; indirect percussion ; pressure flaking ]
safety [ eyes , mouth & fingers ]
polishing tools [sand-glued rock , abrasive horsetail patches ]
knapping tools [ pads , percussion "whackers"; pressure flakers, grinding stones ]
knapping materials [flint-likes; shell ; bone ; antler; glass ]
rock identification
discoidal blade-making
scapular bone saws
flake knife-making
knapped endpoints [ arrowheads , spearheads , drillheads]
axehead-making [ celt ; hafting]
tool crafting [ adze , scraper , knife ]
blade crafting material [ stone , glass , bone , wood , metal ]