Percussion flaking in axis of the billet?
According to my interest of interpreting two scenes showing flintknappers on the wall of two 4.000 year old egyptian tombs from the middle kingdom, I came across Tony Bakers article about Marvin...
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That vertical swing in the in the video is called a dropping swing also. it is similar to a hammer stone dropping swing. I haven't seen that type of tool before , but it looks like it works fine....
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Marquardt I'm so impressed with your hand/eye coordination. Dragging a flake with a slug is one thing but using the tool almost as a punch must take a steady hand. Enjoyed the vid. thanks for sharing...
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Rhymes, thanks for the infos and pics. Thanks also for the improvement tips, but I am attempting to flake like what I think may be percussion flaking as shown on the tomb walls from the Beni Hasan...
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I certainly agree that mass will be a limiting factor with your drop swing stick method and it makes sense that you find a thickness limit you can handle. If the copper part of your tool is solid but...
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I have to step forward and come clean on this subject. I have used my moose billets in this manor for many years. Although I had some that were strait and longer, I have gone for shorter billets...
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Oh ya, and I hope you cleaned up that stone on the beach there. The fact that you had no tarp down is what causes me to ask.
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