François Briois Knapping
http://www.canal-u.tv/pro...e_1_de_l_eclat_a_la_lame http://www.canal-u.tv/pro...e_2_les_outils_de_pierreThese are two french videos showing François Briois knapping. Interesting the use of the...
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knife river flint wrote: There are far fewer of the size that he started with.At least on this side of the Pond.
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Blattspitze,Thanks for posting these. The exposure to various possible aspects of flintknapping techniques from around the world during various eras really contributes to helping unlock the secrets of...
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I find it unfortunate that so many people find this kind of work distasteful. Unless I am mistaken, the purpose of these videos is to demonstrate prehistoric methods of manufacture. Franciois Briois...
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Skymedicine, that's exactly what I was thinking. A waste pile made in order to replicate an ancient method is just as valuable as a 14" biface. The value depends on what you are trying to achieve. In...
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Mmeso and Skymed,I agree with you both. My reference to "perhaps a lack of conservation there was historically accurate:)" with the smiley face, was meant to be "tongue in cheek" which sometimes...
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Just read this thread today, then ran across this rock-conservation article. Had to laugh: http://www.theonion.com/a...ning-out-of-rocks,17341/
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One side of me says to let this go... There's another voice in my head that won't keep quiet, even though I keep poking it with a Q-tip. bluedograins, "The Onion" is great Stuff. I go there almost...
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"I don't think there are any unsolved mysteries about handaxe manufacture"Well, the more you (think you) know, the more questions evolve from that knowledge. Just a few unsolved problems:-soft / hard...
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Marquardt, might the same "problems" apply to virtually every knapped item ever made? Until we find an ancient guy in a glacier who was flash-frozen while knapping, we'll never quite know. And even...
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"might the same "problems" apply to virtually every knapped item ever made?" Perhaps, although they aren`t real Problems compared to some other things like illness, pollution or running out of rocks,...
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Blattspitze wrote: For the blade - making thing that seems difficult to judge, what is here "efficient"? Compared lengths of cutting edges from a given piece of rock? Regular and straight blades have...
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That is right. It is most length of cutting edge, per particular amount of rock. I have heard that before also.
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Blattspitze wrote:(I just realised, that Mmeso had those vids already posted in the resource area some time ago, sorry Mikael!)No problem Marquardt! You have been much better in marketing them...
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(Edit: Concerning the efficiency-thing, I posted something at Bob`s thread "The significance of blades" in the Theory/Replication Section, where it might fit better)Here is an article about a XL-...
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knife river flint wrote:.... Steve, you're quite right, there seems to be a lot of big material in Europe and I've greatly enjoyed working a bit of it! It's the die-hard conservationist in me that...
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"To be a die-hard conservationist and get the most out of every rock means to make less waste i.e. debitage. " Goose, that's good stuff to think about! What you wrote is certainly one way to interpret...
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I agree totally with what your saying, It is a waste to not use a rock to its full potential. There are only so many around, and they aren't making them anymore.
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And there are some factions who believe any kind of flintknapping is a waste of rock..........an analogy would be hunting with all of its various disciplines, bowhunting, rifle, muzzleloading, etc.,...
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Rick, you're quite right. We fell down a rabbit hole. My fault entirely. You start a new thread and I'll see you there.
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