This is... awesome. As a rockhound and occasional knapper for decades, I think this is a great idea and I hope its well recieved and that it's here to stay. We need this. I've been concerned about the loss of irreplaceable ancient knappable rock sources. I see the truckloads of knappable rocks getting turned into debitage and think about how quickly some of my favorite deposits would get emptied out if the wrong person found out about them. One of the things that has always bugged me about wanting to dive in and really improve my skills is the huge amount of rock that a person has to break in order to learn. I hope you can navigate the complexities of bringing a new product to market and succeed. This is a really cool idea, and it looks like you executed it well. As an aside- just so you know, cubic zirconia is not a diamond. Its not chemically a diamond, its not related to diamond. It has a similar refractive index, and its been marketed as a less expensive diamond substitute. but thats where the similarity ends. There are actual, industrially made artificial diamonds that are used for jewelry, and I think you might be confusing cubic zirconia with artificial diamonds. I just wanted to point that out because you used it an example, and if its worth mentioning in your video, its worth knowing the specifics. Thanks, and good luck!
I say youre a hero for this. Flint and similar rocks are finite. Theyre important for the environment and we dont need to drain natural resources for whats now a hobby
@@kyledexheimer6548 I suspect that it is, indeed, porcelain of some kind, but johnstone doesn't have a slick surface when broken. Perhaps it is also heat treated in the process. Does not matter to me how it is made, just that it works well.
This is sweet! The color possibilities alone are exciting! I love a matte black/dark black chert and being able to have that on demand is INSANE. I have such high hopes for this and I encourage you to have fun with it! Make some cool stuff! Great video! :D
This is simply amazing. I've been fascinated with napping my entire life (38). A few years ago I bought a starter kit, and a bunch of high quality rock. I destroyed it all as expected. And with the price of rock I just had to stop the hobby. I couldn't justify spending a few hundred dollars dollars to make a bunch of powder gravel. Maybe I can finally start my passion again.
I've been fascinated by the stone age since i was a kid, but here in Brazil it is kind of rare to find good knapping stones, at least in my region. I'm looking to buy some online but it's more expensive than i thought lol
That looks great I could see a scout troop or shop class doing a project with that. Its a point of entry tool. In my state you can only take 25lbs of rock per year and not for commercial sale.
This is a great idea man made knapping materials are fairly limited for usable materials a lot of the common ones are brittle, porous, or hard to find in the right dimensions without a tile saw this might get me back into trying out flint knapping.
Wow. I swear man, I was talking to a buddy about this concept when he introduced me to knapping 15 years ago! The first stuff I knapped was some milk glass from an old counter top. I still have a bunch of it, and it knaps just like obsidian. I figured there had to be some man made stuff out there that knapped more like chert, but everything candidate I've seen never quite satisfied. I always thought "man, it would be great if someone could make stone tiles just a bit more glossy and slick!" Maybe my thoughts went into the ether and made it to the good folks at Hunt Primitive! Lol, fun to consider. Regardless, I'm super stoked for this product! You guys might just revolutionize knapping!
Excellent, well done, just what is needed. Especially in areas that are flint and cheat poor. Overseas delivery will, as always, be expensive, I guess. Cheers
Looks really good and fun to knao. I don't usuallt like buying material but I might get me a piece. When first started i mostly avoided good stone since I was afrraid of wasting it knowing it is limited so learning of synthetic high quality stone is nice. One concern I have is: is it easy to identify the material as synthetic to a new knapper? The thought of people buying colored stuff and reselling it as high quality natural stone came to mind.
I'm a brand new knapper. Most of my practice has come from bottle bottoms and i have very very little experience on actual rock. The problem for me with actual rock is cost, natural rock is very expensive now because it is finite. I see myself buying plenty of this in the future and ill be ordering a sample kit here shortly.
#HuntPrimitive I like to shoot blowpipe and when i look you knapping, i see small chips and i though. Can you make small blowdart head from small stone chip?? Or is there something that make it useless?
@huntprimitive9918 would this be similar to a fritware? I'm formulating a very knappable ceramic, my starting point is 70% frit 3124, 10% silica, 18% kaolin, 2% bentonite
@@huntprimitive9918 there’s different grades of porcelain super fine grade porcelain like some insulators are very slick like dacite and so texture is variable
Cool stuff! This is a great idea and probably going to get me to give knapping another try. Adjacent question: will this send a spark on a hardened steel striker?
I don’t know if you read the comments, but if you do, I love your content and would like to know how to ask you a couple specific questions on some techniques and skills
Are there any dangers of breathing the dust from this material? That should be something to take into consideration to minimize any danger to the knapper. Just something that crossed my mind.
This is very cool! I have your books already and might end up ordering some of this. Safety question: is there anything in this that could be chemically problematic, say if you make a knife and butcher with it? Can you use it near heat, like slicing up meat in the pan? I heard you mention there's no resin or epoxy or glue in it, so I'm guessing the answer will be that it's safe, but I'd rather know than guess.
You are correct, It's all completely natural and the same composition of rocks. No chemical issues at all. The only safety issues are being sharp and and silica dust just like with all knapping stones.
@huntprimitive9918 Thanks! I'm excited to try some; sounds like I'll be getting a pack for Christmas. Also, thanks for including the shipping cost in the list price! Un-ironically. It really does make adding it to the wish list easier (we all try to keep our gift items roughly equal, with shipping taken into consideration).
glad to see that. So much good lithic material gets wasted by beginners. There I said it. Most of them want to get right into the good stuff, instead of practicing on glass or porcelain....the earth no longer makes this stuff.
It’s been commented already but will it spark? By striker or in a flintlock?! Though it’s back ordered I’d buy immediately if so. If it sparks and anybody can make a video let us know!
Leave it to science to take us back to the Stone Age. I've been wondering when something like this would be developed. Colored stuff coming out, too. I can see how so many noobs coming into the hobby can be frustrating to the old pros. Kind of like flyfishing, eh? Only so many natural resources.
That does look pretty easy. My question however is; can you make a 5lb or a 10lb rock? & if so, just what would be the price you would charge ? Please... don't be too ridiculous or get gready & make the price so unaffordable that, only certain people could purchase it. Please, i don't mean to offend you but, a lot of people at knapp ins, really go overboard with the price and forget to treat others the way they want to be treated. I'd love to buy some rocks, but just can't afford $2 or $4 a lb. After buying a 10lb rock from some people on RUclips, a person cant afford to buy Another rock, can you relate to what im saying?
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The first actual innovation in flintknapping since the Clovis
Man I thought of a product like this before, never thought it would become a reality, thank you for creating this
This is... awesome. As a rockhound and occasional knapper for decades, I think this is a great idea and I hope its well recieved and that it's here to stay. We need this. I've been concerned about the loss of irreplaceable ancient knappable rock sources. I see the truckloads of knappable rocks getting turned into debitage and think about how quickly some of my favorite deposits would get emptied out if the wrong person found out about them. One of the things that has always bugged me about wanting to dive in and really improve my skills is the huge amount of rock that a person has to break in order to learn. I hope you can navigate the complexities of bringing a new product to market and succeed. This is a really cool idea, and it looks like you executed it well. As an aside- just so you know, cubic zirconia is not a diamond. Its not chemically a diamond, its not related to diamond. It has a similar refractive index, and its been marketed as a less expensive diamond substitute. but thats where the similarity ends. There are actual, industrially made artificial diamonds that are used for jewelry, and I think you might be confusing cubic zirconia with artificial diamonds. I just wanted to point that out because you used it an example, and if its worth mentioning in your video, its worth knowing the specifics. Thanks, and good luck!
Worthy of a conservation award and our business. Looking forward to seeing some of this in person.
This is such a cool product. Ill put in an order eventually, I haven't been knapping as much
im subbed to you
you'll have to commission bigger pieces to make some solutrean laurel leaf points😂
love your videos man just got into them this month and they made me wanna try out knapping which led me here
I say youre a hero for this. Flint and similar rocks are finite. Theyre important for the environment and we dont need to drain natural resources for whats now a hobby
It’s for this reason that I almost exclusively knap glass.
I have dreamed of this for years. I often asked myself, "If we can make artificial diamonds, surely we can make artificial chert."
Johnstone. This is the same material toilets are made out of.
@@kyledexheimer6548 I suspect that it is, indeed, porcelain of some kind, but johnstone doesn't have a slick surface when broken. Perhaps it is also heat treated in the process. Does not matter to me how it is made, just that it works well.
@@kenwintin3014 the point I am making is that is a ceramic, I am all for it.
This is sweet! The color possibilities alone are exciting! I love a matte black/dark black chert and being able to have that on demand is INSANE. I have such high hopes for this and I encourage you to have fun with it! Make some cool stuff! Great video! :D
That is in the works! hopefully soon!
@@huntprimitive9918I wish you would work with the hides of your kills and maybe make a few videos
This is simply amazing. I've been fascinated with napping my entire life (38). A few years ago I bought a starter kit, and a bunch of high quality rock. I destroyed it all as expected. And with the price of rock I just had to stop the hobby. I couldn't justify spending a few hundred dollars dollars to make a bunch of powder gravel. Maybe I can finally start my passion again.
I've been fascinated by the stone age since i was a kid, but here in Brazil it is kind of rare to find good knapping stones, at least in my region. I'm looking to buy some online but it's more expensive than i thought lol
That looks great I could see a scout troop or shop class doing a project with that. Its a point of entry tool. In my state you can only take 25lbs of rock per year and not for commercial sale.
If you get caught
Or your scale is broke 😅 ⚖️ @@spudkidmandudebro
@@MrJsv650 😂🤣
Who enforces the 25lb. Rule? Seems odd to me
Is the material strong enough to be made into a gunflint for flintlock muzzleloaders? The only rock where I live that's knappable is obsidian
I took a curious about this.
This is a great idea man made knapping materials are fairly limited for usable materials a lot of the common ones are brittle, porous, or hard to find in the right dimensions without a tile saw this might get me back into trying out flint knapping.
Wow. I swear man, I was talking to a buddy about this concept when he introduced me to knapping 15 years ago! The first stuff I knapped was some milk glass from an old counter top. I still have a bunch of it, and it knaps just like obsidian. I figured there had to be some man made stuff out there that knapped more like chert, but everything candidate I've seen never quite satisfied. I always thought "man, it would be great if someone could make stone tiles just a bit more glossy and slick!"
Maybe my thoughts went into the ether and made it to the good folks at Hunt Primitive!
Lol, fun to consider.
Regardless, I'm super stoked for this product! You guys might just revolutionize knapping!
FINALLY!!! A knapping video!! Thank you Ryan
Good afternoon from Syracuse NY brother and thank you for sharing your skills and adventures
Excellent, well done, just what is needed. Especially in areas that are flint and cheat poor. Overseas delivery will, as always, be expensive, I guess. Cheers
Can the flakes and debris be saved and recycled? Like if we were to send a box of debitage back you you, could you reuse it to make more?
As of right now no, but that thought has definitely crossed my workbench.
Looks like it would be sweet to knapp😎🤙thanks for being such a innovator when it comes to knapping
Really looking forward to working this material. Ordered!!
Very clever Ryan!
This is so exciting! I have to get some! I think this will likely be your legacy!
Looks really good and fun to knao. I don't usuallt like buying material but I might get me a piece. When first started i mostly avoided good stone since I was afrraid of wasting it knowing it is limited so learning of synthetic high quality stone is nice. One concern I have is: is it easy to identify the material as synthetic to a new knapper? The thought of people buying colored stuff and reselling it as high quality natural stone came to mind.
This is fantastic! So needed. Way to go, man!
I'm a brand new knapper. Most of my practice has come from bottle bottoms and i have very very little experience on actual rock. The problem for me with actual rock is cost, natural rock is very expensive now because it is finite. I see myself buying plenty of this in the future and ill be ordering a sample kit here shortly.
#HuntPrimitive I like to shoot blowpipe and when i look you knapping, i see small chips and i though. Can you make small blowdart head from small stone chip??
Or is there something that make it useless?
Can you customize These ? Like an extra big rock or extra hard for more durability or some cool colours ?
I love it thank you. this is exactly what I was needing to get into this sport
A product whose time has come for many folks. Hope you sell the world level with this! How is it with ABO tools?
thank you very much. It works really good with abo tools.
not asking for specific chemistry but it looks like a porcelain is that a fair comparison?
Texture wise, he's said it was similar to dacite, which is smooth and waxy
It's related but has different composition than porcelain. much smoother and waxier than porcelain
@huntprimitive9918 would this be similar to a fritware? I'm formulating a very knappable ceramic, my starting point is 70% frit 3124, 10% silica, 18% kaolin, 2% bentonite
@@huntprimitive9918 there’s different grades of porcelain super fine grade porcelain like some insulators are very slick like dacite and so texture is variable
@@Oleepete125 if he's selling this he's probably not gonna want to give away a recipe to competition
Cool stuff! This is a great idea and probably going to get me to give knapping another try.
Adjacent question: will this send a spark on a hardened steel striker?
Will you ever create large “stone” that we could spall out?
I don’t know if you read the comments, but if you do, I love your content and would like to know how to ask you a couple specific questions on some techniques and skills
Very cool Ryan, I can wait to see larger bifaces and possibly some cobbles or nodules. Very Very Cool.
New to the hoby, using a chunk of flint I found in the desert and hitting it with a padlock I have arrowheads
I would love to see a big working knife out of this Material and a test. Its such a nice idea im looking forward to this
I will be ordering this for sure.
I was curious if you were going to make a video for these.
Yup i definitely want some of that for my kids
This is a great idea. Is it possible to make it in different colors to emulate chert? For example, grey or tan
Great video, thanks 👍
Are there any dangers of breathing the dust from this material? That should be something to take into consideration to minimize any danger to the knapper. Just something that crossed my mind.
for sure, I discuss that in this videos. Always knap outside or in a ventilated area.
Great idea! Sadly, knapping prices are getting to the point where synthetic rocks may take over the market in the coming decades.
I would love some … how do I get them ?…
Is the base porcelain with a high silica content? Sort of a modified modern Egyptian paste?
This is very cool! I have your books already and might end up ordering some of this. Safety question: is there anything in this that could be chemically problematic, say if you make a knife and butcher with it? Can you use it near heat, like slicing up meat in the pan? I heard you mention there's no resin or epoxy or glue in it, so I'm guessing the answer will be that it's safe, but I'd rather know than guess.
You are correct, It's all completely natural and the same composition of rocks. No chemical issues at all. The only safety issues are being sharp and and silica dust just like with all knapping stones.
@huntprimitive9918 Thanks! I'm excited to try some; sounds like I'll be getting a pack for Christmas. Also, thanks for including the shipping cost in the list price! Un-ironically. It really does make adding it to the wish list easier (we all try to keep our gift items roughly equal, with shipping taken into consideration).
Super interesting to me!
Looks awesome!!
Great job 👍
That's clever as hell.
Awesome! Dont have to rui a ton of stone to learn. Like it.
Brilliant!
The fields above the white cliffs of Dover England have tons of flint
Is this Dekton?
can we knap with the rock in the water? maybe it will be easyer
You should also design a slightly harder stone, as if it were a raw spall.
Awesome. I need a crate of it
Is a great resouce for education. Great!
Really good idea!
interesting, clearly some kind of cast substance, maybe like some kind of siliceous plaster formula.
I can’t find the link that has the package/ price of the Knap easy ? Can you send me a direct link ? Please!
gillsprimitivearchery.com/product/knapeasy-rock/
glad to see that. So much good lithic material gets wasted by beginners. There I said it. Most of them want to get right into the good stuff, instead of practicing on glass or porcelain....the earth no longer makes this stuff.
Maybe you should go get it all before it get wasted.
Ur in florida-- if u lived there 400 yrs ago where would ur rock source come from-- i live in eastern n.c no rock but i know it was in trade
Lots of rock in florida, just in isolated locations. Florida was actually very rock rich for early inhabitants
Can this be slabbed to knapp into a point?
I'm sure it could be, but we are actually working on point preforms so slabbing wont be necessary....hopefully
@@huntprimitive9918I have my own saw and was thinking of slabbing and giving it a try. Will let you know what happens.
Yeah buddy 😊
Very cool!!
In the description, you have a typo: it says KnapEast!
Thank you! fixed
@@huntprimitive9918 you bet
It remember a mixture of Clay and Plaster.
Awesome
Sounds like thunder chert
It’s been commented already but will it spark?
By striker or in a flintlock?!
Though it’s back ordered I’d buy immediately if so.
If it sparks and anybody can make a video let us know!
It's not what you would be looking for to throw sparks. It knaps too easy. I'd recommend sticking with harder raw flints/cherts.
@@huntprimitive9918 thanks for commenting back! Still going to get some awesome idea!
Looks like John's stone. (Toilet tank)
Leave it to science to take us back to the Stone Age. I've been wondering when something like this would be developed. Colored stuff coming out, too. I can see how so many noobs coming into the hobby can be frustrating to the old pros. Kind of like flyfishing, eh? Only so many natural resources.
Are you selling the finished heads?
I have natural rock points on the HuntPrimitive website. Once we catch up we will certainly have KnapEasy points available as well.
That does look pretty easy. My question however is; can you make a 5lb or a 10lb rock? & if so, just what would be the price you would charge ? Please... don't be too ridiculous or get gready & make the price so unaffordable that, only certain people could purchase it. Please, i don't mean to offend you but, a lot of people at knapp ins,
really go overboard with the price and forget to treat others the way they want to be treated. I'd love to buy some rocks, but just can't afford $2 or $4 a lb. After buying a 10lb rock from some people on RUclips,
a person cant afford to buy Another rock, can you relate to what im saying?
This stuff is pricey!
🤜🏻⛈️🤛🏻🫡
I would never spank my pet rock. You can clearly see that you are hurting the poor thing.
...not really what your channel is all about...imho...
Couldn't agree more.
inspiring people to start flintknapping? thats in every intro of his videos.
Nothing on earth can be depleted within the next million years. Unintentional fear mongering. Cool product though.
there goes my new business idea xd
pauperism, never leave me xd
Cool