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.
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.
@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
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
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.
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.
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 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
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.
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?
#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?
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!
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 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😂
The first actual innovation in flintknapping since the Clovis
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 😂🤣
I have dreamed of this for years. I often asked myself, "If we can make artificial diamonds, surely we can make artificial chert."
Man I thought of a product like this before, never thought it would become a reality, thank you for creating this
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.
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
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.
Worthy of a conservation award and our business. Looking forward to seeing some of this in person.
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
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
FINALLY!!! A knapping video!! Thank you Ryan
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.
...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.
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.
Good afternoon from Syracuse NY brother and thank you for sharing your skills and adventures
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.
Brilliant!
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!
Great idea! Sadly, knapping prices are getting to the point where synthetic rocks may take over the market in the coming decades.
Hi Ryan! Truely a revolutionary idea. Do you ship to Canada? The east coast is starving for good rocks.
Super interesting to me!
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.
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?
#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?
Is the base porcelain with a high silica content? Sort of a modified modern Egyptian paste?
The fields above the white cliffs of Dover England have tons of flint
Yup i definitely want some of that for my kids
I would never spank my pet rock. You can clearly see that you are hurting the poor thing.
Really looking forward to working this material. Ordered!!
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.
This is so exciting! I have to get some! I think this will likely be your legacy!
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.
Awesome. I need a crate of it
Great video, thanks 👍
Looks awesome!!
Looks like John's stone. (Toilet tank)
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/
This stuff is pricey!
Cool
interesting, clearly some kind of cast substance, maybe like some kind of siliceous plaster formula.
Can you customize These ? Like an extra big rock or extra hard for more durability or some cool colours ?
Awesome
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.
Yeah buddy 😊
there goes my new business idea xd
pauperism, never leave me xd
It remember a mixture of Clay and Plaster.
can we knap with the rock in the water? maybe it will be easyer
Is a great resouce for education. Great!
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
Very clever Ryan!
Brilliant idea.
Really good idea!
Very cool!!
In the description, you have a typo: it says KnapEast!
Thank you! fixed
@@huntprimitive9918 you bet
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.
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.