The Past – Flintknapping
Before the days of stores and catalogs, native people on the plains made their tools from stone, through a skill called "flintknapping."
Flintknapping (Windows Media)
Flintknapping (Real Media)
Ed Day, demonstrating how to work with flints
Sharpening with deer antler
Hand-carved flint knife
Striking the flint
Large flint rock
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