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Complete Tools Builds - Start to Finish

In this video I take a large nodule of flint and turn it into a finished spearhead - using ancient techniques and traditional tools.

You'll see the full process from start to finish:
selecting and breaking down the raw flint
removing cortex and shaping the blank
setting up platforms and striking with hammerstone and soft antler hammer
refining the form and thinning the blade
pressure flaking for final detail
notching the base for hafting

Along the way you'll also see why flint knapping can feel complicated at first - and why courage and good judgement matter as much as technique. Sometimes you get the perfect flake...and sometimes the stone reminds you who's in charge.

This is one of humanity's oldest technologies - stone, bone, and force - turned into a working tool.