The Bald Eagle Knap-In features displays of tools and demonstrations of the methods used to make them. Mirror photo by Patrick Waksmunski “Most of them were found in cornfields,” he said.

The others are for sale. These are the materials and tools Gill uses to knap arrowheads, spear points, and stone knife blades. The process starts with a large chunk of chert or flint (bottom center).

The Coshocton Flint Festival and Knap-In is May 24 to 26 at the Coshocton County Fairgrounds. It's the second year locally for the event once at Flint Ridge in Heath. The event will feature craftsmen ...

Stone arrowheads, produced through a process known as knapping, are a major focus of events like the Bald Eagle Knap-In Primitive Arts Festival held annually by the Susquehanna Valley Flint ...

Kila man uses flint knapping to bring history to life A long-time arrowhead collector, Kila's Tom Blais has been learning how to make the stone tools himself for nearly 30 years.

Ron Tarkas of Elyria shows off an arrowhead he created at the Coshocton Flint Festival and Knap-In Memorial Day weekend at the Coshocton County Fairgrounds.

Before becoming a flint knapper, he said, he was interested in gold prospecting. That’s how he found out about knapping. A friend from Kentucky took Rickerson to a “knap-in,” a gathering of primitive ...

The Coshocton Flint Festival and Knap-In goes back 40 years, but is in its second year in Coshocton. It features various vendors and artisans making arrowheads, spears, stone tools and more. Flint ...