“Flint knapping is not sleeping on rocks,” instructor Mike Copithorne playfully told the group of about 40 children and adults who gathered at the museum to learn how to make arrowheads.

Taking part in flint knapping and atlatl gives participants an understanding of how people lived hundreds or even thousands of years ago, Fisher said. “It is so interesting to learn about people ...

Dickerson led the workshop at the Mineral Museum on the Montana Tech campus and has been chipping away at stones since he was 10 years old, learning the art and science of making arrowheads.

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 ...

Alex Graf, a student in Jessica Delgado 's first-grade class, is very talented and has a hobby collecting arrowhead and making arrowheads, through a process called flint knapping.

Flint knapping is the ancient art of pounding on rocks to make arrowheads and spearpoints. It's a hobby with a growing number of enthusiasts.

Craftsmen demonstrate how to create arrowheads, spears, stone tools, bows, cordage and other items from hide and bone. There are jewelry makers and other artisans as well, and people attending will ...

Hotchkiss has been flint knapping since 2011 after he saw an artisan work and became interested in it. "It's an addiction. You make a point and your next point, you want to make better.

Using an arrowhead shape known as a pine-tree point, common east of the Mississippi, he has made glass Christmas ornaments and used flintknapping techniques to make heart-shaped stones.

AMARILLO, Texas (KFDA) - A group at Arts in the Sunset in Amarillo is continuing the tradition of flint knapping. Donald Cameron with Panhandle Flint Knappers says around 2007, he ran into a man ...