Knappers and knapping enthusiasts from across Pennsylvania and beyond gather at Knap-In to slowly, painstakingly shape flint, chert, obsidian or similarly fracturing mineral into stone tools ...

Mike Brown shows off a piece made of electric blue obsidian at the monthly meeting of the Utah Valley Knapping Association at the Hutchings Museum in Lehi on Saturday, Jan. 5, 2013.

The obsidian knives he makes, though, should never be used for things such as cutting food because cutting with an obsidian knife leaves micro-slivers of stone in the food.

Rast pressure-flakes a shard of obsidian to fashion it into an arrowhead. (CBC) But you can't hit the obsidian just anywhere — there's a bit of physics to it, Rast said.

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.

Earls started flint knapping about 10 years ago while living in Utah. From store to store, he would find knives with antler handles and obsidian blades, and thought "Who makes those?

Knapping, which is a technique used to shape stone, is the main attraction for the 27th annual Water Creek Knapin, set to take place May 1-4.

NOEL, Mo. -- Seated on a low bench, Jim Spears used a piece of deer horn to whittle down a heavy chunk of Missouri flint. For an hour, he tapped, whacked and smoothed the hard rock until it was ...

Pebble Hill Plantation is hosting a special Native American program Saturday, Oct. 29, with Ben Kirkland, who is often called this region’s preeminent expert on Native American culture. The ...