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.

That’s how Ziegler got the knapping bug, adding that his interest in Native American artifacts dates back at least 50 years. For more than 11 years, Ziegler has been an experienced arrowhead maker.

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.

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.

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?

Naturally-Formed Sharp Stones May Have Been Key To Early Humans Learning Knapping It’s much easier to come up with a world-changing invention if there are examples of it lying around without you ...

Stone suitable for flint knapping is fine-grained and isotropic, sharp, and characteristically prone to production failures in the hands of novicesThis poses significant problems for university ...

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 ...