It's several times sharper than surgical steel and has an iridescent beauty that masks its use as a deadly tool. It's obsidian — a hard, dark volcanic glass used for thousands of years by American ...

Water Creek, Ark. (KATV) — A practice that dates back to prehistoric ages has been heralded as an annual family friendly event that attendees of all ages can enjoy in Water Creek. Knapping, which is a ...

Harlan Mauch spent two summers during the late 1990s searching the prairie for arrowheads. Frustrated by his failure to find a single point, Mauch started learning to make his own. Gradually he began ...

“Flint knapping comes from a German word that means to strike with a sharp blow,” said Payne, who was seated on a stool at the Glade Spring Farmers Market, surrounded by basic tools of the trade. Jeff ...

On Nov. 9, a meet-the-artist demonstration will be held at The Art Place, 127 East Main Street, Chilhowie, from 10 a.m. until moon. Chilhowie native Gene Blevins will demonstrate the art of flint ...

COSHOCTON − The Coshocton Flint Festival and Knap-In is only in its second year locally, but has a history elsewhere dating back more than 40 years. Craftsmen will demonstrate how to create arrowheads ...

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 ...

ANNUALLY, from the center of the annual traditional bow hunters' camp at the Rutter farm near Ripley, just south of Stillwater, comes a sound that a select few would readily identify. At this camp of ...

A long-time arrowhead collector, Kila's Tom Blais has been learning how to make the stone tools himself for nearly 30 years. (Jeremy Weber/Daily Inter Lake) Kila's Tom Blais uses traditional stone and ...