Flint /Obsidian mes te koop? - General Hunting Discussion https://systemz.online/general-hunting-discussion/flint-obsidian-mes-te-koop/ AllGunStuff Discussion Board en-US Sat, 09 May 2026 00:24:41 +0000 wpForo 60 Re: Flint /Obsidian mes te koop? https://systemz.online/general-hunting-discussion/flint-obsidian-mes-te-koop/#post-4574 Tue, 11 Jun 2024 12:19:21 +0000 ]]> General Hunting Discussion Ds J https://systemz.online/general-hunting-discussion/flint-obsidian-mes-te-koop/#post-4574 Re: Flint /Obsidian mes te koop? https://systemz.online/general-hunting-discussion/flint-obsidian-mes-te-koop/#post-4570 Tue, 11 Jun 2024 09:01:29 +0000 Homo habilis must have been very strong and skilled to do what he did. I think archaeologists way underestimate the the intelligence of our ancestors.]]> General Hunting Discussion Againstthegrains https://systemz.online/general-hunting-discussion/flint-obsidian-mes-te-koop/#post-4570 Re: Flint /Obsidian mes te koop? https://systemz.online/general-hunting-discussion/flint-obsidian-mes-te-koop/#post-4568 Tue, 11 Jun 2024 00:05:10 +0000 General Hunting Discussion Ds J https://systemz.online/general-hunting-discussion/flint-obsidian-mes-te-koop/#post-4568 Re: Flint /Obsidian mes te koop? https://systemz.online/general-hunting-discussion/flint-obsidian-mes-te-koop/#post-4567 Mon, 10 Jun 2024 23:17:04 +0000 I beg to differ (slightly). It can be both taught and learnt, and once learnt it is repeatable.  Please watch this: https://youtu.be/_zP3jdPR3tw?si=kJf6RQsxj6Xw6cfs

No argument with that. Point the researchers were making is that the precision and fineness of the stuff that the neanderthals had made was very difficult and time consuming to replicate which was what their mission was. They wanted to figure out how it was done specifically by the neanderthals rather than learning the skills per se. I'm sure that with enough time one could master it. ]]> General Hunting Discussion oafpatroll https://systemz.online/general-hunting-discussion/flint-obsidian-mes-te-koop/#post-4567 Re: Flint /Obsidian mes te koop? https://systemz.online/general-hunting-discussion/flint-obsidian-mes-te-koop/#post-4566 Mon, 10 Jun 2024 13:26:12 +0000
I wonder how long the fascination would last if I had one of them knives ?]]> General Hunting Discussion Treeman https://systemz.online/general-hunting-discussion/flint-obsidian-mes-te-koop/#post-4566 Re: Flint /Obsidian mes te koop? https://systemz.online/general-hunting-discussion/flint-obsidian-mes-te-koop/#post-4564 Mon, 10 Jun 2024 12:05:34 +0000

Working metal and stone are two totally different skills. I don't think you will easily find a Homo sapiens that has the same level of skill as a Homo neanderthalis to do what you want.

I'd get some raw material, an antler and a big box of plasters, and keep knapping away, until you realise that cave men 1 000 000 years ago were smarter than us, because they spent less time on social media, and more time in the real world ;D


I watched an interview with a palaeontologist and an archaeologist who worked together on an experimental archaeology project to learn how to knap flint tools typical of neanderthals from NW Europe. They reckoned it took them years and thousands of hours cumulatively to master the skills required to make the most basic stuff. They showed example of their work as it progressed and compared them to original pieces and they were clearly kak sleg by comparison.


I beg to differ (slightly). It can be both taught and learnt, and once learnt it is repeatable.  Please watch this: https://youtu.be/_zP3jdPR3tw?si=kJf6RQsxj6Xw6cfs

My idea wasn't to start knapping - it is way too hazardous because the microscopic chips cause emphysema. I would like to buy something like this some time: https://www.crazycrow.com/native-americans-weapons/flint-obsidian-knife-kit

]]> General Hunting Discussion Ds J https://systemz.online/general-hunting-discussion/flint-obsidian-mes-te-koop/#post-4564 Re: Flint /Obsidian mes te koop? https://systemz.online/general-hunting-discussion/flint-obsidian-mes-te-koop/#post-4563 Mon, 10 Jun 2024 00:11:37 +0000
Working metal and stone are two totally different skills. I don't think you will easily find a Homo sapiens that has the same level of skill as a Homo neanderthalis to do what you want.

I'd get some raw material, an antler and a big box of plasters, and keep knapping away, until you realise that cave men 1 000 000 years ago were smarter than us, because they spent less time on social media, and more time in the real world ;D


I watched an interview with a palaeontologist and an archaeologist who worked together on an experimental archaeology project to learn how to knap flint tools typical of neanderthals from NW Europe. They reckoned it took them years and thousands of hours cumulatively to master the skills required to make the most basic stuff. They showed example of their work as it progressed and compared them to original pieces and they were clearly kak sleg by comparison.]]> General Hunting Discussion oafpatroll https://systemz.online/general-hunting-discussion/flint-obsidian-mes-te-koop/#post-4563 Re: Flint /Obsidian mes te koop? https://systemz.online/general-hunting-discussion/flint-obsidian-mes-te-koop/#post-4562 Sun, 09 Jun 2024 23:53:04 +0000 Homo sapiens that has the same level of skill as a Homo neanderthalis to do what you want.

I'd get some raw material, an antler and a big box of plasters, and keep knapping away, until you realise that cave men 1 000 000 years ago were smarter than us, because they spent less time on social media, and more time in the real world ;D]]> General Hunting Discussion Againstthegrains https://systemz.online/general-hunting-discussion/flint-obsidian-mes-te-koop/#post-4562 Re: Flint /Obsidian mes te koop? https://systemz.online/general-hunting-discussion/flint-obsidian-mes-te-koop/#post-4506 Fri, 31 May 2024 07:15:04 +0000
https://knifemakers.co.za/shop/]]> General Hunting Discussion Tripodmvr https://systemz.online/general-hunting-discussion/flint-obsidian-mes-te-koop/#post-4506 Flint /Obsidian mes te koop? https://systemz.online/general-hunting-discussion/flint-obsidian-mes-te-koop/#post-610 Fri, 31 May 2024 06:23:03 +0000
Kan 'n mens êrens in SA 'n halfklaar pakket koop?]]> General Hunting Discussion Ds J https://systemz.online/general-hunting-discussion/flint-obsidian-mes-te-koop/#post-610