In this episode of Archery Talk 101 Podcast #254, we head to the Missouri Valley Outdoor Expo, where I met a flint knapper making an arrowhead from scratch. Hank Bak walks through how stone tools are made and why every civilization once relied on them.You'll see and hear about:Percussion flaking, used to thin a rock down and get the first big flakes offPressure flaking with a copper-tipped tool to shape and sharpen the edgesIndirect percussion for more accurate flake removalWhy obsidian is a good starting material and where knappers find rock, from volcanic glass out west to flint in the Dakotas, Iowa, and TexasCheap practice materials like thick glass bottle bottoms and broken porcelain toilet tanksWhy a freshly knapped edge can be sharper than a scalpelHow long an arrowhead takes to make, what rock costs per pound, and how to get started by finding a mentor and watching videosAt the end, Hank gifted me the arrowhead he was making during the interview, and I show it up close. Thanks for watching Archery Talk 101! If you'd like to be a guest on the podcast, let me know.
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