Knapper's Corner Books

**Videos**
Updated 11/09/09
	Flintknapping featuring Clovis Technology, With Dr Bruce Bradley NEW DVD!!!! Watch Dr Bruce Bradley as he creates a Clovis style spear point using what he perceives to be the method used 13,000 years ago. The distinctive bifacial fluted point is produced in a very unique and specific process by this renown archaeologist and expert in lithic tools. Dr Bradley is a practicing archaeologist with University of Exeter in England and is known world wide for his knowledge of stone tools and weapons. 55 minutes. Price $25. To order.
	Making the Cahokia Point, DVD or VHS with Jim Redfearn In his new video "Making the Cahokia and Ishi Points," Jim Redfearn who is a master at making all types of points, recommends you first make small points, like the Cahokia and Ishi styles. Here Jim used copper tools, in particular the Ishi stick, to show us the basics of both types. He explains each move so you can understand it 1 hr. 40 minutes. Price $25. To order.
	Calf Creekin' with Jim Redfearn, DVD or VHS Jim Redfearn is a master knapper who specializes in many type of Archaic points. Watch as he turns rough chert pebble into an amazing deep notch Calf Creek point. This tape was produced for those who want to use copper billets or the copper bopper. Jim shows you the proper edge preparation, angles and holding positions. During reduction, he explains every move in detail in such a manner that you can understand it. Two different styles used for deep notching are shown: power pressure using the Ishi stick with a long, flat point, and indirect percussion using a modified copper nail. Plus a special bonus on the Creek, with Jim and friends. Price $25. To Order.
	Getting Started in Flint Knapping with D.C. Waldorf NEW VIDEO!! Also available in DVD This is the most basic tape on the market. Covers simple knapping with aboriginal and new tools. Includes a lot of the terminology you need to know. How to find or obtain material. We visit a knap-in and see what's available right now. Great for those who have never tried knapping. Great low price of $20 for a 1 hr, 24 minute tape. To order
	The Art of Flintknapping Video Companion Also available in DVD with D. C. Waldorf Geared for beginner, but informative for the advanced knapper. Covers raw material processing. Bi-face reduction by percussion. Holding positions. Pressure flaking. 1 hour 43 minutes. Price $25.00. To order
	Working Obsidian with D. C. Waldorf, Adventures in the Pacific Northwest Also available in DVD Collection of material at Glass Buttes, Oregon. Demonstration of making a large point out of obsidian. Discussion on rock saws and slabbing material. Instructions on how to use small chips and irregular chunks for making points. 2 hours. Price $25.00 To order
	The Secrets of Notching, Thebes Points and their Variants with D. C. Waldorf DVD or VHS Thebes points and their Variants are popular with both flint knappers and collectors. Their DVD shows the production of a standard Thebes point, from start to finish, with emphasis on the techniques used for notching this point and the two most prominent variants; the "dog-leg" or "Lost Lake" type, and the "E-notch." See the working of a now-rare Indiana Hornstone nodule. The preform is produced using traditional tools, such as hammerstones, antler billet and pressure flakers. Notching of all three variants was done with a number of tools and techniques, both traditional and modern, the secrets of which can be easily applied to other deep notched points. Price $25.00 To order
	Novaculite, -from pit to point with D. C. Waldorf Novaculite is prized for making whetstones as well as knapping. Visit an ancient Novaculite quarry as well as a modern one. See the modern uses and quarrying of this stone Discussion on heat treating it for knapping. Instructions on how to make a large blade using traditional tools. A full 2 hour tape. Price $25.00 To order
	Roasting Rocks The Art and Science of Heat Treating Make flint knapping easier! D.C. Waldorf shows you how to improve the workability of flint and chert through the magic of heat treating. First he demonstrates the ancient art of heat treating in the ground. The he takes us to his shop to load and fire a modern electric kiln. He demonstrates the use of "The Poor Man's Kiln," the common roaster oven. Methods are compared and results are shown. VHS, 50 minutes. Price $20. To order
	Introduction to Flint Knapping, with Bill Metcalfe NEW EDITION! This tape is directed at beginners. Bill shows you how to get started in knapping with simple methods and using copper tools. Includes spalling large nodules, edging a slab, finishing and notching. Lots of terrific close ups. 1 hr. 18 minutes. Price is $25. To order

	Flintknapping by Bruce Bradley, Ph.D. DVD or VHS As a Prehistoric hunter, how would you go about providing tools needed for daily survival? This film demonstrates the fundamentals of the art of Flintknapping. Bruce Bradley explains and shows the process of stone tool manufacture. Watch as each piece is skillfully produced duplication this ancient skill as you reach a better understanding of our past. An internationally renowned expert, Bruce Bradley is an active professional archaeologist and educator. His lectures are in constant demand in the United States and abroad. 45 minutes, Price $20.00 To order
	Making the Hardin Point, with Jim Redfearn. DVD or VHS In this new video, Jim Redfearn demonstrates production techniques to make a Hardin Point. It includes lots of close-ups and shows the proper sequence for making this point type. Tape includes hilarious out-takes segment called, "So You Want to Make a Flint Knapping Video?" Jim uses copper billets, which are becoming a popular substitute for antler. This tape is aimed at the beginner to intermediate knapper. 1 Hr. 12 minutes. Price $25. To order
	Making a Dalton Point, with Jim Redfearn. DVD or VHS In his second video, Jim Redfearn demonstrates production techniques to make a classic Sloan Dalton. However, he works a very difficult piece of stone in order to demonstrate the reduction of a "worst case scenario." It has square edges and is too narrow. But Jim shows how to handle something of this shape. It includes lots of close-ups and shows the proper sequence for making this point type. Tape includes a bonus, a "Behind the Scenes" special feature. Jim uses copper billets, which are becoming a popular substitute for antler. This tape is aimed at the intermediate knapper. 1 Hr. 40 minutes. Price $25. To order
	Making the Clovis Point, with Jim Redfearn DVD or VHS In his new video "Making the Clovis Point," Jim Redfearn shares his technique for knapping large bifaces. Here he works a large slab of Fort Payne chert, showing you how to edge the slab and then flake it into a large Clovis point. Jim is one of the few knappers who can routinely flute Clovis points without the aid of any machines, jigs or mechanical devises. As with the other "Masters' Series" videos, everything is explained in detail and it's done with great photography. 1 hr. 18 minutes. Price $25. To order.
	Flintknapping, Solutrean Technology With Bruce Bradley What is Solutrean Technology? How is this specific method of flintknapping unique. Watch and listen as world renowned flintknapping expert Dr. Bruce Bradley answers the questions through demonstrating the method used during this time period. An internationally renowned expert, Bruce Bradley is an active professional archaeologist and educator. His lectures are in constant demand in the United States and abroad. 2 Disc set. DVD Price is $25. To Order.
	FLINTKNAPPING; 100 POUNDS OF ATTITUDE With Angela Parker Now at last, a chance to see a premiere woman knapper. Angela Parker shows smaller men, women and determined children how to knap without the massive strength that most men use. See the phenomenal work of 100 lbs. of determination. She uses technique and skill instead of brute force. Angela uses a unique tool and method of notching to make it easy, see how it's done. Price $25. To order DVD or VHS
	The Making of a Type IV Danish Dagger is not for the timid or unskilled and Waldorf gives it everything he’s got and then some, in an all out attempt to duplicate the feats of his Stone Age ancestors.1 Hour 55 Minutes. Only $25 plus postage. To Order.
	Making Danish Square-Sectioned Axes With D.C. Waldorf. Square-sectioned axes were the technological predecessors of the Type III and IV stitched handled Daggers. For the first time, the highly specialized techniques used in axe manufacture have been recorded on high definition video by Charles Eaton! Also discussed and shown, are Flake Axes, Core Axes, Pointed Butted Axes and the hafting of axes. With short segments covering Cores and Blades, Oblique-Trapezoidal and Transverse Arrow Points, Blade and Tri-sided Arrow Points, and, a not-to-be-missed wood chopping demonstration! Running time, 1 hour, 52 minutes. If you liked D.C.’s Dagger DVD, you won’t want to miss this one! Price, $25. To Order
	ISHI REDISCOVERED In his groundbreaking new video, Jim Williams takes you step by step through the proper manufacturing sequence of an Ishi point. These findings were made upon Jim's visit to the Phoebe A Hurst Museum at U.C. Berkeley California. While there, he had the privilege of personally examining the Ishi collection including Ishi's tools and debitage. The discoveries Jim made were truly remarkable and have never been revealed until now. 1 hour 30 minutes. Price is $20 To Order.

Updated 11/09/09