Picture record

Beaver Creek II 2002

These are some random photos from the 2002 Beaver Creek Knap In & Primitive Skills gathering, hosted by Rick Hamilton, near Stuart Nebraska.in attendance were Bob Patten, professional knapper and author;  Steve Holen, of the Denver Museum of Natural History,;  Chris Chitwood, of Wyoming; Scott Ritchert, of Nebraska;  Carl Elfgren, archaeologist; Dave Nixon, geologist and knapper; Jack and Jane Webster, and others.

Needed a container to store dried hide glue in, for my primitive tool kit.  I selected a pithy stem of a Jerusalem artichoke, and hollowed it out.  Sealing the butt end with a plug and pitch, I wrapped the open end with sinew, to keep it from splitting when the stopper was wedged in.  The tube also made a good core to wrap and store rawhide cordage.  Now, need to make a few more for mineral pigments.

Hafted Cofield Blades

Missouri Creek Bottom Chert

A little Missouri creek bottom chert, antler shed, and sinew.

New Knives March 2018

Knife River Flint

 

When early man crossed the landscape he sought out quality stone to make tools.  Stone was needed to form chopping edges, bits for boring holes in wood and bone, scrapers for cleaning hides, and sharp and pointed edges for cutting and piercing.  Located near Dunn Center, North Dakota, is a prehistoric quarry of dark brown rock.  Knife River Flint has been used for thousands of years.  Clovis points have been unearthed dating back 10,000 years.  Artifacts of Knife River Flint have been found from Montana to New York, Canada to New Mexico.  Pictured is a projectile point and several spalls of Knife River Flint.