Sunday, October 29, 2017

I tell you that I get permission or use original content for this blog Flintknapping Magazine. Some issues and Volumes were taken down by the authorities, this based on the complaint below. I henceforth discontinue this endeavor. The persons that continue to attack me, my projects, and my research is known to many in the knapping community they stole my book, my magazine and my research. They have soiled my reputation and they are evil. My blog had tens of thousands of hits, and they wanted to shut me down and they have. Neither one of these bastards are flintknappers but they make money off flintknappers.

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GOOD BYE ALL AND HAPPY KNAPPING...Ray

Tuesday, August 22, 2017

FLINTKNAPPING MAGAZINE NEW FORMAT. VOL 1 No. 1

Giuliano Bastiani: Cover artist. Jeff-Burr Garetson: Emblem. Stacy King : Model. Art: Val Waldorf

Text by Ray Harwood.

Period.Held in Stacy King's arms is the world famous:

The Hindsgavl Dagger

In the Neolithic period the flintworkers achieved very high technical standards. The magnificent dagger from Hindsgavl with its blade less than 1 cm thick is the finest example of the flintworkers’ outstanding skills at the end of the Stone Age. It was found around 1876 on tihe island Fænø in the Little Belt. The dagger type is called a ‘fishtail dagger’ because of the fishtail-formed hilt. Pressure-flaked daggers mark the beginning of the end of the Stone Age, and are the reason why the period from 2400-1800 BC is called the Dagger (Denmark History ste). Replicas Have been knapped by Ed Mosher, Errett

Callahan and D.C. Waldorf.

Giant Ray Harwood Points:

Ray Harwood, flintknapper. Large points made using a folcrum and lever to pry off massive flakes.

Ray Harwood has been knapping since he was about 9 years old. H e started Flintknapping Digest in 1983, helped start Knappers Quarterly, and started Flintknapping Magazine. Went to CSUN where he studied Lithics with Clay Singer. Taught to knap be his father. Influence by Dr. Don Crabtree, Bryan Rhinehartd and Dr. Jeannie Binng. Known for Ishi and Ted Orcutt research.

Ray Harwood, gold metal at Worlds' Master's Cup.

Ray Harwood, Post Falls Idaho
Ray Harwood, black belt in Karate and expert in several flintknapping styles made mant Samuri Swords of various lithic

materials.

Ray Harwood, one of 14 giant spear points made for a collecton, Mr. Roy. Made with lever flaker. and percussion.

Ray started the famous Wrightwood Knap-in in the 1980s and help Gary Pickett start the longest running monthly knap-in in the world, The Bakersfield Knap-in.

POINT FRACTURE RESEARCH

Jeff-Burr Garetson knapper, artist for research.

Below are important stone point fracture experiments compiled from Ray Harwood's research.

Author Focus of fracture experiment Lithic Propulsion Point-type Target

Cheshier and Kelly 2006	The effect of projectile point morphology on impact fracture	Obsidian	Bow arrow	Triangular side notch Fig. 1	Animal carcass, wood
Flenniken and Raymond 1986	Use verses manufacture Fracture variances	Obsidian	Atlatl Dart	Corner notch Expanding stem Fig. 2	Trees, soil, underbrush
Kilterborn 2001	Production, use and rejuvenation cycle	Swiss Flint	Bow Arrow	Un-notched Triangular Fig 3.	Gravel filled Wood box
Odell and Cowen 1986	Typology Penetration and fracture variation	Chert	Bow arrow, spear	Various typology	Animal Carcass
Singer and Harwood 1982/ 2017	Fracture based on shaft configuration	Fused shale Meta-glass	Bow Arrow	Triangular Side notch Fig. 1	wood
Titmus and Woods	Fractures defined and categorized based on Production and use.	Obsidian	Atlatl Dart	Corner notch expanding stem Fig. 2	Wood, sand, soil, gravel, rock

Experimental point types (illustrated by Valarie Waldorf 1987):

Val Waldorf, Mo. knapper and artist for countless books and magazines. Val was married to Knapper D.C. Waldorf.

Jeff-Burr Garetson knapper, artist for research.

SHAFT TYPES

Jeff-Burr Garetson knapper, artist for research.

Master Callahan

RAY HARWOOD'S BOOK

Stacy King, Cover Model. TV show host.

Studied at California State University, Bakersfield

Past: North High School Bakersfield
Lives in Bakersfield, California

Cover point Anthony Raimondi

Anthony Raimondi Knapper, master of the notch

FLINTKNAPPING MAGAZINE ECLIPSE ISSUE

Giuliano Bastiani: Cover artist. Jeff-Burr Garetson: Emblem. Stacy King : Model. Art: Val Waldorf

Text by Ray Harwood.

People came from all over the world. To view the 2017 eclipse. Here Leslie Lowe of KHQ news gave the "Lowe Down".

Ray Harwood, flintknapper knapped a blue glass spear point. At the time of the eclipse yesterda, Ray Harwood went to lake Couer D' Alene, Idaho and watched the eclipse. Idaho being in the path of totality.

The NASA recomended safety glasses were worn. The glass was held up to the eclipsing sun. It is thought that ancient man may have used obsidian to view such things.