I'm talking about this sort of handaxe:
And here's a video of a guy making one using a rock: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KPIv7gCvEOs
Okay, he uses a little hammer at the end to make it easier, but you can see that he can do it with just a rock.
Knapping: Starting with Nothing
Knapping: Starting with Nothing
Right now, according to the wiki at least, you need a hammer or hatchet to get started. This doesn't work well if you're in one of those genuine, "I just got dropped in the woods with nothing" survival scenarios. If we don't want to make it so that all knapping (or just flint knapping) can be done without a tool, can we at least be able to make a genuine "handaxe" (may need to call it something else) with nothing but flint and a good stone to get started?
I'm talking about this sort of handaxe:
And here's a video of a guy making one using a rock: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KPIv7gCvEOs
Okay, he uses a little hammer at the end to make it easier, but you can see that he can do it with just a rock.
I'm talking about this sort of handaxe:
And here's a video of a guy making one using a rock: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KPIv7gCvEOs
Okay, he uses a little hammer at the end to make it easier, but you can see that he can do it with just a rock.
You overhear the following rumor:
"I saw one of those Shadgard folk come barging into Grif's and shoot one of the patrons on the spot. Shadgard must be a pretty rough place with such outlaws running rampant."
"I saw one of those Shadgard folk come barging into Grif's and shoot one of the patrons on the spot. Shadgard must be a pretty rough place with such outlaws running rampant."
Re: Knapping: Starting with Nothing
You can use flint to knap flint, IIRC.
Re: Knapping: Starting with Nothing
You can? Epic, must try. I usually just rely on wood stuff in this sort of scenario, but being able to knap certainly increases options.Lacie wrote:You can use flint to knap flint, IIRC.
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Re: Knapping: Starting with Nothing
Correct. You can use flint to knap flint into something else, including a knife or a hammer head. And I THINK you can use quartz for the same, but I'm not sure. But quartz has to be mined.
“There is always a choice."
"You mean I could choose certain death?"
"A choice nevertheless, or perhaps an alternative. You see I believe in freedom. Not many people do, although they will of course protest otherwise. And no practical definition of freedom would be complete without the freedom to take the consequences. Indeed, it is the freedom upon which all the others are based.”
"You mean I could choose certain death?"
"A choice nevertheless, or perhaps an alternative. You see I believe in freedom. Not many people do, although they will of course protest otherwise. And no practical definition of freedom would be complete without the freedom to take the consequences. Indeed, it is the freedom upon which all the others are based.”
Re: Knapping: Starting with Nothing
Thank you for the quick replies. Not only was I wrong, but I posted it in the wrong forum!
Now to just find some flint...
Now to just find some flint...
You overhear the following rumor:
"I saw one of those Shadgard folk come barging into Grif's and shoot one of the patrons on the spot. Shadgard must be a pretty rough place with such outlaws running rampant."
"I saw one of those Shadgard folk come barging into Grif's and shoot one of the patrons on the spot. Shadgard must be a pretty rough place with such outlaws running rampant."