Flintknapping: The Art of Making Stone Tools [Paperback]

Paul Hellweg (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback: 111 pages
• Publisher: Canyon Pub Co (June 1984)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0942568052
• ISBN-13: 978-0942568059
• Product Dimensions: 8.2 x 5.3 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #911,775 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Paul Hellweg is a freelance writer and author of The Insomniac's Dictionary. He is an assistant professor at California State University, Northridge. The author currently resides in Frazier Park, California.

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Flintknapping "The art of Making Stone Tools" By Paul Hellweg, January 18, 2007

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Judith D. Collins "judydcollins" (Heltonville, IN USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Flintknapping: The Art of Making Stone Tools (Paperback)

My son already had this book and showed my husband and I some of the arrowheads he had made from raw Obsidian. He gave my husband some of the raw glass-like stones and loaned him the book. That's when I found the book on-line at Amazon. I ordered the book for him and one for myself. It is the most informative compilation of this art that i've ever seen.
Of course it has other tools you can make, stone knives with antler handles, rawhide wrapped axes, spearheads, hammers etc. It gives you pride to make tools yourself that you can use and show to your friends and family. I have seen arrowheads in museums that were found by archaeologists, and often wondered how they had been made. This book has all the answers for a beginner to get started and more. How to do the flaking, and the safety aspects of the glass shards from the flaking.
There is so much to learn from the pages of this book. It is also very reasonably priced, but worth so much more. We want to thank the author for this amazing book and also many thanks to Amazon for having the book available and all the other books i've ordered from you.
Sincerely, Judy Collins.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Short and sweet!, November 22, 2007

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Mike D. Burns (Clovis, NM USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Flintknapping: The Art of Making Stone Tools (Paperback)

This book is a paperback with a limited number of pages. It is a great book to carry along with you when looking for workable flintknapping materials. The book gives concise instructions on making arrowheads, dart points, and spear points. Photos and drawings are done in black and white.