Zen_Hydra
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Post by Zen_Hydra on Oct 18, 2018 3:39:40 GMT
Are there effective ways to work flint, other than knapping?
Can it be shaped and sharpened with a belt grinder?
If so, does it require specific abrasives?
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Post by Timo Nieminen on Oct 18, 2018 4:19:32 GMT
Historically, grinding was used (and for other types of stone, too). Typically for tools/weapons where a very sharp edge wasn't needed. Of edged tools/weapons, axeheads. A ground axe will have a much less sharp, but also much less fragile, edge. Non-edged weapons and tools can be shaped by grinding, too. Example of ground flint axe: www.thestudymcr.com/collections/archaeology/neolithic-flint-axehead/Mace head: 100objects.ie/flint-macehead/Don't know how well a belt grinder would work. For axes, the historical solution was a stationary grindstone. For objects with fine ground carving, something else must have been used (abrasive powder and a stick/bone/antler?).
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