Has opposable thumbs, walks upright, and makes stone tools.

Born 1956

A.A. Biology, Huntingdon College, 1978

B.A. Applied Art, Huntingdon College, 1978

M.A. Something forgettable in management, SUNY, 1988

US Air Force officer, 1978 - 1994

1980, False start in knapping.  Lasted a couple months -- lousy tools, poor rock, and too many band-aids

1990, Began knapping seriously. 

This is my usual toolkit.  Copper billets for percussion (one inch solid rods), a pressure flaker, an abrading stone, a leather leg pad, and a slotted hand pad.  Not shown:  band-aids.  If you're going to knap, you're going to bleed.  See those brown spots near the top of the leather pad?  Yep, it's O+.

My other toolkit for "abo" work.  Moose antler billets for percussion, a copper pressure flaker, and leather pads for my leg and hand. 

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