misconceptions about places was [Sca-cooks] Stefan

[UlfR]

rnewmyer <rnewmyer at epix.net> [2001.12.05] wrote:
> I have seen some beautiful long slate knives. The secret is that you don't
> knap it so much as grind and sand it.

I know this now (and have made som pieces as well), but at that age I
did not have much clue about how to do that. Knapping it dit not work,
great surprise.

> In some ways similar to how a celt is
> made. If you were able to knap granite, you have impressed me mightily!

No, not really. What I was able to produce -- and still do when needed
-- is "Olduvadi Gorge" stuff: crack a rock into pieces and use any that
has a suitable sharp edge. Usefull "skill" to have, in particular if you
are playing the "start with two empty hands, produce X" game.

The part of Scandinavia where I live and grew up does not have any
trully knappable rock. South of here there is flint, which was exported
northwards. North of here people knapped quartz.

UlfR

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