Harlan Mauch spent two summers during the late 1990s searching the prairie for arrowheads. Frustrated by his failure to find a single point, Mauch started learning to make his own. Gradually he began ...

“Flint knapping comes from a German word that means to strike with a sharp blow,” said Payne, who was seated on a stool at the Glade Spring Farmers Market, surrounded by basic tools of the trade. Jeff ...

It's several times sharper than surgical steel and has an iridescent beauty that masks its use as a deadly tool. It's obsidian — a hard, dark volcanic glass used for thousands of years by American ...

Every day, hundreds of stone artifact enthusiasts around the world sit down and begin striking a stone with special tools attempting to craft the perfect arrowhead or knife. This craft is known as ...

CARBONDALE - The Art of Flintknapping, a hands-on class in the ancient art of making arrowheads, will come Southern Illinois University Carbondale’s Touch of Nature Environmental Center on Dec. 15.

On Nov. 9, a meet-the-artist demonstration will be held at The Art Place, 127 East Main Street, Chilhowie, from 10 a.m. until moon. Chilhowie native Gene Blevins will demonstrate the art of flint ...