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Jim
Fisher’s Artifact Collecting &
Flintknapping Web Site |
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Knapping with Ken Wallace Castile, New York
November 23, 2002 (click on any of the thumbnails for a
larger view) |
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Ken
Wallace and a fabulous collection of his reproduction
points all made from Onondaga Chert. |
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At left is Chip Wallace, Ken’s son, Ken, and
Tim Shaw. Tim is a second generation leather
craftsman who has taken an interest in knapping. At right is another of Ken’s current
students, John Brennan. |
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At left is
Dan Long,
who is setting up a fluting platform on an Onondaga Chert Clovis perform. Dan is one of Ken’s most accomplished students. |
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Some of the points produced during the day: First row- Snake Hill chert Plevna and
Novaculite Clovis by John; Coastal
Plains chert Thebes and Onondaga chert Genesee by Dan, Knife River Flint
Scallorn and Onondaga chert E-Notch Bevel by Jim. Second row– two points by Tim; Onondaga chert Genesee, Dalton, and
Dovetail points by Ken; Onondaga chert
North Blade by Jim. |