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First Susquehanna Today I finished up a Susquehanna point that I had originally worked into a little biface a few days ago. The material is keokuk chert and probably wasn't historically used with...

Fire Log Here I go, playing with fire again! This is something I saw Ray Mears demonstrate in his Bushcraft video series. It is a neat concept that requires a dry and seasoned...

Plevna Replication This Plevna impostor measures about 3-3/4" long and 1-7/8" wide. It is made from Keokuk Burlington chert. I call it an impostor because, try as I might, I couldn't quite get...

Twisted Withy Stick Withys may not sound very exciting to most, but I've just had a breakthrough with them so I'm a little excited and thought I'd share what I've learned. First of all, I want...

Paddling the Oak Orchard I also forgot to mention that I enjoy paddling - a lot. I took the canoe out today and paddled the Oak Orchard River through a portion of the Iroquois National Wildlife Refuge...

Posted on : 15-09-2009 | By : John | In : Stone Tools

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This is an introductory post. There is nothing fancy here, I am just taking this opportunity to get a feel for what I am doing and to present a little prelude to what can be expected from Lithic Labs in the future. As I explain in the About page, I will be dabbling with different aspects of flint knapping, bushcraft and primitive outdoor technologies. And to kick things off, I’ve added a picture of some of my latest work. These are three points I made from different materials. From left to right we have a dovetail point made from mookaite jasper (from Australia), a corner-notched point of burlington chert and a biface made out of normanskill chert. I know – no scale reference. Future images will include something like a ruler or quarter to satisfy the engineers out there. And just for the record, none of my points will be for sale (unless noted otherwise).