It doesn't matter where Bo Earls is. He could be on his honeymoon, at the park with his two children or sitting in his man cave of a garage. He finds his therapy in the intricate process of flint ...

Stone arrowheads, produced through a process known as knapping, are a major focus of events like the Bald Eagle Knap-In Primitive Arts Festival held annually by the Susquehanna Valley Flint Knappers ...

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 ...

Rex Watson displays two bi-face knives that he made from Oregon and California obsidian. The handles are from mule deer and elk antlers. (The Observer/PHIL BULLOCK). STORY BY DICK MASON OF THE ...

A practice that dates back to prehistoric ages has been heralded as an annual family friendly event that attendees of all ages can enjoy in Water Creek. Knapping, which is a technique used to shape ...

One of the most ancient and useful activities routinely performed in Naumkeag centuries ago, was flint-knapping. That was the English name the skill and trade associated with manually working special ...

At the May meeting of the Monroe County Earth Science Association, 20 people sat around towel covered tables, alert and knapping. Knapping is the process of shaping a stone into a tool by striking it.