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A flintknapper is an individual who shapes flint or other stone through the process of knapping or lithic reduction, to manufacture stone tools, strikers for flintlock firearms, or to produce flat-faced stones for building or facing walls.

Knapping is done in a variety of ways depending on the purpose of the final product. For stone tools and flintlock strikers flint is worked using a fabricator, such as a hammerstone, to remove lithic flakes from a nucleus or core of tool stone. Stone tools can then be further refined using wood, bone, and antler tools to perform pressure flaking.

For building work a hammer or pick is used to split flint nodules supported on the lap. Often the flint nodule will be split in half to create two flints with a flat circular face for use in walls constructed of lime. more sophisticated knapping is employed to produce almost perfect cubes which are used as bricks.

In cultures that have not adopted metalworking technologies, the production of stone tools by flintknappers is common, but in modern cultures the making of such tools is the domain of experimental archaeologists and hobbyists. archeologists usually undertake the task so that they can better understand how prehistoric stone tools were made.

Flint knapping for the supply of strikers for flintlock firearms was a major industry in flint bearing locations, such as Brandon in Suffolk, England, where flintknappers made strikers for export to the Congo as late as 1947.

Flintknapping for building purposes is still a skill that is practised in the flint bearing regions of Southern England, such as Sussex, Suffolk and Norkolk, and in Northern France, especially Britany and Normandy where there is a resurgence of the craft due to government funding.

For more information on archaeological use, see lithic reduction.

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Brandon flintknappers [[1]]

Norfolk Flintknappers [[2]]

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-A '''Hello. What's your name?''' is an individual who shapes [[flint]]  through the process of [[lithic reduction]], to manufacture [[stone tool]]s or to produce flat-faced stones for building or facing walls.
+A '''flintknapper''' is an individual who shapes [[flint]] or other stone through the process of knapping or [[lithic reduction]], to manufacture [[stone tool]]s, strikers for [[flintlock]] firearms, or to produce flat-faced stones for building or facing walls.
-This is done by using a fabricator, such as a [[hammerstone]], to remove [[lithic flake]]s from a nucleus or [[lithic core|core]] of [[tool stone]]. More refined work can be done using wood, bone, and antler tools to perform [[pressure flaking]].
+Knapping is done in a variety of ways depending on the purpose of the final product.
+For stone tools and flintlock strikers flint is worked using a fabricator, such as a [[hammerstone]], to remove [[lithic flake]]s from a nucleus or [[lithic core|core]] of [[tool stone]]. Stone tools can then be further refined using wood, bone, and antler tools to perform [[pressure flaking]].
-In [[prehistoric]] cultures flintknappers were common, but the art has all but died out in modern times.  However, there are some hobbyists and [[archeologist]]s who teach themselves flintknapping even today.  Although their reasons for doing so are varied, archeologists usually undertake the task so that they can better understand how prehistoric [[stone tool]]s were made.
+For building work a hammer or pick is used to split flint nodules supported on the lap. Often the flint nodule will be split in half to create two flints with a flat circular face for use in walls constructed of lime. more sophisticated knapping is employed to produce almost perfect cubes which are  used as bricks.
-For more information, see [[lithic reduction]].
+In cultures that have not adopted metalworking technologies, the production of stone tools by flintknappers is common, but in modern cultures the making of such tools is the domain of [[experimental archaeology|experimental archaeologists]] and hobbyists. [[archeologist]]s usually undertake the task so that they can better understand how prehistoric [[stone tool]]s were made.
+Flint knapping for the supply of strikers for flintlock firearms was a major industry in flint bearing locations, such as Brandon in Suffolk, England, where flintknappers made strikers for export to the Congo as late as 1947.
+Flintknapping for building purposes is still a skill that is practised in the flint bearing regions of Southern England, such as Sussex, Suffolk and Norkolk, and in Northern France, especially Britany and Normandy where there is a resurgence of the craft due to government funding.
+For more information on archaeological use, see [[lithic reduction]].
+'''external links'''
+Brandon flintknappers [[http://www.brandon-heritage.co.uk/]]
+Norfolk Flintknappers [[http://www.bbc.co.uk/norfolk/your/a-z_norfolk/a-z_flint.shtml]]
 [[Category:Archaeological sub-disciplines]]
 [[Category:Lithics]]
 [[Category:Primitive technology]]
+[[Category:Construction]]
+[[Category:Natural materials]]