Glass arrowheads

Note: This is a copy of an article that I had published in Backwoodsman Magazine a couple of years ago. I'm posting it here because I think...

A beautifully knapped arrowhead in cobalt blue glass. It measures out to 3 inches in length and 1 & 3/8 inches in width.

Knowledge is power, and being able to build your own tools for survival is important. Flintknapping, or knapping, is the art of shaping flint or other types of stone into tools and weapons such as

When talking about arrowheads, glass is not exactly the first thing that comes to mind. However, it’s a more widely

Historic hunter Shawn Woods demonstrated how to make glass and porcelain arrowheads with primitive flintknapping techniques. For the glass arrowhead,

Once you have roughed out the shape of your point, it is time to bring out the pressure flaker and start working down to your finished point. Most knappers do their pressure flaking with a deer antler tine or a piece of large guage copper wire mounted in a wooden handle. I personally use deer antler because that's what I've got. You'll also need a palm pad to protect your hand while you're pressure flaking. I use a piece of heavy leather, like belt leather. The pad is oval shaped and a…

A killer Ross blade made of blueberry quartz glass by Douglass Alcorn II.

How to Make Stone Arrowheads : Hey Everybody! This is the first Instructable that I have made so if anything could be explained clearer or done better feel free to leave comments. I would also love to see pictures of arrowheads that you have made. Suggestions for a better design …

Want to learn how to make an arrowhead? This is my first post in a how to make an arrowhead series We are going to start with pressure flaking