I bought some flint knapping videos a while back, thinking it would be interesting to learn more about. I watched them and understand the basic techniques, but to get good at it, I'd need to devote a lot more time and effort to it than I'm willing to. There's basically a whole little sub-culture of people who devote themselves to primitive skills that most people don't know exists -- they have meets all over the US.
There's a Knap-in a couple of times a year at a state park about a half an hours drive away from me. I've been once and really enjoyed it, and learned a little too. I even picked up some good material for Knapping. It is hard to find the time needed to hone the skills though, I know just enough to be dangerous... to myself. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/sad.gif" alt="" />
I highly recommend going to a Knap-in for anyone who wants to learn more about Knapping. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/thumbup.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/thumbup.gif" alt="" />
Might even run into some people that are into the slate stuff too. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wink.gif" alt="" />
