Flint Knapping/Arrowhead Crafting

Artist Andrew Lee is joining us for Vann House Day to bring you a flintknapping workshop in which students will craft their own stone arrowheads. Participants will take away their own work and a new pressure flaker. This class is separate from Vann House Day and spots are limited, call to reserve your spot!

Additionally, participants can explore the other demonstrations as part of Vann House Day and tour the house and grounds. Knapping is the word to describe hand crafting stone tools. Participants will be given a large piece of stone and, using a smooth cobble as a hammerstone, shown how to remove a "flake," or small piece. Next, they will be given a pressure flaker tool and instructed how to thin and shape their flakes into a finished arrowhead. Each student will have the opportunity to create several projectile points, and they will take home their finished pieces and the pressure flaker, as well as several additional flakes to complete on their own. Safety equipment such as gloves and eye protection will be provided. No prior knowledge of or experience with flintknapping is necessary. Call to reserve your spot! Andrew Lee, founder of "The Primitive Arts," is an artist with two decades of teaching experience. Learn more about Andrew Lee on his website www.theprimitivearts.com or on Facebook at ‘The Primitive Arts.’