Flint Knapping Workshop

Saturday, June 21 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Cost: $125.00

Registration required - www.tnstateparks.com/parks/events/sycamore-shoals

Join master flintknapper Bob Estep and learn the process of making stone tools using the basic flintknapping techniques of direct percussion and pressure flaking. Lots of other topics will be discussed as well. A traditional flintknapping tool kit and materials will be supplied for the class and is yours to keep. Kit will include an antler billet, pressure flaker, abrader, leather hand pad, and various stones for practice. Please wear long pants and closed toe shoes. No shorts or sandals.

Items to bring: safety glasses, pencil and note pad, chair, snacks and refreshments.

You may also like the following events from Sycamore Shoals State Historic Park:

• This Sunday, 22nd June, 01:30 pm, Old Time Music Jam in Elizabethton

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