Knapper's Guide to Classic Archaic Points - Book 3
D.C. Waldorf presents his third volume of the 'Master Knapper's Guide Series', with special attention to classic archaic point types. The Archaic period in the Midwest and Southern US was a long stretch spanning some 7000 years, from roughly 8000 to 1000 BC. During this time side notched, corner notched, basal notched, and many forms of stemmed points were developed and used.
As with those first two books the goal is to continue to present illustrations of old original specimens that would be useful as guides and templates for the modern flint worker and to surround them with an informative text that draws attention to the details that are of most interest to Knapper's. Also, for comparison with the 183 old points shown there are 63 examples of reproductions made by the author and some of the best modern flint craftsmen. With the exception of a few schematic sketches and a number of photo-scans, the majority of figures in this book are the fine line art done by the late Valerie Waldorf. This work is as much a celebration of her unmatched abilities as an illustrator of archeological material as it is of the artifacts themselves.
The favorite Early Archaic points covered in detail are Hardin, Dovetails, Thebes, dogleg notched points such as Lost Lake and certain Ohio Archaic bevels, E-Notch points, Bolen Bevels, corner notched points from the Kirk Series with a special section on making serrations, and Decatur fractured base points. In addition to these are some stemmed varieties from South Georgia, and Florida. Since so many Archaic points are notched the last section of this book is totally devoted to that subject. Herein the author draws upon his 50+ years of flintknapping experience to elaborate on “The Ins And Outs Of Notching.”
8 1/2 x 11, comb bound, 82 pages with 242 illustrations and 18 photos.
As with those first two books the goal is to continue to present illustrations of old original specimens that would be useful as guides and templates for the modern flint worker and to surround them with an informative text that draws attention to the details that are of most interest to Knapper's. Also, for comparison with the 183 old points shown there are 63 examples of reproductions made by the author and some of the best modern flint craftsmen. With the exception of a few schematic sketches and a number of photo-scans, the majority of figures in this book are the fine line art done by the late Valerie Waldorf. This work is as much a celebration of her unmatched abilities as an illustrator of archeological material as it is of the artifacts themselves.
The favorite Early Archaic points covered in detail are Hardin, Dovetails, Thebes, dogleg notched points such as Lost Lake and certain Ohio Archaic bevels, E-Notch points, Bolen Bevels, corner notched points from the Kirk Series with a special section on making serrations, and Decatur fractured base points. In addition to these are some stemmed varieties from South Georgia, and Florida. Since so many Archaic points are notched the last section of this book is totally devoted to that subject. Herein the author draws upon his 50+ years of flintknapping experience to elaborate on “The Ins And Outs Of Notching.”
8 1/2 x 11, comb bound, 82 pages with 242 illustrations and 18 photos.