how to make an arrowhead?

Question

do u know how to make an arrowhead? i want to learn how

Answer 1

Making a stone arrowhead, knife blade, lance point, etc. is called flintknapping. There are many techniques but you will need some basic tools. Some basic flintknapping tools include high quality spauls of stone, a dense hammerstone, antler or soft metal "billets" for removing flakes of different sizes from the stone spauls, pads to protect your body, antler or metal-tipped "pressure flaking" tools for removing small, precise pieces of stone and sharpening the pieces, and a grinding stone (a hunk of sandstone is common). Don't forget the safety glasses to protect your eyes! Flintknapping takes a while to master (very scientific in fact!), and requires alot of practice to be able to shape the stone properly without cutting yourself badly or shattering your point into little bits. Even very skilled modern and prehistoric stone workers broke blades very often, and every flintknapper bleeds. To get basic supplies and information on technique, you will have to spend some time in libraries and creeks, or a little money. I reccommend getting a good flintknapping book or video, and maybe a kit to get you started with basic tools. Native Way is a great mail-order company from which to purchase supplies for good prices. They sell a flintknapping DVD for $25.00 that's very good, and classic instruction books. Their web site also has good information that's free. Here's the URL for their flintknapping supply section: http://nativeway.safewebshop.com/
There are other companies out there as well, but I can only vouch for this one. If you don't have a lot of cash, you can probably just go online or to the library and start trying out different techniques! Good luck; it's fun!

Answer 2

The simplest description is to take a small piece of the stone (flint, chert, obsidian), and gradually flake off small pieces around the edge until the desired shape is achieved. There are a number of books on the subject around. Check the library or even the Internet. I'd be surprised if there aren't some websites about such thngs.

Answer 3

I watched a segment on History Channel on how Indians did that...it was awesome....A real American Indian did it OK? and its too much detail for me to type it out for you...