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Originally Posted by loripo  All mrmack asked was where he could get flint to try knapping! I've seen Phil do it on Time Team and it's obvously a very skilled art. Some of the tools are really beautiful, and our ancestors were able to bring down mammoths with out the aid of modern metals. I believe flint can be hardened by fire too. |
I realise what Mr Mack asked, and i can't see that there's anything wrong with the thread drifting into a conversation about the effectiveness of flint tools.
I also agree it's a very skilled art and many beautiful trinkets and tools can be made with knapping.
And i agree that many animals have been "brought down" (to use your own terminology) by flint broadheads. My point was that we shouldn't be proclaiming them to be superior to modern metal broadheads.
We can't just go around "bringing animals down" any more, we're not Neanderthal, in the modern world we have to ensure that we kill animals effectively, cleanly and quickly.
I really can't see that a flint headed arrow can be anything like as durable and effective as a modern steel headed arrow. I'm happy to be proved wrong though.