In fact, Fehr makes a living off his antler-knife handles, sold largely to other artisans of flint-knapping. He sells a box every week, with prices averaging $40 to $200 per handle.

On Saturday, 16 modern humans learned just how difficult it was fashion the small and seemingly simplistic weapon tips using a method called flint-knapping.

Hunters nowadays use firearms or high-tech bowhunting equipment, but centuries ago — 3.3 million years ago, actually — the weapon of choice was an arrowhead honed by hand. It's a practice called ...

Frustrated by his failure to find a single point, Mauch started learning to make his own. Gradually he began to master the Stone Age art of flintknapping, making tools from stone.

On Nov. 9, a meet-the-artist demonstration will be held at The Art Place, 127 East Main Street, Chilhowie, from 10 a.m. until moon. Chilhowie native Gene Blevins will demonstrate the ...

Knapping, which is a technique used to shape stone, is the main attraction for the 27th annual Water Creek Knapin, set to take place May 1-4. Organizers Gwen and Wesley Shipman have seen a steady ...

Park Rangers from the Nebraska National Forests & Grasslands, Hudson-Meng Education and Research Center will host an interpretive program on Saturday, July 7, at 10:30 am. The talk will be ...

Dickerson led the workshop at the Mineral Museum on the Montana Tech campus and has been chipping away at stones since he was 10 years old, learning the art and science of making arrowheads.