How Do You Make Indian Arrow Heads?
Native Americans used arrowheads for everything from hunting and fishing to warfare. Though the arrowheads could be made from variety of materials such as bone and metal, stone was the most popular material. Flint the most popular and easiest stone to work with. Making an arrowhead requires patience and precision, but with practice many people can learn to make a native arrowhead. Select a piece of flint for your arrowhead. It should be larger and wider than the intended size of your final product, but should not be any thicker than you desire the finished arrowhead to be. You might want to choose a few stones to work with so that you can practice and perfect your technique. Place one edge of the stone on a wooden block or the edge of a table so that the other end hangs over empty air. You could use a vice or a clamp to hold the stone in place if you are wary about protecting your fingers from hammer strikes. The process of shaping the arrowhead is known as percussion flaking. Strike p
