Tony Baker sent along this piece on Marvin McCormick, a flintknapper in the mid-twentieth century who could flint knap a Folsom point, a rare thing indeed.
Folsom points are the truly beautiful work of early Paleoindian bison-hunting specialists in North America, about 9,000-10,500 RCYBP. Tony's article includes several slides of McCormick making a Folsom point, with descriptions of McCormick's technique provided.
As archaeologist Donald Crabtree once said:
There seems to be an erroneous opinion that the Folsom was made for beauty and its flutes for decoration, or due to the desire of the worker to reserve for posterity a record of his knapping skill. I do not believe the aboriginal had beauty in mind, or art for art’s sake, but, rather, was designing a practical and functional tool of high quality. As a stone-worker, I consider this point to be structurally and mechanically the best designed for its purpose of any weapon produced in this period of time. (Donald Crabtree, 1966).
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