finding flint

[asurvivor]

hi, i live in upstate new york and have searched, and never found flint. where should i look? what are indacators it is flint?
thanks,
alex

[Aquacopter]

I once watched a Ray Mears video where he said the bottoms of up turned trees was a good place to find some nappable material. But besides that I would go talk to a geologist in your area. You can find them at most colleges. Make sure your allowed to take stuff off the land you are on too.

[LDS]

Creek beds are usually good.

Knapping and sparking stone is not all flint. Any good quartizite will work.

Besides the geologists you can aklso check with the archeological sites in your area. They often hold Knap-ins where they teach knapping and trade stone.

[the loonatic]

Look for chalk. I live in south England where almost all of the ground is chalky. There are nodules of the stuff all over the place.

[coon4492]

Do what I do just take different kinds of rocks and experiment how far up state of newyork are you? we might have the same kind of rocks i'm in pennsylvania I can take pictures of rocks that worked for me you might have them.

[halo2]

I'd start your research at the library or any local natural history museum. Upstate NY is rich in Native American history and they surely made stone tools. Ask your local university's geology department about possible knappable rock sources. If you find someone who shares the interest, they'll open up about possible locations.

The Lake Champlain area has a few spots. I was there a few years ago and the manager of the motel we stayed at was a knapper. We struck up a conversation and he drew me a map to one spot. My travelers and I took half of a day off in search of the spot, though we never found it. Either he was messing with us or we couldn't follow his map. Fun day for me either way