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This page is about one of the hottest and most exciting forms of Flintknapping being done today. Lapknapping, or Lapidary Knapping, is the process of first grinding a preform into shape, and then pressure flaking it to achieve a finished point. Also called "Flake over Grinding", Lap Knapping is a way to save on valuable raw materials, especially those rare and expensive gem quality stones, and produce beautiful quality points. I hope that this page is useful, educational, and entertaining. Please note that this is only one person's way of arriving at basically the same results. There are quite a few different ways of going about the process from raw stone to finished point. This will be explained in more detail in the "How to" section. |
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