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I made about 3 dozen 'disposable' flint knapping pressure flakers. I say they are 'disposable' as they don't have an adjustable tip like a nice tool would. Once they wear out, they are junk. I made the handles several different lengths as a wide variety of people will be at the flint knapping session on Saturday.

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I completed half a dozen pressure flakers and one of my steel boppers.

I burned the bopper into the handle and bent over about 1/2 inch that came out the back side so it doesn't come loose. The first handle I only got it half way in before it cooled off and locked into place. I had to burn the handle off.

Assembled some pressure flakers from a piece of dowel, bolts, and some twist hardened heavy gauge copper wire. I also made a couple of mild steel bopper heads. I don't know if these will work as most boppers are copper. Going to give it a try, if it works, I've a much cheaper way to make boppers that are much more durable than the copper ones. If it doesn't work, I've got a couple hours more practice at my blacksmithing.