knap

Example Sentences

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It was easy to knap, or to flake off, pieces into utilitarian shapes and didn’t need to be tempered or treated with heat as some tool stones do.

From New York Times

By that time, toolmakers were already skilled at knapping.

From Science Magazine

Our Paleolithic ancestors learned to knap delicate blades from round stone cobbles, hunt large game and cook their food.

From Scientific American

The course was jointly led by Ojibwe elders, who taught him how to knap flint, tan hides and build wigwams.

From New York Times

It was there that he learned flint knapping, the shaping of stone to make tools.

From BBC