Flint Knapper

Master the ancient craft of lithic reduction with FlintKnapper, the ultimate digital field companion designed for experimental archaeologists, educators, and stone replication enthusiasts. Engineered to operate entirely offline for remote excavations and deep wilderness workshops, this specialized tool combines a worldwide historical lithic catalog with visual planning overlays to assist your replication process from raw blank to finished artifact. Key Features: Comprehensive Typological Atlas: Explore an extensive reference catalog of historical tool forms categorized by global culture (such as Acheulean, Azilian, and Early Archaic) and family styles (bifaces, blades, burins, or points). Study exact morphological metrics, including biconvex cross-sections, edge treatments, and symmetry lines. Interactive Build Planner: Plan your reduction sequences with digital precision. Capture or choose a photo of your raw stone blank directly at the bench to map out your upcoming material adjustments. Advanced Template Overlays: Scale, rotate, and align target templates over your stone blank photograph. Toggle specialized on-screen markers to visualize primary striking platforms, profile lines, and edge priorities before making your first strike. Geological Materials Log: Catalog distinct mineral and stone varieties based on their unique conchoidal fracture qualities, texture behaviors, and general suitability for direct or indirect percussion methods. Favorites & Studio Log: Bookmark your most referenced tool configurations and save highly successful build plans to maintain a detailed archive of your progressive craftsmanship. Tailored Field Settings: Customize your workspace preferences for optimal comfort in the field. Swap seamlessly between Metric and Imperial units, adjust template overlay transparency scales, and organize your atlas database by alphabetical name or culture.