Chrissy puts the finishing touches on her projectile point. By learning this skill students gain an appreciation for the complexity of this technology, and a familiarity with the debitage (debris) left behind by flint knapping.

Brian uses a steady hand to carefully remove flakes without snapping the point in half.

Dick helps Gonzalos to start a fire using the drill method.

This method is labor intensive and usually requires community effort in twirling the spindle against the fire board. Although this method takes a lot of muscle power, it is garanteed to be Y2K compliant!

Twirl, twirl, twirl...until a hot coal is produced.

Dick adds the hot coal to a nest of tinder and blows on it to get a flame.

The bow drill method is quite a bit more efficient.

Victor produces a coal using the bow drill method. By learning this process, students gain an appreciation for the knowledge and skills needed for traditional living... and it's a lot of fun!

Rosa places one foot on the hearth board and uses the bow to twirl the spindle.

Blowing on the cinder to ignite it...the smoke rises...the Business and Social Sciences Department in precariously close proximity.

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