Acknowledgments- 1. Introduction: Coming to the Knap-in-- The Knap-in Ethos- Sources of Information- The Knap-in at Fort Osage- 2. Making Stone Tools: The World's Oldest Craft-- The Processes of Flintknapping- Tools and the Knappers' Ethos- 3. From Fakes and Experiments to Knap-ins: The Roots of Modern Flintknapping-- Charlie Shewey- Early Archaeologists and Fakers- Native Knappers- Mack Tussinger and the Oklahoma Eccentrics- Daniel, Howe, and Others- McCormick the Folsom Fluter- Bryon Rinehart and Grey Ghosts- Richard Warren--Scale Work and Lap Knapping- Patterns in the Early Modern Knappers- Halvor Skavlem and the Hobby Knapper- Archaeology and Replication- Knapping Newsletters- The First Knap-ins- Waldorf and The Art of Flintknapping- Transition to the Current Scene- The Current Scene- 4. The Knap-in: People and Organization-- Bob Hunt, Organizer at Fort Osage- George Eklund, Commercial Knapper- Jim Regan, Copper Toolsmith- Gene Stapleton, Dealing in Stone- Percy Atkinson: Gourds, Axes, and Philosophy- D. C. and Val Waldorf, Knap-in Professionals- Ingrid Jones, Knapper Spouse- Knapper Demography- A Continent of Knap-ins- Mid-West Flintknappers' Convention, June 1993- Pine City Knap-in- Evergreen Lake Knap-in, July 1996- Genesee Valley Flint Knappers Association Knap-in, August 1996- Flint Ridge Knap-in, August 1996- Knap-in Generalities- 5. Knappers at the Knap-in-- Culture and Community of Practice- Performance- Learning to Knap- Learning the Ethos- Politics, Gender, and Ethnicity- Expressions of Identity- The Chipping Keeps You Going: Why Knappers Knap- 6.
Status and Stones-- The Knap-in as Egalitarian Event- Ooga-Booga, a Ritual of Inclusion- Status and Competition in Knapping- Talking with Stone: Ritual Exchange and Expression of Status- 7. Art, Craft, or Reproduction: Knapper Esthetics-- Stone Tools as Art and Folk Art- Two Knappers, Two Attitudes- The Ideal Point: Common Esthetic Rules- The Rules in Action: Knapping Contests- Imitation as Esthetic Goal- Point Types and Artistic Choices- Replicas and the Art of Knapping- 8. Can't Never Have Too Much Flint: The Lore of Stone-- The Mystique of Stone- The Qualities of Stone- The Quest for Stone- Decreasing Resources- 9. Modern Stone Age Economics-- Frank Stevens, Knap-in Entrepreneur- A Trip to Quartzite- Market Knapping- Art Knapping- Dale Cannon and Stone Knives- 10. Knappers, Collectors, Archaeologists: Ethics and Conflicts-- Replicas, Fakes, and Art- Fakes, Replicas, and Ethics- Murmurings at the Knap-in- Woody's Dreams and Knappers' Nightmares- Fakes and Archaeology- Counting Knappers and Points- Markets, Again- The World of Collecting- Authentication- Archaeological Impacts of Modern Knapping: Collections- The Creation and Destruction of Sites- Epilogue: Sin and Society- 11. Silicon and Society-- Silicon Connections- Forming and Breaking- The Future- Appendix A. Knapper Mail Survey Questionnaire- Appendix B. Fall 1996 Fort Osage Knap-in Registration- Appendix C.
New York Knap-in Contest Rules, 1994- Appendix D. New York Knap-in Contest Rules, 1996- Notes- Bibliography- Index.