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Hank Bach

Hank Bach is a flint knapper from South Dakota who demonstrates traditional stone tool making, including arrowhead crafting, at events like the Missouri Valley Outdoor Expo.

Oct 26, 2026

6:16
And what is it that you're using there? Is it just like a sanding stone or something?
6:20
Yeah.
6:21
You can use like a coarse rock to do it.
6:34
We'll put that rock down now.
6:36
I got a nice flake here.
6:38
And you can see this is obsidian.
6:40
It's called ribbon obsidian because there's some... black ribbons in that.

8 MINS LATER

14:52
I always imagine your arms get kind of tired if you're just using

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