Schedule

BCVIII

Beaver Creek Knap-In
&
Primitive Skills Gathering
updated July 06, 2007

BCVIII

8^th Annual Beaver Creek Knap-In & Primitive Skills Gathering

September 19, 20, 21

Bob Patten knapping presentations on Sat. and Sun the 20 & 21^st. Marty Rueter knapping demo on Fri. the 19^th. Other sessions will include, braintanning, basketry, gourd art, primitive pottery, Sharps rifles and muzzleloaders, natural dyes, edible and medicinal plant usage, and more. Free primitive camping. No charge for anyone attending the event. Food will be provided with free will offering appreciated. Go to www.spiritinthewind.com for more detailed info on this year and past knap ins. Contact us at: beavercreekknapin@spiritinthewind.com or call: Rick Hamilton, 402-924-3180

There will be no charge for the knap-in, demos, or presentations
Food will be provided with free will donations appreciated
We will again have a silent auction on Saturday , with proceeds going to help defray expenses.

September 20 and 21, 2008 - Bob Patten Knapping Demo

A rare opportunity to watch and learn from one of the best Abo knappers in the world today. Bob was awarded the Don Crabtree Award by the Society for American Archeology recently at their annual convention which was held in Canada this year. The past several years at Beaver Creek Knap-In and Primitive Skills Gathering, Bob has produced Edens, Folsoms, Clovis, Goshen, and side notch points to name just a few. A few of the many techniques he's covered at the Beaver Creek Knap-Ins include: direct percussion Folsom fluting with an antler billet, direct percussion Clovis fluting, the minute edge retouch on Folsom points, holding techniques for Extreme thinning as well as regular thinning of bifaces, how to produce the pronounced median ridge that is typical of Eden points, sequential edge flaking, hammerstone percussion, his unique right leg knapping style, and much more. Bob's new book "Peoples of the Flute, a study in Anthropolithic Forensics is now available at Stone Dagger Publications. Click here for ordering info:

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BCVIII presenters and programs

Marty Rueter - horizontal punching technique in flintknapping
Yucca leaf basketry by Carl Elfgren, Overton, NE
Atlatls by Jack Webster, Columbus, NE
Beading by Jane Webster, Columbus, NE
A paleontology display by Gene Crowell of Ravenna, NE
Dyeing with Prairie Plants by Kimberly Baxter Packwood of Iowa City, Iowa
Gourd Art by Bill Beekman , Denver, Colorado
Sharps rifles by Ivan
Edible and Medicinal Plants by Rick Hamilton
Firemaking, primitive cooking, pottery, and more - Communal Efforts

Open to the Public

No charge - donations welcome

From South Side Convenience store on Hiway 20 in Stuart, go N 1 mile, then East for 1 3/4 miles, then north 8 miles, turn W on to gravel road and go 1 mile, turn N and go 1 1/2 miles to open gate with sign on W side of road, turn in and follow trail NW approx. 1/4 mile to cabin

Sep. 19, 20, 21, 2008

Beaver Creek Knap In & Primitive Skills Gathering
BCVIII

Tentative Schedule
more to come

Friday Sept. 19:

Marty Rueter, flintknapping presentation on punch techniques, Primitive skills demos, knapping, primitive archery, atlatl, and more

Saturday Sept. 20:

Bob Patten - Flintknapping Demos

Saturday & Sunday First Time Beaders Jane Webster will be doing instruction for first time beaders throughout both days.

Sunday Sept 21:

Bob Patten Flintknapping Demos

Bob Patten, Lakewood Co., was recently awarded the Crabtree Award by the Society for American Archeology in Montreal. Bob is highly regarded as one of the top knappers in the world today. Bob is the author of 2 books, "Old Tools-New Eyes", and "Peoples of the Flute-a study in anthropolithic forensics."

This is an educational hands-on learning event featuring a variety of primitive skills such as Flintknapping, which is the ancient process of making stone tools and projectile points.

Spend a day, or camp with us and view or experience as much of the hands-on primitive skills as you like.

View displays of Native American crafts and learn techniques used to

produce them.

Directions: