Indiana wrote on Feb 20
th, 2009 at 4:48pm:
... Living by a rocky beach would it not be easier for me to use some sort of rock as the basis for my fledgling steps.
Depends on the part of the country you are in and what type rock is prevalent on your beach.
You will need one of the knappable lithics... flint, chert, obsidian ... etc.
http://www.thudscave.com/petroglyphs/knappable.htm a generic beach stone will probably
not work. Specific kinds of stone are needed for knapping.
P.S. I forgot two artificial rock names ....thunder-chert and john-stone
( they both refer to broken toilet tank and lid), and don't forget the T.V. tube ...
thick glass on front .... be careful breaking as there is a vacuum inside
(score and snap the tip of the neck off and then break the rest)