It was during the Stone...
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It was during the Stone Age that humans first began using flint to make tools. Flint was
used because it was easier to shape (knapp) than other stone, and once it was
shaped, it held its sharp edge longer. To knapp a piece of flint, one takes a larger stone or
a piece of antler, and repeatedly strikes the flint. Flakes of flint will fall off. When the
desired shape begins to appear, the antler is used to pry off smaller pieces of the flint until
the final product emerges. Where flint was scarcer, the larger flakes of flint which were
initially knocked off, were also used to make tools. Thus, one piece of flint could produce
several different tools.
Flint has other uses as well. When struck against steel, flint produces a spark that can start fires. (Scout troops still practice this.) As human weaponry advanced, flintlock guns were developed (in about 1630), in which a spring-loaded hammer was released to strike a piece of flint. The resulting spark ignited the gunpowder. Flintlock guns were used until the 1840s, when they were replaced with percussion cap mechanisms.
From the thirteenth century, flint was used in the construction of walls, houses, and churches. This was especially true in England.
When the prophet says that he has set his face like flint, does that mean he will be chipped into shape, cause a fire or explosion, or that he will be built up?
Flint has other uses as well. When struck against steel, flint produces a spark that can start fires. (Scout troops still practice this.) As human weaponry advanced, flintlock guns were developed (in about 1630), in which a spring-loaded hammer was released to strike a piece of flint. The resulting spark ignited the gunpowder. Flintlock guns were used until the 1840s, when they were replaced with percussion cap mechanisms.
From the thirteenth century, flint was used in the construction of walls, houses, and churches. This was especially true in England.
When the prophet says that he has set his face like flint, does that mean he will be chipped into shape, cause a fire or explosion, or that he will be built up?
