We all have hobbies, some more unique than others. And we found a man who's reviving an ancient artform one arrow and arrowhead at a time. In today's Wandering Wisconsin, Arthur Boehm is chipping his way back in time.
Arthur says: I am a flintknapper, involved in primitive skills. What a flintknapper does it to use the skills of the stone age to make arrowheads and spear points that primitive cultures used. I use obsidian, volcanic glass... Different materials, but you can control the flaking on all these materials to shape the weapon.

In many cases the edges on the obsidian flakes are so sharp you can shave with them. Then I take an antler and start chipping away at the edge, and gives it it's general shape. I've got different size antlers depending on light or heavy work. I pressure flake it all around the edge. That's how it's done, lots of work in between on that.

This is an arrow of what was used in the woodland, and these are my hunting arrows. I chipped the arrowhead out of chirt, used willow for the arrow, and turkey feathers for the end, and it's all lashed on with sinew, and sealed with beargrease. 100 percent natural. I've shot three deer with primitive bows and arrows like this. When you shoot game with something you've made yourself there's a lot of satisfaction in that. It doesn't have to be a trophy buck to feel good about it when you do it this way.

Arthur told us one of the stones he uses can only be found in Western Wisconsin. It's from the Hixon-Alma Center quarry. The quarry dates back 10-thousand years and is the only place in the world to find hixon solicified sandstone.