Welcome to the largest collection of modern lithic art for sale and show!

We are a group of highly skilled flintknappers that specialize in replicating stone tools and creating lithic art. Our unique hand-made items are intended to be displayed or used. If you collect high quality lithic artwork, please browse our galleries.
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Featured Products
Translucent Western Side Notch (Brazilian Agate)
Finely flaked - 3 7/8” x 1 1/4”
$50.00
Snyder
A massive Snyders blade. Burlington chert. This point has...
$45.00
Extra long type 4 dagger
This may be the longest type 4 dagger I’ve made. Made f...
$900.00
Mookaite Side Notch
2 5/8” x 1 3/8
$40.00
Bolen (7 1/2”)
A heat-treated Burlington Bolen arrowhead. Some very fine...
$70.00
Folsom
Here is a super nice Folsom made from rootbeer flint from...
$250.00
Abo Leaf blade frame
A finished frame composed of excelsior / cascade points k...
$2,500.00
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Past to Present Progs & Trading Post

I am James Bowden. I have been flintknapping for 42 years, passionately creating images of the past. At first I was largely self-taught. Later, I studied with other knappers in Southern California to advance my skills and knowledge. Early on, sizable stone was unavailable for me, which directly affected my style of flintknapping.

Today I work with a wide variety of materials to flake many different types of stone implements. The tools and methods I use closely follow traditional ones. My forte continues to be intricately flaked eccentrics, and small delicate gem points with long, drawn-out ears. This work fills a special niche in the world of modern flintknapping.

All of my pieces are permanently initialed and dated using a diamond-tipped scribe, making them collectible museum quality replicas and artwork. My knapped work is represented in the Modern Lithic Artists Journal, Volume 3, the Sept./Oct. issue of the Gold Prospectors Magazine, the #5/Summer 2018 issue of Knapper's Quarterly, the 2022 "Flintknapping, The Art Of The Ancients" Calendar, and in the collections of over 30 museums and visitor centers across the United States.

In 2014, a couple of my pieces were the chosen winners for the "Miscellaneous" category in an international dichroic glass art competition, "Dichroic by Design 2014" which was sponsored by CBS, Coatings by Sanberg, Inc. This winning arrowhead was later published in the March/April 2015 issue of Glass Art magazine.

In the 4th episode (aired on 10-29-14) of the TV series "Somebody's Gotta Do It", I instructed Mike Rowe (prior host on the TV show "Dirty Jobs") with his first flintknapping lesson! It was an awesome experience.

Enjoy browsing through my gallery and picking out your favorite pieces!

Payment: I accept PayPal, money orders, and personal checks.

Shipping: See an items details section for the shipping charge. If you purchase multiple items the overall shipping charges may be reduced. Personal checks may delay shipment until processed.

Some of my other jewelry and products are now being sold on my ETSY gallery at http://www.etsy.com/shop/JKBowdenPast2Present .

Receive previews of points and occasional FREE POINT GIVE-AWAYS by "liking" http://www.facebook.com/past2presentprograms

And ... just for fun check out my Pinterest Boards at http://pinterest.com/jameskbowden/

and posts on my INSTAGRAM page at: past_to_present_programs

Please feel free to pin or post any of my gallery photos on Facebook, Pinterest, or other social medias!
Brazilian Agate Columbia Plateau Point
Price: $35  |  Date: Jul 26,2013
Status: Sold
Obsidian Eccentric
Price: $45  |  Date: May 31,2013
Status: Sold
Obsidian Eccentric
Price: $48  |  Date: Apr 28,2013
Status: Sold
Set of 3 Sandstone Hammer Stones
Price: $8.5  |  Date: Apr 20,2013
Status: Sold
Can you guess how many stone tools I knapped from this Jasper?
Price: $68  |  Date: Apr 09,2013
Status: Sold Price Reduced
Mahogany Obsidian Eccentric
Price: $42  |  Date: Apr 07,2013
Status: Sold
Flint Ridge Chert Gem Point
Price: $36  |  Date: Apr 04,2013
Status: Sold
Pure White Novaculite Side Notched Point Book Mark
Price: $24  |  Date: Mar 13,2013
Status: Sold
Australian Mintabie Precious Opal Corner Notched Point
Price: $40  |  Date: Feb 10,2013
Status: Sold
Australian Mookaite Jasper Gem Point
Price: $35  |  Date: Feb 08,2013
Status: Sold
Keokuck Chert Side Notched Point
Price: $35  |  Date: Feb 07,2013
Status: Sold
Bulls Eye Jasper Toyah Point
Price: $28  |  Date: Feb 06,2013
Status: Sold
Mahogany Obsidian Bison Skull Eccentric
Price: $36  |  Date: Feb 05,2013
Status: Sold
Coober Pedy Australian Precious Opal Point
Price: $45  |  Date: Nov 26,2012
Status: Sold Price Reduced
Madegascar Jasper Desert Side Notched Point
Price: $36  |  Date: Nov 25,2012
Status: Sold
Battle Mountain Chalcedony Gem Point
Price: $34  |  Date: Nov 02,2012
Status: Sold
Coober Pedy Australian Precious Opal Corner Notched Point
Price: $50  |  Date: Oct 21,2012
Status: Sold
Montana Agate Columbia Plateau Point
Price: $32  |  Date: Oct 19,2012
Status: Sold
Brazilian Agate Columbia Plateau Point
Price: $34  |  Date: Oct 15,2012
Status: Sold
Succor Creek Jasper Eastgate Point
Price: $34  |  Date: Jun 27,2012
Status: Sold
Alaskan Banded Slate Point
Price: $30  |  Date: Jun 23,2012
Status: Sold
Knife River Flint Columbia Plateau Point
Price: $36  |  Date: Jun 12,2012
Status: Sold
Montana Agate Gunther Barbed Point
Price: $31  |  Date: Jun 11,2012
Status: Sold
Calif. McKittrick Chert Double Point Eccentric
Price: $42  |  Date: May 23,2012
Status: Sold
Montana Agate Arrowhead with Antique Glass Trade Beads Earrings
Price: $55  |  Date: May 08,2012
Status: Sold
Montana Agate Gunther Barbed Point
Price: $32  |  Date: May 05,2012
Status: Sold
Dinosaur Bone Beads & Obsidian Arrowhead Earrings
Price: $60  |  Date: Apr 22,2012
Status: Sold
Montana Agate Wallula Gap Rect. Stem. Point
Price: $24.3  |  Date: Apr 13,2012
Status: Sold
Davis Creek Rainbow Obsidian Eccentric
Price: $65  |  Date: Apr 03,2012
Status: Sold
Mahogany Obsidian Stockton Point
Price: $31  |  Date: Apr 01,2012
Status: Sold
Brazilian Agate Columbian Plateau Point
Price: $37  |  Date: Mar 24,2012
Status: Sold
Texas Styled Points T-shirt
Price: $16  |  Date: Mar 21,2020
Status: Sold Price Reduced
Deer Bone Awl
Price: $27  |  Date: Dec 20,2016
Status: Sold Price Reduced
Soapstone Arrowshaft Straightener
Price: $38  |  Date: Nov 04,2016
Status: Sold
Deer Bone Awl
Price: $25  |  Date: Apr 12,2012
Status: Sold