Really enjoy this vid, your the first bushcrafter i have come across that Introduces the multi functions of various rock ppl. (Little grandfathers) Cheers ;-)) Thank you for posting ☆★☆★☆★☆★
dude your so helpful cause im looking into these survival stuff and primitive things because its so cool but i cant ever to seem to find the right things and your vid showed a few things i recognize now thanks
enjoyed watching all that. Good work! Now you know more about ninebark, getting to know a wood is very important. It's qualities and polishability may be useful to you someday.
I like the sound of the river too! Charwood powder makes a great coal extender.. very normal. It is a good idea to save the charred powder from previous attempts. The correct way is the way that works for you. Different people have easier success with different methods.
It appears that nine bark could make good bow wood or arrows. By what you have shown it would seem hard enough heated to make a foreshaft. Man it is a ways down that bank. People sometimes amaze me.
@IHatchetJack Green wood is definaltely the way to go! I have made several sets with stone and it is a LOT harder! I have broke several rawhide strings. My dog ate 2 of them and mostly from my kids trying to use them, letting the string walk upon itself instead of tilting the spindle a frog hair away. With a well trimmed rawhide string (not abused) it lasts a very long time if used properly.
Hey Dan,I must say great foot-work... That ninebark looks like some tough stuff,to bad it didn't make a good bow drill set,that maple is just the thing to get your( ember) fix,hehe. thanks for the help with getting my first ember,i had all but given up.
That's awesome.. Good luck! If you can find either a good knapper nearby that you can watch or teach you or find a knapin to attend you will advance so much faster than learning on your own. It's a lot of fun!
Good stuff, Dan. I think most folks generally think primitive man made sets on the spot and used them right there. They may have in certain areas, but much more often they would have done exactly what you did in this video. Green wood is much easier to work with stone so you can bet they made their sets green and let them dry. We take it for granted how easy it is to carve a set with a knife. - How has that rawhide held up as a string? Had to change it yet?
Thanks for sharing the what Not To Use for a fire drill. You always give good information and teach us about tool making and It has helped a lot. Btw, we already have some built-in tools, Feet, lol :-)
@cekinxxx Maybe because I have rocks for brains! I have always liked them. Finding arrowheads when I was a kid made me think about how the natives used them and made things all the time with them. I figured if they could do it then I could too. I just had to figure out how...
Some places have it, some dont. If you dont, sometimes you can do some trading to get what you need. The natives traded extensively all across the continent.
@Tossdart It might be good bow wood. Most is too small with a large pith. I was thinking it would be good for something like a foreshaft. Maybe I'll try it sometime
I seen a lot of knapping videos but this first time seen anyone put the flake back on to take the next flake off the stone......WOW!!!!! Does that work most of the time or was it situational only!!!!!!!!! Great video!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
try a combonation of a softer spindle and a harder board it does the treick for me. I stay away from using the same species for both the board and spindle
Jim, The PNW is a treasure trove of primitive/survival stuff! I hear you about most other sites being not applicable to out area. We live in an area of such abundance! Ask the PNW natives that lived here (if you could)
I just love to hear the river in the background, I found that the bow drill make me too mad so I choose not to do it, I can easily make a fire with the hand drill its much easier for me, I use angel weed for a spindle and eucalyptus for a fireboard and once I get an ember I but charwood powder next to it as a coal extender do you find this to be normal, I thought of these things myself and dont know for sure if its the correct way.
hey aren't you suppose to be going home???? :-) again I've only been on your site for ONE day and have learned that the Pacific Northwest does have what it is I need for primitive adventure, always on other sites they are located in the midwest or south - finally i've hit on a "Glod Mine" that I can go out and use material I can obtain right here at home, what a great vid, thanks a million, you have know idea how excited you've made me, keep'm coming .........Jim
Yeah, ninebark, its real name, seems to be too hard to be of use for friction fire. Ninebark is a large shrubby bush. I use rawhide for the string. I try to keep things all natural or primitive for my bushcrafting. I am in SW Oregon. Thanks
Like looking into a bowl of candy.....which one to pick.....which one to pick ....haha. Obviously rocks in this one, not candy. Dan I forgot exactly what region of the "Murica" you live in. I would have a field day in that stream.
+Aaron Luna Hey Aaron.. long time to see.. I was living in Southern Oregon but we moved to Washington a year ago. Not much rocks where I'm at now. It's good to see you're still alive :)
Gotta say I dont have the stone-eyes, I look more on wood or animal tracks of some kind! As far as I know in northern Sweden we dont have flint or agate.
tools for survival are different then making pretty show points. Who cares what they look like as long as they function properly! You could make a point with it but it is not razor sharp like jasper or other glassy type rocks. Basalt works better for axes, adzes and saws, in my opinion..
