Make Your Own Antler Flintknapping Tools (HD) 

Thanks so much, so glad to hear my videos inspired you.

You Ned to check out ( bohunter) he has several series there the most informative out there.

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Thanks so much! Really glad you enjoyed the video.

ANXIETOR thanks so much!

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Thanks! I'm currently uploading an intensive video showing how to make your arrowheads thin.

NecroBanana You're absolutely right. Even my crude points are much more refined than a lot of the ancient ones I've found. I've shot and killed animals with some VERY ugly points and they definitely work. Beauty wasn't a requirement for them to be effective, and ancient people knew that. I believe a sharp edge is much more important, as well as a well-crafted arrow. A perfectly flying arrow with a crude but sharp point will kill much faster than a perfect arrowhead attached to an arrow that doesn't fly well....

primitivepathways I have hope then….cuz I can't make a pretty one yet! You make it look so easy that I would like to poke you in the eye sometimes, JK! I have been at it 3 months now and am way better than before but I struggle with pushing flakes and creating sharp edges. Love your videos and appreciate your help. I will refer your to my humble sight when I not embarrassed to show you my work…thanks again!

If you look at some of the paleo points, in particular Clovis points, they are very beautiful and masterfully created. And yet they were much more "back then" than many of the common points found today. Not in total disagrement with you, but I have some theories as to why this may be the case. Of course you have varying degrees of artists, as well as some taking more pride in workmanship than others. The same is true today as it was in antiquity. This is where it becomes purely speculatory, but I think that it may reflect the abundance of fauna and bountifullness of the time. One has more time to be concerned with detail and aesthetic value in times of plenty than those who have to focus more on sheer survival. This is what happened in Europe during the Renaissance Peroid, as individuals could focues more on perfecting their skills and mastery at craftsmanship and less worried about finding the next meal. This becomes apparent when you look at all the fauna the Clovis people had at their disposal from mammoths, mastodons, North American camel, giant ground sloth, horses, deer, muskox, buffalo, elk, etc. This is a big reason why the Clovis culture was so successful. (And no I don't think they hunted them to extinction). After the Younger Dryas peroid, the megafauna were gone and we don't see the return of a culture (Folsom) for a few thousand years. Another possibility is that the Clovis people may have been descendants of the originators of the technology, yes I'm talking about the Solutreans. Those that came after may have "imitated but never duplicated" their craftsmanship. Not saying that there are some beautiful points that came after Clovis, but as you say they are definitely more rare. Many scholars and paleontologists also think that there was kind of a mystique around the points (Clovis), almost a religion to their culture, which I also believe. It gave them life. This would place more emphasis on the craftsmanship and detail of the point as it held special significance to the individual making it. But in all, I do think that many ancient people did value the raw beauty of a finely crafted point, just as we do today. Whereas others were simply looking to get meat on the firepit as quickly as possible. :-)

@@jakemaddox76 Its likely that 'beautiful' artifacts only exist today, because the were 'beautiful'(well made). That is, only the finest examples survived. Furthermore, the larger points, like the Clovis spearheads, are easier to make in detail, because the flakes are amall in relation to the piece. I sincerely doubt anyone put very much effort into hunting points that were likely to be lost or broken, with their first use. Most functional arrow points were of bone, or even wood, because they were 'cheap' and required little effort. I have a couple antler points collected from around New Braunfels, Texas.

I totally agree. They wasnt making points for some kind of show. They made them for survival and that's it. As you said also, the prey isnt going to know and they wont have a chance to reject it. Keep up the good work.

Erl Tyriss yes it does take a lot of practice, but once you learn the feel of what to do it's not really that hard. Getting there, however takes work!

Around Central Texas like Junction, San Antonio, and Georgetown there are lots of flint deposits. I don't know how extensive they are because I'm not that familiar with the state, but that's where I've found flint when I was there.

I'm really glad it helped! I'm working on releasing more videos soon...

Let me know how it goes!!!

Primitive Pathways 😂💀

NFL me too

I think you should try dirtknapping.

Bobby Adams You're very welcome, and thanks for the video request!

+WELSBY ROOTS It's addicting!!

RegaRayRocks I posted this as a standalone comment but I thought you might want a notification... I actually managed to find some nice sized antler in my local Ralphs grocery store. It was in the dog toys area and cost me $2 each. They're about 3-5 inches each

xjones Lucky find. Flint is still a problem, though.

Same for me, stay with beer bottle bottoms. PrimitivePathways has some tutorials on how to knap them. The blue glass ones are exquisite

xjones Yeah, I have seen some of their videos, and they look pretty awesome.

Watch the video about the blue glass arrowheads. That's the best way I would think to remove the bottoms.

Bo Cannon​ Bobby Adams​ Thanks for the info fellas

zenarrrow where do you find arrowheads

NorthernSelfReliance Watch my video on making blue glass arrowheads...I show good close-ups of how to set up your edges: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-RfuVclkmDPc.html

Antonio grizzly Antonio No I haven't had a chance to work that stone you sent me. Been too busy with work! But I will get on it as soon as I can get some free time! Thanks again for that stone...it's beautiful!

+RegaRayRocks Yes. Denser antler like moose and white tail deer antler works better for billets than mule deer because it's denser and heavier...

primitivepathways Cheers, thanks for the reply. I'll keep that in mind

one is a white tail or mule deer, a nice set. he said he shot that deer one year, found him the next. Another is a young two point elk. They've been hanging in the garage for years, not really exposed to the sun. hope that helps.. btw, Happy 4th!!

Bone works good too.

I think your best bet would be the grand meadow chert quarry in Mower co. southern Minnesota. I've never personally used the stone from there as I prefer knife river flint from North Dakota or obsidian from Oregon.

soldier5645 This is what I was thinking. Why not use one end as a pressure flaker and the other as a bilet?