Making a DIY Copper Bopper

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@askewedchimp 5 лет назад

Well, I think you could have gotten about five of those arrowheads out of that piece, but your intent was to demonstrate the bopper, and you did that very well. You seem to love your work. You do a good job. I like you.

@danielsmith5664 6 лет назад

Being a broke college student, with little access to tools, I have found that a railroad spike actually works remarkably well as a bopper on the cheap. Most definitely wouldn't work as well as something like this though.

@senatorjosephmccarthy2720 3 года назад

Be careful about going on RR property. Many dont know it's trespassing, as the world gets worse.

@danielsmith5664 3 года назад

@@senatorjosephmccarthy2720 yeah this is true. I personally don't walk them. I just end up with them from time to time either from people who do or I find the occasional one in scrap yards

@timothy098-b4f 2 года назад

A few years ago I bought a dozen railroad spikes on EBay for a buck apiece, and they’ve turned out to be surprisingly useful for one thing or another. The steel is somewhere between mild steel and and tool steel-something like 0.5% carbon, so you have to be a little bit picky about where to use it. It doesn’t quench harden like tool steel but it seems tougher than mild steel.

@beans1557 Год назад

@@senatorjosephmccarthy2720 Frankly no one except bureaucrats care about a missing railroad spike or two and when you’re not a bureaucrat you get what you need wherever you can

@francismarcoux8944 Год назад

If you heat it up to red and let it cool slowly it.will be softer

@davidbradley6040 7 лет назад

You can stand a woodscrew in the cap before pouring the lead to aid fixing to dowel

@BackyardBowyer 7 лет назад

+david bradley It could also help add more forward weight, which may make it more effective. I'll have to try that. Thanks for the suggestion!

@cavemanjoe7972 7 лет назад

I'm loving these simple tools, Nick! I've been wondering how in the world I was going to be able to get an elk billet without paying too much. With this, I don't have to! Thanks!

@willshang9583 7 лет назад

5 minz into the vid, and i was like .... so what is a bopper?

@cavemanjoe7972 7 лет назад

will shang Another word is a 'billet', usually made out of large pieces of antler. It's a lot easier than a hammerstone, and functions like an oversized pressure flaker.

@KEvronista 4 года назад

it's a jazz aficionado. KEvron

@RoxnDox 4 года назад

It’s a tool to bop rocks and break off flakes when you are shaping knives, arrowheads, etc.

@llllllllIIIIIIIIIII Год назад

If you don't or can't melt metal in it, I recommand iron powder mixed with glue.

@MuskratOutdoors 6 лет назад

Very nice, but why not just use a deer antler? Stone age tools made with copper age tools doesn't make a lot of sense to me. Don't get me wrong, your copper bopper is very nice, I am just wondering the "why of it". Great job on that point too! I've made a few, but nothing that nice!

@danielsmith5664 6 лет назад

Copper is a lot easier for beginners to learn on, so those boppers are really useful in that regard.

@richardwiley5933 3 года назад

@@danielsmith5664 and cheaper.

@glennsmith6367 6 лет назад

Nick I ran across your work while watching flint knapping video's. Your variet of skills and use of basic tools to accomplish complex tasks is enviable. I Will be ordering your Knifemaking book. and you can bet I will be following your work on FB. The only comment I can offer on the Copper Bopper is to add a cross pin once the glue has dried. A little mechanical bonding can only reinforce the chemical bond of the Wood to Copper glue up.

@sherrydurham6801 5 лет назад

Wow wish I could make an arrow point like that! I'm going to try! Great video!

@mgaines3707 6 лет назад

That’s fun to say copper bopper

@whynotdean8966 5 лет назад

I'm glad you included some safety advice about working with lead. Awful stuff.

@smooth122262 7 лет назад

i want you to make a crossbow that is at least 150 pound pull out of pvc

@terryallen3550 6 лет назад

Hi Nick, I tried this on glass and what an amazing feeling of creating in a new craft. (For me anyway). Is there some sort of box anyone has made to contain the glass frag. from flying everywhere. Thanks for the video brother. :-)

@eneeland 5 лет назад

What I do. Buy a 10 ft square piece of tarp (material unimportant). Stand up four 2x6 boards on edge and nail together. Then on the inside staple the tarp down. Makes a nifty catchment basin for all the glass frags. Every once in a while; I just sweep up the frags and discard.

@Jesses001 7 лет назад

The first one I ever made, I did not weigh it at all. It was just copper over wood. It worked, though I heard about weigh so I made another were I drove a steel rod into the wood to increase the weight at the end. It worked better. So I bought one a while back after all that, and it worked WAY better then mine. Apparently even with the steel, mine were too light. Again though, they did work.

@17hmr243 7 лет назад

cross pean a copper nail through lip of cap

@8282abrn 6 лет назад

I have s request could you make a Japanese yumi bow from pvc ? Please show how to make one.

@CODOutdoors 7 лет назад

Always learning from your video's, thx Nick! Have a blessed day in Jesus name!

@BackyardBowyer 7 лет назад

+coiloverdirt Thank you!

@123jerro 2 года назад

If that's a wheel weight it's most likely not lead but rather zinc.

@Birdsqueezer 7 лет назад

You should try forging a spear of some type. Like a boar spear or a simple leaf spear

@BackyardBowyer 7 лет назад

+Alexander dipshit Thanks for the awesome suggestion!

@randyscott9034 6 лет назад

Thanks for the tip on the copper wire I done made 4 different sizes of boppers for under 10 bucks I had some lead and handles can be made from anything such as old rake or shovels handles etc. I’m brand new to this so I wanted to see how far I would go with it before spending any money on it plus I like to be i independent I feel primitive skills should be practiced with homemade tools. Anyways thanks for the tips.

@dennislock3415 2 года назад

The more that know and practice the old " primitive" ways the better.

@cavemanjoe7972 7 лет назад

Is that a farrier's rasp?

@BackyardBowyer 7 лет назад

+CavemanJoe Yes, it is. Thanks for watching!

@RockHoundingAdventures Год назад

You could also use Bismuth as an alternative to lead.

@akihitolucilius2881 7 лет назад

Thanks for this video, I think I will try making one of these soon! I'd love to see you make a stone celt, and do some destructive testing with it! I'm curious how you would shape and sharpen the edge!

@BackyardBowyer 7 лет назад

+Bob Ross That would be awesome! Thanks for the suggestion!

@garymingy8671 5 лет назад

I tried real hard to use a dear antler , Bambi went berzerk

@richardwiley5933 3 года назад

Once dated a girl named Bambi, and she loved things that were, um,.... never mind.

@richardwiley5933 3 года назад

Deer are famous for being selfish & uncooperative. Most of them seldom use that stuff attached to their heads.

@theaussienurseflipper.8113 2 года назад

Nice, but why U start with big piece stone

@terrywiggs7526 6 месяцев назад

Thank you for sharing your skills.

@anthonyfeatherstone7696 7 лет назад

I love how you're good at everything. You really are awesome!

@diariodeunloco5218 9 месяцев назад

Mi plomo se desliza del cobre, es esto normal?

@Pescaguide 7 лет назад

VIDRAGON to dragónrock

@spud_thewonderdog01 Год назад

Thank you. You were informative and to the point (hyuk hyuk hyuk) anyway I learned how to make a great tool for cheap without having to listen to your life story and how awesome you, your channel and your merchandising are. I already think more highly of you for just showing me what I needed to know. Bless you.

@hammerbob2837 7 лет назад

Hey Nick, could you maybe do a video of the total basics of flintknapping, for absolute beginners. Can't really find anything on youtube, or another platform. Great video. Thanks

@robertlangley258 Год назад

You made this look way too simple, you are definitely a pro at knapping. Thanks, nice video.

@bumstudios8817 7 лет назад

I thought about sitting this one out, because I'll never make that... but that was a really cool arrow head you made!

@BackyardBowyer 7 лет назад

+Chris Sproles Awesome! Thanks for watching!

@unstopabletylerwood8069 7 лет назад

How much does dacite cost????? Because it looks very nice.

@BackyardBowyer 7 лет назад

+UnStopAbleTyler wood It's fairly inexpensive. I put a link in the description for Neolithics dot com. Craig sells dacite for a reasonable price. If you're ever near Central Oregon, you can collect it for free. It's not too far from Riley, out in the middle of the Oregon Badlands.

@donaldbarnett8045 5 лет назад

If primitive man had had copper for bobbers he would not have needed stone arrowheads. Copper bobbers are not necessary hardwood ,antler and stones can all be used and stone age man did not have metals for this purpose.

@dontimberman5493 6 лет назад

Copper hammer :/ it’s hard to take you serious when you are calling your tools boppers

@William.Shakespeare 2 года назад

took some doing to find this video, thanks i had everything i needed in my shed . oh seeing your cut broom handle (6" long or even less) if you take one that size when hanging a heavy or light door you can do it alone using this tool . place the door close to where you want it , throw that dowel under the side away from the hinges and you can just lean it to and from . it will take all the weight off of you , make it a one man job , and the hinge hits the slot every time . though having one of those with the round end as i cut mine from a broom got me some weird looks when seen in my toolbox.

@greenbillugaming2781 4 года назад

where are u nick?

@dkoriss1 4 года назад

Hi Nick, nice job as always, could you just show us how you made the pressure flakers as well?

@quintontyree2197 7 лет назад

I just made myself a bopper a few hours ago. My first use of mine was not as productive as yours. I didn't have a ballpeen so I used a wrench. Good video.

@BackyardBowyer 7 лет назад

+Quinton Tyree Cool! Did you use the rounded end of the wrench? That's an excellent idea!

@quintontyree2197 7 лет назад

BackyardBowyer I did. Mine didn't turn out as domed but that was just my lack of patience. I can wait to get some bigger material to give it a proper try. But it works well on bottle glass.

@andrewhightower 7 лет назад

so where do you buy your flint knapping supplies and tools?

@allenwaters96 5 лет назад

Very nice

@twisterdude100 5 лет назад

i sell these on ebay. look copper caps for copper boppers. 3/4 inch.

@Chemivarian 7 лет назад

I didn’t even know what a copper bopper is. Learned something new. Thanks!

@oliverkrohn8309 4 года назад

Made my first set of boppers after watching this

@hazim7md937 7 лет назад

I have a real dwarf stock that is more than 4000 years old

@odelloutdoors3424 4 года назад

Nice video. Thank you

@jeremyhicks6367 7 лет назад

Thanks for sharing! :)

@BackyardBowyer 7 лет назад

+Jeremy Hicks Thanks for watching!

@eburdo3542 6 лет назад

You sound like you made the intro for backyardagains just sayin

@sarge727 5 лет назад

MORE FUN THAN A PILLOW FIGHT!

@JohnSmith-ks2ee 5 лет назад

found one of those in my moms closet

@richardwiley5933 3 года назад

Those are not good for bopping.

@Brian_Leung 4 года назад

I think the resin can do same job as lead (つД`)ノ

@rroz4762 3 года назад

Just asked about the striker and found this ! Great job as usual !! Thanks !!

@fortunateson6070 7 лет назад

Lead isn't that bad just do it outside and don't sniff the pot.

@dandman9373 6 лет назад

"Copper Bopper" Sounds like a disco band's name

@bretlemieux4533 7 лет назад

Hey Nick you should try making a repeating crossbow I bet it would bee cool.

@BackyardBowyer 7 лет назад

+Bret Lemieux That would be cool! Thanks for the suggestion!

@randyscott9034 6 лет назад

Thanks for sharing where can you find a piece of copper rod for pressure flaking I don’t need three foot what do you think about using brass road!

@danielsmith5664 6 лет назад

I just went to lowes the other day, and got them to cut me off a 1 ft length of number 4 copper wire, and then from there cut that into the pieces that I need. cost me like $1.50. Also, you can make do with steel nails, deer antler, and maybe even wood if it's a decent hard wood (or so I here. haven't tried that one).

@CreationsByS 7 лет назад

nice

@BackyardBowyer 7 лет назад

+CbyS Paracord and More Thanks!

@moglie431 2 года назад

That was really helpful

@gcastro6659 7 лет назад

primitive spear pls

@BackyardBowyer 7 лет назад

+G Castro Thanks for the suggestion!

@stevesoutdoorworld4340 7 лет назад

Thanks Nick

@excusesexcuses1772 6 лет назад

O you broke the big one

@andrewbeattieRAB 3 года назад

EXCELLENT VIDEO

@josejuanfelixrobles3471 4 года назад

Muy bueno el vídeo

@joesphhagernan4162 6 лет назад

Excellent. You make it look easy.

@maguika 7 лет назад

sory, why is this copper bopper used for? what do you do with it?

@joshyingling 7 лет назад

Ziga Birsa do you even watch the video

@SteelCurious 7 лет назад

Make a throwing tomahawk

@sainttintin4294 7 лет назад

can you make a gun

@Hepad_ 7 лет назад

I am sorry, but what is exactly a bopper made for? I mean, just to break stone? My researches didn't work out too well, as I don't know the French translation.

@BackyardBowyer 7 лет назад

+Hepad Yes, it's for breaking knappable stone. It's a modern substitute for a billet made of deer, moose, or other dense antler for striking flakes off of a stone. It's very forgiving to use and really makes it easy to learn Flintknapping quickly. Thank you for watching!

@Hepad_ 7 лет назад

Well thank you as always for your fast answers. By the way, the French word for it is "massette", literally little hammer ahah

@chicano4756 7 лет назад

Make a macuahuitl

@ADANTHEGIANT 7 лет назад

Why did you only make 1 piece out of that lil slab? You chipped away until you got your end piece..why? Is there a "hard spot" you were trying to find?

@BackyardBowyer 7 лет назад

+ADANTHEGIANT I was hoping the end piece would be quite a bit bigger, but I ended up losing quite a bit after the end broke. The main thing I'm looking for is a good thickness to width ratio. Normally if I started with a slab, I would have cut it in half to get two pieces. Since I started with a big flake, I pretty much just had to reduce it to the width I wanted. Thanks for watching!

@tylerparker3024 5 лет назад

Gosh dang man you didn't need to use that whole piece for one little point

@richardwiley5933 3 года назад

Now he can make two little points. Gotta look at the bright side. 😷

@kingofdinks8172 5 лет назад

Thanks

@karolmalinowski8155 7 лет назад

What's this?

@caedenv2575 7 лет назад

Can you use bismuth as a lead alternative also I love the video and the channel

@BackyardBowyer 7 лет назад

+caeden versch I definitely have to give that a try! I'm going to order some ingots and test it out. I love lead filled boppers, but I'm not a fan of melting lead to make them. That's the main reason I don't make all of my boppers, so bismuth might be a great option!

@raiderfandew 5 лет назад

Cool as hell!

@sef2273 5 лет назад

6:19 that sucks

@dannymatt913 7 лет назад

Kid, you are brilliant!

@ТолькоНепутин 6 лет назад

мне нравятся твои видео, все очень круто!

@azurplex 6 лет назад

Where in the US can we find volcanic glass? Is it only found in certain regions?

@danielsmith5664 6 лет назад

you can order it online, or look around your area to see if you have a local gem store. they will probably sell it.

@richardwiley5933 3 года назад

Places that historically have had significant volcano eruptions - mainly NW USA.

@narwhocalypse9656 7 лет назад

What's the lead for?

@BackyardBowyer 7 лет назад

+Narwhocalypse It's to add forward weight to assist in striking and as a backer for the thin copper cap. I've gotten a couple suggestions to use bismuth as a lead alternative since it's very similar in terms of density, hardness, and melting point. Thanks for watching!

@narwhocalypse9656 7 лет назад

BackyardBowyer Thanks for answering.

@gavinsmith9900 7 лет назад

Narwhocalypse weight

@relicreapers571 5 лет назад

Question from a noob, why is it nessessary to use deer antler or copper?

@richardwiley5933 3 года назад

They grip the edges of the material better when knapping a flake off.

@relicreapers571 3 года назад

@@richardwiley5933 ahh thank you

@darrackmccrea9761 7 лет назад

Very nice tutorial. Keep up the great work.

@BackyardBowyer 7 лет назад

+Darrack Mccrea Thank you! I will!

@KowboyUSA 7 лет назад

Obsidian natively available on Hawaiian islands?

@BackyardBowyer 7 лет назад

+John Ratko As far as I'm aware, you can only really find it in very small pieces. Most of the volcanic rock in Hawaii isn't rhyolitic enough to form glass under normal circumstances. There very well may be some obsidian and the Hawaiians understood how to work stone, so I don't doubt it but I've never personally seen any large pieces. Thanks for watching!

@markburdett1618 7 лет назад

One place on big island has good obsidian, close to Kona. No where else that I know of. Too much gas in the lava.

@jkiry 7 лет назад

Thanks, great video!

@BackyardBowyer 7 лет назад

+John Kiryanoff Thanks for watching!

@lucid273 6 лет назад

but why copper

@richardwiley5933 3 года назад

Grabs the edges of the material better when flaking.

@darekisrael469 5 лет назад

So the lead can be poured before or after the doming?

@BackyardBowyer 5 лет назад

Darek Israel Before doming. It would be very difficult to dome the cap with the lead in it, without creating undesired thin spots in the cap.

@richardwiley5933 3 года назад

@@BackyardBowyer I think you meant pour the lead "after" doming. 😷

@marosvodzak6650 7 лет назад

as allways :D i ask Shamshir

@BackyardBowyer 7 лет назад

+Maros Vodzak Thank you for the suggestion! I'm definitely planning on doing something like that, but I have to get a bigger quench tank first. That would be a good build video on it's own.

@roomerfall9101 6 лет назад

Where can I buy lead

@richardwiley5933 3 года назад

If all else fails, you can buy solder at the big boxes or hardware stores. Don't buy rosin core if possible, although it will work.

@dragontattooee 7 лет назад

Love it ..thanks Nick

@BackyardBowyer 7 лет назад

+Brian Sheehan Thanks for watching!

@buchraftwoodsman919 7 лет назад

nice done 👍👍👍👍

@BackyardBowyer 7 лет назад

+buchraft woodsman Thank you!

@DEXTER-fu4yc 7 лет назад

Did I just hear a grown man say really pretty copper bopper

@abefrohman1759 7 лет назад

Very cool

@BackyardBowyer 7 лет назад

+abe frohman Thanks for watching!

@RasBuyaka 7 лет назад

why did you delete the pressure flaker video? i need to make one of those.

@BackyardBowyer 7 лет назад

+RasBuyaka I didn't delete it unless RU-vid removed it, it was flagged for not being advertiser friendly. Try this link, it still works for me. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-yV5_lrFaPaA.html

@RasBuyaka 7 лет назад

wow, that's so strange! it doesn't show up on your channel when you go to "videos". but the link just did work, and i'll add it to my own playlist. thanks so much for all your excellent vids. i've been subbed for a couple years now. great work!

@RasBuyaka 7 лет назад

actually, nix that. it's there. i was looking at the wrong thing. lol, operator error. my bad, sorry for the inconvenience and thanks for your time.

@BackyardBowyer 7 лет назад

+RasBuyaka Thank you! I think RU-vid might be hiding that video since they don't think it's advertiser friendly. I wouldn't be surprised if this starts happening to other videos. It is what is, I suppose.

@BackyardBowyer 7 лет назад

+RasBuyaka Haha! Glad that was a false alarm. Thanks for commenting!

@thefather9352 7 лет назад

Do u sell them

@BackyardBowyer 7 лет назад

+fishing at steed's 115 I don't right now, but if there's enough interest, I may start selling starter kits and replacement weighted caps. Thanks for watching!

@cherokeesfinestindian 6 лет назад

What size of dowel did you use?

@tommydent1139 7 лет назад

Jade arrow head

@BackyardBowyer 7 лет назад

+Tommy Dent Thanks for the suggestion!

@ShidenByakko 7 лет назад

+1 to this. Jade is something I'd love to see...

@muhammadkawa9785 7 лет назад

Maeke a sord shamsher

@BackyardBowyer 7 лет назад

+joker 995 Thanks for the suggestion!

@Brady20212 7 лет назад

the fuck is this for?

@BackyardBowyer 7 лет назад

+Brady M It's for striking obsidian, flint, glass, and other knappable rocks to make knives, blades, axes, arrowheads, spearheads, and other tools and weapons. It's a modern alternative to hammer stones and antler billets for doing the same thing. Thanks for watching!