In which I make a spoon without using metal tools. I hadn't done this before. So this was mostly just experimentation on my part. However, it demonstrates most of the techniques you would use for pre-metal carpentry.
"I've got it clamped in my old fashioned vise." lol. Most understated comedy channel on RU-vid. That said, it is amazing how much work everything was. It really makes you appreciate why industrialization seemed worth it.
Not even so much industrialization as just metal tools. I can do the whole outside of the spoon using just my pocketknife in a few minutes. Add on a steel auger bit to the bow drill and I’m laughing.
Man I remember doing this as a kid in this outdoor education thing called "earthwalk" I went to every friday instead of school. Used to make spoons, bows, atlatls, bowdrills, and tell and hear all sorts of verbal and physical stories. Was an important part of my childhood growing up. As of December 21st, 2022, it no longer exists. I wish my children could have experienced it one day.
somebody showed you can abrade wood faster by scoring it with the flint dagger then grind on the stone and once the wood becomes smooth score it again then grind ... until enough material is gone
A lot of effort for a simple eating utensil. Makes me think most people would've settled for drinking soup out of the bowl, but there certainly were plenty of spoons made without metal tools in history.
Also, that implies making a bowl is easier. Clay ones probably, but wooden ones are obviously harder. So if you had to choose between making twelve spoons for your family to eat out of the pot or twelve bowls, I would choose spoons. So if you consider not having to make a bowl, some people possibly made spoons first and then bowls. And even if you don't want to share from the pot with everyone, multiple people can still share from the same bowl with multiple spoons. So in a sense, it depends on your priorities and culture, but there are still reasons to choose making a spoon.
It's so cool to see these flint tools in the context they were used. So many times I've found a little flake of flint in a region it does not belong, seeing your flint chisel makes me wonder how many of those were a piece of a more robust tool back in the day. Thank you for your work!
I think the burning should also help make the spoon more water resistant. Even though you scrape away most of it, you've probably compressed enough leftover burnt wood to in the head to offer a bit of a barrier.
I've embered many spoons already, but always with the help of steel knife and saw. I think it is more comfortably for the mouth to make the "bowlpart" of the spoon way more thinner/less deep. Also i always just put the ember directly on the wood, withou drilling first, this works great as well. You can even kind of ember two spoons at the same time sometimes if the stick is fitting and perfectly splitted. Thanks for the vid again, cheers mate!
while watching u burning the hole into the spoon I was thinking that a round stone, fist put into the fire, might be helpful to burn the hole directly into the right shape! .. just a thought ) also: I enjoy your work very much..im watching your vids 4 a while now & I like the way u talk & I feel the way u speak must make your elders proud, and I am very grateful for seeing a young Native American following his heart and i thank you for expressing and sharing this!
Thanks for your kind words. Re, the stone idea, it’s worth a try. I’ve done something similar with a metal tool, and that works. The only issue is whether the stone can survive the necessary temperatures, it takes a lot of heat to burn without flame.
@@MalcolmPL You are very wellcome Malcolm & I think if u take any round riverstone it might crack in the fire, but u will still have a round side to burn your hole.. and if u got a river nearby u have endless supply of round stones ,.. well depending on the river, there are some without stones I guess..
Thanks! An antler knife is a quick and easy enough project. You take an antler, cut off a spike or other straight section with a hacksaw, then clamp it in a vise and grind an edge with a file.
@@MalcolmPL understood and highly respectable may I add, I’m a 17 year old senior from California and just recently picked up flintknapping, been knapping for 4 months so if you have any questions you wanna bounce off me feel free and shoot!
