Type 1V Danish Dagger Production. 

i love the way he phrases it; *"make a section at the end which gives you permission to do a stitch"* the rock allows you to form it when it is set up right.

Don't be downhearted Will, you've grasped the idea, the essence of what you want to achieve. I look forward to the next one where you've mastered it enough to teach us 😁

The skill you are recreating was practiced and passed on by skilled family craftsman for many many thousands of years. So it is understandable that in just a couple of generations you have gained the skills to so closely replicate the work done by the ancients. Making mistakes is the pathway to learning and it seems like Elon Musk, you understand that path forward very well. I have the greatest respect for your skill but especially, your attitude and demeanor. It takes a special person to stick to a craft for 50 plus years and still believe that they have much to learn and maintain a constant desire to learn. I am sure you have inspired many to take up a stone, antler, and flint and replicate the craft of the ancients as well. For that alone, your career and life has been a resounding success. Keep the great videos coming our way as we share your journey with you to even greater perfection in your craft.... Submitted with great respect... Joe

Man that chisel work on that crest of the handle is insane more like stone work rather than napping

Two videos in one day!!! :)

Two videos, today is a good day.

fancy intro! a portal to the earth lodge lol

When I was a kid and as kids do they play with rocks , back then I played with tapping pieces of rocks off because when I struck the rocks they broke large pieces off but when I did small precise strikes smaller controlled pieces came off. I found that a tapping way was for me. Being much older now it’s still a great memory. Semper fi

Love watching your videos even if you mess up a bit. Was sooooo very happy to see a new video from you and still waiting patiently for the next video on your stories. Please stay safe and thank you. 😊💜💜

In the video you talk about having to really enjoy knapping to watch the video, personally I find knapping a highly skilled art that can't be easily be reproduced by machines. So combined with your technical ability and the art its very easy to enjoy this type of video!

@24:17 Thanks for taking me on this journey, despite the challenges!

Will, Hunt Primitive, and Donny Dust need to do a collab

First hit on the handle stitch I was on edge like you were going to bust off the handle. I say sharpen your punch, hit shallower, and aim forward a bit more. It will give you that butterfly chip! Your going too deep thats why its crushing. Ha! Im telling Will how to knap! I do know how to punch tho. Your way better knapper than I but I do know the punch. This is the video Ive been waiting for. Hope you do another. Ive been sitting on some Georgetown nodules for a few years now and I think you convinced me to give it a try. Thanks!

Absolutely love your work Will! I wonder how many of these daggers were hurled across the countryside in disgust and frustration before that red dagger was completed? I love the honesty of your videos and the willingness to continue the struggle you regularly demonstrate! Cheers!

Pretty cool. You'll get it. Always enjoy your videos. Thanks for sharing.

Enjoyed watching you figure it out, new stuff makes us grow

This has been one of my most favorite videos I've seen you make. You have quite the journey ahead of you. But I have confidence that you will master this. Good luck. I'm looking forward to seeing what you create in the near future. Thanks for taking us along 👍.

Wow, really love all of these videos! Happy to count myself as a fan of you AND your Father!

Completely enthralled by this, it's way beyond Master Craftmanship even to attempt it ! I'll definitely be looking forward to any follow-up.

Great job, and thank you for bringing us along with your journey.

Thanks for sharing your learning process!

Thanks for sharing Will, really enjoyed it mate, can’t wait to see your journey and mastering this technique. All the best mate!

Ty for posting this and hang in there, you'll get it!

Hello from the USA. I have been learning to flint knap for about 10 years. I am located in North Carolina and there is almost no flint or chert available where i live. However on the coast of this area there are ballast dumps from the 18th century of english flint. Nor high quality but flint none the less. Making musket flints is what got me started. My original dump is played out and hope to find another one. Probably knapped about a ton so far. Made a lot of gravel. Thank you for your programs

Those are some beautiful pieces . You must have an entire wall covered in completed projects. Everyone is " good " at something . Some find what that is and then show it while others are still looking and others are just too chicken. Cool Man ! :O)

Its a tricky business making these. The people of old were incredible craftsmen, i have seen daggers (although these types are not common for my area) in local museums and a couple were made from quartzite and even they were exceptional it didnt look like there was an accident on it, very deliberately and strategically made. Cheers for the video will.

Bravo Will.

Thanks for the upload!

You are a brave man, Will. Your voice betrayed when it all started to go wrong.

Glad you showed that even tho it was a fail thats the journey im glad to be here to see it

Hello William . I remember many years ago we had all had the most wonderful family day at Grimes Graves & towards the end of that day I approached you with a few potential ' knife' blanks that I'd worked on at home & were rather roughed out but at a critical stage of thinning ! You took & looked at them realising I believe that I was rather anxious about proceeding ! You looked at me & said in so many words that I'd done OK so far & that I knew what needed to be done & that I needed to 'Man -up' & do it ! You certainly practice that advice yourself & its a real pleasure to watch you ! Thank you !

Great try though and nice second attempt Will

Love love the intro ………………… And the rest of the video of course 😉

Great job Will!! All about the journey

Love watching you work on all your projects keep up the Great work Sir

Will look forward to that ,as to endangering your camera, might I suggest using a mirror tile at an angle they are cheaper than cameras 🙂

Idea for a video: making a stone age clamp 😅 Great video Will! Can't wait to see more of your journey!

Fascinating to watch. 47 minutes went by in the blink of an eye.

It's definitely not boring!

I just like watching a skilled person pushing his limits.😊

Great video and shows the process of trial and error which is vital to producing anything to a high quality. All the best will love you journey immensely.

If at first... I was on edge as you tried to chase that problem.

Greetings from Zealand, well New Zealand Like the look of where it's going

Half way to a stone age egg slice Will! 😂

@36:03 Beautiful strike!

Marvelous!

awesome Will keep going bro

@46:28 I look forward to it!

Loving these Bronze Age themed vids and loving how you drove to Denmark to load up your van with rocks 😂serious question though... if pressed, do you think you could get just as good results with an organic punch over the copper/bronze one?

@Will, would heat treatment make the stone more likeable to the flaking you desire. Thank you for sharing, Paul

I have tried and tried knapping over the years and just have so much trouble reading the stone. Have made some arrowheads but just something I can’t get. I just stick to making bamboo fly rods. Love your vids I try to figure what your next move is.

You should do another story while you work.

@45:40 Yeesh!

@39:29 I certainly appreciate it. Moving the camera around.

I still don't understand the point of the ridge. Does is decrease the risk of use-breakage at the "tang" or is it purely a demonstration of skill?

@45:53 Oooh!

@39:54 Ow! My jaw!

@41:09 Luck!

would a vice on a pole or post give better access to the work piece than the one on the bench

@45:28 Aww.

I know these were made during the Bronze Age , is it believed that they used metal punches for these?

@34:27 I do worry about you losing your eyesight. Yes. You are launching razorblade fragments, after all.

@30:32 Aye. It is a bit niche. @30:52 No! Don't do that. I always feel disappointment when you do!

Hindsgavl when?

@44:59 Maybe take a break.

@34:09 I hope not.

@42:02 I cringed.

@42:36 More cringing from me.

I love these videos.