Great video, you're very skilled at this old trade and it's great fun watching you work. As a stone mason and long time collector of points I really appreciate what you do, thanks!
This was your first video I ever saw and almost thought you were a kook! You are, but I like that. Amazing work with opals! Wow! Master knapper I am not worthy. You should try a diamond.
@mrbluenun Glad you liked the video. I'm envious of you living where you do. English flint is high quality material and is generally a pleasure to knap. Chalkbeds is where high grade flint typically occurs and it was Brandon that supplied much of the world with gun flints in the 18th and early 19th centuries. If you want to make a flint knife I would recommend watching some of Jim Winn's videos (paleomanjim) He has some very good knapping videos that can teach you a lot. Have fun.
With this area being covered in flints I want to make a flint knife, and will take any hint and tips I may find from your videos. I thank you so much for such detail! mrbluenun
@patjennings200 Flint is found many places throughout North America. Limestone quarries often yield flint and is is sometimes found in rivers and streams, but your best bet is to talk to a local geologist who can steer you in the right direction. With regard to using a flint knife to work wood, yes, they can be a functional wood working tool, but have limitations due to the brittle nature of flint. Hope this helps.
Hi artofishi, Really interesting video, thanks. We have lots of flint faced houses where I live, and those flints were gathered exactly where the homes were built. I took a camera to where the Motorway was built round London and it passes within a couple of hundred yards of where I live. When the earth movers got down to chalk, actually in the chalk were thousands of flints of every different shape you could envisage! >>..>
your going with the grain no matter what you do with a arrow the grain runs up and down on the shaft no matter with the growth rings or not to go against the grain you have to cut the shaft out of a tree horizontaly not vertical like normal this would make it easyer to snap the arrow on the bow and drive the shaft into your wrist
I'm giving this a try for the first time. Shooting a hickory selfbow I made so I might as well go totally traditional. And by the way.....isn't that poison ivy growing on that log you were hiding behind in the first of your movie???
Yup. Those big arrow heads do work but the smaller ones are necessary for animals with much tougher hide. A boar for example, depending on the sex has a shield on its hide with covers most of the vital spots. Basically the shield is a thick layer of cartilage. If you use a big arrow head it’s likely to break and not penetrate at all causing you to have lost a good hunt and break a perfectly good arrow head. The smaller arrow head will penetrate just fine.
@remyinfhi103 Thanks for your kind words. Yes, I made the points in the video. You can see more on my website. I'm sure I'll be putting some more videos together.
Yes, for spears pine pitch glue and sinew will work perfect. Some people like to coat the sinew with hide glue(after the sinew is set,I think) for extra protection.
At first I wondered what "sinnoo" was! Do you pronounce "new" as in meaning recent or fresh; "noo" as well? Sounds strange to someone who's not Ammerrikan! P.S. Interesting video, once you got past the beginning.
I would highly advise against it. Even a poorly bound point is better than no binding at all, cyanoacrylate notwithstanding. Besides, being so pressed that you have no time to do even a quick binding shows a lack of planning or patience or even both.
Nice video the point and other blades seen in your video are beautiful pieces of art also, did you make them? Well can't wait to see some more please keep them coming!
then aim for the neck. snap its spine and be done with it. besides, even if the point isnt uber sharp, if it has a general point on it it will pierce flesh because it is travelling at several hundred feet per second, soooo yah. Your arguement is invalid.
Dental floss works really well.. I mean REALLLY WELL. I find the mint flavored to blend and form and strong seal... plus it is 89 cents and at walmart..
Nice point but I have seen historic arrows and dart points still hafted on the fore shaft. I have never seen an point hafted by an Indian that had an arrow shaft that was exactly as wide as the distance between the side notches or stem. Same goes for dart points on the fore shaft. Having a point that heavy on an arrow would not be what the Indians would use as its too heavy and would descend too quickly. Also the arrow shaft is too narrow for a wide based point. The trajectory would be too steep and the point would easily move under stress side to side. Sorta like trying to throw a one pound rock in a rock fight. I appreciate your showing but the size of the point is far larger than an arrow point and the base much to wide.
Great video, you're very skilled at this old trade and it's great fun watching you work. As a stone mason and long time collector of points I really appreciate what you do, thanks!
This was your first video I ever saw and almost thought you were a kook! You are, but I like that. Amazing work with opals! Wow! Master knapper I am not worthy. You should try a diamond.
@mrbluenun Glad you liked the video. I'm envious of you living where you do. English flint is high quality material and is generally a pleasure to knap. Chalkbeds is where high grade flint typically occurs and it was Brandon that supplied much of the world with gun flints in the 18th and early 19th centuries. If you want to make a flint knife I would recommend watching some of Jim Winn's videos (paleomanjim) He has some very good knapping videos that can teach you a lot. Have fun.
With this area being covered in flints I want to make a flint knife, and will take any hint and tips I may find from your videos. I thank you so much for such detail!
mrbluenun
Well explained instructional, with a little humor !
Interesting material on those heads really nice looking
@patjennings200 Flint is found many places throughout North America. Limestone quarries often yield flint and is is sometimes found in rivers and streams, but your best bet is to talk to a local geologist who can steer you in the right direction. With regard to using a flint knife to work wood, yes, they can be a functional wood working tool, but have limitations due to the brittle nature of flint. Hope this helps.
You are a very talented flint knapper!
Hi artofishi,
Really interesting video, thanks.
We have lots of flint faced houses where I live, and those flints were gathered exactly where the homes were built.
I took a camera to where the Motorway was built round London and it passes within a couple of hundred yards of where I live.
When the earth movers got down to chalk, actually in the chalk were thousands of flints of every different shape you could envisage!
>>..>
@joec123able Absolutely! An arrow's lethality depends on it's ability to cause massive hemorrhaging.
Very informative and helpful encluding the part how to treat the sinew.
5:59 It's actually pretty good with tomato sauce on it to, hehe, ah k, we, we better get serious...
your going with the grain no matter what you do with a arrow the grain runs up and down on the shaft no matter with the growth rings or not to go against the grain you have to cut the shaft out of a tree horizontaly not vertical like normal this would make it easyer to snap the arrow on the bow and drive the shaft into your wrist
Damn good impersonation of Fudd.
I'm giving this a try for the first time. Shooting a hickory selfbow I made so I might as well go totally traditional. And by the way.....isn't that poison ivy growing on that log you were hiding behind in the first of your movie???
wow nice work young man how long did it take to make that head ?
That's pretty awesome and a nice point you made.
How do you knap your points so thin???? That's crazy!!
cool vid and great looking points!!
Nice video, but most arrow heads that modern knappers make are really much larger than the real antique ones. Smaller heads have better penetration
Yup. Those big arrow heads do work but the smaller ones are necessary for animals with much tougher hide. A boar for example, depending on the sex has a shield on its hide with covers most of the vital spots. Basically the shield is a thick layer of cartilage. If you use a big arrow head it’s likely to break and not penetrate at all causing you to have lost a good hunt and break a perfectly good arrow head. The smaller arrow head will penetrate just fine.
+1 for use of arrow as pointer.
@remyinfhi103 Thanks for your kind words. Yes, I made the points in the video. You can see more on my website. I'm sure I'll be putting some more videos together.
i know from experience. i have had pieces of rock like that stabbed straight onto me to the bone. not a pleasent feeling. all i did was fall down.
hi artofishi
nice video i found 12 stone point in takt! koud i use those 2 of them are big!
thanks for the vid
That first 30 seconds was just creepy!
Great Video.
does the same apply to spears?
Yes, for spears pine pitch glue and sinew will work perfect. Some people like to coat the sinew with hide glue(after the sinew is set,I think) for extra protection.
did you get that sinew from Ivan?
At first I wondered what "sinnoo" was! Do you pronounce "new" as in meaning recent or fresh; "noo" as well? Sounds strange to someone who's not Ammerrikan! P.S. Interesting video, once you got past the beginning.
Ötzi used nettle fibers for binding
If one is pressed for time, can one just use Krazy Glue and glue the arrowhead to the shaft without doing any binding?
I would highly advise against it. Even a poorly bound point is better than no binding at all, cyanoacrylate notwithstanding. Besides, being so pressed that you have no time to do even a quick binding shows a lack of planning or patience or even both.
wadou make tha shaft out of???? i was using dalrods but they were to heavy
Thank you o.o
Nice video the point and other blades seen in your video are beautiful pieces of art also, did you make them? Well can't wait to see some more please keep them coming!
Good stuff!
Also, what's good shaft material?
Steve Brettell I’ve heard cedar is good but I figure most dry straight pieces of wood will work
How important is close weight in point, and overall arrow?
@Finn Neraz its animal tendon
How did you get your points so thin!? I use old glass bottles that are really thick, and the bubbles in the glass give me a ton of trouble.
fun beginning
@zodziubezodziu you're talking about the sinew?
yup
Very cool video! I love that lost lake looking point laying in the background too and was that a wintu? Killer!
then aim for the neck. snap its spine and be done with it. besides, even if the point isnt uber sharp, if it has a general point on it it will pierce flesh because it is travelling at several hundred feet per second, soooo yah. Your arguement is invalid.
Where did you get the arrows with no tips added to them?
its like string but manleyer
what other matirials can yo use instead of sinew
does an arrow head have to be sharp
Dental floss works really well.. I mean REALLLY WELL. I find the mint flavored to blend and form and strong seal...
plus it is 89 cents and at walmart..
Nice point but I have seen historic arrows and dart points still hafted on the fore shaft. I have never seen an point hafted by an Indian that had an arrow shaft that was exactly as wide as the distance between the side notches or stem. Same goes for dart points on the fore shaft. Having a point that heavy on an arrow would not be what the Indians would use as its too heavy and would descend too quickly. Also the arrow shaft is too narrow for a wide based point.
The trajectory would be too steep and the point would easily move under stress side to side. Sorta like trying to throw a one pound rock in a rock fight.
I appreciate your showing but the size of the point is far larger than an arrow point and the base much to wide.
What's up doc.
what is a wabbit?
Nice video but its sinew not sinu
fa si tu funia de la arc
Awesome.
: )
stupid opening. I turned it off. I would like to learn about flint knapping, but not from this video.
Doug Roy Your negative attitude will be an impediment to learning flintknapping.
but a blunt one could easily shatter someones ribs >:D
aim for the neck.. surrreee.. -.-
Too many mouth noises for me too listen all the way through..
Those are called words lol
There is no such word as acrosst or acrossed. Across
No.. just, no...