Making Blue Glass Arrowheads (HD)
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- čas přidán 28. 08. 2024
- Learn how to make beautiful blue glass arrowheads with Billy Berger. In this video I'll answer some previous questions I received on my first glass knapping video, and I'll also show some new, in-depth tips and techniques to help advance your arrowhead-making skills. Music: Ibn al Noor, Finding the Balance, and Legend of One by Kevin Macleod (incompetech.com) and used under Creative Commons license with attribution. creativecommons.org
beautiful....makes you wonder what an archeologist will think when he finds this some thousand years from now
By then it could be amalgamted with anything that was in contact with it. As glass isnt actually in solid state.
Probably say it's fertility figurines from a burial chamber that is 20 000 000 years old.
Learned more in 5 minutes than other, much longer, shows. Great teaching.
Probably question the dating, saying that although dated 2014, it had to be made about ten years later, after the great apocalypse.
Depending where they find it and with what other finds.
Context is everything in archeology, finding singular pieces it's hard to tell.
But if they'd find some coffee mugs, aluminium or current glass soda bottels etc. In the same layer of earth nearby, they conclude its likely a hobby/craftsman from 1900s-2200s
Or probably think it was a native American from that period lol.
The only good use of bud light
John Zoidberg lol
Bud platinum
Jeez
maybe meat marinade?
Ha. I dont eat anything light. But the heaviest, and the right...almost, amount.
Light has had all the nutrition taken out.
Thank you Billy! By far one of the best instructional videos I have seen. Love the close ups and the edge visuals you did.
Thanks! Getting those close-ups is really important. That way you can really see what I'm doing and you can copy it.
I admire your skill in using very primitive methods when making the arrow, I really do understand how different yet similar primitive and modern methods are.
I would like to thank you. After watching your video and a couple days getting cut, I have produced 3 killer arrowheads. Keep it up. Go Dawgs.
Red glass arrowheads look pretty badass too, nice work
I am intrigued with the possibilities of a new hobby. Saw a variety of Antler pieces at a pet store, sold for dog chew's. They may be a great source of flint knapping tool stock. Also have some sizable raw flint chunks I acquired some years ago. Thanks for the video.
Definitely one of the best tutorials out there. Thanks for sharing.
Bill,
when we were kids, we used to knock the bottoms out of Coke bottles like you did, but used the palm of our hands to strike rather than a mallet. I tried the nail trick after watching your first video, and only when I saw the second video did I remember the water in the bottle deal. Like it much better. Thanks.
Great video Billy.... great video shot angles. I travel our road on the electric cart and pick up discarded blue beer bottles that some low information dummy throws out of his car window after drinking. He trashes the road and is drinking and driving...but he gives me a supply of blue glass. The cobalt blue glass is stunning to look in arrowhead form. Keep the videos coming.
I hope you aren't using electricity made by burning coal to recharge your electric car.😂
I really loved your article in Traditional Bowhunter Magazine. Your article really made me want to start tipping my arrows with self made points. I hope to make my own bow and quiver of arrows this winter for use in the 2015 season but I don't really have the hang of it yet. When I'm stuck I always turn to this channel for help along with Shawn Woods channel. Keep up the good work and happy hunting.
You're great at giving instructions dude! I've been watching a few different channels and got a little sad when I realized I couldn't pressure flake bottle glass worth a darn, despite some people saying this is one of the easiest materials to work with.
Now i know to flip it over and work from the convex side, and crush the edge to make a bevel before I start. I feel a lot more confident to try again now! Thanks a lot, brother! God bless!
I had to put safety goggles on to watch the video.
Astounding, astonishing, beautiful - I have to try it!
I still have not idea why it is called primitive when these weapons and hunting equipment are the highest tech,perfection and advancement know for the materials used :D
It doesn't say primitive in the title hes just making glass arrowheads this video
Ar Mar Napped arrow heads are anything but primitive even if made from chert or flint in my opinion.
You're assuming 'primitive' is derogatory. I don't think it is. And yes, this is primitive technology, and it's extremely low tech an unsophisticated. That doesn't mean it's worthless though. Think about it, any technology the word 'primitive' gets applied to usually requires a great deal of skill and judgement to use.
'Primitive' =/= Crappy
I think "primitive" is from the same root as "primary" or "prime" and it would denote the first in a series or the most basic.
It's really beautiful work, well done and really interesting idea.
John Hanley
Agreed those are awesome!
I really appreciate this. I hadn’t found a good closeup video until I found this.
Waiting for warm weather before trying this again.
I got a question Everytime I start to nap my glass brakes in half what am I doing wrong
Hey Billy,
Hope if you have friends come over to your place that you don't forget to remind them not go out into your garden barefoot lol ":)
this helped me sooo so much. Thank you, Billy, I can finally see why I was not getting those flakes across the convex side. Every time I would try, it would end up not going all the way and I would work it so much that the points would eventually break; usually this was accompanied by a few choice words too lol! Again, thanks so much for this updated version, seeing how you set up that edge made a world of difference. Happy knapping :)
I really love your videos. I am 17 and I just love this hobby!
It blows my mind how carving pieces of glass can be such a science and art!
thank you sir. I have been watching your videos now for a couple weeks. I have made my self some antler tools. I look fwd to practicing and producing my first arrow head. Thank you
Glass is more challenging to knap than obsidian, great work.
mexican soda has flatter and thicker bottoms and a delicious beverage to go with it
Mrflufay2 they use bottles in Mexico as deterrents to trespassing, cement shards of broken bottles to tops of walls.. we should add that to our border wall.
did you like churro flavour maaaaaaan
@@icervantesiii you idiots really think a wall is gonna stop any body now days even worse you idiots think trump is gonna build it 😅🤣😂 OMFG....
@@khaos1185 idiot !
I love knapping platinum bottles. They knap better than a lot of other bottles in my opinion
And the left over bottles make good weapons themselves, like in a bar fight.
+Steve Brettell Maybe Billy's next video should be how to make a nice leather sheath for those broken bottles!
+EmperorGluteusMaximus You sheath them in the other guy.
haha I seen some in movies
+Silas Naranjo
They weren't made of glass - they were fabricated from sugar - a "stunt" bottle
usernamemykel
So thats what they make those from, good to know!
Fabulous instructions. Tried working with glass in a while. Back when I first tried it all I had was copper and I didn't like that way it worked. Now that I've gone 98% abo tools, I'm going to get myself some blue glass.
Thanks for inspiration!
Always happy to see another video from you, Billy!
i have been knapping that kind of glass out of the same bottle, beautiful color, and beautiful flaking!
Thanks for the follow up video. Your techniques helped me out a good deal.
Great video. Best instructor yet.
Very good video, I learn a lot more from this one video than the last 50 viewed.
The kids in Africa could have eaten those bottles!!
Boris Rus your grammer is killing me
Boris Rus well i guess your dead then
hey with this method of breaking the bottoms out, he can still get his deposit back on them!!
Boris Rus
There is kids starving across the world
Well now they can rob each other at arrow point.
Of all the crafting I see on you tube this by far a craft, very impressive thanks
SWEET THANKS FOR GLASS INFO. SO MUCH GLASS IS COATED THESE DAYS. KEEP PLOWING 🤘
Great tip & techniques. Close ups are awesome. Looking good BB.
Heck of a video Billy and great points. Very nice work
My paw paw used to do that all the time and it always amazed me. He'd fill the bottle with water and smack the top with his palm and the bottom would just blow out. Pretty cool
I subbed based on this video. Very clear instructions and communication and the arrowhead turned out great. Soon i will give this a try.
Thanks for your instructions and clear video
Great video, Billy. One of the best instructional videos I've seen on this subject!
THANK YOU for the hard work and dedication to this and us!
Beautiful work. Subscription earned.
I am glad to know a steel point tool was available to make points in those days
Awesome brother that was beautiful keep up the good work Gene Gorringe Mi 💙🇺🇲🇬🇧
Wow. I learned a lot from this video. This is really gonna help me with my flint knapping. Great video Billy!!
I going to have to pick me up some buds for this weekend!
Nice teaching !!! Easy to absorb -
Thank you. Clean vid, also.
Beautiful work! It's been a good while since I worked bottle glass, since watching this video I tried the technique using water and a mallet, and it has worked well for me
One of the best knapping videos I have seen very informative , I will be trying getting into knapping some time for definite .
Excellent video Billy. I have been using the platinum bottles for months now.
I also us Heineken bottles for green heads. Your videos have helped me tremendously. I have had better results with 40 oz bases. Keep the videos coming.
Johnny in Texas
Thanks Johnny! you're right, the 40 oz bottle bottoms are both flatter and thicker and large enough that you can even make spearpoints out of them. Hopefully they'll make Platinum bottles in 40 oz. sizes!
They look stunning! Amazing how precise you are, takes patience :)
thanks for all these tips its hard to start from nowhere!
I just saved the video into my favorites . . . . . Thanks again !
Daniel
Clean work, Billy and awesome results !
Never to walk barefoot in the backyard again. Liked the video
I like the color of the new bud light bottles also. Nice arrowhead.
HCBchemistry I do to!! Thanks!
+primitivepathways hey buddy how do i make my own flintknapping tools and what would you suggest???
+krunchy sausageTV He has a video on his channel .
Отличный материал.Мужик,спасибо за совет.
Nice Job brother, bee a while don't be a stranger-
Well done. It's a very nice tutorial on knapping glass.
Cheers Uwe
Neto
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wildernessoutfitter
Great video. The power method using your legs and shoulders is extremely helpful.
Khiamian arrowheads out of glass. Brilliant!!
Who the hell disliked this video??!!! Great video Billy!
hey I love your glass napping
Awesome video very through and easy to follow
Glad you enjoyed it!
Another great film thanks Billy. Oh, and I'll bet you anything that you just "hated" having to empty those blue bottles ;)
Enthralling! I MUST learn how to do this! A San Antonio Gramma!🌹
Wow. Very nice. I think I'm gonna have to try this.
I've been following your stuff on here, and in a few of the archery magazines I read. I really enjoy your work. Thanks so much for taking the time to share your knowledge. I look forward to more of your work.
I found myself with an piece of antler and a bottle bottom in front of the computer watching and knapping at the same time... I really need to vacuum. Thanks for the Video! PS I would like to see an overview of the different tools you use, the stones, and shapes of the antler pieces and any other tools that are helpful.
You are so kind ! Thank you for this
You're the master Billy!
what a great video ... I love the end result
The blue glass arrow heads look great but how do they perform on game???
Billy thank you man this helps out a lot... I love the color of the platinum bottles as i have a stash i keep away from the wife. but great work on explaining this man gives me tools to use when working with glass.
billy i am 14 and i flintknapp i was taught by a a master flint knapper try to push in and straight that will make very long flakes but i am very good at flint knapping keep up the very good videos
holy shit !!! at 5:47 and 9:49 too..........that's a lot of dope dude , glad I watched this , don't call people stupid for throwing bottles on the side of the road , then post a video that kids can watch with weed all over it in your back yard,,,,,,,,,,now ,that is stupid !
+Jim Vandervelde that isnt marijuana, it is a stalk of rivercane as it naturally grows in the wild
Jim Vandervelde
Dumbass. 😂
Your good at this for sure. I’ve broken dozen of bottles and can’t quite get it right yet
awesome video and very heplful, I watched this about 5 times while making my own blue piece and it turned out amazing, keep on keeping on man
awesome video! I finally understand the platform!!!! Thank you
I've been working on my knapping. Sometimes I think I'm recreating a technique, other times I think I'm discovering something new. Still, I feel like I'm learning something new every time I watch another video.
I plan on posting more videos. I just haven't had the time lately with my new job and I'm currently working on a new DVD. So I've not had the time to make new youtube videos.
Awesome video. Great information
I like the way you break your bottles. Also you could make a very beautiful mobile out of different colored glass arrowheads. I think I will try that :)
okay i'll admit this is pretty cool
Thanks for the great tutorial. I knapped my first two and they came out pretty good. Dont' think I could have done them otherwise.
Excellent presentation. I admire your skill.
Fill the bottle to the same level with water. Hold the bottle with the top lip of the bottle just barely above the circle made by the finger, thumb and palm webbing.
Grip the neck tightly.
Strike the bottle rim lip with the palm of your other hand.
Have done it many times without a rubber hammer.
This video is oddly satisfying
Great video brother!
Pretty nice 👍 I would like to try one of these points 😮 blue, platinum bottles. Probably a little different than flint knapping obsidian. But some similarities. Great job and great video. Thanks 😊
It's amazing what you guys can do with glass
Thanks brother. Good technique and advice.
thank you for this video your videos helped my produce my first usable point out of glass I used a corona bottle and made a what ive been told is a hardaway style point thats just a touch bigger than a quarter
Hey Billy nice points I enjoy your videos you are a true artist!
Great job explaining the platform!
So you can make glass weapons from Elder Scrolls Universe :O
Finally something to do besides arrows knees and dragons
milinm Yup, that would make a legit point on a resume in the experience tab XD
Do you know that the saying "Took an arrow to the knee" means he got married right? So basically he can't really adventure anymore so he might as well been shot in the knee.
milinm
Or he’d be dead and we would hear the end of it.
Need to be at least level 35 I think.
Thanks so much Billy!
It really is a beautiful arrowhead. ;)
That is just beautiful work. Enjoyed the vid.
great work , artist ,,
I like how you can hear the blue Jays singing in the background
Awesome, Bacardi black has a black bottle and I'll try some with that, I don't drink but my grand parents do so I'll make some with that.
Nice bro cant wait to try it. Thanks
Finally! A use for Bud Lite! Buy it, pour it out and make arrow heads from the bottle.
Don't judge meh, it's cheaper than buying flint if you live somewhere with no natural flint.
That's true! You definitely get a pass for buying bud light if you make points out of the bottles.
That's true! You definitely get a pass for buying bud light if you make points out of the bottles.
Fantastic video along with the other one with the brown glass point. I have always wanted to get into knapping but lacked the proper stone. Needless to say I was thrilled to find out glass works as a material. Can you maybe describe the tools you use more in depth, and each of their purposes?
he makes it look so easy! great video :)