Great video demonstration, Shawn! I really need to learn to flintknap. Thanks for showing me how.
@TehNewV
8 жыл бұрын
0:41-0:45 "And one of the reasons I like this so much is these big round bottoms.."
@farqitol
5 жыл бұрын
Cue: Queen, Fat Bottom Girls..........
@warlikelaughter6230
4 жыл бұрын
dem boots wit da black tail deer furrr!!
@crawford323
3 жыл бұрын
Fascinating! I grew up in the Texas Hill County. Finding arrowheads was always a nice surprise when exploring pastures as a kid. Thanks for sharing. I am pretty much addicted to any video you produce now. KZitem does not appreciate the treasures you produce.
@MiguelDiaz4469
8 жыл бұрын
Your very resourceful Shawn to say the least. Keep em coming.
@benparker5598
Жыл бұрын
Very Nice Video!!! Thanks for sharing and explaining your process!
@grizzle273463
8 жыл бұрын
I kid you not sir....that is a gorgeous work of art. It's bootyful
@clear_image_photos5477
5 жыл бұрын
I don't have any stone I can use to make arrowheads but I'm glad I found this, gonna try maybe tomorrow, hopefully it goes well
@grisbosque2614
8 жыл бұрын
nice work!another good source of glass is from old TV tubes, the screen part, its thick and often a purplish color... And a very good knapping tool is the common railroad spike its very durable, the right size, and the head makes a good hammer. and the narrow side of the point angle is excellent for notches and general flaking... you can also strike with the edge of the head. and they can be resharpened. G
@morgansword
4 жыл бұрын
Way cool, I had forgotten how to do this but got it back from watching... did it as a kid.
@PecosHank
7 жыл бұрын
Loved it!
@crowhawk6626
8 жыл бұрын
I'd love to learn how to do this. I've always wanted to make a yew or some other native wood hunting bow. (straight, un-knotted yew is hard to find) Even if bow hunting is illegal in the UK. There is was an ancient stone age, fling axe & arrow head factory (Langdale Pike) not too far from where I live in Cumbria. I've often meant to go there & collect some flint & have a go at this. Thanx for uploading.
@draven3838
4 жыл бұрын
You do a really good job on that glass , thanks for the video, I'm partial to the noxema bottles ,old Mason jar glass , rail light glass and cobalt blue beer bottles, they all work great
@PAULNAT
8 жыл бұрын
thats great work, the finished product looks awesome.
@ThunderMountainTactical
8 жыл бұрын
Nice! Good job. I always get greedy and brake the thin glass arrowheads. LOL!
@torjones1701
8 жыл бұрын
Looks fantastic! I never thought of doing it with glass, but should have considering obsidian arrowheads exist. :)
@thebare-footedcambodian6607
8 жыл бұрын
Hey Shawn! Thank you for taking the time to make these very informative and helpful videos, they were the catalyst for me learning primitive skills. Question about this video: it seems like glass breaks down into smaller(and consequently super sharp) little pieces, it seems like there are inherent dangers in getting pieces cut in your fingers and just generally catching ricochets all over your clothes!
@jimadams8182
8 жыл бұрын
Bottle collectors call that shade of blue cornflower. Makes a nice looking arrow head!
Shawn, that is awesome! I found a big obsidian rock [1.5 times the size of a football], now I know what I can do with it. Great channel.
@WhatTheHeckTV
8 жыл бұрын
I've got to try this I've got a lot of glass laying around from scraping windows
@Dark_palmtree
6 жыл бұрын
joe18370 harder than it looks but you will learn
@user-db9kb9cn3h
6 жыл бұрын
Awesome! I live in New Mexico and I have many specimens of obsidian that I would like to work with! I will practice using this method with glass! Thanks for the awesome video.
@paralleleagle7293
8 жыл бұрын
Nice colour of the glass amazing workmanship legend.
@davidkinney7814
8 жыл бұрын
Shawn : beautiful point. I use all types of glass. The green beer bottle makes a nice point also . Best wishes from N. E. Texas.
@dougalexander7204
5 жыл бұрын
Beautiful pint.
@BushcraftWoodsDevil
6 жыл бұрын
Your vids are just wonderful. Thanks for sharing your knowledge!
@rodney73991
7 жыл бұрын
very good though flip broken peace glasses into grasses. should save it in trash can or potto chip can with lid. you never know you may find way melt down make more arrow heads. or recycle small bits
@Is9five
8 жыл бұрын
This is considered art! This job Shawn.
@draven3838
4 жыл бұрын
I use an ishi stick when I work glass and a small hammer stone of about 2 1/2"
@ZACY29
8 жыл бұрын
Thanks for uploading, this is really satisfying to watch.
@bluepacificsurf
8 жыл бұрын
Have you ever tried the sodium borosilicate glass, trade name Pyrex ? I would be interested to know how that material worked in arrowhead making.
@jimmyrustler8983
3 жыл бұрын
Works well with small pieces, but clear glass tends to be the brittlest, so bigger pieces have a tendency to break. 🤙
@davidzendejas4420
8 жыл бұрын
Awesome skills, never get tired of your videos. Keep up the good work man and thank you!
@triumphmanful
8 жыл бұрын
Nice, you make it look so easy ! Thanks !
@richardwiley5933
3 жыл бұрын
Beautiful arrowhead - well done! 👍
@Paleoman52
8 жыл бұрын
Great job Shawn! I like your camera work on this video!
@BLegit196
4 жыл бұрын
Thats a cool looking arrowhead
@nevadaboys4378
7 жыл бұрын
ever get glass splinters? i shudder to think about it
@joeroganofficial5433
5 жыл бұрын
All the time
@coreyradons7495
4 жыл бұрын
It usually just itches
@caracalcontinuum3118
3 жыл бұрын
My grandma has gotten them. How? Idk but she always tells me about the ones she gets and shows me how to remove them. We have an unhealthy relationship.
@rattlerboi4034
9 ай бұрын
Not rlly, sometimes glass shards get stuck in the skin but never deep enough to be a splinter
@jasongobbell3578
4 жыл бұрын
It always amazes me how primitive man figured this all out
@renitabarrientos7950
11 ай бұрын
Very pretty mason jar. Blue , u have a different technique tan some of the others u us the anter alot for flacking chips makes it look not so hard like the horse shoe nail, its veryy nice ,if i found a whole vintage manson jar i would definitely keep it ,but broken bottom makes awsome arrow heads ,a new. Hobby to try on thhhe founnd vintage glass bule is beautiful 🏜
@VerkzKillsz
8 жыл бұрын
that's dope man!
@dumper87
4 жыл бұрын
If people are so in love with old bottles, I guess I'd better start saving all my beer and liquor bottles for my retirement.
@jasonmpd2946
8 жыл бұрын
Very, very cool.
@osamahalhouli704
8 жыл бұрын
Great job .... Thank you
@doteman92
8 жыл бұрын
I'm glade you didn't break that intact jar. Those jars are valuable.
@y__h
8 жыл бұрын
Since lately you use junkyard materials, could you replace antler with something else for knapping?
@LithicKing
8 жыл бұрын
thick gauge, quarter inch or so, aluminum or copper wire can be used in place of antler.
@spenserdenovich1678
8 жыл бұрын
I've seen people use copper boppers instead of antler
@LithicKing
8 жыл бұрын
i dont think you'll find copper boppers in a junkyard or laying around anywhere else for that matter. Yoppy is inquiring about practical/little-to-no cost materials that would most closely substitute for that antler, following this series junkyard/free/cheap material theme.
@xH2S8x
8 жыл бұрын
What about Stanley Phillips head screwdrivers. The older ones have a ball at the end that should work well and the nose can be used for pressure flaking. Just an idea.
@devincarranza
8 жыл бұрын
Antler is free though. go out in the woods and find some.
@gigaslave
6 жыл бұрын
Glass arrowheads sound like frangible weapons, they'd probably shatter and leave shards inside the target.
@aaronward4319
8 жыл бұрын
You should make a all wood war club with the head made from a knot, it would be cool if you could do it with all primitive tools.
@briangeiger6153
8 жыл бұрын
I'm new to watching this stuff, but you are awesome at shaping that glass.
@Stumpjack
8 жыл бұрын
Excellent! Great camera work too.
@alexheyd5385
8 жыл бұрын
Hey how long did it take you to learn all of this? This is such an amazing skill to have I'm so jealous man lol
@nealthomson9505
6 жыл бұрын
I have tried this. . . It's really hard, in fact I still have all the tools I made. I tried using old television screens. Any tips, hints and tricks you share are super welcome👍
@KincadeCeltoSlav
8 жыл бұрын
You are awesome, man. Love your work!
@rachetCD
7 жыл бұрын
Awesome man you're just awesome. Wish I could do this kind of stuff but it's fun enough just watching you do it
@joohop
8 жыл бұрын
A thing of Beauty
@trailsurvival2436
8 жыл бұрын
Just found your channel and I have to say I am in love, got a bit of catching up to do! All your videos are really well put together from filming to editing and are really easy to follow. I guess what I'm trying to say is thanks so much for sharing your knowledge! Right off to watch the ice man pack video! Trail
@Jon-zz8sk
8 жыл бұрын
That is stunning
@happysingle9226
8 жыл бұрын
Amazing !! Very good video
@gettingback2primitive228
8 жыл бұрын
I like making Arrow points out of old mason jar bottoms especially when I find some the old purple makes a really pretty Arrowhead
@TheKalihiMan
8 жыл бұрын
This may be a big project, but it would be interesting to see an attempted recreation of an Aztec Macuahuitl, or the large, flat, rectangular clubs lined with small obsidian blades on the edges used by Aztec warriors. I believe you have necessary flintknapping skills to make it happen.
@benway23
7 жыл бұрын
So cool!
@Kenzie2609-
7 жыл бұрын
I would definitely love to have one like that it's so pretty
@moogybannahilstopaflingon6803
5 жыл бұрын
Amazing!
@karenhardin4566
8 жыл бұрын
Groovy cool!!
@Vintageaudionagoya
2 жыл бұрын
And I thought you only killed mice. Great work!
@IlBaroneRozzo
8 жыл бұрын
Awesome!
@stevelee838
6 жыл бұрын
Great skill & craftsmanship... Subbed!
@rodneymost7158
6 жыл бұрын
I've always wanted to learn how to do Flint knapping but never had the material
@AndreiBres
8 жыл бұрын
Good video. I actually want to start flint knapping, I thought of making an entire arrow. I don't have access to sinew , is there any other material I can use? (I don't hunt, nor I have access to any animal tissue except the stuff I can buy in the supermarket)
@incree25
8 жыл бұрын
This is impressive....subscribed right away!
@davidhefner5668
5 жыл бұрын
Try glass block used to make transparent walls....from big box stores.
@Ursaminor31
7 жыл бұрын
Amazing
@modyka7861
8 жыл бұрын
I love it
@theWolffromTransylvania
6 жыл бұрын
Beautiful!
@MowgliMachete
7 жыл бұрын
It's Beautiful
@scarab36319ify
7 жыл бұрын
amazing
@renatoloo579
8 жыл бұрын
that's amazing man, now you only need to go hunting with that arrowhead!! haha
@joesphhagernan4162
6 жыл бұрын
Very interesting. Thanks.
@wbworkout
8 жыл бұрын
Amazing Skill, well done!
@brianlanders5306
2 жыл бұрын
I'm sure obsidian is much more forgiving than the bottom of a glass jar. I'm going to have to try it.
@treatb09
8 жыл бұрын
obsidian will always be superior as its edge is finer than we can measure with modern tech.
@williamwest6387
7 жыл бұрын
Bo Huggabee is correct, as is related in this article:obsidian-scalpel.blogspot.com/2012/12/surgeon-use-for-obsidian-scalpel-blades.html
@treatb09
7 жыл бұрын
William West i saw microscopic pictures of a standard surgical scalpel cut on human skin compared to the obsidian. its just remarkable the difference. i had hand surgery on my fingers. and the incision scars are hideous, thick, and though it was microscope surgery the guy couldn't realign my prints perfectly after suture. a year later they are still looking awful. the reports i read of the obsidian blades say the healing and scaring is so minimal that you rarely even need ointments and secondary procedures to aid in the removal of scaring
@Coolkidkarateman
7 жыл бұрын
Bo Huggabee Obsidian blades are so fine that instead of tearing cells like steel blades, they cut in between the cells
@cheesepuff713youtube8
7 жыл бұрын
Bo Huggabee obsidian can be a great blade material because it keeps it strength while being very thin so it won't cut in between cells but can cut through leather easily
@WildPrimitiveSkills
8 жыл бұрын
just found your channel though i was already subscribed. i must say im pretty impressed.
@lemonyellow3117
4 жыл бұрын
Love Shawn Woods videos. Cool guy doing cool stuff. Done being vegetarian. Want to learn to hunt but maybe it's too late for me. Anyway keep up the great work!
@richardwiley5933
3 жыл бұрын
As long as your breathing and mobile, it's not too late. I'm 85 and just starting. 👍
@dylandewalt7727
8 жыл бұрын
cool video
@geek211
7 жыл бұрын
shawn i just saw a netflix doc called "great human odyssey" and they showed a knapped arrowhead, what was unusual was it had longitudinal flutes on the back where it would be "slide fitted" into a corsponding shaped wood arrow. never seen that its was like 1 hour 20 mins or so the doc. I do not understand how you could get a flute 2/3 of the way down the spine of the arrow head i get knapping but how would they have fluted without modern tools? anyways great work, keep it up!
@randycurtis1176
6 жыл бұрын
Guy Montag Google "knapping the Folsom point".
@ufo5157
4 жыл бұрын
Your channel is great🔥🔥🔥🤟 I had a question for you, what is the name of the device with which you break the glass? Do you say its name in English?
@warlikelaughter6230
4 жыл бұрын
10 billion 👍's ☝
@TheRussianWoodworker
8 жыл бұрын
How long does one of these take you to make?
@Spirit0Selvaggi0
8 жыл бұрын
great job! as always
@adammoggach2958
8 жыл бұрын
Awesome video
@spankybottoms1347
8 жыл бұрын
Dont tell em, show em. get up, go, do.
@graphiccontent98
8 жыл бұрын
so good :)
@Hardballleather
6 жыл бұрын
How thin should an arrowhead be? When do you know to stop so it doesn't break in half?
@michaelvannoy7566
2 жыл бұрын
thanks
@Grand-Massive
8 жыл бұрын
Dont you get a bunch of tiny glass shards in your skin. I see you have the leather on your leg. but your bare handed
@joeroganofficial5433
5 жыл бұрын
Yeah, but they usually come out with a quick rub of the hand. It’s just part of the process.
@lemonyellow3117
4 жыл бұрын
Yeah massive bong hits!😄
@hochfunf8640
8 жыл бұрын
Why specifically were an antler used? what other materials are useful for knapping other than say flint?
@AwsomeVids83
7 жыл бұрын
Hoch Funf Pretty much any choncoidally fracturing material can be used. This means glass, flint, chert, porcelain, and many other things. The antler is used because it has a little "grip" on the flake, and thus drives it farther than a harder material would.
@treereenee
8 жыл бұрын
the pressure flaker that's made of a horseshoe nail: what is the primitive version? Just a smaller-tipped antler?
@snakeriverscotto
8 жыл бұрын
Can you comment on the performance of your own knapped glass and porcelain heads vs your Obsidian heads of similar size? Does one material out perform another by a noticeable margin when shot into similar media? I can't imagine why there would be any difference in glass bottle and obsidian, but the porcelain may have subtle differences.
@swedisharcher9405
8 жыл бұрын
can you show have to make the tools you use or how to find them?
@Kevin-is-here
8 жыл бұрын
nice
@beethoven8256
7 жыл бұрын
I'm so sorry for your hands to make this video carving that arrowhead :') I love your arrowheads though.
@hcoyhis
8 жыл бұрын
please tell me you were collecting all those glass shards
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