You are an awesome Flint napper I wished I was as good as you are. I am 64 years old. I’ve only been flint napping for about 2 1/2 years. I won’t ever become the skill level of you guys. I have cancer and I love doing the artifacts, I only wished I would’ve started when I was young like you guys did start because it takes lots of years to become somebody like you. I wish that I had the money to buy one of your pieces. They are awesome thanks for sharing with us, I love watching your videos.

@WillLordPrehistoricSurvival

2 ай бұрын

Hey thanks for your comment mate sorry to hear about the cancer , just remember in the craft it’s not always what you can do but how much you enjoy it all the best bro

@beavischrist5

2 ай бұрын

Checkout fenbendazole and cancer❤

Throughout my life I have heard people talk of not having time because they have too many axes to grind. Now I understand! Thanks for the video. I very much enjoyed it.

@WillLordPrehistoricSurvival

2 ай бұрын

Time is always the thing isn’t it buddy

Your ability to adapt to the immediate changes seem to be a huge skill necessary to this hobby. Seeing the potential for success in the face of a perceived failure is inspirational.

@WillLordPrehistoricSurvival

2 ай бұрын

😎👍👊 cheers

WE understand you... using modern materials to make a box is not the issue.. it's the ancient skills using sand and materials that count!! You don't need to speak through every action when a person is intuitive... WE understand when you are making a HUGE effort to communicate with the Zombie Playsation critters on earth... Amazing guy.. please keep going!!! Love you!

@WillLordPrehistoricSurvival

Күн бұрын

Cheers mate appreciate that

I'm really wanting to find some flint now, we have a lot of rivers in this area so I may go hunt the river banks where I can. Thanks for showing us.

Such a inspiring dude makes me want to start my own primitive skills business much love an respect will all the way from Indiana in us

Excellent story, and a fine completed product. 'Ginding' work lent its nature to a multitude of other activities; I expect that in the Good Old Days it was given to the apprentices...

I'm a detectorist who has found some awesome stuff. However an eyes only find of a Neolithic axe is in my top three. It isn't a wishful thinking axe it's a definite axe that I've just handed over to my local FLO. Watching the skill and time that Will puts into the construction of these incredible tools makes my little find all the more special to me. What a brilliant watch. 👍

There's something so mesmerizing about this whole aesthetic. It highlights the pure telos of man, which I think is to harness the natural world through skill and will. It reminds me of the Silmarillion, like Feanor shaping his jewels.

I personally like the longer videos that you do. It gives us a chance to see even more of the knowledge and passion you have for all of the many works you do. It's absolutely fascinating!! Please please make more. Have a blessed day and a better tomorrow 😊

Hello Will, , I like the bit about useing super glue and powdered tusk too fix blemishes,,as a hobby guy I may recommend useing fingernail glue called kiss ,it will not look all rough ,just smooth and glossy ,,it has a brush for fake fingernails and is a good superglue, ,Really like your content 😉

I really enjoy your movies you are a very special human being and you've got a lot to share and I appreciate everything that you share thank you for sharing your knowledge

Amazing skill - always great to watch a true craftsman working - thanks Will

Dear Will, that was a very interesting and suspenseful documentary - and funny as well. The look on your face at the end of the grinding part … mate, it cracks me up every time I watch it!

@WillLordPrehistoricSurvival

2 ай бұрын

lol cheers reading your comment made me laugh out loud cheers

Love your videos mate! Best content on KZread!

@WillLordPrehistoricSurvival

2 ай бұрын

Thanks Fred

Thank you for a class in a great stone working and casting copper. You make my day with your knowledge of all things reconstructing the past.

That was nail biting to watch at times😅 thank you for that journey 🙏

@WillLordPrehistoricSurvival

2 ай бұрын

Cheers Lee

Dude this is the coolest shit I ever seen. Everything about this video. I love your hovel. What a right man cave!

Congratulations. This tool is really very nice.

And they call him a "primitive man" One's mind and hands were so busy learning and crafting that it makes that term utterly nonsensical They were extremely smart to make everything they needed from basically nothing. It's just hard to wrap ones mind around This was a great journey. Best Wishes William

@davefellhoelter1343

2 ай бұрын

Our Ancestors Knew more than We have Forgot! he is Re Learning.

@WillLordPrehistoricSurvival

2 ай бұрын

Cheers Robert all the best mate

Thanks Will. That was a fascinating video, really interesting to see the casting process and use of the copper punch. Thanks for explaining the techniques.

@WillLordPrehistoricSurvival

2 ай бұрын

Ahh cheers Andy it was a bit of a project glad you enjoyed it mate and thanks for being a member 😎👍

Absolutely brilliant mate. You are superb at knapping. I was a metal detectorist most of my life, I have always loved history especially this Stone Age stuff. I have tried flint knapping years ago- just arrowheads, but it was very rewarding. A hand knapped flint axe is a beautiful thing to behold isn’t it. Great stuff I thoroughly enjoyed this!👍🇬🇧

Great stuff. I have a huge old copper soldering iron that I can cold hammer to shape a copper punch and work harden at the same time. I am out and about around the Meusnes area of France and I will keep an eye out for large cobbles of blonde flint or whatever I can find.

One word sums this up EXCELLENT-I really enjoyed this 👍👍

All hail Will, our tribe leader, nice video mate you get better every time ❤

I love your videos ….. could watch one each day

@WillLordPrehistoricSurvival

2 ай бұрын

Thank you Marty

I find you to be a master. Thank you for this . Blessings

@WillLordPrehistoricSurvival

2 ай бұрын

Cheers mate

Love these videos mate, you are inspiring me and the missus to get out of the city of Melbourne, (AUS) go back to our roots and live more primitively..

Knapping is a bit like chess, every move counts, gotta think way ahead, but you just never know. the Stone won, and I quit, gave up, maybe again sometime? Just not a gift GOD gave me yet. I see your art, dedication, and hard work.

Freddy Flintoff, awesome work lad

Awesome! Masterful... love it. There's lot to b e said about what comes to us on dreams. I have them too and am very compelled to make them.

That was a magnificent job you’ve done. Looks incredible. I like the background music. I think it fits perfectly with your channel. Keep up the great work 👍👍

@WillLordPrehistoricSurvival

2 ай бұрын

Thank you mate

Always a good time! Thank you

@WillLordPrehistoricSurvival

2 ай бұрын

Thank you

Looks like an Incan Tumi knife. Incredible!

@WillLordPrehistoricSurvival

2 ай бұрын

Cheers never heard of a tumi knife though to be honest

@chucklearnslithics3751

2 ай бұрын

@@WillLordPrehistoricSurvival Look them up. You won't be disappointed. A few of them turn up in the Mexica cultures in the east of meso-America too, but they're of South American origin. They were metal but that's more or less the same shape you've come up with - some were simple and others were incredibly elaborate.. It's really fantastic what you've done. And I like the longer format personally.

Use the grinder dust from the tusk for polish compound.

Thank you Will for doing this ! AWESOME Tool man ! ......good to see the old ways are not forgotten in the blast of new technology's explosion....I dunno what weapons will be used in WW III, but WW IIII will be fought with sticks and stones, and we will need to know HOW to build them.....OnWard.....

Love your videos. Always entertaining with you being purely yourself as well as just showing the true process of the beautiful creations you share with us. Thank you Will!

That big chunk you broke of blew my mind. I could tell the second that you broke that piece off your flint block… that you had broken off something that was the so good even you were gobsmacked. I swear I felt positive energy emitting from my ipad screen after it flaked off. I think the Gods were with you.

Nicely done, and you are very likeable besides being skilful and a good teacher. Thanks for sharing this with us, all the best.

@WillLordPrehistoricSurvival

2 ай бұрын

Thank you Jasper very kind of you

Looks a lot like a leatherworking crescent knife!

Bravo! such a wonderful result, and that thing would be perfect for skinning and animal's hide off and delicate cutting of meant from the bone. Thaks for showing us the process and great work! this is indeed the first video I have ever seen from you and I has subscribed to your channel and look forward to watching more flint Knapping from you. I live in the Rocky Mountains region of Western Canada and in my area there is a large amount of Nephrite and Serpentine stone that is both heavy and likely quite Knappable, but I lack the tools or the transportation to get to the place and do anything with the stone but it is partially transparent and I am Itching to give knapping it a try because it is a beautiful Dark green, almost black with black dendritic-like formations inside of it. and it is everywhere in the Rockies. However, it is VERY tough Rock and would likely require a skilled hand to Knapp, but I'm willing to give it a try, there is also a crap-ton of Quartz stone in the region as well so that may be an alternative to the Nephrite and Serpentine. The one thing that we do not have an overabundance of in this region is flint or obsidian, so if I wanted to knapp those, I would have to first find a retailer and then buy it at an exorbitant price just to break it all into small pieces, why not use the local stone, Eh? Thanks again for the video and look forward to many more! I've included a link to a video of a Rock and Gem hunter named Dan Hurd and he is doing a video about Jade, and this gives some very valuable information on recognizing Nephrite, Serpentine and related minerals and if you take his knowledge and combine it with Flint Knapping, you could arrive at some very unique products if Nephrite and Serpentine can be used to knapp into various tools from the Stone Age. Check it out, you won't be disappointed. And yes, I live near the Fraser River in British Columbia Canada. Lots of minerals to benefit from in the region if you know what you're looking for and how useable it is. kzread.info/dash/bejne/l2R83Laek8zUdbA.html

Man would I love to have some large chunks of flint like that. It's really hard to find or get in the US.

Great background music by the way.

Fantastic video and project, must admit my heart sank when the big piece came off 😂, absolutely stunning work 👍🏻, you're understanding and knowledge of flint work is second to none 💪🏻

That ax is just beautiful. Your skills are amazing.

Excellent work and thanks for sharing that I learn something new and amazing every one of your vids I appreciate that alot

Thank you for this video,I find your skill at making flint tools amazing. learning these skills speaks to my heat and hopefully I will be able to find a teacher that I can sit with in the flesh and learn from hands on before I leave this life, my hope is to be able to make my own set of stone wood carving knives and tools as carving with knives is one of my passions, most of my wood carvings that I do now are done with modern knives and hand tools,but to lean the skills to make them out of stone I feel is very much part of my journey .

Well done Will.

Thanks Mr Will, that was awesome!👍 Just keep doin what you do 😊

@WillLordPrehistoricSurvival

2 ай бұрын

Bless your heart cheers Mike

Awesome video I hope to attend one of your workshops this year , 2024

@WillLordPrehistoricSurvival

Ай бұрын

Cheers Mark looking forward to meeting you

This is a very enjoyable and interesting video. Your skill is amazing 👏👏.

Most reventions are found in dreams blessings to you

Kekulé spoke of the creation of the theory. He said that he had discovered the ring shape of the benzene molecule after having a reverie or day-dream of a snake biting its own tail (a symbol in ancient cultures known as the ouroboros). en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benzene

Will! This was the most exciting video I’ve seen to date! I loved the suspense. Your stone actually worked with you all the way through until it was finished. I think the pieces that broke off were meant to be. But that didn’t stop me hollering at the video when the second piece came off. I said flip it around!! 😃 my family must of thought I’d lost my mind. 😂 What an excellent technique you showed us. Thank you so much! I follow the Native American traditions and I wanted to say, your dreams can really teach you lessons! Keep listening to the ancestors coming to you.

@WillLordPrehistoricSurvival

2 ай бұрын

😘😂😎 lol loved that comment thanks 😂😎😘

You made casting look a lot easier than it is. You must have a big pile of sharp bits of flint somewhere and another with lots of potentially workable bits of flint in it. That was definitely a defining moment but it came off beautifully square. Is there a grain to flint, I could see where the fracturing was going and how you were using them but is there a way or direction you should not try and punch? that click for the Burrin was delicious absolutely fascinating stuff thankyou for sharing

The music works really well with this video Will, great editing too ❤

AWESOME THANKS

Kind of like a leather skive or a oulu blade. COOL!

The music reminds me of Burzum's ambient tracks

I did not realize you could grind flint till I saw this the other day.(A Neolithic decorated flint macehead dating to 3000-2500 BCE found at Maesmor, Corwen. Now housed at the National Museum Cardiff in Wales.) copy and search to find without links. Now that I know you can grind flint. how would you grind something like this? can you recreate this mace head next?

Cheers! Will, I would appreciate you, or anyone else here, letting me know if these comments came through. I used to get feed back from the many channels I comment on up until a couple months ago.

@WillLordPrehistoricSurvival

2 ай бұрын

I see your comment my friend 😎👍

Love watching this. Thank you.

incredible artifacts king

Nice work Will! Love your work and your channel! Don’t worry about whether we appreciate what kind of tools you use in your work, what you do is always awesome!!!

@WillLordPrehistoricSurvival

2 ай бұрын

Ahh cheers mate I appreciate that 😎👍

@41:38 An aphrodisiac. You had me going there, Will! Sounds like something out of Chinese medicine.

@WillLordPrehistoricSurvival

2 ай бұрын

Lol

I do amature woodworking basic power tools. After seeing your sanding process, I'm much more appreciative of my palm-sander lol

@WillLordPrehistoricSurvival

2 ай бұрын

lol

Thanks for the video, Will.

Very interesting stuff. Subscribed.

Very cool

Hi Will, I just discovered your channel by way of this gem of a video, which is definitely worth a subscriber and thumbs up. I have done some knapping myself over the years and I can attest that it’s a rewarding craft for the hands and soul. I just shared your video with a good friend of mine by the name, Jeffrey Guinn, who runs a non-profit here in Texas, USA called Eagle Rest Reserve that helps Vets suffering from PTSD and depression by exposing them to outdoor activities such as fly fishing, fly tying and other healing activities including flint knapping. (BTW, Jeff stated “The dude is awesome”, about your video!). We have a very special weekend flint-knapping event coming up featuring friend and guest, Russel Thornberry, a name you’re probably familiar with (Outdoor Channel TV host, musician and Editor in Chief of Buckmaster Magazine, to name a few). If not, definitely check him out. I donated about 150 lbs. (68 kg) of Georgetown flint from my personal stockpile for the event. It’ll be awesome seeing a group of Vets being introduced to the ancient skill. It’s worth saying that you have a couple of new fans, and no doubt you’ll have many more when I share your video at the knapping event. 🤘❤️🤘

Impressive, and beautiful results. Where'd you get the giant flint rock?

When that piece broke I was gutted for you but then looked at the left over shape and thought that doesn’t look too bad actually although it was opposite to what you planned out I’m only half way thru it just over so waiting to see the outcome

@WillLordPrehistoricSurvival

2 ай бұрын

I nearly spat out a rude word 😂

Great vid. You got another subscriber :)

Lovely work will. Where do you you get your mammoth ivory by the way. I need a bit for a project i'm working on.

@WillLordPrehistoricSurvival

2 ай бұрын

I found someone on instagram called mammothmogal they are expensive but I guess it’s the way it is

It reminds me of an Aztec sacrificial knife

Enjoy your video 👏👏

Very nice job Mr will I'm really quite proud of you because there's not a whole lot of skilled craftsmen who are skilled in historical archives😮 I would love to have a piece of bronze a very small bronze axe with a handle about the size of a pencil to wear around the neck that could actually be used😮 where can I acquire a piece of true bronze or should I just try to smelt my own where do I get real t i n to blend with copper😮

Thanks

@WillLordPrehistoricSurvival

2 ай бұрын

Thanks mate much appreciated

A true masterpiece as usual will! I'm glad to see you are doing well. I wanted to ask you if you had any advice on where to source a small amount of mammoth Ivory? I can't seem to find anybody who can sell me a bit. Oh well, I'm off to go start making my first moose billit and practicing with my new copper spatula.

@WillLordPrehistoricSurvival

2 ай бұрын

Hi mate look up mammoth_mogul on instagram they sell it

Excellent video Will! Really enjoyed this one. That is a very interesting looking tool. What exactly would the purpose of such a tool be?

@WillLordPrehistoricSurvival

2 ай бұрын

Scraping hides mainly mate thanks for commenting

@nordicmaelstrom4714

2 ай бұрын

That is what I thought but was not sure. Thanks for the information! @@WillLordPrehistoricSurvival

I'd love to watch you flint knap live

Exelente ¡

I learn each time - every day is a school day. Thank you. Just salvaged a hickory handle from a club hammer. It feels of similar weight to an antler piece of the same size. Any reason it wouldn't work as a soft hammer?

small suggestion to let the camera focus on the things you're showing, some of us really want to admire the work that you do also this is such an appallingly underrated channel, i'm very surprised it's isn't more popular especially considering how well received content like this in shorts. take care my friend.

@WillLordPrehistoricSurvival

2 ай бұрын

Cheers for your comment I’m trying to get my camera skills up to speed

Could you use a long antler point in place of that copper punch? It looks a bit like an Ulu

Love your work Will. If I could just politely say I’m not a fan of the background music playing the whole time. Perhaps it could at least be a little quieter.

@WillLordPrehistoricSurvival

2 ай бұрын

Sorry I tried to get it right but appreciate your opinion

@34:15 It's not quite as "winged" as the drawing, but it still has the two concavitiesn even if they're not as deep as the drawing.

I would love to try something like this, but i am quite impatient, so perhaps not!

@WillLordPrehistoricSurvival

2 ай бұрын

Yeah patience is definitely part of the process mate

Subscribed! But I really need to know what the soundtrack is! Can anyone ID it? Thanks!

@WillLordPrehistoricSurvival

2 ай бұрын

Thanks I don’t know off the top of my head but I will try and find out for you

Always send like magic to me

@44:25 Nice result.

Will lorde. Do you have any advice on where to get ahold of big pieces of flint like the big piece you started with today?

you don't happen to have any bronze age superglue do you?

Could this technique be used to make those pierced and carved flint mace heads (Maesmawr, Airdens, Urquhart, Knowth etc.)?

Where's the music come from? It's so sick lol normally I absolutely hate KZread video background music

Can someone explain to me what kind of a tool that is? Looks like maybe some kind of tool used for tanning hides?

@WillLordPrehistoricSurvival

2 ай бұрын

It is a version of something that is used for scraping fat from hides by the Sami tribes in the tanning process

@theravenousrabbit3671

2 ай бұрын

@@WillLordPrehistoricSurvival Well, that's super cool to learn about my ancestry!

I was not expecting an actual punch for direct percussion. I was that that you'd make the edge of the copper rod jagged and then "punch" it along the side, sort of like a rasp, so that it would grab flint edges and snap them off in rapid succession, almost like a rapid pressure flaker.

@Kargoneth

2 ай бұрын

Well, more like a roughed up edge to grab the flint edge, rather than a jagged edge.

@Kargoneth

2 ай бұрын

*I was thinking that you'd

@Kargoneth

2 ай бұрын

And punch it along a smooth surface on one side and the flint on the other side, to apply force to the edge of the flint.

using a wooden frame for making a casting? might as well just build an entire computerized modern factory if you're going to cheat like that. jokes aside, wonderful video and an amazing final piece!

Since you have a brass punch you can heat it up and burn out your handle.

@WillLordPrehistoricSurvival

2 ай бұрын

Good idea

I think most people will agree that youve done enough primitive work on the stuff you do that we know you could drill that hole if you wanted to. We forgive you lol❤

@WillLordPrehistoricSurvival

2 ай бұрын

You wouldn’t want to watch it 😂