BRAND NEW! Stone Age Bow build and Hunt video is out. You can find it here! kzread.info/dash/bejne/q6J_lsx7gdHJZdY.html

@dariuswhite2543

4 жыл бұрын

Can a cow bone be used for flintnapping . Tje type of bone used for tip overlays

@1CT1

2 жыл бұрын

Accept Jesus christ as your lord and savior and you will be saved. john 3:16 (share the good news of the gospel around the world!) have a wonderful day/night, may the Lord bless you all, and farewell!,.,,,,,,.,,..,,.,.,..,

@1CT1

2 жыл бұрын

Accept Jesus Christ as your Lord and Savior and you will be saved. John 3:16 (share the good news of the gospel around the world!) Have a wonderful day/night, may the LORD bless you all, and farewell!,.,,,,,,.,.,.,

@AbhishekVerma-lv1so

2 жыл бұрын

dude,,,,you are awesome!

@malachiheidigregg4106

2 жыл бұрын

The greatest you are

I did my undergrad thesis on lithics and you explained conchoidal fractures better than any literature could. Made perfect sense and now I 100% get it!

@spwan10

4 ай бұрын

What's ur field of study paleontology?

@crowolfe290

4 ай бұрын

@@spwan10 Mine is archaeology. Paleontology is the study of extinct plant/animal species.

Just ordered a starter set from you solely because of how informative and thorough this video was. Probably could have searched the web for something else, but I'm going to support those willing to share their expertise in such a helpful manner.

@huntprimitive9918

4 жыл бұрын

thank you very much, I greatly appreciate the support and you following along with my channel. Just received your order and it is packed and ready to go out in tomorrow's mail

@johnhighsmith1461

3 жыл бұрын

Grace W j

@general5104

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah...too many folks out here, don't really WANT to take the time to instruct and explain the science end of it! I feel I have absorbed a whole book full of choice information along with hands on O.J.T. skills, from this hour and three-quarter presentation. This was VERY informative!

@shadowfoxy818

3 жыл бұрын

@@huntprimitive9918 how do I get the deluxe or the master kit

@danebender6166

2 жыл бұрын

Wow man, this has to be the greatest how-to video on KZread , and it was entertaining, thanks bro, i really feel i have good understanding of the basics now i need to brake some rock and build some muscle memory . B

I wished to express my gratitude for the time you have invested in teaching your trade. I have watched many videos and read books on this craft and to say I have learned nearly as much watching this one video is an understatement. Your patience is what defines your instructional skills. Very much appreciative. Thank You, Rachael Jaime

@huntprimitive9918

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you so very much for the feedback and I am very glad that folks are able to learn from this video

@American-Plague

4 жыл бұрын

@@huntprimitive9918 Hello. I have a question: From what I understand, when percussion flaking, you want to support your piece underneath to allow the flake to travel far enough and avoid hinge/step terminations. When pressure flaking, many people use a pad with a hollow area "carved" out. This would seem to me that it isn't supporting the area you want to remove a flake from. How does this allow flakes to travel far when it's technically NOT supported along the desired flake while in percussion (soft hammer especially) supporting the desired flake removal allows the flake to travel far? Or am I missing something? PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE give me some advice/explanation on this question! Thank you! Awesome work btw! 😎👍

@grantlandking4361

4 жыл бұрын

Here! Here! I second that comment, and very well stated Miss Jaime. This gentleman is a prime example of showing love for his fellow man. Jesus commanded it, I really appreciate it, and it truly is an honor to watch and learn this skill!

@general5104

3 жыл бұрын

EXACTLY !

Fantastic video, even as someone who has been doing this for a while it's always good to go back to the basics and pay close attention to information you might not have known before.

i've been a logger, cabinet maker, sailor, electrician, and electronics technician. I like to learn new things. I struggled with flint knapping. The patients you have while explaining this process made it click for me. I watched, and it made sense. I went out and tried it with stone, bone and antler tools and it actually worked well for me the first time. I always wanted to take an animal with a bow and arrows that I made myself and now i'm a little closer to that. Thanks so much.

@203Chance

Жыл бұрын

Any luck yet?

@rogermartin4104

Жыл бұрын

no, had another back surgery. kinda put things on hold

@203Chance

Жыл бұрын

Good luck 🍀!!

@lostpony4885

Жыл бұрын

@@rogermartin4104 make sure your doctor uses proper pitch resin glue on that spine.

Ryan - I’ve watched this video through several times now. I simply just can’t believe how much information is in this and how much I’ve learned from you in this video alone. I have sat through 3 (in person) 2-day basic flint knapping classes and didn’t learn or understand as much as I have here. I simply can’t thank you enough!

Sir it’s one thing to demonstrate skill, it’s another entirely to have a deep enough understanding of it to teach it. I don’t feel like I’m going to copy your motions after watching this. I feel like I genuinely understand the concepts of it and that makes all the difference in the world even if it will take a ton of practice to be able to do myself. This isn’t a tutorial, it’s a masterclass that I for one am grateful and so fortunate to have been able to absorb this lesson and soon to be many more on your channel at no cost. Thank you!

Man, this was great! I’ve collected primitive tools since I was a kid and always marveled at the skill and techniques. Thanks!

I started knapping when I was 8 and I’m 58 now, this is one of the best instruction videos I’ve ever seen. I haven’t tried copper yet.

@huntprimitive9918

4 жыл бұрын

thank you very much!

@Bossman50.

2 жыл бұрын

Wow, 50 years. I couldn’t imagine being so experienced with something.

@anonymousthesneaky220

2 жыл бұрын

I just started about half a year ago, and quite honestly, my tool kit needs an upgrade. I have a hammerstone that used to be really nice, but is starting to get pretty worn down, nothing to protect my leg, and I have been pressure flaking with nothing more than scrap chert. Do you have any advise on how to make primitive knapping tools?

This is literally the best instructional video for anything I've ever seen!!! My heart literally dropped outta my chest, then came back rejoicing!! 💚 I found a bunch of flint and thought I'd give this a try - I'm SO glad I came here first! Thank you! 👍👍

Thank you for sharing your knowledge. I just ordered a flint knapping set today. I plan on making a knife, bow and arrow set, take them out to harvest a white tail. I've been hunting since I could walk almost and have always loved the feeling of providing for my family. Doing it the way our ancestors did would be an amazing feeling

Fascinating and mesmerizing at the same time to watch a spall transform into such a beautiful arrowhead. Thank you for taking the time to teach this perishable skill. Much appreciated.

The most useful and Detailed flint knapping Video I’ve ever seen so far!!!

@buckeyebssmstr

4 жыл бұрын

I've been snapping for over 20 yrs....but his explanations are frankly how I'm gonna explain it myself to others from now on. Excellent teachings

@truethought2581

4 жыл бұрын

Craig ratzat has a few videos you may like. Craig's been featured in a few different magazines. Neolithics is his web site.

@seanarmstrong7767

3 жыл бұрын

John Lamb -A.C. NJ.???

Thank you for taking the time too explain and demonstrate this technique - you are a wonderful teacher ! I always wanted to see how flint arrowheads were made, and it was just fascinating to watch you do it!

So I'm on my porch with my first flakes and struggling but learning with every mistake. I can't thank you enough for this video!! Any time I get stuck or not sure what to do this video answers my question. If this were a dvd you could sell thousands of copies. Again thank you I'm addicted now.

Dude thank you for your lessons! They are perfect detailed! I was interested every moment and watched it full thru! The fact that you are doing this level of teaching for free is incredible! I am more then appreciative! Just to support I’ll be buying tools from you instead of making them! From one artist to another thank you!

@huntprimitive9918

3 жыл бұрын

thank you very much, i greatly appreciate it. best of luck on your knapping!

I will never make an stone point but I find this VERY interesting. As I follow along with the basics of your instructions I find it easy to understand “to implement that would be another story”. Have enjoyed many of your videos THANKS. 🇺🇸🇨🇦🇺🇸

@shadetreemech290

3 ай бұрын

Yeah, me too. I'm not sure I'll ever do this, but I can do it vicariously through this video.

First, thanks a million for the lesson. I am one of those mentioned as your target audience. The vid wasn't too long, it was like a great book that you wish there were more pages to read. Thoroughly enjoyed the lesson from start to finish.

This is the best Knapping tutorial I have watched. Thank you so very much for sharing your wisdom.

Seriously man! I’ve got shit to do tonight but now I’m going to procrastinate so I can watch this first. I’m good with it!

Late to this party, but this is the best damn video on Flintknapping I've watched. Well done and I'm Subscribed.

Beautiful craftsmanship, attitude towards your passion and honestly great teaching skills mate! Thank you and keep up the awesome work!

Never in my life would I except to purchase a knapper kit.... well your video has inspired me. 2020 is one hell of a year and learning basic skills like Biface arrow heads is probably more useful than any of us can understand. You are a great teacher thank you

@huntprimitive9918

3 жыл бұрын

haha, thank you very much and great to hear the sparked interest in knapping

Love it! Been knapping almost 7 years but always love a great instructional video.

This is amazing. It’s like going back 10,000 years and watching an arrowhead being made.

I'v been busting rock and my fingers for a while now and managed to make some good points, but you have explained everything in a way that makes me understands so much more so thank you

When I started knapping last year I watched this video which was a huge help. Over a year later, after I am a capable knapper revisiting this video I was still able to learn from this video. I had been trying to hit small pieces too hard when using direct percussion. I am now able to make good points only using direct. Keep up the good work

Thank you Ryan! Admittedly I learned a lot more about knapping from the guys at the Puget Sound knappers workshop near my house than from youtube, but your videos promised to inspire, and they sure did! You helped push me to seek out people who could help me learn these skill, and know after almost a year of practice, I am finally making some decent points, and getting better every month!

We love you Ryan Gill, you're a national treasure. Thank you, Great video!!! I always look forward to your posts. When that point fell my heart stopped

I honestly loved this video. Every minute had information that can't be obtained just watching someone on the far side of a rope. Fine detail from having the camera close enough to SEE was what I needed. Thank you, thank you, thank you!

@huntprimitive9918

4 жыл бұрын

You are very welcome and I am happy to do it. Thanks for following along

Just ordered the starter kit and mixed spalls, lord give me a gift to be a fast learner lol I love huntin points and hope I can succeed in knapping, THANK YOU for these videos

@huntprimitive9918

2 жыл бұрын

excellent, thank you and best of luck on your knapping adventure

I've knapped 30+ years. Trained by Craig Ratzat. This video certainly would have helped me when I was new to it. Well done, not over informational and over detailed. Really well done. Thanks again.

So enjoyable to see someone that has mastered their medium.

I appreciate your dedication to helping everyone learn this. I never watched how to do this and just watch you I've gained so much Knowledge. I'm honest shocked how well I absorbed and half way thru the video I understand every word and techniques as you explained it . God bless and Much Respect.. probably sparked ancestral Dna

As someone who knows absolutely nothing about this art it's like any other art. It takes time, patience, and a whole lot of effort. I really liked the way he said you can't be afraid of losing progress because at the end of the day its just a rock. Start fresh and learn from your mistakes.

I know this is a bit older video but it's great. Knapping always seemed intimidating because I never really understood the technique. You explain it wonderfully. Definitely fulfilling your mission to educate. Thank you Ryan!

Heck yes I can’t wait to watch this!

I watch every video of yours, because I learn a lot from you. Thank you for sharing all those skills🌺

@1CT1

2 жыл бұрын

Accept Jesus Christ as your Lord and Savior and you will be saved. John 3:16 (share the good news of the gospel around the world!) Have a wonderful day/night, may the LORD bless you all, and farewell!,.,,,,,,

E X C E L L E N T. INSTRUCTION !!! Thank you for taking the time to show us exactly how a professional Flint-Knaps a piece of stone. It's amazing how intricate stone actually is, and the "cone" of pressure, you spoke of makes tons of since! I played with trying to make a spearpoint, back when I was a kid, and didn't have much luck, of course, I had never seen anyone Knaps before, either. Watching you brought memories back, from what would happen when I got flustered and would loose it and hit too hard and bust the rock I'd worked on for half a day. I lived on top of a Churt pit, so I had plenty of rock to use. That was 50 years ago! I might just make some tools up and try again. I have some kangaroo leather, left over from my Leather-Smithing. I'll set myself up and try it again. Now something from me to you, in THANKS: (I notice you drop your tools a lot.) I have spent my life designing tools, jigs, stands, lifting rigs, etc. Why not cut a wooden 4" x 4" a foot long and use either Forstener bits or flat spade bits, slightly oversized to the handle sizes of your pressure flakers and your various Billets, and make a free-standing base, (to set on the floor by you) and cut the upright on the appropriate angle so the top of your tool deck will be more comfortable to reach. ((or use a tripod like a music stand, off the bottom of the tool deck)) Space the holes out so there's plenty of room to grasp a tool. Bevel the edge of the hole, so that the handle "shoe-horns in" easily. Paint the whole stand a flat color, so there's never a chance of the sun reflecting in your eye off of its surface. Then, make it so it can be boxed and put together with just a few screws, and included in your kits. It will hold all your tools at an easy retrieval position, so you don't waist time chasing your tools. (Cut more holes than you have tools, so, as your tools grow, you have holes for them. Install a plastic bar-soap cup for your abraiding stone.) It would be one more item for sale, so you could make your kits to sell, WITH tool stand or WITHOUT tool stand, and price them as such. Hope this helps you and all of us, out here in KZread land. Again, THANK YOU !!! Bill, from Tn. 🇺🇸

Started learning to Knapp in March 2020 with your videos. Watched some of the videos multiple times. Today spent a couple hours working with different tools; and I'm definitely starting to get somewhere, because I snapped a point and just picked up another piece. Every mistake you described, I made. Today. 😂. I kept getting greedy and tried to smash my way through, without properly setting up my platforms. Crushing the edge, step fractures, blowing up the whole piece. Rewatched this for the third time or so; now it really started to click, because I could actually recognize all the concepts. TLDR: Much appreciation for your shared wisdom.

@huntprimitive9918

3 жыл бұрын

thank you very much for the feedback! I still do all those things as well and have to remind myself to slow down and do it right.

Best video on flint knapping I've seen. Learned more than all the other videos I've watched.

@huntprimitive9918

3 жыл бұрын

I really appreciate that. thank you

This is such a great video! I learned flintknapping several years ago when I was living up in the mountains with some native american dudes on an archaeology job. I recently decided to give it another try and needed a refresher on some things and I'll say this video is probably the next best thing to learning in person like I did originally. So much so that I decided to order some tools from you to fill out my kit and replace the absolutely beat pressure flaker that my teacher had made for me back then.

@huntprimitive9918

4 жыл бұрын

excellent, thanks very much both for the kind words and the support

I love arrowhead hunting and I have no idea where to go around where I live now but out of interest I watched this. I will probably never make one to be honest but I just have to say I love how honest and humble you are sir! The passion you have for this art is amazing and it’s great to see these arts continue so thank you so much for offering your time, advice and craft secrets for free to the masses even though this is your business. Most people are not willing to give away their secrets for free and some overlook this. Kudos for loving this so much that you care more about it continuing than you making money from it.

Thank you. It’s my third time watching. Every time I pick something new up.

I consider myself an expert knapper. Of course, mine requires a bed. LOL.

@timmynormand8082

4 жыл бұрын

it's ok he doing it for FREE

@terrybyrd3676

4 жыл бұрын

That “mapper”😂😂

@terrybyrd3676

4 жыл бұрын

Sorry. Napper

@scruffy6151

4 жыл бұрын

Or recliner

@jerrywhidby.

4 жыл бұрын

😂😂💀

@HuntPrimitive thank you so much for the video. I'm learning a lot from it. I was wondering if you would please post a video on how to make a dagger or a knife via flintknapping? I'd like to make one for a friend of mine.

Hello, amazing work! I had an opportunity to see in my hands some stone arrowheads made by ancient natives from south america, I felt excited!

Thank you for making this video! It's really interesting and definitely answered a lot of questions I've had. As someone who sews by hand, I've got a bit of a head start on the calluses 😂 Thank you for sharing your knowledge. It's the most valuable thing we as people can give, especially skills like this that have gone to the wayside with other technologies coming into use. For you to do this for free is very kind.

@huntprimitive9918

4 жыл бұрын

thank you very much for following along and enjoying my work!

I never actually plan to make arrowheads or spearpoints, but I've always been interested in how this happens. AND it certainly gives an appreciation for peoples that made these without the help of Copper. I am an engineer that builds and designs swimming pools and guitars believe it or not. Thanks for making this! The video I mean.

@richardwiley5933

3 жыл бұрын

Guitars & swimming pools - quite a diverse range of products! 😁

I had a vision once. A native elder told me that flintnapping is an orchestra! Each blow is a note, each tool is an instrument with a tune. And when you learn to simply know the different sounds and how to make them, then you know the song of flintnapping. My favorite stone I've ever had is some beautiful red and orange Jasper I pulled out of my grandparents Creek in northern California. Sadly it was a small piece but I still have those blades! So what's your all time favorite stone/ glass you have ever worked?

@timmynormand8082

4 жыл бұрын

glass ? a vodka bottle

@American-Plague

4 жыл бұрын

@@timmynormand8082 I practiced with man-made glass for years for obvious reasons: it's free and everywhere in large amounts. The old style TV screens are a great place to get really thick glass (sometimes it's 1 1/2 inches thick or more on bigger screens), but I recently ordered some obsidian spalls. If you are going to continue knapping, I HIGHLY recommend that you get some. It's a world of difference. So much easier to work with...for me anyway.

@timmynormand8082

4 жыл бұрын

@@American-Plague thank you for your reply an your advice really appreciated

@American-Plague

4 жыл бұрын

@@timmynormand8082 😎👍

My parents are rockhounds so I also grew up watching flint knappers at fairs and events. I used to do my best to knap when I was a kid with what ever cobblestones I could find around the source material. Watching this gave me the bug; I just ordered one of your kits. I'll have to make a trip soon to procure some material to work with.

Highly recommend Hunt Primitive: reasonable prices, especially for raw knappable material; high quality tools for knapping; links to Ryan's various tutorials; and he's attentive and responsive to inquiries. All around, I'm glad I came across Hunt Primitive on YT, since it's opened the door to flint knapping for me.

Dude... I don't even hunt and I watched everything. How interesting!

@huntprimitive9918

4 жыл бұрын

excellent, I am glad to hear that. thank you!

@scruffy6151

4 жыл бұрын

Me too.

@thomasjames1681

4 жыл бұрын

@@scruffy6151 yu

Take a shot every time he drops something.

@greenmanofthewoods6060

4 жыл бұрын

I did and I ran out of arrows after the first 15 mins!

@gooey9351

4 жыл бұрын

Still drunk

@SlimPickins_07

4 жыл бұрын

Made it halfway through the video and had to get my stomach pumped out 😂

@THome92

3 жыл бұрын

Hahaha

@whoops8412

3 жыл бұрын

@@greenmanofthewoods6060 lmfao your joke is prime

Its cool watching this video right now because it feels full circle. I watched this video about a year ago, when all the experience i had was smashing some glass with a hammer. After a lot of practice and meeting a lot of experienced knappers, I can finally make some good points, and watching this video reminds me of how far I've come, as well as how far I still have yet to go!

Thank you for this video. It was very good. I have allways wondered how to make arrowheads and knifes in flint. Looks like im' taking up a new hoby.

Wow! I'm still a novice at flint knapping. Yet, I learned so much from the 1:44:44 long video! I'm currently working with obsidian which teaches me how to be gentle at the right time and a little harder when needed. Thank you so much, Ryan, for this FREE information that has taken you many years to perfect!

For a second I thought the thumbnail said, “Kidnapping for beginners”

@gavinfriedman

4 жыл бұрын

I did too!

@zekers9712

3 жыл бұрын

Yes me to

@elmothewise3915

3 жыл бұрын

@@gavinfriedman did you forget to change accounts?

@aceburgers8801

3 жыл бұрын

Same lol i was scrolling and like wtf haha

@gavinfriedman

3 жыл бұрын

No Elmo, why do you ask?

Ryan , just like to tell you ive knapped and flaked for years. wasnt great, just persistent. but i was able to get usable points. but from your videos ive became really good.ive learned things from you like thinking of the piece your using like several stacked sheets of paper and work the high stuff first. and just watching you knapp. and flake. your explanations are great. like nothing i ever understood from any book. a lot of the way i learned was by just trying.so i had a few bad habits to over come as for how i hold a piece, where to start on a piece, ect. just want to say thanks for these videos.

@huntprimitive9918

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much Larry, that really means a lot. Great to hear I could pass along a few visuals to help out

Thank you for spending the time to share your skill. I've never hunted or knapped, but I'm having a go at making bows right now, I'm on number 6. I'll definitely be ordering a knapping kit ! I'd be interested in not only heads, but making the tools to make the bow ! Thanks again, wonderful information. Rob

@huntprimitive9918

4 жыл бұрын

thanks very much for following along and best of luck on all your builds!

1:29😂 I like that the video is long✌️ Amazing!

*the fact that there was no ads, amuses me*

Hey bro, I’ve watched this through twice, Once at beginning of my “journey” and agsin a few months later. This set of instructions, is a treasure

Awesome ,you are elite in teaching, Thank you so much for showing us your years of hard work and skill.

imagine spending 3 days making an arrowhead then you miss

Women: look at this new makeup tutorial Beth! Men:

@elmothewise3915

3 жыл бұрын

@Grace W damn nigga your ass looks sad lmao

@Sheepdog1314

3 жыл бұрын

@@elmothewise3915 nice language. Mom must be proud.

What an amazing video. You truly have a gift. Thanks for sharing your craft. I'm attempting to make some arrows as I just got into archery. This has been extremely helpful.

Thank you Ryan you are excellent at teaching and explaining the process the how and the whys, and possible mistakes or outcomes. You have given me and countless others a tremendous head start.

He’s long-winded and talks in circles but he knows what he’s doing

Thank you for the in depth detailed information. Been looking and reading off an on for over a yr at knapping and I learned more in an hr and 44 mins than I have all yr from other ppl who are teaching ppl who have a LOT more experience. The terminology and explanation of the terminology alo e is a gold mine of info. Thank you, I look forward to busting some rocks . 👍

Ryan Gill the tool making teacher of our online primitive village!

@eribertoacedo9505

4 жыл бұрын

Reece Foreman I agree with you this is fascinating to watch.🕶"

Thank you for putting your time in on this project and sharing with us a lost art. This technology will be useful in the coming future.

Sir, you have made so many questions I had come together! Thank you!

I am 18 mins into video and all ready. I have learned more than I have in many live classes .thank you now back to lessons:)

AWESOME, No need to apologize about the time! I learned how to knapping 20 years ago, bit stopped, which was a stupid ass thing to do! This video is just what I needed to start knapping again! The best for beginners! I think you covered the basics very thoroughly!

You're the best I've seen, explaining the complexity, simply.

I love your matter of fact philosophy. Passing on this FREE information is doing a wonderful service keeping these ancient technologies from fading into the past. Thank you. 🙏

Thank you so much. Ive been playing with primitive tools for months without much progress. It's so nice to have little things explained by a knowledgeable craftsman. Genuinely, thank you.

@aapelipaapeli4836

4 жыл бұрын

Tools made of copper tubing, with lead weighs and steel files are primitive?

@joelcoley2606

4 жыл бұрын

@@aapelipaapeli4836 The technique is. And if you know the technique, the tools you use are subjective and easily replaced with primitive materials.

this is a really informative tutorial on flint knapping. I've been curious and want to try knapping, but nowhere seemed to have explained it quite as well as how you have here. Really does bring home how intelligent and skilled early humans were!

@huntprimitive9918

3 жыл бұрын

thank you very much

What a great video you really covered all the bases, keep on knapping !

@HuntPrimitive thank you Ryan Gill for taking time out of your extremely busy schedule to make this video for beginners like myself. This is by far the best knapping introduction video I've seen. I first heard of your knowledge and skill while discussing knapping, atlatls and other various primitive elements with Robert Burke and Keith Syers several months prior to the bison hunt and have been following you ever since. I've finally recovered enough from a radial nerve issue in my right arm (dominant hand) to really give knapping a go. Hand made all my own billets and pressure flakers from whitetail antlers and began watching various instructional videos on the craft. Though many are very informative, they just don't slow it down and break down each strike and flake the way you do in your videos. So again I thank you for taking the time away from your many other obligations to make the instructional videos you make. I know for me at least they have definitely fueled my passion to become a skilled knapper one day.

@huntprimitive9918

3 жыл бұрын

great to hear how much it has helped. thank you very much for the kind words and thanks for following along. Good luck on your future knapping journey

An ignorant newbie knapper who just cut the dickens out of an uncalloused finger while watching this excellent video! COOL! Seriously extremely informative. Thank you sir for an inspiring series of videos chock full of knowledge, tips and presented in a digestible manner. Again, THANK YOU! Best regards, John Hrichak

Thank you for an awesome tutorial on basic flint knapping. Only knapped with a pillow before. I think that I have found my next hobby. Need to figure out how to build my own tools as this looks like a very low expenditure hobby

I have learned a lot from you young man..You remind me of a me. I work on my leg alot, I also use a thick rubber Matt on my work bench.as I reach a older level in this life I get weaker . I removed small areas of the Matt around the edge to chip into.

I greatly appreciate your dedication to keeping our past alive. The arrowhead is beautiful. This is another skill i hope to add to my toolbox soon, for the sheer beauty of the form, though it certainly has the appeal of usefulness in certain situations.

@huntprimitive9918

3 жыл бұрын

thank you very much and thanks for following along

I've been trying to make arrow heads for a while now and your video is extremely informative! I learned so much, thank you for making this video!

Yup! This guy is a honest one. I'm also going to invest my time and money to you. I like knowing where my money is going and you take your precious time to teach us which is priceless. Ill be ordering this on the 22nd. Thanks brother.

Man i literally tried making a point all day yesterday and just kept breaking them. Right before I went to bed I looked up how to flint Knapp and found your video and understand where I was messing up. Yesterday was the first time I ever tried to make them. I have about 50 points I have found in the woods

Dude, call me a dummy if you want, but after watching you do this stuff many times and trying myself. I finally got the big picture. It's over now dawg, I'm on my own. Thanks like you have been thanked.

I just got into flint knapping when I heard Ryan Gill on the Seven Ages podcast, and I am so glad I checked out this page. The first 30 minutes of this video have been more helpful than the entire book I'd read on the topic (even though all of these things were covered in the book). Thank You! P.s. thank you for the permission to blow through my first box of rock. I was starting to worry I wouldn't have anything to show for it.

I just ordered the deluxe set with 10 lbs. Leaves are keeping me from finding them so its time to start a new hobby. Awesome video and thoroughly explained, I think I will pick up on it quick! Thanks for making this!

Excellent video! I've wanted to get into flint lapping but never found anyone to teach as good as this! I definitely want to attempt now.

Great job on both the video and the point... you got to the nitty gritty and the point in both... I’d love to see the deer your points bring down... you should ask your customers to submit photos !!! Again thanks for spending the time to share with everyone!!!

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Thank you. we have several videos on the channel here with them in use, but also have a couple links here to both my personal kills as well as some of the customers. gillsprimitivearchery.com/hunting-photos/ gillsprimitivearchery.com/customer-hunting-photos/

Thanks man I've seen alot of videos on how to make arrowheads to some avail; however, your video is such a long, detailed, and delightful video which I'm sure will help my endeavors to re-create a lost art. Man that's a long sentence. My bad

Awesome and very informative. Thank you for taking the time to teach others the craft you know.

Thank you mate, a week of coming home after work and watching your vids, and i managed to not only produced my own working tools, but then learnt how to use them to knap my first obsidian arrowhead (after several attempts of course 😂) Feeling very confident to fashion my first blade tomorrow! Absolutely love the process of knapping already! Again, thank you for your wisdom shared 🙏❤

Nice video it was well worth the watch every bit of it ! I hunt arrow heads ever now and then I've found some that were perfect some broken but kept them all just the same. After watching your vid now I can see why some were broken, but now I'm thinking trying my hand at knapping it looks like fun ! Thanks for the video

Awesome instruction video. I have been facinatied with arrowheads my entire life. I am now 75 years old and wish so badly the internet had been available when I was much younger. I am still tempted to give it a go. I have watched numerous videos of yours as well as Jack Crafty. I think I have a very clear understanding of the mechanics and geometry of flaking and platform building. Come my next SS check I might just order a kit and give it a go. Thank you for sharing your hard earned knowledge and skill.

Man I've been breaking rock trying to figure stuff out for a good month now and wasn't gaining any knowledge. Just trying to self learn. But this video is awesome. Great great help to me. Thankyou!