Whoever clicked the thumbs down for this video is a real arse hole. The man spends his time and money to share what he knows with us. Some of this stuff is super high grade info. So thanks for what you do Billy and a big thumbs up from me. I've followed you here and in the various magazines for years.

@TheAngryFishh

3 жыл бұрын

Get on your knees and prove your loyalty.

It's almost like I enter another world when I make an arrowhead because I become so focused on making the point. It's so fun to do that I make them all the time!

I like the fact that you are honest about your own skill on flint napping. But the thing I liked most is that you actually showed us a step by step and explained everything. Even when the arrowhead broke you explained how to fix it and showed us how.

I've often wondered how such symmetrical and delicate shapes were made. Thank you for teaching me this technique with the three different antlers. Thanks a second time for including the mistake so that I can learn from it.

You know I feel stupid for never considering glass whenever I have wanted to learn some knapping techniques but had no flint source. Perfect recycling too. I am going to look into the necessary tools I think and give this a go. Thanks a lot man, loved the bow making 4 part series too!

Did you use that final point to hunt down the litterer that chucked the bottle?

@JoachimVampire

8 жыл бұрын

+David The Good that would be ironic vengeance XD

@estebanromero7058

8 жыл бұрын

David the Good be too good.

@gagebutson3927

6 жыл бұрын

Ha ha ha ha ha

@alexanderson1091

4 жыл бұрын

Fuck yeah

While that 'snap' during the 1st notching attempt was heartbreaking.. it was an valuable lesson (give your tool room) for all that watched. Collectively saving untold of hours of personal learning experience. Thanks so much for posting.

Super cool video. Very entertaining. Don't mind all the people whining about your method being unsafe. I suppose if your mommy wipes your butt until you're 14 ,doing this is probably really scary.

@primitivepathways

9 жыл бұрын

Yeah that's true! Probably have a lot more people living under their parent's roof then they're willing to admit.

@nickywebb863

9 жыл бұрын

primitivepathways yrnfgstdd_

@Starteller

9 жыл бұрын

Cole Hart It is unsafe, glass is more dangerous for the health than most stones but learning survival skills are important. Somebody had to take the risk to teach it. We should thank him

@williamwazere

9 жыл бұрын

+Cole Hart Man, pure agree with you. Some people take the youtube safety lectures way to seriously, like it's their insurance that will go up. I mean obviously be careful, be smart and have some personal responsibility in any action you do but we take great risks all the time to use acceptable tools like angle grinders, properly sharp chisels and the like. You see people giving about guys on youtube being unsafe in some small way and then they probably go outside and drive to the shops for some cigarettes/beer. You can do everything right and eventually you still get 'bit' by a tool or activity by the fact you can only mitigate so much before loosing the benefit from it. Life is risk.

@emperorgluteusmaximus7069

8 жыл бұрын

+Cole Hart Probably the only thing I might suggest to make it safer for the "City Folk" with no callouses on their hands is to wear gloves. Otherwise, great how-to video!

I could have sworn I felt a piece of glass fly up into my hair while I was watching. Great video. Do you suppose if you used a coca-cola bottle, you'd call it a coke head?

You sir, have amazing skills.

@primitivepathways

9 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much!

I've been flaking glass arrowheads for about three years now and watching you I still feel like a beginner. I love making the arrowheads and then I turn them into talismans which always seems secondary but takes more time and gives a finished look ... After watching this video I'm going to spend even more time working the arrowheads... You've rejuvenated my obsession! Thank you.

People are lucky to have these videos on KZread. I had to figure this out by trial and error ( and a few pictures from books ) about 30 years ago. Flint, not to bad, the first time I tried obsidian, emergency room. Got a little to aggressive and found out just how sharp these edges can be. 12 stitches later I had learned a valuable lesson. Wish this great video had been around then. Thanks for the info.

I would not walk barefoot any where on ur property awesome video man

This video was very useful to me! Entertaining was just a great bonus. My points are looking much better thanks to you! My new mantra is 'in and down'

I became addicted to napping during a lithic analysis course. I stumbled across this video and had to save the link when I saw your reaction to the notching mishap! So many people would have reshot the video but you pressed on and I thought that deserved respect. Thanks for the advice!

Practice a lot, and you'll get the hang of it. Primitive skills are not easy, but that's what makes them so appealing to me.

First thing i was taught when flintknapping: "never fall in love with it until its finished!" haha

Well, Budweiser bottles have been used as weapons before...just not in this manner. Great video. I bleeped with you when the base broke! Talk about getting into a video!

@lake21212

4 жыл бұрын

James McMillen SO funny!! I literally just laughed out loud:)

Thanks Will! Glad u liked them. With practice you can make points just as good as this, and even better!

I'll definitely make a video on how to mount a stone point to a shaft. Thanks for the suggestion!

I almost fucking died when the arrow snapped. Jesus lawd please have mercy.

Are you an alcoholic archer with free time on your hands? Well we have good news for you.

Thanks so much!! Glad u like my stuff. I'll be making more!

I'm blown away by this. With every chip of glass with the antler tool I see the native American arrowsmith ( no pun intended) creating these methods, thousands of years ago. I love bush craft!!

Instead of the nail, you can fill the bottle with water and smack the top.

@raykemry954

5 жыл бұрын

Hit it with a rubber mallet, on the mouth end, after filling with water

Where can you find the hammerstone?

This is the best instructional on flaking arrowheads yet!

What a clear and detailed instructional video. Thank you Billy. Look out bottles. Here I come.

LONG beeep! Hell yeah! I feel your pain, brother....

"Fuuuuu*************k, well I guess it'll be a smaller arrow head" XD oh my god.

I love how you showed it broke. Shows the honesty in your video. Thank you for taking the time to film this, I really love your channel.

Thanks Taud! Breaking the point was pretty embarrassing, so I don't know if this was a very good demo of my skills, but at least I got a point out if it...

This why why fields are full of arrow head pieces, they are easy to break. Imagine the ten million before you saying the equivalent of "f-------------k" in whatever their native tongue was.

@chaytonthompson5928

7 жыл бұрын

a lot of native languages have very few to no swear words

@floridanelson

7 жыл бұрын

Is it weird I have no memory of making this comment?

@anjo7465

7 жыл бұрын

floridanelson hahaha

i always thought that glass arrowheads were really cool, but i always wondered, what happens if you miss your shot and it goes into tree? wouldn't it smash into bits?

@pantherowl3169

7 жыл бұрын

The triangular shape probably helps to keep it stable

@Doggaebi.

7 жыл бұрын

Yeah it would most likely break

@JohnDoe-yt2fn

6 жыл бұрын

There actually pretty good at staying together when hitting dirt or flesh but a tree would probably break it

Flint Ridge has lots of really pretty flint up there. I have a few flakes of it and it;s really nice stone to work, especially after it's heat treated.

Anytime my friend!

Lol, I wonder what could happen if that idiot that littered with that bottle will end up watching your video and will recognize that bottle he have thrown away. Haha

@KoujiIsAmazing

10 жыл бұрын

You are a fuckhead.

@primitivepathways

10 жыл бұрын

Kouji Chan Who???

@bondcolour2290

10 жыл бұрын

primitivepathways Ignore him buddy, just another self-entitled KZread commenter out to belittle people. Great video man, that was really interesting to watch.

@johannesalexandrius5749

10 жыл бұрын

lols, why do people have little brains for comprehension? Some seem didn't understand my comment. Oh maybe for those who reacted negatively, its their habit to litter around and be like lousy pigs. Or better yet, maybe some people are just ashamed to be told littering pigs and they will not like it if somebody will point it out to them.

@KoujiIsAmazing

10 жыл бұрын

You dumbass. As if anyone is going to recognize a bottle they threw out. Think before you say something stupid like that.

Dovakin dovahkin. Lol. Anyone get it?

@aether1370

8 жыл бұрын

FUS RO DAH!

@Why1236

7 жыл бұрын

Aaron Fearns love skyrim

I can imagine some some knapper 13 thousand years ago sitting down with a nice piece of obsidian... he gets it to that almost perfect point of creation, then breaks the base off. I'm sure he screamed out the same thing you did, or at least his version. You made it work, though & more power to you for it! You're helping to keep alive the legacy of our very evolution... bravo to you.

yes I make my own strings. They are made of either deer sinew or Dacron B-50. Both work very well.

*bleeeeeep*

After watching a bunch of videos on this subject, I was pleasantly surprised to find this one. This guy is a real craftsman and you can trust what he teaches. Wear gloves though if you haven't done it before because glass splinters in your hands can cause a lot of blood loss.

Thanks! I'll let you know when it's done!

Yes I did! You were by far the best survivalist they have had on the show in my opinion! You were very impressive.

One of the best, illustrative knap videos i've seen. Thanks.

Sure!!

Very nice work. The results are beautiful.

I just wanted to stop and say that your videos and passion put into the making of them have really helped me and my three sons find our roots in archery. we have all began working on making our bows from white ash. we hope to have these ready by late season. If you ever find yourself in eastern PA we would love to have you hunt and enjoy some of our properties as a thanks for what you have inspired.

Awesome!! Thanks Billy and glad you showed the breakage so we know it happens to people more experienced than ourselves.Keep up the good work.

Nice save. You're the best flintnapping teacher I've found on KZread.

Something I know nothing about, and what joy to watch!!! Thank you for knowing how to do this and for sharing it!!

Thanks Chris!

It takes a lot of practice to learn the technique so you can drive off longer flakes. Practice, and if you can find an experienced flint knapper they can really help advance your learning very quickly.

Badass Billy! Can't wait for the next DVD!

Man, your glass points are superb. Best I've seen.

Thanks Jeremy!

Best video on making arrow heads out of glass that I've seen! Most go too fast and don't explain it well enough. I think I'm ready to try my hand at it now. Thanks Billy!

this is the very best instructional video on knapping I've ever seen

Awesome Billy! Great work. On my list of things to learn. Thank you for the tutorial andshowing us what can be done.

Awesome vid as always Billy!

Awesome! Thx so much, really glad u enjoyed it. I'll be making more vids soon, so keep checking back!

I liked everything about this video. So, so good!

Very informative video. Thanks for sharing Billie.

Beautiful. Thank you for sharing.

excellent video and a really fine piece of work, thanks for sharing.

Thanks Tim!

Excellent video. Thanks for showing in such detail how to do this.

Great video Billy. I learned a ton in those 12 minutes!

Outstanding video, Thank you.

Awesome! Glad you liked the video and it helped you make your own arrowhead.

I am just yanking your chain, I really like watching these vids. Mad props on hanging in a swamp with freaking snakes everywhere

Sir,you have some mad skills.Thank you for sharing them.

Dude your skill is amazing. Awesome video!!

I love that sound!!!

Thanks Parnell!

AWESOME!!!

Depends on what you hit. Usually stone points don't incur a lot of damage if you hit your intended target. Often the most damage is a small chip that removes the stone point's sharp tip. Quick repair makes them usable again.

Wow...this is really amazing. Thank you!

Good technique. Nicely done.

This really helps a lot it is nice to see someone who knows what he is talking about

Very nice recovery. It is beneficial to those of us just getting started to see that even a very skilled knapper can have the occasional snafu. Great job.

I just made one over the weekend, two actually. That technique you showed for working a 90 degree angle really helped a lot! I see what you mean about it being hard to measure the pounds of pressure to remove a flake, it all depends on the size of the flake you are trying to remove. That 90 degree is one of the things I couldn't fix until this post of yours. Anyhow, now my arrowheads look better. Looking forward to another of your educational vids man, keep them coming. Thx for the 90 tip.

Marvelous!

I so love you man. I've been really trying hard to get the confidence in flint knapping since you showed me on our first show. So you have been my go to, to scratch this itch I'm having.

Awesome work! I dig the antler tools also. I believe I will try this.

Awesome vid as always!

great video. excellent recovery.

Sweet video and way to keep it real. Just like anything some problems can occur, it's just how you react to them is what matters. You did an awesome job, and inspire me. Thank you!

great job again billy!!!!!!!!!always lookin forward to your videos

it was nice from you showing how the arrow head broke during the process and kept going, proving that perseverance is the key to success :) I'm a big fan of your videos Billy, keep going! Saludos from Chile

Amazing skill that is so hard to find hands on teaching. Now to search for my tools and start learning. Great video & thumbs up!

Yeah I saw it and I wanna see the movie!!

The tools I use are just antler tines that are cut off the main beam.

Wow! That's amazing!

I love this, adding to favorites!

Respect man - that is great skill!

Great video! I love the fact that you didn't remove the part where it broke and was a disappointment and the recovery from it.

that was an awsome video. glass is everywhere, and free.

wow, you make that look easy, even despite busting off the bottom of it. looks fantastic! thumbs up!

LOL! I agree!