No offence to you donny but your videos never need music no matter how tempting it may seem because you're totally captivating all on your own as a speaker.
@@DonnyDustsPaleoTracks I agree. Music as the intro is normal and fine but continually through the video detracts from the information. Especially so when trying to hear the speaking but the music is so loud keep having to turn it down. Unfortunately the YT captioning doesn't work well either so had to exit the video after a few minutes.
Nah it’s fine, really not too loud it’s calm and simple, matches the video style and is in my view totally appropriate ambience music. I actually can appreciate it if compared to some other channels having loud and annoying editing, this is pretty good in my opinion keep up the good content.
I've been watching your videos since I was in highschool but only started to flintknap within the past year. Something about the way you've explained flintknapping and the way you've filmed it helps me to understand it better than other videos do. Flintknapping has become a true passion of mine to the point where even just seeing it on a video brings me genuine happiness. I'm itching to get out in my garage and start working on one of these knives for myself now 😂
That is awesome! I appreciate your commitment to Knapping. My goal was to do just that. Educate folks. I didn’t have really any resources when I was learning. Lots of stitches to be honest. Happy my videos are helping and are an addition to your Knapping pursuits. Thanks again!
Bro this knowledge you share is like so engrained in all of our collective memories it just feels right and i can actually feel the stone and smell the hand tanned leather along with a touch of wood smoke....if that even makes sense? Its like your waking up a part of my brain thats been dormant... theraputic !
That thinner stone was an "Aha moment for me". The local schoolyard was landscaped, this summer. My 7 year old granddaughter brought home a stone with a thumb hold notched in it. Now I know what it was used for. I even found a pemmican making tool, from a different site.🤙🤙
Great video. At one point in the clip you went searching for a tool that went missing and it gave me a strangely comforting thought. I imagined an ancestor cursing in whatever way he knew, while searching for a missing tool he just put down a second ago. The craftsman's curse.
Absolutely outstanding knife I love the sound that the flakes make as they hit the ground thank you for sharing this enjoyable video with us six stars brother
Great Video , Donny ! Great information you are sharing with all of us!!!!!!!!! That is one Beefy Knife you made. I say it will last quite a Long Time ! Take Care and Be Safe
hey donny fellow knapper here looking at your tool kit i noticed something i have noticed with many knappers many use the hard hammer and soft hammer concept when referring to antler and hammerstones but many of the master knappers who specialize in replication ive learned from make another distinction between hammerstones and antler. they give antler, wood and horn its own category of organic tools. they use use the soft/hard hammer to mean hard hammerstones basalts quartzite etc which are used for early stage work like spalling i more of a punching type manner as opposed to the glancing blow used in later stages and soft hammerstones such as sand stones limestones etc which as mentioned are much softer but much grippier once the platforms are ready for antler or as a transition tool it gives a new set of options because it combines the weight of a hammerstone without the shattering impact of harder stones so the energy transfers more like antler just curious if youve heard about the concept and if not it might be an interesting avenue to explore. flintknapping tips and palemanjim have videos posted to youtube on the subject. happy knapping brother
Interesting concept. I don’t put labels on anything really as far as softer hammer stones…they just are softer or harder. I have several hammer stones that span the different hardnesses. They just are…when I Knapp and need something softer I scroll my mental catalog of tools and use the one I need. If I take all my tools and lay them out from hardest to softest…they are what the are. And when the transition of soft stone switches to billets…I don’t see the tool changing but rather the density of each object giving into its hardness scale. I don’t really overthink it to be honest and aim for less is more. A “master” should be able to create pretty much everything with a single hammer stone. I’ll do a video. Appreciate you watching and comment 🤙
such a cool design, awesome work man. like others have said, the music was cool and it fit very well. I prefer no music just cause I like to hear the stones and you seem like a cool dude but im chillin either way. for real though very cool video
Absolutely awesome video! It's funny how I watched this whole thing, and I STILL have no idea how you did that. It's literally like magic. Nice job, sir!
There are lots of very accomplished US knappers on YT, but very few who seem passionate about using paleo techniques. Love seeing the antler put to good use 🤙🏻
I made one of these out of obsidian bc of another knife i saw of yours in anouther video and ya i love it. I wish i could make one feom harder stone but not good enough at knapping yet lol. Great video man i hope i learn something from this vid. Appreciate it
Ya know.. I’ve had trainers in the past and they’ve all been great! But you have a way of teaching without speaking. My past trainers could tell me anything and everything, but just simply watching you do what you do, even in times of silence is educational.. I’m captured by it. Thank you for this! Hope all is well.
I appreciate that! I’ve spent years and years teaching and my one rule is show more than you say. Spoken lessons are practical and important, but I imagine people go to RUclips for the visuals on topics. Appreciate you watching. Thanks.
@@DonnyDustsPaleoTracks dont worry you keep making content and I'll keep watching! Do you think you could do a video about how to first get into flintknapping, like what tools and materials you need and places you can source them?
I hope so too…haha. Sometimes I feel like I’m not clicking a button or need to toggle a switch when uploading to reach more folks. Anyway…I’ll figure it out someday.
Without this knowledge and skills or close to the power of many. I would die, and follow you into war. You single handle le opened my mind to the rock knowledge. Namaste🤙 rock on.
Incredible!! You just get better and better! Perfect lense shape or perfect convexity. Smooth as buttah! I can see how that blade type would be more versatile and utilitarian. The overshot flake you hit at 26:01 was amazing. It amazes me how a flake can travel across then curl down all the way to the other side. Platform must be perfect. Keep up the stellar work and have fun! Your living the life man!
It’s always fascinating to me, watching the transformation from chunk of stone to useful tool. I understand the difference needed in striking angles and the need for different striking tools, but please explain the need for “dulling” the edge of the stone by rubbing a stone on it. Thank you for making such cool videos!
the videos you make are some of the most interesting, relaxing, informative and fun to watch stuff i've seen on RUclips, i'm glad i found your channel!
Thank You Donny , that is a great design cave man army knife. I see the upper paleolithic tools France, Spain and think small is smart. light portable no big thing if lost. But for the large large mammals You got them beat, great job!
Thank you for the upload! I do enjoy listening to your podcast while I am walking/hiking, it is these videos with demos that really get it for me. What a knife! So many uses.
what a beautiful piece of stone! and you made it into a beautiful knife. a stone bowie knife almost by the size :) always fun to watch you knap Donny! All of your stuff is interesting. Appreciate your details. happy new year
So glad I found this channel. You are a master of your craft. I have been wanting to get into primitive crafting. I am definitely going to try this out. Thank you for what you do.
Wonder vid. You now its funny. I make knives and black smith. And makeing those same tools out of stone seems far more difficult to me. Major props to you.
Thanks. I spent a year working steel…not to become a smith or anything, but rather to build my knowledge base. It was fun, but I knew if I was going to get good and create items aside from hooks, nails, simple knives and axe heads…I was going to need more time. What I do with stone takes time. 🤙
There are so many more people that have started making vids on flintnapping since you got really popular off of it, but you do it best keep up the good work
Excellent video. Ive seen a lot of your shorts, glad to find a longer video of knapping. Very relaxing and interesting at the same time. You articulate the techniques you are using better than most youtube knappers. Thanks for the content!
New subscriber! Awesome stuff! You have a real down to Earth teaching method that makes an oftentimes frustrating learning process into a reasonable, maybe I can do this process. I appreciate your taking the time to teach and not just show how its done!
Just discovered your channel and I must say I'm hooked. Amazing work and thank you for teaching free lessons in knapping. I grew up in the city but have always been interested and even tried to toy with the craft when I would go on camping excursions. Great stuff, thank you.
When i watch flint napping vids like this i see grandfather's sat around the camp fire's with there grandsons showing them how to make the tools for hunting building bows telling tall tales of their first successful hunting trips
Donny just found your site last night and i have subscribed. So I will be commenting on here as i play catch up on all your videos. I am huge into the native culture mostly the eastern woodland Indians the Ojibwe and other ancient cultures around the world. I am in Ohio and go to the Flintridge knap-in the big one in the fall labor day weekend usually go up on Wednesday and leave on Saturday. love seeing you using primitive tools to make primitive items as you do. good friend of mine Dan made me an obsidian spear point that's 13 to 14 inch's long all made with primitive tools as his Great Grande faither would have done, Dan is of Cherokee descent. Keep up the good work. My native name is IIByrds Thanks! Larry
Donny I like you and your videos so much,all that I know about surviving and making,crafting stone tools and weapons I learned all that from you I've been watching you for a few years,I really appreciate your work and the way you present it to us I know you had a rough time but you are brave and you've made it, you went to live in nature and that's what made you even stronger mentally and physically I really do appreciate you and I wish you all the luck to you and your family and I really like your dog Finn he is such a good dog,He is pretty smart as well,I wish you all the best,to you, your family, friends and may God bless you
Recently got a starter kit for flintknapping from a good friend. Been searching for stone material to use here in Montana like porcellanite and chert. I got some grey porcellanite. Have you ever used it? And if so do you know if it’s a good stone to use? Love your videos btw. You are a big reason I’m starting to flintknapp.
Awesome. Thats great to hear. Knapping is the way to go. If stone is the issue…johns stone, floor tiles, glass bottles, old tv screens from the dump are all good options. I great stone to start with is Dacite. It’s soft, but harder than obsidian and is affordable.
Thanks for sharing Donny, very nice knife👍 How small can a knife be in your opinion? I have some smaller pieces of flint in my area, the biggest being maybe 3 inches long. If a nice flake was removed could it be turned into a knife?
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No offence to you donny but your videos never need music no matter how tempting it may seem because you're totally captivating all on your own as a speaker.
Right on. I appreciate that. Music isn’t really my thing for videos, but I have it a go. I really do appreciate that feedback. Thanks.
@@DonnyDustsPaleoTracks I agree. Music as the intro is normal and fine but continually through the video detracts from the information. Especially so when trying to hear the speaking but the music is so loud keep having to turn it down. Unfortunately the YT captioning doesn't work well either so had to exit the video after a few minutes.
Nah it’s fine, really not too loud it’s calm and simple, matches the video style and is in my view totally appropriate ambience music. I actually can appreciate it if compared to some other channels having loud and annoying editing, this is pretty good in my opinion keep up the good content.
@@ap.gxnxsxs will do. Appreciate that greatly. Thanks so very much!
@@1Hour6glass1 I really like that idea.
I've been watching your videos since I was in highschool but only started to flintknap within the past year. Something about the way you've explained flintknapping and the way you've filmed it helps me to understand it better than other videos do. Flintknapping has become a true passion of mine to the point where even just seeing it on a video brings me genuine happiness. I'm itching to get out in my garage and start working on one of these knives for myself now 😂
That is awesome! I appreciate your commitment to Knapping. My goal was to do just that. Educate folks. I didn’t have really any resources when I was learning. Lots of stitches to be honest. Happy my videos are helping and are an addition to your Knapping pursuits. Thanks again!
Bro this knowledge you share is like so engrained in all of our collective memories it just feels right and i can actually feel the stone and smell the hand tanned leather along with a touch of wood smoke....if that even makes sense? Its like your waking up a part of my brain thats been dormant... theraputic !
Almost hypnotic watching you do this. Very relaxing. Thanks for another great video.
Glad you enjoyed it. Appreciate you watching!
This is awesome! Thanks for sharing this with us!
Glad you enjoyed it!
Thanks Donny for sharing your skills with us. Your videos are wonderful.
Glad you like them! Appreciate that greatly!
That thinner stone was an "Aha moment for me". The local schoolyard was landscaped, this summer. My 7 year old granddaughter brought home a stone with a thumb hold notched in it. Now I know what it was used for. I even found a pemmican making tool, from a different site.🤙🤙
Never stop showing and telling/teaching. Thanks
Thanks, will do!
Love our ancestors crafting. I made my first spear and small hand knives. Heading for club and axe and spear. Keep the work out!
Will do. Hope this information helps. Appreciate you watching!
You sir are both a craftsman and an artist
Thanks. So very kind of you. Much respect and appreciation!
I love how you can hear the different sounds when you tap a couple time to find the right flake to pop off
Great video. At one point in the clip you went searching for a tool that went missing and it gave me a strangely comforting thought. I imagined an ancestor cursing in whatever way he knew, while searching for a missing tool he just put down a second ago. The craftsman's curse.
Haha. So true…and it’s likely I cut out the 2-3 minutes of me looking and cursing trying to find it. Maybe I’ll start to keep those in the video!
Rock on.
Entertained by the fact you realised it was pretty big but just went with it.
Thanks. It’s big, but easy to see in the video. Appreciate you watching! Thanks!
@@DonnyDustsPaleoTracks Your a big dude you will wear it well.
Absolutely outstanding knife I love the sound that the flakes make as they hit the ground thank you for sharing this enjoyable video with us six stars brother
Thanks Joe. Appreciate you watching and following the adventures!!!
Great Video , Donny ! Great information you are sharing with all of us!!!!!!!!! That is one Beefy Knife you made. I say it will last quite a Long Time ! Take Care and Be Safe
Will do. Appreciate you watching!
@@DonnyDustsPaleoTracks 👍🏻
hey donny fellow knapper here looking at your tool kit i noticed something i have noticed with many knappers many use the hard hammer and soft hammer concept when referring to antler and hammerstones but many of the master knappers who specialize in replication ive learned from make another distinction between hammerstones and antler. they give antler, wood and horn its own category of organic tools. they use use the soft/hard hammer to mean hard hammerstones basalts quartzite etc which are used for early stage work like spalling i more of a punching type manner as opposed to the glancing blow used in later stages and soft hammerstones such as sand stones limestones etc which as mentioned are much softer but much grippier once the platforms are ready for antler or as a transition tool it gives a new set of options because it combines the weight of a hammerstone without the shattering impact of harder stones so the energy transfers more like antler just curious if youve heard about the concept and if not it might be an interesting avenue to explore. flintknapping tips and palemanjim have videos posted to youtube on the subject. happy knapping brother
Interesting concept. I don’t put labels on anything really as far as softer hammer stones…they just are softer or harder. I have several hammer stones that span the different hardnesses. They just are…when I Knapp and need something softer I scroll my mental catalog of tools and use the one I need. If I take all my tools and lay them out from hardest to softest…they are what the are. And when the transition of soft stone switches to billets…I don’t see the tool changing but rather the density of each object giving into its hardness scale. I don’t really overthink it to be honest and aim for less is more. A “master” should be able to create pretty much everything with a single hammer stone. I’ll do a video. Appreciate you watching and comment 🤙
Thank you for your great videos 👍👍👍
Glad you like them!
I wouldn't have thought to use the back of that knife as a scraper! Thats just brilliant, thank u for info!
Absolutely. My pleasure. Appreciate you watching. Thanks
such a cool design, awesome work man. like others have said, the music was cool and it fit very well. I prefer no music just cause I like to hear the stones and you seem like a cool dude but im chillin either way. for real though very cool video
Thank you very much! Appreciate it greatly. I’m starting to feel music maybe in an intro, but a less is more approach might be the best. Thanks.
I love how you create an explain everything your doing, I'm an old dog but I look forward to watching your channel so I can learn.
Awesome! Thank you! I appreciate it greatly. Thats my goal…educational, enjoyable and easy to understand. Much respect and appreciation 🤙
Thank you uncle Donny
You are very welcome 🤙
Absolutely awesome video! It's funny how I watched this whole thing, and I STILL have no idea how you did that. It's literally like magic. Nice job, sir!
Glad you enjoyed it! Appreciate you watching.
There are lots of very accomplished US knappers on YT, but very few who seem passionate about using paleo techniques. Love seeing the antler put to good use 🤙🏻
I made one of these out of obsidian bc of another knife i saw of yours in anouther video and ya i love it. I wish i could make one feom harder stone but not good enough at knapping yet lol. Great video man i hope i learn something from this vid. Appreciate it
Stick with it and keep on cracking. Appreciate you watching. Thanks!!
First-time watcher! Making that knife was amazing. Great job!
Thanks so much. Appreciate it greatly. Welcome and enjoy some more videos.
Ya know.. I’ve had trainers in the past and they’ve all been great! But you have a way of teaching without speaking. My past trainers could tell me anything and everything, but just simply watching you do what you do, even in times of silence is educational.. I’m captured by it. Thank you for this! Hope all is well.
I appreciate that! I’ve spent years and years teaching and my one rule is show more than you say. Spoken lessons are practical and important, but I imagine people go to RUclips for the visuals on topics. Appreciate you watching. Thanks.
That's a thing of beauty right there man! 🤙🏽💜
Appreciate it greatly. Thanks
Watch your stuff in thr background while working, I find it very therapeutic. Your craftsmanship is art!
Awesome, thank you! Appreciate you watching!!!
@@DonnyDustsPaleoTracks dont worry you keep making content and I'll keep watching! Do you think you could do a video about how to first get into flintknapping, like what tools and materials you need and places you can source them?
That is a beautiful knife and a wonderful video very good very good
Appreciate it greatly!
nice knfe donny I have ben watching you for 3 years now you are a rely good content creator and i hope that more people find your channel 👍🤙
I hope so too…haha. Sometimes I feel like I’m not clicking a button or need to toggle a switch when uploading to reach more folks. Anyway…I’ll figure it out someday.
Without this knowledge and skills or close to the power of many. I would die, and follow you into war. You single handle le opened my mind to the rock knowledge. Namaste🤙 rock on.
Thanks for watching. I’m happy I opened your eyes to the knowledge of rocks!! 🤙
Crushin' the tips, big dawg!!! Keep it up, we're all about to be Hunter Gatherers again
You already know!
Well... I can make sparks with stones and some flakes. I guess it is something! Good video brother, thanks.
Right on. We all start somewhere!
Incredible!! You just get better and better! Perfect lense shape or perfect convexity. Smooth as buttah! I can see how that blade type would be more versatile and utilitarian. The overshot flake you hit at 26:01 was amazing. It amazes me how a flake can travel across then curl down all the way to the other side. Platform must be perfect. Keep up the stellar work and have fun! Your living the life man!
Thanks amigo. Appreciate that greatly. I love this style of blade and can honestly say it’s my preferred design. Thanks again!
It’s always fascinating to me, watching the transformation from chunk of stone to useful tool. I understand the difference needed in striking angles and the need for different striking tools, but please explain the need for “dulling” the edge of the stone by rubbing a stone on it. Thank you for making such cool videos!
Thanks for sharing another great tutorial/video. Keep your videos reeling in !!!!
Will do. Appreciate you watching!
This is an excellent video man, love how your making the knife.
Appreciate it greatly!!!
the videos you make are some of the most interesting, relaxing, informative and fun to watch stuff i've seen on RUclips, i'm glad i found your channel!
Glad you like them! I appreciate you coming along on these adventures. Thanks!!!
Loved the vid, very informative. Thanks, I will be looking for some root beer stone and I like the design
Glad you enjoyed it. Happy hunting!
Thank You Donny , that is a great design cave man army knife. I see the upper paleolithic tools France, Spain and think small is smart. light portable no big thing if lost. But for the large large mammals You got them beat, great job!
Much respect and appreciation. Thanks so very much. Glad you like it!
Thank you for the upload! I do enjoy listening to your podcast while I am walking/hiking, it is these videos with demos that really get it for me.
What a knife! So many uses.
Appreciate it greatly. Thanks so very much for watching and listening to the podcast. Much respect and appreciation.
Donny been a long time. I see you still got the skills to pay the bills brother. Phenomenal content as usual. Respect bro.
Appreciate that. Thanks so very much!
Awesome looking blade! Think ill make me one. Thx for vid! EWnjoyed it!
Absolutely!!! Get on it!!
Always interesting and fun watching you work! Great work! Have a wonderful week!!
Thank you! You too!
Thank you for sharing your knowledge Donny, true tallent and amazing skill
I appreciate that! Thanks so very much.
Great lesson i myself am a knife horder lol but that stone one looks really cool and useful great work mate enjoyed the lesson thank you 👍🦘🇦🇺
Appreciate you watching. Thanks so very much.
Awesome knife ! Thanks for sharing your talent with us!
My pleasure. Thanks.
6:15 a perfect blade.
Great video as always Donny! Thanks for sharing!
Thanks for watching! Appreciate it greatly!
Super cool to watch
Thanks man. Appreciate it greatly.
Amazing skill, really neat, god bless you
Thank you! Cheers!
what a beautiful piece of stone! and you made it into a beautiful knife. a stone bowie knife almost by the size :) always fun to watch you knap Donny! All of your stuff is interesting. Appreciate your details. happy new year
Happy New Year and much appreciation for watching. Thanks so very much. More videos coming soon!!!
So glad I found this channel. You are a master of your craft. I have been wanting to get into primitive crafting. I am definitely going to try this out. Thank you for what you do.
Welcome aboard! Appreciate you stopping by and checking it out!
beautiful love your shows and work. love your Day in the life videos
Thank you so much! One coming soon from my African trip.
One of the biggest things I've learned from you and your videos is to actually start pressure work earlier in the process. Thank You!
This is very satisfying to watch.
WONDERFULLLL!
🤙🤙🤙
Awesome. Thanks much, donny.
Very welcome
excellent
Many many thanks🤙
Wonder vid. You now its funny. I make knives and black smith. And makeing those same tools out of stone seems far more difficult to me. Major props to you.
Wonderful #
Just wondering. Have you ever cut your hand while grinding the edge back? Looks like if you wasn't careful that could lay a person wide open.😮😮
Thanks. I spent a year working steel…not to become a smith or anything, but rather to build my knowledge base. It was fun, but I knew if I was going to get good and create items aside from hooks, nails, simple knives and axe heads…I was going to need more time. What I do with stone takes time. 🤙
Nice I got a idea now hope we can make something’s together one day ❤i love every single video
I hope so too!
Very cool. Thanks so much for sharing
Thanks for watching!
Nice
Thanks. 🤙
men am glad i can learn this i can literally say my guidance to be full men thanks and never stop teaching please
I'm glad to hear , no heat treating . I understand , heat weakens the rock . I'm a beginner. I'm goung to fallow your teachings .
Great job thanks for sharing
Thanks for watching!
Wonderful and distinctive work🤙
Thank you! Cheers!
@@DonnyDustsPaleoTracks
لا أعلم اذا كنت قد كتبت الجملة صحيحة أم لا 😇
ولكن كنت أقصد عملك رائع ومميز وأتمنى لك التوفيق🙏
Yeah I love your videos even though I haven't flint knaped before I plan to not sure when but I'll get to it one day
Nice. No rush at all. Life is long and take it as it unfolds 🤙
I love your informative videos man keep it up
Will do. Thanks so very much for watching!
Fantastic video as per usual man, that piece just looks stunning mate. Great stuff!
Thank you! Cheers! I appreciate that greatly.
I'm an avid rockhound, and after seeing that thing I have never wanted a piece of rock more in my life LOL
Hahaha. Awesome. Rock I. Different forms is absolutely addictive! Thanks for watching!
Love the videos wish you post a little more often.... definitely enjoy them learn so much from your videos watching from South Carolina
Awesome. I’ll post more. I have several to edit. I’m a one man show. Appreciate you greatly watching!!!
@@DonnyDustsPaleoTracks your teaching is about survival is absolutely great
There are so many more people that have started making vids on flintnapping since you got really popular off of it, but you do it best keep up the good work
im so glad you did that Mud Sweat Beards show, it was my gateway into your world 😁
Awesome. Glad you enjoyed it. Just one season however. Alone The Beast on Hulu is another option. Episode six.
@@DonnyDustsPaleoTracks ill check it out, thanks!
Excellent video. Ive seen a lot of your shorts, glad to find a longer video of knapping.
Very relaxing and interesting at the same time.
You articulate the techniques you are using better than most youtube knappers.
Thanks for the content!
Donny, your videos never cease to amaze me. Wish I had a quarter of your talents and knowledge 😳
I would watch you create anything my husband always says are you watching your caveman again 😂
Haha. Well I appreciate you watching. Tell your husband I said hello. Thanks again 🤙
Great Video, I Appreciate your work and the demonstration of the strike..!
Awesome work and explanation. Thanks
You are welcome! Appreciate you watching!
Awesome as always Donny👍
Thank you! Cheers!
New subscriber! Awesome stuff! You have a real down to Earth teaching method that makes an oftentimes frustrating learning process into a reasonable, maybe I can do this process. I appreciate your taking the time to teach and not just show how its done!
Just discovered your channel and I must say I'm hooked. Amazing work and thank you for teaching free lessons in knapping. I grew up in the city but have always been interested and even tried to toy with the craft when I would go on camping excursions. Great stuff, thank you.
I Love your Videos, Thank you for making them.❤
amazing!! 👏
Thank you!!
Amazing skills
When i watch flint napping vids like this i see grandfather's sat around the camp fire's with there grandsons showing them how to make the tools for hunting building bows telling tall tales of their first successful hunting trips
I love this knife design Donny, I’ve been wanting to make one for the last year.
Ace watch thank you for sharing
Have you tried knapping in water? I’ve seen that glass chips more evenly when submerged in water due to some kind of law about water.
I don’t. Some people believe it to be true. I guess people can believe what they want to believe in. Thanks for watching.
Freaking impressive. That is one bad ass knife dude
nice video
Thanks for the visit
Merry christmas & happy new year sir donny ❤🇵🇭
Happy new year!
Donny just found your site last night and i have subscribed. So I will be commenting on here as i play catch up on all your videos. I am huge into the native culture mostly the eastern woodland Indians the Ojibwe and other ancient cultures around the world. I am in Ohio and go to the Flintridge knap-in the big one in the fall labor day weekend usually go up on Wednesday and leave on Saturday. love seeing you using primitive tools to make primitive items as you do. good friend of mine Dan made me an obsidian spear point that's 13 to 14 inch's long all made with primitive tools as his Great Grande faither would have done, Dan is of Cherokee descent. Keep up the good work. My native name is IIByrds Thanks! Larry
See you in the bush
Absolutely!!!👍
Donny I like you and your videos so much,all that I know about surviving and making,crafting stone tools and weapons I learned all that from you I've been watching you for a few years,I really appreciate your work and the way you present it to us I know you had a rough time but you are brave and you've made it, you went to live in nature and that's what made you even stronger mentally and physically I really do appreciate you and I wish you all the luck to you and your family and I really like your dog Finn he is such a good dog,He is pretty smart as well,I wish you all the best,to you, your family, friends and may God bless you
@-ArthurMorgan_ that's exactly what I said to my buddy right before our threesome with a French girl
awesome video! gonna try and replicate that
Go for it! What’s mine is yours! Appreciate you watching!
You make it look so easy, i wonder how manny slabs of flint ill get through before i have anything that looks as amazing as this
New sub, you are a true artist and inspiration
Thanks so very much. Appreciate that greatly!!! Thanks again!
Recently got a starter kit for flintknapping from a good friend. Been searching for stone material to use here in Montana like porcellanite and chert. I got some grey porcellanite. Have you ever used it? And if so do you know if it’s a good stone to use?
Love your videos btw. You are a big reason I’m starting to flintknapp.
Awesome. Thats great to hear. Knapping is the way to go. If stone is the issue…johns stone, floor tiles, glass bottles, old tv screens from the dump are all good options. I great stone to start with is Dacite. It’s soft, but harder than obsidian and is affordable.
@@DonnyDustsPaleoTracks thanks! Just looked it up and it looks like some gods stuff to work with.
Nice work
Thanks for sharing Donny, very nice knife👍 How small can a knife be in your opinion? I have some smaller pieces of flint in my area, the biggest being maybe 3 inches long. If a nice flake was removed could it be turned into a knife?
Absolutely. I’ve made this same blade to wear around the neck. It it cuts…it’s a blade. Just craft it and get it intolerable action. No worries!!!