Depending where they find it and with what other finds. Context is everything in archeology, finding singular pieces it's hard to tell. But if they'd find some coffee mugs, aluminium or current glass soda bottels etc. In the same layer of earth nearby, they conclude its likely a hobby/craftsman from 1900s-2200s Or probably think it was a native American from that period lol.
I admire your skill in using very primitive methods when making the arrow, I really do understand how different yet similar primitive and modern methods are.
Bill, when we were kids, we used to knock the bottoms out of Coke bottles like you did, but used the palm of our hands to strike rather than a mallet. I tried the nail trick after watching your first video, and only when I saw the second video did I remember the water in the bottle deal. Like it much better. Thanks.
I am intrigued with the possibilities of a new hobby. Saw a variety of Antler pieces at a pet store, sold for dog chew's. They may be a great source of flint knapping tool stock. Also have some sizable raw flint chunks I acquired some years ago. Thanks for the video.
You're great at giving instructions dude! I've been watching a few different channels and got a little sad when I realized I couldn't pressure flake bottle glass worth a darn, despite some people saying this is one of the easiest materials to work with. Now i know to flip it over and work from the convex side, and crush the edge to make a bevel before I start. I feel a lot more confident to try again now! Thanks a lot, brother! God bless!
Great video Billy.... great video shot angles. I travel our road on the electric cart and pick up discarded blue beer bottles that some low information dummy throws out of his car window after drinking. He trashes the road and is drinking and driving...but he gives me a supply of blue glass. The cobalt blue glass is stunning to look in arrowhead form. Keep the videos coming.
Fabulous instructions. Tried working with glass in a while. Back when I first tried it all I had was copper and I didn't like that way it worked. Now that I've gone 98% abo tools, I'm going to get myself some blue glass. Thanks for inspiration!
I really loved your article in Traditional Bowhunter Magazine. Your article really made me want to start tipping my arrows with self made points. I hope to make my own bow and quiver of arrows this winter for use in the 2015 season but I don't really have the hang of it yet. When I'm stuck I always turn to this channel for help along with Shawn Woods channel. Keep up the good work and happy hunting.
this helped me sooo so much. Thank you, Billy, I can finally see why I was not getting those flakes across the convex side. Every time I would try, it would end up not going all the way and I would work it so much that the points would eventually break; usually this was accompanied by a few choice words too lol! Again, thanks so much for this updated version, seeing how you set up that edge made a world of difference. Happy knapping :)
Mrflufay2 they use bottles in Mexico as deterrents to trespassing, cement shards of broken bottles to tops of walls.. we should add that to our border wall.
thank you sir. I have been watching your videos now for a couple weeks. I have made my self some antler tools. I look fwd to practicing and producing my first arrow head. Thank you
My paw paw used to do that all the time and it always amazed me. He'd fill the bottle with water and smack the top with his palm and the bottom would just blow out. Pretty cool
I still have not idea why it is called primitive when these weapons and hunting equipment are the highest tech,perfection and advancement know for the materials used :D
You're assuming 'primitive' is derogatory. I don't think it is. And yes, this is primitive technology, and it's extremely low tech an unsophisticated. That doesn't mean it's worthless though. Think about it, any technology the word 'primitive' gets applied to usually requires a great deal of skill and judgement to use. 'Primitive' =/= Crappy
I think "primitive" is from the same root as "primary" or "prime" and it would denote the first in a series or the most basic. It's really beautiful work, well done and really interesting idea.
I subbed based on this video. Very clear instructions and communication and the arrowhead turned out great. Soon i will give this a try. Thanks for your instructions and clear video
Beautiful work! It's been a good while since I worked bottle glass, since watching this video I tried the technique using water and a mallet, and it has worked well for me
I found myself with an piece of antler and a bottle bottom in front of the computer watching and knapping at the same time... I really need to vacuum. Thanks for the Video! PS I would like to see an overview of the different tools you use, the stones, and shapes of the antler pieces and any other tools that are helpful.
I've been working on my knapping. Sometimes I think I'm recreating a technique, other times I think I'm discovering something new. Still, I feel like I'm learning something new every time I watch another video.
I plan on posting more videos. I just haven't had the time lately with my new job and I'm currently working on a new DVD. So I've not had the time to make new youtube videos.
Excellent video Billy. I have been using the platinum bottles for months now. I also us Heineken bottles for green heads. Your videos have helped me tremendously. I have had better results with 40 oz bases. Keep the videos coming. Johnny in Texas
Thanks Johnny! you're right, the 40 oz bottle bottoms are both flatter and thicker and large enough that you can even make spearpoints out of them. Hopefully they'll make Platinum bottles in 40 oz. sizes!
billy i am 14 and i flintknapp i was taught by a a master flint knapper try to push in and straight that will make very long flakes but i am very good at flint knapping keep up the very good videos
Billy thank you man this helps out a lot... I love the color of the platinum bottles as i have a stash i keep away from the wife. but great work on explaining this man gives me tools to use when working with glass.
Fill the bottle to the same level with water. Hold the bottle with the top lip of the bottle just barely above the circle made by the finger, thumb and palm webbing. Grip the neck tightly. Strike the bottle rim lip with the palm of your other hand. Have done it many times without a rubber hammer.
Pretty nice 👍 I would like to try one of these points 😮 blue, platinum bottles. Probably a little different than flint knapping obsidian. But some similarities. Great job and great video. Thanks 😊
thank you for this video your videos helped my produce my first usable point out of glass I used a corona bottle and made a what ive been told is a hardaway style point thats just a touch bigger than a quarter
I've been following your stuff on here, and in a few of the archery magazines I read. I really enjoy your work. Thanks so much for taking the time to share your knowledge. I look forward to more of your work.
I like the way you break your bottles. Also you could make a very beautiful mobile out of different colored glass arrowheads. I think I will try that :)
Fantastic video along with the other one with the brown glass point. I have always wanted to get into knapping but lacked the proper stone. Needless to say I was thrilled to find out glass works as a material. Can you maybe describe the tools you use more in depth, and each of their purposes?
Excelente, Es buena idea sacar perdernales(Arroheads) del fondo de las botellas, pero se necesita mucha practica como Billy Berger, voy a hacerlo como el
Nice job brother . I have a bunch of crazy obsidian and a few small slabs from glass buttes stuff i been planning on knapping . Just been lazy lately so damn hot down here in sw. Florida .
Have you ever tried melting the bottles to make them flat? It seems like you could get a lot more arrowheads out of each bottle or even make some ulu's (skinning knives) or spear points.
I like how he always shows three arrowheads as any good archer knows the minimum amount of arrows for a quiver is three so he's showing a quiver of head at the end of every video kewl thing dude
Finally! A use for Bud Lite! Buy it, pour it out and make arrow heads from the bottle. Don't judge meh, it's cheaper than buying flint if you live somewhere with no natural flint.
Do you know that the saying "Took an arrow to the knee" means he got married right? So basically he can't really adventure anymore so he might as well been shot in the knee.
Hi Billy, I have just gotten into Primitive Spear making, this is a great idea for spearheads and all. I was wondering, between work and the kids sports going on I barely have enough time to drink a beer!!! If it could be possible I'd love to by one of the heads. Or even of you sold them with it 25% done as a starter kit that would be fantastic thanks.! -From one guy to another
hey you dont need horns to do it, although you can get them at just about any pet store because they are a dog chew toy. thats where i got mine because i had a set of antlers form the first deer i killed and didnt want to mes up those spikes to make glass heads. anyways i have also started using copper nails but it didnt work too good for me so i went to the local home depot and got a big metal nail. it works great once you rough the edge up and only costs half a dollar. you should look into it. i just finished my first good point with it and i couldnt be prouder.
MrPolishboy1985 I purchased a boer goat yesterday. Tomorrow morning it will go to slaughter. A buddy of mine has laid claim to the head (for soup) as nobody else was interested, 'cept for me. I don't want the head entirely, just the horns.
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beautiful....makes you wonder what an archeologist will think when he finds this some thousand years from now
By then it could be amalgamted with anything that was in contact with it. As glass isnt actually in solid state.
Probably say it's fertility figurines from a burial chamber that is 20 000 000 years old.
Learned more in 5 minutes than other, much longer, shows. Great teaching.
Probably question the dating, saying that although dated 2014, it had to be made about ten years later, after the great apocalypse.
Depending where they find it and with what other finds.
Context is everything in archeology, finding singular pieces it's hard to tell.
But if they'd find some coffee mugs, aluminium or current glass soda bottels etc. In the same layer of earth nearby, they conclude its likely a hobby/craftsman from 1900s-2200s
Or probably think it was a native American from that period lol.
The only good use of bud light
John Zoidberg lol
Bud platinum
Jeez
maybe meat marinade?
Ha. I dont eat anything light. But the heaviest, and the right...almost, amount.
Light has had all the nutrition taken out.
I admire your skill in using very primitive methods when making the arrow, I really do understand how different yet similar primitive and modern methods are.
Thank you Billy! By far one of the best instructional videos I have seen. Love the close ups and the edge visuals you did.
Thanks! Getting those close-ups is really important. That way you can really see what I'm doing and you can copy it.
I would like to thank you. After watching your video and a couple days getting cut, I have produced 3 killer arrowheads. Keep it up. Go Dawgs.
Hey Billy,
Hope if you have friends come over to your place that you don't forget to remind them not go out into your garden barefoot lol ":)
Definitely one of the best tutorials out there. Thanks for sharing.
Bill,
when we were kids, we used to knock the bottoms out of Coke bottles like you did, but used the palm of our hands to strike rather than a mallet. I tried the nail trick after watching your first video, and only when I saw the second video did I remember the water in the bottle deal. Like it much better. Thanks.
I am intrigued with the possibilities of a new hobby. Saw a variety of Antler pieces at a pet store, sold for dog chew's. They may be a great source of flint knapping tool stock. Also have some sizable raw flint chunks I acquired some years ago. Thanks for the video.
You're great at giving instructions dude! I've been watching a few different channels and got a little sad when I realized I couldn't pressure flake bottle glass worth a darn, despite some people saying this is one of the easiest materials to work with.
Now i know to flip it over and work from the convex side, and crush the edge to make a bevel before I start. I feel a lot more confident to try again now! Thanks a lot, brother! God bless!
It blows my mind how carving pieces of glass can be such a science and art!
Great video Billy.... great video shot angles. I travel our road on the electric cart and pick up discarded blue beer bottles that some low information dummy throws out of his car window after drinking. He trashes the road and is drinking and driving...but he gives me a supply of blue glass. The cobalt blue glass is stunning to look in arrowhead form. Keep the videos coming.
I hope you aren't using electricity made by burning coal to recharge your electric car.😂
Fabulous instructions. Tried working with glass in a while. Back when I first tried it all I had was copper and I didn't like that way it worked. Now that I've gone 98% abo tools, I'm going to get myself some blue glass.
Thanks for inspiration!
I really loved your article in Traditional Bowhunter Magazine. Your article really made me want to start tipping my arrows with self made points. I hope to make my own bow and quiver of arrows this winter for use in the 2015 season but I don't really have the hang of it yet. When I'm stuck I always turn to this channel for help along with Shawn Woods channel. Keep up the good work and happy hunting.
this helped me sooo so much. Thank you, Billy, I can finally see why I was not getting those flakes across the convex side. Every time I would try, it would end up not going all the way and I would work it so much that the points would eventually break; usually this was accompanied by a few choice words too lol! Again, thanks so much for this updated version, seeing how you set up that edge made a world of difference. Happy knapping :)
Of all the crafting I see on you tube this by far a craft, very impressive thanks
mexican soda has flatter and thicker bottoms and a delicious beverage to go with it
Mrflufay2 they use bottles in Mexico as deterrents to trespassing, cement shards of broken bottles to tops of walls.. we should add that to our border wall.
did you like churro flavour maaaaaaan
@@icervantesiii you idiots really think a wall is gonna stop any body now days even worse you idiots think trump is gonna build it 😅🤣😂 OMFG....
@@khaos1185 idiot !
I really appreciate this. I hadn’t found a good closeup video until I found this.
Waiting for warm weather before trying this again.
I got a question Everytime I start to nap my glass brakes in half what am I doing wrong
Nice Job brother, bee a while don't be a stranger-
Well done. It's a very nice tutorial on knapping glass.
Cheers Uwe
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I really love your videos. I am 17 and I just love this hobby!
Great video. Best instructor yet.
I had to put safety goggles on to watch the video.
Astounding, astonishing, beautiful - I have to try it!
Red glass arrowheads look pretty badass too, nice work
thank you sir. I have been watching your videos now for a couple weeks. I have made my self some antler tools. I look fwd to practicing and producing my first arrow head. Thank you
i have been knapping that kind of glass out of the same bottle, beautiful color, and beautiful flaking!
My paw paw used to do that all the time and it always amazed me. He'd fill the bottle with water and smack the top with his palm and the bottom would just blow out. Pretty cool
I still have not idea why it is called primitive when these weapons and hunting equipment are the highest tech,perfection and advancement know for the materials used :D
It doesn't say primitive in the title hes just making glass arrowheads this video
Ar Mar Napped arrow heads are anything but primitive even if made from chert or flint in my opinion.
You're assuming 'primitive' is derogatory. I don't think it is. And yes, this is primitive technology, and it's extremely low tech an unsophisticated. That doesn't mean it's worthless though. Think about it, any technology the word 'primitive' gets applied to usually requires a great deal of skill and judgement to use.
'Primitive' =/= Crappy
I think "primitive" is from the same root as "primary" or "prime" and it would denote the first in a series or the most basic.
It's really beautiful work, well done and really interesting idea.
John Hanley
Agreed those are awesome!
And the left over bottles make good weapons themselves, like in a bar fight.
+Steve Brettell Maybe Billy's next video should be how to make a nice leather sheath for those broken bottles!
+EmperorGluteusMaximus You sheath them in the other guy.
haha I seen some in movies
+Silas Naranjo
They weren't made of glass - they were fabricated from sugar - a "stunt" bottle
usernamemykel
So thats what they make those from, good to know!
I subbed based on this video. Very clear instructions and communication and the arrowhead turned out great. Soon i will give this a try.
Thanks for your instructions and clear video
I love knapping platinum bottles. They knap better than a lot of other bottles in my opinion
Glass is more challenging to knap than obsidian, great work.
Always happy to see another video from you, Billy!
Beautiful work! It's been a good while since I worked bottle glass, since watching this video I tried the technique using water and a mallet, and it has worked well for me
I found myself with an piece of antler and a bottle bottom in front of the computer watching and knapping at the same time... I really need to vacuum. Thanks for the Video! PS I would like to see an overview of the different tools you use, the stones, and shapes of the antler pieces and any other tools that are helpful.
I've been working on my knapping. Sometimes I think I'm recreating a technique, other times I think I'm discovering something new. Still, I feel like I'm learning something new every time I watch another video.
I plan on posting more videos. I just haven't had the time lately with my new job and I'm currently working on a new DVD. So I've not had the time to make new youtube videos.
THANK YOU for the hard work and dedication to this and us!
Your good at this for sure. I’ve broken dozen of bottles and can’t quite get it right yet
Excellent video Billy. I have been using the platinum bottles for months now.
I also us Heineken bottles for green heads. Your videos have helped me tremendously. I have had better results with 40 oz bases. Keep the videos coming.
Johnny in Texas
Thanks Johnny! you're right, the 40 oz bottle bottoms are both flatter and thicker and large enough that you can even make spearpoints out of them. Hopefully they'll make Platinum bottles in 40 oz. sizes!
Thanks for the follow up video. Your techniques helped me out a good deal.
Who the hell disliked this video??!!! Great video Billy!
billy i am 14 and i flintknapp i was taught by a a master flint knapper try to push in and straight that will make very long flakes but i am very good at flint knapping keep up the very good videos
They look stunning! Amazing how precise you are, takes patience :)
SWEET THANKS FOR GLASS INFO. SO MUCH GLASS IS COATED THESE DAYS. KEEP PLOWING 🤘
One of the best knapping videos I have seen very informative , I will be trying getting into knapping some time for definite .
thanks for all these tips its hard to start from nowhere!
Wow. I learned a lot from this video. This is really gonna help me with my flint knapping. Great video Billy!!
Great video, Billy. One of the best instructional videos I've seen on this subject!
Great tip & techniques. Close ups are awesome. Looking good BB.
Clean work, Billy and awesome results !
Very good video, I learn a lot more from this one video than the last 50 viewed.
Great video. The power method using your legs and shoulders is extremely helpful.
I like the color of the new bud light bottles also. Nice arrowhead.
HCBchemistry I do to!! Thanks!
+primitivepathways hey buddy how do i make my own flintknapping tools and what would you suggest???
+krunchy sausageTV He has a video on his channel .
Billy thank you man this helps out a lot... I love the color of the platinum bottles as i have a stash i keep away from the wife. but great work on explaining this man gives me tools to use when working with glass.
Thanks for the great tutorial. I knapped my first two and they came out pretty good. Dont' think I could have done them otherwise.
Fill the bottle to the same level with water. Hold the bottle with the top lip of the bottle just barely above the circle made by the finger, thumb and palm webbing.
Grip the neck tightly.
Strike the bottle rim lip with the palm of your other hand.
Have done it many times without a rubber hammer.
I just saved the video into my favorites . . . . . Thanks again !
Daniel
Pretty nice 👍 I would like to try one of these points 😮 blue, platinum bottles. Probably a little different than flint knapping obsidian. But some similarities. Great job and great video. Thanks 😊
Beautiful work. Subscription earned.
thank you for this video your videos helped my produce my first usable point out of glass I used a corona bottle and made a what ive been told is a hardaway style point thats just a touch bigger than a quarter
I've been following your stuff on here, and in a few of the archery magazines I read. I really enjoy your work. Thanks so much for taking the time to share your knowledge. I look forward to more of your work.
I like the way you break your bottles. Also you could make a very beautiful mobile out of different colored glass arrowheads. I think I will try that :)
Fantastic video along with the other one with the brown glass point. I have always wanted to get into knapping but lacked the proper stone. Needless to say I was thrilled to find out glass works as a material. Can you maybe describe the tools you use more in depth, and each of their purposes?
Enthralling! I MUST learn how to do this! A San Antonio Gramma!🌹
Excelente, Es buena idea sacar perdernales(Arroheads) del fondo de las botellas, pero se necesita mucha practica como Billy Berger, voy a hacerlo como el
You're the master Billy!
I am glad to know a steel point tool was available to make points in those days
Nice teaching !!! Easy to absorb -
Thank you. Clean vid, also.
The kids in Africa could have eaten those bottles!!
Boris Rus your grammer is killing me
Boris Rus well i guess your dead then
hey with this method of breaking the bottoms out, he can still get his deposit back on them!!
Boris Rus
There is kids starving across the world
Well now they can rob each other at arrow point.
Heck of a video Billy and great points. Very nice work
awesome video and very heplful, I watched this about 5 times while making my own blue piece and it turned out amazing, keep on keeping on man
Hey Billy nice points I enjoy your videos you are a true artist!
I going to have to pick me up some buds for this weekend!
Wow. Very nice. I think I'm gonna have to try this.
what a great video ... I love the end result
The blue glass arrow heads look great but how do they perform on game???
I wanted to try out this technique, I found out that old Kinescopic tv screens are perfect fro the job. You can make a spearhead or a dagger of those.
Nice job brother . I have a bunch of crazy obsidian and a few small slabs from glass buttes stuff i been planning on knapping . Just been lazy lately so damn hot down here in sw. Florida .
where did you go m8 i was hear 10 years ago when you made this video and i have been back 20 times since i really want to see some new content !
Have you ever tried melting the bottles to make them flat? It seems like you could get a lot more arrowheads out of each bottle or even make some ulu's (skinning knives) or spear points.
Excellent presentation. I admire your skill.
This video is oddly satisfying
Отличный материал.Мужик,спасибо за совет.
Awesome video very through and easy to follow
Glad you enjoyed it!
I like how he always shows three arrowheads as any good archer knows the minimum amount of arrows for a quiver is three so he's showing a quiver of head at the end of every video kewl thing dude
Thanks brother. Good technique and advice.
Great job explaining the platform!
he makes it look so easy! great video :)
Finally! A use for Bud Lite! Buy it, pour it out and make arrow heads from the bottle.
Don't judge meh, it's cheaper than buying flint if you live somewhere with no natural flint.
That's true! You definitely get a pass for buying bud light if you make points out of the bottles.
That's true! You definitely get a pass for buying bud light if you make points out of the bottles.
Awesome brother that was beautiful keep up the good work Gene Gorringe Mi 💙🇺🇲🇬🇧
That is just beautiful work. Enjoyed the vid.
It's amazing what you guys can do with glass
Just a thought, if you use an enameling kiln you could slump/melt th bottles into flat sheets. You could also flatten out the bottoms before knapping.
So you can make glass weapons from Elder Scrolls Universe :O
Finally something to do besides arrows knees and dragons
milinm Yup, that would make a legit point on a resume in the experience tab XD
Do you know that the saying "Took an arrow to the knee" means he got married right? So basically he can't really adventure anymore so he might as well been shot in the knee.
milinm
Or he’d be dead and we would hear the end of it.
Need to be at least level 35 I think.
Awesome, Bacardi black has a black bottle and I'll try some with that, I don't drink but my grand parents do so I'll make some with that.
Hi Billy, I have just gotten into Primitive Spear making, this is a great idea for spearheads and all. I was wondering, between work and the kids sports going on I barely have enough time to drink a beer!!! If it could be possible I'd love to by one of the heads. Or even of you sold them with it 25% done as a starter kit that would be fantastic thanks.! -From one guy to another
hey I love your glass napping
Khiamian arrowheads out of glass. Brilliant!!
Awesome video. Great information
There is something that looks so satisfying in making arrowheads. I wish I knew where to find the tools (horn material) to do it.
hey you dont need horns to do it, although you can get them at just about any pet store because they are a dog chew toy. thats where i got mine because i had a set of antlers form the first deer i killed and didnt want to mes up those spikes to make glass heads. anyways i have also started using copper nails but it didnt work too good for me so i went to the local home depot and got a big metal nail. it works great once you rough the edge up and only costs half a dollar. you should look into it. i just finished my first good point with it and i couldnt be prouder.
MrPolishboy1985
I purchased a boer goat yesterday. Tomorrow morning it will go to slaughter. A buddy of mine has laid claim to the head (for soup) as nobody else was interested, 'cept for me. I don't want the head entirely, just the horns.
Right on, happy knapping then
Great video brother!
awesome video! I finally understand the platform!!!! Thank you