After playing with some slate myself, it's very easy to work and actually can easily be made into nice art pieces! Just be sure to keep it as thick as possible, because it's extremely brittle. And unlike other stone tools, it doesn't do well at all with serrations.
@nwprimate64169 күн бұрын
@@Ith4qua It can vary a lot in hardness too. Some pieces are too soft to make workable tools and others are almost too hard to be worth grinding and can be knapped. 👍
@danielravenstar405112 күн бұрын
I came back to see this video again, Have not seen anything from u in awhile...
@tonyoffermans3676Ай бұрын
Very nicely crafted and great fun to do. I will revisit your video for sure, if I am among the 4000 souls to survive armageddon. Thank you!
@azuloceanoАй бұрын
What a great video. Thank you for posting. Dog is super amazing, what a joy!
@johnnynephrite6147Ай бұрын
It sucks when you pump so hard your sweat falls into the embers and puts them out.
@adrianlugo4760Ай бұрын
Saludos espero que estés bien quiero ver más video Dios te bendiga
@FollowChristNotManАй бұрын
That's a goofy puppernoodle you got there
@shermanpattersonАй бұрын
Man I wish you’d get back to making YT videos
@bradlafferty2 ай бұрын
Best bow drill tutorial ever! Thank you!
@pplrstrange2 ай бұрын
I do that while driving my car to add airflow
@nwprimate64162 ай бұрын
😆
@pplrstrange2 ай бұрын
I start fires by thinking about lawyers until smoke comes out of my ears and then knock the coals into a tinder nest.
@user-xm8ud3nn6m2 ай бұрын
Me gusta tu idea pero en vez de papel de aluminio le ponía una roca Para el carbon
@damage68362 ай бұрын
You know how some people fall in love with someone and pick them as their number one even when their friends are like "why them?" This is the knife version of that to me haha Like yeah i know its not perfect but something about it...
@nwprimate64162 ай бұрын
😆 Good
@thymekiller2 ай бұрын
Thanks.
@jean-pierrefrancofievez33282 ай бұрын
Thank you for all your instructive and pedagogical videos! 👍🏽
@jean-pierrefrancofievez33282 ай бұрын
Great video! Much thanks!
@jean-pierrefrancofievez33282 ай бұрын
Great video! It's very well shown and explained. Deep thanks! Must all the woods be soft? Or is one harder than the other?
@williamchristy30632 ай бұрын
WELL DONE!
@JFrazer43033 ай бұрын
What about using the cartridge with the bullet and most powder removed, and powder on the tinder? Get a brief small flash out of the muzzle.
@nwprimate64163 ай бұрын
It seems like that could work, but I experimented with it a lot and couldn't get ignition that way. I just ended up blowing my tinder bundle away with no flame. It could potentially be easier with a pistol though.
@JFrazer43032 ай бұрын
@@nwprimate6416 I wondered about that. You need a gust of flame but no "pop" that's too fast.
@ammobank3 ай бұрын
Out of all the teachings and demos I have seen this one really explains the concept and process. Can't wait to try it. I would love to know what type of woods you are using.
@ethanpang3 ай бұрын
Lol I kept watching attentively thinking this fire is built without anything but hands and feet and whatever is in the rainforest. Then out comes the lighter! 😂
@nwprimate64163 ай бұрын
😆 Lots of videos of fire from scratch on here. This one I made as a lesson for an average hiker or hunter.
@denisestarr23143 ай бұрын
I have found slate looking tools , and thought no. Not hard enough. Most tools are harder flint typ rock . After this , why not . As a kid Iade slate arrowheads. Lately been knapping arrowheads of novaculite. Obsidian .very hard to do . These are definitely a game changer .
@nwprimate64163 ай бұрын
It varies a lot in hardness in my area. Some is too soft to be worth anything and other pieces are almost too hard to grind.
@danielww90223 ай бұрын
Ever since I saw this video (2019-2020?), I have loved this technique. This completely outshines the V-notch in every way. It reduces heat loss between burn-in and ember stages and eliminates that annoying pop-out. Hands-down the best technique I have ever used. And I saw it first on this channel. 👍
@nwprimate64163 ай бұрын
That's really cool to hear. I learned it from a guy on the Bushcraft USA forums and it works great.
@joey11603 ай бұрын
Was this maple green to start with?
@micahheinrichs88173 ай бұрын
What was the lighter material used to drill through the slate
@micahheinrichs88173 ай бұрын
Can you use wet sand instead of mud
@rederforge89853 ай бұрын
That was awesome thankyou ill be sure to let you know when I make it happen
@QuantumPyrite_88.93 ай бұрын
yeah yeah
@uuuu9093 ай бұрын
Awesome tutorial 🔥🔥
@luizfillipesouzaritzel71093 ай бұрын
FAKE VIDEO
@nwprimate64163 ай бұрын
😆
@jojeanajaxon3 ай бұрын
If your lighter is dead, you can also take the flint out and untilize that. Probably will need a knife or something sturdy to get under the bits to get it out. And to scrape some flint off. But be careful. It has a tendancy to go flying and it is a SMALL piece of flint lol. I reccomend laying out your coat and doing it over that or something in case u drop it, if it drops on the coat its easier to find. If it drops on the forest floor u can basically say bye to it haha. Obviously its not a preferred method but hey, ya never know.
@nwprimate64163 ай бұрын
Definitely tricky work, but worth knowing how to do. 🙂👍
@NatureBoy7113 ай бұрын
simple and brilliant !
@peterott-tn6pf3 ай бұрын
That's such an awesome idea!
@ECSH03153 ай бұрын
Out of sheer curiosity, would you mind me asking what sort of clothing you wear out in the PNW doing this sort of thing? Seems like you'd need some pretty sturdy raingear to be out in the woods and thickets with it.
@bdwillis82844 ай бұрын
Been harvesting fatwood for a few days, I'm going to attempt to make some pine tar today. I hope you and yours are well. Thanks
@bdwillis82844 ай бұрын
This was fantastic, thanks
@user-ff4sb2jj4b4 ай бұрын
Thanks 😮
@Dav6244 ай бұрын
Dude they feel like they're factory made when you skip through the making process and check the shooting process the stone arrowheads you made were surprisingly not just the prettiest out there but also able to hold that straight metalic like edge and not a irregular knapped edge like most stone tools out there are this is really special and probably arguably these stone tools were better than flint knapped tools
@aprillaflaca4 ай бұрын
lol didnt even know the child safety exists thanks lol
@chickadeeacres38644 ай бұрын
Without having someone come here and walk me through it, I’d have to ay this was the next best thing and a lot quicker! Thanks for a great demo.
@PMK77344 ай бұрын
Dogs make every video better
@aidancartwright93344 ай бұрын
Doggo's the real star of this video
@aleks.borman754 ай бұрын
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
@seewaage5 ай бұрын
Thanks for the hints. I'll give this a try sometime. I think it's not working for me b/c I'm hitting it hard right off the bat, no dust pile built up.
@jtc19475 ай бұрын
BETTER be in EXCELLENT HEALTH for this activity! I couldn't do it. HOW-EVER, this VID is excellent for showing the stages of using the bow drill to start a fire!!
@missionpreparedness15335 ай бұрын
impressive
@darrenstephenson55575 ай бұрын
Dont know any bushman that doesnt know this tune lol