I have seen a great many glass knapping vids on the tube...you are the first to mention how to support the blank in your hand to avoid breakage. Good video.
@tomnekuda38185 жыл бұрын
You are far more instructive than other videos......the heart of a teacher!
@historygradstu6 жыл бұрын
You have probably the best tutorial on knapping, thank you!
@trevorfielding79105 жыл бұрын
^^This^^
@ezramiller89366 жыл бұрын
Have you tried the water technique? If you put water in the glass a quarter of the way full and pop the top with a rubber mallet, you can get a pretty perfect break every time. A cavitation bubble causes the glass to break.
@javiervalenzuela82845 жыл бұрын
I learned this as an old drinking trick, except we use the palm of our hands
@seth67004 жыл бұрын
@@javiervalenzuela8284 The tricks of the trade that you learn when you're young. who would have thought all these years later we would use the same technique for flintknapping.
@Baul_Punyan2 жыл бұрын
I learned if you put a penny in an empty bottle and shake it up real good, you can easily break a bottle on your head.
@keeganyost8123 Жыл бұрын
That's what I do!
@johnmartin61405 жыл бұрын
You are one of my top 3 knappers…..thanks for doing these for us.....your teaching is at the very top.
@trevorfielding79105 жыл бұрын
Another great way to support it is to always be there when it needs you.
@westerngunsgaming90526 жыл бұрын
Michael vsauce here
@thatguy47015 жыл бұрын
I love your videos. I had a hard time after moving to state with no forageable chert continuing my knapping hobby without buying stone. Which I feel defeats the purpose to a large extent. I watched many others channels but I truely learned how to ajust my skills from chert to glass from you. Thank you and keep the awesome content coming!
@Baul_Punyan2 жыл бұрын
Even your knuckles have savage beards!
@American-Plague2 жыл бұрын
Easier to find than a copper nail is large gauge copper ground wire. Sometimes there is quite a bit extra attached to the ground rod outside your house, usually directly under your meter in the ground. I've found anywhere from a couple inches, enough for one pressure flakes, to a foot or more, enough for quite a few pressure flakers.
@Jcknight79964 жыл бұрын
It's amazing that humans figured how to do this multiple thousand of years ago
@liftedlegend7104 жыл бұрын
I was just thinking about that like how did they figure this shit out on there own when I'm having trouble learning it through tutorials
@KeegoonBarnacle4 жыл бұрын
Damions LiftedLife There’s a reason the technology took millions of years to develop to its peak.
@Lucky_Soag5 жыл бұрын
Great upload, really interesting , informative and awesome.
@keeganyost8123 Жыл бұрын
I always fill the beer bottle half way up with water, then hit the top with wood or something soft. This makes the bottom pop out perfectly with no small shards.
6 жыл бұрын
hello Greg I really like your videos... they're amazing! when I grow up, I want to chip arrowhead just like you! :) Thank you for sharing your knowledge with us! greetings from Brazil
@MountainJohn5 жыл бұрын
you look already grown up in your picture man
@nsdtgabe40824 жыл бұрын
Zenmaster6 probably when he retires
@YTDubbed3 күн бұрын
W beard my guy
@archmagemadara6979 Жыл бұрын
So satisfying, love this
@hillbillyboy98386 жыл бұрын
Sick beard
@dooleyfussle86345 жыл бұрын
Bravo! I learn something every time I watch your videos. Today it was about bending and not too much pressure. Also liked hearing the fan in the background; blow away that (bad for the lungs) silica dust!
@hellochunn6 жыл бұрын
Your videos are way more informative than those out there.
@DavidAguilar-wo6ho3 жыл бұрын
Did this in college all the time, after the weekends you have an unlimited supply of glass bottles, Yingling bottles are the most brittle lol
@amberm27772 жыл бұрын
Very cool
@jackreeves30012 жыл бұрын
Thanks for sharing your time and talent! KANSAS
@brennoncantrell58672 жыл бұрын
I need to start drinking more. 😀
@domingoalvarez1655 Жыл бұрын
Nice arrowhead
@jhgaming68302 жыл бұрын
I'm just gonna say, the beard caught me off guard. Either way though, great video!
@godzilla964 Жыл бұрын
I think I'll try it with a Jack Daniels bottle since those are perfectly rectangular.
@jamebrooke894 Жыл бұрын
Indiana in 1816 became a state, although from Indianapolis north was still Indian area. Found blue glass flakes in old Potawatomi Indian village sites and a couple of thumb scrapers.
@codymoise82255 жыл бұрын
Yow I need this man's beard
@josephascroft4774Ай бұрын
Really enjoyed this video thanks, very informative, it would be even better if you didn’t fast forward bits, and just talk while you’re doing it, I love these videos, the longer the better, I could do some napping 😴 while you’re knapping lol 😂 only joking 👍👌🙏🏻 God bless
@goo_ie52643 жыл бұрын
That BEARD THO
@badaspunkbtch3 жыл бұрын
Great video!
@ferosedu5 жыл бұрын
I love your video
@massannihilation24434 жыл бұрын
For using glass to make arrowheads I recommend using an old television screen
@rattlerboi40343 жыл бұрын
a single year of flintknapping. thats how long ive been doing flintknapping. today i came to my closest to an arrowhead. still broke it tho, i dont have a pad of leather so instead i use a old used mouse pad.
@PrimetimeNut3 жыл бұрын
Keep at it brother.
@NimW3 жыл бұрын
Is using glass a good alternative for flint for beginners?
@American-Plague2 жыл бұрын
Yes. Obsidian is generally the most sought after rock for knapping. It's just volcanic glass is all it is.
@American-Plague2 жыл бұрын
Old TV screens and monitors work good as the glass is really thick so YOU have to thin it down, just like a natural spall of Obsidian/flint.
@stormnr24 жыл бұрын
you can use a penny to get the bottom of the bottle. just spin it in the bottle until it comes off
@edisilva54354 жыл бұрын
en el rancho alegre vulgarmente le llamamos obsiguama...fierrro pariente
@KevinSmith-os5yz3 жыл бұрын
Whiskey bottle is the best? I keep trying with my empties but doesn't seem to work, is the plastic too soft,hehe.
@brianshook74834 жыл бұрын
I got a pile of old drink bottles that have a thick bottom and I have several old Clorox bottles too you are welcome to them if you want i even have a pile of broken bottles that have a really thick bottom on them as well
@creepykiller28762 жыл бұрын
Would something like an awl for leather working work? Or is that too thin?
@henryhagey55216 жыл бұрын
Nice beard
@LeMayJoseph2 жыл бұрын
Isn’t that a pressure flaker? I was under the impression that an Ishi stick was about two feet long and used for indirect percussion.
@johnlamb954 жыл бұрын
Always wash your Bottles Before you knap it!
@seth67004 жыл бұрын
What kind of copper tip are you using in your ishi stick? The one I have seems to be to soft, I have to sharpen way too often!
@American-Plague2 жыл бұрын
They don't have to be that sharp. I used to think that too. I've seen pressure flaker tips as sharp as your finger that people used to make excellent pieces.
@miguelmedina19913 жыл бұрын
Prehistoric Michael here
@michaelvannoy75662 жыл бұрын
thanks
@Nvrwdntlso5 жыл бұрын
How do you do the zig zag if your piece is perfectly flat and perpendicular the nail just slips of
@gregpryorhomestead5 жыл бұрын
Grind it a lot! With a piece of coarse grindstone or a rough rock...hell, a brick would work to scuff it up. Good luck!
@Nvrwdntlso5 жыл бұрын
@@gregpryorhomesteadok i'll do that thanks
@slugheadky5294 жыл бұрын
Does this neo-caveman thing have a name? Like using modern trash type materials for tools and weapons?
@reuben47106 жыл бұрын
What's the benefit of copper, as opposed to other metals?
@malcolmpaull93245 жыл бұрын
It's softer won't shatter the glass as easy
@godzilla9642 жыл бұрын
It bends to the shape of the platform so it will grip better, making for a cleaner break.
@chuckwaters90474 жыл бұрын
Ishi liked to use wine bottles
@johnny968882 жыл бұрын
I don't understand! How come no one wears gloves?!
@migo77414 жыл бұрын
Im using this just in case
@Firefangs0074 жыл бұрын
I pay more for the whole set you knoe
@bmoutdoors68706 жыл бұрын
Im just gonna use a piece of antler, would that be possible? Im new to this.
@gregpryorhomestead6 жыл бұрын
B&M Outdoors antler is possible but a lot more difficult.
@bmoutdoors68706 жыл бұрын
gregpryorhomestead okay thank you, i think ill just make an ichi stick.
@gregpryorhomestead6 жыл бұрын
B&M Outdoors check out my other videos if you want to do primitive (antler) but it's not great on bottles because the glass is very brittle and slippery compared to stone
@bmoutdoors68706 жыл бұрын
gregpryorhomestead thank you for the help. There is a big source of old bottles by my house. Im gonna try to do folding glass knives after a while.
@bmoutdoors68706 жыл бұрын
gregpryorhomestead did you know you can also fill the bottles 1/4 full with water and hit the top with a mallet to break it.
@tylerfutch224 жыл бұрын
I buy the bud ice 40s
@jasonpettit99845 жыл бұрын
Isn't it illegal to make Arrowheads out of glass!??!
@ymj42565 жыл бұрын
It depends
@brianshook74834 жыл бұрын
I get out where these old trash piles where and look for old bottles
@jessnielvillafuerte51574 жыл бұрын
The 41 dislikes drinks beer from milk bottles
@saurabhsoni40923 жыл бұрын
Thats really amazing... Can i kill my neighbor with that???? Lol...
@Caustic3FileGutter5 жыл бұрын
Went to comeback
@johngriffiths39525 жыл бұрын
Glass shards and slivers? No thanks ...
@autismchild10495 жыл бұрын
Dats a joint not cigg
@danfromga30025 жыл бұрын
Yeah like you'd know
@russellgore98754 жыл бұрын
2:58 fail!!
@georgecooper27086 жыл бұрын
Don't even bother trying it is impossible
@rollothewalker55355 жыл бұрын
Or you're just an idiot that can't knap anything.
@ezramiller89366 жыл бұрын
Have you tried the water technique? If you put water in the glass a quarter of the way full and pop the top with a rubber mallet, you can get a pretty perfect break every time. A cavitation bubble causes the glass to break.
@gregpryorhomestead6 жыл бұрын
Alex Troha I've seen that but never tried it. I'll give it a go... thanks!
@ezramiller89366 жыл бұрын
gregpryorhomestead I also find it useful to do over a bucket with water to catch the water and glass that comes out. Safe and easy. Though that nail trick is a lot easier
@andrewmorris92805 жыл бұрын
If you're mean enough use the palm of your hand put water in it grab the neck of the bottle and hit the top with your hand I could do it when I was a teenager
@ezramiller89366 жыл бұрын
Have you tried the water technique? If you put water in the glass a quarter of the way full and pop the top with a rubber mallet, you can get a pretty perfect break every time. A cavitation bubble causes the glass to break