how to make an arrowhead from a beer bottle part 1

[@joshhallmark9777]

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.

[@tomnekuda3818]

You are far more instructive than other videos......the heart of a teacher!

[@historygradstu]

You have probably the best tutorial on knapping, thank you!

[@trevorfielding7910]

^^This^^

[@ezramiller8936]

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.

[@javiervalenzuela8284]

I learned this as an old drinking trick, except we use the palm of our hands

[@seth6700]

@@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_Punyan]

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]

That's what I do!

[@johnmartin6140]

You are one of my top 3 knappers…..thanks for doing these for us.....your teaching is at the very top.

[@trevorfielding7910]

Another great way to support it is to always be there when it needs you.

[@westerngunsgaming9052]

Michael vsauce here

[@thatguy4701]

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_Punyan]

Even your knuckles have savage beards!

[@American-Plague]

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.

[@Jcknight7996]

It's amazing that humans figured how to do this multiple thousand of years ago

[@liftedlegend710]

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

[@KeegoonBarnacle]

Damions LiftedLife There’s a reason the technology took millions of years to develop to its peak.

[@Lucky_Soag]

Great upload, really interesting , informative and awesome.

[@keeganyost8123]

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.

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

[@MountainJohn]

you look already grown up in your picture man

[@nsdtgabe4082]

Zenmaster6 probably when he retires

[@YTDubbed]

W beard my guy

[@archmagemadara6979]

So satisfying, love this

[@hillbillyboy9838]

Sick beard

[@dooleyfussle8634]

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!

[@hellochunn]

Your videos are way more informative than those out there.

[@DavidAguilar-wo6ho]

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

[@amberm2777]

Very cool

[@jackreeves3001]

Thanks for sharing your time and talent! KANSAS

[@brennoncantrell5867]

I need to start drinking more. 😀

[@domingoalvarez1655]

Nice arrowhead

[@jhgaming6830]

I'm just gonna say, the beard caught me off guard. Either way though, great video!

[@godzilla964]

I think I'll try it with a Jack Daniels bottle since those are perfectly rectangular.

[@jamebrooke894]

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.

[@codymoise8225]

Yow I need this man's beard

[@josephascroft4774]

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_ie5264]

That BEARD THO

[@badaspunkbtch]

Great video!

[@ferosedu]

I love your video

[@massannihilation2443]

For using glass to make arrowheads I recommend using an old television screen

[@rattlerboi4034]

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.

[@PrimetimeNut]

Keep at it brother.

[@NimW]

Is using glass a good alternative for flint for beginners?

[@American-Plague]

Yes. Obsidian is generally the most sought after rock for knapping. It's just volcanic glass is all it is.

[@American-Plague]

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.

[@stormnr2]

you can use a penny to get the bottom of the bottle. just spin it in the bottle until it comes off

[@edisilva5435]

en el rancho alegre vulgarmente le llamamos obsiguama...fierrro pariente

[@KevinSmith-os5yz]

Whiskey bottle is the best? I keep trying with my empties but doesn't seem to work, is the plastic too soft,hehe.

[@brianshook7483]

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

[@creepykiller2876]

Would something like an awl for leather working work? Or is that too thin?

[@henryhagey5521]

Nice beard

[@LeMayJoseph]

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.

[@johnlamb95]

Always wash your Bottles Before you knap it!

[@seth6700]

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-Plague]

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.

[@miguelmedina1991]

Prehistoric Michael here

[@michaelvannoy7566]

thanks

[@Nvrwdntlso]

How do you do the zig zag if your piece is perfectly flat and perpendicular the nail just slips of

[@gregpryorhomestead]

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!

[@Nvrwdntlso]

@@gregpryorhomesteadok i'll do that thanks

[@slugheadky529]

Does this neo-caveman thing have a name? Like using modern trash type materials for tools and weapons?

[@reuben4710]

What's the benefit of copper, as opposed to other metals?

[@malcolmpaull9324]

It's softer won't shatter the glass as easy

[@godzilla964]

It bends to the shape of the platform so it will grip better, making for a cleaner break.

[@chuckwaters9047]

Ishi liked to use wine bottles

[@johnny96888]

I don't understand! How come no one wears gloves?!

[@migo7741]

Im using this just in case

[@Firefangs007]

I pay more for the whole set you knoe

[@bmoutdoors6870]

Im just gonna use a piece of antler, would that be possible? Im new to this.

[@gregpryorhomestead]

B&M Outdoors antler is possible but a lot more difficult.

[@bmoutdoors6870]

gregpryorhomestead okay thank you, i think ill just make an ichi stick.

[@gregpryorhomestead]

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

[@bmoutdoors6870]

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.

[@bmoutdoors6870]

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.

[@tylerfutch22]

I buy the bud ice 40s

[@jasonpettit9984]

Isn't it illegal to make Arrowheads out of glass!??!

[@ymj4256]

It depends

[@brianshook7483]

I get out where these old trash piles where and look for old bottles

[@jessnielvillafuerte5157]

The 41 dislikes drinks beer from milk bottles

[@saurabhsoni4092]

Thats really amazing... Can i kill my neighbor with that???? Lol...

[@Caustic3FileGutter]

Went to comeback

[@johngriffiths3952]

Glass shards and slivers? No thanks ...

[@autismchild1049]

Dats a joint not cigg

[@danfromga3002]

Yeah like you'd know

[@russellgore9875]

2:58 fail!!

[@georgecooper2708]

Don't even bother trying it is impossible

[@rollothewalker5535]

Or you're just an idiot that can't knap anything.

[@ezramiller8936]

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.

[@gregpryorhomestead]

Alex Troha I've seen that but never tried it. I'll give it a go... thanks!

[@ezramiller8936]

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

[@andrewmorris9280]

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

[@ezramiller8936]

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