Knapping Nightmares - Turtlebacks

[@MikeSmith-mu6rx]

Me and my father loved anything Paleo or primitive and bonded over learning and enjoying this kind of stuff. It's been some time since he passed but watching your stuff makes me feel as if he's right next to me. Thank you keep it up

[@victorlockhoff9694]

I read in a book by an American indian that many stone breakers were men with a disability like a club foot, and often they would be taken under the wing of an older stone breaker and learn the craft as boys. A good stone breaker was in great demand so even with a deformity a man could gain great status.

[@ismewhat1234]

Yes you are freaking 💯amazing 🤘thanks for the video

[@crawhey]

Thank you for making me Google knapping. I always appreciate seeing a video from you. I love your work and I thank you so much for your knowledge you share. ❤❤❤

[@Sheepdog1314]

yup. Got lots of those turtles... they are sitting in a box, looking at me, waiting for the end of time...but now I will make them pay. They will all be arrowheads, atlatl heads or small knife blades in no time.

[@dragonslayer7587]

Thank you Don, I've looked at those 'turtle backs', and NEVER attempted them. I'm certainly going to do it now.

[@DonnyDustsPaleoTracks]

Give it a shot…you will see how easy they can be. Thanks for watching.

[@MrZeagans]

Thank you for this🤙 from a newbie knapper who seems to get a lot of turtle backs spalling out the rock available to me

[@Whitefeatherhomestead]

Cheers from Oklahoma brother 👍 🙌 🙏

[@hazknow12]

Thank you skyfulz! ❤️🙏❤️

[@voose3839]

Love the knapping nightmare idea!! Would love more.

[@curtismar2521]

Donny you're just plain amazing dude. Always love the videos and information you deliver.

[@melhawk6284]

Many thanks for this video! You wouldn't BELIEVE the language these have caused me! And the wastes of gorgeous material...

[@paulthaler6292]

Don, I just got intrigued with knapping and had received a “starter kit” with copper tools when I came across your site. I’ve watched several vids to start my knapping education. I’m quite impressed with your knowledge & presentations of guidance; learned a LOT from watching several of your vids. Thank you! I plan on heading down to a nearby creek to search now for stone tools & knap-stones. Wish me luck! I’ll catch many more of your vids. If I can knap a good stone ax head I’ll try to make a bow as you showed us how in one vid. Keep your Joy of Life!!

[@mawi1172]

I love all your sets and props, too. Except maybe the real big knives! 🥺

[@bogangoku]

Really enjoyed how informative this video was, looking forward to see more videos like this in the future.

[@Miha-she4fi4tw7x]

Greetings to you friend and how the class 👍a can you video about your campaigns really like to watch you how hunt from the onion and I think people will also be interesting to luck and health care

[@МаксимЗвір-э3м]

🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🤝🤝🤝👍👍👍🥃🥃🥃🥃👍👍👍🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🤝🤝🤝 круто дивитись

[@ghxst1999]

Would we get a survival video/camping vid soon using all the tools you’ve made? But hope your doing good and be safe 🙏🏿🙏🏿

[@DonnyDustsPaleoTracks]

Absolutely. I can do something like that.

[@ghxst1999]

@@DonnyDustsPaleoTracks can’t wait🙏🏿

[@ghxst1999]

@@Robo.1776 no I agree he doesn’t even have to do the video idea I just think it would be neat to see him hunt and make small hut for a night using the tools he’s made. Have a lot of respect for Donny and will still watch whatever he brings out

[@paultorbert6929]

@@DonnyDustsPaleoTracks and is it possible to do an episode where you show how to catch fish primitively ??? Or even possibly expound on catching food animals using primitive traps…. Subbed, notifications on…. Glad I found your channel !!!!

[@sammyistwizted]

Awesome man ...this man know his stuff ...love to meet him ...he's pure legend...tha world need people like him ....I'll wait for nxt video donny ...hope all is well with u an take care bro ...always here for ya ...

[@chucklearnslithics3751]

Abraid it. Flip it. Whack it. Wise words to live by.

[@CapraObscura]

I like finding turtle backs, gives me a quick tool material, gives a free look inside to inspect what im working with

[@uglyfrog7263]

Just recently found your page and after two I have subscribed and looking forward to watching more, thanks for posting.

[@mr.stickstone7445]

Thanks for the video! Ive been knap ping Christmas presents for my family, been having some trouble with those hill flakes, so thanks! Working on an ancient Aztec macuahuitl

[@HillbillysNdaBush]

Great vid on attacking turtle backs. mine may be easier to deal with now. thanks for sharing.

[@jeaninebradley7855]

I'm knappin' and Love it! Thank You Donny!

[@leestokes5412]

You're the first, to ever gain my attention on this, and make me wanna learn it.

[@LegionaireSiggi]

Great video!

[@elliotepic7081]

Great vid and informative.

[@josephcormier5974]

Thank you for this lesson I have learned a lot that I didn't know before you make it look easy outstanding video awesome content thank you for sharing this with us six stars brother

[@Pnasuta]

Great video! I’m in NE Louisiana and spend most of my time napping chert gravel, some of it really small stuff. It’s usually turtle-backed to some degree. Your approach is great for big pieces and pieces the size of a thumb. Love all your videos, please keep it up.

[@DonnyDustsPaleoTracks]

Will do and appreciate you watching and following the adventures!!

[@lightning2849]

Thanks Donnie ! I always get turtlebacks. Now I’m excited to try and work on your technique ! Love your videos !

[@DonnyDustsPaleoTracks]

Thanks. Appreciate you watching. Happy cracking!

[@southernbushcraft1750]

Great video donny very well explained!

[@billkenny5938]

what is the most facinating to me is he only hits once to get a flake. i just started out and im doing so much more hitting to get way less mass and pretty muchs shrinking the apoint to an unusable rock. a master of the trade for sure!

[@mawi1172]

You're SKINNING A ROCK !!!!! 😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣. OMG!!!!! HAVE YOU EVER done that to a raw gemstone ??????

[@Finn-mp8pk]

Could you try to make a peck-and-grind basalt adze or Celt?

[@Colton1776]

Dude this is such a great video, I feel personally attacked lol. I struggle so hard with turtleback formations, and have often set them aside as unworkable or unworthy. Thank you for the help once again!

[@JohnMartin-ze8cf]

Great video.....Excellent teaching...Thanks

[@jamesgranderson2890]

Good stuff! Thanks!😎👍🏽

[@dustyherrin27]

Just wanted to say you've inspired me to pick up the craft. Material is hard to come by in southeast texas though unfortunately.

[@OhioRiverFisherman]

I've found so many turtle back scraper's when I look for rocks.

[@PaleoBushman]

Good stuff brother.

[@el_pierre]

Loved the video! Have you ever thought about replicating some lithics /projectile points from archaeological sites from your part of the world? Would love to see that!

[@Michael-um5pd]

Now I can see that I have been starting on the wrong end, Thank you.

[@mawi1172]

What a beautiful baby boy!!!!

[@cimachu]

The folks I learned from call it a turtle back when you are working on something like a biface and a bump or mound is on one side from bad flakes or flakes that break before they run their course. These are the biggest problem for me because when a flake snaps, it leaves no ridges or platforms that I can easily use to take off the turtle back without seriously taking the edge down and making the piece a whole lot smaller. Any advice?

[@jhanners32]

I'm not a knapper, but I've always been fascinated by it. I have a friend/mentor that flintknaps. He heat treats his stones, I noticed it would drastically alter colors of some stones. Like... blue coastal flint would turn a brown, almost amber color. Is there any historic evidence they heat treated stone before shaping? Does it change the property of the stone other than color and affect how easy it is to work?

[@TomG-f4r]

Stones in water break different..heating tends to embrittled the stone...indians had campfires .. heat treating is 60% magic 37% science .2% larceny and arson .

[@cherokeesfinestindian]

Can you or have you done a video on knapping glass?

[@thejimmymeister]

He did a video a few weeks back called Knapping Trash where he worked with a chunk of an old glass jar. No instruction in that like this one has, though, just video of him knapping it.

[@mawi1172]

Hey! Is that chalcedony or quartz inside there? Does that matter? What do you prefer? Blowing my mind on this one! I LOVE how you manipulated that stone! 👌👌👌👌👌

[@michaelchase418]

I have access to 50+ pounds of Oregon obsidian, that being said what is the easiest material for a beginner to work? I have access to hundreds of pounds of Jasper and various forms of agate as well. No flint or chert or anything locally though.

[@tracybagwell3278]

The napping is how the spears or tips of the bow is made?

[@rickharro1309]

Great video thanks

[@thefeatheredfrontiersman8135]

Guide the shockwave. Move the center mass up and be ready to hit it really hard. Understand that no matter what you do it's going to end up smaller than before.

[@Timbo.1776]

So I want to start doing this what kind of rocks can you use and a starter video thank

[@boid9761]

How practical is a longknife?

[@dylandavis5551]

I want a tour of the place he makes these videos at

[@michaeldillonaire9210]

Can you make an arrow/ spear head with a blood groove?

[@danajohnson6273]

I’ve tried emailing his company twice to get price info. Does anyone know if he still has classes and how to book them?

[@nickjohnson9354]

Stone Spear

[@muezza4633]

Why you don't try survival video? I think it's gonna be awesome.

[@Joe_duffy]

I dont know where to even find flint rocks to begin with im not a geologist but im pretty sure the rocks around here are a bunch of BS. How do i get the rocks to start with

[@TheFeltmeister]

Can we get a video of you just camping

[@DaNhanCach1992]

Loại đá này tên là gì vậy nhỉ

[@punitverma9134]

👍🪔

[@mawi1172]

You're prettier than Fabio was. 😊😊✌️✌️✌️. No hate here! 💋. Model much? 👌👌👌

[@shawnb4485]

Here is a video showing some of the work of D.C. Waldorf, a flint knapper, going over this same problem. kzbin.info/www/bejne/e6CsaKBsg6utjZY

[@smile-ft7oc]

:)

[@АлександрПирогов-б8ь]

Перевод на русский надо👌👍👋

[@MastaMan88]

dude, allow yourself to be creative.

[@valtercatozzi6191]

Vc é o cara, Don! Continue assim. É prazeroso ver sua habilidade. Desde Limeira - SP. Br.

[@thralzoss1943]

Excellent video once again Donny