Making Arrowheads from Ceramic Insulators (HD)

[@Goodoldpal_]

You should do a master course on knapping!

[@carneliantopsoil]

I saw you knapp a bottle bottom on tv and never went back! Your content is A+ sir!

[@MrItsthething]

1:20 the grooves are to increase the distance the electricity has to creep over the insulator's surface from the wire to the pole to reduce power leakage. Great video, never seen anyone do this before.

[@superdupergrover9857]

Groves are used on spark plug insulators for the same reason

[@cameronpain1422]

I would like to see you work quartz/quartzite. I’ve made a few points out of it but man it’s such a PAIN to work with. I think it’s the most difficult stone to Knapp. Also some more obscure stones to showcase for making into arrowheads would be cool. Great video

[@seanarthur2001]

Are you in Virginia? The local stone here is quartz and quartzite. If you are having difficulties I can help.

[@KowboyUSA]

Sweet. Yes, I have seen those laying under high tension lines.

[@careylogan8455]

I could watch you do this all day!!!! amazing work

[@patriotknight]

Always love these kinds of videos from you Billy. I wish you would do more of these flint knapping, more arrow making and bow making videos brother.

[@TheFalloutScrolls-flmz]

Man your videos have inspired me to start trying this I made my first arrow head out of a glass plate today! It wasn’t the best but for my first piece that didn’t break it wasn’t bad

[@nakoawarrior3186]

I like this guy glad he's back.

[@bbqaddict]

Well done! You should do a video doing porcelain/ceramic floor tile one day

[@primitivepathways]

Great idea! I've worked floor tile before and made points from it so it works.

[@stefanlindner2348]

You really show up that knapping material has little limits - especially that piece to use as a punch technique was of interest for me , thanks !

[@briantaulbee6452]

That was a neat trick using that flake as a punch to knock out the step fracture. Very nicely done, and surprised the hell outta me that it was even possible.

[@johnfugate3432]

I have some of them where I live I had a time knapping it but I think watching you will help going to try again thanks

[@parallaxical3067]

Step punch, or hinge punch.. Brilliant! Big thank you. I also heard "john stone"

[@beldongreen6133]

This is the best explanation I've seen, its helped me learn alot, so thank you for posting

[@theJellyjoker]

I remember seeing someone do something slimier with toilet bowel ceramic, he called it "crapperite" which I thought was funny.

[@lunkydog]

I heard it called thunder chert. I was wondering when Billy was going to make reference to it.

[@primitivepathways]

Hahaha...yeah I've heard it called thunder chert as well.

[@paleotrekker402]

@@primitivepathways And John Stone.

[@fischerkrull7516]

Shawn Woods used to call it John Stone

[@carneliantopsoil]

John Stone

[@draven3838]

The Australian aboriginal Kelly glass points are amazing

[@3passa]

First time I see this being done, brilliant instructional video and some awesome craftsmanship. Thanks for sharing your techniques and thoughts, clearly and easy to follow. Subscribed!

[@loosemink]

Very high standard, that's a great point.

[@thefeatheredfrontiersman8135]

That's so funny I just knapped one of those. I found it along a railroad outside a factory. I thought it was Johnstone. But it definitely worked much better and sharper than Johnstone. I had no idea what it was. My secret knapping spot don't tell anyone......

[@mori2695]

So can you do this with any piece of ceramic that is relatively uniform in texture, like a mug?

[@saltwaters2217]

Very impressive!

[@Flintknappingadventures]

Good spearpoint billy. Nice idea

[@PaleoBushman]

Very creative alternative Billy.

[@primitivepathways]

Thanks! Glad you like it.

[@IamChrisL712]

That kind of talent will serve a man well in the zombie apocalypse

[@carneliantopsoil]

Exactly! Plus it's fun

[@outdoorpassions2580]

I have these all around the powerlines by my house. Love the video thank you al much, csnt wait for more uploads!!

[@primitivepathways]

Thanks! Glad you like the videos. Now that we're all locked inside, I've got a lot more free time to make videos. Stick around, I've got more in the works!

[@outdoorpassions2580]

@@primitivepathways awesome definitely cant wait! I learn so much from every video and from your knowledge!!!

[@281covfefe5]

Awesome thnxs 4 explaining what you're doing 👍🏻🇺🇸

[@justanotherbrickinthewall2843]

I like these kind of videos a lot more than the rattlesnake videos of late 😇

[@johnfugate3432]

I believe you have helped me thanks

[@niklasroos9095]

Really enjoy watching you're videos, keep up the awesome work!

[@primitivepathways]

Thanks! I've got more free time so I'll be making more videos.

[@wadeweisbrodt4511]

Awesome point

[@ze-kami7646]

Finally found this I thought about it

[@gunayorbay]

the punch trick at 14:50 :O

[@citizen762]

I wonder if back in the day the best Knappers got the most leg?

[@lazyles875]

So you can basically use a plate to make arrowheads wow

[@nonightwithoutrain3490]

Hey I like this idea because I live in Romania (Europe) and not much material is found, but instead I have ceramics like this, I also want to thank you for your efforts to make videos because you brought me to the world of bows and arrows and I even experimented with a type of wood similar to Osage orange, it is called "salcâm" and is a good source of wood for bows in the area where I live, thank you!

[@primitivepathways]

Thanks for your comment! Really glad you like the videos. I plan on making more since I have a lot more free time. so stay tuned!

[@asymmattrical]

Wow! Great job - as usual!! ;-)

[@indeed169]

Me every 60 - 80 seconds : wow what 👀, no way, wait what how?, thats how it works awesome😲....

[@morrisjonker512]

There is sound now :)

[@primitivepathways]

yeah thankfully. Don't know why the first upload didn't have it. It wasn't youtube....it was the video that I exported out of my editing system. I checked it and it had no sound. Must have been a computer glitch.

[@colinsorrells8755]

He was "desperate for stone growing up". The rest of us were just desperate to get stoned growing up.

[@raa6504]

8:00 it's starting to look like an achulean tool

[@vlyx.3347]

Schot it

[@melodydawn]

Beautiful work, but I love my collection I actually found.. Check out my real arrowheads made by Native Americans, if you want to, I have some amazing points .. LOL, I tried to make some homemade arrowheads with a deer antler, but my aunt next door feel for it that they were real, when I threw them on her dirt drive way 😅 they were absolutely horrible & she was showing everyone, I barely had flakes on the damn things.

[@bogus_not_me]

Makes me nervous seeing you wipe razor sharp flakes of your leg! No wonder you are blading!

[@outdoorpassions2580]

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