Unifacial flint draw knife

[@boatingman11]

I'm glad to see you back on here. I've learned a lot from you and your videos. A local archeologist started teaching me about 30 years ago but died shortly after. I didn't know of anyone doing this and, in fact, thought that was the end of it. Then one day, I decided to check KZbin and there you were. I really appreciate the videos that you've made. They've been a tremendous help. Thank you.

[@paleomanjim]

Glad you like the videos, Ed, thanks....jim

[@FrontierLegacy]

Good to see you back at making videos, Jim.Hope there's more to come.

[@WAGONJON]

I too am glad to see another how to vid from you. Stone tools are simple, effective, and yet amazing!

[@KageStelhman]

Nice demo Jim, it's nice to see you up and about again by the way

[@thomasreed325]

Great to see you back! Your videos are the best!!

[@opalprestonshirley1700]

Love draw knives they make your work so easy. That piece of flint was going to town too. I'll have to try that. Thanks.

[@paleomanjim]

Yep, draw knife is my favorite tool too....

[@kullcraven]

Great video, i am still impressed with stone tools . every time i use one i can help but think of how smart primitive man was to use and create these awesome tools. As well how we can incorporate this knowledge into a survival situation..

[@paleomanjim]

Thanks, that occured to me too. If I was in a survival situation in the woods and had flint or glass available it should be fairly easy to construct a small survival bow from a tree branch or bush, maybe work the branch while it is still on the tree. ....

[@kullcraven]

Oh yes, the only problem i have there is no flint here, tho i'm going to have to practice mre on quartz since i can find that here. Tho i have made a sharp edge on any dense rock. so that is why i started knapping. It was to broaden my survival skills. If you learn from the people of the past and what they used from day to day , and able to construct that tool, then you are set. If i need a cutting tool i can make a crude tool from rocks now, before i would have been without. Great vid bro.

[@cmk3282]

Glad to see your back and looking forward to more videos

[@exflow2000]

Nice tip thanks nice to see you back in action.

[@mvpdarc425]

Jim ,I make longbows and have used a piece of glass and or flint as a scraper mainly to see if it would work , which it does. I had not tried it as a draw knife as I own a lot of them. They also make excellent scrapers. I appreciate your video and your sharing of them...........Mark

[@paleomanjim]

Mark, same here. I have made several bows, maquahuatl's and atlatl's using draw knives and used flint flakes a few times to partially shape the wood. The flakes worked ok. The uniface knife used as a draw knife worked better than I expected! I plan to make an atlatl with a larger flint uniface knife, maybe using a branch of juniper. I think it will work well, we'll see.....jim

[@valdesten1309]

MORE! Finaly more videos from you Jim!

[@jeffbodean570]

hey jim I left u mes awhile back but no repl .u r the man have got so many helpful tips from watchen u thank u very much take care hope to be seeing more of u that preform garden of obsidian is awsome

[@paleomanjim]

Thanks Jeff. More videos planned very soon, glad you like em....jim

[@420rogerz]

Sweet vid jim , you had not posted in quite some time I was beginning to wonder what happened to you!

[@animusauthor]

Love it!!!

[@FlintSpall]

Good demo.You suppose they possibly shaped the wood while it was held in place by its roots,or maybe one held while the other scraped? In my simple mind,I don't see them having the convenience of a vice.I know the demo was about the blade,but just curious about the draw aspect.Enjoy all your vids,Thanks

[@paleomanjim]

Yes I think they probably had many types of support or holding devices, clamps, wedges etc., Thanks for the ideas....jim

[@chasonhellenthal6941]

Great video. Ever though of doing a bow tutorial?

[@richardsrockhouse]

that's awesome

[@misterb0829]

Jim, what stone would you recommend for beginners? I have made the mistake of buying lots of different types of stone and they all work differently. I need something that I can get a lot of and that is relatively consistent.

[@thecuriousnomad4712]

Well, I prefer obsidian or dacite for beginers because it is the easiest to work and readily available in the west. No heat treating required. If you live near Oregon or Northern california you can pick up a truck load in the field for free, which is the amount needed to learn the basics. ....jim

[@chuzodesilex1752]

Happy New Year Jim. It's great to see you again sharing your creativity of ancient related issues. Hope you like this link. Best regards. www.fundacionarmella.org/obsidiana/