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Playing in the woods of the beautiful Pacific Northwest; practicing outdoor skills and enjoying nature.
Hot Rock Fatwood Glue; Bacon and a Wooden Char Box
A lot of work for a little bit of glue. The simplest way to make glue
from pitch is to find an injured tree and collect the resin directly
from where it is leaking. I have a video showing that process that you
can check out if you’re not familiar with that process.
In many areas it is very easy to find trees leaking sap; but in my
little corner of the Pacific Northwest, maybe one in a hundred mature
Douglas firs will have a fresh wound where the sap is both accessible,
and not composed of at least 75% fir needles.
However, because fatwood stumps last decades there is an abundance of
resin soaked wood on the forest floor. I recently made a video showing
an efficient way to extract ounces of ...
from pitch is to find an injured tree and collect the resin directly
from where it is leaking. I have a video showing that process that you
can check out if you’re not familiar with that process.
In many areas it is very easy to find trees leaking sap; but in my
little corner of the Pacific Northwest, maybe one in a hundred mature
Douglas firs will have a fresh wound where the sap is both accessible,
and not composed of at least 75% fir needles.
However, because fatwood stumps last decades there is an abundance of
resin soaked wood on the forest floor. I recently made a video showing
an efficient way to extract ounces of ...
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Making a Slate Arrowhead + Stone Knives and Tools in Action
Просмотров 3,6 млн4 года назад
Some areas of the world are blessed with beautiful stones that break with sharp edges that can be knapped into shape and sharpened with pressure flaking; but in areas that lack these rocks grinding stones can be a very useful alternative. I haven’t found any easily knappable stones in my little corner of the Pacific Northwest yet, but there is plenty of slate. I first started playing with this ...
Making Tar from Fatwood - Natural Waterproofing
Просмотров 430 тыс.4 года назад
Making fatwood tar. This tar extracted from Douglas fir fatwood is an incredible waterproofing material that I’ve taken to using on my arrows to keep them from coming apart in the rain. I first started using this stuff over nettles fibers, but now that I’ve been playing with deer sinew, it’s even more valuable as it is much more susceptible to moisture, and it rains a lot here. This sticky goo ...
"Slide Strike" Method of Flint and Steel with a Silky Saw
Просмотров 13 тыс.4 года назад
Slide-striking flint and steel. This isn’t necessarily a better method; just a different one. Ordinarily when striking sparks off of carbon steel; either the steel or the stone is swung with force and the two glance off of each other creating the sparks. However, if your stone is sharp enough and you have a long striking surface; you can accomplish the same thing by quickly sliding the stone do...
Too Thin for Bow Drill Cordage?
Просмотров 11 тыс.5 лет назад
If you are setting out to make bow drill cordage, you are probably better off using the same amount of fibers to make thicker string, but this could be helpful if you already had cordage; whether natural or man-made that might not be durable enough to stand up to the rigors of ember creation on its own. I’ve shown a method for reverse-wrapping cordage into 4-ply to make it tougher, but I love w...
Hand Drill Fire with No Metal Tools
Просмотров 20 тыс.5 лет назад
The “no-tools, on-site” hand drill ember has been a goal of mine for a couple of years now, and I’ve gotten close before but have never been able to make this happen before today. I have made this work with a bow drill but that required a grueling afternoon of persistence. Everything came together in my favor today, and mother nature definitely set me up for success with hot dry weather and per...
Charred Hardwood Scrapings for Flint and Steel
Просмотров 9 тыс.5 лет назад
I have started playing around with primitive archery, and scraping down the limbs of my new bow left me with big pile of fire-dried vine maple fluff that was so thin it would turn to powder if I ground it between my fingers. Using the blade or spine of your knife to make scrapings from wood is a great option for catching sparks from a ferro rod, but I realized that I had never tried charring th...
Bushcrafty Cooking On the Coast
Просмотров 31 тыс.5 лет назад
Having fun playing with fire and cooking meat at the ocean. I didn’t set out to film this whole trip, so it’s just a collection of footage some great meals being cooked on the wild coastline of the Pacific Northwest with some critters and pretty scenery thrown in for good measure. A quick note about heating up rocks... Damp rocks will usually explode when heated. This can be minimized by heatin...
Making Pitch Glue in Clam Shells
Просмотров 73 тыс.5 лет назад
Cooking up a batch of Sitka spruce pitch glue on the beach. I am relatively new to playing with pitch glue, and am beyond impressed with how well it binds materials together and how useful it is. Most people recommend adding animal dung or other plant fillers into the mix, but so far I have had great results just mixing the melted pitch with powdered charcoal from the fire. A stone with a natur...
Bark Cordage Bow Drill and Caveman Steak on the Coals
Просмотров 27 тыс.5 лет назад
Using a knife and natural materials to get a fire started and cooking up some steak directly on the coals. I have had some requests for a longer format video, so I included a lot more longer cuts than usual and did my best to show as much of the process as possible. Feel free to skip ahead if you get bored. I made it relatively easy on myself, using the Junglas II from ESEE knives, and picking ...
How to Find Sparky Rocks in Your Area for "Flint and Steel"
Просмотров 54 тыс.5 лет назад
Just start breaking rocks! The term “flint and steel” leads a lot of people astray; especially when they learn that they do not have flint in their area. All you really need is a rock hard and sharp enough to remove microscopic pieces of steel from your striker or tools. You don’t need a geology book, and you don’t need to know the names of the rocks you find. Rocks tend to get smoothed over ti...
3 Ways to Ignite Natural Char with Flint & Steel
Просмотров 11 тыс.5 лет назад
Using natural materials for flint and steel is very rewarding, and comes with a lot of benefits, but it can be frustrating to use if you are used to char cloth. Charred punk wood in particular can be very delicate and prone to crumbling when placed on top of the stone the way most people use char cloth, but it can be used this way with a light touch and some patience. Some punky materials are m...
Trick for Striking Sparks Off Big Blades (Safety Stick)
Просмотров 9 тыс.5 лет назад
Fire with a machete and a trick to hold the char next to the sparks. I’ve been playing around with different methods of striking sparks off of big knives like this CRKT Halfachance and think I’ve finally settled on a favorite approach. Any time you’re using a sharp-edged tool for flint and steel there is a risk of injury; but this method seems pretty safe to me. With this split-stick method, yo...
40 Minutes of Flame from an Altoids Tin: DIY Natural Fire Starter
Просмотров 7 тыс.5 лет назад
If you can’t get a fire started over the top of this; you’re in big trouble. This is just Douglas fir resin with some cedar curls and together this mixture lights easily and puts out a serious amount of heat. There is nothing too surprising about that, but I was stunned at how long it burns in the tin. I tried two full length burn tests after letting the tins cool and the sap harden; and the fi...
How To Make Char in Your Hands for Flint and Steel (No Container)
Просмотров 9 тыс.5 лет назад
While a char tin can be a very useful tool, there is always more than one way to accomplish a task, and you don’t necessarily need a metal container to make charred material. With conventional charring, the material is heated to combustion temperature in an oxygen-deprived environment, but that’s the not the only way. If you make sure that your material is dry, you can also ignite it in the ope...
Pacific Northwest Emergency/Survival Fire: Make Fire in a Rainforest Without a Knife
Просмотров 29 тыс.5 лет назад
Pacific Northwest Emergency/Survival Fire: Make Fire in a Rainforest Without a Knife
Bow Drill Tip: Tilting The Spindle Can Make a Big Difference
Просмотров 7 тыс.5 лет назад
Bow Drill Tip: Tilting The Spindle Can Make a Big Difference
Using Feather Sticks and Curls for Tinder Bundles
Просмотров 9 тыс.5 лет назад
Using Feather Sticks and Curls for Tinder Bundles
Make Better Charred Punk Wood: Open Tin Char Method
Просмотров 40 тыс.5 лет назад
Make Better Charred Punk Wood: Open Tin Char Method
The Power of Proper Prep: Spark to 5 Foot Flames in 2 Minutes
Просмотров 7 тыс.5 лет назад
The Power of Proper Prep: Spark to 5 Foot Flames in 2 Minutes
Flint and Steel Strike Angles & Wet Wood Fire
Просмотров 8 тыс.5 лет назад
Flint and Steel Strike Angles & Wet Wood Fire
Making a Bow Drill "Notch" With The Spindle
Просмотров 8 тыс.5 лет назад
Making a Bow Drill "Notch" With The Spindle
Windproof Char Tin Upgrade! No More Spilled Tins or Flying Char
Просмотров 18 тыс.5 лет назад
Windproof Char Tin Upgrade! No More Spilled Tins or Flying Char
The Easiest Material to Light with Flint and Steel?
Просмотров 52 тыс.5 лет назад
The Easiest Material to Light with Flint and Steel?
How to Clean a Small Fish with a Big Knife
Просмотров 19 тыс.5 лет назад
How to Clean a Small Fish with a Big Knife
Soaking Wet Bow Drill Set: Drying Through Friction
Просмотров 9 тыс.5 лет назад
Soaking Wet Bow Drill Set: Drying Through Friction
Make Better Char Cloth: Twist Before Charring
Просмотров 69 тыс.6 лет назад
Make Better Char Cloth: Twist Before Charring
Fishing with a Primitive Kit : Thorn Hooks & Natural Cordage
Просмотров 11 тыс.6 лет назад
Fishing with a Primitive Kit : Thorn Hooks & Natural Cordage
Strong Rope from Blackberry Vines (Brambles)
Просмотров 13 тыс.6 лет назад
Strong Rope from Blackberry Vines (Brambles)
this is like multiple concepts combined. the split sticks might come from the fire saw (incl. fire thong), then the classic/default bow drill, and finally the vent hole. mors kochanski wrote about each concept but never combined them.
Which tracker did you use as in company, tops, wsk etc.
@@nathanielhamer5307 This was a Tops but pretty heavily reground.
try that with a coast redwood XD
Joyous
Thank you for this inspiration
Burns really quick
After playing with some slate myself, it's very easy to work and actually can easily be made into nice art pieces! Just be sure to keep it as thick as possible, because it's extremely brittle. And unlike other stone tools, it doesn't do well at all with serrations.
@@Ith4qua It can vary a lot in hardness too. Some pieces are too soft to make workable tools and others are almost too hard to be worth grinding and can be knapped. 👍
I came back to see this video again, Have not seen anything from u in awhile...
Very nicely crafted and great fun to do. I will revisit your video for sure, if I am among the 4000 souls to survive armageddon. Thank you!
What a great video. Thank you for posting. Dog is super amazing, what a joy!
It sucks when you pump so hard your sweat falls into the embers and puts them out.
Saludos espero que estés bien quiero ver más video Dios te bendiga
That's a goofy puppernoodle you got there
Man I wish you’d get back to making YT videos
Best bow drill tutorial ever! Thank you!
I do that while driving my car to add airflow
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I start fires by thinking about lawyers until smoke comes out of my ears and then knock the coals into a tinder nest.
Me gusta tu idea pero en vez de papel de aluminio le ponía una roca Para el carbon
You know how some people fall in love with someone and pick them as their number one even when their friends are like "why them?" This is the knife version of that to me haha Like yeah i know its not perfect but something about it...
😆 Good
Thanks.
Thank you for all your instructive and pedagogical videos! 👍🏽
Great video! Much thanks!
Great video! It's very well shown and explained. Deep thanks! Must all the woods be soft? Or is one harder than the other?
WELL DONE!
What about using the cartridge with the bullet and most powder removed, and powder on the tinder? Get a brief small flash out of the muzzle.
It seems like that could work, but I experimented with it a lot and couldn't get ignition that way. I just ended up blowing my tinder bundle away with no flame. It could potentially be easier with a pistol though.
@@nwprimate6416 I wondered about that. You need a gust of flame but no "pop" that's too fast.
Out of all the teachings and demos I have seen this one really explains the concept and process. Can't wait to try it. I would love to know what type of woods you are using.
Lol I kept watching attentively thinking this fire is built without anything but hands and feet and whatever is in the rainforest. Then out comes the lighter! 😂
😆 Lots of videos of fire from scratch on here. This one I made as a lesson for an average hiker or hunter.
I have found slate looking tools , and thought no. Not hard enough. Most tools are harder flint typ rock . After this , why not . As a kid Iade slate arrowheads. Lately been knapping arrowheads of novaculite. Obsidian .very hard to do . These are definitely a game changer .
It varies a lot in hardness in my area. Some is too soft to be worth anything and other pieces are almost too hard to grind.
Ever since I saw this video (2019-2020?), I have loved this technique. This completely outshines the V-notch in every way. It reduces heat loss between burn-in and ember stages and eliminates that annoying pop-out. Hands-down the best technique I have ever used. And I saw it first on this channel. 👍
That's really cool to hear. I learned it from a guy on the Bushcraft USA forums and it works great.
Was this maple green to start with?
What was the lighter material used to drill through the slate
Can you use wet sand instead of mud
That was awesome thankyou ill be sure to let you know when I make it happen
yeah yeah
Awesome tutorial 🔥🔥
FAKE VIDEO
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If your lighter is dead, you can also take the flint out and untilize that. Probably will need a knife or something sturdy to get under the bits to get it out. And to scrape some flint off. But be careful. It has a tendancy to go flying and it is a SMALL piece of flint lol. I reccomend laying out your coat and doing it over that or something in case u drop it, if it drops on the coat its easier to find. If it drops on the forest floor u can basically say bye to it haha. Obviously its not a preferred method but hey, ya never know.
Definitely tricky work, but worth knowing how to do. 🙂👍
simple and brilliant !
That's such an awesome idea!
Out of sheer curiosity, would you mind me asking what sort of clothing you wear out in the PNW doing this sort of thing? Seems like you'd need some pretty sturdy raingear to be out in the woods and thickets with it.
Been harvesting fatwood for a few days, I'm going to attempt to make some pine tar today. I hope you and yours are well. Thanks
This was fantastic, thanks
Thanks 😮
Dude they feel like they're factory made when you skip through the making process and check the shooting process the stone arrowheads you made were surprisingly not just the prettiest out there but also able to hold that straight metalic like edge and not a irregular knapped edge like most stone tools out there are this is really special and probably arguably these stone tools were better than flint knapped tools
lol didnt even know the child safety exists thanks lol
Without having someone come here and walk me through it, I’d have to ay this was the next best thing and a lot quicker! Thanks for a great demo.
Dogs make every video better
Doggo's the real star of this video
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Thanks for the hints. I'll give this a try sometime. I think it's not working for me b/c I'm hitting it hard right off the bat, no dust pile built up.