Almost Naked Into The Bush - Bone Tools

[BushcraftOnFire]

@master3573

Great tip Bro.. We have indeed boiled and flattened before.. In fact.. you can make really nice fishhooks and curved sewing needles by doing the opposite and curving the bone.. Maybe i need to do a vid on that process.. Thanks so much for your input!

[EnergyBreeze]

real craftmanship;) real inspiration..next time i search for bones and utilize it...Thank so much David,Tam and kids;)))

[brattfreke]

Thanks a lot for this.

[stonybrokebushcraf]

ive used bone from a cooked joint does that matter ???...... if i was to get a bone from the butchers is there a preperation process ???

[BushcraftOnFire]

Cooked bones won't work Stony.. They will be weak and mushy (especially if boiled).. You want fresh bone that hasn't been cooked..

[YGTFsurvival]

what animal were these bones off and what part of the body? thanks Dave i love your videos.

[BushcraftOnFire]

These were from a cow we found in a field. Leg bone and a shoulder blade

[Stangtt]

good video. thanks for the info. only thing its missing that i would like to see is the bone tools being put to a use. to show durability, practicality. like cutting food/meat, cordage? would you mind putting up a video in future showing your bone tools being used? thanks

[soarntam]

Found a great site on bone tools hope the link will work

uiowa . edu / ~osa / learn / ancient/ bone . htm

You can soak the bones for a couple of days to soften them. When I was searching for bones, I found some near water, but I found they crumbled easily and I ended up taking off to much when grinding them with my coarse rocks. They have a neat knife I want to try and a hoe too. I even found scapula tools there!!

[PaulkyArcher]

really cool

[wildernessoutfitters]

Very Nice Bro, Some Advice on the Sinew, It works much better in all aspects from spliting to making Cordage when wet, also used wet it will stretch so when you make a Handle wrap or haft with it it will shrink when dry and be alot tighter after the fact. Nice Arrowhead by the way brother.

[BushcraftOnFire]

@wildernessoutfitters

I actually did some wet.. and was having a hard time splitting it.. so I did the rest dry. However.. had I wet it before putting it on it would have stretched around the handle better.. and dried tight.. that's for sure.

[Kaboom0623]

I notice you havent used or mentioned Potasium permanganate and Glycol as an item for an E-Kit. The glycol and potasium permangante can provide a fire in most any condition. Potasium permanganate can also make water safe to drink, in small concentrations, and Antibiotic in larger concentrations. I found that out from a pocket book called SAS survival guide, wish I still had that book it covers everything you need to know and was only a few inches square.

[BushcraftOnFire]

@Kaboom0623

I DO NOT use PP because there are other things that will do the job just as effectively. The combination that you have mentioned WILL start a fire.. but it is extremely hazardous to use and in my opinion it would be irresponsible of me to suggest it's use.. especially to younger viewers. I carry the SAS in my EKIT.. good info, but most of it is in my head now.. a better place to be :)

[HungryHillboy]

Great Video Wendell Family, I really enjoyed it.

I never really worked with bone, can it be steamed or boiled to to make it straight or plyable? Probably not.

I think (some)horn can be boiled and made into sheets, if anyboby knows.

Thanks keep up the great videos, I always look forward to them

[ripmyfly]

Another great video. Thanks Dave!

[BushcraftOnFire]

AnSaoiste

I have no idea what you are talking about. I haven't removed any comments.. I know that Youtube hides them if they get enough negative "poor comments".. but I haven't deleted anything Bro

[basszack]

I really enjoyed this one, my boys and i love making things out of whatever we can find and from now until spring there are usually lots of deer bones to be found.I love to see kids getting out there and doing something useful, keep up the good work!!

[9thincarnation]

Interesting choice of words for the title , or do I just have a dirty mind?

[1OldSchool4]

Good video Bro. I could see the little knife attached to some river cane and wrapped with the sinew and being slipped into a belt waiting for use.  Nice arrow head too. I have several pieces of bone and I've made some needles/awl but now I'll try for the blades and arrow heads. Awesome to see the family involves in your videos. I would like to see Tam's finished knife when she gets it done.

[jeffery19677]

How do you prepare the sinew? Is it dried when you slaughter the animal? or other treatments..

Might make a good video...

Thanks for posting your videos.

[comicfan21]

sinew ( I believe ) is the tendons of the animal, and are dried out after you take them from the animal, you then beat them to separate the fibers, and finally use the fibers like you would plant fibers (I could be forgetting part of the process)

[BushcraftOnFire]

@comicfan21

You about hit the nail on the head Bro.. That's how I prepped it.. but there are others who do it differently also

[luvu2luvme]

Hi Dave,

Could you show us how to make glue from bone,It makes great glue and woulkd compliment the knife with the tang.

Lock

[pk066392]

Dave, do you think that these bone blades would be able to cut into an animal to dress it. i think i want to try this soon

[BushcraftOnFire]

@pk066392

I think a ticker blade would do it.. Make the blade edge a steep angle.

[spr00sem00se]

nice work,

how do they work ? have you used them to cut anything yet ?

[BushcraftOnFire]

@spr00sem00se

They work pretty well for what they are. They easily go through fruits and vegetables, as well as can skin bark pretty easily from branches. They will cut through wood slowly.. but I would rather use stone for that in an emergency. There is no way (that I know of) to get them near the sharpness of Flint.. but for what they are they do pretty good!

[samfisher6]

Another great vid as usual, Dave and family. Both knives look good and I liked the arrowhead too :) I will say that I agree with ya on the fact that bone smells terrible when you're working it on a grinder/ lathe. Keep the vids coming and don't pay any mind to the naysayers out there as they are just jealous that they don't have the same level of expertise and dedication as you. There's been similar useless comments on Dave C.'s vids lately too but don't forget you all are inspirations to us.

[bushcraftmyway]

AnSaoiste:

relax, man... he presented the concept according to the title. and even if the title was wrong (which is not), what is the problem?

[AnSaoiste]

bushcraftmyway I made myself perfectally clear as to my opinion & untill such time I post on a video entitled "Conceptual Proof " you haven't a leg to stand on & have zero business typing to me .

[lesrap]

i like Tams artistic touch

[smokepole68]

Great video Dave! I really liked that arrow head.

[pk066392]

way to go girls, great video wendel gang

[pk066392]

what is your problem

[68wagoneer]

Are you drunk or just watching a different video then everybody else? He showed proof of concept on the stone in the beginning of the video. Whats the big deal that he used a grinder? He still used less than a $0.01 worth of electricity (less if he is on solar) to make a usable/reusable tool out of something most people throw in the garbage. It doesnt get much more environmentally friendly than that knife. Quit trolling, you are wrong.

[68wagoneer]

I'm not gonna try and explain what "proof of concept" means to you because I dont think it will help. Dont take this the wrong way, but it seems obvious that you have some issues about your father, that you need to work out. Please talk to somebody you trust. I suggest a professional, but I realize that isnt always an option.

[talltreehill7]

thats really cool .. i wanna try that with some moose antlers maybe i could use that to make a blade with

[AnSaoiste]

Almost Naked into the Bush ... with a Grinder !!!?

Give me a break David !

If yer gonna do it ? DO IT RIGHT YOU IDIOT !

Whats the point in haveing a primitave bone knife ? Making it yourself & obtaining the satisfaction of making it like you would if you absolutely had to ? Doesnt grinding it make you a fake attention seeking stain ?

[pk066392]

back off bro, he is using a grinder for the sake of filming, im pretty sure he could shape tools with a stone, it wouls just take a long time. I have seen enought of daves videos to know he could do it if he had to.

[AnSaoiste]

We all could if we really had to you idiot !

But not all of us publish ourselves as going "Almost Naked Into The Bush" & then use a power tool !

Besides I'm sure he'll take my shot on the chin & come back a better man for it , he doesnt need you mothering him , he made a terrible mistake & now I have let him know I'm sure he agrees .

[pk066392]

somebody needs a chill pill, relax bro. listen to daves intro music. maybe it will help you mellow out a little

[BushcraftOnFire]

@AnSaoiste

First of all.. .I DID make the 1st blade primitively. You watched it happen on the video.

I then made one on the grinder so that you could see the shaping process better.. and so that people could see that there are different ways to work the bone. Not everyone wants to do it primitive all the time.

Finally.. With all due respect to your opinion.. there's no need for you to be rude.. to myself or my subscribers.

[MrCableguyken]

Great video Dave, I agree on the smell..the bone and antler material I used for knive handels smelled like burning hair....and some of the smell got into the house and it stunk for days...5* brother.

[TheHellBound666]

he made the grinder out of acorns and grass.

[BushcraftOnFire]

@TheHellBound666

You forgot the Pitch to bind them together Bro :)

[TheHellBound666]

of course! my bad :P

[sraike]

Those look to be some great tools that would come in very handy in the bush. Really enjoyed watching you make them. Thanks!

[drunkfux1]

Great video David. God bless

[EconoChallenge]

Great demo. Thank you!

[Bloodynavallint]

I was just wondering when you were going to do another one of these

awesome knives

are bone knives better than stone ones

they certainly look easier to make

good video

[BushcraftOnFire]

@Bloodynavallint

I would have to say that you can probably do more with the stone blade (more versatility), but the Bone Knife isn't a bad knife either.. just not quite as sharp as Flint/Obsidian.

[KUEHNE92]

nice sinew cord. i heard intestine was also a good coardage medium, that sound correct? if so, how'd i prepare that?

[BushcraftOnFire]

@KUEHNE92

I believe that you can use gut raw.. and once corded it will dry and become very strong. They use it in the medical profession (well they used to anyways)

[jhatten1]

great video dave, thanks

[locke6206]

Thanks David! I would love to see a whole series on this subject. Can't get enough of bone tools and how they are made and prepared.