Butchering Game With A Stone Knife

[is64611]

correction Otzi was from the copper age because he had a copper axe

[Barncops]

I tried this and failed big time.

[Barncops]

@artofishi this is the coolest video I have ever seen could you please tell me how to make a knife like this :D Much ablijed

[wigglos]

is there any way of sharpening a flintknapped knife?

[dafranx]

Are flint knives just as sharp, sharper than, or not as sharp as obsidian knives?

[MrSchpankme]

Backstraps? >:)

[maikol360able]

"haha",looks like my dog!!!

[AlvoTV]

that looks so good

[donbosco0101]

Damn it cuts like butter. Must be real freaking sharp bro!!

[jdmusselman]

I live in Michigan too, Where do you get your stones? And how do you make them? Please respond.

[adukill]

man its awesome work, creating your own tool. can u linked to a guide so ill know more of how to flintknap knife??

[richyrich55]

Hearing the blade cut sent shivers racing up and down my spine. Good lord that a dangerous tool.

[HiWay69s]

can the darn thing SKIN the deer?

[TheSonofgun666]

@HiWay69s your ancestors did it, didn't they?

[lesleyhenriquez]

I used to work a butchershop. I wonder where my stomach went. The other day I was kinda grossed out when I killed a fresh chicken.

I've gone soft.

[artofishi]

@lesleyhenriquez Eat a slice of raw deer heart - it will bring you back.

[TheSonofgun666]

@artofishi Or skinning roadkill. If you've done that, you'll understand...

[ojibwayknapper]

awesome stuff

[Master8laster]

hey buddy where can i purchase large obsidian from.

can you help me?

[therealsuperhobo]

@Master8laster You can mine them by having water flowing over a lava source block.

[Master8laster]

@therealsuperhobo Any ideas , live in north california?

[Zerobadniks]

Cool.

[hirsutesimia]

it's pronounced "oetzi"

[torquefactory]

Great job! Maybe you will make a tutorial on how you made the knives! Thanks ! Mike

[devanosborne1]

do you know where i can get some good rock like obsidian or chert or flint

[loperspest]

You make some very good videos, thanks for sharing this fascinating knowledge with us.

[MrTheGoodisfun]

WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOWWWWWWW­WWWWWWWWWWW

[Cfreedom45]

how do you attach your stone blade to a deer antler?

[artofishi]

@Cfreedom45 Notch the antler, set the blade with pitch or hide glue (snug fit required), then bind it with sinew that has been soaked in water.  The sinew will shrink with drying and bind it even tighter. Hope this helps.

[errolenerio]

@Cfreedom45 duhhh by tying it!

[dasdeeboot]

@Cfreedom45 pine pitch and sinew.

[dafranx]

If stone knives are sharper than steel; does that mean that stone knives are sharper than bone, bronze, and iron knives? Why the Bronze and Iron ages exist because stone and obsidian knives are very sharp?

[artofishi]

@dafranx It is true that flint is harder than bronze or iron. It is true that flint and obsidian is capable of a sharper edge than bronze or iron. It is also true that bronze and ultimately iron knives replaced stone knives. But the reason bronze, and iron knives became preferable to stone was simple: Metal blades are far more resilient to breakage than those of stone. Greater tensile strength trumped superior sharpness.

[dafranx]

@artofishi What do you think of those fancy Ceramic knives; you know, the Kyocera and Yoshii brand Ceramic knives? How do you compare the Ceramic knives with the stone, flint, and obsidian knives?

[gus23a]

@dafranx

obsidian knives can be sharpened to edges only one molecule thick.

the reason bronze and iron where preferred, was that it was much easier to handle and to work with and it didn´t break.

[bowguy90]

@dafranx also you're fat. in the face. so shut up.

[volcanicglass11]

@dafranx Obsidian IS the sharpest tool in the world, when looking at the finest steel knives under a microscope they look serrated, where as Obsidian is mono-molecular and is a straight edge from one end to the other, Healing from cuts of obsidian is much quicker and cleaner, thus many surgeons use obsidian for eye surgeries and such! And furthermore look how long the stone age lasted compared to the bronze age VOLCANICGLASS ROCKS

[5tonyvvvv]

stone blades are sharper than steel.ive made an atlatl with stone tools and flax string

[themushroomman1212]

what did you make the wedge out of?

[artofishi]

@themushroomman1212

The wedge is just another piece of wood, though it could be made of anything - antler, bone, stone, etc. Heck, I guess in a pinch you could hammer your buddy's cell phone in to a wedge and use it.

[artofishi]

@themushroomman1212

The wedge is just another piece of wood, though it could be made of anything - antler, bone, stone, etc.  Heck, I guess in a pinch you could hammer your buddy's cell phone in to a wedge and use it.

[artofishi]

@themushroomman1212

The wedge is just another piece of wood, though it could be made of anything - antler, bone, stone, etc. Heck, I guess in a pinch you could hammer your buddy's cell phone in to a wedge and use it.

[artofishi]

@themushroomman1212

The wedge is just another piece of wood, though it could be made of anything - antler, bone, stone, etc. Heck, I guess in a pinch you could hammer your buddy's cell phone in to a wedge and use it.

[artofishi]

@themushroomman1212

The wedge is just another piece of wood, though it could be made of anything - antler, bone, stone, etc. Heck, I guess in a pinch you could hammer your buddy's cell phone in to a wedge and use it.

[5tonyvvvv]

@artofishi great vid man.have u every made a bow with stone tools? i think otizs copper axe was not very practical and he relied more on stone tools.copper back then would dull easily and was too soft..i also dont think we evolved from and apes and monkeys.but great vid

[artofishi]

@5tonyvvvv

No, I haven't made a bow with with only stone tools but it's just a little more work than with metal tools. Yeah, I agree about the evolution thing. I've found no truly scientific foundation for it. It's basis gets more shaky all the time - sort of like global warming.

[5tonyvvvv]

@artofishi so true.man let me tell u i have butchered a 600lb elk,no problem.with stone blades..i dont think we give ancient man enough credit,and how advanced they really were, even with stone tools.amazing stuff

[5tonyvvvv]

yep so called primitve technology .theres nothing primitive about it.i have a great respect for the native indians there way of life and skills are amazing living with the land not destroy it.look at this oil spill.its a shame..americans today are nothing but money hungry assholes all in a rush.with no skills and respect for nature.

[artofishi]

@themushroomman1212

The wedge is just another piece of wood, though it could be made of anything - antler, bone, stone, etc. Heck, I guess in a pinch you could hammer your buddy's cell phone in to a wedge and use it.

[lebaronr]

mike, i love the videos,

lets see some more of your practical stone tool usage!!!

regards,

reuben

[artofishi]

Stay tuned, Reuben. I have an idea for another and will get to it in the next month or two. Thanks for watching.

[stealthbeast]

We act like we're so smart in this day and age and our fancy material we call "steel".

Yet this caveman could walk this thing through a metal detector lol.

[artofishi]

Maybe. But I recently had a couple of pieces of flint scanned twice by airport security to make sure they weren't going to blow up. They didn't

[dafranx]

@stealthbeast Yeah, any Native American; North and South America, can walk their obsidian and/or stove knives through any metal detector anytime they want-especially at an airport.

[yankeemongiat]

Another Damned Yooper trying to get Famous!! Alright Mike...way ta go der eh!!

Mike from Ishpeming, Michigan

[artofishi]

Wrong, Mike. I'm a troll. but I like yoopers, eh!

[IamMohawk]

Awesome video you did a great job! Thanks for posting.

[BowandWhiskers]

I love the wedge in the handle, seems more practical than using up glue to attatch the blade. The deer looks yummy too!

[TheOrcbow77]

I totally agree with your observations on using stone tools in butchering. I have done it with simple obsidian flakes. There is an amazing relation between stone and animal, it feels more like splitting wood sometimes. The stone blade seems to "cleave" the layers. Good job with the video! Makes me hungry..LOL!

[artofishi]

Thanks for the comment. Yes, old technology is not necessarily obsolete technology.

[kooc417nhoj]

Well done.