Harfting Stone Points Chapter One

Using pine-pitch adhesive to haft stone points. Chapter 2 will follow with the conclusion of the haft of an atlatl dart point and an arrow point - both hafted with pine-pitch and a sinew binding.

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Tom Mills
Pasadena, CA

Category:

Science & Technology

Tags:

• Atlatl
• Bow
• and
• arrow
• arrowhead
• pine-pitch
• primitive

[Lambda25]

would it not be easier to go directly from the "just made" molten pitch to hafting the arrows? rather than cooling and reheating?

[Paleoaleo]

@Lambda25 Think of it like making a sandwich in your kitchen - easier to eat right there, but your purpose and goal is to make the sandwich to take with you to eat later on. A large batch of pitch adhesive like this will last for many months. Much better to make pitch sticks that you can use over and over and take with you when you go.

[bloodylover101]

did you make the arrowheads yourself??

[Paleoaleo]

Yes, I made them. The atlatl dart point is made from Dacite, which is kind of like obsidian. The little one is chert/flint.

[Paleoaleo]

Whooops...made a mistake...I started the music too soon on this one.

[Lambda25]

@Paleoaleo Ok thanks.

[MrPicStuff]

I am glad you did this video! Of all the flint knapping videos, they show you exactly how to do everything, except hot to secure the finished product into a handle or a shaft! Thank you, so much! Now, a question. If I'm out in the wild, where will I find PITCH. They talk about the properties of pitch in the bible, using it on Noah's Ark, but where to find it in the woods? Just ANY woods. You mentioned a "mixture" of the pitch. How about a vid on this subject. thanks ahead of time! "General"

[T3hJones]

Amazing how you keep your hands so clean.

[lordfranz24]

@JustinBaker2567 dude it's up to you if you want to use primitive tools use it but if you want it easier you can use a saw or any modern technology to do it

[JustinBaker2567]

Hey man, how did you make the notch in the shaft? was it with a saw? How would you make a notch with primitive tools?

[Disbeat123]

i tried this method and the point still breaks off.???

ive done everything.

its dissapointing all my effort to nothing.

any help?

thanks

[JohnTheRipper2]

wow, i'm amazed what you can do with natural materials. How would you compare this glue to commercial hot-melt glue? Better or worse?

[Glaceon404]

Great video. One question: does the pitch still stick to your hands like raw pine sap? If it does I'll want to avoid manipulating it with my hands too much...