Video- Making a Bow with Stone Age Tools
I've been making a bow using stone age tools (except for the shaving horse I'm using to hold the work...something I'll change for the next time around as it certainly feels like cheating!).I finally...
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Hey, nice work Tom! (Judging from your legs, there wasn`t much sun in california the last weeks?)I would be interested in the time investment compared to metal tools.The mesolithic bowmakers of the...
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Excellent ! Thanks Marquardt. I have made some adz blades (not used on this project) that are chipped rather than ground. Is a tranchet blow a flake that is made from side to side across what will be...
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Yes, tranchet blows leave the edge with the sharpest possible edge like flake edges because they are some kind of intended overshot. They were used in the middle palaeolithic for some knives, in the...
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Do you have any suggestions for setting up platforms for creating such an edge? Sorry so many questions, but I'm anxious to make better stone tools for actual use - especially adz and axe...
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Thank you again for your assistance. With this new term I have learned (Tranchet Flake) I have been enjoying searching the web for information.I will post links to some interesting sites as I find...
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very cool tom i have been meaning to video my own work and post it . but im too lazy and short sighted to remember to bring a camera. lol
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hey tom do you mind me posting these links over at p.a.
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Not at all bro. I'm flattered that you'd want to do so. Seeing your stone tools bows and successful hunts were a great inspiration to me in learning more about using stone tools. I'd messed with them...
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Really nice work Tom! I've watched the first video and will watch the others as soon as I can. Super cool stuff man.Alan
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I've got the final chapters up (4 and 5) on Youtube. T
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Very nice job on the bow and the videos. I enjoyed them alot. I am looking forward to more of your videos in the futer.Go job, Mikael
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Thanks. I have fun making the videos. I hope to improve the quality as I go. I'm a slow learner.Tom
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tom that was absolutely awesome. thank you
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So very cool.Tom, this is great stuff. It is what I joined this site for.
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Thanks guys. Anything I get involved in is often because I've felt the "push" of energy in that direction from you guys. Aside from my personal exploration, I'm just hoping to pass the inspiration...
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