STRANGE Artifact Found Along the Baltic Sea - Ostee Knife
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- Опубліковано 21 бер 2024
- In all my years of flintknapping and studying ancient stone tools, I have never seen a blade/knife like the Ostee Knife. So...I did what I normally do, built one based off the archeological find and tested. The wood carving in this video is the first test of many.
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I’m reminded what Dad told me when I got my first knife in Scouts, “As through this life you pass, my son, these two rules you must never bend, never whittle toward yourself, nor piss into the wind.”
. and never eat yellow snow..
My dad always told me “never cut towards yourself”. He told me as a kid that if I cut myself, it would be my own fault and he’d take back my Swiss Army knife he got me. It may seem harsh to some, but I never did cut myself with that knife. The old man repeated that same bit of info time and time again to me as a kid, and to this day I’ve never cut myself on my own knife to a degree that required stitches or gluing. It’s completely avoidable as long as you’re careful and consider where your knife stands to shoot off to in the event it slips from whatever you are cutting at. In Paleolithic times, I’m sure every potential opportunity for a cut or scrape that could be avoided would be, as it could result in infection.
Dads are important to have in your life, thanks dad. 😅
At 72 years of age, I've followed Primitive Cultures since Childhood. When Grandfather would visit I was certain to have made a Crow Feather Headdress or a Bone Necklace which he would naturally purchase. Native American Culture is a lifetime passion. Your Presentations are captivating, Historical and saturated with skill and knowledge. You are truly amazing and a Source to follow. Thanks!
Thanks so very much. I appreciate it greatly. My goal is to provide just facts, keep it simple and respect the crafts from the past.
The sheer amount of skill and experience that You put into a single strike of the hammerstone to create flakes... Beautiful to behold. Mastery without effort 👍
Thank you very much! Appreciate it greatly!!!
You are an invaluable tool maker. For archeological and paleontological insights of how we could have lived in ancient society. Thank you for the on hand experience.
Thanks so very much. Much appreciated!
I also would like to give you much respect for sharing your knowledge and skills of the ancient ways. 👍
@just_another_WFR much respect and appreciation. Thanks so very much.
Super cool shot on how to drive into the material for good flakes.
Appreciate it greatly!
I love hearing the sound of the pieces clinking together..
Thank you for all your videos you provided us to know and learn about the past! Keep going!
Thank's from France ! It's incredible to see this work at this modern time ! Really beautifull...❤
I like that uh damascus chert. Awesome coloring
That's a fantastic knife, such a great design too! Getting the length 90° to the handle must give you more cutting power in the hand. Well made, awesome skills and super chill!!
Appreciate it greatly. It’s a cool tool that I think had some great applications!
Ostee or Ostsee?
Ostsee = literally Eastern Sea, but what we call the Baltic Sea.
Just curious, I really admire the work, no criticism intended.
Appreciate it greatly. Lots of the research was in German. My middle school German did not help at all. Appreciate the feedback!
Same pronunciation, in Serbian/Croatian 'osti' means a tool like small 'harpoon', specifically for catching fish or octopus from the shallow sea.
As a butcher by trade, I find it fascinating seeing how useful these stone blades can be. I feel that with the proper assortment of these flakes and a little practice that I could do my job successfully with absolutely zero steel blades.
No doubt! I've butchered all types of game and can tell you their are advantages and disadvantages, but bottom line you could produce all the same cuts you would in beef.
@@USO7777 retired butcher completely agrees with you
What an awesome tool ! So many purposes for that knife ! Thanks so much Donny !
My absolute pleasure! Thanks for watching!
Quickly becoming one of my most favorite sites! Thank you!
Great to hear! Appreciate it so very much. Thanks for watching!!!
Great practical build to figure out historical artifacts. Dates on that put it right after the Younger Dryas Event.
Absolutely. I appreciate you watching!!
Looks kinda like an oyster knife as well. Neat tool!
For sure. I get that oyster shucker as well!!!
That thing throws shavings like a steel knife. That's a woodcarving tool if I've ever seen one. The leverage it gives by having the handle the other way like that looks really good.
I couldn’t agree more. It carves and shaves wood with ease!!!
Brother you show us the coolest tools outstanding video awesome content thank you for sharing this with us six stars brother
I appreciate that!
99% of us watching this wouldn't know piece of scrap flake from a workable piece.
The level of skill, working knowledge and experience on display here truly is something to behold.
Much respect and appreciation for watching!
W O W ... I'm very impressed!
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Ostee knife, what a great addition multi tool!!!
No doubt! It’s a pretty cool design!!!
I pre ordered your book this morning. I’m sure it will serve to educate me, my children and grandchildren. Thank you for sharing your skills and acquired knowledge!
Thank you so much! I appreciate that greatly!
Watching you work that tool made me think of a bowyer. Tiller the limbs for a more balanced weight and even pull.
Lots of possibilities for that tools usage.
Absolutely. Couldn’t agree more!!!
Very nicely done! Appreciate the knowledge sir. I’m really enjoying the channel! 👍👍😁🇺🇸
So jealous, you got the coolest job ever!! So glad I found your page.
It’s fascinating watching you work. I am impressed with your skills.
Great video reminds me of a plunge dagger. Thank you for sharing Donny your flint work is fantastic!
Glad you enjoyed it. Thanks for watching!
Donny I really like this blade/knife that's a very usable tool most definitely. Great video.
You’re a pretty fascinating guy! Love the craftsmanship. If I ever get lost in the jungle or forest… I hope it’s with you ! 😁✌️👏
Thank you very much! Appreciate you watching!!!
The knife was obviously useful for many things or that much cordage wouldn't have been used up. But investment in a long term tool. Thanks for this one
Very cool! (first time viewer), it's a lost art. From the pictures of the artifact knife, i could not really picture it, but you brought it to life. It's really a great design. Multi purpose, and compact. Thank you for demonstrating your flintnapping methods and sharing it with us.
Very interesting. Thanks for the video. 🥰
It reminds me of the agave knives of the American southwest and northern mexico
No doubt!!!
Like the Mescalero knife we find here in Texas.
Great video, a comment to support.
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What that reminds me most of all is a Ulu used by the Inuit.
New subscriber here, just discovered your channel, very cool! Thank you for sharing the old relic knife, that was fun to watch
It looks to me to be a perfect tool to split fish for drying or salting. Modern splitting knives also have the ends removed.
Very true. Thats a great assessment.
Nice cutter with a stout grip. Near Fort Atkinson, WI there is a 10,000 yr old site that was a semi-permanent campsite. It looks much like the image you showed: The Rock River spreads into a lake and marshlands, surrounded by gentle grassy slopes and wooded hills. Food galore!.
I bet. Wetlands and marsh are full of things to eat. Thanks for watching!
Outstanding!!!
Thank you! Cheers!
The sinagua here in Central Arizona used a very similar tool. I have heard it called an agave knife but they definitely don't have agave in Germany! Maybe processing some other fibrous plant
I think your assessment is accurate. I’m sure it was used for fibers, wood, game processing and so much more!!!
That is really interesting, extremely cool work you do btw man, I love watching your channel
Thank you very much! Appreciate it greatly!
Dude you have some really cool info, been subscribed for a couple years now, But most of all LOVE THE BEARD!!!
I appreciate that! Thanks for sticking around!!!
I could se that blade being useful for skinning and processing the skin of seals. Seals seems to have been a very important source for food and clothing in the neolithic along the coastline of the Baltic sea.
I think you hit the nail on the head! Skinning seals is an absolute. Appreciate you watching!!!
Danke für den Beitrag über Deutschland. Ich komme von der mecklenburgischen Seenplatte die vor 10000 Jahren durch schmelzendes Gletschereis entstanden ist und die Landschaft gestaltet hat mit vielen kleinen Seen und einer riesigen Erhöhung im Süden jedes Sees . Grüße 🤙
After seeing you use that i wonder if the broken end was not also similarly hafted and it was the first instance of a draw knife
Absolutely. I think that is totally plausible!!! Thanks for watching.
Being that was found on the coast, looks to me like something that was used for opening clams and mussels, and processing shellfish, and maybe crabs and such.
I think that is a fair assessment. I think it’s plausible in every way. Thanks for watching.
You read my mind with the idea of how they may have used the knife to clean fish and possibly scrape hides. As you were putting it together I was thinking " huh.. its like a specialized ulu type blade. " My second thought was perhaps that it was actually some sort of hand axe with a special handle.
I highly appreciate your knapping skills.
Awesome video!
Really enjoy watching your stone tool videos. Your hands must be immune to wooden splinters.
Do you find your knapping stones or do you purchase them in bulk?
awesome!
It's pretty interesting tool,I personally love it, It was probably used for wood shaving,hide scraping, preparing meals or God knows what else, It was probably some kind of a multi tool like something that they would carry around maybe part of their EDC, great video, All the best
Much respect and appreciation. I think you are spot on Absolutely. I think that is totally plausible!!! Thanks for watching.
I love the history as much as the skill you display as you share your skillful craft. Thank you. I live in Alaska and I wonder if you’ve ever tried to make an Ulu knife?
I have. I made one in a shorts video.
Well, clearly, among whatever uses it had, it was used to strip and thresh fibers to make cordage -- because the guy who made cordage all day would be the only one who had enough of it laying around to make this tool! ;)
Given the massive amounts of salmon and codfish in that region, the first image that came to my mind was using it in long strokes to pull full fillets off fish (and/or skin them), and to make thin strips of smokables off anything with long enough meat fibers to pull jerky.
It makes me wonder if the native american plains tribes had a similar tool for stripping bison to smoke, but I think I remember them using short hooked knives for that. It's been a long time.
Anyway, fascinating multi-purpose tool. Thanks so much for demonstrating & reconstructing the technology!
Sorry, can't help but love your beautiful green eyes. Interesting video, by the way 👍
Thanks so very much. Appreciate it greatly.
You're awesome dude
You should do an educational series on stone knapping. Beginner to expert, how to.
I have a bunch of videos covering the topic. They aren’t labeled, but I could do that.
@DonnyDustsPaleoTracks Dude, that would be a sweet Playlist!
Love your vids sir.
Much respect and appreciation!
I bet that would work very well to groove your antler base to make the sickle or imbed blades to make a harpoon. Very very facinating video. The only way to figure out possible usages, is to use the darn thing. You are the best experimental archeologist out there. Keep up the good work we love it.
Absolutely. Thanks so very much. It’s going to get some use real soon!!!!
Cool stuff!
Thanks!
Awesome video liked seeing you work through getting a good flake out of the rock
Thanks. Appreciate you watching!
It was used for splitting reeds or roots or branches or fibers of some kind.
Kool tats
Thanks!
Have you thought of making something like a stitching pony? I know it's made out of wood, and usually used for leather work, but it seems paleolithic people would have built something similar for projects like this where you are trying to hold several pieces tight while wrapping the tool. I've seen one that would really work well for this, because it had removable pieces on the jaw so that the jaws became forked, allowing for working the wrap on the center to sinch the pieces of handle tight. Anyways, great video as always.
I think it’s fair to say that a stitching pony of sorts was something that could have been used. I don’t think anything from an archaeological aspect has been recovered, but it would be an interesting build for sure.
I see ALL the cool things that You show us,.....so far...."TODAY",.....I cant whittle
a spork to save my life😊
*I have managed to knaw my way through a MOONPIE WRAPPING*❤
(Small victories are STILL "VICTORIES")
A Baltic crooked knife. Very cool.
Will you be covering levallois technology in the future? Love what you do and i always learn something new. Cheers from sweden
I would be so proud if this guy calls me a good flake, instead of, nah, put it in the later pile...
But serious, your skills are amazing. Love to watch you craft.
Hahaha. Appreciate you watching. Thanks so very much 🤙
Reminds me as kid seeing a comfy edge game skinner knife.
I think that is a fair assessment. I think it’s plausible in every way. Thanks for watching.
Ngl it loocks like a broken heavy duty drill and the sides is where a rock with a home in the center where the teneryen disk wouldve sat to help drill holes in stuff to act as a counter weight
I might make one to strike my steel. And keep it in my flint and steel fire starter kit.
Very interesting ❤
Thanks.
Hell of a fine beard you've grown. Most men would be awed by it, myself included.
well donny.. a well research and video put together..love the info...the knife reminds me of a prehistoric ulu...in a way...i am really curious about what kind of cordage you used...thanks again for the hard..john
Much respect and appreciation. It absolutely has an Ulu feel to it. No doubt about it. My cordage was with yucca and rafa leaf.
No bandaids again. I'm starting to get impressed!
JK, I love the way you teach!👌🤙
Hahaha. Thanks. Appreciate it!
That's pretty good tool. I thought at first it was like a broke off plunge dagger. But it makes pretty good sense. Donny, this is an AWESOME video. Love how it's a good tool session. You'd be a good anthropologist for cave man.
My thoughts exactly. I appreciate that greatly…the aim is to just inform and create!!!!
@@DonnyDustsPaleoTracks well you're doing great man.
Great job.... Continue a nos apresentar tão inspirados trabalhos... Congratulations...
Much respect and appreciation!
Donny, I'm so very glad to have found your channel. Do you think that the earlier people would have treated the wrapping material before securing and wrapping the blade and handle? Also, where would I look to find large pieces of chert or flint, and how would I recognize it? Great video. I've always been interested in ancient cultures and how they lived. Thank you.
That looks like the stone mocotaugan I have read about but never seen. Seems scary, though, compared to rounded steel blades. That stone blade could slice your guts pretty quick.
I have no doubt!!!
The design reminds me of an Ulu knife! (A design used by the Inuit)
Which would make sense if the area was primarily a fishing society!
Potentially, a push dagger type weapon with a broken tip as well.
That’s a possibility for sure. Thanks for watching!
I'm wondering if clams or oysters are native to the area. Seems like it might make a good shucking knife for opening shells.
Interesting…as someone who grew up shucking claims…I could see it!!!
Also will be interested to here if you think it was intentialy made with that broken tip or if the artifact was broken in use.
The blade came of a core and most taper out. I do think it was intentional broken to have another cutting edge!!
It's a splitting tool. For splitting willow sticks for basket making.
Awsome Video, i really like your work.
And By the Way
Where do you get or finde those big chunks of Flintstone
I think it would be interesting to morph the Ostsee knife into an Ulu knife and see how that changes what tasks it is suited for!
Awesome video
Thanks so very much!
@@DonnyDustsPaleoTracks you are truly welcome
Reminds of a "konekniv" used by Eskimos to scrape hydes. Cordage would have been treated with resin.
Was there any type of ( tree or bush ) resin used to help secure the cordage? Fantastic job!
Clam opener? Very cool.
That’s an interesting assessment. I think anything is possible!!!
Great bit of work and useful looking piece of kit, but I did cringe a bit when you cut towards your hand, stay safe sir.
No worries. I’m good to go.
I think that is to be the Ostseemesser or Baltic Sea Knife. Ostsee (with the extra "s" in the middle) means Baltic Sea in German.
Interesting ....the actual artifact looks to have a clovis-esque longitudinal flute , du you think that was intentional or simply a by product of manufacture? It seems to be a departure as long flakes are not normally taken along the length of the blade....or is that merely because of the way it was cored ? I guess I am asking if it was consciously thined longitudinally or if it was simply flake off a core and edge shaped ?
These were flakes from a core. In my opinion cores were common, long flakes were common and the ability to haft it was ideal. I think of it more like a box cutter with blades that can be pulled out and put back in….interchangeable I guess!!! New blades come from a core and the handle is the same!!!
As usual a great video. On another note, how long have you been working with stone tools ?
Appreciate you watching. Years and years I’ve been Knapping!
i HAVE AN ANCIENT CARVING HELD TOGETHER WITH A PIECE OF LEATHER,,, would treee sap work as a glue/varnish? Love your documentary!
Please collaborate with Will Lord in the UK, would be an awesome video
I know Will. Count me in!!!
Makes you wonder how many other tools might have been made with flakes, but the rest has rotted away.
Absolutely. I think that is totally plausible!!! Thanks for watching.
Does your Ostee knife float! Your masterful recreation looks like it wont sink if it fell over the side of the dugout.
I noticed you have the same tattoo I do, on the same arm and location that I do lol. The Chinese symbol. I got it years ago, I think it means eternity.
It does. I got when I was 19. Small world!!!
@@DonnyDustsPaleoTracks I got mine when I was 19 too!!! lol. My first tat actually. Definitely a small world.
No pine pitch to bond it together better? It reminds me of a push dagger.
I would add some pitch personally, but the artifact had done. Thanks for watching!