These are beautifully made thank you for showing the how to video I've no living elders to show me so I pick what's possible for me to learn my heritage again thank you
Doesn't it seem like Nick is one of those guys that has a crazy natural talent for making things? Don't get me wrong, I'm sure he puts in a ton of time practicing his skills, and that's obvious. It just feels like something that would take most of us years to be good at, Nick could be that good in a month lol.
Nick, thank you for sharing your talents! You are a good teacher too, without being too informal - a good quality! I admire you for all your skills. How did you learn them all? How did you make the pinepitch glue? Thank you again!
Andrei Gotia Thank you for the kind words! I've been blessed with a lot of teachers! I'll usually teach myself and then meet someone who has something to teach. As for the knapping, I mostly learned from the members of the Puget Sound Knappers. They put on several free knapp-ins in the Pacific Northwest every year. The pine pitch is just pine sap, some powdered charcoal, a little beeswax, and rubbed cotton fiber. My older batches used dryer lint, which works fine. You can also use rabbit or deer poop.
Hey nick. Just wanna say that your videos are amazing and you are awesome. I think you should try to compete on forged in fire. You would win definitely. Let me know what you think.
I would be very happy if you answer me to my previous question and I really love your creations you are just an artist and I want to know how to do these things like you
question if you made the back of the arrowhead with any kind of an edge and you impacted something hard would it split your arrow and would you be able to make the back of the Arrow Head flat so that if you impacted something it would just be flat to flat surface
thank you! you are realy good at making things you should sell some of the things you make and get extra cash their so good they look like you could even sell them at a store and i love your voice its awesome!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!:-)
too bad you don't ship to belgium, i would have bought one knife and a pendant. they look very cool. guess i'm gonna have to learn and make one for myself :p
I find obsidian out at Glass Buttes in central Oregon. It's out in the middle of the desert, but it's worth the trip if you're nearby because there are chunks of obsidian like the one I'm using everywhere on the ground in flows and piles. If you want bigger stuff, most of it is just a couple feet under the light desert soil. Here are some directions: www.pugetsoundknappers.com/events/2016%20Glass%20Buttes%20Knap-in%20Announcement.html Other than that, most rock shops will sell obsidian (if you're near a volcano) or slag glass (if you're near a refinery) for a few dollars a pound. Hope this helps!
BackyardBowyer I'm from Serbia but thanks, it helps, I didn't know rock shops sell obsidian or slag glass. Btw can these arrow heads be made of metal because I want to make some arrows for my homemade bow?
Brilliant idea adding charcoal to make it look like pitch. Thanks for sharing.
These are beautifully made thank you for showing the how to video I've no living elders to show me so I pick what's possible for me to learn my heritage again thank you
is admirable that u have tutorials for the things u sell, not many do that i think.
wish u all the best.
Dear Nick...super cool! Hope you will keep making vids for ever.
dude you just keep getting cooler and cooler
Doesn't it seem like Nick is one of those guys that has a crazy natural talent for making things? Don't get me wrong, I'm sure he puts in a ton of time practicing his skills, and that's obvious. It just feels like something that would take most of us years to be good at, Nick could be that good in a month lol.
yup,totally agree
Yeah I'm really jealous of his abilities
yeah, i suck at forging, but hes a wizard
This is awesome. Well done Nick!!👍
Nice, the necklace also doubles as a good self defense weapon against white walkers.
very nice work on making the point and the creation of the necklace. thanks for the show
cool that green one at the end looks like kryptonite
what age did you start doing projects like this and the other ones you've done? you're incredibly skilled
All your videos are amazing Nick!
I miss being a fellow backyard bowyer :(
I know I'm late to the party but that looks amazing!!!
Love your videos! You're a very talented young fellow! Thanks for posting.
Nick, thank you for sharing your talents! You are a good teacher too, without being too informal - a good quality! I admire you for all your skills. How did you learn them all? How did you make the pinepitch glue? Thank you again!
Andrei Gotia Thank you for the kind words! I've been blessed with a lot of teachers! I'll usually teach myself and then meet someone who has something to teach.
As for the knapping, I mostly learned from the members of the Puget Sound Knappers. They put on several free knapp-ins in the Pacific Northwest every year.
The pine pitch is just pine sap, some powdered charcoal, a little beeswax, and rubbed cotton fiber. My older batches used dryer lint, which works fine. You can also use rabbit or deer poop.
Thank you kindly!
Nice project, well-executed!
Very nice
Awesome video!! Cool technique.
Can you do a video on forging tongs for blacksmithing.
Im glad you are sharing what you have learned very kool
Keep up the good work
Another great video. Keep up the good work Nick!
Very nice work.
Hey nick. Just wanna say that your videos are amazing and you are awesome. I think you should try to compete on forged in fire. You would win definitely. Let me know what you think.
Christian Knuth dndxgh
Have you ever considered having giveaways on stuff you make? That would be super cool!
He's already giving away the knowledge of how to make these things yourself, at no charge.
Don't be greedy.
+Skeletor Jopko Not being greedy and you're absolutely right. I was only asking.
Very nice, love the symetry, By chance, do you ever experiment with any methods of attaching heads without slotting through grain?
great job. They are beautiful.
who came here after watching primitive technology?
Any chance you would put a few small mokume gane "ingots", like the one in your video, on your etsy store?
I would be very happy if you answer me to my previous question and I really love your creations you are just an artist and I want to know how to do these things like you
Cool
Great vid Nick I would love to try this someday
What kind of epoxy did you use also how did you made the charcoal?
Great work sir.
Nice work man 👍🏽
he is awsome i love him so much and your videos
question if you made the back of the arrowhead with any kind of an edge and you impacted something hard would it split your arrow and would you be able to make the back of the Arrow Head flat so that if you impacted something it would just be flat to flat surface
i don't have anything to say except: nice! o
i used to find a lot of those when i was little never really ask. i used to live in a remote area of mexico so natives used to hunt there i guess
How long does it take you to make one of these start to finish?
Nick what is a pendant? Does it have a usage? Great vid by the way!!!
Really nice I like it
You should try knapping glass arrowheads
Very nice,Thank you..
Where did you get the braided cotton from?
I love what you do mate, keep it up you are the man.jas
Pretty cool man, you got yourself a sub.
very nice 👍 talent!
Awesome thank you
Wow, this was really good. Can you try doing some tutorials on things like Primitive Technology?
I wish I could get one of these from you.
do a vedio on how to make a dagger with a rainbow colored blade and a case.
awesome
wow I wish that I had one
Nick make a coin ring please you are really good
Where can I buy rope type for wrapping please?
those look awesome send one plsssss
now i have somthing to say: i like that now you uploading more Often. o
I think you are great and all but I've never seen you knap with abo tools. would be a good thing to see :)
Cool vid it really does help
nice
These look really cool, mate! :)
looks great thanks for the video brother... peace
Amazing!
I love farcry primal!!😀😀😀😀😀
Nice...!
Awesome
parabéns, belo trabalho!
awesome video, great stuff :)
You should use deer hide
thank you! you are realy good at making things you should sell some of the things you make and get extra cash their so good they look like you could even sell them at a store and i love your voice its awesome!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!:-)
Awesome video! Does your new knife making book go over heat treating knives?
Yes! I go over the basics of DIY heat treating.
+BackyardBowyer Awesome Im definitely going to order a copy then!
Nick,What size dowel would work best on average??
+Gene Gresham I like to use 5/16", but sometimes a thicker dowel works better for these, an 11/32" or 3/8". Hope this helps!
cool video
DUDE THATS FUCKING AWESOME KEEP GOING YOU MIGHT BE ABLE TO SELL THOSE
Buenisima..
cool man
很漂亮！
too bad you don't ship to belgium, i would have bought one knife and a pendant. they look very cool.
guess i'm gonna have to learn and make one for myself :p
It seems par for the course that there are some safety concerns perhaps?
i like is BackyardBowyer
good
nice I subscribed
Nick, where did you find/buy obsidian?
I find obsidian out at Glass Buttes in central Oregon. It's out in the middle of the desert, but it's worth the trip if you're nearby because there are chunks of obsidian like the one I'm using everywhere on the ground in flows and piles. If you want bigger stuff, most of it is just a couple feet under the light desert soil.
Here are some directions: www.pugetsoundknappers.com/events/2016%20Glass%20Buttes%20Knap-in%20Announcement.html
Other than that, most rock shops will sell obsidian (if you're near a volcano) or slag glass (if you're near a refinery) for a few dollars a pound.
Hope this helps!
BackyardBowyer I'm from Serbia but thanks, it helps, I didn't know rock shops sell obsidian or slag glass. Btw can these arrow heads be made of metal because I want to make some arrows for my homemade bow?
+Jovan Kovacevic im bulgarian. Hi
saranda dg Hi
***** Ok. Thanks.
Yes, super early
Wow sweets birthdays coming soon I'll take one plus few knives o and the tripod for cooking. Lol. Jk I wish. But nice I love arrowheads.
I like
not for throwing?
You could make a massive sale out of these
how much do you want for it and pleade andwer me
If I want to buy from you one chain like this, you do overseas
What if I fall while wearing it while i do my daily exercise.....and I get stabbed. xD
That almost snapped when you widened the shaft
you look like a very nice guy
can you do a tutorial on Flint arrow heads
He did
Give me a link
I think he's only used obsidian
it should be the same concept with some minor differences due to material but you should, overall, be able to use the same types of methods.
+Howel Octavion Flint is way harder than obsidian. you can't break it of like that and still have it be sharp.
I check a lot of woodworking handbooks. These one from woodprix are the best.
can you make a Arrowhead out of something else.
+backyardbowyer can it be a weapon
It is a little bit of a wast of a arrow head you can use that for a arrow