Great video, as always! If you have some spare antlers, I'd suggest using one as a digging stick and one as a splitting wedge; those work perfectly for this kind of task in my opinion!
All I want to find are some antlers but still no luck. I saw another comment suggesting to make a digging stick from them. I think that would be awesome. Im using fire hardened Maple for a digging stick but Im sure an antler tine would be much better.
When I found these bones, they had already been lying around for quite a while, and were picked clean from any remaining tissue. Pieces that I wanted to disinfect I would cook in hot water for a short while, I don't think that would affect stability much.
For someone just getting started, is there a step by step field guide book on making bone tools, what to look for, which bones are better than others, etc, that could be taken out in the field?
We ran across some deer skeletons in the woods while hiking and buried the leg remains in the yard several months ago. I'll have to dig them up soon to see how they turned out.
I enjoy bushcraft and have been finding wild turkey leg bones. I collect the bones cuz I knew that I could make things with them. Thank you for teaching me a few things 👍👍🦃🦃
My heart dropped when you broke the skull for the antlers!! I would've loved to turn that into a piece of art. I live in Colorado, but the only things I've found are mostly prairie dogs and i do have 2 legs from a deer or something. Thanks for the idea tho, I need to make a bone chisel. What state do u live in?
I live in Germany, and I have a couple more deer skulls in storage that are in a nicer state of preservation, in case I ever want to use one for decoration. :-)
Apparently our ancestors thought so: www.researchgate.net/post/Does-anybody-know-the-artifacts-tools-made-of-human-bones-from-prehistoric-or-the-other-periods
Oh no, I have a couple of flint tools that are especially handy and multi-purpose, so I usually carry at least one of them with me. In many places, you don't find any rocks at all, because they're covered in top soil. In other places there are some, but nothing useable. In this video, however, I actually used mostly what was available on site, because I knew there would be plenty of grinding rocks and sand at the river shore. The exception is the rock I used to smash the deer skulls, which was an abandoned prototype head for my heavy celt axe (ua-cam.com/video/-QzF7Ym99EU/v-deo.html).
Yes, that's the difficult part. In my case, I found these near a hunter's perch, where the hunter apparently discarded the undesirable parts of the animals. But if there are predatory animals in your area, you might stumble upon a site of a kill. I guess there is no alternative to spending a lot of time outdoors and off the beaten path.
I haven't found a use for teeth yet. On one video, I have seen someone use a lower jaw as a sort of saw, but at least in the specimens that I found, the teeth were a bit too loose for that. But if you come up with an idea, I'd love to hear about it!
As far as I know, there aren't any around here. But if I lived in a place where there was CWD (Chronic Wasting Disease) in the wild, I would stay well clear of any deer remains.
Just a reminder: As always, this is a silent video with subtitles. Please turn on the video captions for my notes and comments.
Great video, as always!
If you have some spare antlers, I'd suggest using one as a digging stick and one as a splitting wedge; those work perfectly for this kind of task in my opinion!
Primitive tools have a hipnotic beauty. Thank you for sharing!
Do you still use your bone chisels? Do you know how they compare to stone chisels?
All I want to find are some antlers but still no luck. I saw another comment suggesting to make a digging stick from them. I think that would be awesome. Im using fire hardened Maple for a digging stick but Im sure an antler tine would be much better.
May the forest reward you
Great video! It must feel really peaceful to be out in the bush!
How should they be cleaned/disinfected as to keep there strength and integrity.
Not boiling correct
When I found these bones, they had already been lying around for quite a while, and were picked clean from any remaining tissue. Pieces that I wanted to disinfect I would cook in hot water for a short while, I don't think that would affect stability much.
Very cool, you could also grind up the useless skull fragments into powder to make fertilizer
For someone just getting started, is there a step by step field guide book on making bone tools, what to look for, which bones are better than others, etc, that could be taken out in the field?
We ran across some deer skeletons in the woods while hiking and buried the leg remains in the yard several months ago. I'll have to dig them up soon to see how they turned out.
Bone knives are tough to make grinding on a rock, nice job making it so sharp!
It's a lot easier if you soak the bone in water for a while before grinding it into shape. Then allow it to dry and thus harden again before using it.
I enjoy bushcraft and have been finding wild turkey leg bones. I collect the bones cuz I knew that I could make things with them. Thank you for teaching me a few things 👍👍🦃🦃
"Old melody" (also known als "Daglarym / My Mountains") performed by Sainkho Namtchylak
You'll find a link in the video description!
Another beautiful version: Chirgilchin - Daglarym ua-cam.com/video/TXh5_G9NjJI/v-deo.html&ab_channel=sborsody
My heart dropped when you broke the skull for the antlers!! I would've loved to turn that into a piece of art. I live in Colorado, but the only things I've found are mostly prairie dogs and i do have 2 legs from a deer or something. Thanks for the idea tho, I need to make a bone chisel. What state do u live in?
I live in Germany, and I have a couple more deer skulls in storage that are in a nicer state of preservation, in case I ever want to use one for decoration. :-)
Excellent video, subbed!
Great video
love dour channell dude exatly what i want to learn
makes me feel so connected
You're welcome! :-)
Does it work with human bones ?
Apparently our ancestors thought so: www.researchgate.net/post/Does-anybody-know-the-artifacts-tools-made-of-human-bones-from-prehistoric-or-the-other-periods
What was the most needed tool that you made in this video
The ones that have seen the most action since are the chisels for woodworking. One of them got turned into a bone adze in a later video, by the way.
Do you always find the stones you need? Or do you have certain favourites that you carry with you.
Oh no, I have a couple of flint tools that are especially handy and multi-purpose, so I usually carry at least one of them with me. In many places, you don't find any rocks at all, because they're covered in top soil. In other places there are some, but nothing useable.
In this video, however, I actually used mostly what was available on site, because I knew there would be plenty of grinding rocks and sand at the river shore. The exception is the rock I used to smash the deer skulls, which was an abandoned prototype head for my heavy celt axe (ua-cam.com/video/-QzF7Ym99EU/v-deo.html).
Can you use cooked bones?
I haven't tried it myself, but cooked bones are said to be more brittle than fresh ones. So tools made from them will probably be not as robust.
If you want to find bones where are the best places to look?
Yes, that's the difficult part. In my case, I found these near a hunter's perch, where the hunter apparently discarded the undesirable parts of the animals. But if there are predatory animals in your area, you might stumble upon a site of a kill. I guess there is no alternative to spending a lot of time outdoors and off the beaten path.
@@MakeItPrimitive well I live in the UK so both of those aren't really options. Time to spend hours outdoors :)
What can you use teeth for? Is it worth while to collect them for cement?
I haven't found a use for teeth yet. On one video, I have seen someone use a lower jaw as a sort of saw, but at least in the specimens that I found, the teeth were a bit too loose for that. But if you come up with an idea, I'd love to hear about it!
@@MakeItPrimitive well i thought one might collect them like one would for shells to make a cement considering the calcium content.
@@MakeItPrimitive it may not be viable for bricks and structures but maybe smaller projects to makes inland life a bit easier
How do I know if there are any human transmitable diseases in my area?
As far as I know, there aren't any around here. But if I lived in a place where there was CWD (Chronic Wasting Disease) in the wild, I would stay well clear of any deer remains.
@MakeItPrimitive ok I will look up if any of that us near me thanks 😊
@MakeItPrimitive so there isn't any of that near me
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