your_comforting_company
04-22-2010, 09:26 AM
I made a flint "pocketknife" from a flake. Not beautiful or a work of art, but I was really wanting to try some hafting. The stick is Liriodendron tulipfera (yellow poplar, or tulip poplar), I don't know what kind of jasper the blade is. I used a small strip of sinew, twisted singly and wrapped around and around, then glued in place using hide glue.
First order of business was to get the glue reconstituted. I made a quick "tallow lamp" from two drink cans and used a piece of true tinder fungus for the wick.
http://i248.photobucket.com/albums/gg184/your_comforting_company/Primitive%20Skills/DSCN3759.jpg
http://i248.photobucket.com/albums/gg184/your_comforting_company/Primitive%20Skills/DSCN3761.jpg
break up and add the dehydrated glue to a little bit of water in the top of the stove.
http://i248.photobucket.com/albums/gg184/your_comforting_company/Primitive%20Skills/DSCN3762.jpg
http://i248.photobucket.com/albums/gg184/your_comforting_company/Primitive%20Skills/DSCN3763.jpg
use a stick to add a drop at a time to the sinew and to fill in the crevices where the stone meets wood.
http://i248.photobucket.com/albums/gg184/your_comforting_company/Primitive%20Skills/DSCN3765.jpg
http://i248.photobucket.com/albums/gg184/your_comforting_company/Primitive%20Skills/DSCN3768.jpg
let it set for a few hours to dry out and not be sticky anymore, and you're done! If the glue is too sticky, add a few drops of water. If it's not sticky enough, let it "cook" until it gets thicker again.
First order of business was to get the glue reconstituted. I made a quick "tallow lamp" from two drink cans and used a piece of true tinder fungus for the wick.
http://i248.photobucket.com/albums/gg184/your_comforting_company/Primitive%20Skills/DSCN3759.jpg
http://i248.photobucket.com/albums/gg184/your_comforting_company/Primitive%20Skills/DSCN3761.jpg
break up and add the dehydrated glue to a little bit of water in the top of the stove.
http://i248.photobucket.com/albums/gg184/your_comforting_company/Primitive%20Skills/DSCN3762.jpg
http://i248.photobucket.com/albums/gg184/your_comforting_company/Primitive%20Skills/DSCN3763.jpg
use a stick to add a drop at a time to the sinew and to fill in the crevices where the stone meets wood.
http://i248.photobucket.com/albums/gg184/your_comforting_company/Primitive%20Skills/DSCN3765.jpg
http://i248.photobucket.com/albums/gg184/your_comforting_company/Primitive%20Skills/DSCN3768.jpg
let it set for a few hours to dry out and not be sticky anymore, and you're done! If the glue is too sticky, add a few drops of water. If it's not sticky enough, let it "cook" until it gets thicker again.