Making Hupa, Yurok, Karok Paddle Bows & Arrows of Northern California DVD! Primitive Pathways 2026-09-18 | Making Hupa, Yurok, Karok Paddle Bows & Arrows of Northern California DVD!
Making Stone Hunting Points for Carbon Fiber Arrows (HD) Primitive Pathways 2023-09-13 | These points can be purchased at: primitivepathways.com Learn how to make stone hunting points that will screw into any standard modern carbon fiber or aluminum arrow. These allow modern hunters to experience the excitement of hunting with stone points without having to change their entire set-up. In this video Billy Berger shows you how to make a screw-in insert that a stone point can be mounted to. These are very effective hunting points that have proved deadly on a variety of big game animals. They can be shot from any bow...traditional, compound, or crossbow. If you don't trust yourself to make them but want to hunt with them, they're available for sale at https://primitivepathways.com.
Making the Gunther Barbed Arrowhead Primitive Pathways 2023-07-12 | primitivepathways.com Learn how to make the exquisite Gunther Barbed arrowhead. These delicate arrowheads require advanced skill to make. Billy Berger shows you how to chip them out of thin flakes of flint and agate. Master knapper Steve Allely introduced me to Gunther points and he can make the best Gunther points of anyone I've ever seen. You can buy Steve's points! His online store: flintknappers.com/store/allely-arts
Visiting a Prehistoric Quartz Quarry. Flintknapping, Quartz Knapping. Primitive Pathways 2022-02-06 | HTTPS://PRIMITIVEPATHWAYS.COM In this video I visit a prehistoric quartz quarry in central Virginia. Quartz was used for spearpoints, arrow points, and knives wherever it was found for thousands of years. This is one of the rare sources for toolstone that's not been destroyed by development. Thankfully it was preserved and it's still untouched after thousands of years.
Making a Great Basin Butchering Knife from Basalt. Flintknapping Primitive Pathways 2022-02-01 | primitivepathways.com Learn how to make a stone knife like the Northern Paiute and other prehistoric Great Basin peoples made and used. This stone knife is useful for a variety of tasks, including light camp cutting, harvesting vegetable foods, and butchering big game animals. This flintknapping video will show how to deal with problems that stone can present. In this video Billy Berger crafts a useful tool from fine grained basalt. These same techniques can be applied to glass, obsidian, flint, agate, or any other knappable stone.
Perfect Headshot on Squirrel with Primitive Bow (HD) Primitive Pathways 2022-01-31 | primitivepathways.com Primitive Archer Thad Beckum makes a perfect shot on a squirrel with his primitive bow and rivercane arrow. This shows how accurate a primitive bow can be in the hands of a skilled archer. Thad also makes all his own hunting equipment and he's a very skilled craftsman. Watch Thad's youtube channel: youtube.com/beckumoutdoors. Or visit his website: beckumoutdoors.com
Flintknapping Quartz, Making Quartz Arrowheads Primitive Pathways 2022-01-12 | primitivepathways.com Billy Berger shows how to make arrowheads from quartz. Quartz was used heavily in prehistory for spearpoints, arrowheads and knives, but today most knappers won't even touch it due to much better options being available, like glass, obsidian, and flint. I always enjoy copying the old guys, and if they used it and it was good enough for them, then I feel it's only fair that I learned how to work it too. So I have. And now I'm passing this knowledge on to you. Quartz points can be very sharp and I've even used a quartz point to harvest a deer. So they work!
Hunting with Stone Points is Valuable Archaeology Primitive Pathways 2021-07-04 | primitivepathways.com Billy Berger shows how using stone points for hunting helped him discover clues that revealed how prehistoric artifacts were used. When a stone point is thrown or shot at game, sometimes it will break in a very distinctive way. These breaks, called impact fractures, reveal that the point impacted a hard object at high speed, fracturing the tip and removing chips and flakes that indicate that point was used in the hunt. This video will show you how to identify these breaks in your own artifact collection.
Junkyard Flintknapping: Making Arrowhead from Floor Tile (HD) Primitive Pathways 2021-06-16 | primitivepathways.com In this video Billy Berger shows you how to chip a spearpoint from common ceramic floor tile. Using all bone and antler knapping tools, Billy chips a sleek spearpoint that looks identical to the authentic prehistoric examples you'd find in the forest that were lost hundreds or even thousands of years ago. Long live the Stone Age!
Can a Primitive Bow be Lethal on Headshots? (HD) Primitive Pathways 2021-03-22 | primitivepathways.com Billy Berger tests the penetration capabilities of a primitive bow and stone tipped arrows against different deer heads to see if a primitive bow can generate enough force to drive a stone tipped arrow through a deer's skull and deep enough into the brain to be lethal. Billy Berger uses a 55 lb raw hickory longbow (not fire hardened or heat treated) and a 650 grain rivercane arrow tipped with flint points made of raw Texas flint. The points were made a bit thicker so they would be more durable and better able to survive the hard impact of striking bone. Can a primitive bow generate enough force to drive a stone tipped arrow into the brain of a deer deep enough to be lethal if you chance a head shot? Let's find out!
How to Make Throwing Hatchets...That Work! Primitive Pathways 2021-03-16 | primitivepathways.com Learn how to make throwing hatchets that will give you a great percentage of embeds in the target with fewer bounce-outs. In this video Billy Berger shows how to make the hatchets by cutting them out of a piece of plate steel, then the shape is refined with a metal grinder and angle grinder. Finally the hatchets are thrown into the target to test their performance.
Midwestern Whitetails Primitive Pathways 2021-01-28 | primitivepathways.com This montage showcases some of the beautiful whitetail deer of the Midwestern U.S. Some Music scores by Kevin Macleod (incompetech.com). Creative Commons License.
Compound Bow vs. Deer Skull Primitive Pathways 2020-12-28 | primitivepathways.com Can a compound bow take down a deer with a headshot if it's right below your stand and that's the only option? In this experiment I join bowhunter Savannah Ashbey and we test the penetration of a 60-lb compound bow on a fresh deer skull to see if her bow can generate enough force to take a deer if it's underneath your stand and a headshot is the only option. We test a broadhead and a field point at a range of 15 feet.
Collecting Clay for Primitive Pottery Primitive Pathways 2020-08-31 | primitivepathways.com In this video I team up with my niece and we collect some clay in Colorado for making primitive pottery.
Hornets Incinerated with Flamethrower 3! (HD) Primitive Pathways 2020-06-05 | primitivepathways.com It's that time of year when the weather warms up, summer vacations are in order...and hidden hornet nests are discovered (often painfully). For anyone who's felt the painful sting of these pests and wished ultimate revenge, this video will be pure satisfaction. Enjoy the flaming, frying, and sizzling of hornets roasted to a crisp with a homemade flamethrower. I have other similar videos listed below. Enjoy!Hornets killed with Homemade Flamethrower: youtube.com/watch?v=k2sC29_XR88Hornets Killed with Homemade Flamethrower 2: youtube.com/watch?v=zNYcU0I2NCM&t=169sHunting Dragonflies with a Primitive Bow: youtube.com/watch?v=LT-eFa-2KI4Making Ultra Fine Arrowheads with Lapidary Grinders: youtube.com/watch?v=hKMB99hocvA&t=785sMaking Plains Indian Metal Arrowheads: youtube.com/watch?v=3BxbGvTQjKESquirrel Hunting with a Primitive Bow 2: Redemption youtube.com/watch?v=sm8egfM7WGc&t=545s
How to Make Thin Arrowheads, Flintknapping (HD) Primitive Pathways 2020-05-05 | primitivepathways.com Learn how to make thin stone arrowheads. In this video, Billy Berger gives you an in-depth flintknapping lesson on how to set up your edges to drive long thinning flakes across the surface of your points so you can make flat, thin arrowheads. Making thin arrowheads isn't an absolute necessity, since thicker points are still deadly, being able to control the stone and create thin points is a good skill to have. Thicker stone points are stronger and more resistant to breakage. And thicker stone knives are more robust and can take more abuse. But thinner stone arrow points have less resistance to penetration. And being able to drive long flakes across an arrowhead is important when attempting to remove problem areas or thicker lumps. Razor-sharp flint arrowheads for hunting are also available for purchase at: primitivepathways.com Making Very Fine Arrowheads with Lapidary Equipment: youtube.com/watch?v=hKMB99hocvA&t=785sMaking Blue Glass Arrowheads: youtube.com/watch?v=RfuVclkmDPc&t=184sMaking Glass Arrowheads: youtube.com/watch?v=SfMN3BVISmQ&t=42sMaking Your Own Antler Flintknapping Tools: youtube.com/watch?v=DFxifESeZooHornets Killed with Homemade Flamethrower: youtube.com/watch?v=k2sC29_XR88
Making Arrowheads with Lapidary Equipment, Lapidary Knapping (HD) Primitive Pathways 2020-04-24 | primitivepathways.com Learn how to use lapidary saws and diamond grinders to make ultra-fine arrowheads. No these tools weren't available in prehistory, but their use can greatly reduce stone waste and maximize the amount of points you can make out of rare, semi-precious (and expensive) stone like agate or jaspers that are exotic or limited. Billy Berger shows how to use a small lapidary saw and diamond grinder to shape arrowhead blanks. The perfectly smooth and slightly rounded surfaces allow for beautifully even flake scars that resemble ripples of sand. These parallel pressure flakes give the arrowheads a beautiful, pleasing surface appearance. This can be used on all knappable materials like glass, obsidian, jasper, agate, flint, chert, and chalcedony among others. Making Glass Arrowheads: youtube.com/watch?v=SfMN3BVISmQ&t=42sMaking Blue Glass Arrowheads: youtube.com/watch?v=RfuVclkmDPc&t=165sPenetration Test: Stone vs Steel Arrowheads on a Deer: youtube.com/watch?v=7qiqmzZk0j0&t=6sHornets Killed with Homemade Flamethrower: youtube.com/watch?v=k2sC29_XR88&t=231s
Making Arrowheads from Ceramic Insulators (HD) Primitive Pathways 2020-04-16 | primitivepathways.com Learn how to make arrowheads from broken and discarded ceramic insulators found under high tension power line support towers. In addition to glass, these ceramic insulators are another resource urban flintknappers can use for practice to hone their flintknapping skills. Although somewhat brittle, this material is usually pretty clean and free of flaws. Spearpoints, butchering knives, and even arrowheads for hunting can be made from this man-made ceramic. Visit my website: primitivepathways.comMaking Blue Glass Arrowheads: youtube.com/watch?v=RfuVclkmDPc&t=165sMaking Glass Arrowheads: youtube.com/watch?v=SfMN3BVISmQ&t=14sMaking Obsidian Arrowheads: youtube.com/watch?v=TV4S96odPbE&t=3sWasps Killed with Homemade Flamethrower: youtube.com/watch?v=k2sC29_XR88&t=138s
Making Plains Indian Metal Trade Arrowheads, Iron Trade Points (HD) Primitive Pathways 2020-04-10 | primitivepathways.com Learn how to make metal arrowheads exactly like those used by the Plains Indians during the 1800's. These iron trade points were made by blacksmiths and were traded to many Native American tribes during the mid to late 1800's. These iron arrowheads were used for hunting buffalo and defending their tribes from enemies. Thanks Niki for the video suggestion! Check out Niki's channel: youtube.com/user/GuitarNymphIf you're interested in museum quality Plains Indian replicas, visit primitivepathways.com
How Fast Does Copperhead Venom Work? Primitive Pathways 2020-04-05 | primitivepathways.com In this short video you'll see just how quickly the venom from a copperhead snake works on a mouse.
Rattlesnake Eats Live Mouse Primitive Pathways 2020-04-05 | primitivepathways.com Watch this canebrake rattlesnake take down a mouse.
Rattlesnake Eats Pinky Mouse Primitive Pathways 2020-04-05 | primitivepathways.com Watch this baby rattlesnake eat a frozen-thawed pinky mouse. This young canebrake rattlesnake is a friend's pet and I had the privilege to witness and film this marvel of nature.
Rattlesnake Eats Baby Mouse HD Primitive Pathways 2020-03-02 | https://primitivepathways.com. My friend's pet rattlesnake eats a baby mouse. This snake is captive bred and born and it eats a frozen baby mouse that's been thawed and warmed to mimic live prey.
Processing a Squirrel with Stone Tools (HD) Primitive Pathways 2020-01-02 | primitivepathways.com Learn to skin and process a squirrel with stone tools. Billy Berger uses scalpel sharp obsidian flakes to processes a squirrel into edible portions ready for the stew pot. Front and rear legs are the only portions really worth processing...the rest of the body doesn't provide enough meat to make it worth the time. Squirrel cooking tip: Squirrel is delicious and tender if cooked correctly. My preferred method is to put the squirrel legs into a pot with room temperature soup or broth. Cover the pot, turn the stove on the lowest temperature setting and let the soup and squirrel heat up slowly to a low simmer. This should take about 20-30 minutes, depending on how much liquid is in the pot. You want a slow temperature increase...if you heat the meat up too quickly, it becomes tough and rubbery. A slow, gradual temperature increase guarantees a tender, delicious squirrel that's healthy, low fat and nutritious.
Fire Hardened Bow Making DVD Primitive Pathways 2019-12-28 | shannonoutdoors.com/bugtamer/shannon-primitives Click the link to order our newest DVD, The Art and Science of the Fire Hardened White Wood Bow! This video shows how to make bows of common white woods like hickory, white oak, elm, and even soft woods like sweetgum that will outshoot Osage orange and even modern fiberglass traditional bows. The collaborative project combines the expertise of Billy Berger primitivepathways.com and Thad Beckum https://beckumoutdoors.com.
Billy Berger, History Channel Audition Primitive Pathways 2019-12-23 | Audition video for History Channel hunting show.
Firing Pottery...in a Fireplace (HD) Primitive Pathways 2019-12-23 | primitivepathways.com Billy Berger experiments with firing primitive pottery in a standard home fireplace. After being pre-heated and dried in a kiln, the pottery is removed and placed in the coals of the fireplace. Then wood is added and the fire is allowed to grow until the pots are covered in embers.
How to Grow Osage Orange Trees Primitive Pathways 2019-10-12 | Order your own seeds here: primitivepathways.com/index.php?route=product/product&path=59&product_id=257Learn how to grow your own Osage orange trees from seeds. Billy Berger describes how to collect the seeds, plant them, and care for the trees as they grow. Osage orange grows surprisingly fast for a hard, dense wood. That's to our advantage because now we can replace and renew the resources we collect as primitive archers.
Stinging Ants vs Fly! Primitive Pathways 2019-08-14 | primitivepathways.com A green blowfly is attacked by stinging ants in central Texas. Will the fly survive? primitivepathways.com These stinging ants seem somewhat reserved at first, but once they begin to outnumber and overpower the fly, they are able to grip the fly with their pinchers and drive their stingers deep into the fly's soft parts. After several powerful stings, the fly's ability to resist the attack is compromised. More bites, more stings, and the fly is soon paralyzed. It's then dragged into the ant's colony and is finally devoured. The brutality of nature is clear to see if you just look close enough. primitivepathways.com
Mule Deer Eating Bones Primitive Pathways 2019-08-12 | http://primitivepathways.com In this video I have a close encounter with a mule deer buck that has a taste for bones. Perhaps it's because of the deer's need for trace minerals and calcium.
Digging Up A Yellow Jacket Nest! Primitive Pathways 2019-08-10 | primitivepathways.com After poisoning a yellow jacket nest, I dig it up...and fight to kill the last survivors with a shovel! Hornets Killed with Homemade Flamethrower youtube.com/watch?v=k2sC29_XR88&t=98sHunting Dragonflies with a Primitive Bow1:youtube.com/watch?v=LT-eFa-2KI4
Fire Hardened Bows DVD Primitive Pathways 2019-07-23 | Order DVD here: primitivepathways.com/index.php?route=product/product&path=63&product_id=562 Billy Berger, Thad Beckum and Keith Shannon will be releasing a new bowmaking DVD that will change the way you make and view whitewood bows forever. Using a rediscovered technique that could have been used in the ancient past, these whitewood bows are immune to the moisture absorption and lackluster performance of whitewood bows in humid conditions common in the eastern half of the U.S. These bows will match, and even exceed the performance of the most expensive fiberglass longbows AND RECURVES while pulling less poundage! I've seen the results myself and I wouldn't be promoting it if I hadn't seen their performance firsthand and shot them myself. You're about to fall in love with whitewood bows and be mesmerized by their performance. We will be releasing Fire Dancer Bows to the world very soon, as well as a DVD that will show you how to make them and extract every bit of hidden performance from second-rate whitewood bows like oak, hickory, elm, and even sweetgum. This DVD is available here: primitivepathways.com/index.php?route=product/product&path=63&product_id=562Killing Hornets with Homemade Flamethrower: youtube.com/watch?v=k2sC29_XR88&t=78sHunting Dragonflies with a Primitive Bow Part 1: youtube.com/watch?v=LT-eFa-2KI4
Primitive Bow Making Class (June 2019) Primitive Pathways 2019-03-31 | paintedbowranch.com Learn the art of primitive bowmaking with Billy Berger and Dave Cheney June 12-16, 2019 at the Painted Bow Ranch in Chiloquin Oregon. This 4 day class will provide you with a stave of seasoned wood, all the tools and step-by-step instruction from start to finish showing how to make a powerful primitive bow from a simple stave of wood. Class is $450, with a $200 deposit required by May 15th to hold your spot. On Saturday evening we have a pizza party where you make your own pizzas and bake them in Dave's handmade wood-fired pizza oven. Join us for a weekend of friends, fun, and bowmaking! June 12-16, 2019. To sign up or get more info, call Dave at 541-815-8417 or e-mail him at paintedbow@gmail.com
2 Coyotes in my Back Yard HD Primitive Pathways 2018-11-14 | primitivepathways.com When I sat down to eat breakfast on a cold November morning I spotted 2 coyotes hanging around in my back yard. They were there because I buried a dead animal carcass in my back yard but the coyotes smelled it, dug it up (even though it was several feet down), and were eating it. I got some great footage of these elusive but very clever and adaptive animals.
Visiting Mesa Verde HD Primitive Pathways 2018-11-13 | primitivepathways.com Share the adventure of visiting Mesa Verde National Park. Billy Berger takes you on a tour through the 800-year-old pueblo called Balcony House and then the artifacts on display at the Chapin Museum.The Ancestral Puebloans were farmers and hunter/gatherers and they mastered living in the harsh and unforgiving desert environment of the Four Corners region. Exactly why these people abandoned their pueblos is uncertain, but it's believed a series of prolonged droughts around 1230-1250 A.D. caused successive crop failures that forced the Anasazi into other areas. This was a widespread occurrence in the Four Corners region with numerous cultures abandoning their traditional homelands. It's also likely that at least some conflict and war broke out due to the lack of food and resources. These people were once referred to as the Anasazi, but they're now known as Ancestral Puebloans. The Hopi and Zuni (among other modern Puebloan people) are direct descendants of the Ancestral Puebloans who once lived at Mesa Verde. Domesticated wild turkeys were an important animal to the ancient people. They were like our modern , and DNA tests of the turkeys owned by modern Puebloans have been compared to the DNA of the ancient turkey bones that have been recovered and they match, showing that the turkeys they own are also direct descendants of the
How to Break Up Big Blocks of Flint (HD) Primitive Pathways 2018-09-03 | http://primitivepathways.com Learn how to break up big blocks of flint into large flakes and create a large blade for making a knife or spearpoint. Billy Berger shows how to get into the flint using large scale flintknapping techniques to set up edges, create platforms, and remove large flakes that can also be made into a myriad of other Stone Age tools like drills, burins, scrapers, arrowheads, spear points, knives, and butchering tools. Embrace the Stone Age and learn just how effective these ancient tools really are. The oldest stone tools are 3.3 million years old and they're still effective today.
Primitive Pottery Firing 4 Primitive Pathways 2018-08-13 | http://primitivepathways.com Another primitive pottery firing results in success again. The clay recipe is perfect and the firing proves that everything is working well. This primitive pottery is robust enough to be placed on an open fire and cooked in. Survival, bushcraft, primitive skills, stone age survival, primitive survival, naked and afraid, billy berger, primitive pathways, primitive archery, primitive survival,
Primitive Pathways hits 100K Subscribers! Primitive Pathways 2018-07-10 | http://primitivepathways.com The Primitive Pathways Channel has reached the milestone of 100,000 subscribers! Here I open the reward for achieving the goal, which is the Silver Play Button. Thank you to all my subscribers and to all my supporters over the years that have made this possible, I'm forever in your debt! Primitive Pathways will continue making new content, as well as producing more videos, adding more items to the website and producing more DVD's in the future, so keep checking back for some of the best primitive content found on YouTube!
Primitive Pottery Firing 3, SUCCESS! (HD) Primitive Pathways 2018-07-06 | http://primitivepathways.com My third attempt at making and firing primitive pottery made of local clay from north GA. With careful drying in a kiln and then putting it in the fire, I finally achieved success. Special thanks to Tony Soares for his help and advice in helping me with my own primitive pottery.
Catching Mice with Paiute Deadfall (HD) Primitive Pathways 2018-05-15 | http://primitivepathways.com. Witness the effectiveness of the Paiute deadfall. This primitive trap was made by the Paiute Indians living in the western U.S. and is an incredibly sensitive primitive trap. Setting traps is a very effective way to catch food if you're in a survival setting. When made correctly they're 100% effective. The components can also be sized up to catch larger game too. In prehistoric times, ancient people used ingenuity to create multiple ways to collect food. Prehistoric hunter/gatherers would have relied on a multitude of complex food procurement techniques, trapping being one of them. Wasps vs. Flamethrower: youtube.com/watch?v=k2sC29_XR88&t=78sWasps vs. Flamethrower 2: youtube.com/watch?v=zNYcU0I2NCM&t=168sWasps vs. Flamethrower 3: youtube.com/watch?v=SvfDRfkX5_cStone vs. Steel Arrowheads: youtube.com/watch?v=7qiqmzZk0j0&t=4sMaking Pine Sap Glue: youtube.com/watch?v=M-FksxvtyiQ&t=18s
For Johnny Martin Primitive Pathways 2018-05-01 | http://primitivepathways.com This video is for my friend Johnny Martin, who's a huge fan of Naked and Afraid. He saw my episode and loved it, so his sister and I thought it would be a kick to single him out in this video! I wish you the best on your deployment in June. Please BE SAFE, stay vigilant, and we'll all be praying for a safe deployment and safe return. Thank you Johnny for your service to defend this great country! You are what make this country great!
Ancient Food: Prickly Pear Cactus Primitive Pathways 2018-04-27 | http://primitivepathways.com Billy Berger shows how to prepare prickly pear cactus pads for food. Prickly pear was an important food for many prehistoric hunter/gatherers living in arid and semi-arid regions of the western U.S. From western Texas to the Four Corners region, prehistoric people relied on prickly pear pads, flowers, fruits and seeds for food. Some Indians in Arizona actually farmed prickly pear to ensure there would always be a consistent food source. Prickly pear have now been spread around the country and are planted as ornamentals...there are even prickly pear cactus growing in suburban Atlanta, Georgia. Experience the flavors of prehistory by eating what ancient people ate thousands of years ago. Prehistoric people were experts and survival, hunting, gathering, and living off what nature provided. Explore the ancient past and learn what it took for those people to survive.Eating Acorns: youtube.com/watch?v=_SfE8ARZAuc&t=172sSquirrel Hunting: youtube.com/watch?v=sm8egfM7WGc&t=530sHornets Killed with Flamethrower: youtube.com/watch?v=k2sC29_XR88&t=78sHornets Killed with Flamethrower 2: youtube.com/watch?v=zNYcU0I2NCME
Primitive Bowmaking Class June 14-17 2018 Primitive Pathways 2018-04-14 | paintedbowranch.com Join survival expert Billy Berger from Naked and Afraid and Dave Cheney at the Painted Bow Ranch June 14-17, 2018 for the 4th Annual Primitive Bow Making class! In this class you'll learn how to transform a static piece of wood into a hard hitting longbow worthy of hunting big game like deer, elk, and even bear. All aspects of construction will be covered: following the grain, shaping the bow, tillering the bow for maximum speed, and finishing. At the end you'll leave with your own finished bow. On Saturday evening after the class is over Dave has a pizza party where you make your own pizza and cook it in Dave's wood-fired pizza oven. Interested in attending? Call Dave Cheney (541-815-8417) to book your spot. Or e-mail him at paintedbow@gmail.com. This is great for a father/son weekend over the weekend of Father's Day. Primitive archery, primitive bow making, primitive skills, primitive survival, traditional archery, American Indian, Native American
Primitive Pottery Firing 2 (HD) Primitive Pathways 2018-03-08 | http://primitivepathways.com This follow-up video documents another experimental primitive pottery firing session. Using more temper in this locally collected clay should eliminate drying cracks that plagued the first attempt. Music: Slow Motion Tea Party by Andrew Gerlicher. Used under Creative Commons License.In the Stone Age people mastered all types of primitive skills to survive: spears, bows and arrows, stone arrowheads, hunting, making buckskin, as well as primitive fire and making primitive pottery. I'm on a mission to rediscover and learn how to master the ancient survival skills that were integral for early man's survival.
Primitive Pottery Firing 1 (HD) Primitive Pathways 2018-02-24 | http://primitivepathways.com Billy Berger attempts an experimental firing of primitive pottery...his first ever. The pottery is made from locally collected North GA clay. youtube.com/watch?v=6eWDgNrLYpsyoutube.com/watch?v=Ws-6AU8WZb8youtube.com/watch?v=YArK9AwCgv0&t=148syoutube.com/watch?v=6t2QX-qd9aQ&t=53syoutube.com/watch?v=M-FksxvtyiQ
Making a Neolithic Arrowpoint from the Sahara (HD) Primitive Pathways 2018-02-24 | http://primitivepathways.com In this video Billy Berger shows you how to make an arrowhead like those found in sub-Saharan Morocco. First he shows you some authentic Neolithic arrow points from the middle East, then he makes one using only primitive tools. More arrowhead making videos below: Making Desert side Notched Arrowhead: youtube.com/watch?v=PHnwh_9LWwgyoutube.com/watch?v=RfuVclkmDPc&t=150sMaking Blue Glass Arrowheads:youtube.com/watch?v=byOP8JgxY9k&t=26sMaking Glass Arrowheads:youtube.com/watch?v=SfMN3BVISmQMaking Tiny but Deadly Stone Arrowheads:youtube.com/watch?v=QWRfSz2Ka9EBobcat Attacks and Kills a Deer:youtube.com/watch?v=a-1KzLkDEVI
How to Shoot a Bow Ishi Style (HD) Primitive Pathways 2017-12-30 | http://primitivepathways.com Learn how to shoot a bow the way Ishi, the last wild Indian of North America did. This unique shooting style was not exclusive to Ishi. Numerous other tribes from the Northern California region shot this way including the Yahi, Yurok, Karok, Hupa, Yana, and Wintu. If you want to learn how to make the fascinating paddle bows used by the Northern California tribes, I've released a DVD on my website (http://primitivepathways.com) showing every step, from start to finish.Making Paddle Bow and Arrows DVD: youtube.com/watch?v=PPQJKwI8nrwMaking Paddle Bow and Arrows DVD trailer: youtube.com/watch?v=NyMvDI1j5sw
Making the Wintu Arrowhead (HD) Primitive Pathways 2017-10-10 | http://primitivepathways.com Learn to make an exquisite Wintu style arrowhead out of obsidian with Billy Berger. This style arrowhead was made and used by the Wintu people of northern CA. Ishi the Yahi Indian also made this type, which shows he may have had some interaction with the Wintu, which were his neighbors.
Making the Desert Side Notched Arrowhead (HD) Primitive Pathways 2017-10-07 | http://primitivepathways.com Billy Berger shows you how to make a desert side notched point out of an obsidian flake. This point style was used widely in the western U.S., including the Great Basin, and was used for hunting a variety of big game like mule deer, bighorn sheep, pronghorn antelope, elk, and bear.
How to Explode a Plastic Soda Bottle (HD) Primitive Pathways 2017-09-07 | http://primitivepathways.com This fun noisemaker creates a loud boom that's sure to wake up the lazy neighbors who sleep all day.
