Uploaded August 2021 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
...Ey up firebugs !
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...So I finished the stone hatchet & thought I'd give it a trial run making a bow drill set near the pond down on the rubber land.
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...I'm not exactly sure what the stone was but someone suggested it could be dalcite. Anyway I spent over five hours grinding out the rough shape primitively but ended up polishing it up on the diamond discs just for aesthetic reasons.
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...I ground the edges of the hatchet flat so that the tapered design would pressure fit into a wooden shaft without the need for pitch or binding. Seemed to work pretty well with each impact bedding it into the tapered shaft keeping it secure.
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...Overall it was very educational experiment & I can see how our ancestors would of taken advantage of preformed stones to turn them into functional tools with the least amount of effort.
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...Happy #fireitupfriday guys !
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...Have a great weekend, stay safe & I'll catch ya soon.
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#stonehatchet
#primitivetools
#alternativefirelighting
#bushcraft
#bowdrills
#campfire
#countrycrafts
#flames
#fire
#fireplough
#fireroll
#firelighting
#firebyfriction
#fishing
#frictionfire
#frictionfireligting
#foraging
#foodforfree
#handdrill
#learningbydoing
#nature
#naturalcordage
#primitiveskills
#primitivetechnology
#primitivefirelighting
#survival
...Ey up firebugs !
.
...So I finished the stone hatchet & thought I'd give it a trial run making a bow drill set near the pond down on the rubber land.
.
...I'm not exactly sure what the stone was but someone suggested it could be dalcite. Anyway I spent over five hours grinding out the rough shape primitively but ended up polishing it up on the diamond discs just for aesthetic reasons.
.
...I ground the edges of the hatchet flat so that the tapered design would pressure fit into a wooden shaft without the need for pitch or binding. Seemed to work pretty well with each impact bedding it into the tapered shaft keeping it secure.
.
...Overall it was very educational experiment & I can see how our ancestors would of taken advantage of preformed stones to turn them into functional tools with the least amount of effort.
.
...Happy #fireitupfriday guys !
.
...Have a great weekend, stay safe & I'll catch ya soon.
.
.
#stonehatchet
#primitivetools
#alternativefirelighting
#bushcraft
#bowdrills
#campfire
#countrycrafts
#flames
#fire
#fireplough
#fireroll
#firelighting
#firebyfriction
#fishing
#frictionfire
#frictionfireligting
#foraging
#foodforfree
#handdrill
#learningbydoing
#nature
#naturalcordage
#primitiveskills
#primitivetechnology
#primitivefirelighting
#survival
