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A little slate Ulu.  This is a piece of slate that I ground down on smooth river rocks before seating it into a cedar driftwood handle with pitch glue.  I envisioned securing the blade with cordage through the holes; but the glue worked so well that I decided it would be easier to clean without. I put it to work cutting up some onions and a chicken and it did surprisingly well for a piece of stone rubbed smooth on river rocks. The edge held up great; even when going through the joints and is almost as sharp as it was before I started. #groundslateulu #slateulu #stoneulu #slateknife #primitiveknife #stoneknife #stonetools #primitivetools #primitiveknife #experimentalarchaeology  #slatevsmeat #thatslatethough #primitivefoodprep #foodprepknife #buschraftknife #survivalknife #bushcraft #bushcraftskills #survival #survivalskills #pitchglue #westernredcedar #thatcedarthough #bushcraftusa #bcusa

Willow bark sheath with cattail fibers. Wood needle was used to stitch the sinew. #usewhatyoufind #improviseadaptovercome #primitiveskills #aboriginalskills #primitiveknife #stonetools #woodtools #organic #practicewhatyoupreach #outdoors #wilderness #adventure #getoutside #goodmedicine

A little slate Ulu.  This is a piece of slate that I ground down on smooth river rocks before seating it into a cedar driftwood handle with pitch glue.  I envisioned securing the blade with cordage through the holes; but the glue worked so well that I decided it would be easier to clean without. I put it to work cutting up some onions and a chicken and it did surprisingly well for a piece of stone rubbed smooth on river rocks. The edge held up great; even when going through the joints and is almost as sharp as it was before I started. #groundslateulu #slateulu #stoneulu #slateknife #primitiveknife #stoneknife #stonetools #primitivetools #primitiveknife #experimentalarchaeology  #slatevsmeat #thatslatethough #primitivefoodprep #foodprepknife #buschraftknife #survivalknife #bushcraft #bushcraftskills #survival #survivalskills #pitchglue #westernredcedar #thatcedarthough #bushcraftusa #bcusa

Did the domestication of wolves contribute to the disappearance of the Neanderthals? Art by Dan Burr. After reading Pat Shipman’s book “The Invaders” (2015) a few years back, I’ve been thinking about this a lot. Current archaeological evidence suggests the Neanderthals (Homo sapiens neanderthalensis) went extinct about 40k years before the present (BP), while the first tangible evidence of proto-dogs (domestic wolves) appears around 30k BP at most. 10k years difference between these events is significant. But given that taphonomy has only left a small sample of dog remains at this age, I’ll cede that some overlap could be possible. Generally, at a time when modern Homo sapiens sapiens (you and I) were pioneering through Eurasia, neanderthal populations would have been well-established. But due to a shift in climate, many believe that Neanderthals were not as equipped for the changes as we were, and therefore faded away. Furthermore, Neanderthals are believed to have favored an up close thrusting spear approach to hunting, while modern humans came into these territories with projectile weapons and greater ingenuity. But according to Shipman, it may not only have been our ability to adapt faster to changing environments that allowed us to outlast them - it may have been that we had dogs. By teaming up with an apex predator used to corral and chase prey into vulnerable positions, humans armed with projectiles were better able to hunt large quantities of game at a distance. And once all that meat was being processed, dogs could protect the carcasses from other predators and scavengers. As more resources equals more population, Shipman posits that humans and their dogs would have significantly outcompeted their Neanderthal cousins. This theory is interesting, but without corroborating evidence of overlap, I think the disappearance of Neanderthals was a natural outcome of modern humans entering the changing Eurasian fray. What do you think? Follow me here @ethnocynology and Mark @evolution_soup for more like this! #dogs #wolves #anthropology #neanderthal #archaeology #prehistoric #darwin #cave #history #evolution #paleo #stonetools #lithic

The best kind of mornings begin in the mountains. Working on a couple of points before taking my kids hiking. Loving Montana right now. #stonetools #primitiveskills #aboknapping #primitivearchery #packratbushcraft

It’s a trinket; and yes you can have it.* ☺  It could be an ornate fishing weight, primitive pendant, good luck charm, or Ozti zipper pull, but it was really just the result of me having fun playing with rocks. I didn't have a specific project in mind; but I started out by putting a piece of roughly chipped agate into a cedar hand drill and used that to drill a hole in a chunk of slate. It only took about three minutes to drill through it, so I figured I’d have a nice quick fishing weight to share, but it was bigger than would be practical for a lot of applications.  I haphazardly started chipping away at the edges and got careless, causing the stone to break right along the hole that I just drilled. It would have been a fine fishing weight at that point, but I thought it would fun to grind the otherside down closer to symmetrical and before I knew it I was making jewelry.  I put a loop of 4-ply fireweed cordage with a few nettles strands for color on it just for good measure. I could have made another arrowhead in the same amount of time, but people have traditionally spent a lot of time and effort on projects like this that might not serve any practical purpose, so I don’t feel bad about spending an hour on a trinket.  It was a good exercise in working with slate and showed me how easily I can put holes in it with basic stone tools; which has lots of applications in fishing. *If you are still reading and wondering if it’s really up for grabs; it is. Here’s the deal.  If you want this, go to your explore tab, type in something that you’re interested in, find a post where someone is doing something cool; and leave an encouraging comment for them there. (Don’t mention this post). Then leave a comment here with the words “I did it!” and I’ll pick one at random and send your trinket. -- CONTEST OVER......but go encourage someone anyway.

Making a #primitive #stone #axe head by using only primitive methods pecking & shaping with stone. #rockout like a #caveman #✌ #primitiveskills #bushcraft #wildernesssurvival #outdoorsman #wildernessskills #nativeamerican #wildernessculture #rock #wild #huntergatherer #tool #survivalist #primitivetechnology #nature #stonetools #oldways

It’s a trinket; and yes you can have it.* ☺  It could be an ornate fishing weight, primitive pendant, good luck charm, or Ozti zipper pull, but it was really just the result of me having fun playing with rocks. I didn't have a specific project in mind; but I started out by putting a piece of roughly chipped agate into a cedar hand drill and used that to drill a hole in a chunk of slate. It only took about three minutes to drill through it, so I figured I’d have a nice quick fishing weight to share, but it was bigger than would be practical for a lot of applications.  I haphazardly started chipping away at the edges and got careless, causing the stone to break right along the hole that I just drilled. It would have been a fine fishing weight at that point, but I thought it would fun to grind the otherside down closer to symmetrical and before I knew it I was making jewelry.  I put a loop of 4-ply fireweed cordage with a few nettles strands for color on it just for good measure. I could have made another arrowhead in the same amount of time, but people have traditionally spent a lot of time and effort on projects like this that might not serve any practical purpose, so I don’t feel bad about spending an hour on a trinket.  It was a good exercise in working with slate and showed me how easily I can put holes in it with basic stone tools; which has lots of applications in fishing. *If you are still reading and wondering if it’s really up for grabs; it is. Here’s the deal.  If you want this, go to your explore tab, type in something that you’re interested in, find a post where someone is doing something cool; and leave an encouraging comment for them there. (Don’t mention this post). Then leave a comment here with the words “I did it!” and I’ll pick one at random and send your trinket. -- CONTEST OVER......but go encourage someone anyway.

Fun with slate.  A few years ago I noticed that the forests and riverbeds of the Pacific Northwest were covered in rocks that broke relatively easily with a sharp edge.  Unfortunately these natural edges are very weak and brittle and it took me a while to figure out that I could grind this material down to make stronger ones. It isn’t nearly as strong or sharp as flint, but it is a very cool material that can be easily shaped and ground down to a workable edge.  I don’t understand the geology but this material is extremely variable, with some rocks being much better suited to making tools and arrowheads than others. The only way I know to tell the difference between good and bad pieces is to break them and see how easily the material wears away against a course stone.  The harder it is to work, the tougher the finished product will be. I am going to be putting together some videos on how I put arrows together and will show taking the raw stone and grinding it down soon; but here is the basic process in the mean time.  I start smacking pieces of slate against other rocks and if I get one that seems to want to break into strong flakes, I keep beating on it looking for arrowhead shaped pieces.  From that point, it’s just a matter of spending an hour or two grinding the stone away against other rocks, with water and sometimes sand to create a slurry. *Coarser sandstones work well for shaping and setting the bevels with another flat piece of slate to refine the edges.  Breathing slate dust can damage your lungs so be sure to use lots of water if you decide to start playing with this material. While I don’t have flint or chert in my area; I do still plan to learn proper knapping skills; both out of curiosity and in hopes that I can find suitable local materials eventually; but being able to grind stone as a substitute in the meantime seems very worthwhile. #gosuckatsomething #grinding #gotnoflint #slatetools #slatepoints #groundslate #workwithwhatyougot #stonetools #primitivetools #stonepoints #slatearrowheads #slatepoints #slateknife #primitivespear #primitivearrows #primitivefishhooks #primitivefishing #survivalskills #survival #bushcraftskills