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General Survival Tools 

Primitive Technology: Stone Axe (celt)

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Making a stone axe from scratchSelecting a piece of basalt from the creek bedBreaking smaller pieces off the main stoneA large piece flaked offShaping the cutting edge using a pecking techniqueWetting a grind stone and grinding the axe head into shapeFiner grade of grind stoneGrinding the very edge with a progressively finer grades of stoneCharcoal is used last for final finishMaking a stone chisel from mudstoneGrinding chisel edgeCutting tree with mallet and chiselCarving mortise to haft stone headA hot coal is used to burn out the mortise, fire hardening it…

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Primitive Technology: Bow and Arrow

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Northern Olive Cutting wood with stone hatchet from an earlier videoSplitting log with a stone chiselNotice that the wood twistsSplitting off wood from one side of one endTurn bow around and remove wood from the opposite side at the other endNow the wood is straightTapering the width of the bow to the tipsTappering the depth of the bow to the tipsNarrowing the handle width slightly. The depth of the handle is left alone it is to keep it stiff. String notches. Finished staveUnknown tree with fibrous barkStripping barkThis type of…

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Making a QUICK Primitive Bow and Arrow for Survival with only a knife

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oak leaveswhite oak tree 3-4 finger widthselecting best way to split for 2 stavesuse a wood baton to split with knifeshaping side taper wide to narrowshaping thicknesschecking limb flexfine shavings nowshaping handletesting limbs for equal power and bendcutting grooves for stringcutting rawhide stripstwisting up soaked strips into bowstringhanging to dry and stretchcutting arrow shaftsremoving bark and high spotsheat straighteningcarving v notch for stringfire hardened pointshaping featherssinew bindingstep through method to string bowscraping a stiff spot

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How to Make the Most Unique Primitive Bow Step by Step – bamboo sinew composite bow

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remove broken limbgiant timber bambooshape new limb with raspremoving waxy layer on back of limbgrooving back of limbglue parts on new limbshape griptwisting sinew apartpreparing in bundlesmixing gluesoaking sinew off broken limb to reusewarming glue to correct consistencycombing sinew into flat sheetsadding water to keep moistapply glue to all partsboth sidesset sinew sheet in placesmooth down with wet fingerswrap handle and siyahsapply more gluereverse string and let cureremoving excess sinew and shaping of limbsflat even thicknesssandpaper to bring into tillerchecking power balance – knee tilleringconstantly checking thicknessremoving high spotsmaintaining side…

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Food General Survival 

How To Fish for Bream

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Today I’m here on Lake Moultrie. I’m going to learn a little bit about bream fishing from freshwater fisheries biologist Chad Holbrook. So we’ve got two different types of live bait that we’re going to try with bream today. And how are we going to be fishing this live bait? We’re gonna start out fishing, both of us have worms and our rig is really simple we’ve just got a couple pieces of split shot and a hook ,And we’re just going to be fishing straight up and down because…

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Food General Survival 

A Beginner’s Guide to Buying Fishing Gear

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Hey guys I’m ready to go fishing!When was the last time you went fishing?Were you six? I guess it has been a long time. Yeah dude, It might be time to upgrade your rod. Think you might be right about that one. Hello, may I help you with anything today?Yes actually that’d be great. I just got a fishing license but I haven’t been fishing in several years. And I think it’s time I trade this up. Well I know a thing or two about fishing. Why don’t you come…

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Food General Survival 

The right way to kill a fish

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This is the most humane way to kill a fish. Stabbing it in the brain, and cutting it opento bleed out. I know, it looks gruesome, but trust me, it’sbetter than the alternative for the fish,and for you. Most fish are killed the same way: Scoopedout of the water, thrown in a bucket of ice,and left to suffocate to death. Their brains are really different from ours— which makes it hard to figure out if andhow they feel pain. Studies are conclusive on one thing, though:fish do feel stress —…

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Food General Survival 

How To Fillet Every Fish | Method Mastery | Epicurious

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– I’m Mike Cruz, Manager ofGreenpoint Fish Wholesale,and I’m here to show youhow to filet every fish. To filet fish, I usuallyhave around three kniveswith me, depending onthe size of the fish. One of these butcherknives, it’s really goodfor cutting through heads. This seven inch curved filet knife,and a little five inch guy. You also need a pair of scissors,a steel to keep yourknife sharp, a scaler,and a good pair of tweezersto get those pin bones out. Sardine. I think people kind ofthink of sardines assomething grandpa has in a…

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Insect Bites and Stings | Insect Bites Treatment | How to Treat Insect Bites and Stings | 2018

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Abraham the pharmacist is coming to youfrom London todayokay so check this out and I thought to myself actuallyI’ve seen so many patients with insect bites and stings this summer so let’s do a video on itgenerally speaking insect bites orstings often cause a small red lump onthe skin which can be painful and itchythe good news is that many clear upwithin a few hours or a few days and itcan be safely treated at homeI do have a bit of a sore throatnow if you didn’t see it happen…

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