Sad to say but being Native American and not knowing how your people lived and survived day to day is how I grew up. Now I live to learn and perfect those skills and abilities and pass them on to my children and any who wish to learn.
Sunday, August 5, 2012
An obsidian blade hafted to a deer leg bone with sinew, partial deer jaw bone in background to possibly be used as a handle for a future stone knife. These are the types of tools I enjoy making and using. I do have conventional tools/weapons, but if the need arises, I don't have to rely on them to get a task done. Of course it is alot more work at times but this obsidian has a surgically sharp edge that will skin an animal faster than most conventional tools will. Alas you do have to be careful you don't take a finger when you are cutting. I find that my proficiency has beome greater at hunting and taking game since learning to use primitive methods, and enjoy the experience a lot more than using conventional tools and means. It makes me feel like I am giving my prey more of a chance to get away and being more in tune with nature and my surroundings. Hence I feel I am able to survive better because I am paying more and better attention to my surroundings.
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