Static drill bit
Here's a little drill I just made from a point I no longer was pleased with-it's made of Winterset chert. These are very efficient at drilling wood when they're mounted in a friction joint made by...
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Another one of Burlington chert, hafted, and a socketed drilled with it.
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Very nice, Justin. A great complement to these images is the demonstration in your video "Making a 'stone tools' BMII dart shaft" in the Atlatl forum. Your entire toolkit is to be respected as much as...
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Thanks Steve. As the the authenticity of the design, yes and no. I have never seen a drill exactly like this. In the Bulletin of Primitive Technology there was a tiny little line drawing by Scooter...
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Additionally, I don't know if I've mentioned the actual utility of this haft. The biggest advantage is all you need to carry is a drill bit and some kind of cordage or pliable strip of something. I...
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And if you ever have a headache you could make tea out of it (the willowbark, not the drill)!
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