tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5086026991280831425.comments2024-03-18T11:38:13.384-02:30ElfshotTimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11473674521424237610noreply@blogger.comBlogger1430125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5086026991280831425.post-15863624742637225122020-08-14T16:51:40.820-02:302020-08-14T16:51:40.820-02:30Hey Tim! We were wondering if you had any experien...Hey Tim! We were wondering if you had any experience gluing whale skin to other material. If so, do you have any suggestions for adhesives? We are wanting to glue a piece of whale skin to a flat board of sorts for printmaking. <br />-Norton's Cove Studio Norton's Cove Studiohttps://nortonscove.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5086026991280831425.post-6412974859034167042020-06-15T18:18:03.744-02:302020-06-15T18:18:03.744-02:30I have recently found an historically documented,s...I have recently found an historically documented,stone native north american indian structure. As well as a native north american burial ground complete with at least 100 cairns,some the size of a small car.i live in upstate ny,35 miles south of albany ny.catskill mtns.all whom I have contacted are not interested. Would you be interested in a thumbnail of photos?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13175762595471469321noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5086026991280831425.post-39070001991231134332020-05-28T13:02:54.954-02:302020-05-28T13:02:54.954-02:30Hello I would like to talk to you about your exper...Hello I would like to talk to you about your experiments with the Beothuk bow wood and fire. We have produced a DVD called The Art and Science of the Fire Hardened White Wood Bow. This was done partly because of historic records here in the southeast claiming the natives "seasoned their bows over fire" we experimented with many methods and found out that you can make a super bow using these simple but very effective methods. I have accomplished this using only stone tools. You can go to BeckumOutdoors YouTube channel or ShannonOutdoors.com to see information on what we have done. I am not selling anything here. I would like to talk about your experiments and exchange information. We found out that one big change that happens with our technique is with moisture or the ability of the wood to expel moisture from the wood which would be a huge advantage here in our wet humid region. Also we found less compression problems on bow wood known to have these problems. Also we can make our bows with less mass which translates to faster bows. I realize this post is 7 years old but decided I would give it a shot. My email is huntfish@windstream.netAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06123589936482433812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5086026991280831425.post-45776377411374171882019-08-06T16:32:01.112-02:302019-08-06T16:32:01.112-02:30You have no idea how much inspiration you just gav...You have no idea how much inspiration you just gave me! After studying Otzi's knife, I've been experimenting with a Clovis/Folsom point style knife blade made from 2.5 mm saw blade steel. It's 20 cm long and 4 cm at the widest point, with 5 cm of the blade length as the tang that tapers down to 3 cm. It also has two lashing holes in it, the same as your ground slate knife; which is where the idea came from. The tang gets lashed into a wood handle that's 12 cm long, with about 10.5 cm of usable grip. I don't have sinew, so I'm reduced to using marline which forces me to whip the entire tang to keep it from shifting back and forth. Here's where your inspiration comes in.<br /><br />If I carve a bone stiffener and lash that to the spine edge of the handle, the entire tang would be reinforced and there would be no shifting, letting me use less cordage! The handle would also be a bit thicker at the spine, which would create a teardrop cross section and make it feel more natural in the hand. About as natural as holding a throwing hawk. I can't tell you how happy I am to have found your blog. Cheers!The Doctor's Companionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14392886029072113503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5086026991280831425.post-39044132921107436562019-06-19T07:54:38.222-02:302019-06-19T07:54:38.222-02:30Hi there! I've been pondering and discussing t...Hi there! I've been pondering and discussing the same question for a long time now. I have and use the offset awl that Ray Mears sells.<br />Those people I talked to doubt that the offset is there to help the handle from splitting. The thing that strikes me is that on those few historic examples I'm aware of any existing handle doesn't go all the way down to the offset.<br /><br />The offset does really help when you use the awl without any handle. <br /><br />And that you actually have two working points on one awl seems really practical; the awl was such a precious object often not so easy to get hold of, good to have a reserve point.<br />forntidaslojdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13226798379736338293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5086026991280831425.post-90423002262031388062019-04-16T18:44:21.854-02:302019-04-16T18:44:21.854-02:30Can you tell me who made the atlatl reproduction?Can you tell me who made the atlatl reproduction?Gift Savvy Mamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07778464355299751079noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5086026991280831425.post-60297286116951826622019-04-06T13:02:51.679-02:302019-04-06T13:02:51.679-02:30Hi there, great workmanship. I am looking for some...Hi there, great workmanship. I am looking for someone who could make me the foreshaft and the harpoon head for a East Greenland knob harpon that was collected in the 1930ies. Details and photographs can be supplied. <br /><br />Thanks,<br /><br />Valentin (valentin.boissonnas@he-arc.ch)Valentinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12338490868887021043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5086026991280831425.post-55265075300201514652019-04-03T08:15:25.713-02:302019-04-03T08:15:25.713-02:30Thanks Shawn! Yes, I do still make chert necklace...Thanks Shawn! Yes, I do still make chert necklaces. I focus more on one-of-a-kind artifact reproductions, but I do still fill the occasional order for jewellery. In Newfoundland, the biggest selection of chert necklaces can be found in The Rooms gift shop in St. John's and in the Heritage Shop at Port au Choix.Timhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11473674521424237610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5086026991280831425.post-86449364869457182112019-04-02T22:21:53.707-02:302019-04-02T22:21:53.707-02:30Love your work. Do you still make the chert neckl...Love your work. Do you still make the chert necklaces?<br />Shawn Michael Fitzpatrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06045669846179859922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5086026991280831425.post-25553338271201741382019-03-15T11:56:45.733-02:302019-03-15T11:56:45.733-02:30I am working with some copper sculptures that need...I am working with some copper sculptures that needed a full cleaning. That removed the patina on it. This has been a great help in learning how to go about putting it back on!<br /><br />My question is this: I cannot soak the pieces. Is there a way to keep the solution on the one side without soaking it? I was thinking of using flour to create a paste, but wanted to see if you had some advice before I do this. Thank you! Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08450295107273333971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5086026991280831425.post-58503942506571412912019-02-19T09:03:16.377-03:302019-02-19T09:03:16.377-03:30Tim, I wanted to ask you what do you use to engrav...Tim, I wanted to ask you what do you use to engrave the lines on this needlecase? Also when you use red ochre and charcoal do you dissolve it in something (like bear grease, oil, water etc.) and apply it all over or only on the lines? I mix the charcoal and or ochre with bear grease and smear it all over. However I have gotten too much penetration of the red or black coloration all over the bone. I think I will have to use a magnifying visor also because my lines aren’t nearly as nice as yours Tim! Then again, I’m probably older too.😒Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13899257465014099031noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5086026991280831425.post-37604959758035162792019-02-17T21:38:26.913-03:302019-02-17T21:38:26.913-03:30I would like to buy an arctic bow drill from you w...I would like to buy an arctic bow drill from you where could I place an order?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04167411063691555608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5086026991280831425.post-44002506037265972312018-12-30T11:15:45.972-03:302018-12-30T11:15:45.972-03:30Hi Tim,
I've just - actually, a few weeks ago ...Hi Tim,<br />I've just - actually, a few weeks ago - stumbled across your blog - quite impressive...<br />I'm wondering - I haven't noticed that your harpoons - Paleoeskimo, Thule, Inuit - are associated with a throwing board, "norsaq" - understand they were launched by hand, directly -- on land? on the ice? on the water? Okaay, over a breathing hole? I must be missing something...<br /><br />Cheers<br />Thomas <br /><br />Thomashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18123675222327032539noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5086026991280831425.post-65693617702118875512018-12-13T00:59:20.922-03:302018-12-13T00:59:20.922-03:30Hi Tim,
Might I, at this late date, ask the diame...Hi Tim,<br /><br />Might I, at this late date, ask the diameter of the Ice Patch dart shaft?<br /><br />Cheers<br />ThomasThomashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18123675222327032539noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5086026991280831425.post-61080436447057745542018-11-23T14:47:29.991-03:302018-11-23T14:47:29.991-03:30Diameter of the dart shaft is...Diameter of the dart shaft is...Thomashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18123675222327032539noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5086026991280831425.post-74154525245043916012018-09-09T13:57:22.445-02:302018-09-09T13:57:22.445-02:30 I have the same question as Barbara. Use the mir... I have the same question as Barbara. Use the miracle grow and red wine vinegar to turn a copper fence cap green. What can I use to seal it to preserve the look?Sandihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13985066241496223322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5086026991280831425.post-90129627721882547462018-08-16T18:27:58.757-02:302018-08-16T18:27:58.757-02:30coooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooolcoooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooolAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13343472779617528372noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5086026991280831425.post-60682962817713187732018-08-01T17:36:29.461-02:302018-08-01T17:36:29.461-02:30I recently got a quilliq in Alaska. Made out of fo...I recently got a quilliq in Alaska. Made out of fossilized bone. Could be very early. I'll show you pictures.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04549609482941270843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5086026991280831425.post-45044414769344026252018-07-19T14:16:45.258-02:302018-07-19T14:16:45.258-02:30I was looking at the Beothuk harpoon head today an...I was looking at the Beothuk harpoon head today and was wondering if it also might have be a reproduction? <br /><br />http://elfshotgallery.blogspot.com/2014/02/researching-beothuk-harpoon.html<br /><br />Illustrated (at a tiny scale) on plate XXII, as specimen #39, there is no provenience or even a description of the object in the plate descriptions on pp.338-339). <br /><br />In view of his lengthy discussion of the seal spear illustrated in Shanawdithit's sketch VIII, in Howley 1915:247-248, and the absolute rarity of such an object, the conspicuous lack of any discussion of the hafted specimen is odd at least (if not good evidence that it was another reproduction). <br /><br />What do you think?John Erwinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11557136521355806134noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5086026991280831425.post-8347215170957178912018-06-25T14:52:38.889-02:302018-06-25T14:52:38.889-02:30Scrub (lightly) with 4-0 steel wool to get a satin...Scrub (lightly) with 4-0 steel wool to get a satin smooth - instead of shiny - surface and make sure you get all the steel off and do NOT use water excepting distilled water (we have chloramine here and it is death to metalwork as well as people). Also is a Nineteenth Century method that coin collectors used to preserve the patina on copper, brass, and bronze coins - lacquer. Sometimes they successfully lacquered uncirculated and even proof and pattern coins. Happy metalworking!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18416001355112116823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5086026991280831425.post-91170375875560991532018-05-16T15:55:36.976-02:302018-05-16T15:55:36.976-02:30I am looking for a braided caribou or sea mammal t...I am looking for a braided caribou or sea mammal two foot piece to use in a necklace with a harpoon point holder I received years ago as a gift. Please let me know if you are interested and what the cost would be. Thanks for what you do. I can be reached at bobvaughn2@comcast.net.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11075441623923785250noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5086026991280831425.post-87129552445213884122018-05-16T15:50:50.796-02:302018-05-16T15:50:50.796-02:30Thanks for the work you do. I am looking for a pie...Thanks for the work you do. I am looking for a piece of caribou or sea mammal sinew braided to allow me to create a necklace from a walrus tooth harpoon point mounting given to me years ago when I lived in Fairbanks. It would need to be suitably braided and processed and about two feet long. If you are interested, please let me know the cost and approximate timeframe. My name is Bob Vaughn, and I can be reached at bobvaughn2@comcast.net. Thanks for your attention.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11075441623923785250noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5086026991280831425.post-59652474257355378192018-05-06T00:15:41.180-02:302018-05-06T00:15:41.180-02:30Did A "lance" get thrown in here as well...Did A "lance" get thrown in here as well lolAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16441595228023521332noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5086026991280831425.post-10682815893757205902018-04-21T13:01:46.074-02:302018-04-21T13:01:46.074-02:30Very interesting article! I never knew that pyrit...Very interesting article! I never knew that pyrite was such a good fire starter. I'll have to go get me some and try it out! Thanks for posting this!Gorobeihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16864550669186382475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5086026991280831425.post-57411240374149559362018-04-04T21:18:39.736-02:302018-04-04T21:18:39.736-02:30Thank you for this article! Its really nice and in...Thank you for this article! Its really nice and informative <br />I am Dian working with<br /><a href="http://www.garmingpssupport.com" rel="nofollow">Garmin GPS Support</a><br />Dianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04536105203456033536noreply@blogger.com