Stone knife;can you?

[Chicahiro Ishida]

If you lose all your knives in wilderness,can you make Stone Knife on your hand?

 

[flava]

I don't think in a situation like that you should spend your energy trying to make a knife. Anyway, it's hard to imagine somebody (except maybe Steven Segal, who can do anything

)hunting using a knife.

 

[medusaoblongata]

 

[James Mattis]

For answers from serious wilderness survivalists, you might want to ask the same question over in the Wilderness Survival forum under the "Tactics and Training" heading.

But here's my conventional wisdom. A lot depends on what wilderness you're lost in, and how long you think you may have to stay lost. Stone knives got our species through a lot of pre-history, but life was hazardous and often short.

Flintknapping is not an intuitive skill, but something that requires lessons in advance if you want to improve one's chances of long-term wilderness survival that way. Most rocks do not make a good knife, and the ones that do are not found everywhere, and learning to make even rough & ready lower paleolithic stone tools can give one a new level of respect for one's ancient hairy-armed ancestors.

Making sure you don't lose your only steel knife might be a better strategy. And a spare Eriksson #1 is cheap and lightweight and has a red handle you won't lose in the snow.


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- JKM
www.chaicutlery.com
AKTI Member # SA00001

 

[Esav Benyamin]

If you're lost in the wilderness without a knife, your best bet would be to get a short straight stick and a long straight stick and use a piece of rock to sharpen them for a dagger and a spear. Of course, that's along with getting a lot of long sticks for a shelter, and short sticks for a fire.

If your wilderness is a desert, don't ask me!

 

[Leef]

Yes,
You can make a quick blade out of stone. It may take years of practice to knap out an arrowhead or spear point but making a sharp blade can be learned in a week or less. The website below contains several links to knapper sites and even shows one with methods to make arrowheads from beer bottles.
http://ic.net/~tbailey/Primitive.html http://www.redrival.com/knapanon/knap.html

 

[Esav Benyamin]

Leef,

I get my best arrowheads from catalogs. But thank you, I think those websites are great. It's all your fault if I'm too busy with them for a while to get back to Bladeforums!
http://ic.net/~tbailey/Primitive.html http://www.redrival.com/knapanon/knap.html

Really, really beautiful. Thanks again.

 

[Chicahiro Ishida]

I know it is near impossible,but to keep Japanese gun and blade low, I cannot carry knives in car, too. And think Plain, we cannot have knives in baggage on seat. If there are good knives in our suitcase far from seat, can it help us?

And, have you ever try it fo playing?


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Chic Stone

 

[Michael Bennett]

Chic-san,

I've done enough knapping (making blades and arrowheads from stone) to be able to quickly make a basic, useful blade.

If you're fortunate enough to be near the raw materials such as flint or obsidian, or if there is a large enough piece of glass or even ceramics, it would be possible to make a blade or arrowhead.

I consider it a valuable skill. Do a web search on "Primitive Skills Group" for more information, or check out the Wilderness Survival forum on BFC. And try it, it's fun!

Mike