Nehawka Primitive Skills

Everyone needs something that gets them excited! I love primitive skills...welcome to my journey.

Friday, October 31, 2008

Cattail Handdrill Attempt

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I had read that other primtive skill practitioners had used cattail stalk for handdrill fire making. Having worked with the handdrill for ye...
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Thursday, October 30, 2008

One Mans Trash

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One man's trash, is another man's treasure...or something like that. I got the urge to start cleaning out the Paleolithic Shop of Ho...
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Thursday, October 23, 2008

Slab-o-riffic

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Earlier this month I attended the Nebraska Mineral & Gem Show and met a vendor who was eager to unload some mahogany obsidian slabs. Thi...
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Friday, October 17, 2008

Stone Knives III

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Completed another series of knives. About once a month I get a spurt of ambition and haft some antler and stone.
Friday, October 10, 2008

Memory Lane

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I was cleaning out my book shelf and came across an old picture of my first 'primitive skills' set up at a local event in 199?. Fin...
Saturday, October 4, 2008

Rock Show

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Woke up this morning, with a start, vaguely remembering today was the Nebraska Mineral & Gem Club's annual show in Omaha, NE. Told m...
Friday, October 3, 2008

Flintknappng 101: Platform, Cone & Ridge

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Flintknapping is a process of reduction. You have a large nodule. You fracture off a spall or flake. The thick parts of that flake are thin...
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Mark
Eastern Nebraska, United States
I've been interested in primitive skills ever since I read Larry Dean Olsen's book, Outdoor Survival Skills, decades ago. The past 25 years, or so, I have been striving to learn the skills...flintkapping, hide working, friction fires, edible & medicinal plants, etc. Having gained some proficiency, I have been demonstrating and teaching at historical events and gatherings. It is a never ending journey.
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