Native American Slate Knife (Primitive Fish Knife & Tool Making Techniques)

Making primitive slate fish knife / skinning knives and other aboriginal tools using primitive/bushcraft methods and putting them to use in the wild!

These knives were used by North Coast/Eskimo Native American Tribes.

See Chapters Below for easy browsing!

0:00 The Challenge
1:00 Rock Hunting for Tools
1:30 Making wedge/saw/chopper
3:13 Split Cedar Boards & Handle
5:42 Split Cedar Log
7:40 Flint knap hand saw
10:07 Cutting/Making Cedar Handle
13:32 Grooving Handle
15:15 Shaping Slate Knife Blade
17:02 Authentic Eskimo Slate Knives
18:00 Hand Drill Fire for Melting Pitch
20:03 Fire Carrier
20:20 Mussel Shells / Melting Pitch
20:48 Gluing Knife with Pitch
22:30 Spearfishing!
25:52 Primitive Friction Fire and Cooking
28:49 Butcher Fish with Slate Knife

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