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"Primitive (first) skills are our shared inheritance.
It is the shared thread which links us to our prehistory
and binds us together as human beings."
Quotes by Steve Watts


 

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PRIMITIVE TOOLS
&
PROJECTILES

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Archery


California Knapping

Mesoamerican Prismatic Blade Production from Obsidian (video)

Flintknapping Videos by Ken Peek

Flintknapping Videos by Dick Baugh

Flintknapping Videos by Ken Kehoe

The Secrets of the Sinew

Internal Friction on Bow Limbs

Bow and Arrow Efficiency

Ötzi's Bow

Cordage Backed Bow

Making an Asiatic Composite Bow

Making a Bow From a Sapling

Simple, Cheap & Effective Bows and Arrows

Using a Hatchet to Make a Bow

A Foolproof Method for Bow Tillering

Fletching Jig

Fletching By Hand

Feather Clamp

Arrow Straightening

Grow Your Own Bowstring

Archer's Thumb Ring

Making an Archer's Thumb Ring from Cow Horn, Antler or Bone

Making an Atlatl from a Branch

Other Types of Atlatls: Loop, Fork and Cord

The Split and Wedge Atlatl

Field Points for Atlatl Darts

Jiffy Arrow & Atlatl Dart Fletch Using Duct Tape

Atlatl Rest, Safety Loop & Anti-Gravity Device (AGD)

Joining Two Atlatl Shafts with a Scarf and Tube Method

The Scarf Key

Ice Glue

Atlatl Dart Tuning

Atlatl Flexibility Analysis

The Dynamics of Spear Throwing

Simple Atlatl Spear Thrower Construction

Atlatl Spur from the San Francisco Bay Area

Atlatl in Ancient Rock Art

The Shingle Dart

Fun with Cattails: The Whip Dart

Bamboo Clay Thrower

Gourd Shot Gun Sling

How to Make a Wooden Canoe Paddle

Spears, Weirs and Traps

The Basics of Woodworking with Stone Age Tools

Making a Bone Awl with Stone Tools

Manufacturing Abalone Shell Circular Fish Hook: California's Chumash Style

Antler Fishing Hook

Nasal Bone Hook

The Hoko Knife - A quick, simple stone tool

Bamboo Knife (videos)

Antler Handle Knife

The Stone Saw

The Scapular Saw

Crystal-Tipped Hand Drill

Scallop Baking Shells

A Performance of Various Pacific Northwest Shell Types as Containters for Melting Pitch

Opening a Coconut with a Stone

 
EARLY TECHNOLOGY
&
TRADITIONAL SKILLS


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Deer Scapular Saw


Back to the Pleistocene

The Ohlone Peoples: Botanical, Animal and Mineral Resources

Weaving a Lauhala Mat

Processing Shark Skin into Rawhide

Brain Tanned Buffalo Hides

Tanning a Fox Hide

More Than One Way to Skin a Critter (Part I)

More Than One Way to Skin a Critter (Part II)

Pelt Bag

Removing Deer Hooves

Making a Folded Bark Basket

How to Weave a Basket, a Primer

Homo sapiens - A Basket Case

Southern California Pottery

Rocks, Minerals and Decorative Stones Used by the California Indians

How to Paint a Mammoth

Black Dye

How to Make a Rabbit Skin Blanket

The Ties that Bind and Bindings that Tie

What Knot to Use in a Primitive Situation

Pomo Netting

Cordage Making (videos)

Making Cordage By Hand

Cordage in North America

Cordage Fiber Shredder Made From Bone

Processing Yucca Fibers

Some Uses of Ermine Moth Caterpillar Silk

Introduction To Tule Ethnobotany

Twined Tule Mat

Pomo Tule Bittern

Klamath Twined Tule Visor

Paiute Tule Duck Decoy

Cattail Duck

Cattail Doll

Tule Boat Project

Dugout Canoe

Ajumawi Fish Traps

Inuit Thimble

Ulchi-Style Bear Amulet

Willow Rake

Smoothing with Sand, Even-ing with Equisetum

How to Make Pine Pitch

Pitch - Primitive Epoxy

Birch Bark Tar

The Three-Stick Roycroft Pack Frame

The Iceman's Belt

Making a Leather Knife Sheath

Deer Hide Knife Sheath

Steam Bending Wood

Log Ladder

Four Hour Kayak

Wilderness Grooming

Primal Grooming
(Interview with Susan Labiste on Wildebeat.net)

Falconry - Modern and Traditional

Thirty Years in the Jungle!


 

RESOURCES | FIRE| TOOLS | MUSIC| SKILLS | PLANTS| EVENTS | URBAN| GALLERY
 
 

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PrimitiveWays began in 1998 and is produced by
Dino Labiste, Dick Baugh, Bob Gillis, Norm Kidder,
Chuck Kritzon, Ken Peek and Susan Labiste
.

E-mail your comments to "Dino Labiste" at KahikoArts@yahoo.com, "Bob Gillis" at bob@shelter-systems.com,
"Richard A. Baugh" at richardbaugh@att.net, "Norm Kidder" at atlatl1@aol.com,"Chuck Kritzon" at chuckk@petroglyphics.com,
"Ken Peek" at kspeek123@att.net or "Susan Labiste" at labiste_s@sbcglobal.net


The excerpts by Steve Watts (President of the Society of Primitive Technology)
summarizes our philosophy on practicing and teaching primitive technology.



Disclaimer: We hope the information on the PrimitiveWays website is both instructional and enjoyable. Understand that no warranty or guarantee is included. We expect adults to act responsibly and children to be supervised by a responsible adult. If you use the information on this site to create your own projects or if you try techniques described on PrimitiveWays, behave in accordance with applicable laws, and think about the sustainability of the natural resources. Using tools or techniques described on PrimitiveWays can be dangerous with exposure to heavy, sharp or pointed objects, fire, stone tools and hazards present in outdoor settings. Without proper care and caution, or if done incorrectly, there is a risk of property damage, personal injury or even death. So, be advised: Anyone using any information provided on the PrimitiveWays website assumes responsibility for using proper care and caution to protect property, the life, health and safety of himself or herself and all others. He or she expressly assumes all risk of harm or damage to all persons or property proximately caused by the use of this information.

 



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