Folk Craft Revival

#002- Have you ever wondered how to start a fire without modern materials? Do you want to develop the skill of making a fire by friction? Listen in to learn methods, tips, and techniques from primitive skills practitioner and wilderness survival instructor Donny Dust as he teaches us how to make and use a bow drill fire set!
Making and using fire is perhaps one of the most fundamental skills of human existence. It is what sets us apart and makes us unique. . .
It is also one of the lost skills of the modern time.
Learn to create one with nothing but the resources in your environment! Knowing how to start a friction fire is a must for anyone interested in self-reliance!
If you'd like to get the links and show notes mentioned in this episode visit:
https://folkcraftrevival.com/episode2

#024. In this conversation we discuss getting started in blacksmithing, what you'll need, where to find tools, what to look for before buying, general guidelines for smithing, etc. We also cover some suggested resources and Vern's experiences teaching blacksmithing. Fun conversation!
Links to resources mentioned can be found at:
folkcraftrevival.com/24

#023. This week we're talking flintknapping-- learning about making and using stone arrowheads and knives. We discuss the knapping from a high level perspective, with a little bit of how-to and the principles involved, a bit of considerations for using your stone blades and tips, things to keep in mind when getting started, etc. I consider flintknapping to be a foundational skill, almost all other technologies are based around having a blade in order to cut with, and I thoroughly enjoyed chatting with someone who is good at it.
Mike is a professional flintknapper who has been knapping for about 40 years, and he makes some gorgeous work (check it out at artofishi.com). We had a great conversation, and I think you'll enjoy it! Big thanks to Rich Williams, the guest from episode #21, for recommending I chat with Mike!
Links to any resources mentioned can be found at:
folkcraftrevival.com/23

#022. In this episode we delve into throwing sticks (rabbit sticks, boomerangs, whatever you wish to call them) and how to make and use them. Michael is also an archaeologist by education so we discuss some of the historical and archaeological examples from around the world.
Throwing sticks are perhaps one of our earliest hunting tools and it is always fascinating to learn how to create something like this that was a very natural weapon common to a large percentage of the world. From a functional standpoint, I love learning how to craft a weapon from something so elemental as a stick, from a scientific view I enjoy learning about the physics involved and how complex they really can be, and from an artistic viewpoint I appreciate their simple beauty. Hope you try making one!
Resources mentioned in the episode can be found over at:
folkcraftrevival.com/22

#006- Some of my recent thoughts and reflections on knowledge vs experience.
The difference between having an intellectual understanding of how something works or is done, and having DONE it before and what a difference that can make.