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Primitive Skill – Basket Weaving With Cattails

The primitive art of basket weaving is certainly not among the most important of skills to learn.  But there could be times in a survival situation when knowing how to construct a simple basket or other type of container could … Continue reading

Flint Knapping

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What is Flint Knapping? Flint knapping is a technique that has been used for thousands of years to shape certain types of rock into useable tools.  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knapping defines Flint Knapping like this: “Knapping is the shaping of flint, chert, obsidian or other conchoidal fracturing stone through the … Continue reading