Making an Obsidian Spear! #survival #handmade #obsidian

[0:00]Let's make an obsidian spear. I first start out by breaking the piece of obsidian with antler or a round stone. Each time I break the obsidian, it becomes flatter and more two-dimensional. I am also keeping shape in mind and I'm making sure that we are working towards a triangular shape. It's time to use the other end of the tool that I was using to strike pieces off to press pieces off of the edge. With the shape complete, it's time to add notches to the base of the spearhead so it can be wrapped securely to the spear shaft. The last step is to sharpen the spearhead before we secure it to the spear shaft. I heat up a glue made from pine sap and charcoal dust, which acts as a hot melt glue. With the glue still hot, I secure our spearhead into the spear shaft and let it cool. Once the glue has hardened, I wrapped the obsidian spearhead with deer sinew. Now that the sinew binding has dried and tightened, the spear is complete.