How did Indians sharpen their knives??

[NotJose]

Watched a YouTube video of guy hunting bison. After he shoots it, 5 of his buddies ride up on horses. They butchered bison up in about 30 min. Which I got to assume they used havalons or the like, making the job easier, So how the hell did the Indians butcher up all those buffs and keep knives cutting?? Yes I know I’m sure google will tell me..but this is more fun and it’s Wednesday(or hump day as in Buffalo,they have hump rt?) answer that too why’ll y’all are at it.


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

[GarGuy]

Flint can be sharper than the finest steel. A quick pass of pressure flakes gave a new and razor sharp edge

[BlackHogDown]

^^

Like he said, some minerals/compounds can form finer edge than steel. See link for obsidian scalpels. (I know, not technically mineral but my point is the same)

https://www.finescience.com/en-US/Products/Scalpels-Blades/Micro-Knives/Obsidian-Scalpels

[Shane]

They used a heap big whetstone, I guess.

Either that, or what GarGuy said.

[npe001]

I have no clue but I want to find at least one arrowhead before I die lol

[PondPopper]

Flint can be sharper than the finest steel. A quick pass of pressure flakes gave a new and razor sharp edge

This and it does not dull nearly as easy or as fast as steel either.. Much like ceramic.

[FULL DRAW]

Duh, they slept at Holiday Inn Express the night before.


Crazy to think what they accomplished with some stone, stick, and sinew.

[Man]

I have no clue but I want to find at least one arrowhead before I die lol

Same here! These guys on here and youtube make it look so easy. Hell I have become so desperate I caught myself looking though my bags of creek stones I put in the yard from Home Depot the other day.

[argel55]

Good stones and I thinks as the old buffalo hunters did, they sharpened only one side.

[Shane]

Same here! These guys on here and youtube make it look so easy. Hell I have become so desperate I caught myself looking though my bags of creek stones I put in the yard from Home Depot the other day.

Home Depot buys the tailings from GarGuy's digs. He already picked all the good stuff out first.

[npe001]

Same here! These guys on here and youtube make it look so easy. Hell I have become so desperate I caught myself looking though my bags of creek stones I put in the yard from Home Depot the other day.

Hahaha, I look in the Caliche at the property every time I walk across it or on it. No luck yet.....

[Mule Skinner]

I don't know the answer OP but you can bet that every time an Indian started to sharpen his knife there was a least one that came out of nowhere to tell them that he was doing it wrong.

[LivinADream]

Worksharp. Dang man, errbody knows dat.

Sent from my motorola one 5G UW using Tapatalk

[erikm1981]

I don't know the answer OP but you can bet that every time an Indian started to sharpen his knife there was a least one that came out of nowhere to tell them that he was doing it wrong.

[emoji23] ain’t that the truth!!!! All while not helping him get his any sharper!


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

[PondPopper]

I don't know the answer OP but you can bet that every time an Indian started to sharpen his knife there was a least one that came out of nowhere to tell them that he was doing it wrong.

LMAO... Yep those squaws never have changed either!!