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this is actually one of the best videos for string crafting I've found. cheers

I have some original Leilira blades I inherited from my grandfather. They have designs painted on the blade itself like it was ceremonial.

Loving all these videos so much

Hey mate whereabouts are you located?

you' wouldn't see that coming until its too late in a battle lol

Bro fell off...

Great work mate. Is there any more episodes of the boomerang series somewhere else? Cheers fella 🤘🏽

quartzite is kinda grainy, striking cores from a glassy rock like chert or flint is better tho heat treating those make more glossy and good for blades Or u can also haft them and use them thatway

Hi, we liked this first part. Is there a part 2?

Thank you for documenting some of the skills of your people and how to effectively use the land around you to thrive, they are unfortunately being lost by most of modern society.

Deadly brother! ❤️💛🖤

Nice grahane in that wood. Do you know what sort of tree it is?

loved it

Part 2?

Got here from my Botany course at Griffith uni in Turrbal country, lecturer linked your stuff on the course site on week 3 Mimosaceae & Fabaceae, thanks for sharing!

HI Simon, just revisited this again. Thanks for your advice and encouragement. I've been shredding old denim jeans for my material and is working well giving a tough rope.

Great work bruz

So...how about that part two m8?

From what I understand and I have learned and seen ocher has been used by the ancestors of all the people in the world at some point or another in time. I’ve also found it comes in a lot of different colors not just red, yellow, and white. I’ve seen purple and brown and various shades of orange and red And yellow and white and gray. I’ve even seen bluish green colored ocher. It’s amazing stuff and depending on how old it is, it’s easier or harder to work. I have found hard nodules of a booger that are almost a purple color and I have found Clayrock ocher, which is anything from a golden yellow through brown to orange and blood red. Took some to an archaeologist and he totally dismissed it which was shocking to me. So then I took it and put it in the fire to change it chemically and it got a darker red, then I took it back to the archaeologist and he said it was over lol I found an old grinding stone that was used by someone along time ago. You can see the where on it. I took another river cobble and now I’m using those to grind the ocher when I find it. I’m experimenting with different kinds of stones and shapes and textures to see which ones work best and make the best powder. One thing I found out for sure is it definitely will stain whatever it touches so you got a wash your hands a couple of times when you’re done making it, but it feels amazing like I’m connecting to my ancestors when I am grinding it on the stones in south eastern United States. Thanks for sharing on your channel.

I think the small paperbark on your walk is Manuka, or New Zealand tea tree. Heaps around my are in Wollondilly NSW. Still good medicine but.

you have to be kidding me you have a tiny penis and you will never be able to fight in ukraine im sending a nuke right your way bc i hit a 50 bomb in warzone. i seariosly am considering to send you back to ukraine to fight, im sorry but i dont know if you will be able to fight since you made this vid.

Hi Simon, I hope to see more from you! I really love practicing "primitive" and traditional skills, as well as stuff like bushcraft, and I just moved to Victoria to study, so it would be awesome to learn some more traditional knowledge and skills that I might be able to apply in the bush!

So the tree is stringybark?

Thank you for this! I am in history of art and the textbook referenced this material but didn't go into detail about what it was.

Please do part 2!

Beautiful club, the reddish rock turned out great

Gulgadja in Dharug language. The growth rate I believe you didn't get right and it is always amazing to think how old many of them really are. I also believe the base of the leaves can be eaten and the inside of the trunk although that kills the plant. The spears also make a great walking stick although you should never take one from a tree that is living, search the ground for them.

Y’all have some pretty red ochre down there.

I’ve been trying to make s few stone leilira blades but haven’t found the right stone yet, they just crumble. I wanted to ask, I read an article on the old Sicut Mklll Lelira survival knife in the 90’s stating that the aborigines wore a leilira or stone flake knife in their hair or headband, do you know anything about this or anyone who does?

I wonder if banksia would be good for this purpose.

Great stuff

It’s hard to find a good stick these days.

Thankyou, my brother, for sharing our people's culture with our fellow Australians, and the rest of the world. Max respect.

Hey my brother, thankyou so much for sharing our people's culture with our fellow Australians and the world. Max respect.

Great stuff , love learning this stuff! You made it very easy, to understand!

Thanks for sharing, this was great

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make a part 2 for the boomerang

Tks great share yr knowledge

Thanks for the information! I am currently using this process to make string from coconut husk. It’s working!!!!! I appreciate the information more than you can imagine!

Thank you so much for your teachings! I have always been curious about this

Bro! Thanks so much for sharing this!

Do you sell your Leilira knives?

Thank you sir

You still going bro? Your content is great. But I worry cos your last vid was a year ago.

Simple

Amazing 🤗👍

Looks great

That's great, thank you. How long did the rock have to stay in the fire before you could strike it?

Thank you this is great to see. In regards to the use of the inner yellow bark compared to the red bark. As the yellow bark would be more damp compared to the red and is thus easier to work with, when the yellow bark dries does this make the rope tighter and stronger? Thank you