if you need a 40lb pull on bow for deer- can you amend the current bow to increase pull? if not what do need to get a 40lb or above pull so you can deer hunt.
i imagine as is- this could be used for squirel or rabbit and what about hog?
Paleoaleo, thank you for making these videos. I am making atlatl darts from river cane, flintknapping my own chert and getting ready to start making my own bows, and your videos have been exactly what I needed.
On the back of the bow, growth rings (grain) composes the tension side. If you cut through the grain, you expose and area in the wood were it can start pulling apart. Never "cut" into the back of a bow. When I tiller my bows, I scrape (blade at right angles) with a machete blade until I work the back out to one growth ring. You do 90% of the bows work on the belly. Here you can cut through the wood, because it's being compressed. I scrape it to tiller it evenly, cut to deep you can weaken it.
That region harbors some of the best bow wood species (apart from Osage and Yew, if your lucky to come across them). When I lived in Jersey, Black Ash, Oak, and various species of Walnut turned me out great hunting bows. Even Spruce and Pine work if you make the limbs wide and thin, with a slightly working grip. If your a begginner I highly reccomend you build wide limbed flatbows and sinew or rawhide back them, regrdless. Until you can learn to work wood and not cut through the grain and such.
Tom: Do you ever seal your bows to protect them from getting wet? I am currently making some primitive arrows and will start a bow project this winter. I do not want to use any sealer that would not have been available to the pre-contact Indians and have been thinking about natural bees wax or bear grease; any thoughts?
If you boil the outer bark of Hemlock (the tree species) it makes a beautiful reddish wood preservative. A few coats do the bow good. Rendered Deer and Bear fat work well, especially when you heat the grease up and rub it really good into the wood.
You don't need money to build a bow. Look at what this man is doing. Don't you see he is making a bow from natural materials? I believe we are modern people and if we have tools that work, than that is what I use. I use simple steel tools for bowmaking. But I admire the "true" primitive bow makers. And actually, wood fibers shrink as they dry, the bow will become more durable as it seasons. Excessive drying can make the bow brittle, that's why I do a few coats of bear grease now and then.
did any one elss hear the kids yelling in the back ground for most of the video. if he wants to realy test that bow he should see if it will drop one of thows kids lol
in my experience, you would need a bodkin tip, you need to penetrate the scales to do damage, a broad head will do wider damage, but won't go in as far. Allot of traditional dino hunters use primitive crossbows to get more force behind the arrow.
dude i know i was mocking that first guy, who i am pretty sure was also joking, but anyway this is youtube so your perfectly correct in assuming we were for real, as i have seen even dumber things that people were actally serious about lol Dino hunters
Good Job. Thanks for showing how a person can simpley get out find a useable stick for a primitive Bow & make a great project thats usefull. Ive been itching to try this, so you have pumped me up to get out and do it. Cheers
it won't land where you point it because it is not a center shot bow like the compound. you need to aim a little to the right from what i know, and expect some pretty big fish-tailing (arrow bending)
If you need to aim to the right , that your arrow lands to the left on a normal shot , right. You neen a more flexible arrow , either longer , wich is the easyest way , or the wood has to be thiner or a bit more flexible. You can always shorten it if it's too flexible and goes to the right. Don't forget the wight of the tip , heavier tips might make it snake more , sending it to the right... to each his own....
with animal leather. but first, you have to kill an animal with quite thick leather, without using a bow :P if you never find one, you can still use it as a walking stick, or spanking tool, if the survival situation becomes kinky :P
Thanks for watching and for your kind words. I'm not much of a craftsman, and this was my first time making a bow with stone tools. I'm more fascinated by the use of the stone tools than I am with the actual bow making. I was just experimenting with the stone tools to see if I could learn some things about using stone. Any woodworking project would have sufficed, but I like making bows so that ended up being the project. Tks again for watching.
I'm not exactly sure, but I basically made the bow in 3 sessions. It was green/wet wood when I started. After the 1st session, I let the bow dry out for about 2 weeks before the 2nd session. I think it was about the same time between the 2nd and 3rd session. I'd guess at maybe 5 hours total working time? probably a little less??
The best tip I can give here is to look through the flintknappng videos on youtube. There are some great ones out there! Also, on PaleoPlanet, there are some flintknapping forums and some cool people who like to help new folks. Tom
Ooops...I just deleted a question by mistake. Someone asked if Pecan and Cedar can be used for bows. They answer is yes, Pecan makes great bows. So does cedar, depending on the subspecies. Eastern Red Cedar makes fantastic bows! I hear that Western Cedar works, but is more brittle than the eastern stuff. Many say that you need to back Cedar with sinew or rawhide. Some say you don't! I only made on cedar bow and I sinew backed it. Tom
Very cool! I'd love to see it. I'm a cordage fanatic too...so I'd like to see the nettle string as well. I've made bowstrings strings from Yucca before, but not yet from Nettle. I've made lots of nettle cordage...just not a bowstring. Lots of work!
You can use a vice or a clamp of some sort. Or nothing at all. Most of this stuff can be done without any clamping device. I only used it because I was experimenting with using large two-handed scrapers...and also because I have the tool handy. You dont' need a shaving horse (the bench thing) to make bows. It's a luxury item!
For the most part, yes. The stronger the bow, the more power you get out of it. But that's not everything. A strong, heavy poundage bow can be slower than one that is of a lower poundage if the heavy one isn't designed as well. For instance, thick and heavy bow tips will slow a bow down and make it shoot poorly. Thin, light tips on a bow will increase speed and make for a sweeter shooting bow.
excellent, thank you so much for the help! I will be attempting this myself today. I live in Southern England so the easiest wood for me is ash? That any good?
Ash is not great for bows. If you must use ash, make it a very wide bow, with flatter limbs. But if at all possible, use a more common bow wood like hickory, english yew, or walnut. There are many websites with good info on bow woods.
The bow turned out fairly light in draw weight. It's only about 40lbs draw at 26" or so (I'm just guessing at the weight). The bow would be useful for small game within 20 yards or so. It would shoot much further probably. But it's not a very powerful bow. Most of the bows I shoot are in the 60 - 65lb draw weight. Again, the whole point to this video was to experiment with using stone tools to make a bow, and not necessarily to make a fantastic bow or anything like that.
Ah I see, sorry I am a lover of dutch arrows if you have ever tried them? I am sure you have. Which is why I am interested in range as well as accuracy. With the exception of using those awesome tools you have there, how would you go bout making a further ranged bow? Like a long bow? Would you taper down both sides to make it as slim as that? Or would you make it thicker with higher draw weight and more resistance?
i am happy to find these videos. they are very helpful. Tom, was the bow still green(wet) in this video or you have given time to the wood to get totally dry? sorry for my bad english :)
Sorry for the late reply! Yes, I allowed the bow to season for about 2 weeks between the 1st session and the 2nd. Some more time was given between then and the final chapters. The thinner the wood, the faster it dries.
Yes, I did. If you search on my screen name Paleoaleo and the word imageevent you can probably find my photo albums with all sorts of stuff including stone tools, knives, arrowheads, etc. I'd post a link here but the system won't allow it.
and i used machine's and that stuf:P well he looks pretty good now.. only (scratching some more??) and he is done.. wel will take a week i think.. but the wood i dry so.. only i need to make some arrows.. but ok thx for all ya tips. (and agian srry for the bad typing lol )
ah thx :) i know whate yor maen.. its called (walnootenboom) well i stared with making a bow of Grenen wood.. the translation cant find the good word for it.. well i dont know if i may send a link: in a commend.. but i take the risk.. its dutch.. but then u can see bye yor self the wood
gast ben je ook nl? ik maak al jaartje flatbows van essen balken, maar dit is wel het egte werk ga er morge direct mee beginnen, maar wel met metale werktuigen, geen zin en skill om stenen werktuigen te maken xD
ey verry nice bow. But i ghot a qeustion about it.. whate wood you used? is it oak?
If not.. can u send me a link of photo from that tree? because.. i am from dutchland.. and i dont know the name's of the tree's there in. thx man:) wanna make a same bow (ps)srry my english is not good so srry for the bad typing :)
Hello. No, the bow is made from Walnut - okkernoot (in Dutch). I used a translation service for the translation, so I am not certain it is correct! Tom
Pine would be a poor choice. If you have a Home Depo nearby, you have a source of great bow wood. They sell Red Oak boards. I've made many great bows out of this stuff. You must choose well Email me at Paleoaleo at yahoo and I'll explain more. Tom
The wood was green/wet when I started, but I allowed it to dry in the middle of the process. The wood will dry faster if you get it thin first. You can bend it when green, but no too much!
hey that was great, i have some questions though, how tall should the bow be and what kind of string did you use for the bow. another question is where did you get the thing to hold the bow strait when you were carving it? also where did you get the really smooth stones?
Thanks folks. I'm sad that I had to rush the ending due to my PC problems. Perhaps I should make a final vid showing some more of the finished bow shooting or something. Perhaps a short recap like they do on those home repair shows! lol...
Thanks for putting up with my amateur videography, narration, etc.! I'm looking forward to the next stone tool project. Maybe just a series of smaller projects to document the process of my learning about using stone-age tools. Thanks again folks. Tom
@joec123able if i could i would make one but i dont have the time tools or knowledge
ITzMafiia 3 months ago
i think ill just buy a bow
ITzMafiia 3 months ago
@ITzMafiia thats what the world has come to just buy everything
joec123able 3 months ago
i wanna make a bow but i dont know how to make the string
SeyyidKing 6 months ago
if you need a 40lb pull on bow for deer- can you amend the current bow to increase pull? if not what do need to get a 40lb or above pull so you can deer hunt.
i imagine as is- this could be used for squirel or rabbit and what about hog?
REFIGUY69 7 months ago
would this bow be powerful enough to kill a deer?
MrJake512 1 year ago
@MrJake512 u need a 40 pound bow for a deer, this is a 35 pound bow.
0xxRawr0xx0 9 months ago
can u make a vid on how u made ur quiver? please
ashnbrandon1 1 year ago
so pleeeease tell me that bow is till workin for ya today! so much work put into it i would be heart broken if it broke
cardonaman 1 year ago
another thing what kind of wood do you preffer one that will last a while
samstterhamstteer 1 year ago
what kind of string are you using
samstterhamstteer 1 year ago
@samstterhamstteer, the string is linen bowstring material.
Paleoaleo 1 year ago
awsome stuff, im going to try this thanks for the vid
samstterhamstteer 1 year ago
Paleoaleo, thank you for making these videos. I am making atlatl darts from river cane, flintknapping my own chert and getting ready to start making my own bows, and your videos have been exactly what I needed.
billybedford 1 year ago
Thanks paleo. I like your mellow voiceover.
S.
slaphapyap 2 years ago
Oh, cmon! Your not even gonna test it and show us how well it works?
LOOK4B 2 years ago
What material did u use for the string?
Gonamez 2 years ago
Sorry.can you tell me from what material is string done?
GlennsMisfits 2 years ago
which side of the bow dont you want to shave any wood off?
debater96 2 years ago
On the back of the bow, growth rings (grain) composes the tension side. If you cut through the grain, you expose and area in the wood were it can start pulling apart. Never "cut" into the back of a bow. When I tiller my bows, I scrape (blade at right angles) with a machete blade until I work the back out to one growth ring. You do 90% of the bows work on the belly. Here you can cut through the wood, because it's being compressed. I scrape it to tiller it evenly, cut to deep you can weaken it.
TatankaOhitika1 2 years ago
we used to make disposable bows out of tamarack, using broken glass to do the
shaping and leaving the bark on the back.
Once they dried out they were useless, but
fairly effective on small game.
I'm glad to see someone else knows how to make things from ordinary materials.
tyrbolo 2 years ago
where do you get all of that cool stuff you are using, do you make it all?
SpacePope4 2 years ago
Great work, i appreciate it. Is it important to follow the grains and natural shape of wood during the making stone age bow?
Greets from Serbia
serbischeleeuw 2 years ago
Hey, I live in The north Jersey area what kind of wood would be good for these kind of bow. Thanks,
themisfitsquirrel 2 years ago
That region harbors some of the best bow wood species (apart from Osage and Yew, if your lucky to come across them). When I lived in Jersey, Black Ash, Oak, and various species of Walnut turned me out great hunting bows. Even Spruce and Pine work if you make the limbs wide and thin, with a slightly working grip. If your a begginner I highly reccomend you build wide limbed flatbows and sinew or rawhide back them, regrdless. Until you can learn to work wood and not cut through the grain and such.
TatankaOhitika1 2 years ago
Tom: Do you ever seal your bows to protect them from getting wet? I am currently making some primitive arrows and will start a bow project this winter. I do not want to use any sealer that would not have been available to the pre-contact Indians and have been thinking about natural bees wax or bear grease; any thoughts?
Rey in Ohio
cplrey 2 years ago
If you boil the outer bark of Hemlock (the tree species) it makes a beautiful reddish wood preservative. A few coats do the bow good. Rendered Deer and Bear fat work well, especially when you heat the grease up and rub it really good into the wood.
TatankaOhitika1 2 years ago
Nice job:bow:
TheArdesman 2 years ago
i want to make a bow but dont have the money wont the wood break when it drys
Dumby571 2 years ago
You don't need money to build a bow. Look at what this man is doing. Don't you see he is making a bow from natural materials? I believe we are modern people and if we have tools that work, than that is what I use. I use simple steel tools for bowmaking. But I admire the "true" primitive bow makers. And actually, wood fibers shrink as they dry, the bow will become more durable as it seasons. Excessive drying can make the bow brittle, that's why I do a few coats of bear grease now and then.
TatankaOhitika1 2 years ago
Great Job!
badgolfer007 2 years ago
that was very cool. the bow didnt take half as much set as i thought it would. i guess being that it is only 30 pounds helps a bit.
josef2424 2 years ago
0:01
caca12344321 2 years ago
sehr schön gemacht!!!
peterhawk5 2 years ago
stone age camera...
sliskigt 2 years ago
are you for real?
mattomeo 2 years ago
would a bow like that ever break?
jabara83 2 years ago
they would usually stress a little, but they usually wont break
IceKing6604 2 years ago
i believe that ancient paleolithic cavemen didnt have pencils.....
ACDCfan555 2 years ago
Charcoal would be much the same for such a use.
SpawnofHastur 2 years ago
I believe that the pencil makes no difference, since usind a piece of cole would be as easy. The pencil is not an important tool here.
anderec 2 years ago 5
you cant be that thick man!!!they'd have a firepit FULL of coals...jeez
JeffHatfield 2 years ago
how long should the string be relative to the bow?
darkmerlin152000 2 years ago
4 inches shorter i think
AinokeA365 2 years ago
what is the string made of?????
jeffman642 3 years ago
the entrails of a thousand chinese slaves.
onimotoko 3 years ago
Hey a cool bow! Looks primitively but...cool.
TwilightMovieStudios 3 years ago 2
very awesome vid, are those bows for sale?
bighoss71 3 years ago 2
did any one elss hear the kids yelling in the back ground for most of the video. if he wants to realy test that bow he should see if it will drop one of thows kids lol
dragonslayer1003 3 years ago
lol yeah
kippascrew 3 years ago
stupid humans always geting in ur way with stuff like breathing
dragonslayer1003 3 years ago
which arrows would you recommend for dropping a mid sized dinosaur, would it do a triceratops ?
mandoop99 3 years ago
in my experience, you would need a bodkin tip, you need to penetrate the scales to do damage, a broad head will do wider damage, but won't go in as far. Allot of traditional dino hunters use primitive crossbows to get more force behind the arrow.
spleegulence 3 years ago
dino hunters? never were such men because dinosaurs died well before people appeared.
JohnTheRipper2 3 years ago 6
dude i know i was mocking that first guy, who i am pretty sure was also joking, but anyway this is youtube so your perfectly correct in assuming we were for real, as i have seen even dumber things that people were actally serious about lol Dino hunters
spleegulence 3 years ago
@JohnTheRipper2 I don't get it.. I mean, what you wrote here..Is this a statement, or question, or is it related to someones stupid comment? =)
genieoner 2 months ago
@genieoner i have absolutely no idea. i don't even recall writing this comment :))
JohnTheRipper2 2 months ago
great bow !!!!!!!!!!
johnjayrambo11111 3 years ago
sorry my ignorant but didnt watch the first 4 :)
PyroSyndrome 3 years ago
beautiful bow, any tips on shaping it? i dont have a lot of patience
PyroSyndrome 3 years ago
I have a tip... learn some patience!
wcomalley 3 years ago
yeah lol
PyroSyndrome 3 years ago
patience is the essence of worth, if that makes sense, crappy quote short, don't be a lazy ass
spleegulence 3 years ago
Good Job. Thanks for showing how a person can simpley get out find a useable stick for a primitive Bow & make a great project thats usefull. Ive been itching to try this, so you have pumped me up to get out and do it. Cheers
woodsmantea 3 years ago
i gotta make one of these. this is awsome man.
pumkinheads360 3 years ago
ty so much man i got like five of them now and i made some medeivl arrows for it
bleach7979 3 years ago
Thank you verry much this series of videos helped me out a lot! these all ae the same tecnique I was tought once but I forgot. Thank you again!
KOYUKYMAKIIU 3 years ago
ah
thats awesome
AlbinoNinjaPoptarts 3 years ago
man... i made a bow and i also bout a recurve but i cant aim for shit could u help me out???
koroglu12 3 years ago
when you pull the bow string back pull it to the side of your cheek then look straight down the arrow then just let go
RESK2k8 3 years ago
it won't land where you point it because it is not a center shot bow like the compound. you need to aim a little to the right from what i know, and expect some pretty big fish-tailing (arrow bending)
JohnTheRipper2 3 years ago
If you need to aim to the right , that your arrow lands to the left on a normal shot , right. You neen a more flexible arrow , either longer , wich is the easyest way , or the wood has to be thiner or a bit more flexible. You can always shorten it if it's too flexible and goes to the right. Don't forget the wight of the tip , heavier tips might make it snake more , sending it to the right... to each his own....
shmuckling 3 years ago
what knots did u use?
SergCole 3 years ago
how would u make bowstring with materials you find in a COMMON little forest type thing?? O_o like bark.... no special plants plz.
(could u make this in video format?)
mangadude9 3 years ago
with animal leather. but first, you have to kill an animal with quite thick leather, without using a bow :P if you never find one, you can still use it as a walking stick, or spanking tool, if the survival situation becomes kinky :P
kwstikas82 3 years ago
does the thickness change how well it shoots? example how much further it with shoot etc
Myserieden 3 years ago
It changes how much power is needed to draw the bow back. Thicker means more power needed to draw it back.
Tendrax 3 years ago
this is sick.
thats a nice bow considering the tools u used.
aaa013 3 years ago
what type of bow string were you using?
chino94949 3 years ago
I like your work.
A lot.
Thanks so much for posting this.
RedScorcher7 3 years ago
Thanks for watching and for your kind words. I'm not much of a craftsman, and this was my first time making a bow with stone tools. I'm more fascinated by the use of the stone tools than I am with the actual bow making. I was just experimenting with the stone tools to see if I could learn some things about using stone. Any woodworking project would have sufficed, but I like making bows so that ended up being the project. Tks again for watching.
Paleoaleo 3 years ago
how long did it take to complete?
kaleroman 3 years ago
I'm not exactly sure, but I basically made the bow in 3 sessions. It was green/wet wood when I started. After the 1st session, I let the bow dry out for about 2 weeks before the 2nd session. I think it was about the same time between the 2nd and 3rd session. I'd guess at maybe 5 hours total working time? probably a little less??
Paleoaleo 3 years ago
This comment has received too many negative votes show
FOOL there are no pencils in the stone age
TrailerTrash2009 3 years ago
There's no video cameras, or computers, or youtube either!
Paleoaleo 3 years ago
nice lol
kalcrash 3 years ago
You could take a piece of coal....
NotnaRed 3 years ago
I am an Indian person myself i was wondering if you can give me any tips on flintknapping. I am young and don't really have any experience.
3000souls 3 years ago
The best tip I can give here is to look through the flintknappng videos on youtube. There are some great ones out there! Also, on PaleoPlanet, there are some flintknapping forums and some cool people who like to help new folks. Tom
Paleoaleo 3 years ago
Ooops...I just deleted a question by mistake. Someone asked if Pecan and Cedar can be used for bows. They answer is yes, Pecan makes great bows. So does cedar, depending on the subspecies. Eastern Red Cedar makes fantastic bows! I hear that Western Cedar works, but is more brittle than the eastern stuff. Many say that you need to back Cedar with sinew or rawhide. Some say you don't! I only made on cedar bow and I sinew backed it. Tom
Paleoaleo 3 years ago
i made one!!!!!! thanks but with a nettle sting thanks again!
stoffer2810 3 years ago
Very cool! I'd love to see it. I'm a cordage fanatic too...so I'd like to see the nettle string as well. I've made bowstrings strings from Yucca before, but not yet from Nettle. I've made lots of nettle cordage...just not a bowstring. Lots of work!
Paleoaleo 3 years ago
how would i be able to shape the bow even tho i dont have that wooden thing that holds the wood?
xXRedPheonixXx 3 years ago
You can use a vice or a clamp of some sort. Or nothing at all. Most of this stuff can be done without any clamping device. I only used it because I was experimenting with using large two-handed scrapers...and also because I have the tool handy. You dont' need a shaving horse (the bench thing) to make bows. It's a luxury item!
Paleoaleo 3 years ago
inspiration.
i wanna make one so bad, but what wood can i find in melbourne :S
matt93italy 3 years ago
any type of hard wood will do
xXRedPheonixXx 3 years ago
thanks mate
matt93italy 3 years ago
Inspirational! I realy liked the antler wedges but it was all instructive.
raysteer 3 years ago
excellent stuff, thanks
scrumptiousvittles 3 years ago
Final question now lol, am I right in saying the harder the bow is to rig, the further the shot?
Powerofthecowboy 3 years ago
For the most part, yes. The stronger the bow, the more power you get out of it. But that's not everything. A strong, heavy poundage bow can be slower than one that is of a lower poundage if the heavy one isn't designed as well. For instance, thick and heavy bow tips will slow a bow down and make it shoot poorly. Thin, light tips on a bow will increase speed and make for a sweeter shooting bow.
Paleoaleo 3 years ago
excellent, thank you so much for the help! I will be attempting this myself today. I live in Southern England so the easiest wood for me is ash? That any good?
Powerofthecowboy 3 years ago
Ash is not great for bows. If you must use ash, make it a very wide bow, with flatter limbs. But if at all possible, use a more common bow wood like hickory, english yew, or walnut. There are many websites with good info on bow woods.
dueckrandy 3 years ago
Thanks everyone for your kind words. I'm not quite sure I deserve them! But it's nice reading them just the same.
Paleoaleo 3 years ago
That is absolutely brilliant. That arrow you had there looked great too. Seemed quite accurate. What kind of range does that bow have?
Powerofthecowboy 3 years ago
The bow turned out fairly light in draw weight. It's only about 40lbs draw at 26" or so (I'm just guessing at the weight). The bow would be useful for small game within 20 yards or so. It would shoot much further probably. But it's not a very powerful bow. Most of the bows I shoot are in the 60 - 65lb draw weight. Again, the whole point to this video was to experiment with using stone tools to make a bow, and not necessarily to make a fantastic bow or anything like that.
Paleoaleo 3 years ago
Ah I see, sorry I am a lover of dutch arrows if you have ever tried them? I am sure you have. Which is why I am interested in range as well as accuracy. With the exception of using those awesome tools you have there, how would you go bout making a further ranged bow? Like a long bow? Would you taper down both sides to make it as slim as that? Or would you make it thicker with higher draw weight and more resistance?
Powerofthecowboy 3 years ago
thank you so much
Tylergipsonsg 3 years ago
thanks really
shoma263 3 years ago
BRAVO:)
WarBeer 3 years ago
thanx for the lesson...it was informative : ))
sevaniron 3 years ago
You sir are a walking inspiration.
Beautiful work done in a quite beautiful way.
Thank you for taking the time to do this video.
dankedane 3 years ago
wow spectacular!
hXcbizznatch 3 years ago
great series im starting a project on bow making ill take all that info in thanks!!
madJACKwack 3 years ago
that was so cool best chapter sires ever
mmmmmr96 3 years ago
This is great!now i know what i'm gonna do to save myself,when the ww3 is coming:)))
SilvicaS 3 years ago
Do you know the force needed to pull the bow in lbs?
jesuizanmich 3 years ago
Sorry, i forgot to tell you thanks and good job on the bow.
jesuizanmich 3 years ago
Can you use fishing string instead of what you used?
Flakester1 3 years ago
I'm impressed. Gonna try this out on a piece of locust. Any info on how to make pine pitch adhesive?
Rheritage1st 3 years ago
did you smooth out the other side that had the bark still on it?
AinokeA365 3 years ago
how deep do the knocks have to be?
AinokeA365 3 years ago
dang buddy you are really good at this, you shuold really think about starting a buisness, 5 out of 5, bro, keep up the good work =]]]
MCRFreak860 4 years ago
Thanks for the kind words!
Paleoaleo 4 years ago
hi!
i am happy to find these videos. they are very helpful. Tom, was the bow still green(wet) in this video or you have given time to the wood to get totally dry? sorry for my bad english :)
geris2 4 years ago
in the chapter one you said that it was freshcut, so i mean by the first stringing it was still green? while using the bow won't it get deformated?
geris2 4 years ago
Sorry for the late reply! Yes, I allowed the bow to season for about 2 weeks between the 1st session and the 2nd. Some more time was given between then and the final chapters. The thinner the wood, the faster it dries.
Paleoaleo 4 years ago
I WILL MAKE ONE MY SELF 5/5 you own man!!
JackSparrow424 4 years ago
lol u sed a pencil again... u did that on vid 3 as well he he :p nice bow tho i want 1
cautiouspure 4 years ago
lol did you make that nice little knife?
Saphiregun 4 years ago
Yes, I did. If you search on my screen name Paleoaleo and the word imageevent you can probably find my photo albums with all sorts of stuff including stone tools, knives, arrowheads, etc. I'd post a link here but the system won't allow it.
Paleoaleo 4 years ago
enjoyed all five videos a lot
thinking of making my own
archery29 4 years ago
HOw much is a bow like that and what do you use to set the stone tools into the wood handle
prettyboy1132 4 years ago
how much would you charge for one of thos bows and a dozen arrows??
kroganeye 4 years ago
Dude....Make me a bow lol j/k I'm sure you'd probably charge an arm and a leg for one
Damiel6977 4 years ago
what was the draw weight of that bow and how accurate was it. And was it tillered at all
wqtrsdhchnj 4 years ago
5/5 excellent work.
Kanashto 4 years ago
Thank you very much. You did a great job my friend. all of these videos was very helpful to me.
magnumopusoverture 4 years ago
well done
sirjohnrambo 4 years ago
Great series!!
skok65 4 years ago 2
and i used machine's and that stuf:P well he looks pretty good now.. only (scratching some more??) and he is done.. wel will take a week i think.. but the wood i dry so.. only i need to make some arrows.. but ok thx for all ya tips. (and agian srry for the bad typing lol )
1991rogiertje1991 4 years ago
ah thx :) i know whate yor maen.. its called (walnootenboom) well i stared with making a bow of Grenen wood.. the translation cant find the good word for it.. well i dont know if i may send a link: in a commend.. but i take the risk.. its dutch.. but then u can see bye yor self the wood
1991rogiertje1991 4 years ago
gast ben je ook nl? ik maak al jaartje flatbows van essen balken, maar dit is wel het egte werk ga er morge direct mee beginnen, maar wel met metale werktuigen, geen zin en skill om stenen werktuigen te maken xD
nickfennema14 4 years ago
ey verry nice bow. But i ghot a qeustion about it.. whate wood you used? is it oak?
If not.. can u send me a link of photo from that tree? because.. i am from dutchland.. and i dont know the name's of the tree's there in. thx man:) wanna make a same bow (ps)srry my english is not good so srry for the bad typing :)
1991rogiertje1991 4 years ago
Hello. No, the bow is made from Walnut - okkernoot (in Dutch). I used a translation service for the translation, so I am not certain it is correct! Tom
Paleoaleo 4 years ago
try to use Yew =)
Norguy77 4 years ago
hi me again i was wondering how well softer woods like pine works
daveslamer 4 years ago
Pine would be a poor choice. If you have a Home Depo nearby, you have a source of great bow wood. They sell Red Oak boards. I've made many great bows out of this stuff. You must choose well Email me at Paleoaleo at yahoo and I'll explain more. Tom
Paleoaleo 4 years ago
very very cool. Great job
nekcrank 4 years ago
are you suppose to let the bow dry fist or do you start bending it while it's still wet.
daveslamer 4 years ago
The wood was green/wet when I started, but I allowed it to dry in the middle of the process. The wood will dry faster if you get it thin first. You can bend it when green, but no too much!
Paleoaleo 4 years ago
dude its so awsome you don't even steam the wood to make it bend!!
AinokeA365 4 years ago
also can you make a tutorial on how to make the arrows for the bow please? that is if you have any free time.
AinokeA365 4 years ago
hey that was great, i have some questions though, how tall should the bow be and what kind of string did you use for the bow. another question is where did you get the thing to hold the bow strait when you were carving it? also where did you get the really smooth stones?
AinokeA365 4 years ago
Great stuff, extremely helpful for us newbies.
patio87 4 years ago
Thanks folks. I'm sad that I had to rush the ending due to my PC problems. Perhaps I should make a final vid showing some more of the finished bow shooting or something. Perhaps a short recap like they do on those home repair shows! lol...
Paleoaleo 4 years ago
Excellent series of videos, very interesting!
cavalier1234 4 years ago
grate vid
schultzthedragon 4 years ago
Thanks for putting up with my amateur videography, narration, etc.! I'm looking forward to the next stone tool project. Maybe just a series of smaller projects to document the process of my learning about using stone-age tools. Thanks again folks. Tom
Paleoaleo 4 years ago
Excellent - thanks!
BigWapiti 4 years ago
Thank you!
ickycan 4 years ago