Part 2 Making a Primitive Bowstring from Elk Gut

Cleaning, cutting, trimming, twisting and stretching the elk gut in order to get a finished string. Ended up with roughly eight feet of finished bowstring, about 3/16" wide. For a heavier pound bow would probably go with four or five ply of gut.

Category:

Education

Tags:

• elk
• gut
• bow
• bowstring
• bow string
• primitive
• archery
• survival
• traditional

[wagouche]

Never tried to make a gut string. But I did make one basically the same way out or soft shell turtle neck skin. Was a neat project. Cool video by the way thanks for the tips.

[ShinBone5000]

@wagouche - I can see how that would make a great bowstring. Neat idea, thanks for sharing!!!

[marv5604]

Do you need to soak it in water again to make the ends pliable enough to tie your bow loops?

[ShinBone5000]

@marv5604 - Just after getting it twisted good, and some of the liquid drains out, make your loops then and let it dry.

[pondsj01]

Mesocolon...



[ShinBone5000]

@pondsj01 - You just made my day!!! I kind of like checking the "word of the day" and I just got a new one. Thanks again, S'Bone

[Alberad08]

Thank you for sharing.

[wizardman42]

good deal ,glad to see some one keeping the old technology alive , found out the other day , most broad head points out trumps most level 2 Kevlar !!??? woow!!

[MakeItJungle]

Is this Hunter S. Thompson narrating?

[XxXWolfireXxX]

@XxXWolfireXxX o sry i got it ... 02:40 its a condom ..

[XxXWolfireXxX]

00:22 wow....wait just a sec...are u making condoms or bowstring man ??