Oldest Known Bow Recreated by Professional Bowyer

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  • Опубликовано: 22 дек 2024

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  • @gregfromguam
    @gregfromguam 2 месяца назад +25

    Thanks!

    • @organicarchery
      @organicarchery  2 месяца назад +6

      @@gregfromguam I can’t thank you enough for the support. Your generosity is greatly appreciated! Everything this channel makes is reinvested into creating more and better quality videos. 🙏🏼🏹

  • @theseustoo
    @theseustoo 22 дня назад +26

    What strikes me immediately is how sophisticated the shaping of the bow was for a 7,000 year old weapon! This suggests that the art of bow-making had been going on a long time prior to that...

    • @hakanlundberg
      @hakanlundberg 13 дней назад +5

      At lest around 55,000 years before that (arrowheads found).

    • @andersgrassman6583
      @andersgrassman6583 2 дня назад

      @@hakanlundberg Had no idea haow long bows have been around! Well, only goes to prove people we're not dumb tens of thousands years ago. And bows are a very good and clever technology in my opinion.

    • @ratasslordofyoink4542
      @ratasslordofyoink4542 День назад

      Yeah it's wild just how much is simply lost to time.

  • @philippbrugge5924
    @philippbrugge5924 4 месяца назад +208

    I'm an Achaeologist myself and the Study of prehistory had originally inspired me to start building bows myself... but I've never managed to build one of the Holmegaard or Mollegabet style bows. You've just inspired me to give it a try!

    • @organicarchery
      @organicarchery  4 месяца назад +17

      Many of the step-by-step bow building tutorials online can help you produce a good Holmegaard bow, since it's got a profile fairly similar to the common "pyramid bow".

    • @GrumpyGenXGramps
      @GrumpyGenXGramps 4 месяца назад +8

      Using modern tools or flint and bone tools? That’s the impressive part to me.

    • @jonathanbennison9220
      @jonathanbennison9220 4 месяца назад +2

      I'm obsessed with that mollegabet style. It just looks so awesome.
      And of course, it's genius, engineered, fantastic.
      But it's got such a unique design compared to the humble elnglish Longbow yew stick.

    • @jonathanbennison9220
      @jonathanbennison9220 4 месяца назад +3

      7:43
      Chalk, was a very cool tip.

    • @jonathanbennison9220
      @jonathanbennison9220 4 месяца назад +2

      15:12
      The permanent knocks, are jute twine?
      Fascinating.
      I kinda love that.

  • @hallvardjrgensen2452
    @hallvardjrgensen2452 3 месяца назад +17

    Thank you. There is something deeply good, harmonius and healing about traditional crafts.

  • @eddy4112
    @eddy4112 4 месяца назад +47

    Your attention to detail speaks volumes even when you are silent !!

    • @organicarchery
      @organicarchery  4 месяца назад +6

      I really appreciate that! Thank you!

    • @tonymaurice4157
      @tonymaurice4157 9 дней назад

      ​@organicarchery do you think a red oak Stave would make a heavy bow? 60lb+

  • @RileyReneau
    @RileyReneau 4 месяца назад +18

    Just got into Archery this year. Shot a ton as a kid. 27 Now.
    Found a great local shop that helped me get started.
    These videos are wonderful! Thank you!

  • @acgsmith5937
    @acgsmith5937 4 месяца назад +60

    I love the zip of the arrow passing by.

  • @TMN_Nizo
    @TMN_Nizo 2 месяца назад +6

    Some people make a bow but do not show it working, but you showed it working. I really liked it in the whole video.

  • @asmith7876
    @asmith7876 4 месяца назад +97

    Whichever genius invented the bow, did he/she imagine a world where we have footprints on THE MOON but we're still using their invention? Brilliant, timeless.

    • @johnfisher7143
      @johnfisher7143 4 месяца назад +22

      He

    • @asmith7876
      @asmith7876 4 месяца назад +10

      @@johnfisher7143 We can be sure that if a woman invented the bow, or the wheel, or making friction fire a man took the credit!

    • @AsianSupport
      @AsianSupport 4 месяца назад +11

      The bow was invented multiple times independently throughout many separate regions in the world. If your neighbors had them and they were nice you could learn it from them.
      Later some pastoral people got creative in bow making techniques and made upgraded composite bows.

    • @Tyrfingr
      @Tyrfingr 4 месяца назад +6

      @@asmith7876 There is a long list of female inventors going back to the antiquity.

    • @aranha9365
      @aranha9365 4 месяца назад +1

      Footprints on the moon, interspace phone call....the 60's and 70's tech was so much better.

  • @richardquick826
    @richardquick826 Месяц назад +24

    Tremendous .. i am 79 building bows for 40 years.. selfbows i never built a a english bow before . i been shooting a bow since 4 years old. 1949.
    i am not laying down heavy,, i am just saying you r good bowyer. thanks for being here. richard

    • @janroest2509
      @janroest2509 Месяц назад +2

      sorry broe.... itˋs a danebow ... but they settled and lived there so ok anglisk yes aswell

    • @arngrimandersen5690
      @arngrimandersen5690 Месяц назад +2

      this Bow are from Denmark

  • @123colinfrost
    @123colinfrost 4 месяца назад +5

    New to your channel. That was 19 minutes and 49 seconds of pure pleasure just watching your bow come to life. Great video.

  • @quetzalt.v.1093
    @quetzalt.v.1093 4 месяца назад +11

    Apart from your skills in bow making, it´s nice to see a clean well organized shop. Shout out from Mexico.

    • @organicarchery
      @organicarchery  4 месяца назад +2

      Creative energy flows better through a tidy shop. Feng Shui.

    • @billwessels207
      @billwessels207 4 месяца назад

      A neat workspace is the sign of a sick mind! Just teasing!

  • @rudolffaustmann1416
    @rudolffaustmann1416 4 месяца назад +70

    I have been building primitive bows for many years. This year I was faced with the challenge of building a Holmegaard bow to serve as a showpiece for a historical event. The bow was finished within 2 days and the first test shots were very satisfactory. This bow will be demonstrated at the presentation of a recently restored circular ditch with two ramparts in eastern Austria. I also made the arrows for it. They consist of barrelled shafts with flint tips and natural fletching made of whole feathers that were split and shaped with fire. I also made quivers in the Ötzi style. The entire set fits quite well into the desired time frame.

    • @freyatilly
      @freyatilly 4 месяца назад

      Nice work. Interesting. How did the event go?

    • @rudolffaustmann1416
      @rudolffaustmann1416 4 месяца назад +1

      @@freyatilly The event will take place next September. I still have time to make and test more bows & arrows :-)

    • @organicarchery
      @organicarchery  4 месяца назад +5

      Love it!

    • @blackz9058
      @blackz9058 3 месяца назад

      @@rudolffaustmann1416 Aha, wo umd wann genau? Prost aus Wien!

  • @amirg5912
    @amirg5912 2 месяца назад +2

    Great work Correy, the videography and the natural soundscape really transport the viewer. Keep the magic going!

  • @tacfoley4443
    @tacfoley4443 4 месяца назад +14

    That's a wonderful piece of craftsmanship from a long-gone age. It is a real delight to see you at work, recreating past skills that are shared with only a few similarly-skilled people today. No machinery, just hand-tools that might easily translate into those of the day when this original bow was made, by somebody a lot like you. Thank you for sharing.

    • @organicarchery
      @organicarchery  4 месяца назад +7

      Machinery dilutes the romance of the craft, in my opinion! Thank you for the support!

    • @tacfoley4443
      @tacfoley4443 4 месяца назад +3

      @@organicarchery Agreed. I build railroad cars, modelled on the Colorado three-footers, in 1/20.3 scale. Apart from the necessary hardware, the car-body is made from coffee stirrers and lolly sticks. Two gold medals and a silver tell me they look okay.

    • @johnnicholoft6163
      @johnnicholoft6163 4 месяца назад

      Hand tools that are orders of magnitude above what the ancient bowyer had. Plus I would think the bowyer had to make his own tools. NTL, really enjoyed the vid and especially impressed by the shooting skill.

  • @asmith7876
    @asmith7876 4 месяца назад +20

    I've seen a few bow making videos, this is next level. That thing is ART, ought to hang in a museum! Whipping the ends for the string is something I haven't seen before and seems brilliant! Beautiful work.

    • @organicarchery
      @organicarchery  4 месяца назад +2

      Very much appreciated!

    • @jamiemacleod4216
      @jamiemacleod4216 4 месяца назад +1

      😅😅😅

    • @DonanKlooz
      @DonanKlooz 3 месяца назад

      Imagine using only stone and bone tools to make this.

    • @Ian-if2lf
      @Ian-if2lf Месяц назад

      @@DonanKlooz yeah much more time consuming , but I would wager that time was an abundance as wild food was easy to come by back in the day, what with the population and pollution being so low, I bet it all tasted better too, 60% of wild life having died out just in the last 50 years.

  • @roberttaylor631
    @roberttaylor631 4 месяца назад +5

    Elegant, simple, effective, beautiful! Love the video and a beautiful bow!!

  • @glenharrison123
    @glenharrison123 4 месяца назад +11

    That's a beautiful bow mate,well done! Cheers from New Zealand!

  • @HRush953
    @HRush953 4 месяца назад +10

    I really like the “handle” tapering on this one. Thanks for sharing.

  • @johnrocha1099
    @johnrocha1099 4 месяца назад +2

    Dude that’s just what I have been working on for months ! Thank you I was running out of ideas and you inspired me .

  • @TineBeo
    @TineBeo 3 месяца назад +3

    Epic craftsmanship there pal. What a beautiful bow. Big up from the West of Ireland

  • @dejanm5727
    @dejanm5727 2 месяца назад +1

    That is a beautiful bow! You do amazing work, please keep up with the videos, I love watching. And, of course, I would be thrilled to have one of your bows! Cheers from Croatia 🇭🇷

  • @MrScipio72
    @MrScipio72 4 месяца назад +4

    Practical archaeology - the best kind. Thank you

  • @KelvinNikkel
    @KelvinNikkel 3 месяца назад +1

    Just finished binge watching all your videos and totally love the way you show how you build your bows. Thinking of getting into trying my hand a building my own bow in the very near future. It would be fantastic to have won one of your bows. Keep up the great work. Looking forward to future videos.

  • @daviddecker8884
    @daviddecker8884 4 месяца назад +3

    That thing's a beaut! Thanks for putting these videos up : )

  • @kelroundell6304
    @kelroundell6304 3 месяца назад +1

    Awesome video. This was the first one I watched. Thanks for explaining it so well especially being new to the art.

  • @labshire
    @labshire 4 месяца назад +3

    These videos are such a delight. Thank you for sharing

  • @snakeintheshadow
    @snakeintheshadow 16 дней назад

    Woodwork is so calming. Even when I don't do it myself but watch others. Thanks, gread video!

  • @M.Campbell
    @M.Campbell 4 месяца назад +2

    I used to shoot quite a bit when I was much younger. I always liked the primitive bows best.
    Subscribed.

  • @snake2261
    @snake2261 4 месяца назад +2

    That is beautiful!! So much character in the wood. Excellent work sir!

  • @Jon-tsuki-geri
    @Jon-tsuki-geri 4 месяца назад +5

    Wow what a beautiful grain pattern, very nice bow awesome 😎

    • @Jon-tsuki-geri
      @Jon-tsuki-geri 4 месяца назад

      Would still like to see you make a Bhutan bow bro

  • @gregfromguam
    @gregfromguam 2 месяца назад

    I watched this video yesterday, and first thing I thought was, "why so serious?" But, seriously, your craftsmanship is utterly amazing. I went and watched the Otzi bow build and again it just blew me away.
    I'm an old guy now, but a long time ago I tried to build a native-american composite bow with water buffalo horn and deer sinew(and rattlesnake skin as limb covering). The wood was osage orange. It was my very first attempt and I never did complete it sadly, but the journey was eye-opening. Life is funny that way. Watching you build those bows brought it all back. It's why I went to Mongolia back in the 90s, a beautiful place seemingly harking back to another time on earth.
    Anyway, enough out of me, please produce more videos with time willing, and only success for you and yours.

    • @organicarchery
      @organicarchery  2 месяца назад +2

      @@gregfromguam an osage bow with horn and sinew is no small task for a first bow build. It’s unfortunate that it didn’t work out, but I enjoyed your story nonetheless, Greg!
      I’m not really a serious person but can see how my “determined” eyebrows while working make it seem so!
      Thanks again for your contribution to the channel! I’ve been immersed in our last few bowmaking workshops of the year and haven’t had time to film, but there are more videos coming in the very near future.

  • @markjohnson5718
    @markjohnson5718 4 месяца назад +3

    Another good looking bow, and a great shooter! 🤙🏼

  • @tuffymartinez
    @tuffymartinez 4 месяца назад +1

    Thank You Cory... Very nice, exceptional bow! Always find it educational to watch when you get focused on your design... TM

  • @robertcrowther6134
    @robertcrowther6134 4 месяца назад +5

    Great work and the sound of the arrows as they flew past the mike.Be interested to know the arrow speed

    • @organicarchery
      @organicarchery  4 месяца назад +2

      I got the chance to shoot my personal 53# Holmegaard through a chrono recently. It averaged 165 fps with a 580 grain arrow. In my opinion, that's a good speed for a hunting bow with a heavy arrow and heavy string!

  • @StevenCummings-bo4ez
    @StevenCummings-bo4ez 3 месяца назад +1

    I don't know why the algorithm brought me here to you but I'm glad it did. I just spend a few hours watching videos. It makes me want to find a local place to source wood. Super cool

  • @jharchery4117
    @jharchery4117 4 месяца назад +2

    Always entertaining and informative. Thank you.

  • @UlyssesFiles
    @UlyssesFiles 4 месяца назад +1

    Love this - you did a great job recreating the Holmegaard bow!

  • @stevenkeil7869
    @stevenkeil7869 4 месяца назад +3

    Love this style of video! Keep them coming. You should get a chronograph and sling some arrows through it with the finished bows.

    • @organicarchery
      @organicarchery  4 месяца назад +2

      I got the chance to shoot my personal 53# Holmegaard through a chrono recently. It averaged 165 fps with a 580 grain arrow. In my opinion, that's a good speed for a hunting bow with a heavy arrow and heavy string!

  • @nicholassteel5529
    @nicholassteel5529 Месяц назад +1

    Nicely done. The minimal speaking format made me watch the entire video. Great job. 👍❤️✌️

  • @MichaelWallace-g9r
    @MichaelWallace-g9r 4 месяца назад +4

    Nice work mister Organic. Shot a recurve for 35 years. Bowhunted and target archery. Most traditional archers shoot constantly so as not to loose their keeness. It's a dying art. So is your craftsmanship. Your still a young man and I hope you continue for many years

  • @TheDukeBoxer
    @TheDukeBoxer 4 месяца назад +1

    Bravo Sir!
    One of the best bow making videos I've seen. I've never seen tip nocks like those before but I'm definitely going to try them on my next bow. HUGE thanks for the rich content.

    • @organicarchery
      @organicarchery  4 месяца назад +2

      I appreciate the support! Tied on nocks were quite common historically. They're relatively easy to make, remarkably durable, and simple to replace if one were to get damaged in rough country.

  • @guyhummel2847
    @guyhummel2847 4 месяца назад +9

    And to think they didn't have any modern tools like we have today!!

    • @Buran01
      @Buran01 4 месяца назад +4

      Saw a video of a guy which made a bronce axe with primitive tools, then used it to build a primitive bow just with wood and stone tools (took him months to dry the wood) and then used it with wooden arrows and stone heads and sinew to funt a deer...

  • @theseustoo
    @theseustoo 22 дня назад

    Well done! Always a pleasure to watch a craftsman at work! 😁👍

  • @davidhuth5659
    @davidhuth5659 4 месяца назад +7

    Love to see ancient history recreated...with a modern spin. Beautiful bow!

  • @Juli-g4d
    @Juli-g4d 4 месяца назад +4

    Fascinating what the ancients could achieve with limited equipment and simple tools. How long from start to finish did this take you? I'm curious how long you think it took for our ancestors to make a bow?

    • @organicarchery
      @organicarchery  4 месяца назад +2

      It took me three days from raw stave to the first coat of oil, but it wasn't the only project I was working on. Takes another 5 days or so to complete the sealing process at one coat of oil per day.

    • @Juli-g4d
      @Juli-g4d 4 месяца назад

      @@organicarchery Thank you for the answer, and the videos. So cool to watch.

  • @johnrumbles3068
    @johnrumbles3068 4 месяца назад +2

    What an absolutely stunning object ! such a pleasure to see a craftsman producing something so exceptional.

    • @organicarchery
      @organicarchery  4 месяца назад +2

      Greatly appreciated! Thank you for the support.

  • @earthknight60
    @earthknight60 4 месяца назад +7

    I really wish we had examples of older bows. It's pretty certain that bows are 60-70 thousand years old, and the shape of this bow reveals a pretty sophisticated design that is obviously the result of a lot of refinement. That makes sense as it is 53-63 thousand years after the development of bows.

    • @organicarchery
      @organicarchery  4 месяца назад +4

      I believe they're far older than we anticipate, too!

    • @Mike-zx1kx
      @Mike-zx1kx 4 месяца назад +1

      Homo Sapiens left the African continent first time 65.000 years ago. Other species were around the planet, Pygmie species and Neanderthals and more but I do not think anyone ever have documented bows from species earlier than Homo Sapiens. The largest brain size documented from any "human style species" have been Homo Sapiens and our brain development from apes came with 3 different periods of brain evolve/enlargement stages also affecting the skull. I am in no way insightful into bow history but I am not sure I find it plausible that Homo Sapiens should have invented the bow thousands of years before leaving African continent for the first time if going with your higher end estimate. There have been found cave drawings on at least 2 continents that have been interpreted as Homo Sapiens driving animals into cornered cliff edges and/or ravines to have them corned so close proximity injuries could be applied or they were killed by falling into their death. Had bows been invented at that time of plenty these animals could have been taken down as need for meat arose. Indicators like these tells me it were most unlikely bows were present. One could also wonder separately that we also know that the Neanderthals and Homo Sapiens had sex and reproduced, we have around 3% Neanderthal DNA in us even today because of it, and would it not have been a more likely outcome that they had died out long before if Humans had ability to hunt from the distance thus had less need for the Neanderthals "lesser brains/ more muscles" characteristics?
      You could be right but I would say there are major indicators that point to that it are not so. Just my 5 cents. If you have some backed up facts from finds or circumstantial indicators indicating otherwise I would like to read and learn and develop my knowledge base.

    • @Mike-zx1kx
      @Mike-zx1kx 4 месяца назад

      @@organicarchery Really enjoyed this production, both video and bow. Please see my comment to earthknight60. If you have any suggestions of finds or circumstantial indicators that you can share to date the bow long back (as long as you believe you have indicators for) I would love to learn more. But read my 5 cents and comment if you like. As said my bow, and bow history insights are low. I just find the comments timeline unfounded based on my insights. I will happily adjust my beliefs if presented with anything plausible. No doubt the Holmegård bow are not a first generation bow but....there´s a long way from 7000 BC to pre leaving African continent for the first time.

    • @earthknight60
      @earthknight60 4 месяца назад

      @@Mike-zx1kx A few corrections. Neanderthals had larger brains than H. sapiens, and we don't know about Denisovans yet, but given some of the remains we have found it's likely they were on a par with Neanderthals size-wise.
      For H. sapiens, 65,000 years ago was just the last major exodus from Africa. INcreasingly it's looking like H. sapiens we leaving Africa in decent numbers from around 120,000 years ago in waves separated by roughly 20,000 years, probably as a result of the cyclical nature of the Sahara being wet or dry.
      The first hybridizing between early H. sapiens and Neanderthals was around 200,000-250,000 years ago, so there were at least some waves of H. sapiens leaving Africa even back then.
      Pygmies are not different species of humans, they're fully within H. sapiens. They're just a result of local genetic changes that are not enough to result in them being a different species.

    • @CheeseOfMasters
      @CheeseOfMasters 3 месяца назад

      @@Mike-zx1kx Neanderthals had larger brains than Homo Sapiens.

  • @alanpilkington6223
    @alanpilkington6223 4 месяца назад +2

    Really admire your work; a wonderful bow. I'm a traditional archer who shoots an osage orange bow and I have respect for simple, effective bows like these.

  • @robertfair8340
    @robertfair8340 4 месяца назад +6

    Its crazy to read that people werent claiming these beautiful bows! Awesome video and another great looking bow!

    • @organicarchery
      @organicarchery  4 месяца назад

      I couldn't believe it either! It's unfortunate, but it is what it is!

    • @asmith7876
      @asmith7876 4 месяца назад +2

      @@organicarchery Uh, well, if you have any left you can send them to ME! 😂😂😂. Gorgeous work!

  • @Woobieeee
    @Woobieeee 3 месяца назад +1

    Just stumbled onto your channel. Dont even care about archery.
    I really enjoyed this. Thank you very much.

  • @georgewhitehead8185
    @georgewhitehead8185 4 месяца назад +7

    Great bow, made by a wonderful Bowyer. It is also fantastic that you made it as much alike to the ancient bow as you could. Congrats!! Dr. George Whitehead (shooting a bow for 70 years)

  • @akknight1971
    @akknight1971 4 месяца назад +1

    Another fantastic video and one beautiful bow. Keep up the fantastic work.

  • @GunAinmNoAodann
    @GunAinmNoAodann 4 месяца назад +3

    And here I thought the Otzi bow was the oldest. Fun stuff to learn about!

    • @farnorthhomested844
      @farnorthhomested844 4 месяца назад

      otzi bow doesnt date older to this?

    • @GunAinmNoAodann
      @GunAinmNoAodann 4 месяца назад +1

      @@farnorthhomested844 Ötzi is dated to about 3275 BC so that puts him about 5000 years past current day. Have a great day!

  • @george1la
    @george1la 4 месяца назад +1

    I love watching a master work. Then to see the work do its job perfectly. Thanks.

  • @martineleven8179
    @martineleven8179 3 месяца назад +5

    I was astounded to learn that an English archer was ready when he could loose 10 arrows into the air before the first hit the ground.

  • @jdholbrook33
    @jdholbrook33 3 месяца назад +2

    our ancestors could definitely put food on the table with that.
    Outstanding work. Thanks for sharing.

  • @rogersimeons2781
    @rogersimeons2781 4 месяца назад +3

    Makes you wonder what all the fuss is about osage when a whitewood bow shoots like that. Awesome!!

    • @organicarchery
      @organicarchery  4 месяца назад +1

      Osage is great, but there's just something special about a clean whitewood stave! Really opens up the design options.

    • @lexheath8276
      @lexheath8276 3 месяца назад

      I saw an old Ben Pearson bow made of hickory. Didn't get to shoot it, gentleman had it as a wall decoration.

  • @kelvinsparks4651
    @kelvinsparks4651 4 месяца назад

    This is the most accurate replica I've seen on RUclips . well done you've made a great job of it . That elm looks lovely when the stain was applied and it seems to shoot very fast 😊

    • @organicarchery
      @organicarchery  4 месяца назад

      @@kelvinsparks4651 very much appreciated!

  • @jamesmnoblesjr9062
    @jamesmnoblesjr9062 Месяц назад +1

    Absolutely fascinating.Way more useful and economically sound than any firearm.

  • @marcbignon3335
    @marcbignon3335 4 месяца назад +4

    C'est une vraie beauté !

  • @stevencunningham4680
    @stevencunningham4680 4 месяца назад

    I just found your channel and I love it. I'm a traditional Bowyer and I make my bows in the old style using only hand tools. I use a belt sander where needed and only minimally. I like your style very much , you're a true professional. I'll go through your video file and watch some of the most interesting ones , actually they're all interesting so it may take a while. I'll look forward to the next one.

    • @organicarchery
      @organicarchery  4 месяца назад

      That’s awesome! Thank you for the support, and hope you find value in the videos!

  • @alexisclegg4345
    @alexisclegg4345 4 месяца назад +3

    Nice bow

  • @alancowie1343
    @alancowie1343 Месяц назад

    Awesome video. A pleasure to watch you work. Thanks man. ❤

  • @Schlitzy
    @Schlitzy 4 месяца назад +67

    Love this. If you're still doing giveaways, I would be honored to receive this bow.

    • @organicarchery
      @organicarchery  4 месяца назад +37

      Unfortunately I've had to discontinue the giveaways because no one is claiming their prizes! Even after multiple redraws, only one bow has made it to its new owner; and only because I happened to know how to reach him!
      Edit : I've posted a more detailed update in my Community section and will announce it in a video very soon!

    • @uncletiggermclaren7592
      @uncletiggermclaren7592 4 месяца назад +1

      @@organicarchery Do you sell bows ?.

    • @organicarchery
      @organicarchery  4 месяца назад +19

      @@uncletiggermclaren7592yes. Reach out to me at the email on my website (link in profile homepage) and let me know what you have in mind. I specialize in historical reproductions and can do many all wood designs from many time periods.

    • @kubehan
      @kubehan 4 месяца назад +4

      The originals was most likely made from green sapling with flint tools.

    • @thelittlecabinetofcuriosit761
      @thelittlecabinetofcuriosit761 4 месяца назад +26

      @@organicarchery Wait you were doing prize draws for these and people weren't claiming them? That has totally blown my mind. I would be biting off limbs to claim one!

  • @paulsims
    @paulsims 4 месяца назад +1

    Thank you very much, I've not seen wrapped nocks before. Beautiful. Greetings from England.

  • @BaerWyldeModernAgePrimitives
    @BaerWyldeModernAgePrimitives 4 месяца назад +12

    The original Holmegaard Bows were made of elm that were the length of a man. This is known from several settlements of the Ertebølle period. Stone Age hunters used a thin elm trunk to make bows, as Yew had not yet begun to grow in Denmark. So the bows were shaped in such a way that the flexible sapwood was at the back and the harder heartwood was at the front or belly of the bow.
    The remains of Europe’s oldest and best-preserved (five) bows, dating to around 7000 BC, were discovered at a Stone Age settlement at Holmegårds Mose on Zealand in Denmark.

    • @Toxicpoolofreekingmascul-lj4yd
      @Toxicpoolofreekingmascul-lj4yd 23 дня назад

      I made a couple crude primitive bows from hickory saplings many years ago and that's exactly I made them.
      I actually still have half a sapling hanging in my basement. This video makes me think I should do it again but better now that youtube exists and I don't have to figure it out from trial and error.

  • @LeonBerrange
    @LeonBerrange Месяц назад

    Great video. I am a sailor and do some carpentry with had-shaped pieces, but your skill and patience is just great. Amazing to realise that what you just made was, at the time, the highest of high tech, and that your craft is directly related to some guy 7000 years ago doing exactly the same thing.

  • @sanderbaes1
    @sanderbaes1 4 месяца назад +3

    I'm an viking reenactor and always have been interested in archery, but it has gotten nowhere because of several reasons. Love to see how bows are handmade and really like how this one turned out!

    • @organicarchery
      @organicarchery  4 месяца назад +2

      Sounds like you need a proper Viking bow!

    • @sanderbaes1
      @sanderbaes1 4 месяца назад +1

      That would be a very nice addition!

  • @karejonnyhgberg6659
    @karejonnyhgberg6659 3 месяца назад +1

    Back to basics, beautiful work🥰 Thank You from Norway😌🙏

  • @rickhayhoe
    @rickhayhoe 4 месяца назад +4

    Beautiful, elegant, accurate, lethal. They knew what they were doing 9,000 years ago, and how to make it aesthetically appealing at the same time.

    • @organicarchery
      @organicarchery  4 месяца назад +1

      Agreed!!

    • @wickedcabinboy
      @wickedcabinboy 4 месяца назад +1

      @rickhayhoe - The ones who survived knew what they were doing. That's how they provided food for themselves and their families. Those who didn't, didn't survive.

    • @rickhayhoe
      @rickhayhoe 4 месяца назад

      @@wickedcabinboy Thanks for the valuable instruction. What is important here, however, is Correy's valuable gift to us all as he studies and recreates bows of historic and archaeological significance and demonstrates the important heritage we all share in the bow.

  • @grimnirtyrson8510
    @grimnirtyrson8510 4 месяца назад +1

    What a beautiful bow! Well done. Videos are incredible good!

  • @janrobertbos
    @janrobertbos 4 месяца назад +3

    ...NICE!!!😀

  • @Greeves421a
    @Greeves421a 4 месяца назад +1

    So interesting and relaxing to watch, ASMR is great too.
    Please keep these vids coming.

  • @johnclark5695
    @johnclark5695 Месяц назад +4

    Imagine crafting such a bow with stone tools.

  • @BimbleSKOL
    @BimbleSKOL 3 месяца назад +1

    Just found this channel on my algorithm and this looks like hard work, but very therapeutic!

  • @SStesta90
    @SStesta90 3 месяца назад +1

    I love it, it looks so simple and clean. very impressive.

  • @theBokken
    @theBokken 4 месяца назад +1

    This is an awesome video, I enjoyed every bit of it, and it was the first video for this channel I've seen looking forward to watching all the others :)

    • @organicarchery
      @organicarchery  4 месяца назад

      Welcome aboard and thank you for the support!

  • @seancassidy4812
    @seancassidy4812 3 месяца назад +1

    Both fascinating and satisfying to watch, causing me to conjure up visions of a man sitting at a fire thousands of years ago making one of these. Fair play to you man.

  • @susandempsey8139
    @susandempsey8139 4 месяца назад

    New to your channel and I love it! Had no idea of all the work that went in to a bow. Thanks!

  • @occamraiser
    @occamraiser 18 дней назад

    Always impressive watching someone who is good at a difficult task making it look easy.

  • @joem1413
    @joem1413 4 месяца назад +1

    good job, that is the best finish I've ever seen on the bow.

  • @c.waynepierce94
    @c.waynepierce94 14 дней назад

    This was super cool to watch. This craft never stops teaching me new things. I just recently got ahold of a couple of what I believe to be elm logs and now I am even more excited to get into them.

  • @gerardhogan3
    @gerardhogan3 Месяц назад

    Greetings from Australia. I know nothing about bows but I have to say, I reckon you have done a bloody good job. You are pretty good at making the bow and did a really nice job and then pretty good at firing the weapon.

  • @andystevenson4157
    @andystevenson4157 4 месяца назад

    Your skill, craftsmanship and attention to detail are outstanding. Thank you for another wonderful video that is a pleasure to watch.

  • @BenjiBatchelor
    @BenjiBatchelor 4 месяца назад +1

    I've been wanting to make a self-backed bow like this for a while. The simpler the better I think. Very well done and thank you for sharing!

    • @organicarchery
      @organicarchery  4 месяца назад

      Agreed! Glued backings complicate things!

  • @plugs313
    @plugs313 4 месяца назад +1

    Now that is a work of Art... Very beautiful!

  • @shinyshirt
    @shinyshirt 3 месяца назад

    Your vows are sick my man. Beautiful. They also shoot crazy well it looks like😮‍💨

  • @kelroundell6304
    @kelroundell6304 3 месяца назад

    Thanks!

    • @organicarchery
      @organicarchery  3 месяца назад +1

      @@kelroundell6304 very much appreciated, Kel! Your donation will invested right back into the channel to help create more and better videos!

  • @ralphh.2200
    @ralphh.2200 4 месяца назад

    A wonderful, thoughtful video. Superb craftsmanship. We had a stand of Elms in the fifties. The saplings would bend but would not break.The outer bark had a thin, styrofoam feel.Even as a child I knew those Kentucky trees were special.Thank you.

  • @kegelschneckenmett2026
    @kegelschneckenmett2026 3 месяца назад +1

    Love your content and your hand made bows, cheers from Germany.

  • @journeyman7189
    @journeyman7189 4 месяца назад

    An awesome re-creation and a beautiful bow to boot. The arrow sound is amazing. First time seeing your videos, Subscribed!!!
    Nate

    • @organicarchery
      @organicarchery  4 месяца назад +1

      Welcome aboard and thanks for the support!

  • @dcarter001
    @dcarter001 4 месяца назад +1

    Simple modern tools, I wonder how they created these 10,000 years ago? I would be fascinated to see those tools, Great learning lesson. I couldn't replicate it but I am glad you shared this build with the world. The shot grouping, excellent!

    • @organicarchery
      @organicarchery  4 месяца назад +3

      The technique of making a bow hasn't changed. Take away any wood that isn't a bow; then scrape the stiff areas until the bend is even. It was just much slower with stone tools.

  • @kelroundell6304
    @kelroundell6304 3 месяца назад +1

    I just subscribed. This video was excellent! The way you show everything you do and explain without rambling on and on. I find some people’s videos are good but with too much talking the important info gets lost and I have to rewatch. I thoroughly enjoyed this.
    Would this bow be considered a “board” bow? Forgive my ignorance, just learning. I’ve had a composite before. I ran across something on Facebook and it got me interested in buying a bow again but like yours and making my own one day once I can afford the tools. dad taught me to love different woods and if he was here, he’d be so into your channel too!
    Now I don’t have a heat source as you do in this video but the process is still very informative.
    This is my favourite channel now so I’m on a mission to watch all your videos. Your instruction is a perfect fit for me.
    Is there a place where I can donate monthly to your channel? I’m not sure how to do that?

  • @kanyinak
    @kanyinak 4 месяца назад +1

    Just discovered your channel and really enjoying it. I'm an avid archer and I think I'm getting to the stage where I want to start making self bows.

  • @feralcrow4342
    @feralcrow4342 4 месяца назад +1

    This is exactly what I need done. And I've been working on this for a month now. Seeing this video feels 100% like deja vu

  • @saardean4481
    @saardean4481 3 месяца назад

    I really hope this guy smiles a bit even if its at the end of the video. Nice work till now. Subbed

  • @VinceW187
    @VinceW187 4 месяца назад

    How did I miss this video?????
    Awesome to see you recreate this bow.
    I just bought my first book on bow making. Looking forward to my first attempts

    • @organicarchery
      @organicarchery  4 месяца назад +1

      Good luck with your builds and don't be discouraged if the first coupe don't work. Take what you've learned and apply it to the next. Before you know it, you'll have a keeper.

  • @barrypope4358
    @barrypope4358 4 месяца назад +1

    I'm going to have a go at making this my first bow. Thanks for the upload.

  • @martysweet3523
    @martysweet3523 4 месяца назад +1

    Nice build ,is this your day job or hobby? I really enjoy watching your special talent .I made a bow from hickory at the age of 10 years old and that started me on the path of bow hunting. I am 66 now and still love it.

    • @organicarchery
      @organicarchery  4 месяца назад

      I’m a full time bowyer and specialize in historical reproductions. We also run a bowmaking school that holds classes about once a month.