How I Make Medieval Style Arrows for my Longbows. DIY Arrows.
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- How I Make Medieval Style Arrows for my Longbows. DIY Arrows.
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The heavy English longbow - sometimes called the warbow. What an evocative word, warbow - no wonder these longbows get so much attention. But it’s the arrow that did the damage - whether a man - or the horse he was mounted upon - the medieval longbow arrow was a killer.
I show how I make medieval style arrows for my longbows including hand forged arrow heads and a version of the verdigris/resin coating famously identified on arrows recovered from the Tudor warship Mary Rose.
I don’t attempt to create replicas - I’ll leave that to others more skilled and better informed than I - but my arrows have echoes of the real thing with long tapered silk-bound fletches, verdigris resin fletching resin plus plate-cutting and barbed heads made by Will Sherman of Medieval Arrows.
They can be tricky to make but with some experience the task gets easier - and even reasonably made medieval style arrows are perfect companions for the famous yew longbow.
Natural Pine Resin: Numerous suppliers on ebay
100% beeswax pellets: Numerous suppliers on eBay
Copper acetate: Numerous suppliers on eBay
Full length feathers: Richard Head Longbows & others
Practise arrow shafts/dowels (unspined and ungraded): www.plugitdowel.co.uk
Spined arrow shafts: Richard Head Longbows & others
100wt silk: Numerous suppliers on eBay
Hand forged arrow heads and medieval arrows built to order by Will Sherman: / medievalarrows
Feather templates: fairbow.nl
With many thanks to Mr Rod Parsons for providing the giant noodle archery target and the fletching feathers.
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I never cease to be amazed by the ingenuity of our ancestors. Copper in the resin to prevent insects from destroying the arrows in storage...? Wow! Genius.
I love your dog 🐕
So do I 🐾
My brother saw the home depit bow break in the air....last Christmass it was shatering,he felt terible..but i fixed it! It tillers to 35 at 27 at propper 6 inch brace height!! Yeyyy!!! . Your vidios,your comment keep trying on the tiller .caleb..it takes time....was fitting and inspireing the challange!! It was a battle!! I cant thank you enuff i have been trying for this since i was 5..years old...thank you for the vidios! Do i ever see how hard you have worked on this series! Well done! Mick especially to you! Thank you Caleb Swanson .
An absolute masterpiece...!!!
You are getting better and better Mr. Grewcock.
I look forward to your videos massively...
That music made this video so much sexier.
Hi, i really likes the music too, could you please tell me what the music name is, i want to know the second one, it's so cool. Thanks btw
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@@ReasonAboveEverything
And a quiver of arrows in his father’s chest, wherefore I cannot say
Sus
Darn it, I need to stop working so much at my "real" job and go make some arrows.
Yep, don't jobs get in the way!! Thanks for watching. Mick
i had no idea until i started to look into archery how amazingly complex the whole thing is . advanced maths physics etc is very useful in order to solve so many problems rather than the long trial and error used by our clever ancestors .
Dear Mick,I made a playdough bobkin!!! I added a pinch of charcole powder to green playdough and rolled it to arrow sise,and hammerd it like i was Will Shermin.👍 i made a bobkin!!!!no heat,just practic shapeing one.To my suprise it hardend to a brottle point and honestly i wouldent wasnt to get hit with it thats for sure.i think 🖑👌oh well i comment therefore i am.Chiers Mick!
I like hit melt glue for mounting arrowheads. Holds firm, but easily pops off with a touch of flame. Beats trying to scrape broken arrow remnants out when salvaging an arrowhead.
Mick; Your commentary is beyond awesome.
Thank you Dermot!
Very calm narrating tone of voice. Very relaxing and pleasantly satisfying to listen to. Love the devil may cry song lol
Thank you! 🙏
Can we all just pause the discussion about his fletching ability and talk about how unbelievably good this man is as a narrator? You could read me the instructions to building an ikea bookshelf and I’d be riveted
Thank you 😊
@@MickGrewcock how far can one of those arrows travel?
@@thedisabledwelshman9266 200-300 yards, maybe more in the hands of a very skilled archer
I love the high tech sardine tin you use to mix the resin! Good video as always.
Well done diy, thank you for teaching me a different technique. One that I can incorporate into my stick and string set ups.
I am a simple man. I see warbow and arrows and press like. Good video, Mick!
Well, you deserve a straightforward Thank You! Mick
I’m clearly late to this party. But this was great. I love fletching but have been doing more primitive. But now you’ve set a flame in me and now I want to make some of these. Thank you
Good luck!
Thanks for the lesson. Finishing my first hickory ELB, now I need to make arrows.
Really enjoyed this, good taste in music, will be experimenting soon on the start of my arrow making career, well maybe, many thanks
Oh my god, this is absolutely awesome!
Gotta say, watching your videos brighten up the work day during my lunch hour.
Thank you, appreciated! Mick
I still love your archery content even though you’ve not been bow making lately.
The verdegris is a fascinating bit of nifty trivia I didn’t know
Nice to hear you refer to Will Sherman. I saw him in a Tod Cutler video. Thank you for sharing your process. Also nice to learn about the copper acetate on arrows from the Mary Rose.
Brilliant video again. You are my favourite RUclipsr right now. So much time, effort and enthusiasm put into your videos, and the editing it fantastic... plus you are uploading regularly. Keep up the good work. Looking forward to the next video mate!
I am off out to finish up my war bow this afternoon. 5 weeks in the making, carved from a small Yew I felled. Hugely inspiring watching your videos...
Wow, I hope I can keep that top spot! Thank you for watching and writing such a great comment. Good luck with the yew bow! Mick
This is a wonderful video, I shoot Asiatic thumb-ring style but I love watching your videos to learn tips and things, plus there is a joyfulness to them that is relaxing. Thanks!
Thank you Erik
Mit viel Wissen,Geduld und Kreativität ist ein kleines Meisterwerk entstanden! Sehr schön!!! Gruß aus Deutschland. Der Tramp den keiner fängt.!
vielen dank, mein Herr! Mick
For me the best way to fit the socket of the arrowhead is by heating it and torning few times on the roughed end of the arrow. Fits perfectly.
Another excellent video,alittle gem
Absolutely soothing content. I love it.
Works of art Mick. They look amazing. Show the intelligence of our ancestors. I need to get myself some of that powdered copper. I'd love to give that a try. The hand forged tips look great to. Your videos have really inspired me to get into traditional bow making. Thanks brotha and take care.
+Clan Gunn Bushcraft Thank you Andy! Have a try, your skills exceed mine by miles so you’ll have no problem achieving that result. Let me know if you need to know where to get the stuff from. Mick
High quality work, high quality video. 5/5 stars
I am 13 years and this video inspired me to go out in the woods get some wood and start building, THANKS!!!
Excellent! I wish you good luck. Thanks for commenting and watching! Mick
This is an excellent video. Thanks for doing it!!!
I like this - very easy listening - when I was younger I used to work making jacquard harnesses - I might revive that knowledge and see how it translates to a continuous loop bow-string . Please nobody hold me to that - I've got numerous projects on the go and at my age I'm running out of time to get them all done .
Thank you!
Awesome video! Thank you for sharing.
Another project I need to do, making arrows! Great Video !
Lovely educational video Mick. Thank you for sharing.
Thank you Raj. Mick
Beautiful work 💪
Well done sir!
Wow that was a great video. Hope you can many more ! Liked the history you gave about them. Very interesting. Thanks again
Thanks Mark!
This is awesome. I'm gonna get a hand craft bow n arrow.
Fascinating thank you...
Simply incredible ! Great job all around, educational and entertaining great camera work and sound track. Awesome presentation. Thank you for creating this! Subscribed !!!
Thank you David! Mick
Great video tutorial once again, Mick. Keep it up.
Thanks Nate, will do! Mick
hi mick , really enjoying the videos they are encouraging me to make the jump from compound bows to long bows
Great, good luck!
Very nice
What a great channel you have!
Great vid mate!
Fairbow feather cutter. Whatever you think about Magén Klomp... he sure has made an international impression.
Bravo Mick !
Ta !
Thank you Rob! Mick
I have made my own arrows for years but never done it like this but i think i Will give it a go next time i get the things to make Them
First, I truly enjoyed your musical choice. Second, I must Thank You. I make my own arrows as well. However, I do so because I have extraordinarily long arms and manufactured arrows never allow me a full draw on my Recurve bow. My bow is 70lb's at 28", my full draw requires 32" arrows to keep the arrowhead off of my thumb. I've never thought about trimming the width of my feathers. I have been cutting them to length only. Making my silk binding more difficult to wrap.
William Barnes Hi William and thanks for your comment. I have a friend who has same problem - but his draw is 35”. I tried his bow once; once was enough! Anyway, thanks for watching and keep well. Mick
great video! loved watching this and looking forward to giving it a try myself soon.
Good luck!
I had never heard of the wax coating on the binding before. That's really cool!
Thank you Evan. Mick
Very good video thanks mate very clear good with the finer details no Bulls**t or silly music blaring nice clear and calm alot of other channels could learn from your presentation skills 👍
Brick Top Thank you 🙏
nice works , thanks .
cant believe that i missed this video of yours. I have just ordered some arrow making supplies and was looking at how to fletch and this came up. As always a great video and i hope i will be able to produce something that looks as nice as yours do. Take care Mick!
Good luck with the arrows Shane. Your bow is up next!
Thank you i'll need it haha. Wow looking forward to it.Thank you again!
If you heat the arrow tip up over a candle flame till it's hot enough to flash boil a drop of water, it will cause the metal to expand ever so slightly. If you then press the arrow shaft firmly into the socket and then cool the arrow tip off with a wet rag, the tip will contract and grip the shaft so tightly that you can get away with not using any glue at all (although I still use a bit of hot glue). Attaching the tips this way will give you a much more secure fit and the socket skirt will tend to be much more flush with the arrow shaft than it would otherwise be.
That’s great advice, thank you 🙏🙏🙏🙏
I also use a tile saw for cutting in nocks. Handy tool.
Great video 🎯
Thank you - a handy tool! Mick
You sound like David Attenborough, this was most enteresting() I have seen in a long time. Oh by the way you Got a new ss
Hi Mick !!! 😀😀😀
A verry interesting and usefull video !
It is nice to see you back in the sadle my friend .
Keep up the good work Micky boy !!!
SORIN / ROUMANIA
Thank you Sorin!!
very nice arrows
Very informative and well made video, also your voice is quite soothing
Thank you
Mick, your videos just keep getting better and better! I wonder if Kevin Costner could bite the fletches off one of THESE arrows. ;) Seriously, your videos are FAR superior to the tripe on cable TV these days.Again sir, many thanks, and please keep them coming!
Ha! But my dog can bite them off. I lost three arrows in the grass, gave up looking and did a bit more shooting. Unbeknown to me (behind me) the dog didn't give up and I turned round to find a very proud Labrador standing next to three arrows all with the fletches ripped off as he pulled them from under logs and thick grass. Normally he finds them and I pull them out, but this time without me he just went for it and had a Costner moment! Thanks for the compliments John. Appreciated very much. Mick
Great video as always
Thank you. Mick
Amazing
Hello. I made my first set of arrow after i watched you video. You are the best Mick :) BUT
As for what you talk about in 2:07. There is a slight inaccuracy with these standard shafts with no end reinforcements. You mention that if you use a 100 lbs + longbow you have to reinforce the arrows with inserts. However, I use an 80 lbs on 32" ald it has about 67 lbs at 28" arrow lenght. After firing a few shots, the nocks will flatten and crack. if we are talking about war arrows, it does not matter much, after two or three times they will fire correctly and accurately anyway, but then all shots are split up on nock end.
If you want to use arrows as a target match in a bow with a draw force even of up to 80 lbs, you MUST use inserts for such bows or at least tie the knuckles with a string.
btw: im using standard 9.5 mm thick, a quite heavy arrow. All best for you Mick
Very good video inspired me to make some more arrows. Talking of resin, you can make a natural glue by using the pine resin, ground up charcoal, and beeswax. This can be used for fletching the arrows and attaching the point onto the shaft 😀
@Primitive Jack - Try resin + deer droppings (dried) and a small amount of charcoal . This resin mix will set up harder if you leave out the bees wax . You have wild apple trees in England and the sap / resin from apple trees is some of the best . Take it easy - Lefty
Hi there Jack that's great advice on the glue - thanks a lot! Appreciate you watching. Mick
Master Tracker really? I've never heard about the apple tree resin. I got told by prehistoric survival expert will lord to add beeswax but I'll definitely have a go at your method! Thanks for the advice
-Jack
@ Jack - I'm a Yank who lived in Kent and did a few workshops on primitive living and blade making . The sap from those old apple trees is as good as pine resin and actually easier to work with in my opinion . Makes excellent pitch sticks . Deer are not as common in the UK as in the States , but dry rabbit droppings work very well . I still have about 40 pounds of that black Dover flint = wonderful stuff .
Cheers lefty! Great info, you have awesome knowledge. Mick
Nice video, liked the music too.
Thanks Jeff! Mick
love it
🙏🙏🙏
Great video as always. I'm still inspired to make a bow or three but for some reason intimidated by arrows. I'll get there, even if my experience comes from repairing the arrows I have. I guess it's as good a place to start as any.
Start anywhere Steve just to break that intimidation. I find arrows way easier to make than bows!! Mick
Those look like Mary Rose arrows. Nicely done.
Thank you, yes they would resemble them if we could see what a complete MR arrow looked like. Mick
Very impressive! I’m trying to make my own Dedric Arrows but can’t seem to find Deadra Hearts...
me imagining all the arrows destroyed during battles over the years knowing the careful and meticulous process of crafting them ---->>> :( youre one of my bowyer heros mick :)
During wartime the arrows weren't given that much fancy treatment I don't think. They had most of the London arrowsmiths on a standard rate may not have even bothered binding the arrows, just sending the arrows to France for the English archers to either bind for themselves or not. The heads were secured in with pine-pitch resin or possibly wax?
@@LandersWorkshop that makes sense. perhaps the arrows used in peace time during practice sundays, the arrows were more durable for repeated use at the butts
@@Soviless99 Yeah, Cornwell the author has some good speculations about this in the book Hellaquin.
At the start of the hundred years war the English archers were using their crafted arrows and hand-made warbows. But as the war dragged on staves were made en-mass, shipped out and veteran archers picked out the best when their own bows snapped, were damaged etc. Similar story with arrows I think.
much improved voiceover good content
Sir. That Arrow is a Work of Art!! Thank you for Making this Video. I am New to Archery and Finding Arrows That can Be Drawn to 36" and has a nice heavy Quality Can Just about Shatter my Piggy Bank. After watching your video I think I will Give it A Try. I do not own a bow yet but now That I have found your Video. I at least have a direction to follow Matching a bow with a Proper Arrow. Again Thanks for Making the Video. Bob Jackson Papillion Nebraska
Good luck Bob. A friend of mine has a 36" draw. Thanks for watching. Mick
That looks really fiddly to do the feather binding with the resin, I can see why you started off attaching them all the way and not just at the tip when you first started. I think I will do it that way, having them flopping about looks annoying lol.
I just run a bead of superglue up the fletching, then into the jig and onto the arrow shaft it goes. I bind them later on in the evening with silk or linen.
Mick Grewcocks teachings to my Home depot bow..tillerd in @ : 37pounds,at 27 inches. And a jolly good bow it is! 👍👌🖑😅 😃thank you Mick! Chiers Caleb Swanson, California U.S.A.👍
Well done Caleb!! I knew you would solve the problem of bow making. Enjoy!!
Great video :) I'd always gone with the bug repellent theory, then started to notice in paintings they tend to be green, or red, or plain. I haven't seen other colours. I get the argument that mites rely on the blood of the bird itself- don't know if verdigris helps with moths, it's plausible... But I'm now wondering if green/red are simply byproducts of glue being made in a copper or iron pot. I'm leaning to that now...
nice video
Thank you 🙏
Very cool. I just made some very basic primitive style arrows for fun
Great stuff! Thanks for watching. Mick
Very lovely work, but please reinforce those nocks or your arrows will break by the moment you shoot them. So beautiful arrows to be break before hit the target! Nice vid and nice channel. Congrats, Mick.
Hi Javier! Thanks for your message, the nocks are okay on the 90lber, but anything heavier and I would insert a fillet of horn. Thanks for watching! Mick
I find it beneficial to cut the knock BEFORE cutting the dowel to length. If I make a mistake on the knock I can shorten it an inch and start over. (of course I use modern pencil-sharpener style for tips so that's 99.999% error free.)
Sean Powell Good idea. Different to what I do but makes very good sense. Thank you!
Fantasticly helpful video - thanks :) can I ask what glue / substance you used to stick the arrow heads on? And the 'heat gun' you used, would a high powered hairdryer work?
Hey bro ,nice video
Thank you
I love your videos, this one in particular. Keep up the great work (: I do have one question: does the sun or a hot day have any affect on the resin coating? Doesn't it melt and stick to your fingers or fletchings? I want to make some arrows as well, and I'm trying to learn as much as I can. Thanks!
In my experience no - certainly not in the UK climate. Maybe if exposed to very strong and direct sunlight it would soften a little. The mixture can be adjusted to suit the conditions. In normal use it is like hard resin to handle and doesn’t stick to fingers etc. Thanks for watching. Mick
There is a slight mistake here, Pine Resin was used on ancient arrows, the glues used to make medieval arrows were made using Rabbit hide, The copper oxide was added to prevent bugs from eating the gelatinous glue. This glue was also used for the arrowhead which made the arrow poisonous if it entered the body. The French often accused the British of poisioning their arrow tips when it was the Copper Oxide unbeknownst to anyone.
Now I understand why these style of arrows cost so much, great work Mick. I wonder how fast they could make arrows back in the day?
That’s a good question. I expect, like today, they had to be made to a price and thus were assembled very quickly.
Fabulous Mick, Got some great tips. Beautiful video.So relaxing and interesting.
To quote JM Barrie 'Oh, the cleverness of you!'
Up to 5k subscribers? You will make 100k easily.
100K. Wow, that sounds a bit of dream - but it would help pay for more kit and hopefully better videos so let's hope! Thanks for watching. Mick
Could you make a video on making a English longbow out of a board cause I don't have any lumber.
Re the Copper sealant being used as a repellent,Bolts recently found in Austria and Bavaria ,crossbow country were treated in the same way it is thought to seal and protect the double broad fletching used for hunting and military Quarrels
I don’t see a link for Will Sherman. It’s mentioned in your transcript but there’s no link
Thanks for that Mick atb from North wales
Cheers John, thanks for watching. Mick
Fascinating, but still searching how they made the shafts!
Look on my RUclips channel for a video called happy the man
All the other kids with the pumped up kicks
You'd better run, better run, out run my bow
All the other kids with the pumped up kicks
You'd better run, better run, faster than my arrow
Wind Bag I was thinking the same thing 😂
Same bro
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This is the appropriate cover or as I think the original medieval song.
Hey mick did you remember my questions about tillering stick ? I am waiting for wideo when you making it . Beautiful wideo like always :)
Hello Mati, yes I do remember - it's on my project list. It's just that there are so many videos ahead of it I'm afraid. If you message me from 'About' on this challenge, I'll email you how to make one. Mick
Mick Grewcock , thanks when i find your e mail? I havent got facebooks twiters and other apps like this
Wonderful little video, have you considered using a fly tying bobbin to hold the silk ?
Hi Gary, thank you - brilliant idea about he bobbin! Thank you. Mick
Your channel is a joy to watch!
I've already made a flatbow (rectangular cross section with an arrow shelf and double thickness in the handle) in the past with modern tools with limited success (it came out 60lbs and I eventually broke it xD) but it got me hooked.
I'm in the process of looking for wood to make a complete set of bow/arrows and doing research on which of those trees or other appropriate ones grow in Greece where I live.
I wanted to ask, do you dry the arrow shafts? Also if I can't find the appropriate saplings to make shafts what kind of industrial manufactured wood would you suggest?
Additionally, considering feathers, are there more kinds of feathers you might have tried that work decently well? Preferably from domesticated birds?
Hi there. I believe olive wood will make a bow but I know it does not grow straight. Yes arrow shafts are seasoned as normal. Poplar is ideal for shafts as is tulipwood - but oak and similar straight grained wood are more than okay. Turkey and goose are excellent for fletchings. Good luck!
Sardine can LOL
I use them all the time. Tuna too 🐟
Waste not, want not!
Great video! Have you made arrows from Hazel shoots? If so I'd like to see a video about the process
Yes, they are almost ready straight off the tree!
Hi this really was an informative video, but i also wanted to know what the background music that you use, the one that starts in 00.43 Thank you if you want to reply
awh please someone answer me