Much more realistic that they will say he’s using modern knowledge and if he was born 1000 years ago he would be a dumb serf that could never build this xD people are dumb
Yes, I like this guy too and his very natural and sincere smile. Every time I see his videos, I think of personally meeting him, when the circumstances make it possible (and have found out his Address 😺)!
I like to imagine that there is a parallel universe where this was invented instead of the crossbow and in that universe Joerg is amazing everyone by inventing the crossbow instead.
It will of course, as the standard on bow attatchments have a magazine. And there will be a built in undersling goatfoot as in one of his videos to demonstrate a commercial crossbow.
@Andrew Harper Yeah Romans basically ignored Archery in favor of Skirmisher troops. although they didn't ignore ranged weapons, Legionaries all carried thrown spears which were perfect for disrupting an enemy charge or breaking a defensive formation as they could pierce armor and shields. Romans employed plenty of mercenary archers though.
@@kazmark_gl8652 a gladius is not going to be very helpful against a cavalry charge. Romans conquered a lot of people, many of which made heavy use of archers, when time comes to conscript them Into the army, you use their strengths to your advantage-composite bowmen/Celtic wooden bows/slingers, you name it. The legionaries seem to have hogged most of the glory, but archers were definitely used -saggitarii they were called, like saggitarius
If medieval people were able to do: - Catapults, trebuchets, etc. - Fancy carvings in castles - Chests and other complex furniture I'm pretty sure they were able to manufacture two planks stuck together with a groove in the middle. The only reason it was not done at the time is the lack of the idea... (or maybe something similar was done but it did not become popular because there was no marketing)
Interesting to see what the medieval craftsman says when he attempts to make one, might have been tricky to mass produce for the time even if the idea was there.
From a battlefield standpoint just a plain bow is more practical. You have more points of failure and though you can fire faster you have to also reload which would be deadly in many circumstances.
@@JETWTF surely by that logic nobody would have used crossbows particularly those with more complex mechanisms for loading. Complexity is bad, but sometimes what you get in return is worth it.
you had never done anything with your hands? If you hold a little piece of wood in your hand you need something lighter than a hammer. and with a very small hammer it is difficult to hit the nail
Honestly, even if there was an issue with the wooden catch not holding or wearing down too quickly with use, it is entirely possible for that component to be made of metal by any reasonably skilled blacksmith. Aside from that, the design seems to work great and I'm happy you were able to finally prove all the doubters wrong. Love the channel Joerg!
Indeed. Or you could even just reinforce it by covering it with a thin-ish sheet of metal. They were able to make chainmail. There's no way they couldn't reinforce a small piece of wood with iron or steel.
Crossbow triggers were metal weren't they? Forces involved in a crossbow seem like the forces on a crossbow would be bigger overall even, and those were in large part wood, and had triggers, and didn't break into tiny pieces instantly, seems believable they could make one of these if they could make a 1000lb crossbow
@@screwnacorn How so ? They were able to make bolts back then, these arrows would just need to be thinner, or not and just make the IL a bit bigger to be able to shoot bigger bolts (because that's the main problem right now, the projectiles are just too light).
Why do people think that in Medieval times craftsmen where neanderthals just hitting things with hammers brainlessly? They could make fine jewelry, cut precious stones and create and use machinery. They might lack rubber but they had tools, light and heavy. Primary difference is that instead of using electricity (or steam) to power them, most of these tools were human-powered with levers and counterweights. That said; excellent video Joerg! Shut the haters down! Instant Legolas for the WIN!
@@Paraclef Not quite. Though some things are common, animal tendon's are not that good with stretching, so the Instant Legolas wouldn't be able to store enough kinetic energy. There's a reason we use rubber these days instead of animal tendons :D
Nickolas Ganadakis the one thing that immediately disproves anyone who does call medieval craftsmen primitive is the armour they made, if they can create works like that, they can make a wooden extension piece for a longbow.
If this was made in medieval times they would have made the trigger out of metal. That also would have reinforced areas with metal straps. They would undersize the straps a tiny bit and them heat them up so they expanded and placed them over the wood. Then when cooled they would shrink for an incredibly strong and tight fit.
Yep. Laminate materials have existed all over the world. Even some native peoples in south and central america had it.. It was not common. But it also wasnt unheard of on most continents throughout the last 2000 years
I finally remembered where I had seen that sliding action used on another weapon. the Roman Polybolas siege weapon..it was a hand-cranked heavy crossbow that functions a lot like your instant Legolas.... reloads and fires automatically as the crack is turned by the artillerist. It made use of screws, and metal linked chain like a primitive bicycle chain ...so not only is your device possible it can be upsized to a siege engine...
archers back then could get several arrows in the air before the first hit the target so no instant legolas required. still for untrained fools like us nowadays its great
I've probably seen every instant legolas vid and I'm still extremely impressed with the ingenuity and the fact that it took this long for it to be invented. One day I'll get to shoot an Instant Legolas...
Seeing Joerg laugh in slow motion is always fun. Most of the parts look really sturdy. Since you already made your own plywood for some smaller parts, you could also simply glue up something for the trigger mechanism with alternating woodgrain. With some additional pins, this should be as stable as modern ply and should withstand even stronger longbows
in their future defense, it _is_ quite difficult for a carpenter in that era to plane wood so accurately, that means making this device might have been restricted to only master carpenters. but the claim that it is _impossible_ to make it using medieval tools was always nonsense
nunuf yerbiz I’m sure a master carpenter could teach many others how to do the whole process exactly without having to have the exact knowledge of planing and such.
@mandellorian this is exactly what we call moving a goalpost >it couldn't be build in medieval times >it couldn't be used in a battle Were you in the army? I don't know how much SIL weighs but it certainly doesn't weight more than a rifle. Also, have you seen Joerg or anyone else testing SIL mentioning this problem? All I could hear is that it is easier to use and not as demanding from the archer. "monumentally stupid idea", I could say something similar about your comment. It works, it could be done in medieval times, what's your problem people?
@mandellorian Haha your comment is so dumb. Do you seriously think holding up that extra weight is your main endurance issue when using war bow? You other arm will be completely spent before that ever becomes a problem, not to mention that you will run out of arrows before that. If that little amount of extra weight is a problem for you then you have no business being a soldier anyway. And do you think the enemy will stay at long range for long?
I was just thinking how much "fun" it would be for a teacher to have a student in his class like you who is bent on making slingshots, crossbows, bows/arrows, etc that would knock an aircraft out of the sky.......I bet you were a terror in the classroom! Haha! I, too, was interested in like devices and it earned me a few trips down to the principal's office along with a couple of suspensions. Ahhhh, well, the price one must pay for curiosity and inventiveness....... Surprisingly, I grew up to be quite normal........LOL! My father did subscribe to the idea of corporal punishment when all else failed!! Ha! Love your uploads, sir! Here's to a normal and exciting childhood.....I still don't know what I'll be when I grow up....I"m only 73......
I got in shit for making a sheet-metal throwing star with the metal shear and spotwelder. "I never intended to hurt anyone" was my excuse. And I didn't! Hell, the instructor hurt me more by handing me a freshly-spotwelded piece of project so that I'd grab the hot part...
If my character ever dies in our Pathfinder game, I plan on coming back to the party as a human fighter with a hearty laugh who, having unlocked the secrets of wood and rubber, loves to show you the features of his unusual weaponry :)
*10 years later* Joerg: So i have build this time machine and have gone back to the medieval times and have brought a friend here to the future so he can tell us if it was indeed possible to build an instant legolas ha!ha!ha! random medieval carpenter: Hverr eru þú ok hví gerði þú takmikr!? Joerg: There we have it! Thats all for today so thanks and bye bye!
Thanks and bye bye. I have built this time machine powered by, what else rubber. Hello and welcome to the sling shot channel. *Jolly laugh. Let me show you it's features. Today's video has upset the space time continuum a little *Jolly laugh. Tune in tomorrow for yesterday video. The time machine is essentially a giant sling shot made of plywood and powered by a matika drill and Jorg's pure strength.
@@jumhig joerg does! It's easy really. You need a claw hammer, then a ball peen hammer, 5oz hammer, a lump hammer, sledge hammer, rock hammer, jack hammer, brass hammer, rubber hammer, nylon hammer, chasing hammer, drywall hammer, brick hammer, and err one of those hammers that doctors use.
I can imagine how anyone could or would find anything you do or present objectionable. If someone insults you then you just gotta remember that "you can not fix stupid". You have a great channel and I love every video you have made. Best to you during this very difficult time, and hope you and your family remain healthy.
This one is beauty among beauties! Though no matter how many of your videos I watch of yours I still can't believe over thousands of years nobody has ever thought of this before! It's a total head scratcher? It's testiment to how simple you make the thought process. You god damned legend!
Mongols won nearly all wars, their horse archers were very affective with high rate of shoot and strong bows. Some troops carried 3 different bows of armor piercing, range, target as other Turkic's. The mistake was to divide the big country between his sons.. So, the regime should had turned to federational parliamentarian councils under a central council of Khanate.
Will depend on just how powerful the bolts fired from longbows are compared to arrows. Do they have same range? How much cheaper are bolts compared to arrows in medieval times. Some other channel need to explore this
Honestly this is my favorite thing that is completely outside my normal range of interests. Your joyful enthusiasm for it just so infectious. I can't imagine anyone watching this and not loving it.
I can’t believe he used electricity to record him making this! This clearly proves it would be impossible to make an instant legolas whilst being a youtube content creator in the medieval period... myth busted 🤣
Mr sprave doesn’t have a myriad of parasites and diseases that could be treated with modern medicine and is well over the average age and height of the medieval populous or to mention he is using non existent dialect and slang for the time such as “hello” this is an unacceptable test and all findings are defunct - yours truly butthurt armchair fletchers and bowyers / pseudo historians and general contrarians
The "shotgun style" loading would be more practical in medieval warfare, letting archers "top up" their magazines between volleys so they could have a full magazine if things got close. Which is exactly how early repeating rifles were made, come to think of it.
The difference is that bolts (at least they are not full size arrows) are bigger and heavier than bullets, so a soldier can hold more than a few dozens. But yeah, you can use joerg's bow in deadly fire teams.
You could set the trigger without a spring by having some set (a simple wedge, or cam) when the slide is fully forward. It would just catch the trigger, rotating it into the cocked position.
They'd be stupid time travellers, clever ones would kidnap him then when they've finished with him they'd put him back exactly when they took him. We'd never notice.
What's killing me is the other videos this one is responding to are just now showing up on RUclips, and Joerg has already solved the issues they are mentioning. This one is so much more refined even with less technology being used in the build. It's just beautiful!
Someone should go through all his videos and count how many different devices hes engineered and built. This man is absolute genius. And he deserves some time of awards for his ingenuity.
Still can't wait for the Colab Vids to be done, through all you three! (You, Shad, and Todd) Especially as it will show that it was for sure, possible, as I remember you saying that Todd is going to make it from all Medieval Tools. Like, This here even proves a lot, of how possible it was. Anywho, Great vid! Stay Healthy! :D
I had been missing the building part of your videos! Thanks for taking the time to film and edit it. And obviously, congratulations on the achievement. :)
While I understand his humility, I have to agree with him in that carpenters, generally, are defined as a type of structure builder. In the same way you wouldn't call a landscaper, a lumberjack. He is a hell of a woodworker though, regardless.
Joerg - I'm sure I remember correctly that the shields found in northern France from the 12th century were "plied" - meaning made up of thin layers with the grain running in different directions. If you think about it the reason why they would do that is obvious - the shield will be resistant to splitting. That is a specific application for a specific use however, and I don't know of any provenance for medieval plywood other than that. Perhaps someone else does? The common spring material used was cow horn, which was used in crossbow lock design, and there were a variety of glues available with various properties depending on what you were doing: (1) Common animal glues made from horn, hoof and sinew shavings boiled and rendered in water - a good glue for woodworking in common use until the mid 1970's and still in use to a lesser degree today (disadvantage - not water resistant) (2) A glue made from the swim bladders of fish which was more water resistant than animal glue and equally strong but the ingredients were less readily available in large quantities. (3) A natural hot melt resin glue made from pine resin (or any other sticky tree resin) mixed with charcoal dust - a very strong glue that when set looks more like black plastic than real black plastic does. Used for glueing arrow and spear heads in place from the stone age onwards. Can be made more flexible by mixing in beeswax, though this does reduce the strength of the glue, so controlling the proportions would be critical. (4) Oh yes - and I did forget about the cheese glue!
the thing is...you kind of want your shield to be able to split. just not entirely. but a few inches of splitting from your opponents weapon is VERY ENTICING. they can't use that weapon anymore because it is currently stuck in your shield. a major advantage that the people at the time were 100% aware of.
If they were making plywood specifically for shields they could basically taper the shield outward so it would catch swords but be more resistant to splitting on the inside due to the layers.
@@dampintellect These shields were late Norman period kite shields. Some flat topped, some round topped, curved toward the user for better protection. Shields curved away from the user seem to be only dueling or jousting shields and are later in date.
@@ICaImI The problem with trapping weapons in this way is that it also very greatly reduces the mobility of the shield. This is not so much of a problem in one-on-one dueling but very rapidly becomes fatal for the user in battle, where the enemy standing next to the one with the trapped weapon now has exactly the easy opening he's been waiting for and sticks his spear straight in your throat. Not recommended if you were hoping for a long and lucrative military career. Shields needed to withstand the battering in battle as much as possible because they were there to keep the user alive, and since the enemy is constantly seeking ways to get around your shield and insert his particular sharp bit of metal into whatever bit of you he can get at, you either move it to intercept blows coming from various opponents all facing you at the same time or you die. There is very little room for niceties in a real battle.
@@vipertwenty249 You pretend as if that makes the shield unuseable. You pretend as if your enemy is the only one having teammates and fighting in lines while the one who caught the weapon of one enemy is entirely alone. An enemy that isn't capable of harming anyone anymore, even if for a few seconds is very valuable.
The smile when he knew it worked.. Thats amazing I love seeing someone passionate about something see their own success.. I dont understand why people were so negative about this when we were all just wondering if people could have made this back then.. Its a crazy concept but its amazing
I love how you calmly, diligently and respectfully hammer people and their poorly thought out arguments into the ground like tent pegs; it makes me warm and fuzzy inside.
I’m a dm and I based the god of fire, weapons, and forges on Joerg. And I made sure to have him come in as much as I can. My group doesn’t know I based him on joerg, but he’s one of their favorite npcs
XD.... I'm picturing the gun shop seen in Terminator: (Store clerk):.....Any one of these is ideal for driving a nail, so which one will it be?".......(Joerge): "All...."
Joerg I just hope you know how much your smile and laugh brightens peoples days, especially in times like these!!! Love the new Instant legolas, can’t wait to see what Tod comes up with!!
All power tools do is speed up the process. Anything you can do with power tools can be done with hand tools. It would just take quite a bit longer, increasing the cost of an equipped bow from the modern +50-100% price tag, to +200-300%. The only question remaining at that point is if the addition is worth the price increase, and I'm fairly certain, given equal numbers of fielded weapons, the equipped bows would outperform unequipped bows. the question is if it would be worth the increased cost. But since the addition is modular, you can actually build the bow separately, so it's not a question of one or the other, but how many of both.
The nicest looking SIL you have made, natural wood looks so much better than ply. Seeing it made from medieval materials, I think this would take longer to make than a crossbow in that period. Amazing work Joerg.
imagine if this existed in medieval times "full auto longbow teams" would have been a force to be reckoned with infantry has to guard not against a volley of arrows, but up to 6 volleys of arrows one after the other, considering there is only 1 team of archers
And the fact that building these in the correct time period would have been way cheaper than hiring expert longbowmen, it would have definitely changed the face of combat.
Would it be possible to build Instant Legolas out of 3d printed plastic parts? From what i understand, the only parts that need to be strong are the trigger part that holds the string and the let-off handle. Where will you publish your 3D version?
Maybe importing a 3D design into a computer game like, lets say Skyrim. Then animators need to do their bit and we would have new fun and actuality functioning fantasy weapon.
@@georgewashington1621 Don't want to bash your idea or anything but I don't think that would be feasible. 3d printing takes a long time and the build volume of common printers is just not large enough. Ofc you could use industrial machines but then the cost would be astronomical. Maybe a small mini-version could work..
@@german_noob5226 I was thinking about personal 3d printers but you're right, i forgot that instant legolas is quite long, probably none of the affordable consumer 3d printers have the ability to print parts that are that long
@@theuncalledfor Not necessarely. The western version would be a bow stolen from the devil himself, blackened by the fires of hell and crafted for only the most heinous battles of all.
So, Joerg, do you reckon you could make a gatling gun from medieval materials that fires arrows or bolts? I'd love to see what you come up with. Your designs are awesome, keep up the good work :)
Regarding your trigger without a spring. Wooden springs were used in wooden locks for centuries. Nothing new or out of the ordinary to apply a small wooden spring to keep the trigger mechanism where you want it.. The principles are the same as you have applied to the bolt keeper spring. Enjoyed the build and the application video! Thanks for sharing.
This is the best channel on RUclips. I literally watch a vid then just wait in limbo until the next one arrives. Hey Joerg: remember when u made those hollow, crown-tipped arrows (with internal stabilization) for the 300lbs crossbow? Isn’t it time u returned to that ammo and developed it further?
Love your work Joerg, your Legolases are works of genius. My only question is would medieval arrows been straight enough to have been used in the magazines?
Yes, especially since this contraption allowed shorter, thicker arrows. Much easier to make those straight. Also you can simply widen the middle layer a bit for more tolerance. You just lose a bit of accuracy.
Well the medieval times are still called "the dark ages" by many despite the many new inventions made during this period. It's partly the Renaissance members' blame (thought they were better and the medieval times sucked) and Hollywood's
Hammer, saw, nails, chisel, and wrench. These tools are as old as metalworking. Actually I blame Aristotle. Look up Steve Dutch's criticism of Aristotle's Physics, it's crazy just how far off Aristotle was just because he wasn't rigid enough to not commit logical fallacies.
I have to say that this us one of the most interesting ideas for an ad-on for a bow that i have ever seen. I must congratulate you for the success of the idea and for the mainly positive response from the community. I know there are limitations to the design due to operating space, design, materials properties, etc., but what i would like to see as a development is an extended magazine as 4 shots is not a whole lot before needing a reload. I think if you were to time test the difference between an untrained person using your device against a professional longbow archer that would add legitimacy to your product. Beyond the fact that i would buy one just because it is fun, i do think there is potential for this to be used as a new combat device.
Excellent idea getting in touch with Tod. I've just watched his upload and he's grinning like a kid at Xmas. That's one hell of an interesting Invention Sir !!
Now they’ll complain you didnt grow the trees yourself 😂
They'll complain it's not the exact same variety of trees that existed in medieval times.
@@DonVigaDeFierro Joerg: *invents plywood and rubber time machine*
Much more realistic that they will say he’s using modern knowledge and if he was born 1000 years ago he would be a dumb serf that could never build this xD people are dumb
I was going to comment the exact same thing 😂🤣😂
No he has to mine the iron and turn it into steel himself XD
I like Joergs enthusiasm. Whatever he does, he smiles.
Hahhaaha, Zbyszanna.
So true, that's why We all love the Man!
Yes, but you want to be sure he is not smiling at you. Especially if he is holding a loaded bow!
@@MelbaOzzie Hahhaha!
Yes, I like this guy too and his very natural and sincere smile. Every time I see his videos, I think of personally meeting him, when the circumstances make it possible (and have found out his Address 😺)!
You just cannot be sad after watching his more than contagious enthousiasm
I like to imagine that there is a parallel universe where this was invented instead of the crossbow and in that universe Joerg is amazing everyone by inventing the crossbow instead.
It will of course, as the standard on bow attatchments have a magazine. And there will be a built in undersling goatfoot as in one of his videos to demonstrate a commercial crossbow.
Or inventing the medeval machine gun
There's no way you could make a crossbow with medieval technology! They didn't have plywood or screws which your design obviously REQUIRES.
Forget the medieval period... Imagine this during the Roman period... With Rome's supply chains and proper military organization...
It looks almost like Teutoburgerwald where Joerg is living. Big german forest. :)
@Andrew Harper Yeah Romans basically ignored Archery in favor of Skirmisher troops. although they didn't ignore ranged weapons, Legionaries all carried thrown spears which were perfect for disrupting an enemy charge or breaking a defensive formation as they could pierce armor and shields.
Romans employed plenty of mercenary archers though.
@@kazmark_gl8652 they could put instant legolas on ballistas
@@Yukon.72 Ancient Rome's Barret M82
@@kazmark_gl8652 a gladius is not going to be very helpful against a cavalry charge. Romans conquered a lot of people, many of which made heavy use of archers, when time comes to conscript them Into the army, you use their strengths to your advantage-composite bowmen/Celtic wooden bows/slingers, you name it.
The legionaries seem to have hogged most of the glory, but archers were definitely used -saggitarii they were called, like saggitarius
If medieval people were able to do:
- Catapults, trebuchets, etc.
- Fancy carvings in castles
- Chests and other complex furniture
I'm pretty sure they were able to manufacture two planks stuck together with a groove in the middle.
The only reason it was not done at the time is the lack of the idea... (or maybe something similar was done but it did not become popular because there was no marketing)
Interesting to see what the medieval craftsman says when he attempts to make one, might have been tricky to mass produce for the time even if the idea was there.
@@leifcian4288 Everything was tricky to mass produce but they still did it.
From a battlefield standpoint just a plain bow is more practical. You have more points of failure and though you can fire faster you have to also reload which would be deadly in many circumstances.
@@JETWTF well in case of failure it's still a bow. And prior to failure an untrained person can replace several trained archers
@@JETWTF surely by that logic nobody would have used crossbows particularly those with more complex mechanisms for loading. Complexity is bad, but sometimes what you get in return is worth it.
Jörg: *Has like 8 hammers*
Also Jörg, 20 sec. later: *drives a nail in with some pliers*
I love this man.
The Pliers were just a Charade, he actually used his thumb xD
Adam Savage recently released a book titled "Every Tool is a Hammer"
you had never done anything with your hands? If you hold a little piece of wood in your hand you need something lighter than a hammer. and with a very small hammer it is difficult to hit the nail
if he had some clamps he wouldn't need all his hammers holding down the glued parts hence the need for the multigrips hammer substitute.
Hammers are probably cheaper than clamps. Lol
Honestly, even if there was an issue with the wooden catch not holding or wearing down too quickly with use, it is entirely possible for that component to be made of metal by any reasonably skilled blacksmith. Aside from that, the design seems to work great and I'm happy you were able to finally prove all the doubters wrong. Love the channel Joerg!
Indeed. Or you could even just reinforce it by covering it with a thin-ish sheet of metal. They were able to make chainmail. There's no way they couldn't reinforce a small piece of wood with iron or steel.
@@fnors2 I think that even spring for trigger would be possible - just waaay weaker and heavier...
We will see, what Tod will come with...
Crossbow triggers were metal weren't they? Forces involved in a crossbow seem like the forces on a crossbow would be bigger overall even, and those were in large part wood, and had triggers, and didn't break into tiny pieces instantly, seems believable they could make one of these if they could make a 1000lb crossbow
The issue I see for medieval use would have be making the arrows, still would love to be proven wrong
@@screwnacorn How so ? They were able to make bolts back then, these arrows would just need to be thinner, or not and just make the IL a bit bigger to be able to shoot bigger bolts (because that's the main problem right now, the projectiles are just too light).
Why do people think that in Medieval times craftsmen where neanderthals just hitting things with hammers brainlessly? They could make fine jewelry, cut precious stones and create and use machinery. They might lack rubber but they had tools, light and heavy. Primary difference is that instead of using electricity (or steam) to power them, most of these tools were human-powered with levers and counterweights.
That said; excellent video Joerg! Shut the haters down! Instant Legolas for the WIN!
rubber = animal tendons.
@@Paraclef Not quite. Though some things are common, animal tendon's are not that good with stretching, so the Instant Legolas wouldn't be able to store enough kinetic energy. There's a reason we use rubber these days instead of animal tendons :D
Nickolas Ganadakis the one thing that immediately disproves anyone who does call medieval craftsmen primitive is the armour they made, if they can create works like that, they can make a wooden extension piece for a longbow.
I've seen decrotive medieval armor at a museum the argument that this il couldnt of been made is ignorant
Because they dont THINK, they believe....
If this was made in medieval times they would have made the trigger out of metal. That also would have reinforced areas with metal straps. They would undersize the straps a tiny bit and them heat them up so they expanded and placed them over the wood. Then when cooled they would shrink for an incredibly strong and tight fit.
Exactly, so a real Medieval one would have been even stronger than the one Joerg made! There really is no argument that this isn't possible. :)
Just wait for the haters to move the goalpost
@@miscreantwithinternetacces7370 let them do it, joerg will keep making it better, soon there'll be a method to mass produce these using medieval tech
I can only imagine how beautiful it would be. Reason I'm really looking forward to Tod's project, too. I bet he'll have it all kinds of tricked out.
@@miscreantwithinternetacces7370 That will make the device heavier, so it won't have any application in battlefield.
-Haters
Critics: "There's no way!"
Joerg: "Take a seat. There are features I'd like to show you"
I agree this would been possible, how ever making straight and even nails would been bit expensive and time consuming, but again possible
Woah, no, it isn't debatable. The Romans had it for a thousand years before them. They built their shields out of plywood.
Yes, but lots of Roman engineering was lost after the collapse of the empire (plumbing, pitch fire, paper making, etc)
Yep. Laminate materials have existed all over the world. Even some native peoples in south and central america had it..
It was not common. But it also wasnt unheard of on most continents throughout the last 2000 years
@@ryanmcewen415 depends on how you define "common" since the Mongolians were fairly common for a while and tended to use composite bows.
@@humblehunk9022 AND concrete!
A lot of the Viking shields were also made out of plywood
This man was born in the wrong century
I differ, he's born right on time to share his knowledge with thousands off ppl! He might have died from diarreah back in the day who knows!
@@doctorknow He would have somehow found a way to weaponize his diarrhea to eliminate his enemies... WITH RUBBER
@@thexbigxgreen But rubber trees are a western hemisphere thing and Europe is in the eastern one...
You're right, he should have been born in the future so he can use even more technology to create even more awesome stuff!
strongly disagree. if he was born in the "right" century, the entire world would be speaking German right now. so thank fuck.
"I'm not a carpenter" ...has built crossbows capable of firing off 40 bolts in less than 2 minutes almost entirely from plywood...lol
Sawyer.
Carpenter.
Joinery.
Cabinetmaker.
Furniture Maker.
Reproduction & Refinishing.
They are not the same jobs.
I know this VERY WELL,... BY BEING.
@@kennethkustren9381 true true. I was just amused that Joerg seemed to be downplaying his woodworking skills.
@@kennethkustren9381 joinery, furniture making and cabinet making are all virtually the same thing
@@jrdkarver Well he is very humble in basically every video lol
I think a mechanic is the most fitting for Joerg
When I'm writing my fantasy series, I'm definitely gonna name a blacksmith Joerg !!
I think you mean woodsmith, the guy is a damn genius with woodworking and engineering.
My dnd game just got a new smith carpenter
a siege engineer
I would say Bowyer not blacksmith
*tinkerer
I finally remembered where I had seen that sliding action used on another weapon. the Roman Polybolas siege weapon..it was a hand-cranked heavy crossbow that functions a lot like your instant Legolas.... reloads and fires automatically as the crack is turned by the artillerist. It made use of screws, and metal linked chain like a primitive bicycle chain ...so not only is your device possible it can be upsized to a siege engine...
Clearly, the Romans cheated, then.
Damn now I want to see Joerg make a instant legolas siege engine.
Don't give him ideas XD
archers back then could get several arrows in the air before the first hit the target so no instant legolas required. still for untrained fools like us nowadays its great
I used it in total war Rome 2 it sucks and cannot move
I can just imagine Joerg in medieval times making that laugh as he is mowing people down.
Here’s my Swinging Sauron Morgenstern. It’s made of plywood. Let me show you it’s features.
Making that laugh as he’s burned at the stake for being a witch.
YES! Like "Let me show its features! AHAHAHA!"
He reminds me of the Heavy in TF2 lol
His laugh would be a battlecry that would bring terror to the troops 🤣
I've probably seen every instant legolas vid and I'm still extremely impressed with the ingenuity and the fact that it took this long for it to be invented. One day I'll get to shoot an Instant Legolas...
Well, I mean, you just had a master class on exactly how to build it yourself! GO!
@@Nardypants I don't have a shop just a few power tools an I'm very excited to give this a try!
similar stuff existed chinese verticaly fed crossbows for example with leverage action but yeah Joerg is perfectioning this kind of weapons
you should mount a wooden tube with a berry inside it on the bow... Medieval red-dot site!
Hahahahahaha, well said!
UNDER-ACHIEVER SLACKERS.
The man WILL install a real REDot.
what if its a blackberry?
Doubles as snack berry holder
Can't shoot on an empty stomach 😂
They had crystal.
it is strangly satisfying to watch a master inventor at work...
24:13 when he smiled in slow motion, my heart melted
The trigger could be made of horn, which was used in early medieval crossbows.
every medievil blacksmith would be able to make one from iron or bronze.
@@TheNogoss exactly, imagine Joerg giving one instructions back then
@@scottwright388 And laughing while doing so
0:10 I don't want to skip the building, I'm here for the building
Well i liked the detail cause i like to watch first the actiong and after the builging. But i get and share your point btw
Seeing Joerg laugh in slow motion is always fun.
Most of the parts look really sturdy. Since you already made your own plywood for some smaller parts, you could also simply glue up something for the trigger mechanism with alternating woodgrain. With some additional pins, this should be as stable as modern ply and should withstand even stronger longbows
That slow-mo smile was the best part. I could hear the *"Ha-Ha-Ha-Ha"* :D
"Dammit, now we have to move the goalposts *again!* "
- haters
in their future defense, it _is_ quite difficult for a carpenter in that era to plane wood so accurately, that means making this device might have been restricted to only master carpenters. but the claim that it is _impossible_ to make it using medieval tools was always nonsense
nunuf yerbiz I’m sure a master carpenter could teach many others how to do the whole process exactly without having to have the exact knowledge of planing and such.
@mandellorian this is exactly what we call moving a goalpost
>it couldn't be build in medieval times
>it couldn't be used in a battle
Were you in the army? I don't know how much SIL weighs but it certainly doesn't weight more than a rifle. Also, have you seen Joerg or anyone else testing SIL mentioning this problem? All I could hear is that it is easier to use and not as demanding from the archer.
"monumentally stupid idea", I could say something similar about your comment. It works, it could be done in medieval times, what's your problem people?
@mandellorian Haha your comment is so dumb. Do you seriously think holding up that extra weight is your main endurance issue when using war bow? You other arm will be completely spent before that ever becomes a problem, not to mention that you will run out of arrows before that. If that little amount of extra weight is a problem for you then you have no business being a soldier anyway. And do you think the enemy will stay at long range for long?
@mandellorian Mabey if you are some kind of pathetic manlet the weight would be too much for you.
I was just thinking how much "fun" it would be for a teacher to have a student in his class like you who is bent on making slingshots, crossbows, bows/arrows, etc that would knock an aircraft out of the sky.......I bet you were a terror in the classroom! Haha! I, too, was interested in like devices and it earned me a few trips down to the principal's office along with a couple of suspensions. Ahhhh, well, the price one must pay for curiosity and inventiveness....... Surprisingly, I grew up to be quite normal........LOL! My father did subscribe to the idea of corporal punishment when all else failed!! Ha! Love your uploads, sir! Here's to a normal and exciting childhood.....I still don't know what I'll be when I grow up....I"m only 73......
Bravo
You didn't let anyone own you!!!
You never lost sight of yourself.
A true leader.
I salute you brother!!!;
this student is being creative, innovative, intelligent
let's punish them for what we say we promote!
Fun, I am only 70, got to catch up.
I got in shit for making a sheet-metal throwing star with the metal shear and spotwelder. "I never intended to hurt anyone" was my excuse. And I didn't!
Hell, the instructor hurt me more by handing me a freshly-spotwelded piece of project so that I'd grab the hot part...
Very few teachers like students that are smarter than they are.
New NPC for my D&D game is going to be a Dwarven weaponsmith, that makes these (and other items found on this channel).
That is an awesome idea
In one of our old games the elves knew the secrets of the compound bow. Dwarves making these sounds cool.
I went with a half Orc artificer because his old Orc swords. Great fun doing his laugh at the table.
Dwarven? Does this man look REMOTELY dwarven? Make him a Goliath!
If my character ever dies in our Pathfinder game, I plan on coming back to the party as a human fighter with a hearty laugh who, having unlocked the secrets of wood and rubber, loves to show you the features of his unusual weaponry :)
"But did you mill the timber yourself??
And you used power tools!"
-Incoming "authenticity experts"
41 critics feelings harmed during the making of this video.
I can't imagine anybody criticizing your work. But I guess we all can't be enjoy your creative genius. Thanks for the great content.
*10 years later* Joerg: So i have build this time machine and have gone back to the medieval times and have brought a friend here to the future so he can tell us if it was indeed possible to build an instant legolas ha!ha!ha!
random medieval carpenter: Hverr eru þú ok hví gerði þú takmikr!?
Joerg: There we have it! Thats all for today so thanks and bye bye!
Tell me this isn’t an actual language.
@@fabuncian1386 google translate says its icelandic
@@fabuncian1386 Looks like Old English to me.
Thanks and bye bye. I have built this time machine powered by, what else rubber. Hello and welcome to the sling shot channel. *Jolly laugh. Let me show you it's features. Today's video has upset the space time continuum a little *Jolly laugh. Tune in tomorrow for yesterday video.
The time machine is essentially a giant sling shot made of plywood and powered by a matika drill and Jorg's pure strength.
But first before i leave, let me show you it's features...
Shows 14 hammers being used as clamps and then hammers with the pliers. Lol
All of the hammers were being used! 😂
Funny
Another SUTTLE joke.
Thanks for pointing this out.
Those were channel locks
Who has 14 hammers anyway?
@@jumhig joerg does!
It's easy really. You need a claw hammer, then a ball peen hammer, 5oz hammer, a lump hammer, sledge hammer, rock hammer, jack hammer, brass hammer, rubber hammer, nylon hammer, chasing hammer, drywall hammer, brick hammer, and err one of those hammers that doctors use.
I can imagine how anyone could or would find anything you do or present objectionable. If someone insults you then you just gotta remember that "you can not fix stupid". You have a great channel and I love every video you have made. Best to you during this very difficult time, and hope you and your family remain healthy.
This one is beauty among beauties! Though no matter how many of your videos I watch of yours I still can't believe over thousands of years nobody has ever thought of this before! It's a total head scratcher? It's testiment to how simple you make the thought process. You god damned legend!
The sound of the bolt catching and the sled moving in slow motion is amazing! Very cinematic especially the second time
I like the sound of the saw & DRILL in fast motion :D
@@lultopkek That was the sounds i enjoyed too- very therapeutic and relaxing for some strange reason.
Imagine the change in history had Joerg been alive during Genghis Khan's rule....
We would all be much better at riding horses.
All Europeans, and not all Asians, would look the same.
Mongols won nearly all wars, their horse archers were very affective with high rate of shoot and strong bows. Some troops carried 3 different bows of armor piercing, range, target as other Turkic's.
The mistake was to divide the big country between his sons..
So, the regime should had turned to federational parliamentarian councils under a central council of Khanate.
@@burakkurt3591 Genghis won nearly all wars *, his sons didn't.
Edit: spelling
Will depend on just how powerful the bolts fired from longbows are compared to arrows. Do they have same range? How much cheaper are bolts compared to arrows in medieval times. Some other channel need to explore this
As others have said we are here for Joerg, not just the action!! Way to go Joerg. Thanks.
Honestly this is my favorite thing that is completely outside my normal range of interests. Your joyful enthusiasm for it just so infectious. I can't imagine anyone watching this and not loving it.
I love your work. Don’t let critics ruin your enthusiasm. You’ll never win them over.
I can’t believe he used electricity to record him making this! This clearly proves it would be impossible to make an instant legolas whilst being a youtube content creator in the medieval period... myth busted 🤣
He's speaking modern English and not a Germanic dialect of medieval Europe, therefore bows don't exist
Mr sprave doesn’t have a myriad of parasites and diseases that could be treated with modern medicine and is well over the average age and height of the medieval populous or to mention he is using non existent dialect and slang for the time such as “hello” this is an unacceptable test and all findings are defunct - yours truly butthurt armchair fletchers and bowyers / pseudo historians and general contrarians
He wore glasses that are of modern manufacturing and polyester clothing, which is a recent discovery. Therefore the slingshot channel is all fake
*_The people having this debate were alive in medieval Europe, therefore Joerg doesn't exist._*
He’s recording it on a modern camera making the entire process invalid
That’s my favourite wooden instant Legolas. I love the hardwood. Looks like a piece of art.
Its nice to see a genuine smile and hear sincere laughter on youtube.
If anything, it's gorgeous.This version is by far the best looking (aesthetically). WELL DONE JOERG!
The "shotgun style" loading would be more practical in medieval warfare, letting archers "top up" their magazines between volleys so they could have a full magazine if things got close.
Which is exactly how early repeating rifles were made, come to think of it.
Bolt action rifles too.
The difference is that bolts (at least they are not full size arrows) are bigger and heavier than bullets, so a soldier can hold more than a few dozens.
But yeah, you can use joerg's bow in deadly fire teams.
@@BananaMana69 bolt action is a type of repeating along with pump action, lever action and other sorts of actions like that
Use elm for high-stress parts. It has a spiraling and interlocking grain. Also, don't forget about dovetail joints.
You could set the trigger without a spring by having some set (a simple wedge, or cam) when the slide is fully forward. It would just catch the trigger, rotating it into the cocked position.
Doesn't need it though as the tension of the bow string secures the trigger in place.
He could also use a leaf spring. They definitely knew how to make those.
7:50 - Why use clamps when you have hammers?
8:50 - Where is my hammer? Ah screw it, _everything_ is a hammer.
I can watch endlessly:
a river running,
a fire burning
and Joerg working)))
Joerg: Clamps two planks using 8 hammers
Also
Joerg: Hammers a nail with pliers :D :D :D :D
Obviously his clamping hammers were all used to clamp so he had to use his hammering pliers to hammer that nail...
Medieval great great great grandfather Jorge may have made one just like that.
But his marketing department were behind the times.
If jorge disappears, we know he's been kidnapped by time travelers
Will not happen. The future will have his family line and the passed has no technology of time travel xd
Bold of you to assume he doesn’t make a time machines in our lifetime
@@brokenlordofcinder2519 a time machine out of spare parts in his shed and some plywood!
They'd be stupid time travellers, clever ones would kidnap him then when they've finished with him they'd put him back exactly when they took him. We'd never notice.
"Skip to the action"
Not a chance. I came here to see a bow with a sliding rapid fire attachment be made, was not disappointed.
What's killing me is the other videos this one is responding to are just now showing up on RUclips, and Joerg has already solved the issues they are mentioning. This one is so much more refined even with less technology being used in the build. It's just beautiful!
Someone should go through all his videos and count how many different devices hes engineered and built. This man is absolute genius. And he deserves some time of awards for his ingenuity.
Still can't wait for the Colab Vids to be done, through all you three! (You, Shad, and Todd) Especially as it will show that it was for sure, possible, as I remember you saying that Todd is going to make it from all Medieval Tools. Like, This here even proves a lot, of how possible it was.
Anywho, Great vid! Stay Healthy! :D
When form and function meet in harmony, you have a thing of beauty. Great work, Joerg! I hope you have taken out a patent on your Instant Legolas.
4:30 So thats where "Mjolnir" has been hiding all these years lol, Jeorg "thor" Sprave. Thank you bro, really like the build video
Good eye
Thoerg Sprave
@@Vectar666 sounds really Viking like Ragnar's cousin🪓🤣
23:29 *That sound it makes when you load an arrow in sounds so satisfying... like a M1 Garand firing its last shot...*
I had been missing the building part of your videos! Thanks for taking the time to film and edit it. And obviously, congratulations on the achievement. :)
0:20 Joerg "i am not a carpenter"
watches till the end of video
Yes you are :)
While I understand his humility, I have to agree with him in that carpenters, generally, are defined as a type of structure builder. In the same way you wouldn't call a landscaper, a lumberjack.
He is a hell of a woodworker though, regardless.
Joerg - I'm sure I remember correctly that the shields found in northern France from the 12th century were "plied" - meaning made up of thin layers with the grain running in different directions. If you think about it the reason why they would do that is obvious - the shield will be resistant to splitting. That is a specific application for a specific use however, and I don't know of any provenance for medieval plywood other than that. Perhaps someone else does?
The common spring material used was cow horn, which was used in crossbow lock design, and there were a variety of glues available with various properties depending on what you were doing:
(1) Common animal glues made from horn, hoof and sinew shavings boiled and rendered in water - a good glue for woodworking in common use until the mid 1970's and still in use to a lesser degree today (disadvantage - not water resistant)
(2) A glue made from the swim bladders of fish which was more water resistant than animal glue and equally strong but the ingredients were less readily available in large quantities.
(3) A natural hot melt resin glue made from pine resin (or any other sticky tree resin) mixed with charcoal dust - a very strong glue that when set looks more like black plastic than real black plastic does. Used for glueing arrow and spear heads in place from the stone age onwards. Can be made more flexible by mixing in beeswax, though this does reduce the strength of the glue, so controlling the proportions would be critical.
(4) Oh yes - and I did forget about the cheese glue!
the thing is...you kind of want your shield to be able to split. just not entirely. but a few inches of splitting from your opponents weapon is VERY ENTICING. they can't use that weapon anymore because it is currently stuck in your shield. a major advantage that the people at the time were 100% aware of.
If they were making plywood specifically for shields they could basically taper the shield outward so it would catch swords but be more resistant to splitting on the inside due to the layers.
@@dampintellect These shields were late Norman period kite shields. Some flat topped, some round topped, curved toward the user for better protection. Shields curved away from the user seem to be only dueling or jousting shields and are later in date.
@@ICaImI The problem with trapping weapons in this way is that it also very greatly reduces the mobility of the shield. This is not so much of a problem in one-on-one dueling but very rapidly becomes fatal for the user in battle, where the enemy standing next to the one with the trapped weapon now has exactly the easy opening he's been waiting for and sticks his spear straight in your throat. Not recommended if you were hoping for a long and lucrative military career. Shields needed to withstand the battering in battle as much as possible because they were there to keep the user alive, and since the enemy is constantly seeking ways to get around your shield and insert his particular sharp bit of metal into whatever bit of you he can get at, you either move it to intercept blows coming from various opponents all facing you at the same time or you die. There is very little room for niceties in a real battle.
@@vipertwenty249 You pretend as if that makes the shield unuseable. You pretend as if your enemy is the only one having teammates and fighting in lines while the one who caught the weapon of one enemy is entirely alone. An enemy that isn't capable of harming anyone anymore, even if for a few seconds is very valuable.
The slow motion Joerg smiles are great :D
Truly a proud German inventor.
The smile when he knew it worked.. Thats amazing I love seeing someone passionate about something see their own success.. I dont understand why people were so negative about this when we were all just wondering if people could have made this back then.. Its a crazy concept but its amazing
That's amazing that you cut the wood planks so accurately without the aid of any jigs or the benefit of a table saw.
I love how you calmly, diligently and respectfully hammer people and their poorly thought out arguments into the ground like tent pegs; it makes me warm and fuzzy inside.
I like that he doesn't bother to sharpen their heels first.
My next DND character will be an artificer based on you 🤩
I was thinking the same thing! Joerg the Artillerist would be the best D&D character ever!
I’m a dm and I based the god of fire, weapons, and forges on Joerg. And I made sure to have him come in as much as I can. My group doesn’t know I based him on joerg, but he’s one of their favorite npcs
You have to do the laugh whenever you roll a 20 in combat. Its only fitting
"I have made you a magic weapon! Let me show you its features, ha ha ha!"
We always enjoy your presentations. Great laugh also. Thanks for showing your work.
Joerg is a man who just absolutely loves his craft. His laugh is so contagious
Thanks Joerg, love the build tutorials, it's really good to be able to see how it all works instead of just guessing.
Tales will be passed down for centuries about Joerg Sprave the greatest German that ever lived
We are all this way...... :-D :-D ;-)
Germans are great inovators
Don't underestimate the other Germans
i think a wannabe painter already took that place !Allthou he was austrian ,not german but still . . .
Side by side with Bismarck.
next up Joerg makes an instant Legolas with stone-age technology lol
- 7:50 How many hammers you want?
- Joerg: yes
And then uses pliers to drive nails.
@@bastiancook4821 ^^^ahahahhahah^^^^ thanks!
@@bastiancook4821 The hammers were busy clamping the parts because the clamp was busy testing the trigger
Pausing the work to let the glue set, weighed down with hammers?
Stop; hammertime.
XD.... I'm picturing the gun shop seen in Terminator: (Store clerk):.....Any one of these is ideal for driving a nail, so which one will it be?".......(Joerge): "All...."
Joerg following that time honored tradition "everything is hammer" haha!
Except hammers, they are glueweights
Always love your way of thinking and laugh, during these pandemic times this puts smile on many faces, cheers Joerg 👍🏼😊
Joerg I just hope you know how much your smile and laugh brightens peoples days, especially in times like these!!! Love the new Instant legolas, can’t wait to see what Tod comes up with!!
25:38 that thumb up was a disguised middle finger to the haters :P
He looks so happy :D
Now the naysayers will gripe and complain because he used power tools
*_I came to the comments looking for that lol_*
@Proctain Darkward Idiots still believe Man took photos on the Moon!
I'm not one of them, or even complaining but I would really like to see it done with autehntic medieval style, tools of the time and materials.
All power tools do is speed up the process. Anything you can do with power tools can be done with hand tools. It would just take quite a bit longer, increasing the cost of an equipped bow from the modern +50-100% price tag, to +200-300%.
The only question remaining at that point is if the addition is worth the price increase, and I'm fairly certain, given equal numbers of fielded weapons, the equipped bows would outperform unequipped bows. the question is if it would be worth the increased cost.
But since the addition is modular, you can actually build the bow separately, so it's not a question of one or the other, but how many of both.
@@jonoedwards4195 boi
"We have an army!"
"We have Joerg Sprave!"
"Retreat! Retreat! It has features!"
Not many people make longbows look small and effortless to draw..
This is awsome!!!!
The nicest looking SIL you have made, natural wood looks so much better than ply. Seeing it made from medieval materials, I think this would take longer to make than a crossbow in that period. Amazing work Joerg.
Be cool seeing Todd put medieval-style bolts through it!
imagine if this existed in medieval times
"full auto longbow teams" would have been a force to be reckoned with
infantry has to guard not against a volley of arrows, but up to 6 volleys of arrows one after the other, considering there is only 1 team of archers
And the fact that building these in the correct time period would have been way cheaper than hiring expert longbowmen, it would have definitely changed the face of combat.
@@mrbrianc
Imagine this:
English: we have nation of expert longbowmem.
French: let we show you its features!!!
@@mrbrianc agreed. at the very least they would have challenged or even taken the crossbow's place in medieval military and civilian ranks
@@GuitarsRockForever but Joerg is German :P
@@wittwashere and so would the rest of us have been in that alternate timeline ;)
Would you mind if I designed a 3D version of your work? It’s brilliant, and I would of course make it free to share.
I gave the IL design into the Public Domain two years ago, so you are free to do that of course.
Would it be possible to build Instant Legolas out of 3d printed plastic parts? From what i understand, the only parts that need to be strong are the trigger part that holds the string and the let-off handle. Where will you publish your 3D version?
Maybe importing a 3D design into a computer game like, lets say Skyrim. Then animators need to do their bit and we would have new fun and actuality functioning fantasy weapon.
@@georgewashington1621 Don't want to bash your idea or anything but I don't think that would be feasible. 3d printing takes a long time and the build volume of common printers is just not large enough. Ofc you could use industrial machines but then the cost would be astronomical.
Maybe a small mini-version could work..
@@german_noob5226 I was thinking about personal 3d printers but you're right, i forgot that instant legolas is quite long, probably none of the affordable consumer 3d printers have the ability to print parts that are that long
Just the sheer joy in Joerg's face is a joy in itself to see, a d always puts a smile on my face. I may have to make this myself.
You are very generous sharing your invention and demonstrating how to construct it. Thank you. Great video.
this man just creates everything wood and bow
I can see it now, a hand widdled dragon head on the front so the arrows come out of the mouth, and the horns be used as sights!
With small ornaments to make the bow look slightly like wings
The Dragon Bow
A badass design
@@theuncalledfor Not necessarely. The western version would be a bow stolen from the devil himself, blackened by the fires of hell and crafted for only the most heinous battles of all.
@@theuncalledfor use a European style wyvern instead
that would be esaily likely for chinese version
Guys I'm liking the brainstorming happening.
So, Joerg, do you reckon you could make a gatling gun from medieval materials that fires arrows or bolts?
I'd love to see what you come up with. Your designs are awesome, keep up the good work :)
He already did look in his videos lol
This is beautiful, very organic looking and feeling, down to the squeaks when you draw the bow. Really good job!
Regarding your trigger without a spring. Wooden springs were used in wooden locks for centuries. Nothing new or out of the ordinary to apply a small wooden spring to keep the trigger mechanism where you want it.. The principles are the same as you have applied to the bolt keeper spring. Enjoyed the build and the application video! Thanks for sharing.
Me : imagine making a hole series of building videos to prove that medieval people who made bows were dumb
Joerg : say no more.
I wouldn't say they're dumb. Just that Jeorg is really clever
That's not how invention works.
whole
@@TravelsWithATwist thanks, as a french speaker it helps ^^
This is the best channel on RUclips. I literally watch a vid then just wait in limbo until the next one arrives.
Hey Joerg: remember when u made those hollow, crown-tipped arrows (with internal stabilization) for the 300lbs crossbow? Isn’t it time u returned to that ammo and developed it further?
Love your work Joerg, your Legolases are works of genius. My only question is would medieval arrows been straight enough to have been used in the magazines?
Yes, especially since this contraption allowed shorter, thicker arrows. Much easier to make those straight. Also you can simply widen the middle layer a bit for more tolerance. You just lose a bit of accuracy.
@@Slingshotchannel 👍 keep up the excellent work.
This is just so smart, to think that they had all that was necessary to make this, but no one invented it. Amazing work, Joerg.
What I really like it that your laughter after the shots :-). You really enjoy what you do.
Netflix : are you still watching?
Someone daughter : 20:09
take your like and leave
@@thatguybrody4819 take yours and close the door when you leave
I just love how it ends after 5 seconds
Understand that, as it stands, I'm forbidden by the internet laws to like your comment
sometimes i think most People underestimate the skills humans already had during time in history
Movies are a very good culprit for this actually.
when's the last time someone built a medieval castle they where amazingly accurate craftsmen.
Well the medieval times are still called "the dark ages" by many despite the many new inventions made during this period. It's partly the Renaissance members' blame (thought they were better and the medieval times sucked) and Hollywood's
Hammer, saw, nails, chisel, and wrench. These tools are as old as metalworking. Actually I blame Aristotle. Look up Steve Dutch's criticism of Aristotle's Physics, it's crazy just how far off Aristotle was just because he wasn't rigid enough to not commit logical fallacies.
Also many people seem to forget what one can do with just a bit more time spent on something.
Joerg: I'm not a carpenter.
Also Joerg: Look at all these amazing things I've made out of wood!
I have to say that this us one of the most interesting ideas for an ad-on for a bow that i have ever seen. I must congratulate you for the success of the idea and for the mainly positive response from the community.
I know there are limitations to the design due to operating space, design, materials properties, etc., but what i would like to see as a development is an extended magazine as 4 shots is not a whole lot before needing a reload. I think if you were to time test the difference between an untrained person using your device against a professional longbow archer that would add legitimacy to your product. Beyond the fact that i would buy one just because it is fun, i do think there is potential for this to be used as a new combat device.
Excellent idea getting in touch with Tod. I've just watched his upload and he's grinning like a kid at Xmas. That's one hell of an interesting Invention Sir !!