The Ultimate Primitive SURVIVAL BOW? Cable Backed Bow Build

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  • Опубликовано: 22 дек 2024

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  • @caseysmith544
    @caseysmith544 Год назад +190

    I saw an old 1960--1970's documentary where one of the tribes in very northern Alaska a person made a bow exclusively from Caribou antler and part of the skull for the handle/riser part. The tribe was so far north they did not have any wood to make a bow with. The summer homes in another video were made of stiff rawhide (untreated hide) that was pressed into a dome shape after it was stiff, sometimes using two caribou/moose hides. In winter they actually lived in Igloos.

    • @clayhayeshunter
      @clayhayeshunter  Год назад +33

      very cool

    • @caseysmith544
      @caseysmith544 Год назад +11

      @@clayhayeshunter It was on RUclips if you want to try and find the documentaries.

    • @willyboi8915
      @willyboi8915 Год назад +9

      Tuktu, aye?

    • @caseysmith544
      @caseysmith544 Год назад +11

      @@willyboi8915 I think that was the name of the Native Innuit.

    • @GR-kt4le
      @GR-kt4le Год назад

      This? ruclips.net/video/JmfYJBha7SU/видео.html

  • @yahoshua2527
    @yahoshua2527 Год назад +17

    Love how this man humble himself to not edit out mistakes he's made, leaving the mistakes to show that he's not perfect and also how to overcome them

    • @Sk0lzky
      @Sk0lzky Год назад +2

      It helps newbies too by showing what can go wrong, so they check twice (or more).

    • @kyleauchtung7715
      @kyleauchtung7715 Год назад

      18:47?

  • @J3N2
    @J3N2 Год назад +66

    Yeah buddy, we want to see more of this uncommon “emergency-survival” bow concepts bring back to life by your expert craftmanship 👏🏻

  • @saimanie6739
    @saimanie6739 Год назад +53

    Seeing this made me remember things I used to do when I was a kid. With limited options and a lot of creativity. I remember making a collapsible bow with a piece of PVC pipe and bamboo. Fast forward to now my wife is wondering why I was watching a guy making a bow for half an hour instead of mowing the lawn.

    • @mtman2
      @mtman2 Год назад +2

      Have her doit w/push-unit...lol

    • @Svensk7119
      @Svensk7119 Год назад +3

      Tell her it's a guy-thing.😂

    • @rubenskiii
      @rubenskiii Год назад

      Mowing the lawn is something you want to put off because it's stupid: you are basically harvesting useless (for us humans) plants because society is obsessed with it but barely has any function, let the grass grow a bit(unless it's a jungle lol) and make a bow. Much more fun!

    • @JohnDoe-ls2ww
      @JohnDoe-ls2ww Год назад +1

      @@Svensk7119lol so is mowing the lawn.
      I kid i kid...My wife enjoys mowing.

    • @Svensk7119
      @Svensk7119 Год назад +1

      @@JohnDoe-ls2ww Now THAT is a progressive wife!!

  • @reddirt5489
    @reddirt5489 Год назад +67

    I am always so impressed with your ability and knowledge.
    I hope your boys realize how lucky they are to have a dad so knowledgeable about so many things. Hopefully they are soaking it all in like sponges. All of it seems so second nature and muscle memory to you. 👍

  • @ogi22
    @ogi22 Год назад +6

    This is a first time i saw a cable backed bow. It looks wonderful and it's much easier from any other backing techniques i know of.
    But i loved a bit different part of this clip. Showing how to handle a hatchet.
    When i was a kid, my grandpa tought me how to split firewood and how to use a hatchet. Later when i got into bushcraft, i learned a bit more on how to use this very versatile tool. And i have to say, you handle this tool very well Sir! Thank you for sharing and spreading good ways of handling one of the most basic tools humans have designed🥰
    [edit]
    Oh, just one tip (you might know about this one). I picked it up on TA Outdoors channel.
    If you stick your knife into a small wood piece, you will get a nice handle for a makeshift drawknife. It makes a bit easier work with debarking :)

  • @joeontko2186
    @joeontko2186 Год назад +5

    Your a badass Clay. I always feel a little more manlier when I get to wow these average Joe's emulating your teachings . Thankyou brother.

  • @jonathanhoang6253
    @jonathanhoang6253 Год назад +26

    Loving these primitive bow builds! This is the first time I've seen a cordage backed bow built and shot. just curious, but have you ever looked into making horn bows like ones from the Sheepeater tribe or like the ones from Asia? A bit of a different beast from this build but I bet it would be cool nonetheless.

    • @clayhayeshunter
      @clayhayeshunter  Год назад +11

      I’d love to one day. Just gotta find some good horn.

  • @nohillforahighstepper
    @nohillforahighstepper Год назад +21

    That definitely opens up a lot more wood options.

  • @braams6895
    @braams6895 Год назад +8

    I wish I knew that when I was 8

  • @WolfStar08
    @WolfStar08 Год назад +10

    This is honestly wonderful and such a coincidence as I began getting a stave ready for steam bending to get the classic cable backed inuit bow design and shape to make one for myself but I wasn't sure on how to do the cable backing. I was getting ready to make it just a self bow as the reading I did I couldn't come up with a good alternative or way to make a decent cable backing. And then this video drops and saves the whole thing! Thank you again for the awesome content and for covering such a cool and unique way to back a bow

    • @pharaohsmagician8329
      @pharaohsmagician8329 3 месяца назад

      Cool!! How's the Bow? Any lessons you can pass along please

  • @chadblechinger5746
    @chadblechinger5746 Год назад +3

    Super cool. I have a maple bow I am working on ( learning on ) and you have shown me two things that blow through my two major issues. I love the draw stump! I can remember it from the books and survival manuals now that I saw you doing it. I will combine it with my sanding stump( bone glue/sand) and leave just enough room to drop my double bit on the edge of the sanding surface. Flipping game changer😊 . The second nugget was confirming that I can bake the wood dry under tension. Saved me two weeks at worst or another broken bow in the pile. I am going to pull the tips towards the back of the bow with 550 and then tiller the back while she is green. Once even(ish) I will dry with fire. After the set has taken place from baking I will back the bow with drywall tape and bone glue ( works well). When that has dried I will begin floor tillering . My setup is near identical to what you have here and it was awesome watching you do it. I have another dwarf maple that I will start a cable build on. Tyvm

  • @The907g
    @The907g Год назад

    really appreciate the recognition to indigenous people

  • @HazyOne707
    @HazyOne707 8 месяцев назад +3

    Saw this guy win on alone. Best season of that show.

  • @DuxLindy
    @DuxLindy Год назад +15

    you could give him a toothpick and dental floss and he'd come back in an hour with a 50lb bow

  • @jameshall5784
    @jameshall5784 Год назад +1

    I was making apple wood bows with stick and string when I was a kid. Now learning how to really make a bow. Thanks for the video.

    • @clayhayeshunter
      @clayhayeshunter  Год назад +1

      Glad I could help!

    • @stephenballard3759
      @stephenballard3759 Год назад +1

      Just as an aside, apple is actually very good bow wood, if you can find a suitable stave.

    • @jameshall5784
      @jameshall5784 Год назад +1

      @stephenballard3759 I was just talking stick and string and a flat piece of wood sharpened on the sidewalk.

    • @stephenballard3759
      @stephenballard3759 Год назад +1

      @@jameshall5784 I understood.
      Good luck, have fun.

  • @davidbrand5326
    @davidbrand5326 Год назад +8

    Great video Clay! Years ago I made one using artificial sinew . It stretches too. I kept the cable close to the back of the bow and had to tie it on in several spots. I would love to see a pine bow build. I was helping a kid build one but it never got finished. Keep up the great videos!👍👍🏹🏹

  • @bobkelly2447
    @bobkelly2447 Год назад +2

    the interesting thing to me about this design is the ability to increase the draw weight !
    although it probably wouldn't be like 100lbs on a bow that was initially 20lbs but it could substantially increase the bow strength if needed. easilly doubling the strength.
    although the cable back design has it's draw backs, it certainly is a viable bow and in survival
    conditions it may well save your life.... thank you....I never would have thought of this !
    I am an avid archer and feel the bow and arrow are so often over looked for self defence.
    a bullet proof vest is not a problem to a strong bow...most people do not know that !
    I grew up with a Howard Hill bow 58lb pull at 28", my Dads was 68lb at 30" I practiced all the time and got to be quite good even getting birds for my cat( which he loved) but the down side was braking all the arrows just before bow season and my Das was not happy....because of that I got the nick name of brokenArrow on the CB radio LOL

  • @kylefessenden3111
    @kylefessenden3111 Год назад +2

    If you had to choose between the cable backing or the Penobscot that you featured previously, which one would you personally choose in a survival situation?

    • @19adhyayandas77
      @19adhyayandas77 Год назад +1

      I think the Penobscot bow is more powerful than the cable backed bow.

    • @garethbaus5471
      @garethbaus5471 Год назад +1

      ​@@19adhyayandas77Either technique can be pretty much made arbitrarily powerful.

  • @rocket_hops
    @rocket_hops 10 месяцев назад

    its kind of nice to see imperfect motion in your work, feels a lot more genuine

  • @filipiversen1331
    @filipiversen1331 Год назад +4

    Really cool video! Do you have a video, or would you consider, making one that goes in-depth into what you are considering and feeling for when you are finishing the stave. I can see you are feeling for how flexible it is etc. but for someone that has no experience with what the "right feeling" is it would be really interesting to hear more about what you are looking for.

    • @clayhayeshunter
      @clayhayeshunter  Год назад +2

      Search for bow build for beginners on my channel and you’ll find some vids.

  • @renadenison6759
    @renadenison6759 Год назад

    So cool bruv. This is why I love archery, it's such a complex but simple concept. Just one stick makeing another stick deadly and accurate.

  • @bobpeterson1906
    @bobpeterson1906 Год назад +1

    Great video! Aside from the bow making I really liked that you dug down in the earth to have good dirt all around your fire. If you don't go to dirt you risk the fire burning down a few layers and then burning horizontal underground. Well after the camper is gone a forest fire then can start. BOB

  • @RiverbendlongbowsOutdoors
    @RiverbendlongbowsOutdoors Год назад

    That's pretty cool Clay 👍🏻

  • @hualiangyu8779
    @hualiangyu8779 Год назад +1

    It was the first time I had ever heard and seen a drawstring bow. This is a very new thing for me, and I may have to find more information to make myself more aware of this new thing.

  • @mikelovesnifer
    @mikelovesnifer Год назад +3

    Great walkthrough! I appreciate the fact you show it can be done with limited tools and materials, great inspiration! Yeah! The conifers will be interesting!

  • @sh0
    @sh0 Год назад +4

    Love this video - great informative stuff. I've always had a fasciination with bows but the steep learning curves in both building and being accurate (not to mention the time commitment of making ammunition) has always been a huge obstacle. I've relied on snares for most of my bushcrafting expeditions, mostly because I'm solo (and can stay fed on small birds and rodents), but also because I have no efficient way to prep and store the meat on larger animals.

  • @garysapper8716
    @garysapper8716 Год назад +4

    Thanks for a very instructive video, Clay! I've gotta try this one.

  • @waynestevenson9613
    @waynestevenson9613 Год назад +3

    Love your videos Clay! They are a respite from the hustle and bustle of a complicated world. Thanks.

  • @druidjuicer636
    @druidjuicer636 Год назад

    Hi Clay. I've just picked up your channel because my teenage son is showing an interest in greenwood bushcraft, something I dabbled in happily some years ago. I have a Parang on its way to me and, as money is tight, it will have to serve as axe and froe, with my old carving knives for detailed work. I may even try a bow- on the hills here we have a sorbus variant called Rowan or Mountain Ash that grows in profusion and is resistant to the die off were getting on Ash. I think that might make a unique bow and a great experiment. First though we will make a hexagonal long staff and see how Rowan takes to crafting. Local tradition holds that Rowan has magical properties when worked. Thanks for the inspiration. Love your videos.

    • @clayhayeshunter
      @clayhayeshunter  Год назад +1

      I’ve heard it’ll make a good bow.

    • @druidjuicer636
      @druidjuicer636 Год назад

      @@clayhayeshunter That's great. Thanks for the answer.. Cheers!

  • @asmith7876
    @asmith7876 Год назад

    Blew my mind on the Penobscot and now here’s ANOTHER type of bow I’ve never imagined…awesome!

  • @BeeLady66
    @BeeLady66 Год назад

    I haven't made a bow since I was a kid but watching you made me want to try it again. Very impressive. Thanks.

  • @hansg6336
    @hansg6336 Год назад

    Very meditative watching you work. I've found that to be true working with any kind of bush craft. You tend to immerse yourself and forget much of the BS in life.

  • @plywoodcarjohnson5412
    @plywoodcarjohnson5412 Год назад +1

    Excellent video! Spruce and paracord it is!

  • @geoffcrumblin9850
    @geoffcrumblin9850 Год назад +2

    It's amazing that there was zero technology transfer from neighbouring New Guinea, where the natives had bows, a wide range of tools, maintained gardens and farm animals. Although the humans interacted traded, and travelled, no such weapons made their way into Australian culture

  • @aydencook03
    @aydencook03 4 месяца назад +1

    How well do you think this compares to the penobscot design? These emergency/survival bow videos are very cool.

    • @clayhayeshunter
      @clayhayeshunter  4 месяца назад +1

      If you have the cordage, this one is definitely easier to make

  • @2greeksandacamera
    @2greeksandacamera Год назад

    Always a 10 thumbs up for Clay :)

  • @PrithvirajSaw
    @PrithvirajSaw 11 месяцев назад +1

    Very nice bhaiya ❤❤

  • @lovelore
    @lovelore Год назад +1

    Living legend

  • @Bushmanschool
    @Bushmanschool Год назад +2

    Great video brother thanks for sharing.

  • @caderbavahmuhammadsiddick384
    @caderbavahmuhammadsiddick384 Год назад

    Thanks lot for sharing ❤❤❤

  • @ItsDburch
    @ItsDburch Год назад +3

    I've often wondered about these bows. What a great way to contextuallize it, and present it. Makes a guy wonder how bones would be used. Can large rib bones be utilized for bow purposes?

    • @jacoblee935
      @jacoblee935 Год назад

      not really as they don't flex without breaking, but bones can be useful as nocks, emergency arrow tips, the spacer blocks across the back, etc.

    • @jacoblee935
      @jacoblee935 Год назад

      The closest you'll get to a bone bow would be horn bows

    • @stephenballard3759
      @stephenballard3759 Год назад

      Yes rib bones have been used for making bones. But any kind of bone or antler is one of the hardest materials to deal with for this use. It has to be very thin to bend at all, And because of this, tiny (TINY) variations In thickness will destroy the bow.
      However, most bows that I know of made of bone were made in the fashion Clay just in here.... They were sometimes made not to bend but actually pinned like a hinge. So you may have a 5 section bow with each section being stiff, but which bends at the hinges. The sinew cable, then, is the only thing storing energy as it stretches.
      Similarly, bows were made out of things like driftwood, which would be entirely unsuitable without this design feature.
      If you look up the Smithsonian's ethnographic collection from North America, you can see exampes. They are fascinating, the engineering is incredible.

  • @eddiec4058
    @eddiec4058 Год назад +2

    You continue to impress.😊

  • @johnclark1925
    @johnclark1925 8 месяцев назад

    Wow Clay, the way you used that hatchet. Masterful. 😎🤘

  • @nathanpattee1629
    @nathanpattee1629 Год назад

    Shoots very well.. especially since its a quickly bow! Very nice to see the primitive skills out there!

  • @theodoreplume4861
    @theodoreplume4861 Год назад +1

    Mourning dove cooing nearby. Beautiful!

  • @lukebable
    @lukebable Год назад

    Next time you go into the wilderness to make a bow, I'd suggest to take a Jointer, a table saw and a chainsaw. I realize that this is a survival video, but I couldn't live without those machines !

  • @whothefoxcares
    @whothefoxcares Год назад

    Surviving on warm sunny days are the best!

  • @JuliaJulia007
    @JuliaJulia007 Год назад +1

    Beautiful ASMR 😊

  • @Lahire-s7l
    @Lahire-s7l Год назад +1

    Super cool large😊

  • @Brandon-so9fp
    @Brandon-so9fp Год назад

    Love the fact that the hatchet is sharper then most of my kitchen knives.

  • @brendanroos7102
    @brendanroos7102 Год назад +1

    Nice. I definitely want to try this now.

  • @GypsyTinker2012
    @GypsyTinker2012 Год назад +1

    Thank you for sharing so much knowledge. ❤

  • @ratzfatz8723
    @ratzfatz8723 Год назад +3

    Cool video as usual. Since you mention spruce: Having messed around with spruce branches (trunk wood is completely unusable for bows over here in southern Germany. The branches come closer to arctic spruce) . I have this kind of bow in mind for a couple of years now. Never got around to try, though. Reminds me to get back to it...
    BTW The lower half of spruce branches make pretty a good bow if you put a backing on (tensile strength is lousy). I made one bow with rawhide and one with a hazel backing. Both over 70#@32" and they are great fun to shoot.

  • @jadumanipujari6193
    @jadumanipujari6193 Год назад

    Very nice ❤❤❤

  • @joesgotya9930
    @joesgotya9930 11 месяцев назад

    You always provided the most fascinating content Clay. Thank you 🙏 ❤

  • @moonhunter9993
    @moonhunter9993 Год назад

    My daughter and I love it! Very impressive. It's so cool.

  • @rodbaker5782
    @rodbaker5782 Год назад

    Perfect message at a perfect time;
    Thanks

  • @gameon7566
    @gameon7566 Год назад

    just a good guy making good videos.

  • @johnsharp8627
    @johnsharp8627 Год назад

    Dig watching people chop wood and make things, even if it's just firewood or kindling.

  • @charleswood7505
    @charleswood7505 Год назад

    I really do wish you would explain each step as you do it.... it would be really helpful. Just a thought for future videos.... thank you for this one

  • @RedmanOutdoors366
    @RedmanOutdoors366 3 месяца назад

    Cool stuff man nice Bow 😎👍🔥💯🏹

  • @didjhopkins4135
    @didjhopkins4135 Год назад

    I know that cracking was the bark…but it still went into my soul! Heard that too often mate. That’s my favourite alternative bow so far 🤙🏼 Cheers Clay

    • @clayhayeshunter
      @clayhayeshunter  Год назад +1

      I bet this would work well with some of the woods you have.

    • @didjhopkins4135
      @didjhopkins4135 Год назад

      @@clayhayeshunter I’m sure of it!! Will be giving it a go this summer, Clay. Thanks mate

  • @rauliuonac7542
    @rauliuonac7542 Год назад +1

    Nice 👋👍👍

  • @OEF_Vet_0331
    @OEF_Vet_0331 Год назад

    Love your bow videos like this! Absolute treasure. Thank you brother, love from Texas.

  • @donwaldroopoutdoors3665
    @donwaldroopoutdoors3665 Год назад

    You ever feel comfort being in the shelter camp like u were in on alone ? Kinda put u back there in spirit ? It seems u never left kinda , there doing cool bushcraft projects

  • @americannavajopatriot9412
    @americannavajopatriot9412 Год назад

    Thank you. You did a beautiful job👍🏾

  • @lewisgreenway5065
    @lewisgreenway5065 Год назад

    Very educational I'm not in to hunting or killing game but I enjoy watching you make bows.

  • @flashthompson7
    @flashthompson7 Год назад

    Thank you for the knowledge. You have freely given may you freely receive ❤

  • @Dirk_Berserk
    @Dirk_Berserk Год назад +2

    it looks like an alternative to the one where there was another piece of wood in front of it. now its cordage and blocks. pretty damn cool and never would have i thought of doing this or that it would have that effect

  • @GuyonYouTube173
    @GuyonYouTube173 Год назад

    I saw lots of cable backed bows in the museum when I lived in Alaska. I always wanted to make one. They used spruce and willow in them where I was living up there.

  • @RemiLeonora
    @RemiLeonora Год назад +1

    Wow this is interesting, gonna try to make one

  • @vladlevytskyi4889
    @vladlevytskyi4889 9 месяцев назад

    Really appreciate it. Thank you for your work

  • @lawndiqenyia2909
    @lawndiqenyia2909 Год назад

    Your channel is awesome, thank you for your content, knowlege and efforts!

  • @peterneyndorff9452
    @peterneyndorff9452 Год назад

    Love your video Bro….👍💪🏼🙏🏆

  • @brettellis423
    @brettellis423 Год назад

    I love it!!! Boom yeah brotherrr...!! I still reckon you should adopt me, bro!!🤣🤣🤣🤣👍

  • @calvinjohnson7806
    @calvinjohnson7806 Год назад

    Thanks great video

  • @scotttaxdal5297
    @scotttaxdal5297 Год назад

    Pretty badass using the hatcet as a shaving tool.

  • @patrickharmon9459
    @patrickharmon9459 Год назад

    Cool idea 💡

  • @williambooth6796
    @williambooth6796 Год назад

    Great substitute for sinue backing. Awesome video thanks

  • @timdimon8214
    @timdimon8214 Год назад

    That’s an interesting build for a bow build

  • @nathanelgraves4953
    @nathanelgraves4953 Год назад +1

    Looks like something out of far cry primal! Super cool

  • @GalloPazzesco
    @GalloPazzesco Год назад

    Really enjoyed watching this.

  • @gilldanier4129
    @gilldanier4129 Год назад

    Great watch, you make it look easy. thanks for the video

  • @johnweaver3824
    @johnweaver3824 Год назад

    Thank you appreciate your video

  • @poorboy2012
    @poorboy2012 Год назад

    Hello! I'm watching your video, have a nice day. Your skills are ammzing❤🎉

  • @johnp.turner2000
    @johnp.turner2000 Год назад

    Just wondering if you can make another video on making primitive bows with a little bit more of you explaining step by step?
    I love all your videos

    • @clayhayeshunter
      @clayhayeshunter  Год назад +1

      Search selfbow building for beginners here on the channel

  • @to8860
    @to8860 Год назад +1

    Good stuff as always!

  • @withoutfurtheradoforever
    @withoutfurtheradoforever Год назад +2

    Clay, did they use Sinew for strings on these traditionally, in the Arctic?

    • @clayhayeshunter
      @clayhayeshunter  Год назад +1

      Yes, I think so. As well as the cable backing. Gut could have been used as well.

  • @piapelzer1144
    @piapelzer1144 Год назад

    Perfect explanition😊

  • @johnnyandnik2204
    @johnnyandnik2204 Год назад

    great video..i have all ways wanted to try dougfir here in oregon..and maybe so day i will....cant wait for the next vid...

  • @johngalasso8500
    @johngalasso8500 Год назад

    Good job

  • @gerardoguzman2193
    @gerardoguzman2193 Год назад

    Good job, brother

  • @veersingh2730
    @veersingh2730 Год назад

    Hi Namascarum tanks guruji for this video demonstration Dhanoosh💐👍👆🙌🏳️‍🌈👍

  • @alexloader313
    @alexloader313 Год назад

    Love the ingenuity

  • @MattWilliams-vf8kf
    @MattWilliams-vf8kf Год назад

    That is a fine hatchet for sure

  • @frankhughes5702
    @frankhughes5702 Год назад

    Great video Clay!!

  • @alfredogarcias6522
    @alfredogarcias6522 Год назад

    Hola hermano 👋 muy lindo arco.. que madera usaste para hacer ese arco ??Hello brother, very nice bow. What kind of wood did you use to make the bow?

  • @bigDbigDbigD
    @bigDbigDbigD Год назад

    Really interesting build

  • @lukelofgren4108
    @lukelofgren4108 Год назад

    I see you got yourself a nice little fire creek forge hatchet. Good choice! Much better than a GB that everyone has. I've been forging hatchets and axes for 3 years now and I'm obsessed. If you ever want to try one of mine out respond to me here. I can make one heck of a nice hatchet. I have a pile of hickory staves waiting to be turned into bows. You are an inspiration for many, especially me.