Did they use beeswax to preserve and extend the life of the cordage? That is what I got taught to do when learning to splice ropes back in my mariner days.
As someone who's made cordage a few times in their life, let me just say: I'm envious of how even and well-finished that looks! That lashing on the end looks so smooth, and that taper is so well done I can't even guess the spots where the strips were cut. Wow. Just wow.
I'm really glad I found your channel and this video in particular. I had no idea you could make a bowstring from wood (the bark of a tree). I thought it would have to be made with some sort of wool/cotton/flax/something similar. This is awesome!
I watch Sally Pointer's chanel. While she studies neolithic period with experimental arciology her method for twining bast into cordage is the same as yours. and it's a very simolar movement i use when i ply strips of plastic grocery bags into yarn(plarn). It's amazing how long some techniques have been with us!
I guess you can pretty much apply the exact same principle if you were to make a sling for throwing stones. After all, the Anglo-Saxons, like many people from around the world, still viewed the sling as an essential tool/weapon for deterring wildlife from livestock and of course deterring banditry, or perhaps aiding in it.
Agreed Sean! You could definitely use this technique to make a sling, there's also this great video on braiding a Balearic sling - ruclips.net/video/NRzGbu7Bvfo/видео.html
Dear @@gesithasgewissa You're welcome, it's my pleasure. Thanks for replying and especially for giving a heart to my comment. I always and totally appreciate both very much. Best regards, luck and health in particular.
in my neighborhood when linden branches fall in the road, cars crush the living daylights out of them as they rot, and it forms a dusty brown bast segment I can just dip down and grab, then ply as i walk.
Oh that's interesting! Does the bast last long or is partly rotted? I have seen that around here, but it tends to rot quite quickly into small fragments on the wet muddy roads. Thanks for sharing!
Hi! The tension is kept between the twisting hand and the hand holding the cord, but it doesn't need constant tension as the strands are twisted individually one way, before being twisted together the opposite way, which holds the twist together. Thanks for watching!
@@gesithasgewissa That's good to know it's all on-site recording. In that case, could you tell me what bird makes that strident, raucous, cawing sound? Apologies to everyone who loves it, but to me, t's such a harsh, grating sound. 🙉
Hi all! There is much more detail in the subtitles and description for those wishing to try this themselves. Thanks for watching!
Are you making a bow video to go with the string?
@@showman139 Eventually, yes!
Did they use beeswax to preserve and extend the life of the cordage? That is what I got taught to do when learning to splice ropes back in my mariner days.
@@mylescooper7391 Very likely, yes! Or tallow, fat and tar.
As someone who's made cordage a few times in their life, let me just say: I'm envious of how even and well-finished that looks! That lashing on the end looks so smooth, and that taper is so well done I can't even guess the spots where the strips were cut. Wow. Just wow.
Thank you very much, linden bast is a really beautiful material to work with!
This is excellent. Practical archaeology is far more informative than speculative. Scientific method in action. Well done, mate!
Very kind words, thank you! I agree with you on practical archaeology and I'm glad you liked it!
Thanks for posting this. It's difficult to find details on these sort of crafts. Keep up the good work.
Hi, I'm glad you enjoyed it. Thanks for watching, there will be more coming soon!
This almost looks like the original raffia, but alot stronger. You are so dexterous, a pleasure to watch..
It's a lot like it, but more beautiful I think!
Skills we all should have gnois of. Well done.
Thank you!
I'm really glad I found your channel and this video in particular. I had no idea you could make a bowstring from wood (the bark of a tree). I thought it would have to be made with some sort of wool/cotton/flax/something similar. This is awesome!
Glad you found it interesting!
Well Done!!!
Thanks! 😊
I watch Sally Pointer's chanel. While she studies neolithic period with experimental arciology her method for twining bast into cordage is the same as yours. and it's a very simolar movement i use when i ply strips of plastic grocery bags into yarn(plarn). It's amazing how long some techniques have been with us!
Wow, that's cool, and what a great use of plastic! I like Sally Pointer's videos. Thanks for sharing ☺
I guess you can pretty much apply the exact same principle if you were to make a sling for throwing stones. After all, the Anglo-Saxons, like many people from around the world, still viewed the sling as an essential tool/weapon for deterring wildlife from livestock and of course deterring banditry, or perhaps aiding in it.
Agreed Sean! You could definitely use this technique to make a sling, there's also this great video on braiding a Balearic sling - ruclips.net/video/NRzGbu7Bvfo/видео.html
@@gesithasgewissa Lol, I was going to PM you that one earlier.
Was this really filmed in 660AD? I'm skeptical...
Well...of course the footage has been colourised! 😁
@@gesithasgewissa ahhh, of course! That's why it looked odd to me, not like regular Anglo-Saxon filmography
@@thecurrentmoment 😆
@@thecurrentmoment 🤣🤣
No it wasn’t there just giving some history of what those people did back then
Damn now i wanna go into the woods and create my own bow
Me too, my yew blank is still tucked away, waiting to be carved!
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Thanks
Dear @@gesithasgewissa
You're welcome, it's my pleasure.
Thanks for replying and especially for giving a heart to my comment. I always and totally appreciate both very much.
Best regards, luck and health in particular.
in my neighborhood when linden branches fall in the road, cars crush the living daylights out of them as they rot, and it forms a dusty brown bast segment I can just dip down and grab, then ply as i walk.
Oh that's interesting! Does the bast last long or is partly rotted? I have seen that around here, but it tends to rot quite quickly into small fragments on the wet muddy roads. Thanks for sharing!
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Thanks!
Should youa kept tension on it as wrapped/braided?
Hi! The tension is kept between the twisting hand and the hand holding the cord, but it doesn't need constant tension as the strands are twisted individually one way, before being twisted together the opposite way, which holds the twist together. Thanks for watching!
How was the bast harvested? Was it used green or cured in some way?
Here is my video on harvesting and processing linden bast ☺
ruclips.net/video/qemgyJV0oso/видео.html
Did I hear a turtle dove calling there? Is that overlayed or is it in the actual background?
I think it's probably a wood pigeon ☺ all the birdsong in my videos is recorded in situ, I don't add any extra in.
@@gesithasgewissa That's good to know it's all on-site recording. In that case, could you tell me what bird makes that strident, raucous, cawing sound? Apologies to everyone who loves it, but to me, t's such a harsh, grating sound. 🙉
@@trilbywilby7826 I have rooks and crows living nearby, so that's what you're hearing. No way to avoid them I'm afraid