@@gregfromguam I can’t thank you enough for the support. Your generosity is greatly appreciated! Everything this channel makes is reinvested into creating more and better quality videos. 🙏🏼🏹
I'm an Achaeologist myself and the Study of prehistory had originally inspired me to start building bows myself... but I've never managed to build one of the Holmegaard or Mollegabet style bows. You've just inspired me to give it a try!
Many of the step-by-step bow building tutorials online can help you produce a good Holmegaard bow, since it's got a profile fairly similar to the common "pyramid bow".
I'm obsessed with that mollegabet style. It just looks so awesome. And of course, it's genius, engineered, fantastic. But it's got such a unique design compared to the humble elnglish Longbow yew stick.
Tremendous .. i am 79 building bows for 40 years.. selfbows i never built a a english bow before . i been shooting a bow since 4 years old. 1949. i am not laying down heavy,, i am just saying you r good bowyer. thanks for being here. richard
Just got into Archery this year. Shot a ton as a kid. 27 Now. Found a great local shop that helped me get started. These videos are wonderful! Thank you!
Great bow, made by a wonderful Bowyer. It is also fantastic that you made it as much alike to the ancient bow as you could. Congrats!! Dr. George Whitehead (shooting a bow for 70 years)
Hello! I’m a bow hunter and I truly appreciate your work! I especially love the Ötzi, Nordic and English bows! I be extremely honored to win one of your bows! I would use it for what it was intended, hunting deer and other game to feed my family. I appreciate your skill and craftsmanship as a bowyer. Thanks for the videos.
I've seen a few bow making videos, this is next level. That thing is ART, ought to hang in a museum! Whipping the ends for the string is something I haven't seen before and seems brilliant! Beautiful work.
@@DonanKlooz yeah much more time consuming , but I would wager that time was an abundance as wild food was easy to come by back in the day, what with the population and pollution being so low, I bet it all tasted better too, 60% of wild life having died out just in the last 50 years.
I have been building primitive bows for many years. This year I was faced with the challenge of building a Holmegaard bow to serve as a showpiece for a historical event. The bow was finished within 2 days and the first test shots were very satisfactory. This bow will be demonstrated at the presentation of a recently restored circular ditch with two ramparts in eastern Austria. I also made the arrows for it. They consist of barrelled shafts with flint tips and natural fletching made of whole feathers that were split and shaped with fire. I also made quivers in the Ötzi style. The entire set fits quite well into the desired time frame.
That's a wonderful piece of craftsmanship from a long-gone age. It is a real delight to see you at work, recreating past skills that are shared with only a few similarly-skilled people today. No machinery, just hand-tools that might easily translate into those of the day when this original bow was made, by somebody a lot like you. Thank you for sharing.
@@organicarchery Agreed. I build railroad cars, modelled on the Colorado three-footers, in 1/20.3 scale. Apart from the necessary hardware, the car-body is made from coffee stirrers and lolly sticks. Two gold medals and a silver tell me they look okay.
Hand tools that are orders of magnitude above what the ancient bowyer had. Plus I would think the bowyer had to make his own tools. NTL, really enjoyed the vid and especially impressed by the shooting skill.
Whichever genius invented the bow, did he/she imagine a world where we have footprints on THE MOON but we're still using their invention? Brilliant, timeless.
The bow was invented multiple times independently throughout many separate regions in the world. If your neighbors had them and they were nice you could learn it from them. Later some pastoral people got creative in bow making techniques and made upgraded composite bows.
I don't know why the algorithm brought me here to you but I'm glad it did. I just spend a few hours watching videos. It makes me want to find a local place to source wood. Super cool
That is a beautiful bow! You do amazing work, please keep up with the videos, I love watching. And, of course, I would be thrilled to have one of your bows! Cheers from Croatia 🇭🇷
Great video. I am a sailor and do some carpentry with had-shaped pieces, but your skill and patience is just great. Amazing to realise that what you just made was, at the time, the highest of high tech, and that your craft is directly related to some guy 7000 years ago doing exactly the same thing.
I watched this video yesterday, and first thing I thought was, "why so serious?" But, seriously, your craftsmanship is utterly amazing. I went and watched the Otzi bow build and again it just blew me away. I'm an old guy now, but a long time ago I tried to build a native-american composite bow with water buffalo horn and deer sinew(and rattlesnake skin as limb covering). The wood was osage orange. It was my very first attempt and I never did complete it sadly, but the journey was eye-opening. Life is funny that way. Watching you build those bows brought it all back. It's why I went to Mongolia back in the 90s, a beautiful place seemingly harking back to another time on earth. Anyway, enough out of me, please produce more videos with time willing, and only success for you and yours.
@@gregfromguam an osage bow with horn and sinew is no small task for a first bow build. It’s unfortunate that it didn’t work out, but I enjoyed your story nonetheless, Greg! I’m not really a serious person but can see how my “determined” eyebrows while working make it seem so! Thanks again for your contribution to the channel! I’ve been immersed in our last few bowmaking workshops of the year and haven’t had time to film, but there are more videos coming in the very near future.
Really admire your work; a wonderful bow. I'm a traditional archer who shoots an osage orange bow and I have respect for simple, effective bows like these.
Both fascinating and satisfying to watch, causing me to conjure up visions of a man sitting at a fire thousands of years ago making one of these. Fair play to you man.
Just finished binge watching all your videos and totally love the way you show how you build your bows. Thinking of getting into trying my hand a building my own bow in the very near future. It would be fantastic to have won one of your bows. Keep up the great work. Looking forward to future videos.
Simple modern tools, I wonder how they created these 10,000 years ago? I would be fascinated to see those tools, Great learning lesson. I couldn't replicate it but I am glad you shared this build with the world. The shot grouping, excellent!
The technique of making a bow hasn't changed. Take away any wood that isn't a bow; then scrape the stiff areas until the bend is even. It was just much slower with stone tools.
This is a fine demonstration of just how mind boggling it is that shows the brilliance of the original bow makers thousand of years ago who made amazing bows like this without the aid of any modern tools!
This is the most accurate replica I've seen on UA-cam . well done you've made a great job of it . That elm looks lovely when the stain was applied and it seems to shoot very fast 😊
Bravo Sir! One of the best bow making videos I've seen. I've never seen tip nocks like those before but I'm definitely going to try them on my next bow. HUGE thanks for the rich content.
I appreciate the support! Tied on nocks were quite common historically. They're relatively easy to make, remarkably durable, and simple to replace if one were to get damaged in rough country.
I got the chance to shoot my personal 53# Holmegaard through a chrono recently. It averaged 165 fps with a 580 grain arrow. In my opinion, that's a good speed for a hunting bow with a heavy arrow and heavy string!
I'm an viking reenactor and always have been interested in archery, but it has gotten nowhere because of several reasons. Love to see how bows are handmade and really like how this one turned out!
A wonderful, thoughtful video. Superb craftsmanship. We had a stand of Elms in the fifties. The saplings would bend but would not break.The outer bark had a thin, styrofoam feel.Even as a child I knew those Kentucky trees were special.Thank you.
I just found your channel and I love it. I'm a traditional Bowyer and I make my bows in the old style using only hand tools. I use a belt sander where needed and only minimally. I like your style very much , you're a true professional. I'll go through your video file and watch some of the most interesting ones , actually they're all interesting so it may take a while. I'll look forward to the next one.
Good luck with your builds and don't be discouraged if the first coupe don't work. Take what you've learned and apply it to the next. Before you know it, you'll have a keeper.
Parabolic laser reflecting mirror on the moon amongst the footprints, and a nice demonstration of the fundamental skills and intelligence needed to get there in the design, and techniques of building the Holmegaard bow. Great demo, Thx. I may try this one.
Greetings from Australia. I know nothing about bows but I have to say, I reckon you have done a bloody good job. You are pretty good at making the bow and did a really nice job and then pretty good at firing the weapon.
I truly appreciate and love the craftsmanship in these kind of videos. One thing all these videos alway miss on, is making a period accurate string. The strings in all these kind of videos are always a modern string. I wish someone would make an ACTUAL period accurate bow AND string video sometime... Please consider it if you haven't already 🙏
Very nice looking bow. Seems to shoot well also. I really like the jute string knocks...they seem so efficient without weakening the tips. Thanks for the video.
Wrapped nocks were fairly common on Prehistoric and Native American bows. They're remarkably durable and would be easily replaced if damaged. If a cut-in nock is damaged, the only option is to pike the bow and carve a new nock!
Thanks!
@@gregfromguam I can’t thank you enough for the support. Your generosity is greatly appreciated! Everything this channel makes is reinvested into creating more and better quality videos. 🙏🏼🏹
I'm an Achaeologist myself and the Study of prehistory had originally inspired me to start building bows myself... but I've never managed to build one of the Holmegaard or Mollegabet style bows. You've just inspired me to give it a try!
Many of the step-by-step bow building tutorials online can help you produce a good Holmegaard bow, since it's got a profile fairly similar to the common "pyramid bow".
Using modern tools or flint and bone tools? That’s the impressive part to me.
I'm obsessed with that mollegabet style. It just looks so awesome.
And of course, it's genius, engineered, fantastic.
But it's got such a unique design compared to the humble elnglish Longbow yew stick.
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Chalk, was a very cool tip.
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The permanent knocks, are jute twine?
Fascinating.
I kinda love that.
Tremendous .. i am 79 building bows for 40 years.. selfbows i never built a a english bow before . i been shooting a bow since 4 years old. 1949.
i am not laying down heavy,, i am just saying you r good bowyer. thanks for being here. richard
sorry broe.... itˋs a danebow ... but they settled and lived there so ok anglisk yes aswell
this Bow are from Denmark
I love the zip of the arrow passing by.
Thank you. There is something deeply good, harmonius and healing about traditional crafts.
Your attention to detail speaks volumes even when you are silent !!
I really appreciate that! Thank you!
As an English Stone mason, I can appreciate the sheer craftsmanship and fully enjoying the results of years of hard work. Thank you Sir. From Britain.
Just got into Archery this year. Shot a ton as a kid. 27 Now.
Found a great local shop that helped me get started.
These videos are wonderful! Thank you!
Some people make a bow but do not show it working, but you showed it working. I really liked it in the whole video.
Great bow, made by a wonderful Bowyer. It is also fantastic that you made it as much alike to the ancient bow as you could. Congrats!! Dr. George Whitehead (shooting a bow for 70 years)
Hello! I’m a bow hunter and I truly appreciate your work! I especially love the Ötzi, Nordic and English bows! I be extremely honored to win one of your bows! I would use it for what it was intended, hunting deer and other game to feed my family. I appreciate your skill and craftsmanship as a bowyer. Thanks for the videos.
New to your channel. That was 19 minutes and 49 seconds of pure pleasure just watching your bow come to life. Great video.
Glad you enjoyed it!
Absolutely fascinating.Way more useful and economically sound than any firearm.
Apart from your skills in bow making, it´s nice to see a clean well organized shop. Shout out from Mexico.
Creative energy flows better through a tidy shop. Feng Shui.
A neat workspace is the sign of a sick mind! Just teasing!
That's a beautiful bow mate,well done! Cheers from New Zealand!
I really like the “handle” tapering on this one. Thanks for sharing.
I've seen a few bow making videos, this is next level. That thing is ART, ought to hang in a museum! Whipping the ends for the string is something I haven't seen before and seems brilliant! Beautiful work.
Very much appreciated!
😅😅😅
Imagine using only stone and bone tools to make this.
@@DonanKlooz yeah much more time consuming , but I would wager that time was an abundance as wild food was easy to come by back in the day, what with the population and pollution being so low, I bet it all tasted better too, 60% of wild life having died out just in the last 50 years.
I have been building primitive bows for many years. This year I was faced with the challenge of building a Holmegaard bow to serve as a showpiece for a historical event. The bow was finished within 2 days and the first test shots were very satisfactory. This bow will be demonstrated at the presentation of a recently restored circular ditch with two ramparts in eastern Austria. I also made the arrows for it. They consist of barrelled shafts with flint tips and natural fletching made of whole feathers that were split and shaped with fire. I also made quivers in the Ötzi style. The entire set fits quite well into the desired time frame.
Nice work. Interesting. How did the event go?
@@freyatilly The event will take place next September. I still have time to make and test more bows & arrows :-)
Love it!
@@rudolffaustmann1416 Aha, wo umd wann genau? Prost aus Wien!
Elegant, simple, effective, beautiful! Love the video and a beautiful bow!!
That's a wonderful piece of craftsmanship from a long-gone age. It is a real delight to see you at work, recreating past skills that are shared with only a few similarly-skilled people today. No machinery, just hand-tools that might easily translate into those of the day when this original bow was made, by somebody a lot like you. Thank you for sharing.
Machinery dilutes the romance of the craft, in my opinion! Thank you for the support!
@@organicarchery Agreed. I build railroad cars, modelled on the Colorado three-footers, in 1/20.3 scale. Apart from the necessary hardware, the car-body is made from coffee stirrers and lolly sticks. Two gold medals and a silver tell me they look okay.
Hand tools that are orders of magnitude above what the ancient bowyer had. Plus I would think the bowyer had to make his own tools. NTL, really enjoyed the vid and especially impressed by the shooting skill.
Great work Correy, the videography and the natural soundscape really transport the viewer. Keep the magic going!
Epic craftsmanship there pal. What a beautiful bow. Big up from the West of Ireland
Practical archaeology - the best kind. Thank you
Whichever genius invented the bow, did he/she imagine a world where we have footprints on THE MOON but we're still using their invention? Brilliant, timeless.
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@@johnfisher7143 We can be sure that if a woman invented the bow, or the wheel, or making friction fire a man took the credit!
The bow was invented multiple times independently throughout many separate regions in the world. If your neighbors had them and they were nice you could learn it from them.
Later some pastoral people got creative in bow making techniques and made upgraded composite bows.
@@asmith7876 There is a long list of female inventors going back to the antiquity.
Footprints on the moon, interspace phone call....the 60's and 70's tech was so much better.
Nicely done. The minimal speaking format made me watch the entire video. Great job. 👍❤️✌️
Back in the day they also made this without modern tools or equipment. Great video.
Just stumbled onto your channel. Dont even care about archery.
I really enjoyed this. Thank you very much.
I don't know why the algorithm brought me here to you but I'm glad it did. I just spend a few hours watching videos. It makes me want to find a local place to source wood. Super cool
our ancestors could definitely put food on the table with that.
Outstanding work. Thanks for sharing.
That is beautiful!! So much character in the wood. Excellent work sir!
That is a beautiful bow! You do amazing work, please keep up with the videos, I love watching. And, of course, I would be thrilled to have one of your bows! Cheers from Croatia 🇭🇷
Dude that’s just what I have been working on for months ! Thank you I was running out of ideas and you inspired me .
Great video. I am a sailor and do some carpentry with had-shaped pieces, but your skill and patience is just great. Amazing to realise that what you just made was, at the time, the highest of high tech, and that your craft is directly related to some guy 7000 years ago doing exactly the same thing.
Love this - you did a great job recreating the Holmegaard bow!
I watched this video yesterday, and first thing I thought was, "why so serious?" But, seriously, your craftsmanship is utterly amazing. I went and watched the Otzi bow build and again it just blew me away.
I'm an old guy now, but a long time ago I tried to build a native-american composite bow with water buffalo horn and deer sinew(and rattlesnake skin as limb covering). The wood was osage orange. It was my very first attempt and I never did complete it sadly, but the journey was eye-opening. Life is funny that way. Watching you build those bows brought it all back. It's why I went to Mongolia back in the 90s, a beautiful place seemingly harking back to another time on earth.
Anyway, enough out of me, please produce more videos with time willing, and only success for you and yours.
@@gregfromguam an osage bow with horn and sinew is no small task for a first bow build. It’s unfortunate that it didn’t work out, but I enjoyed your story nonetheless, Greg!
I’m not really a serious person but can see how my “determined” eyebrows while working make it seem so!
Thanks again for your contribution to the channel! I’ve been immersed in our last few bowmaking workshops of the year and haven’t had time to film, but there are more videos coming in the very near future.
Really admire your work; a wonderful bow. I'm a traditional archer who shoots an osage orange bow and I have respect for simple, effective bows like these.
What an absolutely stunning object ! such a pleasure to see a craftsman producing something so exceptional.
Greatly appreciated! Thank you for the support.
I used to shoot quite a bit when I was much younger. I always liked the primitive bows best.
Subscribed.
Thank You Cory... Very nice, exceptional bow! Always find it educational to watch when you get focused on your design... TM
Both fascinating and satisfying to watch, causing me to conjure up visions of a man sitting at a fire thousands of years ago making one of these. Fair play to you man.
Awesome video. This was the first one I watched. Thanks for explaining it so well especially being new to the art.
Love to see ancient history recreated...with a modern spin. Beautiful bow!
Just finished binge watching all your videos and totally love the way you show how you build your bows. Thinking of getting into trying my hand a building my own bow in the very near future. It would be fantastic to have won one of your bows. Keep up the great work. Looking forward to future videos.
Back to basics, beautiful work🥰 Thank You from Norway😌🙏
Thank you very much, I've not seen wrapped nocks before. Beautiful. Greetings from England.
That thing's a beaut! Thanks for putting these videos up : )
These videos are such a delight. Thank you for sharing
I'm going to have a go at making this my first bow. Thanks for the upload.
Another fantastic video and one beautiful bow. Keep up the fantastic work.
This is exactly what I need done. And I've been working on this for a month now. Seeing this video feels 100% like deja vu
Awesome video. A pleasure to watch you work. Thanks man. ❤
Just discovered your channel and really enjoying it. I'm an avid archer and I think I'm getting to the stage where I want to start making self bows.
I've been wanting to make a self-backed bow like this for a while. The simpler the better I think. Very well done and thank you for sharing!
Agreed! Glued backings complicate things!
Simple modern tools, I wonder how they created these 10,000 years ago? I would be fascinated to see those tools, Great learning lesson. I couldn't replicate it but I am glad you shared this build with the world. The shot grouping, excellent!
The technique of making a bow hasn't changed. Take away any wood that isn't a bow; then scrape the stiff areas until the bend is even. It was just much slower with stone tools.
Wow what a beautiful grain pattern, very nice bow awesome 😎
Would still like to see you make a Bhutan bow bro
I love watching a master work. Then to see the work do its job perfectly. Thanks.
Love your content and your hand made bows, cheers from Germany.
good job, that is the best finish I've ever seen on the bow.
This is a fine demonstration of just how mind boggling it is that shows the brilliance of the original bow makers thousand of years ago who made amazing bows like this without the aid of any modern tools!
Another good looking bow, and a great shooter! 🤙🏼
This is the most accurate replica I've seen on UA-cam . well done you've made a great job of it . That elm looks lovely when the stain was applied and it seems to shoot very fast 😊
@@kelvinsparks4651 very much appreciated!
Bravo Sir!
One of the best bow making videos I've seen. I've never seen tip nocks like those before but I'm definitely going to try them on my next bow. HUGE thanks for the rich content.
I appreciate the support! Tied on nocks were quite common historically. They're relatively easy to make, remarkably durable, and simple to replace if one were to get damaged in rough country.
Love this style of video! Keep them coming. You should get a chronograph and sling some arrows through it with the finished bows.
I got the chance to shoot my personal 53# Holmegaard through a chrono recently. It averaged 165 fps with a 580 grain arrow. In my opinion, that's a good speed for a hunting bow with a heavy arrow and heavy string!
I love it, it looks so simple and clean. very impressive.
Wow, don't know a thing about Bows, but found this interesting and oddly inspiring, thank you.
I like this style bow over the new compounds. More so if it's hand made. Nice job on this one
What a beautiful bow! Well done. Videos are incredible good!
Just found this channel on my algorithm and this looks like hard work, but very therapeutic!
I'm an viking reenactor and always have been interested in archery, but it has gotten nowhere because of several reasons. Love to see how bows are handmade and really like how this one turned out!
Sounds like you need a proper Viking bow!
That would be a very nice addition!
So interesting and relaxing to watch, ASMR is great too.
Please keep these vids coming.
You have skills, for sure. Excellent work.
I can’t imagine doing this with just a couple sharp rocks.
I enjoy the technical details of all the different bows and dimensions.
U shoot ur creation as well as I shoot my Remington LTR. Great work
You sir are a true master of your craft.
A wonderful, thoughtful video. Superb craftsmanship. We had a stand of Elms in the fifties. The saplings would bend but would not break.The outer bark had a thin, styrofoam feel.Even as a child I knew those Kentucky trees were special.Thank you.
Great job, love this video, and love the bow, how it finsihed out for you, thumbs up.
Simply fantastic! Your use of a draw knife could be a tutorial for anyone using a draw knife. Love it!
I'll have to do a "Bowyer's Bench" video on using the drawknife in the near future!
Always entertaining and informative. Thank you.
Very very impressive work. I recently started archery. I wish I had your skills at building bows.
Amazing, the craftsmanship as well as the archery.
I just found your channel and I love it. I'm a traditional Bowyer and I make my bows in the old style using only hand tools. I use a belt sander where needed and only minimally. I like your style very much , you're a true professional. I'll go through your video file and watch some of the most interesting ones , actually they're all interesting so it may take a while. I'll look forward to the next one.
That’s awesome! Thank you for the support, and hope you find value in the videos!
Beautiful work , enjoyed the video !
How did I miss this video?????
Awesome to see you recreate this bow.
I just bought my first book on bow making. Looking forward to my first attempts
Good luck with your builds and don't be discouraged if the first coupe don't work. Take what you've learned and apply it to the next. Before you know it, you'll have a keeper.
Parabolic laser reflecting mirror on the moon amongst the footprints, and a nice demonstration of the fundamental skills and intelligence needed to get there in the design, and techniques of building the Holmegaard bow. Great demo, Thx. I may try this one.
Now that is a work of Art... Very beautiful!
Greetings from Australia. I know nothing about bows but I have to say, I reckon you have done a bloody good job. You are pretty good at making the bow and did a really nice job and then pretty good at firing the weapon.
A compound bow cannot touch this bow 👍 Thank you. I've always wanted to see how a bow is made.
*Happy squeal for seeing Holmegaard Bow recreated*
captivating, from the build to your expertise shooting..
The sound of a arrow in flight is amazing!!
I truly appreciate and love the craftsmanship in these kind of videos. One thing all these videos alway miss on, is making a period accurate string. The strings in all these kind of videos are always a modern string. I wish someone would make an ACTUAL period accurate bow AND string video sometime... Please consider it if you haven't already 🙏
Very nice looking bow. Seems to shoot well also. I really like the jute string knocks...they seem so efficient without weakening the tips. Thanks for the video.
Wrapped nocks were fairly common on Prehistoric and Native American bows. They're remarkably durable and would be easily replaced if damaged. If a cut-in nock is damaged, the only option is to pike the bow and carve a new nock!
Absolutely fantastic 🙏
Very nice. Glad I found your channel. Thanks for sharing
Just found your channel!!!!!! Great job!!!!
Your skill, craftsmanship and attention to detail are outstanding. Thank you for another wonderful video that is a pleasure to watch.
Much appreciated!
Beautiful and well crafted bow.
Beautiful work of art and very impressive skill!
Very nice! Giving me some motivation to build another myself.
what a wonderful piece of art. its a beautiful bow. nice job.