@@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. 🙏🏼🏹
What strikes me immediately is how sophisticated the shaping of the bow was for a 7,000 year old weapon! This suggests that the art of bow-making had been going on a long time prior to that...
@@hakanlundberg Had no idea haow long bows have been around! Well, only goes to prove people we're not dumb tens of thousands years ago. And bows are a very good and clever technology in my opinion.
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.
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!
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.
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
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.
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.
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 🇭🇷
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.
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.
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 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
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!
Nice work mister Organic. Shot a recurve for 35 years. Bowhunted and target archery. Most traditional archers shoot constantly so as not to loose their keeness. It's a dying art. So is your craftsmanship. Your still a young man and I hope you continue for many years
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.
Saw a video of a guy which made a bronce axe with primitive tools, then used it to build a primitive bow just with wood and stone tools (took him months to dry the wood) and then used it with wooden arrows and stone heads and sinew to funt a deer...
Fascinating what the ancients could achieve with limited equipment and simple tools. How long from start to finish did this take you? I'm curious how long you think it took for our ancestors to make a bow?
It took me three days from raw stave to the first coat of oil, but it wasn't the only project I was working on. Takes another 5 days or so to complete the sealing process at one coat of oil per day.
I really wish we had examples of older bows. It's pretty certain that bows are 60-70 thousand years old, and the shape of this bow reveals a pretty sophisticated design that is obviously the result of a lot of refinement. That makes sense as it is 53-63 thousand years after the development of bows.
Homo Sapiens left the African continent first time 65.000 years ago. Other species were around the planet, Pygmie species and Neanderthals and more but I do not think anyone ever have documented bows from species earlier than Homo Sapiens. The largest brain size documented from any "human style species" have been Homo Sapiens and our brain development from apes came with 3 different periods of brain evolve/enlargement stages also affecting the skull. I am in no way insightful into bow history but I am not sure I find it plausible that Homo Sapiens should have invented the bow thousands of years before leaving African continent for the first time if going with your higher end estimate. There have been found cave drawings on at least 2 continents that have been interpreted as Homo Sapiens driving animals into cornered cliff edges and/or ravines to have them corned so close proximity injuries could be applied or they were killed by falling into their death. Had bows been invented at that time of plenty these animals could have been taken down as need for meat arose. Indicators like these tells me it were most unlikely bows were present. One could also wonder separately that we also know that the Neanderthals and Homo Sapiens had sex and reproduced, we have around 3% Neanderthal DNA in us even today because of it, and would it not have been a more likely outcome that they had died out long before if Humans had ability to hunt from the distance thus had less need for the Neanderthals "lesser brains/ more muscles" characteristics? You could be right but I would say there are major indicators that point to that it are not so. Just my 5 cents. If you have some backed up facts from finds or circumstantial indicators indicating otherwise I would like to read and learn and develop my knowledge base.
@@organicarchery Really enjoyed this production, both video and bow. Please see my comment to earthknight60. If you have any suggestions of finds or circumstantial indicators that you can share to date the bow long back (as long as you believe you have indicators for) I would love to learn more. But read my 5 cents and comment if you like. As said my bow, and bow history insights are low. I just find the comments timeline unfounded based on my insights. I will happily adjust my beliefs if presented with anything plausible. No doubt the Holmegård bow are not a first generation bow but....there´s a long way from 7000 BC to pre leaving African continent for the first time.
@@Mike-zx1kx A few corrections. Neanderthals had larger brains than H. sapiens, and we don't know about Denisovans yet, but given some of the remains we have found it's likely they were on a par with Neanderthals size-wise. For H. sapiens, 65,000 years ago was just the last major exodus from Africa. INcreasingly it's looking like H. sapiens we leaving Africa in decent numbers from around 120,000 years ago in waves separated by roughly 20,000 years, probably as a result of the cyclical nature of the Sahara being wet or dry. The first hybridizing between early H. sapiens and Neanderthals was around 200,000-250,000 years ago, so there were at least some waves of H. sapiens leaving Africa even back then. Pygmies are not different species of humans, they're fully within H. sapiens. They're just a result of local genetic changes that are not enough to result in them being a different species.
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.
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)
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 😊
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 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.
Unfortunately I've had to discontinue the giveaways because no one is claiming their prizes! Even after multiple redraws, only one bow has made it to its new owner; and only because I happened to know how to reach him! Edit : I've posted a more detailed update in my Community section and will announce it in a video very soon!
@@uncletiggermclaren7592yes. Reach out to me at the email on my website (link in profile homepage) and let me know what you have in mind. I specialize in historical reproductions and can do many all wood designs from many time periods.
@@organicarchery Wait you were doing prize draws for these and people weren't claiming them? That has totally blown my mind. I would be biting off limbs to claim one!
The original Holmegaard Bows were made of elm that were the length of a man. This is known from several settlements of the Ertebølle period. Stone Age hunters used a thin elm trunk to make bows, as Yew had not yet begun to grow in Denmark. So the bows were shaped in such a way that the flexible sapwood was at the back and the harder heartwood was at the front or belly of the bow. The remains of Europe’s oldest and best-preserved (five) bows, dating to around 7000 BC, were discovered at a Stone Age settlement at Holmegårds Mose on Zealand in Denmark.
I made a couple crude primitive bows from hickory saplings many years ago and that's exactly I made them. I actually still have half a sapling hanging in my basement. This video makes me think I should do it again but better now that youtube exists and I don't have to figure it out from trial and error.
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!
@rickhayhoe - The ones who survived knew what they were doing. That's how they provided food for themselves and their families. Those who didn't, didn't survive.
@@wickedcabinboy Thanks for the valuable instruction. What is important here, however, is Correy's valuable gift to us all as he studies and recreates bows of historic and archaeological significance and demonstrates the important heritage we all share in the bow.
This is an awesome video, I enjoyed every bit of it, and it was the first video for this channel I've seen looking forward to watching all the others :)
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.
This was super cool to watch. This craft never stops teaching me new things. I just recently got ahold of a couple of what I believe to be elm logs and now I am even more excited to get into them.
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 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.
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.
I just subscribed. This video was excellent! The way you show everything you do and explain without rambling on and on. I find some people’s videos are good but with too much talking the important info gets lost and I have to rewatch. I thoroughly enjoyed this. Would this bow be considered a “board” bow? Forgive my ignorance, just learning. I’ve had a composite before. I ran across something on Facebook and it got me interested in buying a bow again but like yours and making my own one day once I can afford the tools. dad taught me to love different woods and if he was here, he’d be so into your channel too! Now I don’t have a heat source as you do in this video but the process is still very informative. This is my favourite channel now so I’m on a mission to watch all your videos. Your instruction is a perfect fit for me. Is there a place where I can donate monthly to your channel? I’m not sure how to do that?
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.
Nice build ,is this your day job or hobby? I really enjoy watching your special talent .I made a bow from hickory at the age of 10 years old and that started me on the path of bow hunting. I am 66 now and still love it.
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. 🙏🏼🏹
What strikes me immediately is how sophisticated the shaping of the bow was for a 7,000 year old weapon! This suggests that the art of bow-making had been going on a long time prior to that...
At lest around 55,000 years before that (arrowheads found).
@@hakanlundberg Had no idea haow long bows have been around! Well, only goes to prove people we're not dumb tens of thousands years ago. And bows are a very good and clever technology in my opinion.
Yeah it's wild just how much is simply lost to time.
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.
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!
@organicarchery do you think a red oak Stave would make a heavy bow? 60lb+
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!
I love the zip of the arrow passing by.
Soooooooo satisfying.
Some people make a bow but do not show it working, but you showed it working. I really liked it in the whole video.
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.
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
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!
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!
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!
Great work Correy, the videography and the natural soundscape really transport the viewer. Keep the magic going!
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.
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.
Elegant, simple, effective, beautiful! Love the video and a beautiful bow!!
That's a beautiful bow mate,well done! Cheers from New Zealand!
I really like the “handle” tapering on this one. Thanks for sharing.
Dude that’s just what I have been working on for months ! Thank you I was running out of ideas and you inspired me .
Epic craftsmanship there pal. What a beautiful bow. Big up from the West of Ireland
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 🇭🇷
Practical archaeology - the best kind. Thank you
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.
That thing's a beaut! Thanks for putting these videos up : )
That is beautiful!! So much character in the wood. Excellent work sir!
These videos are such a delight. Thank you for sharing
Awesome video. This was the first one I watched. Thanks for explaining it so well especially being new to the art.
I used to shoot quite a bit when I was much younger. I always liked the primitive bows best.
Subscribed.
Woodwork is so calming. Even when I don't do it myself but watch others. Thanks, gread video!
Wow what a beautiful grain pattern, very nice bow awesome 😎
Would still like to see you make a Bhutan bow bro
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.
Another good looking bow, and a great shooter! 🤙🏼
Thank You Cory... Very nice, exceptional bow! Always find it educational to watch when you get focused on your design... TM
Great work and the sound of the arrows as they flew past the mike.Be interested to know the arrow speed
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 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
Always entertaining and informative. Thank you.
Love this - you did a great job recreating the Holmegaard bow!
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!
Nicely done. The minimal speaking format made me watch the entire video. Great job. 👍❤️✌️
Nice work mister Organic. Shot a recurve for 35 years. Bowhunted and target archery. Most traditional archers shoot constantly so as not to loose their keeness. It's a dying art. So is your craftsmanship. Your still a young man and I hope you continue for many years
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.
And to think they didn't have any modern tools like we have today!!
Saw a video of a guy which made a bronce axe with primitive tools, then used it to build a primitive bow just with wood and stone tools (took him months to dry the wood) and then used it with wooden arrows and stone heads and sinew to funt a deer...
Well done! Always a pleasure to watch a craftsman at work! 😁👍
Love to see ancient history recreated...with a modern spin. Beautiful bow!
Fascinating what the ancients could achieve with limited equipment and simple tools. How long from start to finish did this take you? I'm curious how long you think it took for our ancestors to make a bow?
It took me three days from raw stave to the first coat of oil, but it wasn't the only project I was working on. Takes another 5 days or so to complete the sealing process at one coat of oil per day.
@@organicarchery Thank you for the answer, and the videos. So cool to watch.
What an absolutely stunning object ! such a pleasure to see a craftsman producing something so exceptional.
Greatly appreciated! Thank you for the support.
I really wish we had examples of older bows. It's pretty certain that bows are 60-70 thousand years old, and the shape of this bow reveals a pretty sophisticated design that is obviously the result of a lot of refinement. That makes sense as it is 53-63 thousand years after the development of bows.
I believe they're far older than we anticipate, too!
Homo Sapiens left the African continent first time 65.000 years ago. Other species were around the planet, Pygmie species and Neanderthals and more but I do not think anyone ever have documented bows from species earlier than Homo Sapiens. The largest brain size documented from any "human style species" have been Homo Sapiens and our brain development from apes came with 3 different periods of brain evolve/enlargement stages also affecting the skull. I am in no way insightful into bow history but I am not sure I find it plausible that Homo Sapiens should have invented the bow thousands of years before leaving African continent for the first time if going with your higher end estimate. There have been found cave drawings on at least 2 continents that have been interpreted as Homo Sapiens driving animals into cornered cliff edges and/or ravines to have them corned so close proximity injuries could be applied or they were killed by falling into their death. Had bows been invented at that time of plenty these animals could have been taken down as need for meat arose. Indicators like these tells me it were most unlikely bows were present. One could also wonder separately that we also know that the Neanderthals and Homo Sapiens had sex and reproduced, we have around 3% Neanderthal DNA in us even today because of it, and would it not have been a more likely outcome that they had died out long before if Humans had ability to hunt from the distance thus had less need for the Neanderthals "lesser brains/ more muscles" characteristics?
You could be right but I would say there are major indicators that point to that it are not so. Just my 5 cents. If you have some backed up facts from finds or circumstantial indicators indicating otherwise I would like to read and learn and develop my knowledge base.
@@organicarchery Really enjoyed this production, both video and bow. Please see my comment to earthknight60. If you have any suggestions of finds or circumstantial indicators that you can share to date the bow long back (as long as you believe you have indicators for) I would love to learn more. But read my 5 cents and comment if you like. As said my bow, and bow history insights are low. I just find the comments timeline unfounded based on my insights. I will happily adjust my beliefs if presented with anything plausible. No doubt the Holmegård bow are not a first generation bow but....there´s a long way from 7000 BC to pre leaving African continent for the first time.
@@Mike-zx1kx A few corrections. Neanderthals had larger brains than H. sapiens, and we don't know about Denisovans yet, but given some of the remains we have found it's likely they were on a par with Neanderthals size-wise.
For H. sapiens, 65,000 years ago was just the last major exodus from Africa. INcreasingly it's looking like H. sapiens we leaving Africa in decent numbers from around 120,000 years ago in waves separated by roughly 20,000 years, probably as a result of the cyclical nature of the Sahara being wet or dry.
The first hybridizing between early H. sapiens and Neanderthals was around 200,000-250,000 years ago, so there were at least some waves of H. sapiens leaving Africa even back then.
Pygmies are not different species of humans, they're fully within H. sapiens. They're just a result of local genetic changes that are not enough to result in them being a different species.
@@Mike-zx1kx Neanderthals had larger brains than Homo Sapiens.
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.
Its crazy to read that people werent claiming these beautiful bows! Awesome video and another great looking bow!
I couldn't believe it either! It's unfortunate, but it is what it is!
@@organicarchery Uh, well, if you have any left you can send them to ME! 😂😂😂. Gorgeous work!
Just stumbled onto your channel. Dont even care about archery.
I really enjoyed this. Thank you very much.
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)
Another fantastic video and one beautiful bow. Keep up the fantastic work.
And here I thought the Otzi bow was the oldest. Fun stuff to learn about!
otzi bow doesnt date older to this?
@@farnorthhomested844 Ötzi is dated to about 3275 BC so that puts him about 5000 years past current day. Have a great day!
I love watching a master work. Then to see the work do its job perfectly. Thanks.
I was astounded to learn that an English archer was ready when he could loose 10 arrows into the air before the first hit the ground.
Easy. Shoot from a mountain top.
our ancestors could definitely put food on the table with that.
Outstanding work. Thanks for sharing.
Makes you wonder what all the fuss is about osage when a whitewood bow shoots like that. Awesome!!
Osage is great, but there's just something special about a clean whitewood stave! Really opens up the design options.
I saw an old Ben Pearson bow made of hickory. Didn't get to shoot it, gentleman had it as a wall decoration.
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!
Absolutely fascinating.Way more useful and economically sound than any firearm.
C'est une vraie beauté !
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.
Nice bow
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!
Love this. If you're still doing giveaways, I would be honored to receive this bow.
Unfortunately I've had to discontinue the giveaways because no one is claiming their prizes! Even after multiple redraws, only one bow has made it to its new owner; and only because I happened to know how to reach him!
Edit : I've posted a more detailed update in my Community section and will announce it in a video very soon!
@@organicarchery Do you sell bows ?.
@@uncletiggermclaren7592yes. Reach out to me at the email on my website (link in profile homepage) and let me know what you have in mind. I specialize in historical reproductions and can do many all wood designs from many time periods.
The originals was most likely made from green sapling with flint tools.
@@organicarchery Wait you were doing prize draws for these and people weren't claiming them? That has totally blown my mind. I would be biting off limbs to claim one!
Awesome video. A pleasure to watch you work. Thanks man. ❤
The original Holmegaard Bows were made of elm that were the length of a man. This is known from several settlements of the Ertebølle period. Stone Age hunters used a thin elm trunk to make bows, as Yew had not yet begun to grow in Denmark. So the bows were shaped in such a way that the flexible sapwood was at the back and the harder heartwood was at the front or belly of the bow.
The remains of Europe’s oldest and best-preserved (five) bows, dating to around 7000 BC, were discovered at a Stone Age settlement at Holmegårds Mose on Zealand in Denmark.
I made a couple crude primitive bows from hickory saplings many years ago and that's exactly I made them.
I actually still have half a sapling hanging in my basement. This video makes me think I should do it again but better now that youtube exists and I don't have to figure it out from trial and error.
Thank you very much, I've not seen wrapped nocks before. Beautiful. Greetings from England.
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!
Back to basics, beautiful work🥰 Thank You from Norway😌🙏
Beautiful, elegant, accurate, lethal. They knew what they were doing 9,000 years ago, and how to make it aesthetically appealing at the same time.
Agreed!!
@rickhayhoe - The ones who survived knew what they were doing. That's how they provided food for themselves and their families. Those who didn't, didn't survive.
@@wickedcabinboy Thanks for the valuable instruction. What is important here, however, is Correy's valuable gift to us all as he studies and recreates bows of historic and archaeological significance and demonstrates the important heritage we all share in the bow.
What a beautiful bow! Well done. Videos are incredible good!
...NICE!!!😀
So interesting and relaxing to watch, ASMR is great too.
Please keep these vids coming.
Imagine crafting such a bow with stone tools.
Just found this channel on my algorithm and this looks like hard work, but very therapeutic!
I love it, it looks so simple and clean. very impressive.
This is an awesome video, I enjoyed every bit of it, and it was the first video for this channel I've seen looking forward to watching all the others :)
Welcome aboard and thank you for the support!
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.
New to your channel and I love it! Had no idea of all the work that went in to a bow. Thanks!
Always impressive watching someone who is good at a difficult task making it look easy.
good job, that is the best finish I've ever seen on the bow.
This was super cool to watch. This craft never stops teaching me new things. I just recently got ahold of a couple of what I believe to be elm logs and now I am even more excited to get into them.
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.
Your skill, craftsmanship and attention to detail are outstanding. Thank you for another wonderful video that is a pleasure to watch.
Much appreciated!
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!
Now that is a work of Art... Very beautiful!
Your vows are sick my man. Beautiful. They also shoot crazy well it looks like😮💨
Thanks!
@@kelroundell6304 very much appreciated, Kel! Your donation will invested right back into the channel to help create more and better videos!
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.
Love your content and your hand made bows, cheers from Germany.
An awesome re-creation and a beautiful bow to boot. The arrow sound is amazing. First time seeing your videos, Subscribed!!!
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Welcome aboard and thanks for the support!
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.
I just subscribed. This video was excellent! The way you show everything you do and explain without rambling on and on. I find some people’s videos are good but with too much talking the important info gets lost and I have to rewatch. I thoroughly enjoyed this.
Would this bow be considered a “board” bow? Forgive my ignorance, just learning. I’ve had a composite before. I ran across something on Facebook and it got me interested in buying a bow again but like yours and making my own one day once I can afford the tools. dad taught me to love different woods and if he was here, he’d be so into your channel too!
Now I don’t have a heat source as you do in this video but the process is still very informative.
This is my favourite channel now so I’m on a mission to watch all your videos. Your instruction is a perfect fit for me.
Is there a place where I can donate monthly to your channel? I’m not sure how to do that?
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.
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
I really hope this guy smiles a bit even if its at the end of the video. Nice work till now. Subbed
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.
I'm going to have a go at making this my first bow. Thanks for the upload.
Nice build ,is this your day job or hobby? I really enjoy watching your special talent .I made a bow from hickory at the age of 10 years old and that started me on the path of bow hunting. I am 66 now and still love it.
I’m a full time bowyer and specialize in historical reproductions. We also run a bowmaking school that holds classes about once a month.