A bowyer talks about authentic longbows
Вставка
- Опубліковано 9 вер 2016
- Shot in Visby. I talk to Swedish bowyer Henrik Thurfjell about bows, asking stupid questions so that he sounds comparatively clever.
Support me on Patreon: / lindybeige
He talks about wood, of hunting, of string, and of bear fat. Many people in the comments have suggested exotic meanings for the mark on the side of the yew bow. The comparatively mundane truth is that the symbol is a combination of the Norse runes for H and T - the bowyer's initials.
His Facebook page: / henrik.thurfjell
Thanks to Johan Käll for showing me round the re-enactors' camp.
More weapons and armour videos here: • Weapons and armour
Picture credits:
By the Mary Rose Trust, CC BY-SA 3.0, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index...
By Mary Rose Trust - Mary Rose Trust, CC BY-SA 3.0, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index...
By Mary Rose Trust - Mary Rose Trust - official webpage, CC BY-SA 3.0, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index...
By Own scan. Photo by Gerry Bye. Original by Anthony Anthony. - Anthony Roll as reproduced in The Anthony Roll of Henry VIII's Navy: Pepys Library 2991 and British Library Additional MS 22047 With Related Documents ISBN 0-7546-0094-7, p. 42., Public Domain, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index...
By the Mary Rose Trust, CC BY-SA 3.0, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index...
By the Mary Rose Trust, CC BY-SA 3.0, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index...
Buy the music - the music played at the end of my videos is now available here: lindybeige.bandcamp.com/track...
Lindybeige: a channel of archaeology, ancient and medieval warfare, rants, swing dance, travelogues, evolution, and whatever else occurs to me to make.
▼ Follow me...
Twitter: / lindybeige I may have some drivel to contribute to the Twittersphere, plus you get notice of uploads.
Facebook: / lindybeige (it's a 'page' and now seems to be working).
Google+: "google.com/+lindybeige"
website: www.LloydianAspects.co.uk
/ user "Lindybeige"
Wish I'd spent my life doing something as productive and interesting as making bows.
The only way I can relate to this video, is through the thousands of hours I've pissed away on Mount&Blade.
Its almost harvesting season
I will drink from your skull!
Eh finding you were lad?Though you only enjoyed 18-21st Britain,My men and I would like a word with you about your purse and your belongings.
As my name would suggest, I also favour the Medieval period. On a serious note, this Bowyer chap was seriously interesting to listen to.
*Your forces have been utterly crushed
*Your enemy takes you hostage :(
90 pounds draw weight 'It's a good beginners bow' These Swedes are insane
haha thought the same i can barely lift 22 kg with one hand in the gym
If you dra bow properly, you use your shoulder mussels as well
That's actually about right. When I was 14 years old, my hunting bow was around 85-90lbs. Mind you, I was also only 175cm/5'9'' tall and 140lbs/63.5kg and had no problems drawing the bow repeatedly. Most people don't understand that you don't just use your arm. You use both arms, chest, upper back, and your legs a bit, especially if you do a push draw.
90 lbs is _way_ too much; while you may be able to draw it it's much more than you need and will make it much harder to develop good form. Without good form your shots will be inconsistent and your accuracy will suffer. You'll also tire faster which will cause you to use other muscles further messing up your form.
A 20-25 lbs bow is more than enough to shoot at 20 yards distance, which is plenty far for any beginner that wants to be able to _hit_ something rather than just shooting arrows in a general direction (which you'd be doing in combat). If you have a reasonably strong back (not necessarily arms) you can go for a 30-40 lbs bow for a lower trajectory (and thus better accuracy, especially since you won't have a clicker, which will make your draw length vary between shots (especially as you get tired)) but there's no advantage to anything heavier.
Of course, if you're shooting compound you can use heavier bows as you'll only be holding a fraction (depending on the bow) of the weight on your fingertips while aiming.
+pH7oslo I think it depends on the purpose of the bow. I have had hunters tell me that 40 and less is cruel for hunting because you are less likely to secure a quick kill and the animal will suffer. So maybe for hunting, the high draw is better. If it's a recurve and the penetration is better at lower draws, it should be okay though.
7:35 when he says "all over Sweden you can find bear fat" in a joking manner, and then says ..mate I'm just pulling your leg its from the bearfat festival, as if that somehow sounds more plausible :') cracks me up
His flat bow, seems string bow-nock is at 90 degree, abrupt !
So happy to see a comment about that part, so funny
I thought he was joking then too... at first haha
For a bow like that, you need a special kind of yew tree.
Its name is YEW MUNGUS.
YEW MUNGUS WHAT SHITLORD!!! STOP SEXUALLY HARRASSING ME
Yew Mungus What, Yew Mungas What?
IS THAT SEXUAL HARRASMENT?
waaaaaaaaaat de faaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaak!?
THIS UA-cam COMMENTOR SEXUALLY HARASSED ME!
He's quite charming. He doesn't seem to be a braggart, yet he knows his stuff.
And his english is so good.
Oh, you meant the Swede.
They have no choice. Small country, every media content is in English, not much get's dubbed, mostly subbed so you kind of have to learn it really well if you want to enjoy TV, movies, books.
Heccin ancaps.
Im swedish and was a bit?? At your coment because the standard for "good english" is rly high here. My english is the same or a biiit better than this fellow and I dont consider myself very good, studying more now thou so ill hopefully get rid of my accent!
Officer, my plant is for hemp arrow strings, I promise!
in parts of europe growing hemp for fibers is totally legal - and i'm not talking about the netherlands or other countries with liberal drug policies.
Hahaha, just like Coca Cola being allowed to grow coca plants so they can decocainize it just to use the flavour. "Yeah, we throw that white powdery stuff away. Honest."
Rowan Doughty
the EU consideres 40+ types of hemp as 'low THC plants'. where i live you have to run an agricultural business and register for hemp production. so it's not like everyone does this, but just a few farmers (this is an example from france: upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/23/R%C3%A9colte_chanvre1.jpg). having grown up in a rural area, i of course tried to smoke it, but it basically doesn't do anything - even if you smoke a ton of it.
and yeah, of course in parts of south america people grow coca plants - not for producing drugs, but to chew them.
StNico
of course some try, but since the farmers don't seperate male from female plants, the THC-level isn't that good at all, because the farmer's male plants will fertilize your female plants, which reduces THC-production. *and* most people don't exactly know, when the farmers harvest their fields, so you could loose your plants to the farmer. it's much easier and more effective to grow them in other areas, where usually noone goes to.
Hemp is grown for maximum length of fibre and planted fairly densely, not ideal conditions for growing smoking plants.
I just found this youtube channel yesterday, and i must say, what an unequivocal goldmine of content. As a native of blighty, the incorrigibly dry-wit of this man is a joy to behold. I'm also a big fan of the popped collar and cardigan combination, does anybody know what his real job is (or was as that 'youtube money' right). He looks like some sort of professor who enjoys cricket and craft beer!?
he has a degree in archeology I think
and he believes global warming is a hoax
He's a good dancer.
Global warming is no hoax brethren, the sun rises daily and warms me, i have first-hand evidence of this phenomena.
oh god here we go, no it's not a hoax you fool, humans produce more carbon dioxide than the Earth can handle, this greenhouse gas absorbs more sunlight and therefore heat than the exosphere can shed causing the atmosphere to become unnaturally warm.
The primary problem with longbows is that they have no pommels that you can unscrew and throw at the enemy to end them rightly.
both hilarious and original dude. Good job
Is it any wonder that archers often carried swords as sidearms? They would be stupid to be caught without their pommels!
Maybe that's the secret behind the weights the target archers have hanging off the front of their bows; they were jealous of the sword users and added a pommel for just such an occasion.
But on the other hand, you can't fire flaming arrows with a sword.
Why not just have your fletcher make you a special arrow that allows you to unscrew the pommel from your sword, screw the pommel onto the arrow, and shoot the pommel arrow at the enemy?
He's pulling your leg. There is no such thing as a bear fat festival. There are bear fat mines all over Scandinavia, he could have got it any old where.
Even here in Spain we heard about the bear fat plantations, stop messing it up please.
You've heard more than me 0_0
StNico
That's in iceland, but most of the fat from there just flows into the sea. It's one of the chief reasons why the fish from there is so good. :)
Everybody knows that you get bear fat from bear fat trees. You just have to shake them a bit.
Sure there is! I just saw it advertised in "Ursus - the world's #1 magazine for bear fat enthusiasts", I think it's in Vegas next year.
“But hunting with a bow is illegal in Sweden” the guys like, yeaaaaaaaa only if you get caught
Lmfao
Holy shit could you imagine a moose or bear in full plate?... Now THAT is a beast of war.
I can bearly imagine that. The thought is very amooseing.
In the 'HIs Dark Materials' books, and the related film 'The Golden Compass'', there are armoured bears. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Golden_Compass_(film)
Sweden and the soviet union have attempted to train war moose, but moose were not very good war animals, would be cool though.
Not as terrifying as armoured dolphins...
Actually they deemed it too dangerous to train and equip the moose, for they might've conquered the north for themselves.
Thanks Lindy, this was a very informative video. It also goes to show that the fantasy trope of having the physically weak/skinny guy/girl be the archer is inaccurate. drawing 120 lbs repeatedly isn't a joke.
Fun fact: In French osage orange is called bois d'arc, literally "bow wood".
Source: am Texan
Good stuff Lloyd. I found Mr. Thurfjell's talking point about the sapwood/heartwood combination being less significant than most believe to be very interesting. Thank you for that!
"I regret to inform M'Lord that Sir Thomas of Hightowne has once again smokethed all the hemp bow strings.Verily we are screwed for the upcoming battle. King Roastabowl will not be pleased."
@TheMighty Chabunga "Kindly but firmly inform Sir Thomas of Hightowne that he is not supposed to smoketh the stem, hence the stem naught give Sir Hightowne any stirring in the head. Knowing Sir Hightowne as the buffoon Sir is, ye am not surprised he tried it nor why Sir needed any more stirring."
Interesting interview, thanks! Regarding the runes, my take is that it is a combination of "h" and"t" (Henrik Thurfjell, as it were) rather than anything more convoluted.
Point for guessing it
+Henrik Thurfjell
Thanks! Nice bow, sir.
...
Lloyd: Well, I thought
Experienced Bowyer: No, not really.
Lloyd: It was all about
Experienced Bowyer: No, not so much.
...
Well, to be fair what the guy said sounded like new research results. Because what Lloyd said was so far accepted and established knowledge in the archery and bowyer community.
I really liked the way he was talking - it was clear that he had keen understanding, not just from the practical experience of making and shooting them but from the engineering theory behind it too.
That is how history goes for the most part. Educated guesses that latter are either reinforced or replaced by more educated guesses. It is surprising how little we know about even relatively recent events.
Loyd convention knowledge, sort of stuff I read about. The swede has different ideas, and nothing outlandish it all makes sense.
Only thing is, I've seen recreated Mary rose bows that are recurved. How cool would that be if those were the right replicas.
I guess it can happen if you bend and string them backwards.
1:52 That looks like the curse mark from berserk am i the only one who thought that
it's also a nordic rune meaning "heart"
same here
I fucking thought it was for a second! My heart skipped a beat when I saw it, hahaha.
+Lord Dash Donald Dappington It's a bindrune, not a rune proper.
lol yeah, i see you have a mark here.
Don't give the bears any ideas about wearing armor, Lindybeige!
Don't interfere with my right to arm bears.
Blame Phillip Pullman for that one.
He has already armoured polar bears with meteoric iron plate! Panserbjørne are not to be trifled with!
A+ for Henrik. He doesn't sound comparatively clever. He is clever. And he knows a lot about bow making and actual history of bows. He seemingly studied historical facts a lot. His answers are so refreshing. Not boasting crap I hear so often from other traditional archers or in popular documentary movies like english archers could shoot million arrows a minute with two ton draw weight bows made of yew because it is naturally laminated wood second to non. I'm archer and bowyer myself and I like study history but f.e. that info why handle wrap wasn't use is new to me. Thanks Lindy for bringing this to us.
"the bear fat festival , wow that is specialist" haha haha
or maybe the "beer fart " festival we have all had those .
The main draw to this channel for me is the sheer randomness of the things I learn. In the process of learning about historically accurate bows I learned that there is a present-day Bear Fat Festival.
11:38 Believe me I have had actual problems with Armored Bears in the past. Turns out not even magic can stop those damn things.
Armored bear with a katana and a spandau.
*bear in leather armor
*Studded leather biker armor
He should also have a Bren in his ass. The Bren is so amazing that if he would stroke the trigger with his ass muscles he could fly from the shere power of that gun.
Just throw a Pommel at him and end him rightly.
a pommel with suffice
Clearly he's never heard of the Dovabear!
*Drunken growl*
Thanks, I have to watch that animation again.
That's why he carries the bear spray
He had, but then he took an arrow to the knee.
He obviously has never used bear spray.
It's just a gimmick.
All it does is make a big cloud with the sprayer in the middle of it who now can't see within eating distance of an angry bear.
If you truly want to stop the bear from harming you and allow you to walk away pain and worry free use any brand of "Wasp Spray."
It's a Truck driver's (Lory driver [sp? British spell things oddly]) tried and true for putting thieves in the hospital for trying to rob their vehicles.
The bear will lay down and cry for about a week, not wanting to come within ten miles of another human for the rest of it's life.
This was very interesting. Usually, when speaking to these random people, they aren't very prepared and can only come up with one or two interesting things/stories. This guy was clearly very familiar and passionate with what he is speaking about.
Yes!!!! I've been waiting for you to interview a bowyer since I saw your interview with the swordsmiths! As a very amateur bowyer (still havent attempted making one but have been reading up on the subject) I found everyrhing the bowyer said to be very interesting. Did you know that the sinew from deer and bison tendons were used to give strength to the back of bows, and also to make bow strings?
Great content and a great channel you have here Lloyd!
Osage Orange is all over southern U.S., basically grows as a weed anywhere south of mid-Illinois. The osage orange tree has long, strong, and sharp thorns and ranchers planted in on the edges of fields as natural fences. Now it is just a weed. Has huge green fruit with a brain-like texture.
Such a dense, colorful wood. Love it, made five bows from osage orange
Thanks for posting. It's good to see someone practicing old methods and really enjoying it.
The symbol on the bow is a Nordic rune.
It translates to, "heart," in English. Hence why it's on the heartwood of the bow.
No. It's a bindrune of the bowyers name in younger futhark (viking age runes). His name is Henrik Thurfjell, so: H T www.vikingrune.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/younger_futhark_runes.jpg
Are you sure? I know Nordic runes have several meanings, but I didn't think that one meant "heart". Is it elder or newer futhark?
@@collectorduck9061 the runes used are Othala and Tiwaz. It could be a makers mark but Othala means inheritance/estate and Tiw is the god of war
It looks like the brand of sacrifice from the manga Berserk
Damn, someone had some different answers than lindybeige and he didn't make an entire video on how wrong the guy was! Progress!
Thank you Lindybeige, love the interviews you do!
Great guest! Loved hearing this guy speak about historical bows
But is it better than a Spandau?
Well it doesn't have a detachable pommel. So probably no.
Yes
Depends on if you use fire arrows or a katana with it
Which did Fighting Jack Churchill carry: Spandau, or longbow? Exactly.
harbl99
Well excuse me, I don't know what history classes you go to, but Jack Churchill was dual wielding two spandaus and after he got deployed to save the president from japanese samurai who had cut down the entire secret services with their glorious nippon steel, he used a katana to single-handedly defeat the entire continent of japan. Get your facts straight!
i tried growing some material for this bow string but i ended up getting a visit from the D.E.A
Try a different variety.
+Lindybeige in the US there is no difference I strains. for the longest time raising hemp would still grant you a visit from the DEA. THC or no the US has poor laws concerning any for any cannabis.
Given that the Hemp production was threatening the Timber Industry Lobby, It is not so much a stupid inconsiderate law, as it is a greedy selfish law.
H8Bitter, true. Some states have started to legalize hemp farming again for fibers.
In the UK you can grow industrial hemp (THC less than 0.2%) but you still need a licence to grow it
Henrik Thurfjord clearly knows his stuff. Enthusiastic and knowledgeable. Great interview.
Hey Lloyd, I don't know if I can thank you enough for all these videos you make. Even if I don't always agree with you, *cough* metric is better *cough*, you always manage to make me intrigued in whatever you decide to make a video on. Keep doing what you're doing, we love it!
This is what I needed in my life
In my culture (Native Cree from Northern Canada) bear fat/grease is used as an healing agent. I'm not sure if it works, I never tried it. But I know the elders use it
Depends what you're healing, if it's cracked dry hands maybe it does 😂
Fantastic video. I really enjoy hearing from the people that make authentic implements. This guy was great.
one of my primary/elementary school teachers taught us how to make (and use) bows. we actually travelled to norway where we had a "viking tournament" thing with other schools.
VERY GOOD. VERY INFORMATIVE.
THANK YOU GARY
I heard Spandaus are good for hunting.
I allways use it when i go out for Minced meat :)
Nah, you can't hit anything, and deer don't really suppress very well.
Hunting with a Bren is way more effective :P
You can only hunt them when they are in season.
Is that TRUE
I'm very glad to hear your discussion of bowhunting. Henrik is spot on with my own experiences, though people often use higher draw weights because when the shot is not perfect (hits a rib for example) they still want a clean kill.
I have never seen an interview with a longbowmen! I learned so much! thanks!
Holly crap, how tall are you, Nicholas?
Too tall, but I'm saving up for the operation.
the bowyer is a manlet though
how tall is too tall? I'm 6'8
Too tall when it becomes a problem. 6'8 (2.03 m if my math is right) is still pretty impressive.
your'e the perfect "british hight. tall and a bit akward. sorry about the spelling. could you do a short video about P.G Wodhouse? Best author thre ever was.
Finally someone who's honest about bear spray. That yew bow is exactly what I've been looking for in a traditional bow. And lo and behold! He's a shorty like me
God help us a 5' 6" longbow (self), the horror.....
A marvelous interview sir. Thank you!
best finisher ever for a video.
Thanks lindybeige!
90 lbs. draw weight. "...a good beginner's bow." Must be a direct descendent of Thor!
For a British longbow that is literally a beginner's weight. The British longbowmen were using 150-200lb bows on the Mary Rose and training from the age of 8.
That is not even that much weight for even a modern bow.
@@TheTaterTotP80 I somehow doubt the 8-year-olds started with 90 lb bows.
@@alexkirrmann8534 I bought a beginners bow, off of Amazon, 45 lb draw for $100. Shooting cheap (12 for $20) target arrows and was able to get 1.5" of penetration into a tree at 60 yards. You can kill lot of animals with a 40 lb bow.
More like a descendent of Artemis or Paris
I always thought that osage orange would make an excelent bow, and he did it. Love it. In Argentina we have "palo amarillo", which americans usually call "argentine osage orange". It should be even better, it has absurdly high mechanical properties.
I'd also recommend Chlorocardium rodiei, which is one of the most rupture resistant woods by any mesure.
Osage orange was used by many native americans to make bows.
It's quite common to find bowyers using osage orange for longbows these days.
@@umidontno040394 I'm a bowyer in the US and I make most of my selfbows from Osage Orange that I harvested myself.
oh man, cool interview, if you find more ppl like this, would be cool to watchmore videos like this
I love these Q&A's you do with different professionals... almost as much as I love your "talk in front of a camera" videos.
Can you shoot fire arrows with it?
No, but you can shoot pommel arrows, which are far scarier.
I prefer fire-pommel arrows, I prefer to end them rightfully whilst they are slightly inconvenienced with a slight burn at most, while not penetrating their armour. It gives a great sense of victory.
If you are skilled you can also throw a spandau with it.
Only while wearing studded leather armor!
thats the only way to shoot it
1:52 that mark on the bow, it looks like the curse/brand from the Berserk manga.
It's a Norse rune though.
first thing that popped into my mind too :D
Yes . Monogram "HT" , the makers initials apparently.
MrJherime god damn nerd
I really enjoy videos where you interview people because you actually let them speak instead of just responding to your questions. Almost everyone else I see really fail at that. Good shit.
This interview was great..
Good vibes, good information, and got to see some nice wood.
So the bows that sank with the Mary Rose became...yew-bowts?
... dad, is that you?!?
no
I wish I had said that.
Dave Martin You will, old boy, you will. :)
My god...
That engraved symbol of sacrifice though
Thank you Lindy, that was genuinely fascinating.
Thankyou so much Sir Beige... i wish history was as this fun back in my day. You really made my day with this.
Great video, i like these type, much like your rope making one. How should people address you? Nick, Lindy or Lloyd
Most people call me Lloyd, but actually I am getting used to 'Lindy'.
We called the dog Lindy.
Mr. Beige
Is Lindy-Lloyd acceptable?
Why is there a Lloyd and a Nick involved? Or is this a case of two first names with one being used as a last name?
cool post. thanks lindy. I have been shot with an arrow before. it was an accident, but it still went through my thigh. it bled horribly and took months to completely heal. and it really sucked.
Damn!
how did it happen?
Random Indian attack. Duh.
injuns!
"... and it really sucked."
Holy cow. Dude, stepping into a puddle sucks. Getting shot through the thigh is something else.
That was tremendously interesting - thank you Lindybeige!
This made me load up a Mary Rose documentary. Watching that after this. Good show.
Dont joke about armored bears yo. That shit aint a joke.
“Art for art's sake is an empty phrase. Art for the sake of truth, art for the sake of the good and the beautiful, that is the faith I am searching for.”
― George Sand
Modern art is art for the sake of art.
That being said there is nothing wrong with art for the sake of art.
TheJosephB333 sure, just don't inflict it on others lol.
Arthur Dent
I must say if you can actually find me an example of "art for art's sake" I'll be mightily surprised.
StNico
Dose that not strike you as slightly mocking if or an attempt at sensationalism.
This debate will always come down to what is "art" and what is "art's sake." Does Art's sake include developing new techniques in a showcase? Does it involve developing or experimenting with new mediums? Does it include making statements about society? Does it involve making a piece to describe an emotion? Does it involve (I assume you make reference to "fountain" when you say upside down toilet) saying "fuck you" to those that try and decide what art is?
The story behind fountain is that the artist Marcel Duchamp, was annoyed about the censorship placed on artistic galleries that allowed for a "jury" to close exhibitions. The submittal of "fountain" was itself a protest and statement to the art world.
Do you consider this to not be representatives of ideas and emotions?
great video! Thanks Lindy & Henrik
I love how passionate he is!
FYI my Friends in Alaska either carry 12 Ga Slugs or big revolvers for bears.
I will say an Alaskan Style Revolver is much easier to carry around than a canister of bear spray.
Great video.
Not to mention, while I don't doubt that bear spray is fine against black bears (who are almost in the same weight class as humans anyway, scare easily, and would probably respond more negatively to being wounded than scared) I doubt that claim against grizzlies or other types. That could get people killed.
The National Park Rangers are advising hikers in Glacier National Park and other Rocky Mountain parks to be alert for bears and take extra precautions to avoid an encounter.
They advise park visitors to wear little bells on their clothes so they make noise when hiking. The bell noise allows bears to hear them coming from a distance and not be startled by a hiker accidentally sneaking up on them. This might cause a bear to charge.
Visitors should also carry a pepper spray can just in case a bear is encountered. Spraying the pepper into the air will irritate the bear's sensitive nose and it will run away.
It is also a good idea to keep an eye out for fresh bear scat so you have an idea if bears are in the area. People should be able to recognize the
difference between black bear and grizzly bear scat.
Black bear droppings are smaller and often contain berries, leaves, and possibly bits of fur.
Grizzly bear droppings tend to contain small bells and smell of pepper.
Bear spray is 85% effective ending a bear attack; firearms are about 50% effective (University of Alaska professor crunching the numbers). There's a difference between a carefully aimed rifle shot at 50 yards, and a rifle shot at a charging bear at 20 feet. And, if you stop to think about it, a brown bear will be even less likely than a black bear to succumb to gunfire from any firearm. Don't confuse "bear spray" with "pepper spray" for use against humans - two entirely different delivery systems.
Solution: Bring a pomel. The pomel is the natural predator of the bear.
A shotgun seems like the least effective way to draw a circle in the sand to keep the bears out...
I've heard a couple of people referring to you as Nick...I thought it was Lloyd!? Lindybeige, the man with many names....
***** Ah excellent! Thank you. Mr.Lloyd; excellent ;)
he nailed it once and for all. many examples of hardwood only bows but never just sapwood.
Hickory bows are made from the sapwood only.
A delightfully wonderfull conversation. Cheers Lloyd!
I know that longbows are supposed to have really heavy draw, but why is 80-90 pounds considered "beginner"? Seems very heavy for a beginner 1:40
Yes, I'd agree. Beginner end of warbow, perhaps.
Ah, I see.
I've been shooting recurve for a few years, and have only gone to around 45 pounds comfortably.
Yep, that one surprised me, too. I'm not a small guy, and I found even 30-40 lbs to be somewhat difficult to shoot precisely in the beginning. At least on a longbow - compound is generally easier at the same pull.
Can anyone convert 90 pounds of draw into euros for me?
It's not so heavy for a long bow you only really have them at full draw for a very short time before you loose it's not like the Olympic style recuv where you sit about for 20 seconds lining up your shot
How might one have cut a bow like this from a tree in those times?
One quarter of a log split lengthways was supposedly common.
well...cutting it. I think making (good)arrows was actually more difficult..just my guess anyway
Holy shit the legend is true. If you have orange in your profile picture Lindy will respond.
to make the arrows they would take a small square length of wood and run a small plane over it while turning it around to get it circular.
top with a bit of sinew for the fletchings and some horn nocks if you are feeling fancy.
The process seems very similar to making bows, removing material while checking that everything is bending the way you want.
The timber would have been split down its length a number of times, starting with a beetle and wedge. A froe might also have been used, for finer control, once the size of the split planks is closer to the finished product. Then something like a drawknife would have been used to remove the last of the large pieces of waste wood before getting into finer shaping tools. (I quite like the angular surface left by a drawknife, so I'd personally leave it at that stage.)
Really fascinating video lindy, great to see it, thanks!
One of the funny thing is that those bow were still in use among the first and early firearms as cannon or matchlock muskets, mainly because the black powder at the time was to much expansive for wide use. But archers were no less efficient on the battlefield to make rain death.
1:53 Nice Berserk Brand of Sacrifice. *Authentic*
Why be educated when you have manga
I know that mark, for me it looks like the Mark of Sacrifice, from Berserk.
It's a norse Rune.
Einomar Lies. :P
Well this was fascinating. What a top bloke, and knowledgeable to boot!
Thanks for the vid!
I started with normal sport recurve bows, transitioned to traditional longbows and ended due to me being half korean with korean bows and archery, which incidentally also has become my favourite "style" to shoot.
Has lindybeige done a video on why imperial measurements is better?
Not yet.
Nope. 'Cause it's clearly not. :)
No, but he had a page about it on his website (which I assume is still there).
Yes.
I'm sure admitting that the french got something right is something like treason in Lindybeige's eyes.
Where did you meet this fellow?
Visby. I was introduced to him by the festival's organiser.
Could you then call him a 'Bowyer in Visby'?
The sequel to the late renaissance play, 'Swordsmiths in Visby'.
Very good interview! Thank you.
No idea what your channel is actually based on, but this got you a sub. Loved every minute of it and have been left wanting.
So, what kind of bow would you need to kill a bear with?^^
Also I like the image of a moose in full plate armour.
You could probably do it with a longbow. They were incredibly high-powered and fired heavy arrows.
I would pick a shortbow.
So I could fire it from a fast horse.
Something with high penetration and speed. Longbows need high draw to accomplish that, while recurred and compounds are able to with lower draw. Either way, you need to stop a bear as quickly as possible. I have family that had the unfortunate luck of being forced to fire on a charging grizzly and the head shots couldn't penetrate the skull. 30 06 couldn't penetrate the skull. The only reason they got away was because a local ranger saw what was happening and used a bigger gun on center mass. The bullet did enough internal dame to drop the bear fast. You need to do that with an arrow. Just remember that with bears and almost any animal, the front is the hardest to get through, and if you can't bring it down when you surprise it, that's what it'll show.
Canadians used to ride them armored before switching to Yaks...hence the Royal Canadian Kilted Yaksmen. 😜😁
anyone noticed that the mark looks just like the brand of sacrifice from berserk?
Great video! The chat about heartwood/sapwood was really interesting :)
keep doing what your doing man, i love this channel
I wonder what the logic is behind banning bow hunting?
I imagine it is to keep animals from being maimed by beginners.
The logical extension of that argument is that beginners may maim any animal with any weapon. If you shoot something with a gun, it's very plausible that the bullet will hit somewhere less than fatal, especially on relatively small animals. I don't think it's a defensible law, but I'm not a swedish judge so whatever.
animal cruelty. it's a lot harder to kill a animal in one shot with a longbow . if the animal doesn't die in one shot then it's animal cruelty because it could run away and the hunter could lose it meaning the animal dies slowly
rune titan Thanks for the reply. If that is indeed the reason behind such a ban those lawmakers are very stupid. Compared to any death this animal would have in the wild an arrow to the lung is extremely humane. But that's just my opinion.
What's dumb is, in many cases if hunters don't thin out the population, as has been done in just about every part of the world inhabited by humans for thousands of years, and which the ecosystem/food web has LONG since become accustomed to, the populations get too big and then disease and malnutrition set in, and the growth spurt is followed by a dangerously low population. Which means that in order to maintain the normal amount of wildlife while hunting is illegal, often times government agencies have to kill the animals anyway, except they do it inhumanely as well, and even worse, they often incinerate them, wasting the meat.
And you're completely right. I live in an area with a decent amount of deer and geese, and even a few coyotes, and nature is going to be cruel to the animals no matter what anyone does. Even shooting a deer with an arrow and following it until it bleeds out is more humane that waiting for it to be eaten alive by wolves, or starving to death, or dying slowly of disease.
Private hunting solves all those problems, and a lot of self-proclaimed environmentalists put what feels good to them above what actually makes sense and is good for the ecosystem.
1:52 TH-THAT BRAND.....
What a charming gentleman! Thanks so much for sharing.
Lindy, you inspire us again.
Notice me senpai!
Shooting a ferret just to see if you can would make the Cherokees cry out, probably. Way to honour your bow, dude!
I find Bow's fascinating, and these kinds of videos feed my obsession. Ta muchly for another video.
so much good info in this video. thx lindy
Seemed like a nice chap right up until his obvious delight in putting sharp sticks into small animals
Yeah.. and how it was a shame that he missed the bear with 3 cubs. So terrible. Fucking awful
I was invested until they started talking about killing animals..
Yes, let's chop down huge forests to grow soy beans instead, shipped all over the world. Because eradicating all life in a forest - including the forest - is more humane.
@@carpetclimber4027 She needs to see how chickens are raised and butchered for meat.
Great interview!
Congrats on 300K!