Saliva is the first part of your digestive system, along with the chewing, it helps dissolve fiber and carbohydrates into more manageable chunks. So in plant like this I'd say it's needed. Also I've never seen Ray do anything stupid, and putting a poisonous plant into your mouth when you could just add water is stupid.
Ray Mears is amazing teacher with great productive nature. Its an amazing video, but made me Sad though. The bird singing continuously in background and loudly reminded me my days in Britain. I used to wake up everyday as she was singing in my backyard. Britain is beautiful, blissful, well maintained and for me it is special place, as I have special memories attached with. I miss Britain dearly.
i have found that alcohol seems to get pine sap off things. dried a bunch of pine on the top of a wood heater when i was running out of kindling and sap got all over the top. cleaned it off with metho.
These tools probably evolved over several generations from very simple beginnings to the complex tools we see in this video. Even so, they must have still have been very clever people.
@MrPicStuff You bet! Glad you enjoyed it. Ray Mears teaches many great skills, and there is something neat about using all natural materials. Take care!
True, when you consider the skills and material knowledge that had to come together all at once to make it happen, add to that the fact that it happened multiple times all over the globe in isolated societies too and the jaw drops even lower !!
The pine resin and ground charcoal glue recipe was interesting. My paleo-pals who make their own Stone Age bows and arrows often used petroleum-derived pitch (also called bitumen or asphalt), but plant resin makes good pitch to glue stone arrowheads to shafts. One of their masterpieces was making a large stone ax with a big and magnificent piece of knapped obsidian (volcanic glass) set in a thick limb, bound with sinew and natural twine.
5tonyvvvv I tried it too and it works fine for 45lb. But I made sure to twine it for a long time and I laced it with some sap glue, it works well with all those additions. Still, sinew is much better if you have it. But nettles would definitely work in an emergency situation etc.
10:00 I've heard the Apache and Navajo did the exact same thing with hyacinth bulbs mixed with deer fat and get the same effect for "spit glue", usually for not just fletching but also sinew-backing bows with weak wood.
The fat bonds with the fibers in the hyacinth, whereas bluebell can be used as is. Also, as nasty as it sounds they would even chew and mix it with deer or rabbit droppings as well as crushed German iris flower to make a paste to use similar to the pine pitch, but with cedar sap.
sinew, like the bindings, they likely didn't go that detailed because of how blasted long it takes to make bowstring from sinew. intestine works as well, if I recall correctly.
As an Englishman, I can recommend Welsh yew. Ash wood is good too, as is elm. You ideally want a bow stave that has both dark heartwood, that compresses; and light light sapwood, that stretches. Sapwood faces the target, heartwood faces you.Be warned that it takes a long time and many attempts to make a true, English bow and they are VERY heavy to draw, if made correctly. We're talking about 110-160lbs!
Hi, And many thanks. This if anything was necessary to prove stone age technology was not dumb is to look around where you are and you will see there is definite links to the tools then and now. The way they were made then as now to be used, or as best we can recognise the probable usage, compared to very similar jobs now, the way the tools were used and moved are the same, so there is no new invention there as it was designed and used 6,000 years and goodness knows how long before that. Look at anything which is close to perfection, which with any new design cannot be bettered, such as the post box, salt seller and pepper pot with holes in the top, window sills and bricks, flashlights, scissors and knives and needle buttons and woven cloth, anything we do now is so similar to what was done in many cases thousands and hundreds of thousands of years ago. this is for sure the way it was and is with stones and its use for tools. Brilliant video, and I like the way Ray has hiven the Short Straw to the other chap which needs to take more effort! Take care mrbluenun
The newest, outermost rings of wood tend to be relatively springy, which is why thin limbs can bend in the wind. The inner, older rings tend to be tough and stiff so the branch doesn't bend much under its own weight. A combination of both wood types lets the bow bend and snap back. Yew was always a popular wood but I've seen good bows made from oak and hickory. As for finding the stuff, trees used to grow everywhere. Anyone who hunts can get sinew. Flint often comes from river gravel.
So, what enables the bow to bend? By that I mean, did you need a type of wood or something? I know Australians used steam to bend wood into a boomerang, but what actually lets the bow bend. Also, how did you make the sting for the bow. I assume you used the fibers, but how did you extend the string for the whole thing? and finally. In what part of the world would you find all of these things just lying around to allow you to make these things? What comes from where I mean?
This is so fascinating! It's interesting that one is making the bow and one the arrows. I have to believe that in a larger group there would inevitably be a person that was the best arrow guy and someone else that was best at making bows. That would inevitably lead to specialization. With Ray's tracking skills I have no doubt they could bag a deer with these items (I'd bet money on it!) but they would never show that on TV because it might not be the most quick / humane kill ever and could involve tracking a wounded animal for a little ways. I think it would be an interesting case study of experimental archaeology. When did people get so wishy washy? Oh well. I'm from Texas, USA and I'm off work today, just finished my coffee. Now I going to go out and find something to kill.
you know the fealing you can get when you scratch a black board? its sorta similar. i dont like the sound of stuf like that either. its kinda hard to explain but yea.
Yeah i know, yew would be perfect, but here ,where i live ,only osage available, or most of amateur bow makers use lilac. surprisingly good material for a stickbow.
Ray Mears a well of knowledge, he truly dedicated his life to learn and own these techniques..Amazing ! I though he would not succeed with the fire making, but his perseverance Always does...!! Thanks RM, love you ( not in a gay way ..!)
You can also start a fire via the drill method, i.e. place a stick over a piece of wood where one end of the stick touches the wood and then, with the top part of the stick between your hands, move your hands back and forth where the stick moves clockwise-counter clockwise in a drilling motion. The friction from this generates a tremendous amount of heat, and once you get a coal, you then place it with the tinder. You can then hold the tinder and coal and swing your arm side-to-side to oxygenate the tinder and remove moisture, and then all it should take is a light blow to start the flame.
Can anyone tell me maybe the technical reasons why for something as small as an adze and smaller less forceful tools why the knife sharp edge of a flint is not used? Maybe it is because it is too brittle, but just because and this is inevitable, the ways of use and exact use might be envisaged as such and such doesn’t mean a say replaceable super sharp slicer like a flint should not be used for axes and adze’. I have not seen the flint used for the heavier work and wonder why, as I have not chopped large trees with it, I have though cut 5/10 cm branches and found for that the obviously sharper edge the flint gives made cutting was only maybe half as quick as a modern knife or small axe. please help.
you could also use aceton (nail cleaner ) it just desolves every sap wax or all that sticy stuff you can't get off your hands. you can also clean your knife wit aceton to remove sap off of it but make shure you clean it with wather of saliva after, becuase aceton can be kerosive over time. but don't use it on plastic or rubber handels.
He was probably inspired by watching branches bend in the wind and the way they spring back when you tug on them. Ancient people weren't dumb; they just didn't know as much because no-one had ever learned it yet! Still, yeah! Respect for ancient geniuses!
@zb2247 there are a number of ways. One of the most common is to rub butter or peanut butter on it and then after it is gone wash your hands with soap and water.
He has a couple shows out in the last couple of years but he seems to be focusing on wildlife and tracking. The producers want him to do 'EXTREME' and 'SURVIVAL' stuff more than anything so he is less and less willing to bother with them it seems. I think the BBC turned down a series he pitched and eventually he made it with UTV on condition it was called survival with Ray Mears even though it was just about various animals like wolves of bears and how they live in the natural environment, It's like they don't realise people are out there who want to see that kind of thing just as much as survival type stuff. I know I enjoyed the newer shows he has done.
Bow and arrow is actually pretty logic. You take and bend a stick, and tie a string on both ends. This could have been discovered in so many ways Fire bow drill, fishing rod, some spring snare traps use the same mechanics. This of cause evolved over the next 10.000 years. To using bigger pieces of wood to carve the bow out of, to using small tree and split them like shown here.
Mayonaise is the best for getting pine sap or oil paint off you or your face and hands i've lived in the pine forests for many years and i've found it to be the best plus it comes in small portable packets
Medieval Tools Used for Barrage Construction (1847-52) Awesome video: Cotton Barrage Medieval Tools Iron Cart For Carrying Loads Steam Boiler Rivit Hole Punching Machine Grinding Wheel for sharpening Tools Core Drill Air Compressor
Very informative video, but one thing is incorrect: Stinging nettles were introduced to Britain by the Romans, so he should have used something else to tie the arrow-head onto the shaft with. This might still be accurate with what people in stone age Continental Europe did however, i'm not too sure. Other than that, great stuff!
Wonder why they didn’t show a continuous shot of the arrow actually being fired from the bow and land wherever it did. All camera cuts. Have a feeling it didn’t work.
I can't stop watching these. Extremely interesting
The bluebell glue is interesting: i wonder if it is necessary to chew it, or whether you could just pestle & mortar it.
Ryan Hewett you think the saliva has enzymes that are needed, rather than just adding a drop of water then?
Ryan Hewett I should have done that earlier, wrong season now, unless I can find any in a garden center. Will do at some point tho.
Saliva is the first part of your digestive system, along with the chewing, it helps dissolve fiber and carbohydrates into more manageable chunks. So in plant like this I'd say it's needed. Also I've never seen Ray do anything stupid, and putting a poisonous plant into your mouth when you could just add water is stupid.
SirRufert That's correct. It's why I asked.
***** that's what I was wondering I guess. I still haven't tried it, but it's the wrong season here.
Ray Mears is amazing teacher with great productive nature. Its an amazing video, but made me Sad though. The bird singing continuously in background and loudly reminded me my days in Britain. I used to wake up everyday as she was singing in my backyard. Britain is beautiful, blissful, well maintained and for me it is special place, as I have special memories attached with. I miss Britain dearly.
Pay a visit brotha
wow ray your knowledge is beyond anything i have ever seen.
it is amazing to think that people using these methods and tools were the foundations of all humans around the world today and look where we are today
That is the coolest thing I have ever seen, I wish I knew these survival skills
(MM) Hello My Comrade And fellow leftist!
Get to work :)
thankyou you have finally put an end to my 4 hour long search.
i have found that alcohol seems to get pine sap off things. dried a bunch of pine on the top of a wood heater when i was running out of kindling and sap got all over the top. cleaned it off with metho.
These tools probably evolved over several generations from very simple beginnings to the complex tools we see in this video. Even so, they must have still have been very clever people.
@MrPicStuff You bet! Glad you enjoyed it. Ray Mears teaches many great skills, and there is something neat about using all natural materials.
Take care!
I missed what was used for the bow string? Very informative video, thanks.
True, when you consider the skills and material knowledge that had to come together all at once to make it happen, add to that the fact that it happened multiple times all over the globe in isolated societies too and the jaw drops even lower !!
I have a question what can you use as a substitute if you don't have sandpaper or files around to sand an arrow stem or the bow itself?
Thanks for this, i'm looking forward to making the bow, arrow and fire with my dad at the weekend.
The pine resin and ground charcoal glue recipe was interesting. My paleo-pals who make their own Stone Age bows and arrows often used petroleum-derived pitch (also called bitumen or asphalt), but plant resin makes good pitch to glue stone arrowheads to shafts. One of their masterpieces was making a large stone ax with a big and magnificent piece of knapped obsidian (volcanic glass) set in a thick limb, bound with sinew and natural twine.
this is a great video, but how did they make a string for the bow that was firm enough so it doesn't brake under a pressure
Is it difficult to find a branch the right size and shape to make a good bow?
Where could I get some of the flint tools and the things you've used here?
Very neat, could watch this for hours!
What is the string made from?? how did they make it?
5tonyvvvv If you look on some of his other videos you can learn how to make good string with nettles. It's good enough for bow strings.
Adam Anderson No, nettle breaks with bows past 30lb I tried it, I would only use Sinew or flax Linen.
5tonyvvvv I tried it too and it works fine for 45lb. But I made sure to twine it for a long time and I laced it with some sap glue, it works well with all those additions. Still, sinew is much better if you have it. But nettles would definitely work in an emergency situation etc.
Adam Anderson ok ill try the sap, just keep it on your fingers will twisting and wrapping. right? It makes it sticky an stronger?
5tonyvvvv It will yes. The string will be less flexible obviously but it is powerful enough,
Awesome, but arrowheads will be hard to find, other than buying them and where did he get the bow wood from??
helpful a lot but how much time i took me to do that
What did they use for the bow string
how did they make the string?
but iv been wondering where did u get the small stones
10:00 I've heard the Apache and Navajo did the exact same thing with hyacinth bulbs mixed with deer fat and get the same effect for "spit glue", usually for not just fletching but also sinew-backing bows with weak wood.
They mixed the glue with fat? That seems like it would be counter productive. Wonder who discovered that one?
The fat bonds with the fibers in the hyacinth, whereas bluebell can be used as is. Also, as nasty as it sounds they would even chew and mix it with deer or rabbit droppings as well as crushed German iris flower to make a paste to use similar to the pine pitch, but with cedar sap.
Flint blades are sharper than steel. How did he make the bowstring?
so this is the gameplay of "outside". the graphics are so cool using the real engine 2.0. and its so realistic
4Destiny4lifeXDXD yea but the storyline is bullshit.. it's pay to win. And the devs haven't fixed the respawn glitches
@@fourteencrows1244 Is not a glitch, you are playing in ironman/hardcore mode.
Anyone know how long it took these two to make this start to finish?
I learn a lot of new things from Ray :D
sinew, like the bindings, they likely didn't go that detailed because of how blasted long it takes to make bowstring from sinew. intestine works as well, if I recall correctly.
What types of wood make good bows? I was thinking how nothing I can think of is solid enough that i'm going to stumble across in Alberta.
Maybe I missed it, but someone remind me. How did they make the string. I heard sinew, but didn't see where they got it.
What wood was the bow made out of?
As an Englishman, I can recommend Welsh yew. Ash wood is good too, as is elm. You ideally want a bow stave that has both dark heartwood, that compresses; and light light sapwood, that stretches. Sapwood faces the target, heartwood faces you.Be warned that it takes a long time and many attempts to make a true, English bow and they are VERY heavy to draw, if made correctly. We're talking about 110-160lbs!
Hi,
And many thanks. This if anything was necessary to prove stone age technology was not dumb is to look around where you are and you will see there is definite links to the tools then and now.
The way they were made then as now to be used, or as best we can recognise the probable usage, compared to very similar jobs now, the way the tools were used and moved are the same, so there is no new invention there as it was designed and used 6,000 years and goodness knows how long before that.
Look at anything which is close to perfection, which with any new design cannot be bettered, such as the post box, salt seller and pepper pot with holes in the top, window sills and bricks, flashlights, scissors and knives and needle buttons and woven cloth, anything we do now is so similar to what was done in many cases thousands and hundreds of thousands of years ago.
this is for sure the way it was and is with stones and its use for tools.
Brilliant video, and I like the way Ray has hiven the Short Straw to the other chap which needs to take more effort!
Take care
mrbluenun
Amazing arrows and bow
Genuine video, uploaded from the stone age.
Can you tell me how it is recognized or send me a video or link?
awesome!!!! hey how do u make these arrow tips?? and what bow string u used??? plzz respond :)
The newest, outermost rings of wood tend to be relatively springy, which is why thin limbs can bend in the wind. The inner, older rings tend to be tough and stiff so the branch doesn't bend much under its own weight. A combination of both wood types lets the bow bend and snap back. Yew was always a popular wood but I've seen good bows made from oak and hickory. As for finding the stuff, trees used to grow everywhere. Anyone who hunts can get sinew. Flint often comes from river gravel.
So, what enables the bow to bend? By that I mean, did you need a type of wood or something? I know Australians used steam to bend wood into a boomerang, but what actually lets the bow bend. Also, how did you make the sting for the bow. I assume you used the fibers, but how did you extend the string for the whole thing? and finally. In what part of the world would you find all of these things just lying around to allow you to make these things? What comes from where I mean?
What can I say. Amazing video! Really!
what series is this from?
Can you use sap from a tree as glue
This guy is some piece of work.😀
nice program, Raymond !
what did you make the string from don't leave that part out
Tucker Outdoors Nylon harvested from an elm tree.
I would have liked to see an in depth making of the bow. From choosing the wood to completion ?
This is so fascinating! It's interesting that one is making the bow and one the arrows. I have to believe that in a larger group there would inevitably be a person that was the best arrow guy and someone else that was best at making bows. That would inevitably lead to specialization. With Ray's tracking skills I have no doubt they could bag a deer with these items (I'd bet money on it!) but they would never show that on TV because it might not be the most quick / humane kill ever and could involve tracking a wounded animal for a little ways. I think it would be an interesting case study of experimental archaeology. When did people get so wishy washy? Oh well. I'm from Texas, USA and I'm off work today, just finished my coffee. Now I going to go out and find something to kill.
In the program he explains you can bowhunt in the UK so they cant
you know the fealing you can get when you scratch a black board? its sorta similar. i dont like the sound of stuf like that either. its kinda hard to explain but yea.
I had a good laugh with this sentence. There are two very different ways of interpreting it :D That is where the beauty lies for me.
what did he take at 6:41?
Favourite video!
i had to make a stone age tool for a project and this really helped
Amazing and all with stone tools
Great skills, real "survival masters"
Great video, this helped alot as i was having some trouble making arrows that were completely natural. thanks!
this helped me a lot thanks
thats awesome, i love it , hope i could make my next bow similar to this :)
what kind of wood did you use ?
From what I heard, yew. It is said to be one of the best woods for bow making, along with lemonwood and osage orange
Yeah i know, yew would be perfect, but here ,where i live ,only osage available, or most of amateur bow makers use lilac. surprisingly good material for a stickbow.
Ray Mears a well of knowledge, he truly dedicated his life to learn and own these techniques..Amazing !
I though he would not succeed with the fire making, but his perseverance Always does...!!
Thanks RM, love you ( not in a gay way ..!)
How do you make the bow string?
Deer tendons from the limbs
Thanks
And the bow string was made out of?
@zb2247 NO it smells really good, like pine wood and pine forest.
You can also start a fire via the drill method, i.e. place a stick over a piece of wood where one end of the stick touches the wood and then, with the top part of the stick between your hands, move your hands back and forth where the stick moves clockwise-counter clockwise in a drilling motion. The friction from this generates a tremendous amount of heat, and once you get a coal, you then place it with the tinder. You can then hold the tinder and coal and swing your arm side-to-side to oxygenate the tinder and remove moisture, and then all it should take is a light blow to start the flame.
his way is more better
Tony Christensen "more better".
Chewing some deer sinew at the moment, to finish my own primitive arrow. Hazel shaft, bone point, turkey fletchings.
Can anyone tell me maybe the technical reasons why for something as small as an adze and smaller less forceful tools why the knife sharp edge of a flint is not used? Maybe it is because it is too brittle, but just because and this is inevitable, the ways of use and exact use might be envisaged as such and such doesn’t mean a say replaceable super sharp slicer like a flint should not be used for axes and adze’. I have not seen the flint used for the heavier work and wonder why, as I have not chopped large trees with it, I have though cut 5/10 cm branches and found for that the obviously sharper edge the flint gives made cutting was only maybe half as quick as a modern knife or small axe. please help.
wow impressive. that is awesome
Thank you very very much Sir. Well done.
You so need to make a video on how to make those sweet tools. Adze, mainly.
Great video, but it should be titled, "Making an Arrow and Fire with Stone Age Tools," as not much of the bow-making process is shown.
it looked like yew with the white sapwood removed much like otzi's bow found in the european alps estimated to be 4000 years old
you could also use aceton (nail cleaner ) it just desolves every sap wax or all that sticy stuff you can't get off your hands. you can also clean your knife wit aceton to remove sap off of it but make shure you clean it with wather of saliva after, becuase aceton can be kerosive over time. but don't use it on plastic or rubber handels.
very interesting
U guys are awsome
He was probably inspired by watching branches bend in the wind and the way they spring back when you tug on them. Ancient people weren't dumb; they just didn't know as much because no-one had ever learned it yet! Still, yeah! Respect for ancient geniuses!
You can find the wood he was using out in the wilderness. I believe that was osage orange wood...It is very well known for its amazingness with bows
@zb2247 there are a number of ways. One of the most common is to rub butter or peanut butter on it and then after it is gone wash your hands with soap and water.
good job fellas
Great video >D
What happend to Ray Mears? Never see him on tv anymore..
He has a couple shows out in the last couple of years but he seems to be focusing on wildlife and tracking. The producers want him to do 'EXTREME' and 'SURVIVAL' stuff more than anything so he is less and less willing to bother with them it seems.
I think the BBC turned down a series he pitched and eventually he made it with UTV on condition it was called survival with Ray Mears even though it was just about various animals like wolves of bears and how they live in the natural environment,
It's like they don't realise people are out there who want to see that kind of thing just as much as survival type stuff. I know I enjoyed the newer shows he has done.
Bow and arrow is actually pretty logic. You take and bend a stick, and tie a string on both ends. This could have been discovered in so many ways
Fire bow drill, fishing rod, some spring snare traps use the same mechanics.
This of cause evolved over the next 10.000 years. To using bigger pieces of wood to carve the bow out of, to using small tree and split them like shown here.
Mayonaise is the best for getting pine sap or oil paint off you or your face and hands i've lived in the pine forests for many years and i've found it to be the best plus it comes in small portable packets
If u have a bendable material it will not break but not bedable or it will snap in half if u have a hollow material It will break
As a "young generation" person, I couldn't agree more.
I find it funny they that used a bansawed out stave whick would be one of the longer parts in making a primitive bow
Excelente mui bom
Medieval Tools Used for Barrage Construction (1847-52)
Awesome video: Cotton Barrage Medieval Tools
Iron Cart For Carrying Loads
Steam Boiler
Rivit Hole Punching Machine
Grinding Wheel for sharpening Tools
Core Drill
Air Compressor
In ancient egypt, it took craftsman a whole day to make one very high quality arrow. That arrow was used by the pharoah, and now i see why.
Two fletch arrows no glue needed simple and effective.
Hi
well im sure as hell impressed
Very informative video, but one thing is incorrect: Stinging nettles were introduced to Britain by the Romans, so he should have used something else to tie the arrow-head onto the shaft with. This might still be accurate with what people in stone age Continental Europe did however, i'm not too sure. Other than that, great stuff!
Impressive
Wonder why they didn’t show a continuous shot of the arrow actually being fired from the bow and land wherever it did. All camera cuts. Have a feeling it didn’t work.
how come half the time i cant heqr it
Cool
The first guy ever to create a bow and arrow must have been pretty clever.
can you imagine how long this would really take
Wow... I actually hadn't noticed that.