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  • Опубліковано 20 кві 2008
  • A step-by-step look at how I make 1/2" medieval-style arrows for use with a heavy poundage English Longbow.
    The heads shown in the video are hand forged by Hector Cole and John Marshall. Hector can be Googled on the web or seen in person at major UK re-enactment fayres.
    The music is by Ennio Morricone, made famous by the "Spaghetti Westerns" featuring Clint Eastwood.
    Sorry, but I do not make arrows for other people.

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  • @k.s.3748
    @k.s.3748 5 років тому +3

    Spaghetti western! Love it. Medieval gun-slinger!

  • @qaidikramuddin
    @qaidikramuddin 2 роки тому +2

    Your video helped me a great deal years ago. It's what taught me to make arrows. Thank you sir. The music is lovely.

    • @bigbowbrum
      @bigbowbrum  2 роки тому +3

      Thank you. I am really pleased to hear my video helped you. I hope you are still enjoying your archery and making arrows.

    • @qaidikramuddin
      @qaidikramuddin 2 роки тому +1

      @@bigbowbrum I haven’t shot my bow in a while. I’ll be creating my arrows next month 👌🏽

  • @job1181
    @job1181 9 років тому

    The music alone made this video worth watching. Great job good Sir.

  • @leeho8746
    @leeho8746 3 години тому

    Time flies like an arrow. Sometimes when you watch the video a long time ago, you will lament the ruthlessness of time. What we can do is to enjoy the present. I wish you a happy life! The video is very good!

  • @tomcaygill
    @tomcaygill 12 років тому

    Just finished making my own arrows using this method, best video for medieval arrow making on UA-cam. I really like the idea of drawing out the fletch shape on the tape first, helped immensely. Thank you

  • @mattheweskender7781
    @mattheweskender7781 10 місяців тому

    What a beautiful medieval arrows! Terrific work 👏❤🎉

  • @gigasloth
    @gigasloth 13 років тому

    The video and the final product are a work of art. Thanks for sharing.

  • @bigbowbrum
    @bigbowbrum  12 років тому

    Hello Winn. Nice to hear from you and its great to hear of a father passing down the skills to his son like they did way back in the Middle Ages. I'm glad you enjoyed the video mate and I wish you all the very best with your archery.

  • @melliehiram
    @melliehiram 13 років тому

    That was excellent. The arrow was a work of pure art.

  • @Waltorian
    @Waltorian 13 років тому

    I am learning how to fletch arrows and I desire to learn as you do, your arrows are fantastic and I feel it is a craft that is getting lost to all the high tech stuff. I really appreciate your passion

  • @sgsawant
    @sgsawant 15 років тому

    One of the best compilations on UA-cam. Awesome video and awesome soundtrack. And most importantly, very insightful.
    Keep it up!

  • @aGuy
    @aGuy 15 років тому

    Your arrows are beautifully designed. Great instructional video!

  • @ivandivandakor
    @ivandivandakor 15 років тому

    im from turkey, i love medieval style bow and arrows,very good video thank you.

  • @bigbowbrum
    @bigbowbrum  11 років тому

    Thanks Dan. I do like to be different and try new ideas out. Thanks for taking the time to say you like it.

  • @bigbowbrum
    @bigbowbrum  12 років тому

    Yes I can imagine how difficult it is but there is nothing more pleasing than making your own bow and then seeing it shoot an arrow into a target. Much more satisfying than simply buying one. I wish her well.

  • @jedigandhi
    @jedigandhi 12 років тому

    Very, very cool! Thank you so much for making this video! I've been trying to find more traditional approaches to fletching and weaponry in general, with limited success...but here, I have definitely found what I'm looking for! Thanks very much again, Nick - cheers!

  • @armorkingg1
    @armorkingg1 12 років тому

    Excellent video, you make it look simple. Excellent music too.

  • @Docv400
    @Docv400 11 років тому

    Beautiful job bbb.
    There's something very 'pure' and primal about a handmade Arrow like this.
    I'd be happy to frame one of those and just have it hung on the wall of my Lounge.

  • @angus2176
    @angus2176 15 років тому

    great video...one of the best ive seen on arrow making

  • @DavidAlvesAuthor
    @DavidAlvesAuthor 14 років тому

    Excellent. Interesting use of Italian western themes. I almost expected to see Clint Eastwood walk into the shop.

  • @bigbowbrum
    @bigbowbrum  15 років тому

    Thanks. Glad you found it interesting, and I may do a bow video in the summer if I have time. No one ever sat down and taught me how to make arrows like this. I just picked up bits of information from many different people, some bowyers and others fletchers, and worked other bits out for myself over the many years I have been shooting. There is nothing quite like making your own equipment, and then taking it out into the countryside and shooting it well.

  • @lewislewis3385
    @lewislewis3385 7 років тому +1

    Great set of videos. Easy to follow and inspiring! Just making 24 Warbow arrows for my 145 pounder at the moment. Half inch Ash shafts. Cheers and happy shooting.

  • @jortiz67
    @jortiz67 12 років тому

    Great Video.....that Arrow is a thing of beauty...thank you for sharing...

  • @Oldworldarchery
    @Oldworldarchery 11 років тому

    Man you made an awesome video. Masterful work. Made the hair on the back of my neck stand up.

  • @curly85021
    @curly85021 13 років тому

    love the method of how you do this, very simple. i made a set exactly like your about a year ago. my only problem is i had to use glue on the fletching, i could not get the tape to stick for the life of me
    love your work and that you keep the true spirt of traditional archery alive

  • @ConcreteDuck
    @ConcreteDuck 12 років тому

    Congratulations! You just advanced a Fletching level!

  • @NaxTactical
    @NaxTactical 14 років тому

    Very cool arrows, really professionally made !

  • @szczepan4069
    @szczepan4069 13 років тому

    this is absolutely awesome....i have seen this video a couple of time now...but i must admit...it just grows on me more and more.....would love to see you put one together for the construction of an english longbow!!!!

  • @Turftechutah
    @Turftechutah 14 років тому

    Great video, sweet music, love the finished arrow.

  • @bigbowbrum
    @bigbowbrum  11 років тому

    I'm really pleased that you found the video useful! :) I don't foot my arrows as I try to shoot only arrows that are historically correct but doing so does prolong their life and looks very nice too.

  • @agent4754
    @agent4754 13 років тому

    thank you sir for such pleasant videos.u r an amazing artist. respect from Mauritius.

  • @Atrax1207
    @Atrax1207 11 років тому

    Wow, that looks pretty detailed, great work!

  • @maidmarionsbow
    @maidmarionsbow 12 років тому

    Hi Bigbowbrum many thanks for your reply. I watched your video on horn inserts and see how to use file blades taped together, great idea! Many thanks for the tips and the videos.

  • @Swidhelm
    @Swidhelm 11 років тому

    Very cool vid. And awesome addition of Morricone's Fist Full of Dollars score.

  • @bigbowbrum
    @bigbowbrum  15 років тому

    Glad I could help. I hope your new arrows fly well. There's nothing better than shooting your own kit.

  • @bigbowbrum
    @bigbowbrum  14 років тому

    Thanks for the feedback. I buy the shafts already cylindrical, so all I need do is create the taper. I use a scraper to scrape wood off the shaft, turning it after each scrape until I have a rough taper from 1/2" at the head to 3/8" at the nock. I then use sandpaper to make it smooth. In medieval times rectangular shafts were laid down in a V shaped groove. One square edge would be shaved off then the shaft rotated in the groove, repeating until it was roughly cylindrical, then sanded smooth.

  • @bowieknife71
    @bowieknife71 16 років тому

    Very interesting how you have made it!
    Thank you for posting this.
    Greetings from Germany!

  • @Mububban23
    @Mububban23 13 років тому

    And this folks is why hand made arrows cost so much - each one is a real labour of love! But so satisfying to make your own arrows.
    Great idea with the masking tape for cutting fletching, I'll have to use that next time! Now to find an Aussie supplier of linen thread.....
    Thanks for another great video.

  • @2012feartheginger
    @2012feartheginger 12 років тому

    This is all so amazing, they are a work of art!

  • @Adesoras
    @Adesoras 12 років тому

    Magnifico video.
    Muestra la mas bella artesania pura.
    Gracias por compartir esto con nosotros.

  • @WV591
    @WV591 8 років тому

    Awesome work and great choice of ennio morricone music

  • @FacetsOfTruth
    @FacetsOfTruth 14 років тому

    Great Video. Well done! I felt entertained and informed. Thanks!

  • @tort507
    @tort507 13 років тому

    nice work, a master of his craft

  • @GergelyMA
    @GergelyMA 14 років тому

    Your longbow is ... simply beautiful!!! Greetings from Hungary

  • @morysK
    @morysK 15 років тому

    Great video&beautiful arrows. Thanks.

  • @Tomgommo
    @Tomgommo 12 років тому

    love the work you do, you have great skill

  • @lynxcrasy
    @lynxcrasy 12 років тому

    absolutely brilliant, love your work bro!

  • @JAMES.ARAGORN
    @JAMES.ARAGORN 9 днів тому +1

    This vid is 16 years ago. My goodness how time has passed

    • @bigbowbrum
      @bigbowbrum  9 днів тому +1

      It certainly has James. A lot has changed too, though I am still shooting bows, even if I don't get the time to make videos these days. Thanks for still watching though mate. I really appreciate it.

  • @bearbehind1
    @bearbehind1 14 років тому

    Love the video. I remember holding a bow in school many moons ago. I imagine there must be something very tactile and preasurable about drawing the bow and feeling something you have made let fly. Thoouroughly excellent choice of music to.

  • @henryshoots
    @henryshoots 11 років тому

    Amazing! I am writing down the list of things you used. I am starting to make my own arrows. Thanks for the video! It's very helpful.
    ps. I use Ennios western music as my alarm ringtone, so when I first watched the video it made me felt right at bed.

  • @janedagger
    @janedagger 12 років тому

    Beautiful pieces of art.. thank you sir.

  • @bigbowbrum
    @bigbowbrum  12 років тому

    Well let's just say you have the right idea and all the other 19yr olds out there are missing out on a great hobby and some very useful life skills! These techniques work great on all wooden arrows. The only thing I would change is the diameter of the shaft if using them with a lighter poundage bow. You might also prefer smaller fletchings to reduce the amount of drag.

  • @gorten101
    @gorten101 12 років тому

    This is amazing, well done!

  • @antitankgunguy3192
    @antitankgunguy3192 9 років тому

    Made my first three arrows tonight using this video as a basis for my work. I am doing everything by hand (have no power tools at the moment) and I think my taper for my nock may be off and I may have went overboard with the glue. Oh well, I'll see what happens when I shoot them tomorrow. Thanks for the upload, it was a major help.

    • @bigbowbrum
      @bigbowbrum  8 років тому

      Glad to hear the video was useful.

  • @JacksonUK1992
    @JacksonUK1992 12 років тому

    This is a work of art and would happily pay alot for these arrows.

  • @manuelkong10
    @manuelkong10 9 років тому

    love the choice of music

  • @bigbowbrum
    @bigbowbrum  14 років тому

    We all have to start somewhere mate, but hopefully your interest in the bow will continue and when you are old enough you can make some of these! Good luck with the stick arrows. I remember back when I was your age, making bows and arrows out of sticks and string at my grandfather's house in the country. Good times.

  • @janedagger
    @janedagger 2 роки тому +2

    I don't know how many years ago it was that I first watched this and was amazed... but, it still gets me. Beautiful work sir, just beautiful. Each is its own piece of art. Do you have any comments on the bow use? Particularly whether or not the medieval commanders used the falling "storm" of arrows? I've heard that tapestries etc show only close, face to face with bows aimed down and in the face. Which gives more oomph to the possible penetration of armor or at least damage from repeated blows from arrows.

    • @bigbowbrum
      @bigbowbrum  2 роки тому +1

      Hello Jane. Thank you for your kind words. The bow was a very versatile weapon and its use would depend on the circumstances. In large, open field battles, archers would shoot massed volleys up into the air, the arrows falling on the enemy, possibly up to 250 yards distant. As armies closed so the archers would lower their trajectory until they would shoot flat at close range. During siege warfare or naval engagements, distances would lessen and archers would modify the elevation of their shots accordingly, however it is certainly true that the massed volleys at battles such as Crecy (1346) and Agincourt (1415) were the ones that were the most deadly and which made the longbow famous. The bow was better suited to long range warfare as the archer was vulnerable at close range, however you are correct by saying a close range shot would be more powerful. I hope this helps. Best wishes, Nick.

    • @janedagger
      @janedagger 2 роки тому +1

      @@bigbowbrum Ahhhhh, information. poifect. ty muchly sir.

    • @qaidikramuddin
      @qaidikramuddin 2 роки тому

      Me too.

  • @aleramone23
    @aleramone23 11 років тому

    Ennio Morricone: Excelente music choice

  • @daniellesy9651
    @daniellesy9651 12 років тому

    Nice vid, and good music too. loved it. Thx

  • @Gendokun11
    @Gendokun11 15 років тому

    wow awesome arrows and really nice expression of how to make! thanks!! :)

  • @Maethor001
    @Maethor001 14 років тому

    the music from the good, the bad and the ugly xD great vid!

  • @nqkoisii
    @nqkoisii 14 років тому

    Good job mate.Really nice arrows and well made video.Thanks for sharing.You rooock!

  • @aslan3456
    @aslan3456 16 років тому

    Absolutely awesome video! Very informative and helpful, im now going to try make my own arrows (love medieval arhery!)

  • @Fjerid
    @Fjerid 14 років тому

    So much effort for making a single arrow! nice!

  • @voogun
    @voogun 13 років тому

    wow,true craftsmanship...i`m speechless.

  • @headshot0211
    @headshot0211 13 років тому

    very beautiful sir! job well done! awesome video!

  • @saxonlight
    @saxonlight 12 років тому

    Great video and music. Thanks.

  • @howtodoit13
    @howtodoit13 13 років тому

    this is very nice work! i enjoyed it a lot!

  • @dSturm315
    @dSturm315 13 років тому

    the trick with the tape helped a lot!
    thanks

  • @CelticSaint
    @CelticSaint 16 років тому

    You really have inspired me to attempt this. Thankyou.

  • @hzgl
    @hzgl 14 років тому

    Very nice video, very nice arrow!

  • @bigbowbrum
    @bigbowbrum  15 років тому

    Hi Stickbow. Good to hear from you. Our arrow nocks are straight and fairly shallow as archaeological remains seem to show this design as the one used in medieval times..Our arrows do not lock on to the string at all, but are held on by our fingers. They would fall off if not gripped gently.

  • @MuntucoGer1
    @MuntucoGer1 12 років тому

    I am fascinated. Friend just gave me Bernard Cornwell's Azincourt, so had to check out fletching (and of course longbows). Lovely video man. Beautiful arrows.

  • @BaronOfIbilen
    @BaronOfIbilen 14 років тому

    badass work man thank you so much for this video, i have 12 ash shafts and im gonna try to make them the way you did, thanks again -JOE

  • @user-no9cs1bj4n
    @user-no9cs1bj4n 9 років тому

    Perfect arrow for Longbow! Thank you for this video.

  • @ltjosh10
    @ltjosh10 14 років тому

    love the music! nice job

  • @BardofCornwall
    @BardofCornwall 13 років тому

    Very cool--thanks for posting. Cheers from Canada.

  • @chaitanyavedak2412
    @chaitanyavedak2412 10 років тому +1

    Arrows: Medieval Ages, Music: Wild Western Ages, Techniques: Industrial Age, Result: Awesome Age.. :D

  • @AIR112able
    @AIR112able 13 років тому

    I like the music,it's perfect.

  • @empiregeneral31
    @empiregeneral31 12 років тому

    Beautiful work sir.

  • @AIR112able
    @AIR112able 12 років тому

    I LOVE YOU VIDEO'S MAN.
    YOU HAVE REAL CRAFT SKILLS
    AND YES RIGHT KIND OF MUSIC TO GO WITH RIGHT KIND OF JOB
    KEEP IT UP AND HOPE YOU LIVE LONG ;)

  • @bigbowbrum
    @bigbowbrum  14 років тому

    Ha ha, you are the first person who I have made fall asleep watching one of my videos! Great! Hope yo make it all the way through one day! :)

  • @lngvarck1970
    @lngvarck1970 9 років тому

    It's beautiful. It's pretty much art.

  • @bigbowbrum
    @bigbowbrum  15 років тому

    Glad you liked the video Jack. If you ever have any questions please feel free to ask. All the best, Nick.

  • @minecraftmaster0123
    @minecraftmaster0123 12 років тому

    AMAZING arrows I have never seen homemade arrows like that before they are amazing I love them I would buy some off you if I could...

  • @spider1g5
    @spider1g5 13 років тому

    I've been into bows for a wile now. J.R.R. Tolkien and John Flanagan get a huge peice of credit!

  • @tuttoz
    @tuttoz 14 років тому

    i fav this vid ... very interesting ...nice music 2 ... keepem comeing .

  • @bigbowbrum
    @bigbowbrum  12 років тому

    Glad you enjoyed the music. I realise that it's not very in keeping with the medieval theme, but I like to do things differently and if I put lute music on every one of my videos then I feel people would soon get bored, or I would at least! :) I grew up on watching the Spaghetti Westerns with my dad so I have very fond memories of them.

  • @bigbowbrum
    @bigbowbrum  15 років тому

    Thanks Arczok. It is nice to hear from people who love longbows from Germany. By the way, the info you were asking about is in the video info panel in the top right of the page, so you only had to read 4 lines of text rather than 143 comments! ha ha. No problem mate. Good luck in finding some heads. Best wishes - Nick/Big.

  • @w1ngchung
    @w1ngchung 10 років тому

    Awesome. Thanks for this video!

  • @BipedalCrurotarsan
    @BipedalCrurotarsan 12 років тому

    I can't thank you enough for your detailed responses and how-to videos! It's a shame though that I'm the only one in my area who shoots traditional. At my range, it's mostly compound shooters and olympic recurves who tend to look down on traditionals.

  • @bigbowbrum
    @bigbowbrum  12 років тому

    @AIR112able Thanks! It's always nice to hear from people who enjoy our videos. Best wishes to you.

  • @MrCaparica
    @MrCaparica 12 років тому

    nice video, nice music, good work.

  • @bigbowbrum
    @bigbowbrum  11 років тому

    Yes mate, happy to take a look at your photos.

  • @niklaus4jc
    @niklaus4jc 12 років тому

    Thank you for doing this Video, really nice done. Best Regards,
    Josef

  • @silviu10000
    @silviu10000 14 років тому

    That was great... a job well done...

  • @bradgonsalves
    @bradgonsalves 14 років тому

    excellent video- thanks for sharing!

  • @lordlen8972
    @lordlen8972 14 років тому

    great job i love those arrows and it helped me out. btw fleching tape is the greatest so much easier than glue.

  • @bigbowbrum
    @bigbowbrum  11 років тому

    I'm ready bro. Glad you enjoy the videos.