Over the past few months, videos from the YouTube account Primitive Technology have amassed more than 30 million views. And with good reason, the videos tap into the caveman/woman inside of us all and ...
To many, the idea of going to the woods, cutting down a tree, crafting a simple longbow, and taking a deer with it is nuts—very cool, but nuts. But for some, the idea is captivating: as it was, and ...
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Primitive technology: Make a bow and arrow

In this video, learn how to make a bow and arrow using bamboo with a primitive technology approach. This guide covers the ...
In Steve’s case, primitive bow building seems to be more necessity than choice. Why buy an expensive, modern bow when a home-crafted bow and arrows will take critters, too? Steve has taken dozens of ...
A Pennsylvania archer handcrafts his own arrows from trees, stones, and turkey feathers. Zach Borger switched from modern compound bows to primitive longbows for a greater challenge. The archer has ...
WHEN RYAN GILL was 13, his father gave him a stave—or long stick—from a black locust tree, along with a single wood rasp. By the time his dad got home from work that evening, Gill was standing over a ...
A Pennsylvania archer enjoys the sport so much he hand crafts his arrows from trees, stones and turkey feathers. For most archers, it is convenient to purchase arrows and broadheads from a store to ...