Uploaded July 2022 | Updated September 2026, 2 hours ago
For this week's survival skills video I'm going back to my roots! I'll show you how to build a primitive bow and arrows from a living tree in just 24 hours! For this survival bow I'm using serviceberry and force drying it over a fire to dry the wood enough to make a good selfbow. As the bow dries, I lower it down near the coals to fire harden the bow's belly. Some tree species will develop drying cracks if force dried but serviceberry handles it very well. The primitive arrows are made from ocean spray and force dried over the fire in the same way. I used stinging nettle to bushcraft a natural cordage bow string but didn't make it quite stout enough. It broke four times before I moved on to making a string of elk sinew. A sinew bow string is much stronger for the diameter. I'll have to give the nettle another try in the near future. The arrows were fletched with turkey feathers. I only used only natural materials and a hatchet and knife for the entire build.
Gear Links:
Hatchet: amzn.to/3PThTy2
Knife: northmountainknives.com
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#primitivetechnology #survival #primitiveskills
For this week's survival skills video I'm going back to my roots! I'll show you how to build a primitive bow and arrows from a living tree in just 24 hours! For this survival bow I'm using serviceberry and force drying it over a fire to dry the wood enough to make a good selfbow. As the bow dries, I lower it down near the coals to fire harden the bow's belly. Some tree species will develop drying cracks if force dried but serviceberry handles it very well. The primitive arrows are made from ocean spray and force dried over the fire in the same way. I used stinging nettle to bushcraft a natural cordage bow string but didn't make it quite stout enough. It broke four times before I moved on to making a string of elk sinew. A sinew bow string is much stronger for the diameter. I'll have to give the nettle another try in the near future. The arrows were fletched with turkey feathers. I only used only natural materials and a hatchet and knife for the entire build.
Gear Links:
Hatchet: amzn.to/3PThTy2
Knife: northmountainknives.com
Don't forget to subscribe to the channel. We're uploading a new video each week that features one of the following topics: archery, bow hunting, bow making, survival skills, bushcraft, self reliance, primitive skills, primitive bows, hunting, camping, fishing, and a lot more!
Big thanks to our partners who help support these videos!
Backpacks - kifaru.net
Archery Gear - 3riversarchery.com
Tents & Tarps - seekoutside.com
Binoculars - vortexoptics.com
Broadheads - siriusarchery.com/tuffhead-home
Arrow Shafts - surewoodshafts.com
Clothing - firstlite.com
You can also connect with me on my other media outlets!
Website: twistedstave.com
Facebook: facebook.com/clayhayeshunter
Instagram: instagram.com/clayhayeshunter
Patreon: patreon.com/clayhayes
#primitivetechnology #survival #primitiveskills
