@@gregfromguam I can’t thank you enough for the support. Your generosity is greatly appreciated! Everything this channel makes is reinvested into creating more and better quality videos. 🙏🏼🏹
What strikes me immediately is how sophisticated the shaping of the bow was for a 7,000 year old weapon! This suggests that the art of bow-making had been going on a long time prior to that...
@@hakanlundberg Had no idea haow long bows have been around! Well, only goes to prove people we're not dumb tens of thousands years ago. And bows are a very good and clever technology in my opinion.
yet no use of them in australia :) Its not like they were completely isolated either, and nearby islanders have bows, new guinea for example huge bow culture .. its gotta be a lack of suitable wood I rekon.
I'm an Achaeologist myself and the Study of prehistory had originally inspired me to start building bows myself... but I've never managed to build one of the Holmegaard or Mollegabet style bows. You've just inspired me to give it a try!
Many of the step-by-step bow building tutorials online can help you produce a good Holmegaard bow, since it's got a profile fairly similar to the common "pyramid bow".
I'm obsessed with that mollegabet style. It just looks so awesome. And of course, it's genius, engineered, fantastic. But it's got such a unique design compared to the humble elnglish Longbow yew stick.
Just got into Archery this year. Shot a ton as a kid. 27 Now. Found a great local shop that helped me get started. These videos are wonderful! Thank you!
Whichever genius invented the bow, did he/she imagine a world where we have footprints on THE MOON but we're still using their invention? Brilliant, timeless.
I have been building primitive bows for many years. This year I was faced with the challenge of building a Holmegaard bow to serve as a showpiece for a historical event. The bow was finished within 2 days and the first test shots were very satisfactory. This bow will be demonstrated at the presentation of a recently restored circular ditch with two ramparts in eastern Austria. I also made the arrows for it. They consist of barrelled shafts with flint tips and natural fletching made of whole feathers that were split and shaped with fire. I also made quivers in the Ötzi style. The entire set fits quite well into the desired time frame.
I've seen a few bow making videos, this is next level. That thing is ART, ought to hang in a museum! Whipping the ends for the string is something I haven't seen before and seems brilliant! Beautiful work.
@@DonanKlooz yeah much more time consuming , but I would wager that time was an abundance as wild food was easy to come by back in the day, what with the population and pollution being so low, I bet it all tasted better too, 60% of wild life having died out just in the last 50 years.
That's a wonderful piece of craftsmanship from a long-gone age. It is a real delight to see you at work, recreating past skills that are shared with only a few similarly-skilled people today. No machinery, just hand-tools that might easily translate into those of the day when this original bow was made, by somebody a lot like you. Thank you for sharing.
@@organicarchery Agreed. I build railroad cars, modelled on the Colorado three-footers, in 1/20.3 scale. Apart from the necessary hardware, the car-body is made from coffee stirrers and lolly sticks. Two gold medals and a silver tell me they look okay.
Hand tools that are orders of magnitude above what the ancient bowyer had. Plus I would think the bowyer had to make his own tools. NTL, really enjoyed the vid and especially impressed by the shooting skill.
Just finished binge watching all your videos and totally love the way you show how you build your bows. Thinking of getting into trying my hand a building my own bow in the very near future. It would be fantastic to have won one of your bows. Keep up the great work. Looking forward to future videos.
Tremendous .. i am 79 building bows for 40 years.. selfbows i never built a a english bow before . i been shooting a bow since 4 years old. 1949. i am not laying down heavy,, i am just saying you r good bowyer. thanks for being here. richard
@@Angartyr But remember the country and concept of Denmark did not exist 7,000 years ago, so it is technically not a Danebow, something else perhaps? When the English longbow was created England did exist however hence that is the correct term.
@@benedictearlson9044 A Danish archaeologist reconstructs a longbow found in Denmark 7000 years ago... correctly, the country of Denmark did not exist and neither did England. I answered a guy who thought it was an English longbow and just wrote that it was a Danish longbow "only because it was found in Denmark". An "English longbow" is it invented in England? of Pictre? Danes, Frisians, Anglers, Jutes, Norwegians, Saxons??... if it was invented by Anglers who are a Danish tribe, the English longbow can be Danish after all. Or do you think the English were the only ones who had a longbow? ... and if they had an "English longbow" you mean it differed from the "longbow types" of all European tribes. We are talking about the hunter stone age where nothing is named as area, country, tribe etc. so this bow is neither an English nor a Danish bow, it is a "hunter-stone- longbow found on the island of Zealand, which is the only original area of old Denmark
@benedictearlson9044 A Danish archaeologist reconstructs a longbow found in Denmark 7000 years ago... correctly, the country of Denmark did not exist and neither did England. I answered a guy who thought it was an English longbow and just wrote that it was a Danish longbow "only because it was found in Denmark". An "English longbow" is it invented in England? of Pictre? Danes, Frisians, Anglers, Jutes, Norwegians, Saxons??... if it was invented by Anglers who are a Danish tribe, the English longbow can be Danish after all. Or do you think the English were the only ones who had a longbow? ... and if they had an "English longbow" you mean it differed from the "longbow types" of all European tribes. We are talking about the hunter stone age where nothing is named as area, country, tribe etc. so this bow is neither an English nor a Danish bow, it is a "hunter-stone- longbow found on the island of Zealand, which is the only original area of old Denmark
One thing I would love in this video is your opinion on this bow vs other bows. You build your ethos up this entire video to the point that your opinion would blast just about any other youtuber on this subject - from my standpoint, it seems like a missed opportunity. Amazing video, amazing work. 9/10!
@@Mattiasalexandee I’ll consider adding a little commentary to the end of these silent builds. To answer your question : this is one of the most well-rounded designs for a hunting bow, in my opinion. One of my favorites to make! It’s got excellent cast and is relatively easy to build, even from small diameter trees.
I got the chance to shoot my personal 53# Holmegaard through a chrono recently. It averaged 165 fps with a 580 grain arrow. In my opinion, that's a good speed for a hunting bow with a heavy arrow and heavy string!
I don't know why the algorithm brought me here to you but I'm glad it did. I just spend a few hours watching videos. It makes me want to find a local place to source wood. Super cool
Saw a video of a guy which made a bronce axe with primitive tools, then used it to build a primitive bow just with wood and stone tools (took him months to dry the wood) and then used it with wooden arrows and stone heads and sinew to funt a deer...
I absolutely love watching you create these bows. I have only shot with the most basic of bows and look forward to trying out a work of art like this one day. Thank you for such a wonderfully interesting and informative channel
I really wish we had examples of older bows. It's pretty certain that bows are 60-70 thousand years old, and the shape of this bow reveals a pretty sophisticated design that is obviously the result of a lot of refinement. That makes sense as it is 53-63 thousand years after the development of bows.
Homo Sapiens left the African continent first time 65.000 years ago. Other species were around the planet, Pygmie species and Neanderthals and more but I do not think anyone ever have documented bows from species earlier than Homo Sapiens. The largest brain size documented from any "human style species" have been Homo Sapiens and our brain development from apes came with 3 different periods of brain evolve/enlargement stages also affecting the skull. I am in no way insightful into bow history but I am not sure I find it plausible that Homo Sapiens should have invented the bow thousands of years before leaving African continent for the first time if going with your higher end estimate. There have been found cave drawings on at least 2 continents that have been interpreted as Homo Sapiens driving animals into cornered cliff edges and/or ravines to have them corned so close proximity injuries could be applied or they were killed by falling into their death. Had bows been invented at that time of plenty these animals could have been taken down as need for meat arose. Indicators like these tells me it were most unlikely bows were present. One could also wonder separately that we also know that the Neanderthals and Homo Sapiens had sex and reproduced, we have around 3% Neanderthal DNA in us even today because of it, and would it not have been a more likely outcome that they had died out long before if Humans had ability to hunt from the distance thus had less need for the Neanderthals "lesser brains/ more muscles" characteristics? You could be right but I would say there are major indicators that point to that it are not so. Just my 5 cents. If you have some backed up facts from finds or circumstantial indicators indicating otherwise I would like to read and learn and develop my knowledge base.
@@organicarchery Really enjoyed this production, both video and bow. Please see my comment to earthknight60. If you have any suggestions of finds or circumstantial indicators that you can share to date the bow long back (as long as you believe you have indicators for) I would love to learn more. But read my 5 cents and comment if you like. As said my bow, and bow history insights are low. I just find the comments timeline unfounded based on my insights. I will happily adjust my beliefs if presented with anything plausible. No doubt the Holmegård bow are not a first generation bow but....there´s a long way from 7000 BC to pre leaving African continent for the first time.
@@Mike-zx1kx A few corrections. Neanderthals had larger brains than H. sapiens, and we don't know about Denisovans yet, but given some of the remains we have found it's likely they were on a par with Neanderthals size-wise. For H. sapiens, 65,000 years ago was just the last major exodus from Africa. INcreasingly it's looking like H. sapiens we leaving Africa in decent numbers from around 120,000 years ago in waves separated by roughly 20,000 years, probably as a result of the cyclical nature of the Sahara being wet or dry. The first hybridizing between early H. sapiens and Neanderthals was around 200,000-250,000 years ago, so there were at least some waves of H. sapiens leaving Africa even back then. Pygmies are not different species of humans, they're fully within H. sapiens. They're just a result of local genetic changes that are not enough to result in them being a different species.
What an enjoyable and professional video that was to watch! You are a very talented and meticulous craftsman. The final product really emphasizes that.
I got the chance to shoot my personal 53# Holmegaard through a chrono recently. It averaged 165 fps with a 580 grain arrow. In my opinion, that's a good speed for a hunting bow with a heavy arrow and heavy string!
Great bow, made by a wonderful Bowyer. It is also fantastic that you made it as much alike to the ancient bow as you could. Congrats!! Dr. George Whitehead (shooting a bow for 70 years)
That is a beautiful bow! You do amazing work, please keep up with the videos, I love watching. And, of course, I would be thrilled to have one of your bows! Cheers from Croatia 🇭🇷
Excellent focus & work.. speaks of precise concentration. Thankyou for the insight & presentation into some of the capabilities of this worlds ancient civilizations.
Fascinating what the ancients could achieve with limited equipment and simple tools. How long from start to finish did this take you? I'm curious how long you think it took for our ancestors to make a bow?
It took me three days from raw stave to the first coat of oil, but it wasn't the only project I was working on. Takes another 5 days or so to complete the sealing process at one coat of oil per day.
This is an awesome video, I enjoyed every bit of it, and it was the first video for this channel I've seen looking forward to watching all the others :)
Nice work mister Organic. Shot a recurve for 35 years. Bowhunted and target archery. Most traditional archers shoot constantly so as not to loose their keeness. It's a dying art. So is your craftsmanship. Your still a young man and I hope you continue for many years
I just found your channel and I love it. I'm a traditional Bowyer and I make my bows in the old style using only hand tools. I use a belt sander where needed and only minimally. I like your style very much , you're a true professional. I'll go through your video file and watch some of the most interesting ones , actually they're all interesting so it may take a while. I'll look forward to the next one.
I watched this video yesterday, and first thing I thought was, "why so serious?" But, seriously, your craftsmanship is utterly amazing. I went and watched the Otzi bow build and again it just blew me away. I'm an old guy now, but a long time ago I tried to build a native-american composite bow with water buffalo horn and deer sinew(and rattlesnake skin as limb covering). The wood was osage orange. It was my very first attempt and I never did complete it sadly, but the journey was eye-opening. Life is funny that way. Watching you build those bows brought it all back. It's why I went to Mongolia back in the 90s, a beautiful place seemingly harking back to another time on earth. Anyway, enough out of me, please produce more videos with time willing, and only success for you and yours.
@@gregfromguam an osage bow with horn and sinew is no small task for a first bow build. It’s unfortunate that it didn’t work out, but I enjoyed your story nonetheless, Greg! I’m not really a serious person but can see how my “determined” eyebrows while working make it seem so! Thanks again for your contribution to the channel! I’ve been immersed in our last few bowmaking workshops of the year and haven’t had time to film, but there are more videos coming in the very near future.
This is the most accurate replica I've seen on TH-cam . well done you've made a great job of it . That elm looks lovely when the stain was applied and it seems to shoot very fast 😊
The original Holmegaard Bows were made of elm that were the length of a man. This is known from several settlements of the Ertebølle period. Stone Age hunters used a thin elm trunk to make bows, as Yew had not yet begun to grow in Denmark. So the bows were shaped in such a way that the flexible sapwood was at the back and the harder heartwood was at the front or belly of the bow. The remains of Europe’s oldest and best-preserved (five) bows, dating to around 7000 BC, were discovered at a Stone Age settlement at Holmegårds Mose on Zealand in Denmark.
I'm an viking reenactor and always have been interested in archery, but it has gotten nowhere because of several reasons. Love to see how bows are handmade and really like how this one turned out!
Unfortunately I've had to discontinue the giveaways because no one is claiming their prizes! Even after multiple redraws, only one bow has made it to its new owner; and only because I happened to know how to reach him! Edit : I've posted a more detailed update in my Community section and will announce it in a video very soon!
@@uncletiggermclaren7592yes. Reach out to me at the email on my website (link in profile homepage) and let me know what you have in mind. I specialize in historical reproductions and can do many all wood designs from many time periods.
@@organicarchery Wait you were doing prize draws for these and people weren't claiming them? That has totally blown my mind. I would be biting off limbs to claim one!
@rickhayhoe - The ones who survived knew what they were doing. That's how they provided food for themselves and their families. Those who didn't, didn't survive.
@@wickedcabinboy Thanks for the valuable instruction. What is important here, however, is Correy's valuable gift to us all as he studies and recreates bows of historic and archaeological significance and demonstrates the important heritage we all share in the bow.
Great video. I am a sailor and do some carpentry with had-shaped pieces, but your skill and patience is just great. Amazing to realise that what you just made was, at the time, the highest of high tech, and that your craft is directly related to some guy 7000 years ago doing exactly the same thing.
Really admire your work; a wonderful bow. I'm a traditional archer who shoots an osage orange bow and I have respect for simple, effective bows like these.
Fascinating to watch. I always enjoy watching skilled craftsmen at work. It does make you wonder how they built such a bow with only stone tools though.
This was super cool to watch. This craft never stops teaching me new things. I just recently got ahold of a couple of what I believe to be elm logs and now I am even more excited to get into them.
Both fascinating and satisfying to watch, causing me to conjure up visions of a man sitting at a fire thousands of years ago making one of these. Fair play to you man.
Absolutely stunning bow can't believe we were making stuff like this 7000 years ago. And the noise from the arrows I always thought that noise was fake but you've just proved me wrong. Would also really like to see a video of you making arrows if possible?
Simple modern tools, I wonder how they created these 10,000 years ago? I would be fascinated to see those tools, Great learning lesson. I couldn't replicate it but I am glad you shared this build with the world. The shot grouping, excellent!
The technique of making a bow hasn't changed. Take away any wood that isn't a bow; then scrape the stiff areas until the bend is even. It was just much slower with stone tools.
Greetings from Australia. I know nothing about bows but I have to say, I reckon you have done a bloody good job. You are pretty good at making the bow and did a really nice job and then pretty good at firing the weapon.
Thanks!
@@gregfromguam I can’t thank you enough for the support. Your generosity is greatly appreciated! Everything this channel makes is reinvested into creating more and better quality videos. 🙏🏼🏹
What strikes me immediately is how sophisticated the shaping of the bow was for a 7,000 year old weapon! This suggests that the art of bow-making had been going on a long time prior to that...
At lest around 55,000 years before that (arrowheads found).
@@hakanlundberg Had no idea haow long bows have been around! Well, only goes to prove people we're not dumb tens of thousands years ago. And bows are a very good and clever technology in my opinion.
Yeah it's wild just how much is simply lost to time.
yet no use of them in australia :) Its not like they were completely isolated either, and nearby islanders have bows, new guinea for example huge bow culture .. its gotta be a lack of suitable wood I rekon.
@@markhill3858 they were just too dumb.
I'm an Achaeologist myself and the Study of prehistory had originally inspired me to start building bows myself... but I've never managed to build one of the Holmegaard or Mollegabet style bows. You've just inspired me to give it a try!
Many of the step-by-step bow building tutorials online can help you produce a good Holmegaard bow, since it's got a profile fairly similar to the common "pyramid bow".
Using modern tools or flint and bone tools? That’s the impressive part to me.
I'm obsessed with that mollegabet style. It just looks so awesome.
And of course, it's genius, engineered, fantastic.
But it's got such a unique design compared to the humble elnglish Longbow yew stick.
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Chalk, was a very cool tip.
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The permanent knocks, are jute twine?
Fascinating.
I kinda love that.
I love the zip of the arrow passing by.
Soooooooo satisfying.
Just got into Archery this year. Shot a ton as a kid. 27 Now.
Found a great local shop that helped me get started.
These videos are wonderful! Thank you!
Your attention to detail speaks volumes even when you are silent !!
I really appreciate that! Thank you!
@organicarchery do you think a red oak Stave would make a heavy bow? 60lb+
Whichever genius invented the bow, did he/she imagine a world where we have footprints on THE MOON but we're still using their invention? Brilliant, timeless.
Thank you. There is something deeply good, harmonius and healing about traditional crafts.
I have been building primitive bows for many years. This year I was faced with the challenge of building a Holmegaard bow to serve as a showpiece for a historical event. The bow was finished within 2 days and the first test shots were very satisfactory. This bow will be demonstrated at the presentation of a recently restored circular ditch with two ramparts in eastern Austria. I also made the arrows for it. They consist of barrelled shafts with flint tips and natural fletching made of whole feathers that were split and shaped with fire. I also made quivers in the Ötzi style. The entire set fits quite well into the desired time frame.
Nice work. Interesting. How did the event go?
@@freyatilly The event will take place next September. I still have time to make and test more bows & arrows :-)
Love it!
@@rudolffaustmann1416 Aha, wo umd wann genau? Prost aus Wien!
Some people make a bow but do not show it working, but you showed it working. I really liked it in the whole video.
I've seen a few bow making videos, this is next level. That thing is ART, ought to hang in a museum! Whipping the ends for the string is something I haven't seen before and seems brilliant! Beautiful work.
Very much appreciated!
😅😅😅
Imagine using only stone and bone tools to make this.
@@DonanKlooz yeah much more time consuming , but I would wager that time was an abundance as wild food was easy to come by back in the day, what with the population and pollution being so low, I bet it all tasted better too, 60% of wild life having died out just in the last 50 years.
Elegant, simple, effective, beautiful! Love the video and a beautiful bow!!
Apart from your skills in bow making, it´s nice to see a clean well organized shop. Shout out from Mexico.
Creative energy flows better through a tidy shop. Feng Shui.
A neat workspace is the sign of a sick mind! Just teasing!
New to your channel. That was 19 minutes and 49 seconds of pure pleasure just watching your bow come to life. Great video.
Glad you enjoyed it!
Great work Correy, the videography and the natural soundscape really transport the viewer. Keep the magic going!
Practical archaeology - the best kind. Thank you
That's a beautiful bow mate,well done! Cheers from New Zealand!
I really like the “handle” tapering on this one. Thanks for sharing.
That's a wonderful piece of craftsmanship from a long-gone age. It is a real delight to see you at work, recreating past skills that are shared with only a few similarly-skilled people today. No machinery, just hand-tools that might easily translate into those of the day when this original bow was made, by somebody a lot like you. Thank you for sharing.
Machinery dilutes the romance of the craft, in my opinion! Thank you for the support!
@@organicarchery Agreed. I build railroad cars, modelled on the Colorado three-footers, in 1/20.3 scale. Apart from the necessary hardware, the car-body is made from coffee stirrers and lolly sticks. Two gold medals and a silver tell me they look okay.
Hand tools that are orders of magnitude above what the ancient bowyer had. Plus I would think the bowyer had to make his own tools. NTL, really enjoyed the vid and especially impressed by the shooting skill.
So much to like about this video. And those arrows fly very smoothly from the bow. Brilliant work. You've inspired me to have a go myself.
Epic craftsmanship there pal. What a beautiful bow. Big up from the West of Ireland
Just finished binge watching all your videos and totally love the way you show how you build your bows. Thinking of getting into trying my hand a building my own bow in the very near future. It would be fantastic to have won one of your bows. Keep up the great work. Looking forward to future videos.
These videos are such a delight. Thank you for sharing
Dude that’s just what I have been working on for months ! Thank you I was running out of ideas and you inspired me .
That thing's a beaut! Thanks for putting these videos up : )
I used to shoot quite a bit when I was much younger. I always liked the primitive bows best.
Subscribed.
That is beautiful!! So much character in the wood. Excellent work sir!
Tremendous .. i am 79 building bows for 40 years.. selfbows i never built a a english bow before . i been shooting a bow since 4 years old. 1949.
i am not laying down heavy,, i am just saying you r good bowyer. thanks for being here. richard
sorry broe.... itˋs a danebow ... but they settled and lived there so ok anglisk yes aswell
this Bow are from Denmark
@@Angartyr But remember the country and concept of Denmark did not exist 7,000 years ago, so it is technically not a Danebow, something else perhaps? When the English longbow was created England did exist however hence that is the correct term.
@@benedictearlson9044 A Danish archaeologist reconstructs a longbow found in Denmark 7000 years ago... correctly, the country of Denmark did not exist and neither did England. I answered a guy who thought it was an English longbow and just wrote that it was a Danish longbow "only because it was found in Denmark".
An "English longbow" is it invented in England? of Pictre? Danes, Frisians, Anglers, Jutes, Norwegians, Saxons??... if it was invented by Anglers who are a Danish tribe, the English longbow can be Danish after all. Or do you think the English were the only ones who had a longbow? ... and if they had an "English longbow" you mean it differed from the "longbow types" of all European tribes. We are talking about the hunter stone age where nothing is named as area, country, tribe etc. so this bow is neither an English nor a Danish bow, it is a "hunter-stone- longbow found on the island of Zealand, which is the only original area of old Denmark
@benedictearlson9044 A Danish archaeologist reconstructs a longbow found in Denmark 7000 years ago... correctly, the country of Denmark did not exist and neither did England. I answered a guy who thought it was an English longbow and just wrote that it was a Danish longbow "only because it was found in Denmark".
An "English longbow" is it invented in England? of Pictre? Danes, Frisians, Anglers, Jutes, Norwegians, Saxons??... if it was invented by Anglers who are a Danish tribe, the English longbow can be Danish after all. Or do you think the English were the only ones who had a longbow? ... and if they had an "English longbow" you mean it differed from the "longbow types" of all European tribes. We are talking about the hunter stone age where nothing is named as area, country, tribe etc. so this bow is neither an English nor a Danish bow, it is a "hunter-stone- longbow found on the island of Zealand, which is the only original area of old Denmark
Awesome video. This was the first one I watched. Thanks for explaining it so well especially being new to the art.
Wow what a beautiful grain pattern, very nice bow awesome 😎
Would still like to see you make a Bhutan bow bro
One thing I would love in this video is your opinion on this bow vs other bows.
You build your ethos up this entire video to the point that your opinion would blast just about any other youtuber on this subject - from my standpoint, it seems like a missed opportunity.
Amazing video, amazing work.
9/10!
@@Mattiasalexandee I’ll consider adding a little commentary to the end of these silent builds. To answer your question : this is one of the most well-rounded designs for a hunting bow, in my opinion. One of my favorites to make! It’s got excellent cast and is relatively easy to build, even from small diameter trees.
@@organicarchery I would love to see it! Again - amazing work! And thank you so much for your response!
Love this style of video! Keep them coming. You should get a chronograph and sling some arrows through it with the finished bows.
I got the chance to shoot my personal 53# Holmegaard through a chrono recently. It averaged 165 fps with a 580 grain arrow. In my opinion, that's a good speed for a hunting bow with a heavy arrow and heavy string!
Love this - you did a great job recreating the Holmegaard bow!
Another good looking bow, and a great shooter! 🤙🏼
I don't know why the algorithm brought me here to you but I'm glad it did. I just spend a few hours watching videos. It makes me want to find a local place to source wood. Super cool
Always entertaining and informative. Thank you.
Thank You Cory... Very nice, exceptional bow! Always find it educational to watch when you get focused on your design... TM
And to think they didn't have any modern tools like we have today!!
Saw a video of a guy which made a bronce axe with primitive tools, then used it to build a primitive bow just with wood and stone tools (took him months to dry the wood) and then used it with wooden arrows and stone heads and sinew to funt a deer...
I absolutely love watching you create these bows.
I have only shot with the most basic of bows and look forward to trying out a work of art like this one day.
Thank you for such a wonderfully interesting and informative channel
I really wish we had examples of older bows. It's pretty certain that bows are 60-70 thousand years old, and the shape of this bow reveals a pretty sophisticated design that is obviously the result of a lot of refinement. That makes sense as it is 53-63 thousand years after the development of bows.
I believe they're far older than we anticipate, too!
Homo Sapiens left the African continent first time 65.000 years ago. Other species were around the planet, Pygmie species and Neanderthals and more but I do not think anyone ever have documented bows from species earlier than Homo Sapiens. The largest brain size documented from any "human style species" have been Homo Sapiens and our brain development from apes came with 3 different periods of brain evolve/enlargement stages also affecting the skull. I am in no way insightful into bow history but I am not sure I find it plausible that Homo Sapiens should have invented the bow thousands of years before leaving African continent for the first time if going with your higher end estimate. There have been found cave drawings on at least 2 continents that have been interpreted as Homo Sapiens driving animals into cornered cliff edges and/or ravines to have them corned so close proximity injuries could be applied or they were killed by falling into their death. Had bows been invented at that time of plenty these animals could have been taken down as need for meat arose. Indicators like these tells me it were most unlikely bows were present. One could also wonder separately that we also know that the Neanderthals and Homo Sapiens had sex and reproduced, we have around 3% Neanderthal DNA in us even today because of it, and would it not have been a more likely outcome that they had died out long before if Humans had ability to hunt from the distance thus had less need for the Neanderthals "lesser brains/ more muscles" characteristics?
You could be right but I would say there are major indicators that point to that it are not so. Just my 5 cents. If you have some backed up facts from finds or circumstantial indicators indicating otherwise I would like to read and learn and develop my knowledge base.
@@organicarchery Really enjoyed this production, both video and bow. Please see my comment to earthknight60. If you have any suggestions of finds or circumstantial indicators that you can share to date the bow long back (as long as you believe you have indicators for) I would love to learn more. But read my 5 cents and comment if you like. As said my bow, and bow history insights are low. I just find the comments timeline unfounded based on my insights. I will happily adjust my beliefs if presented with anything plausible. No doubt the Holmegård bow are not a first generation bow but....there´s a long way from 7000 BC to pre leaving African continent for the first time.
@@Mike-zx1kx A few corrections. Neanderthals had larger brains than H. sapiens, and we don't know about Denisovans yet, but given some of the remains we have found it's likely they were on a par with Neanderthals size-wise.
For H. sapiens, 65,000 years ago was just the last major exodus from Africa. INcreasingly it's looking like H. sapiens we leaving Africa in decent numbers from around 120,000 years ago in waves separated by roughly 20,000 years, probably as a result of the cyclical nature of the Sahara being wet or dry.
The first hybridizing between early H. sapiens and Neanderthals was around 200,000-250,000 years ago, so there were at least some waves of H. sapiens leaving Africa even back then.
Pygmies are not different species of humans, they're fully within H. sapiens. They're just a result of local genetic changes that are not enough to result in them being a different species.
@@Mike-zx1kx Neanderthals had larger brains than Homo Sapiens.
What an enjoyable and professional video that was to watch! You are a very talented and meticulous craftsman. The final product really emphasizes that.
Thank you for the kind words! I appreciate you taking the time to watch!
Great work and the sound of the arrows as they flew past the mike.Be interested to know the arrow speed
I got the chance to shoot my personal 53# Holmegaard through a chrono recently. It averaged 165 fps with a 580 grain arrow. In my opinion, that's a good speed for a hunting bow with a heavy arrow and heavy string!
Another fantastic video and one beautiful bow. Keep up the fantastic work.
Great bow, made by a wonderful Bowyer. It is also fantastic that you made it as much alike to the ancient bow as you could. Congrats!! Dr. George Whitehead (shooting a bow for 70 years)
That is a beautiful bow! You do amazing work, please keep up with the videos, I love watching. And, of course, I would be thrilled to have one of your bows! Cheers from Croatia 🇭🇷
Love to see ancient history recreated...with a modern spin. Beautiful bow!
Excellent focus & work.. speaks of precise concentration. Thankyou for the insight & presentation into some of the capabilities of this worlds ancient civilizations.
Fascinating what the ancients could achieve with limited equipment and simple tools. How long from start to finish did this take you? I'm curious how long you think it took for our ancestors to make a bow?
It took me three days from raw stave to the first coat of oil, but it wasn't the only project I was working on. Takes another 5 days or so to complete the sealing process at one coat of oil per day.
@@organicarchery Thank you for the answer, and the videos. So cool to watch.
This is an awesome video, I enjoyed every bit of it, and it was the first video for this channel I've seen looking forward to watching all the others :)
Welcome aboard and thank you for the support!
Nice work mister Organic. Shot a recurve for 35 years. Bowhunted and target archery. Most traditional archers shoot constantly so as not to loose their keeness. It's a dying art. So is your craftsmanship. Your still a young man and I hope you continue for many years
What a beautiful bow! Well done. Videos are incredible good!
Its crazy to read that people werent claiming these beautiful bows! Awesome video and another great looking bow!
I couldn't believe it either! It's unfortunate, but it is what it is!
@@organicarchery Uh, well, if you have any left you can send them to ME! 😂😂😂. Gorgeous work!
Just stumbled onto your channel. Dont even care about archery.
I really enjoyed this. Thank you very much.
And here I thought the Otzi bow was the oldest. Fun stuff to learn about!
otzi bow doesnt date older to this?
@@farnorthhomested844 Ötzi is dated to about 3275 BC so that puts him about 5000 years past current day. Have a great day!
I just found your channel and I love it. I'm a traditional Bowyer and I make my bows in the old style using only hand tools. I use a belt sander where needed and only minimally. I like your style very much , you're a true professional. I'll go through your video file and watch some of the most interesting ones , actually they're all interesting so it may take a while. I'll look forward to the next one.
That’s awesome! Thank you for the support, and hope you find value in the videos!
Makes you wonder what all the fuss is about osage when a whitewood bow shoots like that. Awesome!!
Osage is great, but there's just something special about a clean whitewood stave! Really opens up the design options.
I saw an old Ben Pearson bow made of hickory. Didn't get to shoot it, gentleman had it as a wall decoration.
I watched this video yesterday, and first thing I thought was, "why so serious?" But, seriously, your craftsmanship is utterly amazing. I went and watched the Otzi bow build and again it just blew me away.
I'm an old guy now, but a long time ago I tried to build a native-american composite bow with water buffalo horn and deer sinew(and rattlesnake skin as limb covering). The wood was osage orange. It was my very first attempt and I never did complete it sadly, but the journey was eye-opening. Life is funny that way. Watching you build those bows brought it all back. It's why I went to Mongolia back in the 90s, a beautiful place seemingly harking back to another time on earth.
Anyway, enough out of me, please produce more videos with time willing, and only success for you and yours.
@@gregfromguam an osage bow with horn and sinew is no small task for a first bow build. It’s unfortunate that it didn’t work out, but I enjoyed your story nonetheless, Greg!
I’m not really a serious person but can see how my “determined” eyebrows while working make it seem so!
Thanks again for your contribution to the channel! I’ve been immersed in our last few bowmaking workshops of the year and haven’t had time to film, but there are more videos coming in the very near future.
I was astounded to learn that an English archer was ready when he could loose 10 arrows into the air before the first hit the ground.
Many were welsh
This is the most accurate replica I've seen on TH-cam . well done you've made a great job of it . That elm looks lovely when the stain was applied and it seems to shoot very fast 😊
@@kelvinsparks4651 very much appreciated!
Nice bow
What an absolutely stunning object ! such a pleasure to see a craftsman producing something so exceptional.
Greatly appreciated! Thank you for the support.
C'est une vraie beauté !
I love watching a master work. Then to see the work do its job perfectly. Thanks.
Thanks!
@@kelroundell6304 very much appreciated, Kel! Your donation will invested right back into the channel to help create more and better videos!
The original Holmegaard Bows were made of elm that were the length of a man. This is known from several settlements of the Ertebølle period. Stone Age hunters used a thin elm trunk to make bows, as Yew had not yet begun to grow in Denmark. So the bows were shaped in such a way that the flexible sapwood was at the back and the harder heartwood was at the front or belly of the bow.
The remains of Europe’s oldest and best-preserved (five) bows, dating to around 7000 BC, were discovered at a Stone Age settlement at Holmegårds Mose on Zealand in Denmark.
good job, that is the best finish I've ever seen on the bow.
I'm an viking reenactor and always have been interested in archery, but it has gotten nowhere because of several reasons. Love to see how bows are handmade and really like how this one turned out!
Sounds like you need a proper Viking bow!
That would be a very nice addition!
Your skill, craftsmanship and attention to detail are outstanding. Thank you for another wonderful video that is a pleasure to watch.
Much appreciated!
Love this. If you're still doing giveaways, I would be honored to receive this bow.
Unfortunately I've had to discontinue the giveaways because no one is claiming their prizes! Even after multiple redraws, only one bow has made it to its new owner; and only because I happened to know how to reach him!
Edit : I've posted a more detailed update in my Community section and will announce it in a video very soon!
@@organicarchery Do you sell bows ?.
@@uncletiggermclaren7592yes. Reach out to me at the email on my website (link in profile homepage) and let me know what you have in mind. I specialize in historical reproductions and can do many all wood designs from many time periods.
The originals was most likely made from green sapling with flint tools.
@@organicarchery Wait you were doing prize draws for these and people weren't claiming them? That has totally blown my mind. I would be biting off limbs to claim one!
Well done! Always a pleasure to watch a craftsman at work! 😁👍
Beautiful, elegant, accurate, lethal. They knew what they were doing 9,000 years ago, and how to make it aesthetically appealing at the same time.
Agreed!!
@rickhayhoe - The ones who survived knew what they were doing. That's how they provided food for themselves and their families. Those who didn't, didn't survive.
@@wickedcabinboy Thanks for the valuable instruction. What is important here, however, is Correy's valuable gift to us all as he studies and recreates bows of historic and archaeological significance and demonstrates the important heritage we all share in the bow.
Just found your channel!!!!!! Great job!!!!
...NICE!!!😀
Nicely done. The minimal speaking format made me watch the entire video. Great job. 👍❤️✌️
Imagine crafting such a bow with stone tools.
Great video. I am a sailor and do some carpentry with had-shaped pieces, but your skill and patience is just great. Amazing to realise that what you just made was, at the time, the highest of high tech, and that your craft is directly related to some guy 7000 years ago doing exactly the same thing.
New to your channel and I love it! Had no idea of all the work that went in to a bow. Thanks!
Thank you very much, I've not seen wrapped nocks before. Beautiful. Greetings from England.
Really admire your work; a wonderful bow. I'm a traditional archer who shoots an osage orange bow and I have respect for simple, effective bows like these.
So interesting and relaxing to watch, ASMR is great too.
Please keep these vids coming.
Absolutely fascinating.Way more useful and economically sound than any firearm.
our ancestors could definitely put food on the table with that.
Outstanding work. Thanks for sharing.
Fascinating to watch. I always enjoy watching skilled craftsmen at work. It does make you wonder how they built such a bow with only stone tools though.
Woodwork is so calming. Even when I don't do it myself but watch others. Thanks, gread video!
I love it, it looks so simple and clean. very impressive.
Just discovered your channel and really enjoying it. I'm an avid archer and I think I'm getting to the stage where I want to start making self bows.
An awesome re-creation and a beautiful bow to boot. The arrow sound is amazing. First time seeing your videos, Subscribed!!!
Nate
Great job, love this video, and love the bow, how it finsihed out for you, thumbs up.
Always impressive watching someone who is good at a difficult task making it look easy.
Love your content and your hand made bows, cheers from Germany.
I've been wanting to make a self-backed bow like this for a while. The simpler the better I think. Very well done and thank you for sharing!
Agreed! Glued backings complicate things!
Back to basics, beautiful work🥰 Thank You from Norway😌🙏
How did I miss this video?????
Awesome to see you recreate this bow.
I just bought my first book on bow making. Looking forward to my first attempts
This was super cool to watch. This craft never stops teaching me new things. I just recently got ahold of a couple of what I believe to be elm logs and now I am even more excited to get into them.
Both fascinating and satisfying to watch, causing me to conjure up visions of a man sitting at a fire thousands of years ago making one of these. Fair play to you man.
Absolutely stunning bow can't believe we were making stuff like this 7000 years ago. And the noise from the arrows I always thought that noise was fake but you've just proved me wrong. Would also really like to see a video of you making arrows if possible?
@@dandeanuks I’ve got a 5-part arrow making deep dive coming soon. Hang tight!
Simple modern tools, I wonder how they created these 10,000 years ago? I would be fascinated to see those tools, Great learning lesson. I couldn't replicate it but I am glad you shared this build with the world. The shot grouping, excellent!
The technique of making a bow hasn't changed. Take away any wood that isn't a bow; then scrape the stiff areas until the bend is even. It was just much slower with stone tools.
I'm going to have a go at making this my first bow. Thanks for the upload.
Greetings from Australia. I know nothing about bows but I have to say, I reckon you have done a bloody good job. You are pretty good at making the bow and did a really nice job and then pretty good at firing the weapon.
This is exactly what I need done. And I've been working on this for a month now. Seeing this video feels 100% like deja vu