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 ...

In this video, learn to craft a traditional bow and arrow using bamboo, demonstrating primitive construction techniques that ...

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 ...

Rising YouTube star Primitive Technology has a knack for recreating Neolithic tech in the modern era. For his latest trick, he built himself a bow and arrow, using not much more than a stone ax, some ...

I made this bow and arrow using only primitive tools and materials. The bow is crafted from bamboo, with the bark split into small fibers twisted together to form cords. The arrow's tip was ...

Halee Asch, of Westminster, notched an arrow on the string of a freshly hewn bow of black locust wood, took a moment to take aim and let fly with an arrow — and, shortly thereafter, with a beginner’s ...

To make a bow drill, you tie a cord to both ends of a stick so that it looks like you're planning to shoot very small arrows. Then you twist the cord around a shorter, thicker branch, called a spindle ...

I've been mildly obsessed with YouTube's "Primitive Technology" channel for almost a year now. In it, an unnamed man in Far North Queensland, Australia builds things in the woods. He shows us the ...