Tag: Primitive Technology: Bow and Arrow

Northern Olive Cutting wood with stone hatchet from an earlier videoSplitting log with a stone chiselNotice that the wood twistsSplitting off wood from one side of one endTurn bow around and remove wood from the opposite side at the other endNow the wood is straightTapering the width of the bow to the tipsTappering the depth of the bow to the tipsNarrowing the handle width slightly. The depth of the handle is left alone it is to keep it stiff. String notches. Finished staveUnknown tree with fibrous barkStripping barkThis type of…