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 ...

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 ...

Zach Borger, who has harvested five deer so far this year using homemade arrows, explains why he prefers primitive equipment to hunt deer and bear.

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 ...

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 ...

SECRETS OF THE OMAHA BOW : CRAFT SECRETS OF AMERICAN INDIAN AND TRADITIONALPRIMITIVE ARCHERY INCLUDING HOW TO MAKE A COMPLETE AUTHENTIC 1800S PLAINS INDIAN ARCHERY SET BY WILLIAM VONDERHEY ...

Want to carve and shoot your own bow and arrow like Katniss Everdeen in “The Hunger Games?” Then, join the Central New York Primitive Skills Group for one of its, twice-monthly meetings held on 59 ...