Apr 04, 2016 09:00:00

A must-see for jungle hunters, how to make a bow and arrow using only natural materials such as bark and bird feathers

A stoic DIY YouTube channel 'Primitive Technology ' that creates everything from hatchets to dwellings without using modern technology and tools, creating a practical bow and arrow that can really be ejected. Can be witnessed in the movie.

Bow and Arrow-YouTube


First, cut down a thick tree with a hatchet. The hatchet used at this time is also a thing made in another movie.

Divide the felled tree in half.

Gradually scrape the cut surface with a stone.

Then the prototype of the bow was completed.

Cut another tree here.

The bark of the tree is peeled off.

Break the bark of the tree and collect the fibers.

You can make a rope by twisting the fibers.

A bowstring that you can't imagine made from the bark of a tree is completed.

Wrap the strings around both ends with the wooden bow bent.

Check the tension of the strings.

A wonderful bow has been completed.

Then cut down thin trees.

The surface is rubbed with stone for a clean finish.

Suddenly a black chicken appears here. I wondered if it would be the target of a bow and arrow ...

It seems that feathers were needed.

I will break down the chicken wings into small pieces.

Get the resin from the trunk of the tree here. No modern tools are used.

Apply resin to the thin tree.

A small piece of feather is attached, and it is wrapped with a thin string so that it will not come off.

The other side of the feather is lit with fire.

This seems to have a sharp tip.

That's why 6 arrows are completed.

Fold the bark of the tree to make it into a cylinder with an open mouth, and reinforce it with a string.

I made it from my shoulder to the quiver that I can carry on my back.

Try it out right away. In the movie, I shot a lot of arrows, and although there were some mistakes, I shot a wooden board about 10 meters away.

The action of taking the next arrow from the quiver is also a good idea.

The arrow stuck in the target looks like this. Although there is no arrowhead or barb, you can see that it is firmly stuck in the wooden board by hitting the tip with fire and hardening it.

It seems that it takes a lot of strength to pull it out. It seems that it has practicality that is not a problem for actually hunting in the jungle. In the Primitive Technology channel, there are other real-life minecrafts such as

'How to make charcoal ', ' How to make a hand-throwing catapult ', ' How to eat poisonous nuts safely' using a simple stove made of mud. Don't miss the many movies that make you feel like you're practicing.