Making a Bow By Hand | Live Free or Die

so the back of the bow is looking pretty
nice and I’m gonna start shaping the bow
with the axe take it down to one
continuous crane that will provide the
most strength hunter-gatherer matt has
only caught small squirrels since
returning to his desert home bigger game
like wild rabbits will offer more meat
but can only be hunted with a bow and
arrow which Matt will have to make from
scratch so I’ve got this piece of Osage
orange wood which actually makes a
really nice durable wood this is gonna
make a beautiful bow and I feel like
when you making something as primitive
as a bow there’s a simplicity to it I
like using as few tools as possible
although it’s a wooden bow actually
Wilshere quieter than the most expensive
high-tech modern bows on the market
today it’s a slow process when you’re
working with such a hard piece of wood
but it’s really worth it in the end so
we’re pulling on it tells me if both
limbs are bending evenly it’s coming
along really nicely
I’ve got a nice even bin throughout but
get a final finish and I rub a bunch of
sand on there maybe some horse tail here
really fine-tune super smooth and
beautiful little finish of some animal
fat and a little bit of sagebrush up in
there handle I’m gonna fine-tune raps
nice buckskin around there we’ll see how
it shoots it’s the first time this piece
of woods being brought to life as a bow
now there’s been a few moments where
it’s like get it right there Kapow