Check out my video “Primitive Bow from Live Tree in 24hrs!” to see how I did it. Of course, if you’re using a stave that’s already seasoned, you can skip all that.

Friday marked the fifth and final day for the Primitive Skills: Making a Green Wood Bow class at Common Ground on the Hill, a two-week series of classes focusing on arts, music and culture held ...

To make most of his bows, Gill relies on a few comparatively modern hand tools, including a draw knife and round file. But he learned early on how to do it using only what primitive hunters had on ...

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 ...

This time, we’ll be looking at making a longbow from scratch, the work of [Billy Berger], a project that covers everything from selecting a tree to tillering a bow to make the best possible weapon.

Primitive archery is exciting. For years, I made my own wooden bows, hand-fletched arrows, and arrowheads for use in hunting, but it takes time to acquire the know-how.

The experts attending the show specialize in knife-making, primitive archery, outdoor survival skills, hide tanning, tee pee construction, animal-call making and falconry.

Pat White, of Silver run, uses a rasp to remove wood from what will be his bow. Attendees to the Common Ground on the Hill program at McDaniel College in Westminster take part in the Primitive ...

Ages 10 years and up are welcome to attend, so this is a great family opportunity. Participants will leave with a primitive bow and arrow that they built. The cost of the program, per person, is $35.