Viking Inspired Ash Longbow build

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Published 2022-08-09
Hello everyone!

This has been a lot of fun to make because I have never made a bow or video quite like this. Though this is not exactly war bow draw weights, it is pattern after a bow I think a Viking would have had and used for both hunting and war. This is a 68# ash long bow with a 36" draw length. Elk antler for both the nocks and strike plate with a linen string and leather handle wrap. This is by far the longest bow and longest draw length I have ever made but I doubt it will be my last. Thank you for watching and enjoy the video.




Video music notes

Folk Round by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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Journey in the New World by Twin Musicom is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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All Comments (21)
  • @WolfStar08
    Absolutely love how it turned out and it felt so smooth and great to shoot. One of the nicest bows I've ever used.
  • @benji280792
    Nice bow. Your carpenter bench is beautiful too.
  • @TheDayne
    Beautiful bow! The first bow I ever build was a very similar white ash longbow, minus the horn tips. I still have it to this day, it shoots well :)
  • @ylleba
    Holy shit that bow is gorgeous.
  • @greywolfwalking6359
    An awesome build!! May it protect you n your's, hearth n home.. Very well!!!! Cheers! 🏹👍🧙‍♂️🐺🏹
  • @tedblackburn8679
    Very nice. I'd really like to build my own for hunting as well. Great work. Cheers
  • @AllofArchery
    That is so awesome man. I’m looking for a good Viking bow that I shoot with for my channel. I got to learn how you built such an awesome bow. Great job man.
  • @happykal11
    My in laws have a chainsaw mill for processing lumber. They have a nice stack of black ash slabs. I always wondered if it would make a good bow. At 12-15 a friend and I would make bows, arrows, axes, machetes, and throwing axes. Our stick bows were made from poplar. Being the late 90s and early 2000s we didn’t have YouTube to help us. I never knew about using the heart wood or anything like that. We used trial and error. Our tools were what we had on hand. My draw knife was a bolo machete lol. Made arrows from fire hardened willows. We used canada goose or turkey feathers as fletching. Held on with string and super glue. Made broad heads from and old stop sign. Think primitive style arrows lol. Never hunted with them. Lots of trial and error.
  • @ryanbaswell5490
    Circle needles make the grip sewing easier. Thanks for the video