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 ...

Over the past few months, videos from the YouTube account Primitive Technology have amassed more than 30 million views. And with good reason, the videos tap into the caveman/woman inside of us all 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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Attendees to the Common Ground on the Hill program at McDaniel College in Westminster take part in the Primitive Skills: Making a Green Wood Bow class Friday afternoon. ‘Vile and disgusting’: White ...

Learn how to turn a simple wooden stave — which you can cut to size yourself — into a stick bow, complete with homemade bowstring, designed perfectly for your shooting style and preferences. This past ...

With Hackaday’s new handmade category we have the option of covering a wide range of builds – everything from jet engines designed on paper and built on manual machines, to old-world crafts made with ...

I've been mildly obsessed with YouTube's "Primitive Technology" channel for almost a year now. In it, an unnamed man in Far North Queensland, Australia builds things in the woods. He shows us the ...

A Pennsylvania archer enjoys the sport so much he hand crafts his arrows from trees, stones and turkey feathers. For most archers, it is convenient to purchase arrows and broadheads from a store to ...

In this video, learn how to make a bow and arrow using bamboo with a primitive technology approach. This guide covers the ...