"You could do it yourself." That's where you're wrong Tod, you underestimate my incompetence. You should be glad that's so common, you'd be out of business if we could do stuff ourselves.
@tods_workshop
3 жыл бұрын
Sorry I simply don't believe that! on a serious note, we all spend too much time saying "I can't do that" but actually what we mean is "I don't know how to do that" and so we unknowingly lock ourselves into a thought of not doing things where actually what we really should mean "I don't know how to do that yet" - Solution; go find out and YT is great for that
@deef631
3 жыл бұрын
@@tods_workshop I have never hunted fish with a crossbow, but my Grandmother, who turns 100 in December, used to blast V1 flying bombs out of the sky!
@onebackzach
3 жыл бұрын
I have to agree with Todd on this. You currently might not have the skills required to make a crossbow, but there's nothing stopping you from learning. You might make a crossbow or two that's not particularly good, but after a couple of tries, I'd imagine you'd be proficient. That's how it is though, you have to push your skills to learn, and it's intimidating and difficult to push your skills, and when you inevitably make mistakes it's really discouraging. The reason why people like Todd get so good at what they do is because they started, stuck with it, and continue to push themselves to do better. Nobody is born with an innate ability to build things, it all comes with practice.
@reiniernn9071
3 жыл бұрын
@@deef631 Well for doing that at WW2 you MUST be 100 at least....She must have been between 23 and 24 when those V1 's where flying. But I would be surprised if you can shoot a flying bomb with only a standard crossbow. It must be very close to do that and you must hit some part of the steering system in that thing. I do not think they had explosive arrows at that time. And an arrow has not much energy left when shooting to a higher altitude.
@reiniernn9071
3 жыл бұрын
@@onebackzach Correct , even my child has build a working (miniature, 1 meter in size) copy of a roman catapult, using strings. (no , not good for shooting game, but for demonstrating at school at the history subject about Romans.....he was 11 years old at that moment. I admit he had some help from his older brother.But that was not the building but how it should looking, with parts needed and how to construct it...in other words....the how do you do it knowledge. Not the work itself.
@lucasstratton3452
3 жыл бұрын
I'm interested to see the effectiveness of that harpoon bolt. Maybe a fish from the market would be a good target.
@lanasmith4795
3 жыл бұрын
And now I'm imagining him at the chippy firing that into the deep fryer to retrieve his dinner
@Maennlichkeitsbeauftragter
2 жыл бұрын
The chances of penetrating a fish with that bolt is very near to zero. The biggest chance of getting a fish with that is to hit one of those small ones in the video on the head so they get paralyzed. Fishing with bows, spears, etc. is hard enough but with that ancient crossbow it‘s nearly impossible. Sure there must have been people who tried it back then but not for a long time, that’s for sure 😁
@2bingtim
2 жыл бұрын
@@lanasmith4795 Excellent. "Pick/catch your own".
@ommsterlitz1805
3 жыл бұрын
This man that lost his crossbow a thousand years ago smile in happiness seeing you from above 😇
@couchcamperTM
3 жыл бұрын
plot twist: Tod IS that very man, reborn :-)
@riffhurricane
3 жыл бұрын
Can you be sure? He might be grimacing as he looks up from below!
@l.o.b.2433
3 жыл бұрын
@@couchcamperTM Not even reborn. It's just the same man
@Dirtbag-Hyena
3 жыл бұрын
@@riffhurricane Or, angrily looking on as he is stuck in Purgatory, still, looking for his bow.😄
@tods_workshop
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks and I would hope so
@sparkieT88
3 жыл бұрын
Lots of birds on the side of a lake, probably hunting ducks goose swans herons and such
@asdfg2560
3 жыл бұрын
Yes but meat is also meat, it was most likely used for birds but i have zero doubt someone would have taken a pot shot at a fish if they saw one.
@JainZar1
3 жыл бұрын
@@asdfg2560 If you look at the size a trout can get to, those are the kind of fish, you would (cross-)bowhunt.
@asdfg2560
3 жыл бұрын
@@JainZar1 yes but throwing out some nets and letting them passively work while you do other things is more practical for fishing
@beardedbjorn5520
3 жыл бұрын
@@asdfg2560 yeah, but regardless of the era people also wanted to have fun. Getting on the mead with mates and bowfishing sounds like a right good time.
@MongyBongy
3 жыл бұрын
Hey Tod, just ordered a three piece eating lot from you as I start up my soft kit for medievalism activities. Thank you so much for everything you do for the hobby on screen, in the workshop, and behind the scenes
@tods_workshop
3 жыл бұрын
Thank you - appreciated
@TheZalaran
Жыл бұрын
The couch arrived in two boxes four days early, which was great because we'd just moved into a new house and needed places to sit. My son and I put it together pretty quickly kzitem.infoUgkxitRzxya-XugamYgLwa_2G1gxPg4MCJHa . Another reviewer suggested inserting the seat into the side and I'm glad they did as the instructions weren't clear on that matter. It's incredibly light and slides easily across the wood floor, making it easy to move. It's firm, but comfortable. It will even be great to nap on. I got the gray, which definitely has strong blue undertones, but I'm okay with that.
@JuliusCaminus
3 жыл бұрын
It always makes me smile when I see a new video up on this channel. Thanks, Tod!
@transmundanium
3 жыл бұрын
I was quite impressed with that crossbow, and went back to find your ‘making of’ video. Very interesting! I’m an amateur woodworker, using mostly hand tools, so your video made perfect sense to me. And now I find myself making one of those crossbows. Madness!
@gerardmcquade
3 жыл бұрын
when I got near the end of the video I was just about to comment why didn't you shoot a fish then you answered that right at the end
@brianreddeman951
3 жыл бұрын
In the US we've got rules by state; for example bow hunting a great White shark with a 60lb crossbow is illegal and silly (protected species, bow fishing in the open ocean doesn't seem to be covered...probably because...ocean deep 😄)
@gerardmcquade
3 жыл бұрын
@@brianreddeman951 i would think the water would put lots of resistance on an arrow or bolt so it wouldn't penetrate enough but i don't know if that is true
@SasoriZert
3 жыл бұрын
@@gerardmcquade you'd be suprised a 60lbs crossbow will probably go 4-6 inches underwater which if your in a small pond that would be around the depth fish swim near the surface. My only problem is the so called mirror effect you have looking down at fish in the water so it would look its directly in front of you but actually its just slighty forward or to the left depending on how your standing
@gerardmcquade
3 жыл бұрын
@@SasoriZert thanks for the information
@jamesgoacher1606
3 жыл бұрын
@@SasoriZert It's Refraction. The image of the fish is bent on the air to water boundary .so it is deeper that it seems. Not sure what the refractive index of water is.
@atomicyeti392
3 жыл бұрын
I've always looked down on crossbows as being worse than regular bows, but this video gave me a new appreciation for them. Thanks for making another great video, as always.
@tods_workshop
3 жыл бұрын
I would rather have a hand bow most of the time, but crossbows have a role
@TheCraziestFox
3 жыл бұрын
Hey, Todd. Thank you for the video. I made one of these today out of a chunk of wood (I used half for the bow, half for the stock and a split for the trigger) I cut during our last Hema event and some linen string. It's absurdly fun to use despite being a bit rough around the edges.
@RyzawaVT
3 жыл бұрын
This video makes me feel empowered, so cool how simple yet effective it is, weird to think that I could probably craft one of these biters.
@johnbennett1465
3 жыл бұрын
Very interesting video. It would have been nice if you found some fish free water and shot at some underwater targets. This would have verified both the accuracy and the effective range in water.
@brotherandythesage
3 жыл бұрын
Fishing, birding, small mammals I like this video used in conjunction with the bushcraft survival bow because it shows how awesome some time spent on a crossbow can make it.
@tengwean6182
3 жыл бұрын
Lovely piece of craftsmanship
@tods_workshop
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks
@PalleRasmussen
3 жыл бұрын
That fishpond is unhealthy, too many roach, not enough food. They have developed into what we in Denmark call "Tusinbrødre" (Thousand Brothers) where there are so many fish that none of them individually get more food than for survival, not enough for growth. Far to many of them pooping and polluting the water for too many algea to grow. The pond needs a few pike. That should help.
@IamOutOfNames
3 жыл бұрын
Yep. Or just pull some out of there regulary so rest have more room to grow. Sounds like the city has a job for some local crossbow fisherman...
@jonathanboerger274
3 жыл бұрын
I was going to say, those fish look really small. I wouldn't want any of those things.
@Dirtbag-Hyena
3 жыл бұрын
@@jonathanboerger274 Also, those bolts would rip those tiny fish to pieces, if they even hit.
@benjiunofficial
3 жыл бұрын
>so many fish that none of them individually get more food than for survival >Far to many of them pooping and polluting the water That fishpond needs a Great Reset
@needude7218
3 жыл бұрын
Hopefully Tod could do another video there with a pike he's made himself
@QuentinStephens
3 жыл бұрын
Great video as always. I hope I can impose for two very different questions: would the bolts for hunting fish have a string attached for easy retrieval? And why do European crossbows have a much lesser span than Oriental ones?
@tods_workshop
3 жыл бұрын
There is no conclusive understanding on why the bows were so different, but I would imagine longer draws would always rule
@QuentinStephens
3 жыл бұрын
@@tods_workshop Thanks.
@2bingtim
2 жыл бұрын
In the Orient they started by adapting the hand bow(usually composite) to a stock/tiller so it could be effectively shot with little training or skill for the Chinese militia. That way they kept largely the efficiency of the hand bow(thinner string, lighter limbs & much longer power stroke= much better mechanical efficiency). Because the bow weren't silly weights as European crossbows became, they could also be reloaded & shot quite quickly. Here in Europe we disappeared up a nonsensical blind alley with thick very heavy strings, tiny draw lengths giving very short power strokes, thick, short(so they could be shot from castle loopholes better)massive limbs(Even solid steel) which take a lot of the bows energy to shift requiring more & more heavy draw weights to get anywhere near hand warbow performance. That also required mechanical assistance to draw & load, so slowing the rate of shooting a lot. Also much more expensive & specialised to make. I'd say why make a bow that takes 1,000lb to draw to produce no better, much slower shooting than a 140/150lb longbow or a slightly lighter composite bow?
@Gingerninja800
3 жыл бұрын
Tod: "if you wanna help, buy the merch" Me: "I've been eyeing up the same dagger for weeks and its still sold out! >.
@aaronsmith3484
3 жыл бұрын
Send him a message asking if it will ever be in stock again?
@ivanharlokin
3 жыл бұрын
I tried to buy a bauernwehr and couldn't complete my order because their website said no to my address. I contacted them, and pointed out that I had bought a stiletto previously without issue. Long story short, they didn't bother to sort it (I even offered to email my order and pay by PayPal), but my £300 wasn't worth their time.
@Hiltok
3 жыл бұрын
@@ivanharlokin When was your trouble free stiletto purchase? My guess is that it was probably before brexit kicked in properly at beginning of 2020. There might be significant customs paperwork problems to export weapons from UK/import weapons to the EU that a small business just can't justify dealing with. Won't go on as it's a politically hot topic for the UK.
@tods_workshop
3 жыл бұрын
Hi GingerNinja - thanks for trying and the odd one is out of stock, but we should be fully loaded again soo, so hang in there
@tods_workshop
3 жыл бұрын
HI Ivan, sorry. must have missed that, but try again as I guess it was a website burp
@Matty18795
3 жыл бұрын
Very nice crossbow. Tried to build 1 of these myself but unfortunately it broke instantly. My craftsmanship is poor. Your channel is 1 of the best I've seen you make great bows
@tods_workshop
3 жыл бұрын
Well done for trying, but don't be disheartened. The stock is straight forward enough, but making the bow takes practice and they do break - it happens, just have another go and make you r next one a bit longer
@jb8086
3 жыл бұрын
Interesting to think about. I’d find it hard to believe people wouldn’t have taken a shot at fish or anything else that could make a meal. I really like this simple little crossbow, after watching your how to video I made some for my sons. Good fun.
@SoggyScrolls
3 жыл бұрын
Your video's are always very interesting, me and my dad love them.
@rogerlafrance6355
3 жыл бұрын
Also good training and practice for the lads. Same could be said for spears. In the Philippines, I watched young boys hunting birds with slings with good results.
@kiwiprouddavids724
3 жыл бұрын
I like doing some bone carving ,it's amazing looking at the bone harpoons and some of the intricate carving and functionality of the heads produced by Polynesian cultures
@djonkasrb7278
3 жыл бұрын
This feels like a infomercial...and I'm totally soled!
@fredygump5578
3 жыл бұрын
Save that line for a shoe cobbler video? (sold vs soled...)
@Ijusthopeitsquick
3 жыл бұрын
@@fredygump5578 A sole is a type of fish.
@catoandersson5568
3 жыл бұрын
My grandfather, born in Norway 1915 told about how the made "arrowguns" when he was a youngster and shot salmon coming from the Atlantic into streams to spawn. As an arrowhead they used nails with the tip bent into a hookshape. The arrows were tied to a cord for retriving the catch
@tods_workshop
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks
@hillzachary01
3 жыл бұрын
What a well produced video! This was great Todd. The location, the close ups of the bow and usage. Your stuff is top notch friend.
@RallycrossGT
3 жыл бұрын
Tribes in South America fish with bow and arrow as well btw love the crossbow :)
@ITBEurgava
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks, Tod. This video in particular opens a key possibility for my writings about the lore/worldbuilding for my own bronze age fantasy story.
@chrisabraham8793
3 жыл бұрын
I followed your video ages ago making the prod which works very well but i used a lever and peg action ie a skane bow. Very easy to make,
@user-ef4gf7rr9r
3 жыл бұрын
Maybe for waterfowl primarily? Crossbow could allow you to lie down fairly easily at water level and hide in the reeds.
@brotherandythesage
3 жыл бұрын
This is what I thought but Tod's right after a day of nothing you look into the pond and see the fish you're going to think, "Why not take the shot?"
@DPXerxes
3 жыл бұрын
I'm oddly in love with those light wood sounds at 3:14
@loupiscanis9449
3 жыл бұрын
Thank you , Tod
@exoterric
3 жыл бұрын
Love the scruff. Love the short practical on historical relevance and application. Don't be holding out on us if you have shorts this good in your back pocket.
@tods_workshop
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks and I have a few on the to do list
@fuchila2point0
3 жыл бұрын
I owe you for your entertainment and teaching approach.
@goreil2489
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks Tod
@MrMonkeybat
3 жыл бұрын
No metal even on most of the bolts, a neolithic person could make one.
@tods_workshop
3 жыл бұрын
For sure
@viridisxiv766
3 жыл бұрын
flint is silly sharp, and you can literally pick it up off the ground.
@bolbyballinger
3 жыл бұрын
@@viridisxiv766 Flint isn't any sharper than anything else. Theoretically you could get wood just as sharp and steel can certainly have the same sharpness. However, it's much easier to get flint to that level of sharpness. Thus, if you need something sharp and aren't worried about holding the edge you go with flint, or more likely obsidian.
@Seelenschmiede
3 жыл бұрын
@@bolbyballinger obsidian holds the sharpest edge known to mankind. Flint not so much, but it is on a razor edge level.
@bolbyballinger
3 жыл бұрын
@@Seelenschmiede Sharpness is just the angle a solid object's atoms are at. Any object can get as sharp as the sharpest known edge. What makes obsidian special is that it's easier to get it that sharp than anything else.
@beepboop204
3 жыл бұрын
Very interesting, thanks for the consistently entertaining and informative content!
@tods_workshop
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks
@BaldwinVonDresden
3 жыл бұрын
More dark ages crossbow stuff! Yes!
@rustymeadows3482
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks Tod. I like the plans.
@tods_workshop
3 жыл бұрын
Glad you like them!
@kikiwako
3 жыл бұрын
I watched that old video to make myself a LARP crossbow. I used a straight piece of wood for the trigger so it cant go over the top of the shaft. That way when I pull the string the trigger sets itself :D
@AFCAWorldBodybuildingArchive
3 жыл бұрын
I don't know why this is but when you shoot your heavier steel bows, the bolts tend to wobble massively before they stabelize. But when you shoot lighter bows, the bolts fly straight as an I beam right from the get go. It can be seen in this videos slo mo and in your earlier videos of 11th and 12th century crossbows with bows made of yew. Bolts flew perfectly straight 💪
@tods_workshop
3 жыл бұрын
Bow and bolt tuning is tricky, but as a rule of thumb, longer bolts fly better and more powerful bows need longer bolts. Modern customers like their bolts to not over balance so really for the bigger bows another 1"/25mm on the length would be helpful, which is fine if you put your thumb on it and would stabilise much better
@adamp9859
3 жыл бұрын
I really want to see a test of short and longer power stroke in heavy crossbow.. how much the different??
@Batmack
3 жыл бұрын
I love that early style of crossbows, like this one, the arcuballista, or chinese crossbows, with that longer draw and lower draw weight.
@Erikreaver
3 жыл бұрын
Great to see a vid on this again! I have made a crossbow like your dark ages one, with a hazel prod with some 90lbs of draw, at 10" drawlength, and I have to say that the prod has some compression fractures on it and it lost a lot of power over use as it was the second bow I made. But! I found that a very easy and comfortable way to load it is to just set the butt of the stock into the ground and lean into the string untill it hooks in the recess. Kind of like the gastrophetes! I am currently making a new prod for it, longer one so that it doesn't have to bend into such a curvature, and backed with rawhide. Love your videos! Cheers!
@vigunfighter
3 жыл бұрын
I'm thinking waterfowl were a more likely target than fish. shooting into water is fraught with a variety of problems.
@joejoelesh1197
3 жыл бұрын
A lot of people do it in the states, including myself and maybe you. It definitely has a learning curve to it.
@tomeidt7057
3 жыл бұрын
Problems that are easily overcome with practice. Modern bow fishing is not that uncommon a sport. And primitive bow fishing is well documented in South America.
@ZemplinTemplar
3 жыл бұрын
Imagine if medieval Frenchmen (or late West Franks) knew about the skipping/bouncing arrows of Ugrofinnic hunters. It would be a waterfowl massacre with these C-a-C wooden crossbows and bouncing bolts, LOL. :-O :-)
@dorianbontemps9066
3 жыл бұрын
In my place in France ( mansle)they usually fished with similar crossbows from the bank of the river or wooden boats it was super common +50 years ago when it was super fishy, your thinking is just right
@Daylon91
3 жыл бұрын
Hey Tod great video as always. Hope u have another video with Joe Gibbs and Tony etc cheers man
@YouTubalcaine
3 жыл бұрын
I don't doubt that hunters may occasionally take a shot at a shallow fish, but when passive means like gill nets are far more effective, with much less effort and risk of equipment, I'd agree that waterfowl are the much more likely targets for these things.
@Grumpy_CBG
3 жыл бұрын
Never tied a net have ya mate, a small Gill net of about 10' x 4' takes me up to a week to tie. Arrows take under an hour. And resources for arrow making are much easier to scrounge than enough material to make a net
@callumherbert2708
9 ай бұрын
Getting super inspired to make cool crossbows and bows after watching this and other cntent, tods crossbows are coolest though
@LuxisAlukard
3 жыл бұрын
I hope someone makes video about crossbow fishing, so we can be sure Tod's idea was good.
@ArmouryTerrain
3 жыл бұрын
I have been crossbow fishing. Same sort of deal as spear fishing but you get to shoot from above the water.
@GhostbustersXX13
3 жыл бұрын
Great video, can't wait to see the next one!
@huddunlap3999
3 жыл бұрын
If you are shooting fish normally there is a line connected to the arrow.
@ChIGuY-town22_
3 жыл бұрын
Great video, thanks for all your hard work.
@NeKiToO_OoS
Жыл бұрын
Very good crossbow!!!!
@Lucius1958
3 жыл бұрын
Suggested experiment: use a water tank or pool; tow a fish-shaped target (or even a fish from the market) through it, and see how the bolt penetrates. As mentioned before, a line attached to the bolt would certainly aid in retrieving both bolt and fish.
@jansenart0
3 жыл бұрын
This is what experimental archaeology is all about, Tod. I'm sure there are some archaeological groups down in that area who'd want to give this a try. Is Tony Robinson still doing Time Team?
@somersethuscarl2938
3 жыл бұрын
Time Team only survived one season without Mick Aston who was the archaeologist in charge and sadly he is now dead. Mr Robinson is fine to work with but he was just the presenter. Tim Taylor the producer the driving force behind it all the way from season 1, where i first meet him, has said he will revive it this year on youtube, without I think Mr Robinson but most of the old names.
@jansenart0
3 жыл бұрын
@@somersethuscarl2938 If you got a link to that channel i'd love to have it. I watch TT on Amazon here in the US.
@somersethuscarl2938
3 жыл бұрын
@@jansenart0 I don't think has launched yet. Keep an eye on the time team twitter feed for up dates
@Matt_The_Hugenot
3 жыл бұрын
Down at the local lake there are huge trout that swim just under the surface, easy pickings with that crossbow as are the waterfowl.
@spudgn
3 жыл бұрын
As always. Good watch.
@DarkZodiacZZ
2 жыл бұрын
There is a form of fishing called "clubbing". You basically walk on thin ice without snow and once you spot a fish under the ice you hit ice with some blunt object and quickly remove it to recover the stunned fish. This got me wondering if you could transfer enough energy with those bolts to get the same effect(with no ice)?
@karacox6979
3 жыл бұрын
Could you do a testing video of this with a tank of water? See how much energy it could actually deliver after breaking the water surface?
@lukeorlando4814
3 жыл бұрын
He has a video of him shooting in his pool
@tods_workshop
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks Luke and yes I do have a longbow simulator shooting into a pool and velocity is certainly lost fairly quickly, but at lets say 30cm down there would be very little loss
@karacox6979
3 жыл бұрын
@@tods_workshop great, thanks that answers my questions. :)
@Smallathe
3 жыл бұрын
Very very cool!
@andrewburns3823
3 жыл бұрын
Excellent as always!
@CarlosRodriguez-dd4sb
3 жыл бұрын
Tod - I hope you obtained the Lord's permission before setting out. I'd hate for you to be flogged for poaching hay bales! Joking aside - another excellent video that make me think of what life may have been like for our ancestors.
@SharkByteOfficial
2 жыл бұрын
So how heavy in poundage can a stirrup bow get and still be pullable with just hands and the one foot?
@FicomNetwork
3 жыл бұрын
You are a great maker 👍👍👍
@Chris-wp8po
3 жыл бұрын
So it's like the .22 rifle of the day. Simple, reliable, and easy to use.
@nonna_sof5889
3 жыл бұрын
Another advantage, if you're hunting somewhere were you're only allowed to hunt small game. You're a lot less likely to be mistaken for a poacher.
@jm9371
3 жыл бұрын
If Todd were zapped back in time to the dark ages, he would be making the super weapons of the day.
@tods_workshop
3 жыл бұрын
Or being a hermit
@stalkingtiger777
3 жыл бұрын
I was wondering if you could borrow a mates pool or go to some pond somewhere and try shooting at a dead fish with it to see how well it works. I'm curious whether a 60lb bow with those light bolts would retain enough energy to skewer the fish.
@tods_workshop
3 жыл бұрын
close to the surface it would be fine, but not deep, but I do have a film about a year ago where I shot into water
@LocktownDog
3 жыл бұрын
How about a tether/line to draw in the fish or retrieve the bolt?
@thomasohanlon1060
3 жыл бұрын
What do you think their kids were for, they had to earn their keep.
@kito96
3 жыл бұрын
Similar crossbows were also used in Vietnam/Indo-China, though variants used over there have the thumb trigger mounted on the side of the stock. This allows the shooter to sight down the arrow.
@tods_workshop
3 жыл бұрын
I think next time my field floods I will try that as this can be a bit awkward
@caesarmendez6782
3 жыл бұрын
The hunting crossbow was around since the fall of the Roman Empire. But I've always been wondering if there was a crossbow that could be used as a substitute or competitor to a smooth-bore musket (Brown-Bess). This is a reflection on a Quip made by Benjamin Franklin that if the Colonial Rebels were low on arms why not use the Bow & Arrow. Well why not use a crossbow; it was still known about in that time.
@IamOutOfNames
3 жыл бұрын
No idea how common crossbows were then, but my guess would be probably not enough skilled craftsman to make enough of them in time to make a difference.
@bassemb
2 жыл бұрын
Is it possible they used iron-tipped bolts, and tied them to a string for retrieval, since the shooting distance was likely to be short?
@isaacgraff8288
3 жыл бұрын
seeing how the fish react, if you got overly stale bread, or some sort of grain/nut that wasn't great for people, drop some in to a pond and use it as bait. A couple of guys with crossbows, that could be a viable tactic.
@joaoliduario
3 жыл бұрын
I was expecting you to "hunt" a dummy target inside that river/lake/pond.
@fabiovarra3698
3 жыл бұрын
He did something similar with the skipping arrows
@joaoliduario
3 жыл бұрын
@@fabiovarra3698 I remember that. He used rubber ducks as target.
@sgambless
2 жыл бұрын
Love this guy
@ZemplinTemplar
3 жыл бұрын
I love the fact it was found at an archaeological site of a real world, early medieval equivalent of Tolkien's Lake-town. :-)) Though, from what I've read about the Colletiere-a-Charavines site near Lyon, it also had a palisade-fortified stilt-manor of sorts, in additions to parts of the village being on stilts in the same lake. So a bit of material culture of both rural peasants and the rural nobility. The fact that someone of them owned a little hunting crossbow like that is not as surprising when you factor in that social background, even though it's a very, very basic crossbow. More seriously, considering this is a simple, all-wooden hunting crossbow for shooting at small prey, I suppose there might have been occassional attempts at bow-fishing on the shores of the lake, or from a boat. Depends on the depth. Bowfishing isn't as practical if you can't see the fish in the water below you, so a shallower part of the lake in the 11th century would be one of the more ideal places to skewer a fish with a bolt. Unless you could find some preserved remnants of caught fish at the same digsite, ones with signs of arrow wounds - unlikely, given the easily decomposing soft tissues involved - it'll probably remain one of history's little mysteries. Could they have used it ? Possibly. With some skill, sure. Will we ever know for certain ? Unlikely. I like the harpoon-heads you've made for the bolts. :-) Even though bowfishing is not allowed in the UK, maybe you could put a rubber duck or a floating rubber fish in some fishless pond and try shooting at that as a target. Or... Buy a little floatation bladder that you can blow air into with a bike pump. Buy a fish on tha market (e.g. a trout), then place the little floatation bladder inside the cavity of the fish. Put the fish in the pond and let it float. Pretend it's just emerged for a few moments from under the surface and shoot it with a bolt. The conditions should be relatively similar enough to shooting a live fish.
@tods_workshop
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for that and yes an interesting place. I have never bow fished so cant really comment, but I do see fish come to the surface sometimes and so it is possible. What I would add is that in parts of Asia, particularly Vietnam, they use crossbows for fishing, so it is certainly a subsistence thing
@Pfletch83
2 жыл бұрын
It's akin to the .22 Rifle of it's day. Not very powerful but can be used for subsistence hunting and recreational target shooting.
@oneshotme
3 жыл бұрын
Enjoyed your video and I gave it a Thumbs Up
@papalaz4444244
3 жыл бұрын
You previously established that arrows fired into water lose energy VERY rapidy, making jumping in the water a reasonable way of evading arrows. Could you put some dead fish into water at different depths to see if we can determine how much energy is lost at each depth? Thing about spear fishing is that the 'power stroke' is the entire thrust of the spear into the water and there will be no measurable loss of energy as it is driven into the target. (Probably?)
@spudgn
2 жыл бұрын
Second time watching. Thanks Todd. It is always a good watch. I’m trying to decide on one to build. I support two kids in the Philippines, One little girl and one little boy. I’m thinking the boy could use this bow or one similar to hunt fish, frogs and the odd dove. He climbs palms and trees to pinch coconuts or mangoes or other fruits s to eat or sell. Sparrows, starlings or doves might be possible with practice. Rats are the only rodent that I know of as wild game on Mindanao. I will need to look into this. Something about registration of arrows etc.
3 жыл бұрын
But for fishing should the bolts have a line tied to them for retrieval? If so, how could it affect the accuracy?
@Dadecorban
3 жыл бұрын
Todd's Crossbow Workshop*
@thefishmerchant
3 жыл бұрын
I just ordered the plans and I'm stoked to give it a go, but what did you use to whip the crossbow string where it contacts the body/bolt? I can't really tell from the video and it looks a bit different from the previous build's string. I really appreciate that you put the plans up!
@juiceFORfunNOTyet
3 жыл бұрын
Благодарю вас за вашу работу, комментарий в поддержку вашего видео
@davidwoodward7020
2 жыл бұрын
i think a medieval net is next on the agenda :)
@papalaz4444244
3 жыл бұрын
You could definitely 'fish' with this. I am not immediately sure what advantage it would have over a simple sharp spear though.
@justicedemocrat9357
3 жыл бұрын
One advantage is that you can use the crossbow to hunt rabbits and birds if there are no fish. Another advantage is that you can burn the hemp strings and inhale the smoke if you're bored and you wanna get high.
@duybear4023
3 жыл бұрын
It's a pity you can't bowfish. It's fun! I shot 5 large carp back in April. I have better luck with a heavy arrow as it deflects less when hitting the water.
@andrewglick5320
3 жыл бұрын
Love the videos, very interesting! In the US Bowfishing is gaining in popularity. Fish would've been more plentiful in some places back then. I think its highly likely at least some people bow fished back then. Like you said it's just human nature to try something like that. You have a bow, you see a good sized fish... Also Neolithic people bow hunted fish (or so we think) I'd be surprised if the idea was completely lost.
@danieltaylor5231
3 жыл бұрын
I think the blunts would be more effective on rabbits and squirrels than you think. Also a lot less meat damage which would mean more food too.
@ludecom-cz1wz
3 жыл бұрын
Basic never goes out of style.
@tods_workshop
3 жыл бұрын
So true
@talonide
3 жыл бұрын
if you penetrate a fish's swim bladder it will sink to the ground. maybe a floating bolt will keep it afloat but I seriously doubt it.
@mrcommonsense9145
3 жыл бұрын
If i was fishing with a bow, id be inclined to have a line on the arrow running to a little spool on my belt, is this something you’ve tried Tod?
@raphlvlogs271
3 жыл бұрын
does the top trigger that was sticking out makes it difficult to aim?
@tods_workshop
3 жыл бұрын
Unhelpful
@loyboys
3 жыл бұрын
Weird idea....could they have also used it for netting? Two heavy weights on a bolt, a net between two guys and shoot it into the water? Or something for birds of the same type?
@RemGaffer
3 жыл бұрын
You're just an amazing man! I would definitely make friends with you if you lived in Russia. And what kind of fishing we have on the Volga, mmm... you would have liked it.)
@majorfallacy5926
3 жыл бұрын
What's the advantage of fishing with a crossbow over using a fishing rod? I imagine you need bait in both cases and the fishing rod doesn't have accuracy issues. Plus you get to keep your feet dry
@elickson7340
3 жыл бұрын
Probably better for bigger catch, I imagine that fishing poles were not as strong as ours today
@pyramid_scheme_termination3655
2 жыл бұрын
I think pound for pound wooden prods carry more energy than steel prods right?
@36ydna
3 жыл бұрын
Dear Tod, I know you can't actually shoot fish but could you maybe set up some targets in the water to see if it would actually be capable of hitting and putting a fish on the table? Just an idea.
@toinenosoite3173
3 жыл бұрын
What kind of a blister do you get on your thumb after a hundred shots? ;-) Of course, this is interesting only for us soft city-dwellers who don't do manual work.
@SuperFunkmachine
3 жыл бұрын
You'd be smart an make a leather tab like archers use.
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