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Watched the entire thing at normal speed….aside from a few concerts, that’s the longest I’ve watched. Amazing talent and best video on YT…. no music, no talking…just craftsmanship second to none! Awesome stuff!
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I'm speculating that only a handful of people have the historical knowledge and craftsman like skill to build such a crossbow. You sir are an artist, and it was a pleasure watching you construct this.
@@jagtan13 I said, and I quote "it really helps" I did not say it was impossible to make one in a kitchen(or shack or pit), although in my case it would be impossible to make it in the kitchen because the kitchen belongs to "er Indoors" and no way is she going to let me saw and hammer in her precious kitchen 🤣🤣.
You are right but it applied to everything. People don't realize just how hard it was to produce anything back before the industrial revolution. Just imagine the work that went into making a simple shirt. Raise the sheep, shear the sheep, clean the wool. Spin the wool into thread. Maybe dye the wool, after making the dye. Weave the thread into cloth. Then make the shirt with hand stitching. It was that way for everything. Even a minimum wage employee today can afford far more material wealth than relatively well off people in the middle ages.
@@ThubanDraconis this is after division of labor, before that every family made its own stuff. and even after that, and after industrial revolution was still the case for some stuff, its only in very modern times we buy everything
@@ThubanDraconis you didnt have to do every step though. They invented the concept of division of labout thousands of years ago. Along with the concept of money/trade. If you wanted to make your own clothes you could still just start with "buy some cloth"
@@ThubanDraconis though perhaps bizarrely, the average worker cannot afford the product of his labour. Much of the labour you see here we've offshored to developing countries where your fast fashions are produced by child labour for the price of a bowl of rice a day. Our batteries are made from minerals dug by hand by kids who will be lucky to see 30.
@@kevinchristensen84 Ich benutze auch Überwiegend Leinöl weil es vollständig Aushärtet . Nur die Leinöllappen nie zusammenknüllen und einfach ablegen , es könnte anfangen zu brennen. Ich lagere sie in verschlossenen Gläsern bis zur nächsten Verwendung .
Thank you for sharing the making of the crossbow. Also thank you for leaving the original construction sounds and no music. Thoroughly enjoyed your craftsmanship!
Was für ein Kunstwerk! Ich habe bisher noch keine "Super thanks" Bewertung abgegeben, aber dieses Video hat es wirklich verdient! Nicht nur deine Handwerkskunst und der Bogen sind beeindruckend, sondern auch das Video an sich: perfekt geschnitten ohne Längen und überflüssigen Schnickschnack und alle Arbeitsschritte zum Nachvollziehen dokumentiert und erklärt. Ich bin begeistert! Danke!!!
When I was younger I used to shoot a recurve bow. After carrying out the fine tuning needed to shoot your arrow's accurately the bow became a beautiful balanced thing to use. Seeing you weighing out the strands of gut to equalize the power of both arms of the crossbow reminded me just how important the knowledge of the Bow maker is. Thank you again Sir.
Sir your craftsmanship is absolutely phenomenal. The attention to every detail and precision is screaming with superb quality. I also love the fact that you were using all organic materials and not synthetic crap. By far the best video on crossbows that I ever saw.
This is really very impressive, not only technically, but also historically. A lot of research has gone into this project. However, the sheer speed of the arrow is terrifying, and its penetration of different materials makes one understand how it was such a feared weapon. Full marks on this one Sir. 💯🙏
Amazingly interesting. Superior craftsmanship. The materials, the glues, the detail required, the end result! Easily, one of the best videos I have watched in 20 years!
That is a work of art . Every time I have sinew backed a bow I end up starting another project while glue is drying . Now I want to tackle a crossbow .
This brought back memories - I made a crossbow nearly 50 years ago .Mine was similar but I used Aliminium for the prod and for the bolt track - the firing mechanism was very similar .Well Done Sir - that was a fine crossbow and a pleasure to watch .
Amazing skill. The archaeological value that this must have. I'm back just to say you make me proud to be a human. Tens of thousands of strokes with the blade and one single one missed would ruin it. I am in awe. Amazing!
Andi, this is extremely impressive. It is borderline terapeutic to see someone create something like this from the ground up. If possible, I’d love to see you and Tod from Tod’s workshop do some kind of colaboration in the future. Also, 1 million views in less than a week, on a otherwise quite small channel? that alone shows how incredible this was to watch
They had all these tools and better....resources weren't a problem either....whilst this man did well. It is only a beginners piece. If you look at some of the hornbows in museums you will see the pinnacle of what man can make.
@@eclipsearchery9387 In the first 2 minutes you can see an electric stove and an electric saw. He used lots of modern tools. It doesn't make this vid any less impressive, it's just that making these was way harder in the past.
Wieder ein sehr schönes Video von dir, ich Liebe es bei deinen Projekten zu zusehen. Die vielen Feinheiten die man braucht und die Methoden die verwendet werden, darauf würde ich nie kommen und bin total Fasziniert, das wird nicht das Einzige mal sein das ich mir das anschauen werde, habe auch deine anderen Projekte mehrmals gesehen. Würde Eigentlich gern öfters etwas von dir Sehen wollen aber ich weis das solche arbeiten vor allem Zeit und Geduld brauchen und die Qualität leiden würde. Bitte mache genau so weiter 😃
Making a composite crossbow like the Venetians is seriously impressive! I've only seen people do steel prods on RU-vid, massive props to you for keep this tradition alive.
Obejrzałem ten film od początku do końca z zapartym tchem. Jestem zdumiony niezwykłą precyzją wykonania i fachowości w doborze materiałów. To najwyższy kunszt! Przypuszczam, że wykonana kusza jest najlepszą na świecie! Gratuluję i pozdrawiam :)
Ps. Ostateczny efekt jest słabszy niż oczekiwałem. Ja strzelam z łuku refleksyjnego na zawodach do tarczy z odległości 70 metrów. Wystrzelona przeze mnie strzała na taką odległość jest w stanie przestrzelić jednocalową deskę sosnową. Pozdrawiam
Terrific to see modern tech unite with ancient tech to fashion modern versions of an ancient weapon. A possible suggestion is the addition of a liquid fabric softener to the steam bending water which relaxes the wood fibers more to ensure a safer bend of no fiber breaking. This has been a common practice for many decades. This suggestion is only for viewers who currently try steam bending. I was surprised to learn from an earlier video that mass production was invented 2000 years ago when the Chinese invented interchangeable bronze crossbow triggers.
This is pure Art. I watched it to the end. I am sure many people Love to have one of your hand worked Cross Bows to add their collection. It is so rare to find people with your skill
yeah if you ignore the power tools which makes for the biggest shortcut and skill check... Bandsaw, heatgun, drill, modern glue, metal saw.... yeah no shortcuts indeed. those are authentic middle age tools lol
@@SagittarA I mean come on, I am talking about material and assembly techniques there. he did use glue that was used back in the days he didn't use any modern glue so not sure where you get that one from. Concerning the tools, modern tools help make it faster for sure but all of those task could have been done the same way with middle age equivalents. that's what I am saying, some people when making "reproductions" use assembly techniques et processes that were truly unknown or unavailable to the people of the middle ages, he didn't. All the process of building that crossbow could have been done with the tools and techniques that were available at the time.
Теперь граним алмаз применяя технологии якобы 15 века. Зачем? Понятно ,что эту поделку едвали можно было сделать в средневековье. Никуда не денешься от достижений современности.
I would love to talk about the different types of wood that could be used. Mostly like Osage Orange or English Yew. I am looking forward to the rest of this video! Thanks for the show!
When yur a restorator of old furnitures yu have still to work with all these materials. Only.! And we know how efficient are those technics. That's why we never use modern materials on old furnitures. But.. It's a long path to succeed in using same handy tools and same materials. A way to perfection in a way...lot of knowledges and practice... And respect of old ways of making useful things. They are often used since... Very first cities and empires in Mesopotamia in fact. Sometimes before.
Easily got my thumbs up! No stupid music. We got to hear the actual sounds of the machinery, tools, processes, etc. And was interesting watching the progress. Thank you
Great video! So much work and craftsmanship. That light of a crossbow arrow may not be enough to reduce stress on the crossbow limbs. It may simulate a dry fire and eventually cause the bow to fail. I own several modern recurve crossbows and they have a minimum weight limit of 385 grains. Fiberglass prods are 150 and 165 lbs pull. The heavier will shoot a 400 grain arrow around 260 fps. Shoots very flat to 25 yards and drops about 4 inches at 30 yards, 8 inches at 35 yards and 18 inches at 40.
Μπράβο Μαριε , μπράβο Χριστίνα, εισαι εξαιρετική. Συμφωνώ με την αποψη σου, περι βοηθειας στους συνανθρωπους μας, και ας παρασυρθηκαν πριν από την προπαγάνδα της ( σωστης πλευρας).
I guess he followed a cabinet maker educational program... And probably worked in a craft work where he learned how they used to work with what we call in france "Tableterie" bones ivory shelves copper etc... I saw how he was used to used these materials and old tools which disappeared in modern craft works. Yu have to make them again "at yur hand". Long researches in history and archeology is necessary to get again such knowledges. A "specialist affair". But passionate one for sure.
The crossbow is awesomely amazing👍...! Everything from the starts to finish was so smooth. Very educational, I love every details and thank you for sharing, bruh !!! You have a sweet hands for this job ...!
Tod's Workshop is great but this craftsmanship is on a different level. Just a fastidiousness to following every meticulous detail. I can see how tremendously satisfying it would be to complete a project like this after struggling to bend these materials to your will for days and weeks. Beautiful work. Cheers.
The craftsmanship, skill and knowledge needed.... But they are 'bolts' not 'arrows'. You are probably one of only a handful of craftsmen in this world that could still make that from start to finish using period correct materials. My hats off to you sir.
Very nice work Andi... Never seen a crossbow made before.. Getting hit by that would definitely ruin your day... Thx for bringing us along.. Take care and God Bless...
Hallo Andi, wieder eine authentische und saubere Handwerksarbeit von Dir! Es war ein Genuß, die Arbeitsschritte zu verfolgen und Deine selbst entwickelten Hilfsmittel zu sehen. Das Ergebnis und der Schußtest läßt keine Wünsche offen. 👍 Handwerkergrüße von Egbert
I've been studying a lot to make a crossbow, being so lucky to visit a famous Italian crossbow maker... yet, this video is a blessing. Truly enchanting work!
This is one of the coolest videos I’ve ever watched on RU-vid. I love that you even showed how well it would penetrate steel plating at the end. I wasn’t expecting that, and it was a very nice addition :)
I was well aware that horn and sinew was used in making short bows, but I wasn't aware that it was used in making crossbows. I also wasn't sure how either material was processed to make a bow. This was a truly educational video.
I am imagining the ancient bowyer who had to the tools and the jigs and who did that part of the work by hand which this craftsmanwas able to do with machines. There is much to admire in true craftsmanship!
what a craftsman this should be bought thousands of dollars. Worth watching. 1.6m views in just 9 days says it all. But I wonder why this gentellman got just 31k subscribers he deserves much more than that and why has the video got only 10k likes out of 1.6m views. come on we must enchourage him, he certainly is one of the view people who knows how to do this in our generation.
I will never build anything remotely like this in my life but it is fascinating to watch the talent this guy has. I imagine he would have been rich in the middle ages.
This is a work of art, a lethal weapon made from keratin and wood natural elements, moreover just a craftsman with skill and knowledge I believe coming from family, congratulations on the beautiful work, it is gratifying to see your dedication rewarded by the elements used with excellent skill !! (Brazil)
Beautiful work. I really appreciate the recreation of historical pieces. The practicality of such weapon was always on the low side of course given the weight and set up time for each shot. I hope to see other projects from you.
I have been watching wooden ship building videos lately. One thing I saw you do was wrap the cordage in line. Shipwrights use a mallet with special notches that they use to spin tight even wraps around the cordage. Now I understand that they are wrapping a lot of ropes and whatnot but if you look into it you might find a new way to do it. Anyway, thoroughly enjoyed the video! Thanks!
<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="50">0:50</a> AWWWWWWWWWW you ruined the drinking horns! 🤣 Seriously nice work on this. I would LOVE to have one of these.
Pre-synthetic composite work!! Sweet! Out of the whole entire build I can't get over the fact of the discovery of fish bladder glue and rabbit skin glue and the mega holding power they both posses
Ok... now make 10,000 to conquer the saracens... Watching this video brings it home how utterly crippling a largescale war was in an era where most peasants were worried about having enough food to survive the winter. The materials and man-hours going into a single cross bow are astonishing to the modern city resident. Let alone the investment in making thousands of them for army. Plus clothing. Armour. Food. Most of which were not provided (and hence why many campaigns suffered catastrophic losses to exposure, starvation and desertion). And this guy had the luxury of modern technology, modern steel and mechanica ldrills and saws! Good bit of practical archaeology in its own way.
The weight of the bolt is important to note. Medieval crossbows used quite thick and heavy bolts. They used such bolts so they lost less energy to drag over range, and also to prevent the bolt from shattering upon being released. This crossbow doesn't really achieve anywhere near record level power. You could still draw this with a simple lever, while the heavier crossbows required complex pulleys to draw. I have no doubt that medieval crossbows could easily achieve such high speeds, but using lighter bolts would be less effective, so why bother?
Think of the price these weapons and tools would have cost . The time and skill it takes to make such things is so great it would be hard to quantify . Man that is mind blowing well done sir .