Making a Sioux War Arrow 

Thanks so much! I've been offline for a while...just had so much going on, but I missed making videos for all you guys and I'm planning to get back in the groove and start dropping some more cool videos in the near future...so stay tuned!

I had almost the exact experience I built my first bow 11 years ago after watching your videos, I'm so happy you're still here

I heard/read the same thing

Yes they were definitely functional.

i think the reduction in material on a side might allow the arrow to relax and accept straightness correction better. like making a bow. you flatten the belly so there is no resistance of material where as you may bend a branch and it breaks it tension. 🤷‍♂️

Haha.. Thanks!

Trust me, I've really missed making and uploading content. Life just keeps me so busy lately. Plus I've been working on building my brand new website and that took several months to complete. I was also keeping quiet because I didn't want to start uploading videos that would only drive traffic to an older, now defunct website. I also had to make more inventory so I would have some cool products on there. Combine that with work and trying to keep up with orders and I had almost no free time! But now that I've got the website pretty much done I should have more time to film more content for y'all. I've got lots more cool videos I plan to upload so stay tuned!

Thanks brother! I've got more videos on the way so don't go anywhere... 😀

Well then, stay tuned because I've got more videos in the works and I'll be dropping more in the near future. Feels good to be back!

Thanks so much!! I'll be dropping more videos soon, so stay tuned!

Yeah I didn't have to heat the shaft because it was already straight. I used turkey wing feathers which I've seen used on a lot of authentic Plains arrows.

@@primitivepathwaysI believe he is referring to fire hardening the shaft, for durability, rather than using heat to help straighten the shaft. Does putting the hide glue on the sinew, before it is dry, effect the way the sinew dries and sets? I have always heard to apply the glue after the sinew has dried. Beautiful arrows. 👍

Yep

@@primitivepathwaysthose were some of the straightest I’ve seen personally

So glad I was an inspiration to you!

I don't plan to! Got more cool videos on the way...stay tuned!

You're welcome! I'll be releasing more videos soon so don't go too far...

It's definitely useful knowledge!

Thanks brother I plan to upload more stuff soon. I'd been keeping quiet since I was working on a new website for the last few months and that took a lot of time to make. But now that it's active, I plan on creating more content for RU-vid!

Thanks! So glad to be back. I've missed making content for you!

Thanks so much! I'll be uploading more videos soon!

Thanks so much! Yeah, you're right....making arrows is a lot of time and work. But the result is worth it in my opinion.

@@primitivepathways you are so welcome. I live in Coos Bay, Oregon and absolutely loved your adventure in eastern Oregon where you knapped an arrowhead and hunted for jackrabbits. That looked so fun.

Thanks! It feels good to be back. Got more videos in the pipeline, so stay tuned!

@@primitivepathways sure will buddy!

And I don't plan on going anywhere!

Missed you too! Glad to be back. I've got more videos in the works so stay tuned...I'll be uploading more videos in the near future. It's good to be back!

Awesome! Glad you stuck around! I'll be dropping some more cool videos here soon so stay tuned

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Haha!!

Thanks brother!

Thanks! I agree!

I'm planning on it!

I use dogwood if I can find good, straight shoots, but the flowering dogwood we have here in the East is MUCH different than the actual dogwood the old Plains warriors used. I often used Chinese privet since it's an invasive species, it has lots of straight shoots and its hardness and workability is similar to dogwood. It's not quite as hard as dogwood, but it's close and works really well.

@@primitivepathways I would love to have some of the dogwood from the plains. I didn’t even think about Chinese privet, tons of it here too! I’m going to look for some straight shoots of that.

I have another penetration test where I test the penetration of a replica Great Basin bow on a deer. I'll be releasing it soon, so stay tuned!

The Plains tribes commonly used dogwood or chokecherry shoots for their shafts, but I would think the viburnum you have would work well. Just about any straight, reasonably hardwood shoot would work for these arrows. For the most part, the shafts have the same diameter from one end to the other, however I have seen some that were tapered on the front end for the last 4 or 5 inches, then the point was attached. Shaft thickness varied from 1/4 inch to 5/16 of an inch in diameter.

The grooves, when they are heated over an open fire, become fire hardened and they act as stiffeners that keep the arrow from warping with humidity changes.

The grooves are supposed to act as stiffeners when the shaft is heated over a fire and straightened. That helps keep the arrow from warping with humidity changes. I've never done any exhaustive study to determine if it actually works and to what degree, but bowmaker Jim Hamm said that his arrows remained much straighter when he grooved his shafts, heated them over the fire and then straightened them. They wouldn't have grooved their arrows for no reason, so I'll definitely concur with Jim's findings.

@@primitivepathways Jim is a master! His part in the Traditional Bowyer’s Bible cements that fact.

@@primitivepathways I thought that they could also be used to distinguish poisoned from non-poisoned arrows, or differently poisened ones from each other. But for that the colours, around where the feathers are fixed, could also be used.

You're very welcome!

This would've been a post-colonial arrowhead, made by an immigrant blacksmith and traded to a Native American. Which you would know if you listened to what he said in the video...

@@connort7497 so yeah, made by the white man and traded to the primitives