Mountain Men: Tom Builds an Intricate Primitive Bow (Season 10) | History

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  • A winter storm buried Yaak Valley in snow, so Tom has taken the day off from trap-lining and instead exerts his energy on creating a primitive bow worth a pretty penny if made correctly, in this clip from Season 10, "Zombie Moose."
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    Winter is loosening its grip on the mountains of North America. But that doesn’t mean life here is getting any easier. As the thaw begins and rivers start to swell with raging runoff, new opportunities open up for the mountain men to stockpile supplies, grow their own food and fortify their homesteads. But this spring… They’re digging deep like never before. The mountain men and their families are masters of independence and living off the land. But even they are preparing for a changing world- one where the ultimate test may be who can brace for the worst in America’s wilderness.
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  • @HISTORY
    @HISTORY  Před 2 lety +26

    Watch all new episodes of Mountain Men, Thursdays at 8/7c, and stay up to date on all of your favorite The HISTORY Channel shows at history.com/schedule.

    • @mannugamingyt8205
      @mannugamingyt8205 Před 2 lety +2

      Love from india

    • @vn8272
      @vn8272 Před 2 lety

      I like this kinda stuff if he can teach us some more things or two well that would be awesome 👍☺👍

    • @AwesoMeneSS1
      @AwesoMeneSS1 Před 2 lety

      heeee bro we want traduction

  • @daveyj.2807
    @daveyj.2807 Před 2 lety +74

    Tom looks like he constantly smells like wood smoke and good steak,and I'm living for it

    • @Micscience
      @Micscience Před 2 lety +3

      lol Wood smoke and good steak, sounds like the ideals of a mountain man.

  • @objection_your_honor
    @objection_your_honor Před 2 lety +189

    I love Tom. He's a gem.

  • @lorisutherland4752
    @lorisutherland4752 Před 2 lety +50

    Imagine what you could learn from spending time with Tom. He’s a dying breed.

  • @creampuff9934
    @creampuff9934 Před 2 lety +241

    Tom is old as F and he's still doing more than the average person

    • @dxp007i5
      @dxp007i5 Před 2 lety +9

      Old is always gold

    • @scootergardin2588
      @scootergardin2588 Před 2 lety +2

      Ain't that old I'm 102 years old toms still a kid to me

    • @littelsmolchickenshehe8435
      @littelsmolchickenshehe8435 Před 2 lety +5

      @@scootergardin2588 follow God for he is the gift of eternal life

    • @2pac_739
      @2pac_739 Před 2 lety +5

      @@scootergardin2588 u sure?

    • @2pac_739
      @2pac_739 Před 2 lety +5

      @@littelsmolchickenshehe8435 thats right✝️💟

  • @bumstead1383
    @bumstead1383 Před 2 lety +46

    I bet Tom Ore doesn’t realize what an inspiration he is to so many people of all ages! God bless him

  • @pedrobravo6377
    @pedrobravo6377 Před 2 lety +56

    Tom Oar reminds me of my grandpa, a very simple man who loved nature and to create items. He made me a knife from an old car and an antler from a huge buck. I miss my grandpa every day, and seeing Mr. Oar brings me fond memories of my grandpa.

    • @fz1000red
      @fz1000red Před 2 lety +2

      @Pedro Bravo your thumbnail image looks suspiciously like a certain pink pudgy faced celebrity chef only scrunched more than the real thing.

    • @williamwallace4080
      @williamwallace4080 Před 2 lety +3

      I was just about to comment the same thing. Except he'd build/fix anything - electrical appliances, motorbikes, tombstones etc.

    • @johnssmith4005
      @johnssmith4005 Před 2 lety

      Same here

  • @markj3815
    @markj3815 Před 2 lety +54

    It never gets old watching Tom. I wish he had his own show or CZcams.

    • @65stang98
      @65stang98 Před 2 lety +1

      it would be so awesome if tom made a youtube. i wonder how good of internet he can get up there

  • @akollerp_9153
    @akollerp_9153 Před 2 lety +37

    I could listen to this man telling storys all day long. He has a calming voice.

    • @samduncan7068
      @samduncan7068 Před 2 lety +2

      Legit just love listening to him explain things and what not. Most relaxing

    • @a.i.a3949
      @a.i.a3949 Před 2 lety

      Shame about the narrator

  • @stevenobiol8295
    @stevenobiol8295 Před 2 lety +9

    This guy is a master of dozens of skills, and so laid back, so pleasant.

  • @hannaheller4900
    @hannaheller4900 Před 9 měsíci

    Image to have conversations with this man, you can learn knowledge and wisdom. Young people should do that.
    Records him as much as possible. He is national treasure.

  • @fz1000red
    @fz1000red Před 2 lety +22

    Five hundred bucks for a handmade recurve decorated like that? Add a quiver and arrows made with all organic components as the bow and I'd gladly pay double that!

    • @midir7637
      @midir7637 Před 2 lety +4

      Or just cop one from a shop for a third the price that shoots 3 times as far and wont break

    • @markcharles1041
      @markcharles1041 Před 2 lety +5

      @@midir7637 That's cool if you need the reliability of a modern bow , but the buzz of making and using a handmade piece like this would be so satisfying if you get it right .

    • @legionnairearchery
      @legionnairearchery Před 2 lety +1

      Hit me up. Lol

  • @kyleb4151
    @kyleb4151 Před 2 lety +1

    RIP Tom. I would have loved the chance to work with him, and learn from him. He'll be missed.

  • @dman1437
    @dman1437 Před 2 lety +10

    Tom is one of the reasons I started making my own bows

  • @seppa1019
    @seppa1019 Před 2 lety

    only an american show can make two old men tinkering with a peace of wood seem dramatic and exciting.

  • @jonathanpetiquay5436
    @jonathanpetiquay5436 Před rokem

    my friends and me call him kimocom tom, which means grand father tom, we're natives americans and we have great respect for this man, we learn a lot by watching this show.

  • @Jonathan-hz4yg
    @Jonathan-hz4yg Před 2 lety +3

    It really shows how amazing these older gentlemen are.

  • @charlesleblanc6638
    @charlesleblanc6638 Před 2 lety +20

    You would never try to brace a bow that has just come out of hot water for one thing, then the bow could of been drawn with a longer string to check the tillering which would of avoided the split !!

    • @LongBowMan89
      @LongBowMan89 Před 2 lety +6

      Yes sir !!! Like really now. also sinew backing takes weeks to dry.. And I never knew osage to be rare lol

    • @charlesleblanc6638
      @charlesleblanc6638 Před 2 lety +7

      That's right, I remember one show where someone wanted a sinew backed bow finished and ready to shoot in like two days ?? !! As a Bowyer, It's a bit annoying to watch some of this stuff PORTRAYED as reality !!

    • @sidneyfisher3939
      @sidneyfisher3939 Před 2 lety +5

      @@charlesleblanc6638 yes, it’s TV. Edits can turn weeks into a one hour episode.

    • @zaboobebop
      @zaboobebop Před 2 lety

      Facts

    • @richardhatt6541
      @richardhatt6541 Před 2 lety

      It wasn't a very fast shooting bow either. He said tillering string but put a short bow string on it. I also made a comment about Osage Orange being rare. Come to Kansas. I stopped listening after a while.

  • @tokesalot42069
    @tokesalot42069 Před 2 lety +1

    The fact he can hit his measurements spot on without modern tech is extremely hard and impressive, although he has as well as humanity for ages been able to do this....

  • @Atomic314
    @Atomic314 Před 2 lety +2

    I love Tom, he reminds me of my grandpa

  • @nitaleach6816
    @nitaleach6816 Před 2 lety

    Tom is a gentle giant in every way.

  • @JRjaime97
    @JRjaime97 Před 2 lety +4

    Legends never get old.

  • @Mrvanderspank
    @Mrvanderspank Před 2 lety +2

    These are the kinds of people that should have apprentices so that they can continue his craft and knowledge

  • @cesar_yf2637
    @cesar_yf2637 Před 2 lety

    This legend is a dying breed, we just ain't built like this anymore.

  • @jasonknox5930
    @jasonknox5930 Před 2 lety +2

    That's not how you tiller a bow!! Fred Bear turning over in his grave!

  • @Study.with.me..
    @Study.with.me.. Před 2 lety +4

    One word, that this man describes: SKILL✨✨✨
    For real its so hard to make a bow, that doesn‘t break and keeps it‘s original shape... but this is a masterpiece✨✨✨mad respect 👍

  • @goldmemberr
    @goldmemberr Před 2 lety

    This is an art that is very rare these days. Using materials that have been used for thousands of years. Amazing

  • @badnewz3531
    @badnewz3531 Před 2 lety +2

    This man is a national treasure!!

  • @freddiegraveling5816
    @freddiegraveling5816 Před 2 lety

    These two are so wholesome, honestly got that vibe that's up there with Steve Irwin, Bob Ross and Mr Rogers

  • @joshuawaddell6640
    @joshuawaddell6640 Před 2 lety +2

    I've never seen this show before, but I'll definitely be watching it now.

  • @jeremymcclary3901
    @jeremymcclary3901 Před 2 lety

    OMG!!! I am a native raised Cherokee, and I STILL would LOVE to "sit at his knee"!!! (Soooooo much more to learn!!!!)

  • @walkerbrosfilms7077
    @walkerbrosfilms7077 Před 2 lety +4

    That was so clearly a belly shot then they got close out of sight and made it perfect 😂tv I swear

  • @jf5245
    @jf5245 Před 2 lety

    Tom reminds me of my Great Uncle. What a great guy

  • @Mossyyyyyyy
    @Mossyyyyyyy Před 2 lety

    I love fella's like this, make me smile with every word.

  • @benkeys3320
    @benkeys3320 Před 2 lety +4

    I’d love to spend some time with Tom!

  • @charbelyoussef604
    @charbelyoussef604 Před 2 lety +1

    That man is a national treasure.

  • @storagewars
    @storagewars Před 2 lety

    Tom is My fav.

  • @dannyr5358
    @dannyr5358 Před 2 lety +3

    lol why is the fire so far from the jig

  • @dannyboy8883
    @dannyboy8883 Před 2 lety

    I also love this guy his brother and his great wife.

  • @ElindorBG
    @ElindorBG Před 2 lety

    My new favourite show...

  • @zacharymcnew9608
    @zacharymcnew9608 Před 2 lety +1

    We gonna talk about how you can obviously tell that his shot hit really far back on that target, almost hitting the back leg but it cuts to him hitting dead in the heart

  • @thomasdalton7987
    @thomasdalton7987 Před 2 lety +2

    I would absolutely love to have that bow

  • @tonykaczmarek278
    @tonykaczmarek278 Před 2 lety

    Love that set up! I've always used dry heat bending. Might give the hot water method a try. Love the idea of fixing that crack with a sinew bandaid. Been there done that.

  • @retropwn7596
    @retropwn7596 Před 2 lety

    That bow is awesome

  • @lordbeto6327
    @lordbeto6327 Před 2 lety

    i love this show, especially tom i think it's very wise

  • @winddrinkerarabians
    @winddrinkerarabians Před 2 lety

    Tom Orr is an American treasure. I admire him and his wife.

  • @Hungrybird474
    @Hungrybird474 Před 2 lety +1

    What a bow ! I would love to make one

  • @sambeckenham1406
    @sambeckenham1406 Před 2 lety

    El señor Tom es una eminencia, mis respetos.

  • @brycehampton7649
    @brycehampton7649 Před 2 lety +1

    I love to make bow and armors when Tom help to make it fix, he is bast guy on the videos. 👍🏻😇👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

  • @asesinodezombis2077
    @asesinodezombis2077 Před 2 lety

    Fantastic work Tom

  • @11x334
    @11x334 Před 2 lety +7

    When he mentioned how to make recurve bows I had this past life recall 🌝

  • @dakotabryson5465
    @dakotabryson5465 Před 2 lety

    Wow is bow making skill is amazing. Would like to see a total start to finish production

  • @noenwarrior1
    @noenwarrior1 Před 2 lety

    I could learn alot from Tom!!!

  • @jillatherton4660
    @jillatherton4660 Před 5 měsíci

    TY Chaps. 👍

  • @richardbowers3647
    @richardbowers3647 Před 2 lety +1

    Those errers shot good!!!

  • @triggzzyi2471
    @triggzzyi2471 Před 2 lety

    Thought Gandalf was shooting a bow in some new scene by that thumbnail lol.

  • @oraldouku9593
    @oraldouku9593 Před 2 lety

    if i wold have the possibility to learn from Tom , man i wold start packing tonight and go there.

  • @mannugamingyt8205
    @mannugamingyt8205 Před 2 lety +3

    Love from india

  • @brunodrouillard3578
    @brunodrouillard3578 Před 2 lety

    This man is amazing

  • @dxp007i5
    @dxp007i5 Před 2 lety

    He is a legend

  • @Grenade825
    @Grenade825 Před 2 lety

    By far the best out of all the men

  • @2pac_739
    @2pac_739 Před 2 lety

    God bless Tom

  • @RogueOneCR
    @RogueOneCR Před 2 lety +1

    At Thumbnail i thought Gandalf was Drawing a Bow

  • @sahilshabir5057
    @sahilshabir5057 Před 2 lety

    He sounds like Arthur Morgan....like a living version of him

  • @huntinglife1445
    @huntinglife1445 Před 2 lety

    Tom is my legend😍

  • @gerardomartinez8000
    @gerardomartinez8000 Před rokem

    Nice job Tom

  • @jamiecee4960
    @jamiecee4960 Před 2 lety +1

    More Power to these people. I couldn't do it. 👼👼 My nephew's bow hunt. Not sure if they've ever made their own though. Wow.

  • @manojkumarmanu5690
    @manojkumarmanu5690 Před 2 lety

    Tom 💕

  • @Hungrybird474
    @Hungrybird474 Před 2 lety

    Osage orange wood ! Awesome !

  • @nighthawk7667
    @nighthawk7667 Před 2 lety

    Dam I would learn so much from this man, Respect 😎👌🇺🇲

  • @hannespaulus3257
    @hannespaulus3257 Před 2 lety

    2 awesome persons

  • @lukewarmwater6412
    @lukewarmwater6412 Před 2 lety

    I used to see this guy at the lucky pick (a bar outside kalispell) from time to time while he was making the show. he didnt live far from the highway and none of this is what he would call real. he did enjoy doing it though!

  • @radityakesuma9175
    @radityakesuma9175 Před 2 lety +6

    Fun fact, The composite bow is one of the best inventions of mankind, with its composition of three layers, wood, sinew and horns. The history proves, conquering nations in the past used it.

    • @d6u4
      @d6u4 Před 2 lety +1

      Hadron collider, bicycle's, Hubble telescope, internal combustion engine, the list goes on of better inventions of mankind. Fun fact...

    • @Sunsets330
      @Sunsets330 Před 2 lety +2

      @@d6u4 "Maybe so, maybe not. We'll see. "

    • @netherdominater9960
      @netherdominater9960 Před 2 lety +2

      Just keep in mind the composite Bo's moved humanity forward so we could make things like hadron colliders

    • @adamschaeffer4057
      @adamschaeffer4057 Před 2 lety +1

      @@netherdominater9960 No, firearms moved humanity forward so we could make hadron colliders. If we were still stuck on bows humanity would be living in tipis to the ripe old age of 40 something

    • @netherdominater9960
      @netherdominater9960 Před 2 lety +2

      If our ancestors didn't have bows to collect meat they wouldn't have survived long enough for later ancestors to invent the firearm. Bows were an important tool for humanity to get us where we are now, accept it dude.

  • @Tavis15ify
    @Tavis15ify Před 2 lety

    Nice perfect shot

  • @billyjackarmenta4625
    @billyjackarmenta4625 Před 2 lety

    That's living survival I've spent all my life in the city used to hunt with my dad went to a cattle round up. In our hunting camping days get up at 4am start chopping wood get the fie going start breakfast for everyone

  • @dannygreen6145
    @dannygreen6145 Před 2 lety +1

    I wish I could buy a Bow made by Tom!

  • @casualgamer3183
    @casualgamer3183 Před 2 lety +1

    That bow looks amazing with the rattlesnake skin on it

  • @jillatherton4660
    @jillatherton4660 Před rokem

    Inspiring.

  • @sling-it5304
    @sling-it5304 Před 2 lety

    what a perfect shot 👌

  • @caaall
    @caaall Před 2 lety +1

    Amazing 👏👏👏👏👏

  • @richardgraves3053
    @richardgraves3053 Před 2 lety

    Good job

  • @johnssmith4005
    @johnssmith4005 Před 2 lety

    Tom is the Mountain Gandalf

  • @wanrohaizam3901
    @wanrohaizam3901 Před 2 lety

    Love it a lot

  • @preciadoo24
    @preciadoo24 Před 2 lety

    Dead Eye Activated 8:40

  • @rodrigohernandez7663
    @rodrigohernandez7663 Před 2 lety

    Amazing

  • @Lionsraws66
    @Lionsraws66 Před 2 lety

    Charming 🙂

  • @delbertquintano7602
    @delbertquintano7602 Před 2 lety

    Yes Tom is cool I've learned a lot from Tom
    Peace my big brother tom

  • @crazydudestudios9525
    @crazydudestudios9525 Před 2 lety

    Thought that was Gandalf on the thumbnail for a second, lol

  • @jacknicholson4220
    @jacknicholson4220 Před 2 lety

    I can only watch up to season 3 on amazon prime, I miss watching tom and Nancy. Cant believe Preston died :(

  • @Bowfella
    @Bowfella Před 2 lety +1

    That's a really neat way to straighten a seasoned orange-wood stave. Usually with white-woods like Hickory and Elm you can straighten them when you heat treat them but heat treating osage or yew will ruin it. However boiling it to get moisture back into it so it's not "heat treated" is genius.

    • @CloudfeatherRusticWorks
      @CloudfeatherRusticWorks Před 9 měsíci

      Heat treating Osage and Yew will absolutely *not* ruin it. I heat temper the belly of every single osage bow I make, as well as whatever heat correcting that needs done for twist/alignment. I don't have yew near me, but know many bowyers that heat temper yew as well.
      Also, when you boil/steam woods the water is generally so hot that it "boils* moisture out of woods with higher MC. Any moisture on the bow after using steam/boiling is purely on the surface.
      Not sure where you're getting your disinformation.

    • @Bowfella
      @Bowfella Před 9 měsíci

      @@CloudfeatherRusticWorks Usually the bowyers over here already have their yew/osage staves seasoned several years in a dry place so dry heat tempering it can make cracks in the wood.

    • @CloudfeatherRusticWorks
      @CloudfeatherRusticWorks Před 9 měsíci

      @@Bowfella Nope...you're completely wrong.
      You're actually more like to crack the wood from heat tempering if the MC is high, because heat tempering causes a rapid loss of moisture and it creates drying checks/longitudinal cracks. But those, unless they run off the limb, are purely aesthetic.
      If you're referring to cracks across the limb, that cause failure, that only happens if you heat treat a bow past an acceptable dryness for a bow(below 5-6% MC) and try to bend the bow in this state.
      That's why, even though it's not common to happen, I always give my bows a few days to equalize after heat correcting or tempering.
      Bow making isn't a craft for the impatient. Lol
      Hope this clears things up for you.

  • @hawkinatorgamer9725
    @hawkinatorgamer9725 Před 2 lety +1

    Those are not bow staves, those are already bows.

  • @bryanabrego8158
    @bryanabrego8158 Před 2 lety

    He got it from the creative mode

  • @anibalperez2802
    @anibalperez2802 Před 2 lety

    Q hermoso lugar xd!!🏹👍🏽👏

  • @vandechu
    @vandechu Před 2 lety

    Nice. I would love to buy a cracked bow, if it looks as cool as this one.

  • @joeyhillers9460
    @joeyhillers9460 Před 2 lety

    Nice

  • @paigelee6321
    @paigelee6321 Před 2 lety +5

    I get so frustrated that I can’t watch my favorite show cause we don’t have cable darn

  • @kevdimo6459
    @kevdimo6459 Před 2 lety

    Go Poppy Tom. 👍🏻

  • @nekathunter7945
    @nekathunter7945 Před 2 lety

    Wow...VERY COOL OLD MAN ! GREAT BOW !!!

  • @nickyloki5238
    @nickyloki5238 Před 2 lety

    I would love to bring myself and my wife up there to just learn from him...

  • @ShortArmStrongArm
    @ShortArmStrongArm Před rokem

    Just keep staring at your phone and eating your storebought food, slicker.
    I never seen this show before.