Last week, a violinist patient let me hold her Hill violin bow.
It was beautifully made, and about 80 years old.

Afterwards, I found this video from the Strad--it goes over the process of making a bow in the traditional way.

https://vimeo.com/117615783

Enjoy!

-Matt

ps. The guy must be incredibly strong to use a Norris A5 one handed.