Bow Making - Videos & Tips

[Ashley Cawley]

I've not yet made a "proper" bow myself, it's something I'd be interested in and might get round to doing soon.

I'm checking out a few videos to pick some knowledge & tips before I give it a go, If I see a video I like on this topic I will post it here. Feel free to chip in with your own advice & experience on bow-making if you've got any tips you'd like to share.

[Ashley Cawley]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QB_EQP3FoHw

[JonnyP]

Muscovy archers are coming to the RV Ash.. (I am hoping to have enough money to join them this year).
I expect you could get some good advice from them.
I finished making an ash longbow last year. It ain't the prettiest, but it don't half fling an arrow..

[GwersyllaCnau]

When I was a kid (up about 9 or 10) we were obsessed with playing Robin hood. Making bows out of bamboo, sometime lashing several bamboo canes together to try to get a more powerful bow, and using those green gardening canes as arrows. How no-one lost an eye I don't know. Toyed with the idea once or twice as an adult to find out how to make a 'proper' bow.


A very interesting vid.

[dave budd]

funnily enough the course I had on last weekend was a bowmaking one ;) I was teaching a group to make flatbows from ash. All came out well and were plenty shootable after a couple of days in the woods :)

[Roadkillphil]

Got my overactive making stuff Eye on this thread :D


funnily enough the course I had on last weekend was a bowmaking one ;) I was teaching a group to make flatbows from ash. All came out well and were plenty shootable after a couple of days in the woods :)
Did you get the numbers/interest you were after Dave? Did it all go well? Will you be running more dya think?

All the best

Phil

[dave budd]

well, I was aiming to have 4 for my first time running the course on my own and I ended up with 3. So not a great earner, but good for confidence building. Was strange that I found myself with time to sit and drink tea whislt teaching; not something I'm used to so I can definately up the number of places!

We all got bows made in the time that I hoped and they were all good ones. It rained for a bit, but we managed to time some arrow making and other bits under cover whiles that was going on. The few problems we did encounter were easily overcome and we had a good couple of hours to play with them on the range sunday afternoon :)

http://i70.photobucket.com/albums/i98/buddknives1/Bushcraft%20bits/bowmaking20110020.jpg
http://i70.photobucket.com/albums/i98/buddknives1/Bushcraft%20bits/bowmaking20110017.jpg


Yes I will put another one on. Date to be assigned...

[MikeWilkinson]

Here is some info for you.

http://www.vintageprojects.com/archery/Flatbow-plans.pdf
http://www.alanesq.com/longbow/bsb/The-Back-Street-Bowyer-262.pdf

Also look at the bow section here:-

http://www.paleoplanet.net/

There is all this from Dave canterbury as well.



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MGz6Pxx31FE

Hope this helps.

[RobbC]

Wow Mike Your like an encyclopedia, got a site or book for every different subject. I like the one about the flat bow, so im gona give it a go if i find a decent bit of wood.

Robb

[Aaron Rushton]

such a shame tha bowhunting is illegal in the uk, it would be such an exilhirating way of hunting deer having to get within 30 yrds of them. i made oe out of hazel for my little cousin (8) who loved it. he could regularly punch inta a carboard box at 5 yrds!