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@@Smiley902 Longer than it should have. 😆 I putzed around with it on nights and weekends and didn’t keep track of time. If my band saw had been working at the time (bad switch) and if I owned an oscillating spindle sander, it would’ve gone much quicker.

@@johnjriggsarchery2457 Thank you! Wrestling with imposter syndrome may be the most difficult problem right now. I keep making so many sloppy mistakes. Without a teacher to learn from in person I’m forced to learn everything the hard way. The best I can do is reassure myself that this is the worst one I’ll ever make.

@@peterjames2580 Glad you enjoyed it!

Thank you!

@@christopherlewis9684 Thanks!

@@kierannolan8859 Planning on it! I’ve already started carving the spruce and maple plates.

Thank you!

القوس بينعمل ❤❤❤❤❤❤بخشب ايه وايه

البلوط الأحمر

Red oak

شكرا! لقد جعلت هذا القوس من البلوط الأحمر الأمريكي

Yeah, that something that two other people mentioned yesterday about the subtitles. Reading them draws your eye from the action on screen. First I was concerned that voiceover may be too distracting, but it seems like the better option, all things considered. As long as I don’t talk like a Wrestle-Mania announcer, I should probably be fine. Thank you for the feedback!

Thanks. I went to bed furious that night. But the moment I woke up, I knew the solution.

I looked around the internet for inspiration, and found one that I really liked from a Spanish luthier named Asier de Benito. I really liked the proportions and lines, even though I'd already decided against the more period accurate solid carved body and neck loop design that his uses. His website doesn't mention any measurements except for the length of the strings between the tailpiece and the nut at the pegbox, which he measures at 550 mm. From there, I did my best to extrapolate all the other dimensions. I pulled up good old MS Paint, and drew a line on the image along the aforementioned string length. It told me that the line was X pixels long. Then I looked up a proportion calculator online, because as my own video mentions, I hate doing math. But logically, if the line which is (X) pixels long is proportional to 550 mm, then I have the relationship between those numbers that I need, so when I draw another line to measure the width of the bouts and such, then the new line that's (X) pixels long is equivalent to (Y) millimeters long. This gave me an approximate blueprint to work from, but there were plenty of small adjustments made along to way to make things slightly more pleasing to the eye.

I am planning to have some kind of ornamentation on the edges, but I'm considering my options whether or not to use inlayed purfling, or some other kind of decorative edge. In any case, the gap in one of the corners here was big enough that I wouldn't have bothered trying to add wood around the edge to make up for it.

Thanks. I’m gonna need it!

Glad you enjoyed it.

I felt it was just the right thing to do. On paper, I could’ve grabbed that Bedrock Jack plane and given them $20 for it and they would’ve been none the wiser, but in real life, I have to look at myself in the mirror. Lowballing like that would’ve been downright grave-robbing. I’d love to have that sweet Bedrock but I already have a Stanley #6 that’ll do just fine for jointing edges for the top and back plates to be glued. I’m gonna have to buy gear at the time I need it for the build to proceed. After the plates are glued, what I really need is a good variety of gouges to carve the archings of the top and back plates, as well as detail work on the scroll. I’ll need different widths and sweeps. On gouges, sweep refers to how pronounced the curvature is on the cutting edge. I need to be able to make shallow and deep cuts, and everywhere in between. I’d really hoped there would be more gouges available to pick through, but all told, I think I did OK. Definitely a worthwhile day trip!

Thanks again for the opportunity!

Thanks! That piece of figured walnut had been sitting in my special stash for years, just waiting for the right project.

Drop me a line at brianmakesit@gmail.com if you’d like something special for yourself! 😀

Thank you!

Maybe the next one I do I’ll be a little more organized with filming it. This one was entirely flying by the seat of my pants. Kinda hard to narrate when I have to stop and figure out every single step. 😄

@@BrianTimmonsTXyou’re a professional lyre luthier in my eyes. Loved seeing it regardless if you do my eyes will not be able to pull away from the screen

Thanks! Drop me a line at brianmakesit@gmail.com

Thanks, glad you enjoyed it.

Thank you! Glad you enjoyed it.

Thanks! If memory serves, it's 66 inches from end to end. Followed a template I found from somewhere, can't remember now.

@@BrianTimmonsTX thank, I’ll have to search around. I really dig your handle design, it looks real sharp.

Nah, I got tired of doing that, closed up the business side of things.

@@BrianTimmonsTX I hear ya. I still use the one I got from you a while back. Its my favorite to date!

Thank you! I haven't bought a chronograph, they're a bit more than I'd care to spend at the moment.

I for one was actually searching for red oak bows

Yup. I’m like why the heck have I not seen this yet.

That's because everyone is getting ready for the zombie apocalypse.

I just came across you, and I really like your craftsmanship,, and I just subscribed. I’m retired now and getting into this artform , if that’s your second Bow,, I am VERY IMPRESSED. Hope to catch more of your classes,,

Thank you!

No worries. I got a little over an inch of set in each limb. It's also worth noting that I made this bow prior to learning about heat treating prior to tillering, and I've still yet to make a bow with a backing. Still very new at all this.

@@BrianTimmonsTX I'm in the same boat as you. I backed mine with rawhide, I'm almost done tillering and I have set similar to yours. Did your set stop augmenting after a certain point or does it keep growing?

@@beesmongeese2978 It seems to have stopped growing. It took a set pretty early on and stayed put after that.

You've got me outclassed as a bow maker, but thank you!

J R's Place Thanks so much, Jon.

EnergeticHeretic Thanks. It took me half an hour of picking through boards at Lowes before I found one that was suitable.

Joy grubb I’d like more arrow speed. But it’s way faster than my first bow, at least. Another factor is my tendency to short draw.

J R's Place Thank you, sir! Coming from someone with much more experience, that means a lot.

Thank you, Mick! Your inspiration is invaluable, and I really appreciate you checking out my work. 😀

Hey Mick!