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Bow Laminating Jig - Improved
As important as your skills as a bowyer are, so are the tools and jigs that you use to get the job done. But when It comes to shop jigs, getting the job done is not as important as getting it done right... I have used the same lamination jig for almost a decade now, and I'm thinking it is about time that I improved this tool to meet the needs that have presented themselves over the years - Primarily the means of holding molds?props in place and holding them in place and square. This project handles all of my lingering issues with using this particular Jig and highlights the applications for use. Enjoy!
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Hill's ASL Bamboo Bow Pt. 5 - Wrap up
Просмотров 2,2 тыс.21 день назад
The All-bamboo ASL build is done, and it turned out great - but I have a few confessions to make with regard to how I made it... While I followed Howard Hill's patented bamboo stave construction, I mixed materials and his assembly methods in order to make this bow... I'll explain - in the video... Bamboo Slats for bow making meadowlarkag.com/products/bamboo-slats?ToPasteBoard& A Discussion of H...
Hill's ASL Bamboo Bow Pt. 4 - Peak & Tweak
Просмотров 1,4 тыс.Месяц назад
This is where all of the construction techniques and effort bloom... 4 laminations of bamboo, the first 3 put together using Howard Hill's patented design process (as best I could) with the last lamination applied using his more modern technique of applying a facing (belly) lamination. Tillering this design was not very complicated minus the extensive invitation for narrow-limbed bows to twist ...
Take-Down Bow Sleeve - Joint Angle
Просмотров 1,8 тыс.Месяц назад
I've never put much though into the actual angle of the joint when constructing a take down sleeve for my bows. One thing that I have not experimented with however, is the direction of the angle... Should the acute side of the angle reside on the back or the belly of the bow? Does it matter??? let's find out... Here are the links to the products used in this video: Take-Down Bow Sleeve kit: amz...
Hill's ASL Bamboo Bow Pt. 3 - Initial tillering
Просмотров 1,5 тыс.Месяц назад
While the glue-up of this ASL turned out good, it also turned out to be quite heavy in terms of draw weight. Even though Howard Hill preferred his bows in the 90 lb range, I am pursuing something more in the 50-60lb. range. Watch as I take this bow from warbow heavy to hunting bow class and make a few tillering corrections and rescues along the way. Don't miss the section about bamboo backing a...
Hill's ASL Bamboo Bow Pt. 2 - The Riser and Facing
Просмотров 1,8 тыс.Месяц назад
Here's the rest of Howard Hill's Bamboo stave construction... We cover the second stage of the glue up to include the addition of a riser and the "facing" or belly lamination to complete the bow blank. Don't underestimate the influence of the facing process... It takes this bow from a very manageable and even light draw weight, to an incredibly heavy, war bow type draw weight - literally overni...
Hill's ASL Bamboo Bow Pt1 - The stave
Просмотров 1,9 тыс.Месяц назад
This is Howard Hill's Patented design brought to life - I hope. Follow along as I try to reconstruct Hill's 3 piece bamboo stave that is designed to take advantage of the "Power Fibers" contained in the outer portions of the stalk of bamboo. I'll go through my methods for coving out the inside of the bamboo slats, tempering and laminating the stave together. Here are the links to the products l...
The Bowyer's Conundrum
Просмотров 6622 месяца назад
Its the bowyer's conundrum... There are always so many different designs, functions, needs, and sometimes obligations that are at odds when trying to decide - which bow to build next..? I the spirit of service, I'm interested in which one of the three options on the bench you would like to see come to fruition... take a Quick Look at the options and comment to cast your vote on which one I shou...
Pine resin glue
Просмотров 4912 месяца назад
Shockingly more effective that any arrowhead glue I have ever used - pine resin glue deserves a relevant position among modern-day hot melt glues. I can only guess that it’s just easier and cheaper to do glues that are “good enough.” Once you get the concoction right, it is an insanely strong adhesive. Follow along as I go through the recipe, and production of this fantastic adhesive, and packa...
My Choice for Arrow Shafts
Просмотров 7513 месяца назад
They say that any 'ole stick can make a bow, but it's the arrows that make the difference... And it's true - even the best- made bow in the world can be demoralized by a poorly matched set of arrows. This is why it is important that we devote as much effort and attention to the "arrow" half of the Bow and Arrow equation. this is further amplified by the necessity of a well-matched arrow when it...
Take-Down Sleeve - How I Recovered
Просмотров 5953 месяца назад
Even the best laid plans can yield the wrong results... Yes, I cut this bow in half, milled a tenon, and wrapped on a sleeve of fiberglass to create a take-down bow. What I ended up with was a brand new 1-piece bow with a fiberglass wrapped grip... Mission: failed Now what? Follow along to see how I managed to ultimately turn this Hill-Style Longbow back into the 2-piece take-down variety that ...
Howard Hill ASL in Fiberglass Pt.6 - Wrapping Up
Просмотров 1,9 тыс.3 месяца назад
This is the final run to the finish line... We do all of the final reduction, finish work and shooting to bring this Fiberglass Howard Hill, American Semi-Long Bow to life. It's been a long process, but well worth the outcome - this bow is a dandy and is ready to be taken to the field and used to bring home a hearty meal! Check out the links below for more insight and information about my bows,...
Howard Hill ASL in Fiberglass Pt.5 - Rough Shaping and Tillering
Просмотров 1,5 тыс.3 месяца назад
This is the fun part of our Howard Hill style ASL bow build. In this installment, we work out the draw-weight management of a fiberglass bow build. The tiller is all but managed at the very beginning when we decided on the tapers of the laminations, now it is up to the profiling of the sides to make any significant changes in both tiller and draw weight - known as side tillering, this process i...
Howard Hill ASL in Fiberglass Pt.4 - Take Down Sleeve
Просмотров 1,5 тыс.4 месяца назад
This fiberglass ASL bow is starting to take shape... tillering to 26" - ready to be chopped down and made into a take-down bow. We'll go through the whole process of applying a fiberglass-wrap take-down sleeve to the grip of this Howard Hill style bow so it can break down and be more portable. Be sure to visit Kenny's custom archery for all of your fiberglass traditional bow making needs. You c...
Howard Hill ASL in Fiberglass Pt3 - Initial shaping and tillering
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When it comes to shaping fiberglass bows, most of my efforts are spent in the dust mitigation part of the process... Any fiberglass bowyer would tell you that you have to have your dust collection system in good working order to help reduce fiberglass particulates in the air - and even then you should wear a properly rated respirator style mask to protect your lungs from the fine dust created w...
Howard Hill ASL in Fiberglass Pt2 - Riser and Glue Up
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Howard Hill ASL in Fiberglass Pt2 - Riser and Glue Up
Assyrian Bow Improved Pt5 The Repair
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Assyrian Bow Improved Pt5 The Repair
I can watch your videos 10 times and still learn something new every time.
@@markboucher7441 Thank you for watching! I’m glad you find them useful!
A wealth of bow building information every time I watch your video's. Thanks so much.
Thanks so much for watching!
Great idea. I would be happy just getting the dowels in straight.
@@markboucher7441 lol!!! Yes! - much easier said than done!
Greetings sir and everyone. Sir,that's a brilliant idea.may i copy your design for my bow building.OH YES,May the new year bring goodness to all of you out there
@@bienyamientoefy1923 thank you Bienyamien! Happy New Year to you!
That’s one sweet unit you made there 🙏🏻
@@ericbulich9812 Thank you for watching!!! That bow turned out pretty well - not bad looking either! 😝
Great looking new jig
@@ericbulich9812 Thank you! It’s going to make life a lot easier!
Cool tool thanks for sharing!
@@stevesoutdoorworld4340 Thank you! Glad you liked it!
Great video! Do you have a video where you go through the steps of how you build the jig from scratch?
Seems good move. Like it! With baltic birch ply being sooo costly, have opinion re using the better grades of "construction" ply or MDF?
@@knolltop314 yeah… I kinda went Cadillac mode… lol!
Thank you for the video. Glad to see you
@@samfulks4896 Thank you!!! The holidays kept me super busy this year.
The Howard Hill
Love it
Thanks!!! I like it a lot too!
I really enjoyed the build!... You seemed to have a more traditional Hill Style grip initially... may I ask why you finished with the laced grip? Thank you
I chose the laced grip because that was the primary grip represented in the text of the book that I referenced... I'm interested in knowing...if you got to choose - what would you prefer?
@@meadowlarkadventuregear Honestly, I really like the look of the laced grip that you did... beautiful work and it compliments the longbow... I'm a form follows function guy, and I have noticed that most of the Schulz (and Miller) longbows that I have seen are glued leather... not laced... so I have usually just gone with that. To re-state... I am really enjoying your nicely detailed and wonderfully filmed and explained videos on these various builds... Thank you!
@@MichaelNicely-r4m there’s some assumption on my part with this… most of the pictures are from the belly side of the bow so the lacing isn’t very conspicuous… I guess it’s just my bias on proper finish. That, and I really prefer not to glue on my wraps - I like to leave the possibility of easy future change out.
They didn't have table saws in the middle ages. Show it done historically.
@@JoeSmith-vs5sy Thank you for watching! RUclips is another modern technology that I employ that wasn’t available in the Middle Ages. My intent here was to help others efficiently build arrows to shoot and enjoy. I’m sure those that enjoy spending endless hours producing the same product with ancient tools do so for the novelty and shop time and not the losing arrows part.
Sweet bow, if you don’t mind me asking, what made you decide to make it a take-down bow? Love your bow builds and have been learning a lot from them. Haven’t started a fiberglass build but would really like to soon, be blessed and keep the builds coming 🙏🏻
Thank you so much for watching!!! I made this bow a take down because the customer requested the option. He wants to be able to travel with it.
Sir you are an artist. Beautiful bow.
@@hrburrell7587 thank you! This was a fun project!
Nice !! what kind of blade are you using to get good tapers on your Lams ?
@@doncampbell1961 I’m using a Freud rip blade. You can find it on my Amazon store front here: amzn.to/3PdNPP2
@@meadowlarkadventuregear awesome just ordered . thank you . i was thinking it was this type !
@@meadowlarkadventuregear thank you ! I thought this might be the type. I just ordered it. I need to make a zero tolerance insert like yours now , lol
@@doncampbell1961 the blade insert really helps. This is such an effective way to get good wood removal so you can get right to the tillering! Good luck with your builds!
That looks awesome. Good work!
Thank you! I really like this grip material!
Some guys have said that bamboo on the belly is a no-go due to poor compression. No experience personally but I do wonder if that’s why the first iteration appeared to “shrink” at the string nock. Just spitballing.
That is a very plausible explanation for what happened... As for Bamboo and its compression qualities, you're dead-on. The cure for the problem is to temper the belly lam of bamboo with heat. Done right, it is as compression capable as most bow woods.
What type of wood are you using
Sap-wood Hickory - Shagbark I think...
Very good
@@clarkansas6590 Thank you for watching!!!
Beautiful
@@royfrasersparks7846 Thank you!
Well done - great video and explanations. Lovely looking bow and a shooter! When I have learnt a bit more I would like to attempt that.
@@chrispegg6547 Thank you! And yes, this is a challenging build.
Beautiful bow. You could make custom concave and convex scrapers from an old handsaw, better for fine tuning and uniformity.
@@Timelesstere that’s a good suggestion. At one point I was using a goose-neck scraper. It was a lot of work! lol!
Beautiful bow and a very professional video!
@@brettbrown9814 Thank you, and I truly appreciate your assessment of my video/editing skills - I’ve been working on them a lot - even though my videos leave a lot to be desired in my opinion lol!
Very clear and clean. Thanks
@@samfulks4896 Thank you for your continued support!
Greetings sir and everyone.thank you for the lesson.that bow is outstanding .always exiting to watch how you work❤
@@bienyamientoefy1923 Thank you Bienyamien!
Thanks for detailed explanation re how construction methods differed. Ordered the booklet. I and several friends will be interested to read.
@@knolltop314 thanks Michael! The book is a wealth of information - hope you enjoy it!
lovely bow, great videos, English longbow next?
@@peterburgess4637 Thank you for watching! I’ve already done an ELB - well, sort of… it’s an older one, but check out this build along: ERC Long Bow build along ruclips.net/p/PLB9cslppxxWAMJ5fmutehb9G1G4EkPOsj
Very nice! Thanks for the video, love the channel!
@@daveharmon9762 Thank you for watching!!!
Thanks for the video. It has helped in my bow build.
@@musthaveblues I’m glad it helped - Thank you for watching!
Да не за не не не не бы. Б на не Юля ю. На не не на не не на юге😮😊😅
If I may be so bold, on your next program - could you compare and contrast this current bow with the ASL Fiberglass bow you recently finished?
@@Todd_Father_ as much as I would love to do that, the fiberglass bow was sent to its new home upon completion…
also i noticed hickory bends well and very tough to. it just gives the right weight to
🙂❤❤❤
greetings sir and everyone,🙂we learning sir.thank you
@@bienyamientoefy1923 Thank you!!!
Very good work. Thank you for your time and teaching.
Thank you! And thank you for your continued support!
Nice work! I'm about to attempt a self bow build out of a persimmon stave. Any thoughts? Ever worked with persimmon? I will cut the tree and fire harden the belly of the bow blank on the same day.
@@garybill5210 I’ve never worked with Persimmon… I’ve seen guys produce bows from freshly cut staves in just days… How quickly are you intending to have your bow shooting..?
Shooting will take a few days due to tillering and letting bow acclimate after firing to a low moisture content.
@ sounds like a good plan. Good luck! I’d love to hear how it turns out!
The booklet that you mentioned about this build also mentions the need for a 'flipped' bamboo belly being added after tiller to prevent string follow. It would be a headache trying to do that and it seems you have a shooter without it.
@@chrispegg6547 I actually added it when I glued up the riser… there are several things that I did that weren’t quite in keeping with the way Howard actually built his bows or according to the book. I’ll be reviewing and explaining a lot of that stuff in an upcoming video.
. . . definitely quieter.
@@knolltop314 yep! The slightest reduction in mass at the tips has a profound effect on function…
Greetings sir. ❤❤❤.sir i came to like hickory shafts.remember the green wood i tolld you about?it makes a very strong hardwood arrow shaft thank you for sharing the the names of wood.im going to try them
Greetings sir and everyone.it can only come from the Work of a master .❤❤❤thank you sir for the lesson
@@bienyamientoefy1923 Thank you as always Bienyamien!
Nice work. How wide did the tips end up at the string nock?
@@konradsusiebakalarczyk267 right below the string nocks measures 3/8”
Did you trap to the belly?
@@konradsusiebakalarczyk267 No trapping at all. However the tips are reduced significantly on all corners to the degree that they are almost cylindrical for about the last 6-8"
Amazing bow! Congrats!
@@IndianaBows Thank you!!!
Great series, thank you for sharing your knowledge about making these bows.
@@TheCraftyWoodsman Thank you for watching!!!
My understanding is that the bark side of the tree has to face the back of the bow. Flat sawn with continuous grain for bow building. Is this an absolute? Thank you.
@@markboucher7441 short answer is no. The longer short answer is that you just need as much unbroken continuous grain running from one end of your stave to the other - ring orientation is irrelevant so long as the grain is in tact. This advice applies to strictly to self bows - and is good to apply to any bow construction method. The long answer is what I have based this channel around… lol! I have a video called “Boards for Bows” that might be a good resource for you… Boards for Bows ruclips.net/video/mnUZrjflUeo/видео.html
The gap pulls when the bow is flexed onto a bench. Does is gap when strung and the tips do not have the friction of the bench to pull against? Seems like a tip stringer would tell the story.
@@cliftongregg6366 I just didn’t string it in the video for Time’s sake. It opened far worse when it was strung. And at this stage of the game, I always use a stringer
greetings sir and every1.im watching sir learning from the master another beauty on its way
greetings sir and eveey1.🤔let me watch and learn .most surely i knew you would come up with an idea sir.brilliant save
sorry im am late again.sir,you know why🙂
Ah yes my friend! - you are busy in the shop!!! just as it should be!