I just got done making my first two bows I made a 68” hickory long bow at 40 lbs at 28” then I made a Comanche short bow that’s 58” and 73lbs at 23” that’s made from red oak then I backed it with hickory. These videos made me wanna start making bows again and I finally did it.
It took me about 5 books and one year to produce a bow from a stave. The good news is that it was a great and powerful bow! Then I cut it in half used a sleeve to make it a T/D bow. Still a great bow. It is 56# @ 28" 67 inch long hickory bow.
Big difference I saw is that Kaz just dove into the build, no marking lines or any prep at all, whereas Kramer started out by putting his layout lines ending with a cleaner build. Shows how much planning helps out. The experience shows.
Yo for us guys with trex arms could you make a bow with killer speeds for us short draw guys like 26 ish draw lengths ... if you could make a custom bow optimized for us I'd buy one from ya asap ... I make alot of my own bows but there self bows or sinew backed or bamboo backed bows that perform well about 165 fps +......at 26 but would love a bow that shoots faster
If you’re going to use leather as a backing, the ideal way to go is rawhide. Tanned leather is supple and soft, whereas rawhide is dried out and hard. The drier the leather, the less weight it adds to the bow, and less mass will up the bow’s performance.
This put tears in my eyes! Has this guy ever used tools before? Cutting the end of the glass with the wrong type of saw , should have done it on miter saw. He should have trimmed the glass first on a table saw so the wood sat flush on its edge, all that cost him a bunch of time on the sander , not to mention you should pass it on the table saw glass up so it doesn't delaminate. He should have made a template for the taper angles of the limbs. i can hardly watch this. ok so that was the practice session, can he do it the right way and in half the time next. the caption said build a high performance bow not a string he should have had a string done before hand! but he has skills at building string!!! tiller grind is an art for proper flex of each limb.. next up! part 2 much better start. again the bandsaw for taper ? why not the table saw? still no template... nice job on second shot at it!
If I did a bow like this in 30 minutes mine would be a PVC English longbow so I am only needing to with heat flatten the front side while only using enough heat on back to have bend without breaking for the PVC the Gray Conduit PVC schedule 40 that is still like the plumbing PVC using the Gray for the least chance of failure, adding a wood handle and tip overlays so if I wanted later I could use a normal string. I would for the bow handle use Hickory shovel handle thing for the handle area and then some of the shovel handle I have tapered for the static tips and used a quick drying super glue for the protection on tip ends and any exposed wood on the handel. For the 2 shelves I would use small scrap bits of wood from the project the made quick to proper size and holding on with a higher quality gray duct tape for the grip area. To connect all the pieces, I would have used small self tapping screws on each front and back side of the bow predrilling the limb parts
Hell I’m on my second month of a Osage self bow build, but I only get 30 minutes to a hour at a time to work on it. I can’t even imagine a bow in 30 minutes.
I just got done making my first two bows I made a 68” hickory long bow at 40 lbs at 28” then I made a Comanche short bow that’s 58” and 73lbs at 23” that’s made from red oak then I backed it with hickory. These videos made me wanna start making bows again and I finally did it.
It took me about 5 books and one year to produce a bow from a stave. The good news is that it was a great and powerful bow! Then I cut it in half used a sleeve to make it a T/D bow. Still a great bow. It is 56# @ 28" 67 inch long hickory bow.
Big difference I saw is that Kaz just dove into the build, no marking lines or any prep at all, whereas Kramer started out by putting his layout lines ending with a cleaner build. Shows how much planning helps out. The experience shows.
At least he was wearing his safety squints for the build 😂
It's like forged in fire with bows!
Kramer was a lot more nervous than brother Kaz, So make your bows while being nervous is good.
That’s what I’m talking about!
isnt belt sanding fiberglass with no mask kinda bad?
Yes, a terrrible idea. I am working on wearing my mask more and more.
What was the dimensions of the Hickory stock you started off with?
Yo for us guys with trex arms could you make a bow with killer speeds for us short draw guys like 26 ish draw lengths ... if you could make a custom bow optimized for us I'd buy one from ya asap ... I make alot of my own bows but there self bows or sinew backed or bamboo backed bows that perform well about 165 fps +......at 26 but would love a bow that shoots faster
Bow build question could someone use cured buckskin as a backer material?
If you’re going to use leather as a backing, the ideal way to go is rawhide. Tanned leather is supple and soft, whereas rawhide is dried out and hard. The drier the leather, the less weight it adds to the bow, and less mass will up the bow’s performance.
Hey Kaz,
Try quality double sided tape instead of super glue.
This put tears in my eyes! Has this guy ever used tools before? Cutting the end of the glass with the wrong type of saw , should have done it on miter saw. He should have trimmed the glass first on a table saw so the wood sat flush on its edge, all that cost him a bunch of time on the sander , not to mention you should pass it on the table saw glass up so it doesn't delaminate. He should have made a template for the taper angles of the limbs.
i can hardly watch this.
ok so that was the practice session, can he do it the right way and in half the time next.
the caption said build a high performance bow not a string he should have had a string done before hand! but he has skills at building string!!! tiller grind is an art for proper flex of each limb..
next up!
part 2 much better start.
again the bandsaw for taper ? why not the table saw? still no template...
nice job on second shot at it!
If I did a bow like this in 30 minutes mine would be a PVC English longbow so I am only needing to with heat flatten the front side while only using enough heat on back to have bend without breaking for the PVC the Gray Conduit PVC schedule 40 that is still like the plumbing PVC using the Gray for the least chance of failure, adding a wood handle and tip overlays so if I wanted later I could use a normal string. I would for the bow handle use Hickory shovel handle thing for the handle area and then some of the shovel handle I have tapered for the static tips and used a quick drying super glue for the protection on tip ends and any exposed wood on the handel. For the 2 shelves I would use small scrap bits of wood from the project the made quick to proper size and holding on with a higher quality gray duct tape for the grip area. To connect all the pieces, I would have used small self tapping screws on each front and back side of the bow predrilling the limb parts
Thats a great idea!
Hell I’m on my second month of a Osage self bow build, but I only get 30 minutes to a hour at a time to work on it. I can’t even imagine a bow in 30 minutes.
So an Quaatsch
Wet to wet
You are ready to work in a Chinese bow factory.
Thats crazy!
No you can’t make a bow in a few hours. You can take a stick and bend it to resemble a bow
Awwwwkward...
What are you calling a "high performing" bow?
The second bow, not the first for sure! Haha
@@ShatterproofArchery : I mean, is there an efficiency model or performance specs to denote "HIgh performing"?