Master Bow Builder Series Part 1- Preparing the Stave
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This series of videos teaches you how to build a bow with a minimum amount of tools that will last you a lifetime. It is one of the classes in our master hunter program and this one of the most important skills an archer can attain.
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It's very impressive to hear someone with so much knowledge speak without being condescending. He seems like a very humble man. God bless him...
listen man, if you look at Mike in the states with osage bows or Joe Gibbs in England with the warbows or Jim Hamm for that matter,.
they all seem to have 2 things in common, humble and soft spoken. When you re confident in your skills and abilities, you don't have to show off.
I've bought materials from Pinehollow Long bows in the past and they offered the best customer service I've ever experienced. One of the staves I ordered was lost in the mail they helped me to track it and eventually replaced it no extra charge when we couldn't recover it. They are very helpful and offered free advice as I was building my bows.
Thanks again Pinehollow Long bows.
When I was a little boy I read the book Robin Hood and his Merry Men! Thus began my love of Archery! I never really took to it in my youth though, too busy doing other things, but as an old man one day I bought a PSE stinger and taught myself how to shoot it. At 30 yards I'm deadly with it, but I could put one in you at a 100 if we were at war with each other! But raw archery like what I just watched I never tried but this video sparked my want to try jones and I'm a fan brother. Ima dedicate the entire year coming to learning how to make a bow like what is taught in this video. Excellent video sir. I enjoyed it to no end and look forward to watching them all to the end result of making my first bow! Thank you!!
Mike is the real deal as far as building the American flatbow. I like his style and demeanour. the perfect instructor
It is abundantly clear that Mr. Yancey has a wealth of knowledge in bow making that is 1 in a million (probably more :-P ) and is a true master craftsman. Many thanks to Sigma 3 and Mr. Yancey for the video and sharing knowledge.
hi love your show but i live in the uk and here i have never seen hickory wood as here they seem to use base woods , though i do not come from here, i was born in ire land and was always in woodland and there i saw every wood in creation. i made bows when i was young but after i was about 12 was the last time i made one untill recently i have had about three successes in creating bows except for recurves every atempt has ended n failure , but i keep going . cant afford to by them disability kills any chance at work and money but hopefull i will get on one day love shooting my friends recurve.
thank you for bringing enjoyment of archery to my world you dont realise but for people like me watching your videos brings so much enjoyment into my world have a great lie to everyone that works and does special activities for the people of the world
Depends on the tools you have available. This is mostly talking about self bows, not so much laminates.
Yew is a natural laminate, the sapwood is great in tension, poor in compression, and the heartwood is great in compression, poor in tension.
Certain bow types work better with different woods, but... i would still recommend hickory, osage, walnut, pecan, hop-hornbeam, hornbeam, or any other wood with interlocked grain... the people in this video are doing it the way i have done for 6 years.
This is by far the best instructional series on bow making that I've ever seen. Thank you so much!
I'd love to spend a few weeks with this guy and learn whatever he'd what to teach me. This is a dying art.
Great video. My grandmother was 1/2 Cherokee and I spent all the time I could at her place as a kid. Cherokee's are a great people. As a kid, I tried making many bows, usually from hickory, but never could get a string that would hold up without breaking. Making a bow definitely isn't as easy as it would appear.
I simply LOVE how they are ALL sitting in a circle while he's in the center of the attention, teaching them on how to create their first bow.
been making primitive bows for 40 years now, not any good but enjoy it just the same, so will enjoy these vids for sure ,
yes, this is where learning how to make fire comes in handy. training in the basics of primitive living is where you want to focus your energies. friction fire, hand and bow drill. then you can either make char cloth or char wood, or burn a green log to make a bowl, or use the hollow parts of bamboo to boil water in to kill bacteria.
I would also advise getting a few books on the subject from any library, however seeing it done in first hand thank you sigma has been invaluable to crafting a primitive bow kudos and keep up the good work!!!
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I guess with this process you could make a recurve bow, I recently got into archery and I like the recurve. This is up my alley because I can not afforde a good bow but I am ok at working with tools.
Sigma, thanks for the video. And a special thanks to Mike Yancey for demonstrating the techniques to make a bow so that the skill can be passed on for future generations!
if you speed dry your wood, the water within it will vapourise and exit the stave in the quickest possible way...you will get a really dry wood...filled with microscopic tears in the structure made by water vapour.
if you decrease your stave to some basic dimensions, it can actually dry to the wanted level within a month, month and a half.
I've Made a few Longbows in my time jim Hamm the bowyers bible helped me a lot,good work lads I almost got the urge to make another one now.
Thank you. Your English is good enough to give me an answer so no worries brother.
what your doing is by far the greatest thing i could of found, support you guys 100%
KEEP IT UP!
yeah, that's right just get it to a ruff size and how long to store it depends on where you live how warm and humid it is so on. A warmer climate with less humidity will dry faster. Just do not make the bow with green wood or it will take set; I mean it will bend in the shape of an arc and loose all casting power. You can take an 8 inch tree split 4 staves out of it and have multiple staves to learn from.
Im working on writing a book for my kids(fantasy book) and let me tell you this dude is helpful!!! Subscribed! Cant wait to give a whirl myself
Keep up the good work fellas when things go down we will need this knoldge thank you.
This guy knows what he's doing, awesome video. I am gonna try my hand at an osage orange selfbow soon.
I will answer this correct me if needed:) Most of the time you split the log then you can ruff it down to stave. You must seal the ends with wax or glue or it will dry and crack out. The moisture must escape out of the sides not the ends. To speed the process up place it in a warm dry area like an attic. The idea is to dry it to I think 7% moisture anmy people use a moisture meter to test though there are other methods. You then carve the bow and seal it to keep moisture out.
no but there are always options available in the woods. standing dead. or for a quicky bow you can cut and let dry for awhile. But archery and bow building isn't a short term survival skill. it is a long term living skill.
Absolutely Beautiful Bows and fine craftmanship !
Thank you very much :)
I have no words to describe, Wonderful very good
I spoke to Mike on the phone very nice guy . The wood needs to season
Thanks I will have to check it out next time Im out at the folks house.My wife and I just got into archery and I would love to have my very own handcrafted bow! My wife shoots a samick sage and I shoot a samick journey so as you can tell we went fairly cheap into it but they seem to shoot nice haha. But Id love to have a bow that is not a TD, I hope I can follow your instructions on these videos, If I fail oh well still thank you for sharing this information
Wow those bows in the beginning look absolutely beautiful..
When I did my survival training the key elements for survival were drinking water, shelter, fire and food. A bow is a tool that was used for thousands of years to put food within reach. If you are happy making do with scraps of food you are lucky enough to find that's up to you, personally I would find the time to make something that gives me the edge to put something worthwhile on the menu
Hey does the type of wood matter or can it be any type of wood. And also what wood did you use in the video and what wood would you recommend to a beginner
What is the best kind of wood to use? I have seen people laminate 2 different kinds of woods one on the belly and one on the outside. Is this a good idea?
Is de-barking the stave necessary? Would I be able to leave the bark on and allow it to fall off with use? The reason I ask is because it seems simpler to just leave the bark on, guaranteeing that the growth rings aren't compromised.
Thank you. Ruffing it, you mean do the initial shaping before you start thinning the two sides of the bow right? Then from there you can seal and store for the duration of 2 years?
Very awesome video series I will definitely use these methods when I make my bows
Mike knows his stuff and his roughed out bow staves are great value for anyone who wants a short cut rather than the labour of reducing a full stave. But I would never put any kind of shelf or rest on a primitive bow since these are in relative terms a modern innovation. Before this innovation the primitive bow was shot off the hand, which is my preference.
How about speed drying it over a fire? I've seen it done but how does it affect the material for use in a bow?
I definitely want to learn this skill, at least to some degree. I've been involved with archery since childhood, but always compound or composite recurves. When society finally collapses, this will come in handy.
You are a gifted man thank you for sharing your skill. Wish you and family well.q
i have a black walnut stave,will it be good enough to use?Or should i look for hickory or oak?
Fascinating! Pieces of art..
Maybe someday you decide to show us how to build the log cabin ; )
Very Good Congratulations,Master Bow,Douglas Fonseca.Salvador/Bahia/Brazil
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hey, do you think cypress would be a good bow wood? im trying to make a bow and have a bunch of cypress in my area.........
so - in a survival situaion do you carry 2 year dried hickory staves around?
Five thums up for that ... He is a master of his shit ... He knows what he is talking about ... Very informative and its easy too spot a man who take care of gis work ... Thx you to you guys
I'm from hot springs Arkansas love traditional archery!!!
width and thickness is all determined by the tillering process. its just about getting your correct draw weight
would pine or birch work good? it's the most common types of wood in this area
Beauty of a bow!
Do you split the stave then dry or dry for two years then start the bow making process, split, shave and so forth?
Also when you split the stave there are a lot of rough edges on it do you just shape it down?
Nice video by the way, am thinking of making one here is Aus and got a fresh stave not split yet so trying to follow the process in the video.
love the mal pup in the video!
Mike is awesome!
Makes sense. Just screwing around. Nice vid bro
Would it be better to dry and bend or bend while green and let dry in form
thanks for the vids guys .,.,.can i use canadian maple and or yellow birch ?.,.,also in my area we have alot of white ash .,.,.,i would relly appreciate your input thanks again
have you ever made a bow out of teek wood im sure you know teek is very strong very heavy so i was just wondering if you ever seen, made , or heard of someone doing it
does backing on the bow increase the strength or draw weight?
Very informative video. I was amazed at the guy who was batonging with his knife and using the back end of his hatchet. Steel hitting steel bad idea, it mushrooms the the tool. The spine of the guys knife, must be a little on the flat side!;:) Also, hitting steel on steel,like that, can cause fractures in the knife blade, and can cause the knife to fracture and break in the future.
Today i started from suits and ended up on master teaching me how to build a bow nice
The internet is a wonderful thing :)
Hi again. Just made a bow out of walnut. It looks nice and sturdy but I see some small microfractures on the bottom leg of the bow on the face with the handle. Is this a sign that it will break?
So the staves have to dry for two years after being carved? Would it work if the log has dried out for over two years?
hi guys, great set of videos. really helpfull. i wonder tho, how much time do i have to let the bow in the tillering stick so it get that curved shape? or it is just to see if it bends right on both limbs. Thanks
+Guillermo A. Garcia its to tiller what you remove determines the shape of the bow tillering each side then testing makes sure you dont remove to much and end up with a week spot
These are some good video's, well done!
Thank you Savage
And Sigma for the inspiration
Hey Sigma!
Could you create a video for such a situation: you have absolutely nothing (except for clothes, no knifes or water containers of metal) and you need to boil the water. For sure you are to find trashy plastic bottles - is there a way to utilize something to get clear water and not to try your health with raw river or puddle liquids?
Cheers from Russia,
Vlad
finally a good use for the tree i cut down about 2 years ago now i only gotta find a way to bring it down the mountain
Nice movie, thanks. What kind of Hickory is OK, good and the best for making bows? Pignut, Shagbark, Bitternut..Swamp Hicory?? I don´t know.. Best Regards, Ian
Beautiful filming.
I don't hunt or buy into the whole "the end is nigh, stockpile everything" schtick, but I do love making things.. Maybe I should give bows a shot (no pun intended.) There are plenty of vine maples scattered around that should work. Maybe keep some leftovers to use as scales on a matching knife.
Nice video, you guys do really nice work!
How long would it take for a stave to dry if i live in Alabama with the heat? Would it still take about 2 years?
What types of woods are common in england would be good for making bows?
hi im doing my leaving cert next year and for my construction exam im thinking of making a bow similar to the ones shown in the video, would it be easy to get osage in Ireland? or would i have to order the materials online? Thanks.
Buen trabajo..... good work bro..
Great ! Many thanks from Italy !
3 questions...would it help accuracy if you measured the center of the bow for where the arrow would rest, with the handle just below that? and doesn't that bark come off easy in one sheet in the spring when freshly cut? I guessing that wood is seasoned to some degree, so can that seasoning be done with the bark already removed?
Good video. Thanks for uploading.
With all due respect, I just posted my opinion...nothing else. No need to go apoplectic, my man.
I notice he edited his video without the distraction...much appreciated.
You're obviously correct. You can go back to your video games now.
i really like his leather cowboy style leg protection
Black cherry is pretty good, so is hazel but the best is osage orange or gemsbok horn.
I gave you a like just as i heard the intro. Nice.
Again, good video. Thanks for uploading and editing content. Much appreciated!
Thank u very much for your video, it's very wonder can see the making bow step by step. What name of trees whose wood can be used to make a good bow, the wood which have the best elasticity to launch the arrows in longest space
What kind of woods are good for bow building?
like those boots are they comfy what make are they. thx
yeah Mike Yancy! i bought a 4x6 of osage from him years ago, he gave me a great price and i made several bows from it :D
Mike is the best in the world in my opinion. He is one of my greatest mentors!
i never met him, living way up here in Canada, but i made some pretty nice bows from the osage he sent me (backed with hickory). I even have at least one of them left!
Does he have a RUclips channel?
that guy makes deadly works of art
What are the things on each end of the bowstring? Looks like fur where the the string meets each end of the stave. What are they called and what purpose do they serve?
someone correct me if Im wrong but i think they were rabbit fur silencers to dampen the string vibration it gives you a more silent release and better accuracy.
i have an oaks and cedar trees which would work the best?
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What would be the best type of wood to use for making a bow
I'm looking to buy a rasp on line, I like to know what grain is good for building a bow.
Thank you
I live in Arizona I was wanting to know if mesquite work as a good material for bow making
Very very good vid, thank you very much.
Thank you for having a good 🎤😉
I just cut down a nice maple about the size of yours. Do I need to paint the ends and season it for a while before splitting it ? It is October 27the 2017 here in the NE. Leaves are almost done falling. The tree is green without leaves. Can I split it now ? i would like to start making a bow ASAP. Thanks for your wisdom and skill .
do you have to age the wood before you make your bow