As a young boy growing up I was fascinated with Rambos bow and arrows. I remember building a bow from a sapling I cut from a tree in our backyard lol. This brought back alot of good memories of that time and has inspired me to try and build another one. Thanks!
What a lovely 20 minutes, turned out great. That antler arrow rest was perfect, you'll have to keep your eyes peeled for more! The chilled style is very refreshing.
Hey, I love the finished bow. I've been thinking about doing a small wooden or pvc bow as a personal project, and this is more or less exactly what I wanted to do, so, it's a great inspiration.
What a peaceful and informative way to start my morning! Just getting into bow shooting on a budget together with my wife and we are loving it. Subscribed.
Nice one bud! Please make a similar video using vertical grain bamboo flooring? I think for a similar draw it will be smoother and faster at lighter arrows 10-11 gpp and would be perfect for a kid’s small game bow
Introducing run off by tapering limbs is something I've always wondered about. I've watched tons of board bow videos and have made a couple... but even if your grain is perfectly straight as you taper your limbs you're going to introduce run off
I have never seen you channel before, i have never fired a bow before, but this video was brilliant, so informative, and makes me want to go to B&Q ahaha! Well done, great video!
Switching to a 'left handed' draw because my left eye is dominant changed my archery world. Suddenly I was hitting the target reliably and the activity went from interesting and fun to compelling and rewarding as well.
I am speechless. What a beautiful craft you have mastered. I shoot both recurve & longbows but never actually thought I would have the skill or patience to make one. Kudos master craftsman!
If you go to the pet store and get a rawhide bone (dog chew toy), you can make a great backing for the bow that will protect it and increase draw weight a little. Soak the rawhide until pliable and use wood glue. Wrap it around the limb completely with inner tubing and allow to dry. Leave plenty on the edges to trim as it will shrink.
I tried this and mostly it just added weight and no strength to the bow. I guess I didn't get it adhered properly so that's probably key. Also note that dog chew toys are no longer rawhide. They're collagen only. The actual hide part is not included. Backing a bow with actual rawhide does work of course.
Absolute best and most accurate arrows I ever made were just outta dowel, straightened and sanding sealered to toughen....... man, all my aluminum arrows after a while using, would miss that dang gopher, all around him...... so last arrow always the dowel one..... never seemed to miss. Great vid, lotsa fun. thanks for sharing.
Another good option for cheap arrows are the bamboo garden stakes at Home Depot. They will need some heat straightening, but that’s super simple, and they are tough as nails. Also, you can get a pack of I believe 8 for around $6.
When it comes to speed a bow between 35-45# matches a bow between 90-100# (Or more), just because with the poundage of the bow the arrow weight also has to increase. It's just the momentum and thus penetration power that is stronger on heavy bows/arrows. That's why they were used in warfare back in the day.
When I was a kid I use to make bows out of those thin fiberglass flag poles they use to put on bicycles. They worked really good. I bet you can double or triple them up to increase the power.
Hello, I'm not a hunter. It's just not something that I've ever gotten into. However, I do really enjoy creating weapons, bushcrafting, and building things, backpacking, camping and fishing. I've recently decided to try my hand at bow making. So naturally, I'm watching all of the videos that I can find on the subject. I'm just wondering if layering a few thin strips of wood in the center of your bow rather than that 1 large piece and then adding a layer of carbon and Epoxy resin would stiffen it up enough to get around 40lbs out of it. I really like that you tried to create a bow out of big box store, off the shelf materials. I'm heading out to the woods tomorrow to find a nice Maple stave to build my first bow. I've been waiting for a day off from work for this little adventure but I think I will also try your box store bow build. I'm really wanting to try to build at least one bow with a fishing reel on it. And even though I don't wish to hunt big game. I would consider bird hunting, duck, grouse and pheasant, while out on my woods walks. I really appreciate your effort with making these videos and showing others what they could potentially do. I'm trying to get away from a commercial, corporate, consumeristic, existence and get back to a more grounded, earthy lifestyle. Videos like these really help with that effort. Thank you very much. New subscriber.
I’m not an expert on laminated bows but my birch bow videos would be the same process as maple. Just make sure you are choosing sugar maple and not silver maple, silver maple is too soft. I also grouse hunt a lot with bows. Not sure what benefit a fishing real would have.
@Benjamin.stevens It's just something that I want to try. I work in a sporting goods department and we are always getting broken and damaged fishing poles with reel combos. I've got my eye on a couple really nice ones that would work pretty well for a fishing bow. Maybe I'll make a video of it, just to try making a video. I'm actually a boat builder and I have a really great design for a 13' freight canoe that I'm wanting to build and outfit as a backwater camp cruiser. It's really wide and stable and would make a great bow fishing vessel because it's light and advantageous for standing up in. We have quite a few lakes around here and some of the really skinny water seasonal tributaries are only accessible by kayak, canoe and by walking. I also carry a 22 rifle that weighs under 3 lbs. There's literally dozens of these small creeks and thousands of acres and feet of shoreline. It's very much like exploring. It's 26 miles to the nearest town by roadway. It's also very hilly with lots of ravines, with creeks running through that have little secluded fishing holes that no one ever fishes. A fishing bow may be the perfect tool! If you want to see so.e of the area, go check out The Cumberland Rover channel. He sails his little 12' skiff in the same area and does naturalist videos. Thanks, I'll check out your Birch bow video next. I love your work, I'm learning a lot from your content.
Awesome bow. Nicely done. I'm working on my 3rd red oak board bow. The first one broke (also broke two poplar board bows) and the second was a success. I used Gorilla wood glue to add fiberglass strands as a backing. Not sure if that was necessary. Love that arrow rest!
I have made a PVC pipe bow( Just pipe with nocks filed). Nylon rope twisted string (About 1/4 inch thick). And dowel arrows with sharpened wood points, self nocks to fit the thick string, and duck tape fletch. If it is stupid and it works...
Is that an English Springer Spaniel I spy? So cute. I love the contrast of the black head and the white body (with minor ticking). My first Springer had an almost all-white body too, but he had the liver color variant for his head, and the odd body patch. Oh, video was good too. I've been contemplating trying a project like this, just for fun...I'm not much of a woodworker or anything, but it seems to be not too difficult, and everyone knows bows are badass. The tillering is likely to be the part I mess up, as that looks like it takes actual skill. Otherwise though, it's probably manageable.
He’s actually a large munsterlander. The long haired version of a German shorthair pointer. But I get springer a lot. Both good dogs. You can do it! Just take your time.
This is a fantastic video. It makes the idea of creating a self bow really achievable and was delivered in a really accessible way. Great job! 👍👍👍
- You can make fletchings from duct tape.
- for blunt tip arrows, seems that nuts that fit the shaft should work.
As a young boy growing up I was fascinated with Rambos bow and arrows. I remember building a bow from a sapling I cut from a tree in our backyard lol. This brought back alot of good memories of that time and has inspired me to try and build another one. Thanks!
What a lovely 20 minutes, turned out great. That antler arrow rest was perfect, you'll have to keep your eyes peeled for more!
The chilled style is very refreshing.
Excellent job and video, you inspire me to return to making self bows after an 8 year break.
Hey, I love the finished bow.
I've been thinking about doing a small wooden or pvc bow as a personal project, and this is more or less exactly what I wanted to do, so, it's a great inspiration.
could've done duct tape fletching to stay in the hardware store theme
What a peaceful and informative way to start my morning! Just getting into bow shooting on a budget together with my wife and we are loving it. Subscribed.
Nice one bud! Please make a similar video using vertical grain bamboo flooring? I think for a similar draw it will be smoother and faster at lighter arrows 10-11 gpp and would be perfect for a kid’s small game bow
Introducing run off by tapering limbs is something I've always wondered about. I've watched tons of board bow videos and have made a couple... but even if your grain is perfectly straight as you taper your limbs you're going to introduce run off
Very nice bow I have a vintage recurve really considering making a longbow nice job brother
I have never seen you channel before, i have never fired a bow before, but this video was brilliant, so informative, and makes me want to go to B&Q ahaha! Well done, great video!
Great instructive video. Really enjoyed watching
Nicely done!
Thanks Dan!
$40 for materials and $400 in equivalent labor hours
$1200 for you
Otherwise go pay $150 or less for a POS and learn nothing for yourself.
Building simple board bows is so much fun and very addictive
Never thought I’d suddenly be interested in bow making 😅
awesome job looks great.
You and I draw the same…but I just found out I should draw the other way. I don’t look down my dominant eye. Looks like a nice bow
Switching to a 'left handed' draw because my left eye is dominant changed my archery world. Suddenly I was hitting the target reliably and the activity went from interesting and fun to compelling and rewarding as well.
That is one beautiful art piece.
Absolutely wonderful build my friend. The bow turned out great 🏹
Cody
Michigan
Lovely project!
Dude I love this I really enjoyed watching this! I really want the bow now!
Wow, nicely done!
I am speechless. What a beautiful craft you have mastered. I shoot both recurve & longbows but never actually thought I would have the skill or patience to make one. Kudos master craftsman!
Absolutely an art and you drew me in immediately, great job on this video and Bow.
New subscriber here from South Wales, UK. I really enjoyed your video, I wish we could buy decent hardwood at diy stores here 😔
If you go to the pet store and get a rawhide bone (dog chew toy), you can make a great backing for the bow that will protect it and increase draw weight a little. Soak the rawhide until pliable and use wood glue. Wrap it around the limb completely with inner tubing and allow to dry. Leave plenty on the edges to trim as it will shrink.
I tried this and mostly it just added weight and no strength to the bow. I guess I didn't get it adhered properly so that's probably key. Also note that dog chew toys are no longer rawhide. They're collagen only. The actual hide part is not included. Backing a bow with actual rawhide does work of course.
This bout to be a good one
Wow that’s a sweet bow I hope I can win it!
Beautiful job! Definitely entering to win one of your bows! Glad to see your channel growing!
Beautiful bow! Cute baby!
Absolute best and most accurate arrows I ever made were just outta dowel, straightened and sanding sealered to toughen....... man, all my aluminum arrows after a while using, would miss that dang gopher, all around him...... so last arrow always the dowel one..... never seemed to miss. Great vid, lotsa fun. thanks for sharing.
Another good option for cheap arrows are the bamboo garden stakes at Home Depot. They will need some heat straightening, but that’s super simple, and they are tough as nails. Also, you can get a pack of I believe 8 for around $6.
Good job Ben
When it comes to speed a bow between 35-45# matches a bow between 90-100# (Or more), just because with the poundage of the bow the arrow weight also has to increase. It's just the momentum and thus penetration power that is stronger on heavy bows/arrows. That's why they were used in warfare back in the day.
Do a .0035 fiberglass strip next time. You'll get to the 37-42# point.
When I was a kid I use to make bows out of those thin fiberglass flag poles they use to put on bicycles. They worked really good. I bet you can double or triple them up to increase the power.
Excellent job. Based on the materials you had to work with from Home Depot at that price, I'd say it turned out pretty damn nice.👍
Hello, I'm not a hunter. It's just not something that I've ever gotten into. However, I do really enjoy creating weapons, bushcrafting, and building things, backpacking, camping and fishing. I've recently decided to try my hand at bow making. So naturally, I'm watching all of the videos that I can find on the subject. I'm just wondering if layering a few thin strips of wood in the center of your bow rather than that 1 large piece and then adding a layer of carbon and Epoxy resin would stiffen it up enough to get around 40lbs out of it. I really like that you tried to create a bow out of big box store, off the shelf materials. I'm heading out to the woods tomorrow to find a nice Maple stave to build my first bow. I've been waiting for a day off from work for this little adventure but I think I will also try your box store bow build. I'm really wanting to try to build at least one bow with a fishing reel on it. And even though I don't wish to hunt big game. I would consider bird hunting, duck, grouse and pheasant, while out on my woods walks. I really appreciate your effort with making these videos and showing others what they could potentially do. I'm trying to get away from a commercial, corporate, consumeristic, existence and get back to a more grounded, earthy lifestyle. Videos like these really help with that effort. Thank you very much. New subscriber.
I’m not an expert on laminated bows but my birch bow videos would be the same process as maple. Just make sure you are choosing sugar maple and not silver maple, silver maple is too soft. I also grouse hunt a lot with bows. Not sure what benefit a fishing real would have.
Me too
@Benjamin.stevens It's just something that I want to try. I work in a sporting goods department and we are always getting broken and damaged fishing poles with reel combos. I've got my eye on a couple really nice ones that would work pretty well for a fishing bow. Maybe I'll make a video of it, just to try making a video. I'm actually a boat builder and I have a really great design for a 13' freight canoe that I'm wanting to build and outfit as a backwater camp cruiser. It's really wide and stable and would make a great bow fishing vessel because it's light and advantageous for standing up in. We have quite a few lakes around here and some of the really skinny water seasonal tributaries are only accessible by kayak, canoe and by walking. I also carry a 22 rifle that weighs under 3 lbs. There's literally dozens of these small creeks and thousands of acres and feet of shoreline. It's very much like exploring. It's 26 miles to the nearest town by roadway. It's also very hilly with lots of ravines, with creeks running through that have little secluded fishing holes that no one ever fishes. A fishing bow may be the perfect tool! If you want to see so.e of the area, go check out The Cumberland Rover channel. He sails his little 12' skiff in the same area and does naturalist videos. Thanks, I'll check out your Birch bow video next. I love your work, I'm learning a lot from your content.
All that work and then a nail gouge bummer
Very well done!!
Awesome bow. Nicely done. I'm working on my 3rd red oak board bow. The first one broke (also broke two poplar board bows) and the second was a success. I used Gorilla wood glue to add fiberglass strands as a backing. Not sure if that was necessary. Love that arrow rest!
0:33 That baby is adorable!
that is nice!!! i really want to make a bow now!!
Oh dude, its like going to work (on thursday), shoot the thing first.
Wow that is really nice brother!!
Micro cord works well for a bow string if you use 5 strands
Do you ever plan on trying to make a short bow?
nice job man
cool bow, good video
Interesting baby toy at 0:36!
I was wondering the same thing...
I have made a PVC pipe bow( Just pipe with nocks filed). Nylon rope twisted string (About 1/4 inch thick). And dowel arrows with sharpened wood points, self nocks to fit the thick string, and duck tape fletch.
If it is stupid and it works...
entered nice build
Wow that's awesome
Thank you brother for information
Number 36 tarred bank line doesn't stretch.
Great job
Nice!!
just use pvc and you can build a durable turkish style 100 pound bow in no time
Good Job Sir
I use braided sipder wire fishing linemy strings and gained 15 to 20 fps and it was only $5 .
great video
Next Up a gun build challenge at a hard ware store
Tri the flemish swist
Is that an English Springer Spaniel I spy? So cute. I love the contrast of the black head and the white body (with minor ticking). My first Springer had an almost all-white body too, but he had the liver color variant for his head, and the odd body patch.
Oh, video was good too. I've been contemplating trying a project like this, just for fun...I'm not much of a woodworker or anything, but it seems to be not too difficult, and everyone knows bows are badass. The tillering is likely to be the part I mess up, as that looks like it takes actual skill. Otherwise though, it's probably manageable.
He’s actually a large munsterlander. The long haired version of a German shorthair pointer. But I get springer a lot. Both good dogs.
You can do it! Just take your time.
Badass.
Your agood bowmaker ilove to chat as abowfriend and to check on more of how to make a working bow muchlove.
What about using duct tape to make fetchings?
Cheers m8
Very nice
Dope
Trash