A Beginners first longbow out of a hickory board

[@DanSantanaBows]

Greetings from r/bowyer, and here’s another comment for the algorithm. You’re always helping folks out with bows and it’s much appreciated. Keep makin great videos man!

[@BowtellBows]

Thanks Dan. We all love this art and just want to see it continue. Yay for the KZbin algorithm

[@michaelflaspoehler4152]

Wenn ich so erstklassiges Werkzeugs bei meinem ersten Bogen zur Verfügung gehabt hätte dann hätte mir die Arbeit an meinem Ersten Bogen drei Mal so viel Spaß gemacht. Schönes Video von euch! DZdkf.!

[@BowtellBows]

Agreed! I started out with simple tools and broke many bows. This is one reason I am very happy to help people learn the craft so it is more enjoyable. Thank you for the comment!

[@charlesdavis9937]

My first was a hickory board bow. Made an English Longbow. It is 72” long 44# @ 28”

[@BowtellBows]

It is a great starting wood and can really make a wonderful bow.

[@KD8HDY]

I know this has been a while but I have a lot of black walnut- can you make a mollegabet of that? Will you?

[@BowtellBows]

That sounds like a great idea! I have acquired a nice lot of walnut staves that would work nicely for a mollegabet style bow. Not sure when I would be able to get to it but I would like to give that a try. Thanks for the suggestion.

[@kickashbows3351]

Awesome video, where can one get that graph you have @ the tillering board? Love it!

[@BowtellBows]

Thank you! I found it at a local fabric store. It is obviously meant for bow making but I guess it can be used to measure and cut out large pieces of fabric.

[@stephenbonaventure9423]

Hey just wanted to ask y’all guys how do I find that wall chart that y’all used in measuring the limbs of the bow while you were tillering it out Where do you find it and what is it called

[@BowtellBows]

Sure thing! Here is a link to one on Amazon: Dritz 890 Superboard Durable Kraft Board, 39-3/4 x 72-Inch www.amazon.com/dp/B0018N22FO/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_glt_fabc_YVY8024A0C5JT5TESY30

[@stephenbonaventure9423]

Thanks for the info appreciate I will have to order me one so I can finally Tiller my hickory bow

[@williamwolfe1835]

What were the measurements on this bow? I would like to try this for my first bow.

[@BowtellBows]

Wonderful! Always exciting to start your first bow. It is a 6 foot bow with the nocks cut 1 inch in on both sides. It has a 4” handle section that is offset from the center of the bow, 1 inch up and 3 below center. We made the limbs of the bow about 1.25 inches wide until the middle of the limb then tapered down to the .5 inch wide nocks. Let me know if that helps.

[@williamwolfe1835]

@@BowtellBows Thank you so much. I'll let ya know how it turns out!!!!

[@richardhoule4389]

Great vid man! Was this from a stave or board?

[@BowtellBows]

Thank you. This was from a piece of lumber he bought off the Internet intended for bows. Not a bad piece of wood and turned a good bow.

[@richardhoule4389]

@@BowtellBows awsome! Yeah looks like it worked out real well! As you were asking for suggestions on woods to work I'd love to see a black locust vid.. I'm getting the ring chasing down but I'd still love to see you make a vid on a BL stave. Chasing rings and trapping it n what not. Keep up the good work guys! Always enjoy more bow building vids

[@BowtellBows]

Black Locust is on my list! I haven’t made a bow from it yet but I will see about finding a stave now. My next bow I will finish next week is a Purple Heart self bow recurve. Video coming soon

[@richardhoule4389]

@@BowtellBows that sounds awsome man! BL grows like crazy near me.. but I've had bad luck quick drying it. Im going to give a couple dif methods a try. I already have a piece with santana's name on it. If I can manage to get more I'll keep ya in mind!

[@BowtellBows]

Sounds like a great plan to me! Thank you @Richard Houle

[@pnotuner1]

How long was this bow?

[@BowtellBows]

72” overall length and 70” nock to nock. It’s a great starting length.

[@samuelstrymish6403]

try mulberry

[@BowtellBows]

I will add it to my list. Thank you!