Branch Bow Building - A Yew Selfbow

Making a yew branch bow: from wood piece to finished weapon. It ended up a bit light (25lb) but still I'm happy with this bow. Just after unstringing it comes back to nearly 2" of natural reflex.
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[@DreamcraftBows]

Get my e-book here: dreamcraftbows.com/en_GB/p/E-book-Bow-Making-Basics-/41 Thanks for watching!

[@richman69ify]

Dude seriously you are an artisan of bows.

[@DreamcraftBows]

Appreciate it!

[@FlatlandMando]

Never have I made a bow from a blank of wood in the round. But I have built things relying a lot by eye, simple measurement & hand tools. It is most satisfying and most modern people will find it so because these procedures have become so rare

[@DreamcraftBows]

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[@richardjohnson4069]

Bought book about week ago. Solid read with lots of information. So many things I realized I was doing wrong. I just started my bow making project about 2 months ago. So far I'm 0-4. Lol. Book will help a ton

[@DreamcraftBows]

Glad it's helpful! Fingers crossed good luck man!

[@belarminomenendezroza3761]

Muy bueno

[@fls8x8]

Blimey!!! You are obviously an experienced person, since you are doing such cool things !!!

[@DreamcraftBows]

Thank you!

[@davidcarpenter9232]

Beautiful ,,, well done ... I watch this many times ... D

[@DreamcraftBows]

Thank you brother! Glad you enjoy it.

[@davidcarpenter9232]

A work of art ,,, yew tree very strong medicine ... Luv it ...

[@martarmis]

Wow! And this was a challenging piece of wood to work with! Congrats! Awesome result!

[@DreamcraftBows]

Thanks man! Appreciate it!

[@MElaughs]

I watched the entire thing, regretted nothing. When the "straightening required" moment happened I giggled and couldn't help thinking "mmmm..just a bit" and in seconds it was straight and looking incredible. This video was artistry.

[@DreamcraftBows]

Thank you for kind words. Appreciate your comment!

[@croft5941]

Greetings from Oregon. Love the new bow, you have my respect. Yew is hard enough from all the knots but dealing with a wonky branch to. Thats awesome

[@DreamcraftBows]

Thank you sir! Greetings from Poland!

[@croft5941]

@@DreamcraftBows ive got pacific yew seasoning for 3 months now. Come to Oregon in 7 months and we'll carve some bows

[@SumoLeon]

You can make a Bow out of everything, great respect, nice outcome! Greatings from Leon, we wrote several times in IG about my yew recurve.

[@DreamcraftBows]

Thank you my friend 🙏🙏

[@sethdelvalle]

Awesome stuff as always brother....post this in our primitive group Ryan Gill would love this....

[@DreamcraftBows]

Thank you brother!!

[@hnmcclain]

One of the most intriguing and impressive things I've watched. Such a great video and a wonderful skill you'll seemingly mastered. Good on you, bro. Thanks for sharing.

[@DreamcraftBows]

Glad you liked it! Thank you brother!

[@FrankOlsonTwins]

Still digging these vids!!🏹

[@DreamcraftBows]

Thank you sir! I'm happy to hear that.

[@N0rnagest]

That is a gorgeous trad bow.... I want one!

[@DreamcraftBows]

Glad you like it!

[@stephenhartley77]

That is an amazing video - brilliant! Thank you, I've learned more in 8 minutes than hours of 'tutorials', well done and thanks again :)

[@DreamcraftBows]

Appreciate your feedback sir. All the best!

[@williamanderson4681]

I'm gonna try making one . You have inspired me. !!!!! Thank you !!!!

[@DreamcraftBows]

Great to hear that 👊👊👊

[@michaelwagner4451]

Sehr interessanter Bogen, gute Arbeit

[@DreamcraftBows]

Thank you!

[@johnjriggsarchery2457]

Oh my, that is so beautiful! The stinker in me is thinking though, that is a bow asking to be sinew backed with three good layers.

[@DreamcraftBows]

Glad you like it sir! Have to get some sinew then!

[@Tradbow85]

That's a beauty

[@DreamcraftBows]

Appreciate it!

[@РустамБла]

Приятно смотреть на человека который делает что-то своими руками!успехов тебе и развития!

[@DreamcraftBows]

Thank you !

[@totallylegalshit7579]

Thanks for making a sapling bow. Ive been working with maple saplings, its nice to see someone else make a twisty bow. Also, quite like how you used the natural curve of the tree for your recurve. Something ive been trying, but haven't followed thru. Very encouraging.

[@DreamcraftBows]

Thank you for sharing your thoughts. Good luck with your builds!

[@DanSantanaBows]

Beauty! Another great one Dreamcraft

[@DreamcraftBows]

Thank you brother!

[@ToddWittenmyerBackwoodsLiving]

Interesting bow! Nice work as always!

[@DreamcraftBows]

Thank you sir!

[@Sheepdog1314]

Excellent - and I am amazed that just gluing the horn overlays, or in some cases horn tips, actually lasts

[@DreamcraftBows]

Thank you! Yes, if well clamped works great

[@eastcoastlithics]

This is my favorite video of yours yet!

[@DreamcraftBows]

Thank you Neil! I enjoyed making it and I like it a lot too!

[@Inspector-71]

Nice job, it came out really nice.

[@DreamcraftBows]

Thank you!

[@dprfail]

wow nice work that was a pleasure to watch :D

[@DreamcraftBows]

Glad you liked it! Thanks!

[@dB-uv7wp]

cracking video. I always thought it had to be straight.

[@DreamcraftBows]

💪💪

[@mr.tiddles556]

You never fail to impress. Have you done a video on top overlays yet? If not, I'd love to see it

[@DreamcraftBows]

Thank you sir! Not yet, but for sure I will!

[@theoldboy70]

Well done brother, that is an impressive skill that is very much appreciated by me.

[@DreamcraftBows]

Thank you brother!

[@greywolfwalking6359]

Awsome bow!

[@DreamcraftBows]

Thanks brother 🙏

[@greywolfwalking6359]

@@DreamcraftBows U R welcome!

[@flysomethingdamitdotcom8788]

Just wow!

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🙏🙏🙏

[@gorazdg1]

Very nice work ! How long have you had left wood drying before shaping the bow ?

[@hughswanzy8871]

COOL!

[@DreamcraftBows]

Thank you sir!

[@jillatherton4660]

Nice and wiggly. 👍

[@DreamcraftBows]

Thanks!

[@andrespomar1932]

Hola varon desde argentina hermoso trabajo,soy carpintero que madera usas para el arco? Gracias

[@glennwilliamson7911]

Nice 👍🏻!

[@DreamcraftBows]

Thank you sir!

[@thormidthagahast8914]

If you put some sand or maybe even some gravel in your tillering pulleys and salt up the internal mechanism of your tillering scale you can have a nice pleasant experience tillering while being driven to deafness by all the jarring screeching and grinding of your equipment. So nice, you'll want to do it twice.

[@RedmanOutdoors366]

Very cool man 😎👍💯🔥🏹

[@DreamcraftBows]

Thanks brother!

[@j.shorter4716]

Color contrast with yew looks so good also unique how the sap/heartwood work together. Do you cut the yew yourself?

[@DreamcraftBows]

Yes, it's very special! No, I've never cut yew wood. It's protected species here and can be bought only occasionally

[@StefDude00]

I’ve said it before and I’m going say it again, that’s beutiful craftsmanship. You are truly a master of your craft. Also are you going to add a learher grip to it or something similiar to the bow?

[@DreamcraftBows]

Thank you sir! At the moment I don't , I like it the way it is

[@XenFPV]

This is a beautiful bow. I'm amazed. Can I ask why you chose to go for the narrow static tips? Was it just an aesthetic choice?

[@DreamcraftBows]

Thank you! Can't explain excactly why I've built it this way. It was just my vision. Nevertheless there is a design called "Mollegabet" and it's basing on this style static but a bit longer tips

[@josegodoy9160]

Hola muy bueno tu trabajo lindo arco bella madera saludos

[@DreamcraftBows]

Thank you! Greetings from Poland!

[@joedaniels4646]

Very nice!

[@ragnarnyhuis6331]

Once again a beautiful bow! Did you choose the light draw weight because of the snakyness of the Limbs or because of the overall small diameter of the stave? Thanks!

[@DreamcraftBows]

Thank you sir! I was aiming a bit higher - for 30-35 lb but due to overall stave character and my mistake (I removed too much wood at the single spot) it ended up 25 lb. Still happy with it!

[@fredazcrate4362]

Winner winner chicken dinner!

[@DreamcraftBows]

👊👊

[@picatchouartbraille3379]

bravo, c'est quoi comme bois ?

[@DreamcraftBows]

Thank you! It's yew wood

[@nickk.827]

Sweet!!

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Thank you!

[@nickk.827]

@@DreamcraftBows very welcome 😀

[@ragnar3314]

That's nice you need to make cross bows also

[@DreamcraftBows]

Thanks 👊

[@petekosar8379]

Great video My Brother! How long start to finish?

[@DreamcraftBows]

Thank you my friend! Approx 15 hours I guess

[@petekosar8379]

@@DreamcraftBows that's all! GOOD LORD! I thought maybe months. Ha ha ha

[@DreamcraftBows]

I was a bit unclear here. The wood was seasoned approx 2 years. But 15 hours is pure work time.

[@alejandracarrillo4284]

Exelent bow its a beauty but Isnt yew toxic?

[@Alastair510]

how did you make the arrows and from what? Never made my own from scratch (just assembled from fletches, nock and head). Always thought that making decent arrow shafts would be more difficult than making a selfwood bow.

[@DreamcraftBows]

Here is my video from making these arrows: kzbin.info/www/bejne/ooKxl5lun6lmmbM I bought fletches and head. Well, I have little experience with arrows, currently making another hazel set. Love dog rose as a material for shafts

[@andyvue2418]

Idk that much about wood but that don't really look like a yew wood branch but still cool.

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Thanks!

[@CarlosAntonio-ts9pj]

Ótimo, o arco ficou muito bom.

[@DreamcraftBows]

Thank you brother!

[@lucabosi3621]

Light....but ....nice!!!

[@DreamcraftBows]

Yes sir, it makes me sad too... Thank you!

[@anthonymiller6315]

Nice

[@DreamcraftBows]

Thanks!

[@raydijk7709]

howlong did you dry this wood and how?

[@DreamcraftBows]

It was seasoned with the bark on at least 2 years. But the time needed to dry it is much shorter

[@lucasklein9285]

Super

[@DreamcraftBows]

Thank you!

[@alissonvieira4662]

Cara eu sou muito fã seu eu gosto muito do seu trabalho como que eu faria que encomendar um arco

[@DreamcraftBows]

Thank you!! Appreciate it!

[@buggelindpetersen5187]

Great job 👏 This is the exact video I was looking for. How long did you season the stave?

[@DreamcraftBows]

Thank you! I was seasoning it for over a year, but I don't know how long was it seasoned before (I bought it). It definetely could be done much quicker

[@matiasrosales9950]

👏👍

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👏👏👏

[@alexandrossachinidis1385]

Τι ξύλο είναι ? Ευχαριστώ πολύ

[@DreamcraftBows]

It is european yew (Taxus baccata)

[@dooleyfussle8634]

Nice snaky bow. Shoots well. I made a similar yew bow, shorter with recurved tips. It has a sinew back and pulls about 45#. Yours would increase if you shortened it and added sinew, should you want that. It would shoot much more harshly, though, and the draw length would decrease. Good seeing you wearing a mask, yew dust is toxic!

[@DreamcraftBows]

Thank you sir! Yes sir it could be a good upgrade!

[@totallylegalshit7579]

How much sinew to back a 65 inch bow? I have four short cords from a blacktail doe, would i need a thick layer, or just strands?

[@dooleyfussle8634]

@@totallylegalshit7579 by the time you pound up those tendons, you will have a lot of thread like strands, maybe a paper grocery bag full. They should be 4 to 8 inches long. Then you need some hide glue, I used Mrs. Brown's Cold Hide Glue, from Lee Valley. It doesn't require heat. Then, starting at the grip, layer the strings of tendon across tbe back of the bow working your way up the length of the bow and overlapping each section. When you reach the tip, start on the other end of the bow, working up to it's tip. Once you're finished, allow it to dry/cure for several days. If you have more tendon, start over with another layer. Do as many as you have tendon for. Three or four layers will make very powerful and resilent bow. You can use a file, sandpaper and hot water to smooth and finish the backing. Once the glue has cured completely, maybe three or four weeks depending on the humidity, carefully begin stretching the backing, taking several days to condition it to full draw. You may have to re-tiller the bow depending on how much stronger it gets. I have even used sinew and hide glue as patches to reinforce weak spots/splinters in an otherwise unbacked bow. Have fun.

[@totallylegalshit7579]

@@dooleyfussle8634 thanks alot, really appreciate all the info.

[@arrowzen7433]

Will a sapling only make a lower poundage bow or?…

[@DreamcraftBows]

Depends on the particular piece. If it's thicker sure it will make a more powerful bow

[@4estral]

When you make a bow that ends up at only 25#, try shooting it with 2 fingers instead of 3. It will release much cleaner and shoot faster. Seriously, go try it right now!

[@DreamcraftBows]

Thanks for the tip! Will try it out!

[@halfvisual]

Seems like this stave would have been better as an HLD. Have you tried this design before?

[@DreamcraftBows]

Yes, I've made a few hollow limb bows too (videos on my channel)

[@gotamamitrov]

What kind of wood finish is that?

[@DreamcraftBows]

Water based varnish

[@sergiomendez9813]

Que madera sirve.... gracias

[@Khangkhit]

Ibs bow ?

[@DreamcraftBows]

25lb at 25"

[@tyujggggtfuuhh3845]

อีกอันนึงคืออันนี้แหละ

[@Max-oi4kj]

Круто, наверное это самый кривой лук что я видел))))) и ведь работает))))

[@DreamcraftBows]

👍👍

[@yoyoyo624]

Корявый, но все равно красивый 👍

[@Deywahada]

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[@DreamcraftBows]

👍👍

[@codyparr591]

Hey wat did u use at the tip on each side wat material is that black stuff

[@DreamcraftBows]

These are pieces of cow horn