How to Build an Osage Recurve Selfbow from Start to Finish

[@DanSantanaBows]

Masterpiece bow, masterclass tutorial. The bow gods smile today

[@SwiftwoodBows]

Thanks, Dan!

[@geostigma369]

Im confident this is the best bow building guide on the internet.

[@SwiftwoodBows]

Thank you! Those are kind words

[@chrisclarke3670]

Great build and detailed video. I had the pleasure of recently meeting Weylin as he is fine tuning a bow my father built many years ago. Weylin let me watch the process for a couple hours and explained his methods. He showed me a number of bows he’s made and a couple in process. He appears to be a true craftsman in the old art of bow making! I highly recommend him.

[@Randy-ve2wv]

Loved how you talked us through it all 😊 thank you 🎉❤

[@dylanhixenbaugh4575]

Great demonstration and beautiful bow !

[@SwiftwoodBows]

Thanks, Dylan!

[@Cas-sq9sc]

Thank you very much for sharing your knowledge. I made my first osage orange bow two years ago, following yours videos. Thank you Weylin!!

[@SwiftwoodBows]

You're welcome! glad the videos were helpful

[@stevenkeil7869]

Great video, very precise.your videos have helped me alot throughout my first year of building bows.

[@SwiftwoodBows]

Thank you. I'm glad to hear they've been helpful

[@bumbumbutter3189]

Welcome back sir✨～

[@SwiftwoodBows]

Thanks! Hope to be making more

[@lucusgamble4258]

Great video. Thank you for generously sharing your craft. BTW your shop looks so clean.

[@SwiftwoodBows]

Thanks! Haha, that's just an illusion. My shop is usually a wreck. I have to force myself to clean it up for videos. One of the reasons I don't make more. lol

[@HonestDoubter]

If any of you want to make a bow and are on the fence about taking a class - let me give a quick review. I took Weylin's class this year and made a bow in four days. It wasn't difficult but it wasn't easy. Weylin was there every step of the way and I feel like I accomplished something I had always wanted to. If you are considering a class - consider Swiftwood Bows.

[@SwiftwoodBows]

Thank you! I really appreciate the review and the kind words.

[@rupertbezuidenhout7455]

Have been following you from 2018. Built a few mulberry bows with your KZbin building tutorials. Just one question: what type of paint do you do the white dots on the sides for finishing? Greetings from South Africa

[@robertmooney1492]

​@@rupertbezuidenhout7455mulberry is underrated for this application. Also, crape myrtle makes a very springy, easily tillered bow(especially, if there's no twists and you plane the stave on all four sides).

[@aaronhollenbeck2880]

Great build along per the usual. Those skins are awesome. I like how you built up the area around the rest with cork. I use it to round out the front of my handles underneath the handle wrap.

[@SwiftwoodBows]

Thank you. That's a good use for it as well. builds up small handles well too

[@organicarchery]

A+ tutorial, my friend. Top-shelf knowledge presented in a clear, concise way. Love the Feng Shui of your work space too!

[@SwiftwoodBows]

Thanks, man! I enjoyed listening to your podcast episode the other day. Hope to cross paths at some point. You need to make it out to the Tennessee Classic next year

[@organicarchery]

@@SwiftwoodBows I’ve been meaning to go for the past 3 years. We schedule our workshops in December of the year prior and by the time they release the dates for the classic, it somehow always lands on the same weekend we booked a class! I’ll try to come again next year. Wish they’d release the dates a little sooner!

[@mauricerobertson1944]

Dear sir, you build the most beautiful bows.

[@SwiftwoodBows]

Thank you!

[@thephoenicianarcher5267]

Inspiring ❤

[@SwiftwoodBows]

Thank you

[@stevew2347]

Those wolf-fish skins look awesome. Once again, your work is impeccable. Your detail work sets your bows a notch higher than most accomplished selfbow bowyers. I've learned so much from your videos. Thanks again for sharing your skills.

[@SwiftwoodBows]

Thank you very much!

[@djkingmonentertainment]

This was an awesome tutorial on making a recurve bow. You are truly a skilled craftsman. I loved the video. I would love to have a custom bow like that. I love archery. Keep up the great work 👍

[@RedmanOutdoors366]

Wow really nice 💪😎💯🇺🇲🔥🏹

[@SwiftwoodBows]

Thanks ✌

[@mattiazuccolo629]

I'm very glad to see you back here! And with a very interesting video too! can I ask, if you don't mind, where did you buy your shellac?

[@SwiftwoodBows]

Thanks! I'm pretty sure I got a bag of dewaxed shellac flakes off amazon. Cant remember the brand off hand.

[@AbubakarSajid777]

Love from pakistan

[@criticalthinker2477]

Great to see this video. I've been wanting to try an osage orange bow (I've only done hickory so far). I'm curious where you got your design guidelines, i.e. width=1.75" and length = 2×draw length+handle+tips. It would be helpful to know since I need to adjust for my particular requirements.

[@sarangunya]

Hi Weylin...do you round your bellys so aggressively with every kind of bow wood? Also with elm or hickory? Or do u only just work with osage? Greetings from germany...nice to see you again...

[@SwiftwoodBows]

I will do it initially in the early tillering regardless of wood type just because it is a more efficient wood removal method. As I progress with the wood removal it will flatten back out. I will end up with a very flat belly on a whitewood flatbow. Even this recurve is quite flat on the belly, just rounded corners.

[@robinpundzak7371]

What is that long skinny scraper you are using? If it's homemade what is it made from and the dimensions, if you purchased it, where is it from? It looks really useful.

[@jakecumpston5978]

Can you make a mistake video? Some minor/major mistakes that can happen at each step, and how to fix/correct them? The "Do and don'ts" Showing the different mistakes on a "throw away" bow to show how you would correct if one side of the bow is flexing less than the other as an example. What to do with splinters, finding hidden knots, when to give up on a piece etc.

[@SwiftwoodBows]

I never make mistakes! Haha, just kidding. It's a good idea. I'll think of a good way to cover that

[@dylanstutzman1144]

Could you have cut in a shelf if you wanted to?

[@PilotLifeNet]

is this bow for sale?

[@motivationalchannel7385]

Can you tell me about measurements

[@SwiftwoodBows]

what specifically are you wondering? I tried to give all the numbers in the video

[@motivationalchannel7385]

@@SwiftwoodBows sorry

[@motivationalchannel7385]

@@SwiftwoodBows im asking for clear sketch

[@C200michmich]

BRAVO vous faites du très bon travail . vous utilisez l'osage , vous avez la chance d'avoir de très bons bois aux US nous en france nous n'avons pas comme vous . LE Frène L' érable le noisetier peut etre le noyer . j'ai coupé un acacia de france ,c'est pas top , il est filandreux .j'aimerai me procurer de l'OSAGE et de l' Hickory . je suis débutant mais j'aime bien je m'amuse comme un enfant j'ai 64 ans , mais c'est un plaisir de fabriquer des arcs

[@hansimgluck9207]

Sad Tor see my comment on wildlife protection aspects has been removed. I cannot see why the YT algo should have a problem with it so I wonder if the comment on that topic wasn‘t welcome... Thanks in advance for enlightning. :)

[@SwiftwoodBows]

I didn't see it or remove it

[@hansimgluck9207]

@@SwiftwoodBows Thank you! Happend before so maybe the algo doesnt like my thoughts. XD