I Make a Leather Arm Bracer. DIY Archery Arm Protection. How to make a Bracer.

[@nerdygirl1018]

Excited to make my elf ranger cosplay and this just adds to my list of DIYs! Thank you!

[@davidharrison6615]

you have the most amazingly full life now retired . its great that you share your knowledge with people like me who are new to it all and need all the help we can get . it has given me a whole new chapter to my life . my bows are a wonderful part of me now .

[@MickGrewcock]

Thank you David. Delighted that you are finding my little videos of some use. I'm still learning every single day so on show are my mistakes, ocassional successes, frustration and joy - the whole journey! Glad you are making your own way. I wish you well as ever. Mick

[@slyte0x674]

im actually using this for hidden blades thanks for the tutorial

[@michaelpthompson]

I still grimace as I remember the pain of my very first shot with my newly acquired recurve bow, as well as the rainbow hues of the bruise that lasted several days after. Not only did I use a bracer after that, it improved by form by quite a bit. Thanks for the excellent lesson.

[@MickGrewcock]

Thank you Michael!

[@nathanialpittman6949]

Making my first bracer soon. Have collected the eyelets from am old pair of KEEN shoes that seem to fit the need. I drilled out the rivets and have 16 although I'll only need half that.

[@wirarizaldy3527]

2019 anyone ??? ... love this video !!!

[@dutchcourage7312]

Hope you never loose that enthusiasm! tnx for sharing ^^

[@Leofwine.]

Made one today at work, cheers Mick.

[@kellenknight1421]

Preparing for a renaissance fair. This was so helpful and pleasant to watch, thank you!

[@kassmaster7531]

me too lol

[@Spirits850]

This channel is great. A lot of archery channels on youtube are cringey and / or boring. These videos are interesting, intriguing and have a certain mystical or spiritual quality to them. I wonder if Mick is even aware he's a zen master.

[@MickGrewcock]

Spirits850 A Zen Master! Wow. No, that one got by me - never realised I was one! I am not a good archer and a very middling bowyer, but I do my best to tell my story in the hope others are inspired just to have a go. Thanks 🙏 for watching. Mick

[@karenmurray3098]

excellent video mick !!

[@stlong001]

That was a very bracing video! Part of it had me undoubtedly riveted. 😁

[@MickGrewcock]

+Steve Long Oh Steve! What can I say? At least your comment was armless... 😉

[@Raychristofer]

Lol

[@slinkyhoman3573]

This guy is so happy and i love it so much

[@aaronporterfield3456]

It’s hard to keep constant technique when in combat. I want rapid arrows over accuracy.

[@mydaddrinksbathwater9103]

Verry talented young man

[@haraldbearclaw1856]

Nice, I will need that. Until now I have been avoiding slap because my bows have big brace height but longbows is another thing.

[@MickGrewcock]

+Harald Bearclaw I mostly avoid on longbows by getting the brace height around 6" plus dropping my wrist a little. But then, unexpectedly, SLAP! So I wear a bracer as a matter of course. Thanks for watching. Mick

[@jmfa57]

Beautiful work as always, Mick, and that was a lovely view of your Seamaster as well!

[@MickGrewcock]

Thank you John! A bit of watch porn doesn't harm!

[@jmfa57]

Said one Seamaster addict to another! :)

[@oliverpesko2830]

Made it yesterday and it's very good. Thanks

[@АлексейМ-п9ы]

Nice and simple! Thank you!

[@Evan-rj9xy]

Hey Mick, do you plan on making a bow glove to go with your new bracer?

[@crazycressy7986]

great idea

[@crajneelchand5382]

Hello Mick. Great video. Something new.Thankyou for sharing.

[@MickGrewcock]

Thank you Raj!

[@Who_Am_I_d.i.y.ryanpanana1349]

Nice job. I am making a pair similar. I like those metal rings. Looks way better with them on.

[@Why1236]

Finally something I can do at home without much typing up haha! Great video as always. Jack

[@MickGrewcock]

Thanks Jack!

[@Why1236]

Mick Grewcock whoops I ment tidying haha!

[@tonysnelling685]

Another informative and well presented video, well done!

[@MickGrewcock]

Thank you Tony!

[@greenbeanscanfrickoff7730]

It's very possible that I'm dumb, but how do you lace your bracer like that? I've been trying to figure it out, but I'm stumped. I love the way it looks and really want to utilize it, but I'm having a hard time understanding it.

[@TheSpeartip]

i found £1.99 for a pair of shin pads fit perfectly and do the job plus you get 2 for the price of 1 . im improvising until i make a proper Bracer

[@suneater7587]

You're a great guy! Thank you so much for this Tutorial, it was very very helpful for my own little project!

[@michaelpthompson]

Marvelous video as always Mick. But did you seriously slap your own wrist with a bowstring just to demonstrate the need for a bracer? That's dedication. I remember the first time I shot my recurve bow. The string smacked just inside my elbow. Not only did it hurt like the dickens, it was blue, purple, and yellow for over a week. The memory of the pain still reminds me to position my arm correctly when I shoot, but I may try a simple bracer like this. Cheers!

[@asay4489]

That helped me a lot! Thank you! :)

[@MickGrewcock]

Great, thanks for letting me know! Mick

[@SpaceChickenn]

It was very useful! Thank you very much!!!

[@MickGrewcock]

Thank you Dmitry

[@ClanGunnBushcraft]

Cracking tutorial Mick 🏹🎯

[@MickGrewcock]

+Clan Gunn Bushcraft Cheers Andy!

[@artimesbabai]

Thank you

[@juwright1949]

Excellent! Very helpful.

[@juwright1949]

@ 1:39 on the video you caused me by reflex to look at my watch to make sure it was still on my wrist. 😉 I really appreciate all of your videos because I always learn something. Most importantly they are an absolute joy to watch. Thank you so much. J

[@MickGrewcock]

Thank you! Glad you enjoyed. Appreciate your comment.

[@Petros98223]

nice, but do you really think it needs metal grommets in the lace holes? Seems the loads are not high on it, and it would add some friction to the lacing, eliminating any need to tie a knot.

[@MickGrewcock]

No, grommets not really required - but I rather like them because they look good!

[@shadowwolfgaming1784]

Love your videos

[@rodparsons521]

Just a slap? When I was young and stupid I was doing reps with a slow draw, 30 second hold and slow let down, using an improvised harness and no bracer. When the harness failed at full draw, the bow flew across the room and bounced off the wall, the string gave me a blood blister the size of a bisected aubergine and about the same colour. That evening was spent sitting in front of an open fridge with a packet of frozen peas held to the arm and an adequate supply of cold beer and more frozen peas to hand. I still have a faint scar... :-).

[@MickGrewcock]

Ouch indeed Rod. My worst was my first - just from a 40lb laminate that I kept using all afternoon and came home with deep purple weald from inner elbow to wrist. Learned my lesson that day. It tends to happen now when I don't think about it and get sloppy.

[@rodparsons521]

I regard it as an ongoing IQ test, like Darwinism in action. :-)

[@MickGrewcock]

+Rod Parsons I'm still at the knuckle-dragging stage. You'll have a long beard...

[@johnlong3214]

Now, where is my wife's leather coat?

[@MickGrewcock]

Made my head race!

[@davidhopson2004]

How to make it recurved boe . limbs u

[@twotter1969]

Another cracking video :)

[@MickGrewcock]

Thank you

[@coolstekigames5816]

Really good

[@koohiu4725]

Thanks for ur video 👍🏻😉

[@SrGuante]

Gran video me gustó mucho Nice video , i like this video

[@MickGrewcock]

Thank you very much. Mucho gracias!

[@robertbrunston5406]

Thanks

[@Raychristofer]

Hello Big Mick how are you? I realize I subscribed to you long after your first vids, just curious are you Irish and how did you get into classic bows? or maybe the better question is why classic bows over modern carbon fiber alloy compound contraptions? peace

[@MickGrewcock]

Hi Ray, good thanks! No I'm not Irish, I guess I'm English - though we are all a mixture of those who came before!! I grew up with the stories of Agincourt and Crecy, which are of course known as archery 'victories' over the French and so achieved great prominence in our history lessons. Wasn't interested in that (I love France and the French!) but since then I have held the English longbow in awe. When I had time to explore history a bit I realised that the heritage of the longbow is still alive and well in the UK and that there are many people making long bows. So when I made my first bow I found that my interest veered straight off the track to the medieval longbow that was such a big part of those history lessons. Modern contraptions with wheels and such like, or bows made from synthetics leave me stone cold! It's just one of my interests but there is something almost spiritual about taking a piece of hedge wood and making from it a bow, a real link to our shared past I guess. As to the bracer, I don't know whether they are worn by archers using these modern devices - i just like the look and feel of them and of course they do offer protection. The bows I use are as near to 14th/15th Century military power as my 62 years can manage to pull - and the string from one of those can give a mighty whack on the arm and a very, very nasty bruise!

[@crazycressy7986]

Nice one Mick ;)

[@MickGrewcock]

Thank you!

[@astartea3335]

I need advice, how do you clean or protect the leather from sweat? thanks

[@MickGrewcock]

I keep leather treated with a variety of leather preservers. I do this before using the item/s. This builds a layer that seals the leather from sweat and other stains.

[@skyborne1772]

Simple is best.

[@MickGrewcock]

Yes!

[@chrishanson4025]

Sponsored by Omega?

[@MickGrewcock]

chris hanson Ha! I wish.My daily watch of 17 or more years, a Seamaster.

[@kcrkev]

Hi Mick Will be good to see you and Bev tomorrow, not been on here for a bit seems you have been busy! I have some videos to catch up on! Kev.. :-)

[@MickGrewcock]

KCR Transport & Removals uk Hi Kev, yes - looking forward to it!! Mick

[@schiz0174]

Yesss, it happen to me😭😅😅

[@MickGrewcock]

😮

[@sbvera13]

Fact dump time! Arm slap from high powered bows can actually be fatal, if the bruising leads to blood clots in a major artery. These clots can then shift and cause a serious embolism. It's rare, but it's happened. Arm protection is VERY important! Proper tuning your equipment is needed to never hit your arm, in addition to good technique. A bow that vibrates too much, a bow with twisted limbs, a string that's too short, or too stretchy, can all cause arm slap in addition to poor technique. So everyone take care of their gear!

[@MickGrewcock]

Thanks Scott

[@superscience8944]

i wont tell you that your stand is wrong, because i don't know. However i do know my stand, keep yourself straight up and down, don't lean forward and keep your arm a little bent. I have only gotten a string slap 2 times in 3 years doing this. It is also a lot easier to hit shots if you are shooting at a target, which i mainly am.

[@MickGrewcock]

+SuperScience894 Thank you. Of course, that 'slap' on the video was suggested rather than being actual - but I do get them now and then. Thanks for watching.

[@MickGrewcock]

+Master Tracker I try to avoid replies like that, but rather like them from others....

[@superscience8944]

You need to calm down. First of all I "advised" something else. I clearly said how I do it and how it works for me. Also what's the deal with you and always pointing out how others (especially me) don't know things as good as you. Honestly stop it, as I said the last time you sound unprofessional when you make comments like this. Please watch what you write because it can back fire on you. I am not trying to make enemies here I was giving constructive advice and self experience. A bow is a survival tool to some extent. Would you call a perfectly made 120 lbs yew warbow with war arrows and bodkin tips a survival tool? Mic, you are great with hand tools and leather working, as well as filming, but I have a question, where can you find good yew In nature? I have only 3 bushes but they are bushes and only 1 m tall.

[@superscience8944]

you are like two different people

[@MickGrewcock]

+SuperScience894 ?

[@SeanMcGuire1916]

are you Austin Powers father?

[@MickGrewcock]

Maybe not. I don’t have a Shaguar.

[@stardew1986]

Bro 2020

[@keyote3]

Arrows always break when you are trying so hard..... it is the perversity of inanimate objects to blame....!!

[@MickGrewcock]

They do, they do!

[@exilednomad1444]

Hahahaha GrewCock, hahahahaha

[@MickGrewcock]

Exiled Nomad Wow! In all my 64 years I never realised. Delighted to receive your originality.

[@exilednomad1444]

@@MickGrewcock hahahahaha, sorry it was a Homer Simpson moment! I actually really love your work!

[@MickGrewcock]

Exiled Nomad We’ll call it a draw!!

[@marinpopow]

I really enjoy your videos, but for the sake of your neighbors - Stop with the sky drawing!!! You already have been told that in other comments... It is absolutely irresponsible and hazard behavior -and even without mentioning the poundages you are playing with...