Making a Recurve Bow in Silence

Building a recurved selfbow with the use of hand tools. It's another version of the video I uploaded a few weeks ago. It's slightly edited and without music.
I used sweet cherry wood for this project. The bow is drawing 45lb at 26". For tips overlays and arrow shelf I used cow horn.
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Thanks for watching!

[@DreamcraftBows]

Visit also my page and store: dreamcraftbows.com/en_GB/new Have a great day!

[@mr.yeast5billion910]

You can lightly notch your hand saw with a grinder or chisel to control the depth of your cuts easier, without having to look over under and around! Hope this helps, happy hunting.

[@thedragonreborn9856]

How long did all that take?? And what would you change to make it a higher poundage bow??

[@padreic4898]

@@thedragonreborn9856 I would like to know the time as well.

[@clearcontentment3695]

Freaking elves man!

[@clearcontentment3695]

The bending must be the most nerve racking

[@Son_of_Mandalore]

Who knew that what KZbin was missing was silence!? To watch an artist create something without having to listen to an endless diatribe of ego was sublime. This could have been twice as long and I'd still have watched it multiple times. Thank you.

[@tiemenjorna6552]

I know right? I can recommend a channel called Wilderness Cooking, a very kind man cooking awesome food in silence surrounded by beautiful scenery. He cooks a giant amount and feeds the kids in his village

[@Son_of_Mandalore]

@@tiemenjorna6552 the guy in the mountains in Azerbaijan!! Awesome channel, super kind guy, some monster knives 😂 I'm a huge fan. Great choice my dude

[@chrispysaid]

KZbin isn't missing this. It's been here if you know where to look. I recommend you look up the channel "my mechanics" for starters.

[@Son_of_Mandalore]

@@chrispysaid WOW, you must be a hoot at parties!

[@tiemenjorna6552]

@@Son_of_Mandalore that's the one! He is living the dream, or my dream at least

[@VeeeeeryDisturbing]

Woah, I’ve never actually seen wood being bent before. That’s cool!

[@DreamcraftBows]

Glad you liked it!

[@pitchblack5422]

@@DreamcraftBows how long do you boil it for and at what temperature?

[@coled.7665]

@@pitchblack5422 Temperature does not matter. Boiling water won’t get above 100 degrees C, or 212 degrees F**. I’m not sure about time, but a bit of trial and error would probably work fine. Edit: ** at sea level. You won't have to worry about this while making a bow, just something to be aware of. Under high pressure, water will boil at a higher temperature, and lower temperature at lower pressure.

[@vwbug1975]

We built a steam box and press to bend the bentsides of the harpsichords we built in my father's workshop. It was curved and allowed steam to pass around the wood as pressure was applied over time, allowing the oak plank to bend to the correct curve.

[@Neo2266.]

@@coled.7665 it will underpressure, but that’s irrelevant to this process

[@Snugglez187]

Thank you SO much for not ruining this video with sh*tty looped music blaring throughout the whole thing! I hate when people do that more than I can possibly express.

[@DreamcraftBows]

You're welcome!

[@Pwntious]

The title of this video sounds like something Ron Swanson would say: Leslie- What are you doing tonight Ron? Ron- Making a recurve bow in silence.

[@jamescombridgeart]

True XD

[@NafenX]

Enjoy your 69th like my friend

[@beaub152]

@@NafenX someone ruined it

[@NakorTheBlueRider]

Ron is my hero :)

[@Alexrayioons]

Funny thing is Nick Offerman, the guy playing Ron, has a wood workshop and do some woodworking himself.

[@NerdyGardevoir]

Videos like these are really relaxing and incredible to watch. It’s always a pleasure to watch a craftsperson at work, doing what they do best and most clearly enjoy.

[@DreamcraftBows]

Glad you liked it!

[@IIEasyLivingII]

craftsperson lmao george carlin was right

[@thegwangster9097]

@@IIEasyLivingII I’m pretty sure he literally said in that very routine you’re probably thinking of that “fireperson” instead of “fireman” and stuff was totally fine. He just didn’t like taking the meaning out of things like “lady’s man” by changing that to “person’s person,” which, to be fair, no one does

[@murrietakenitri2157]

If only everyone just took a second and subscribed. He deserves it.

[@olegpoheretski190]

Бесконечно можно смотреть на три вещи:как горит костёр,как течёт вода и как кто-то рабоотает

[@SurvivalLilly]

What a beautiful bow. Good work

[@DreamcraftBows]

Thank you very much!!!

[@AlphaRebel]

@@DreamcraftBows whoa lily commented on your bow...lucky 😅

[@teresanietoaraujo2770]

Had the bow set up at a pro shop. It performed just fine kzbin.infoUgkxQEKUoxLWwayEDZR0NKB-5limn4MBU-2L . And I would say this is a good starting now that I could pass down to my son when he is older.But the package was missing the release and a nock was missing from one arrow.Dealing with customer support was terrible. They suggested I buy a new release rather than correct their own quality control issue because it’s to expensive for the. to ship it out from China.Update: manufacturer got back to me and resolved the issue. I retract the above statement.

[@roninsixx3541]

This is hands down the most watchable bow making channel on KZbin

[@DreamcraftBows]

Appreciate it!

[@ABC-yt1nq]

That was amazing to watch! And that fluid motion with the bow - no holding to aim, but one smooth movement. Fantastic!

[@DreamcraftBows]

Thank you, appreciate your comment!

[@CRAZYWHITEGUY123]

720p has never looked so good

[@robinyoung8052]

I dont know the slightest thing about crafting things, but this looked like it required a ton of precision and skill to pull off. Actually wild

[@zombieoutbreakprod]

And people made this sort of stuff 1000s of years ago without the luxury of modern tools, shits crazy.

[@booyaka870]

@@zombieoutbreakprod They had nothing to do except stare at the stars so why not

[@MontChevalier]

What I especially like about this video is that there's no annoying commentary. He just does the job. Perfect.

[@DreamcraftBows]

Thanks 👊👊

[@MontChevalier]

@@DreamcraftBows Since I got a reply, how many lbs in draw strength have you gotten?

[@renegadewolfhound8786]

Thumbs up for your silence. Everything also. Great work!

[@DreamcraftBows]

Thank you!

[@GG-ml3vr]

Nothing more relaxing than watching a true craftsman at work👍

[@DreamcraftBows]

Glad you enjoy it!

[@theoldboy70]

Excellent work as always, you make it look easy.

[@DreamcraftBows]

Thank you brother!

[@harryzero1566]

@@DreamcraftBows I don't think you made it look easy at all, I think you made look like only years of practice could get the results you achieved. I have some beautifully engineered German air rifles, but I would swap any for a bow like that. You can practice getting pellet on pellet, but stretching and contracting muscles to get that release and thwack into the target is something else..

[@szurmatpl]

That is a beautiful bow, wow!

[@40fied4t5]

@@harryzero1566 I think they were talking about the making of the bow, whilst you are talking about the firing of the weapon.

[@harryzero1566]

@@40fied4t5 no, I was talking about 5h making of the bow, he demonstrated great skill and finesse

[@theshadowsovereign8914]

Finally, I found some actual TALENT on KZbin. Now THIS, is a Master Craftsman. GREAT JOB! I am IMPRESSED!💯

[@DreamcraftBows]

Thank you, appreciate your comment!

[@xXfighterofthefooXx]

I have always wanted to make a bow. It seems like such a relaxing practice to go out to a place early in the morning to practice some archery

[@Mitrogi]

I just love the use of modern tools then reverting to old school techniques then going back to modern tools then old school techniques its just a great juxtaposition that our society has need of.

[@Walter-Montalvo]

Thanks for doing this in silence. You can imagine the hundreds or thousands of other craftsmen that did the same, and you are following on their steps. Standing on the shoulder of giants indeed

[@AncientSlugThrower]

This video leveled up my bow smiting and zen archery skills.

[@DreamcraftBows]

👊👊

[@k9insomniac783]

Just subscribed. I’ve done just about every kind of wood working there is and have always wanted to learn bow making. I consider that the crown jewel. Lol. I hope to learn all I can from you.

[@DreamcraftBows]

Thank you! Great to hear that you will try bowmaking as well. Good luck!

[@jeremiahvires7864]

It's not as difficult as you may think. There's some decent forums out there that will help you get started. Like this one www.primitivearcher.com/smf/index.php?board=2.0

[@k9insomniac783]

@@jeremiahvires7864 thanks man! I’m really looking forward to trying my luck at a bow build. I need all the encouragement I can get lol

[@jeremiahvires7864]

@@k9insomniac783 that forum should help. Also if you can find a copy of the Traditional Bowyers Bible books, I'd try and get those. If you can't find them for a decent price, you may be able to get them as a pdf. Very good reference tools. Also, dont think you need to get a bunch of insane tools for this. A good knife, a hatchet and some wood files are more than enough to get you started. And dont go for Osage Orange or Yew wood until you're more experienced. Some will say to use nothing but those woods, but those types of people are crazy. A good straight and smooth piece of elm is perfect for a beginner. The only difficult part of using elm is the splitting

[@k9insomniac783]

@@jeremiahvires7864 I appreciate the advice sir. Yew wood and Osage isn’t super common where I’m from but elm is in plentiful supply, as is oak, maple, beach, and hickory. I still need to get a decent draw knife but I think I can get by without one for the time being. This is what I love about KZbin . There are certainly no shortage of trolls on here to make you feel stupid, but there are many more helpful and courteous people here willing to share knowledge and encouragement. Thanks again for your reply. It’s advice I won’t soon forget.

[@joec880]

When watching these videos I like to "hear" the work being done. slow down and show it in real speed. Well done.

[@DreamcraftBows]

Thanks, appreciate your feedback 👊

[@zada1712]

This guy makes this look easy that’s how you know he is masterful in his craft

[@tattooeyboi7861]

This is incredible amazing wood work youngman !

[@georgewhitehead8185]

Excellent workmanship, excellent bow, and finally, excellent shooting.

[@DreamcraftBows]

Thank you sir!

[@drasiella]

The title of your video makes me so happy.

[@DreamcraftBows]

👊👊👊

[@forgottentechnology]

I like the limb balancing system, that is the most technical part of building a bow.

[@DreamcraftBows]

👊👊👊👊

[@mbeecher9921]

It's called tillering, and yeah it can ruin a bow. Each time you have to shave from a spot that's to stiff and you can get into a teeter totter going back and forth from limb too limb, and it's also the point in the process where you learn of your timber is going to snap or flex.

[@murrietakenitri2157]

Beautiful. If only everybody just took a second and subscribed. You deserve this bro. Well done.

[@DreamcraftBows]

Thank you. Appreciate it!

[@kevinmurphy65]

Real (practical) art. Well done!

[@DreamcraftBows]

Thank you very much!

[@MrChaluliss]

So cool to see a bow emerge from a log. Old school bows are so beautiful.

[@DreamcraftBows]

Thanks for your comment 👊

[@snowyowl2784]

I love this! I don't know whether I want to own or just make this bow but either way the finished product is beautiful. ❤️

[@DreamcraftBows]

Thank you!

[@antemorph66]

Every time the bow was being stretched my mind had that "they're gonna know" meme playing except it was "it's gonna break" very cool

[@DreamcraftBows]

Thanks!

[@captdaf]

Very nicely done, on both the bow (and arrows) and the video. Great job!

[@DreamcraftBows]

Thank you sir!

[@DustySquitoNM]

That came out looking really nice, and it was very pleasant to watch. Thank you very much!

[@DreamcraftBows]

Appreciate it!

[@ttttully]

Man, that cherry recurve bow is sweet indeed!

[@DreamcraftBows]

Yes sir 👊

[@Savage56980]

verry pleased, did exactly as advertised he made a quality recurve without talking a single word, good video 10/10

[@DreamcraftBows]

Thanks, appreciate it!

[@theeastman9136]

Beautiful! Mastery of construction ans mastery of use at a young age certainly deserve much praise. Thank you.

[@DreamcraftBows]

Thank you! Appreciate it.

[@outofdarts]

This was enthralling.

[@DreamcraftBows]

Thanks, appreciate it!

[@Puffymosman9]

Finally someone who crafts with little sound. I’m sick of the amount of videos where they have ASMR mics attached to their chisels and tools. Especially the overly “quirky” ones

[@DreamcraftBows]

Glad you liked it!

[@musaadfelton3909]

Wow what a beautiful bow. You have great bow making skills. Very impressive. I enjoyed watching this. Inspire me to make my own bow. However I struggle to get proper bow wood where I'm from in Cape Town, Southern Africa

[@kevinsnyder8448]

Nice craftmanship brotha. I may look you up to fashion a few up for me in the near future. Till then stay strong & stay safe.

[@DreamcraftBows]

Thanks, appreciate it!

[@gustavchambert7072]

It's pretty quiet for a 45lb draw. I remember my 50lb giving a much louder "thwack" on impact. Though that had a 31" draw, so I guess that would give a fair amount of extra energy.

[@ThereWasNoFreeName]

Why does compound bow shoot faster and hits louder than recurve? And why olympic recurve shoots faster and hits louder than traditional? Because they are slow. You can bend an arm thick stick with 100lb and it would bend for couple of inches and how fast and far that will send an arrow? A meter or two maybe? It may be heavy bow but quite slow bow.

[@thomasthetanderloin]

@@ThereWasNoFreeName Question 1. Its because the bows are built differently. Unlike other bows, the compound bow stores almost all of its energy on the string rather than the limbs of the bow. As such, if you give it much more string than traditional bow, it can store far more energy than other bows and thereby make the arrow fly faster and thereby make a louder sound. The same principal applies to recurve bow except makes the limb make a second bend in the opposite direction of the drawing motion, which means it will take more energy to fully draw the bow and thereby give the arrow more energy. question 2. its because energy is not the same as force, force is always conserved but energy isn't. Bending a heavy object a little takes the same amount of force as bending a light object a lot, but the elastic energy stored in each is much different. the equation is "[Elastic Energy] = [Stiffness of the material]*[Total distance object is bent]^2 Because of this, an arrow fired from a thin bow flies a lot further then an arrow fired from a thick bow, even though both bows were bent using the exact same amount of force.

[@DrakonIL]

@@thomasthetanderloin Energy is ABSOLUTELY always conserved. Force is not. The difference is that compound bows are designed to have their full draw weight over as much of the draw as possible, giving a roughly rectangular area on the force-distance diagram (area being the amount of energy stored). The recurve mostly follows Hooke's Law, only reaching its max draw weight at the end of the draw, meaning it's a roughly triangular area, for about half the energy. It's a bit more than half because the compound does have a bit of pick-up at the front and falloff at the end.

[@politicallyincorrectpanda]

The sound can depend on the type of wood… and also no one can tell how many lbs a bow is just by the sound lol and judging by the cherry wood and how thin the bow is it looks it snap at about 20lbs… get a load of this guy 👍

[@harryearle9829]

@@politicallyincorrectpanda The video description claims it is 45lbs at 26"

[@OTOss8]

Time for you to make yourself a shaving horse my friend. Beautiful work.

[@DreamcraftBows]

Thinking about it. Thank you!

[@skaarlner]

Fast so gut wie Knossis Doppelbogen

[@krusander8748]

And that's what we call Art. Wonderful job My Friend, it is a beautiful One.

[@DreamcraftBows]

Thank you very much!

[@brok4498]

Kommt fast an Knossis Doppelbogen Ran...

[@Vote4Trout]

Really impressive, man! Thanks for taking video of it.

[@DreamcraftBows]

Appreciate it!

[@tiochocmanbananaespinoza7278]

I will always appreciate bow making, it's so hard man, I'm so impressed you mad such a beautiful piece, extra points for the recurve and the horn on the ends :D

[@sjh0010]

You clearly know what you're doing, that was great to watch, so i won't mention your sawing technique lol. Superb.

[@DreamcraftBows]

😂 thanks!

[@cmbscx1084]

What an incredible bow and craftsmen. Looks awesome and shoots awesome.

[@DreamcraftBows]

Thanks! Did my best 👊

[@delcat8168]

Wonderful...I particularly appreciated the background music and commentary. Just what I like, I get out into the workshop for peace and quiet :-)

[@DreamcraftBows]

Thank you sir!

[@hawkinatorgamer9725]

Beautiful bow and looks like it shoots fast, as always great content.

[@DreamcraftBows]

Thank you very much!

[@dpaauul685]

7 in the wildz

[@DreamcraftBows]

👊👊

[@shuriKen469]

sweet cherry wood! this is amazing!!

[@DreamcraftBows]

Apppreciate it!

[@awoodward3449]

Really nice work mate. The cherry looks amazing 👍

[@robertballuumm730]

A beautiful bow. I love that you didn't use a single power tool. 🙏🙏🇬🇧

[@DreamcraftBows]

Thank you sir, appreciate it!

[@robertballuumm730]

@@DreamcraftBows It really is an exquisite piece of craftsmanship Sir. 🙏🙏

[@Corewood_TJP]

Nice video and nice bow build. A bit special to build a recurvebow, from a one-piece chunk of wood. I would say that the string height is a bit small. Could be 1-2" more. But maybe you don't want to preload the bow too much, especially because it's out of one piece of wood.

[@justdoingitjim7095]

I bought my first bow in 1965 at age 11, the same year I started working as a carpenter's helper. It was a Fred Bear Grizzly, fiberglass recurve with a pull of 55 pounds. It cost me a week's pay, about $50. I took my first doe with it at age 12, using wooden arrows and glue on Bear Razorhead Broadheads w/razor inserts. I always dreamed of building my own bow, but I never followed that dream.

[@erfanog8067]

It's really good to be able to make a weapon out of something simple and fight for survival in difficult conditions

[@DreamcraftBows]

Agree! You can make surprisingly good weapon that way!

[@ratatoskr1069]

The silent instruction videos are the best!

[@DreamcraftBows]

💪💪

[@TheLootBoot]

7 vs Wild

[@wuzgoanon9373]

Very nice work. Simple and to the point. Thanks for sharing.

[@DreamcraftBows]

Appreciate your comment!

[@KlebrigeEnte]

Das hätten sie bei 7 vs wild machen müssen

[@DreamcraftBows]

👊👊

[@painterbenny4087]

I like the no talking aspect. Thanks.

[@DreamcraftBows]

You're welcome!

[@windhelmguard5295]

two pieces of advice: -if you want to do stuff like this more often, i recommend investing in a froe for splitting the log. -when taking away material with a hatchet, you should start making a row of small chops from the bottom up, followed by a big swing from the top, this prevents you from accidentally biting too deeply into the wood and it'S also less tiring to do it that way.

[@DreamcraftBows]

Thanks for these tips! Appreciate it.

[@Macovic]

Excellent to see only hand tools

[@DreamcraftBows]

👍👍

[@LordSleven]

I would have much preferred to have watched this at normal speed rather than sped up but save for that this was incredibly satisfying!

[@johnathonhuson8734]

Watching the wood bend was incredible, and the tool used to balance the load and know how much material to take from from what end was pretty cool too

[@ReconRokon]

Great craftsmanship on this bow. I checked out your website and the logo on your olive green T-shirt is really cool. I would order some, but shipping to the US is pretty steep. Cool video of making the bow.

[@DreamcraftBows]

Thank you very much! Yes, shipping costs are pretty high but can't do anything about it. Appreciate your comment!

[@chadpunte1731]

@@DreamcraftBows Have a supplier in the U.S?

[@boarbot7829]

God doesn’t exist.

[@chadpunte1731]

@zzz we're talking about clothing.

[@kevinmurphy65]

Absolutely love this stuff. cant tell you how many 'bows' i made as a kid just finding sticks and branches.

[@kusukacolaylowlee1611]

Slingshot maybe?? Kid make bow kinda difficult

[@kevinmurphy65]

@@kusukacolaylowlee1611 nope not a slingshot, thats funny you'd say that. These were sad attempts at bows...mostly long sticks with a bowstring attached at both ends...had lots of bows from kid bows to real recurves and compounds.

[@kusukacolaylowlee1611]

@@kevinmurphy65 pvc bow?

[@kevinmurphy65]

@@kusukacolaylowlee1611 never thought of that and thats a really good idea...but then as a point of reference, when I say kid...that was for me the 70's. dont think pvc was a thing then.

[@kusukacolaylowlee1611]

@@kevinmurphy65 what they use for plumbing? Steel pipe?

[@Akimikinaak]

So did I miss it or is that an unbacked recurve selfbow. I never even considered trying that. Good job if it's not that's impressive. Idk what sweet cherry is but that is also impressive

[@DreamcraftBows]

Yes. it is. Thanks!

[@mattb7895]

No absurd music, Amazing!

[@DreamcraftBows]

Glad you liked it!

[@KG-th3cr]

This is so much better than the other video: Making a recurve bow in loudness.

[@bravoravenofpestilence1161]

When bending the limbs of the bow, have you ever had one break on you before? It seems like such a fragile process

[@jordansutche9829]

I imagine that it being steamed like that it would tear slowly instead of snapping.

[@DreamcraftBows]

Sure I have! Learning this craft I didn't know how to do this well so such failures happened not once to me 👊

[@Sothpawman]

Even with all the modern day tools and technology it takes this much time and effort to craft a bow. Makes you really respect the poor peasants and fletchers back in the day that did similiar to this.

[@MrTemplerage]

As a visual learner this was an EXCELLENT video. Thanks.

[@DreamcraftBows]

Glad you enjoyed it. Thanks for the comment!

[@tjc1795]

Extremely impressed, thanks for the upload. LOVE it.

[@DreamcraftBows]

Appreciate it 👊

[@Abbadonum]

That's amazing ! I always wanted to know how can you make handmade bow 😃 When I was kid, the fun wasn't in computers but playing outside in near forest with friends, making bows and "swords" and "bows"

[@lambdafn1776]

My friends and I did this too, until our moms banned us from making bows, because they were getting too dangerous.

[@J.sh_CDN]

I love making carved swords and spears. The true test was seeing if they could hack off the limbs of trees as i went by. Much less craftmanship in it, but a few years back i tried out making a pvc bow and was pleasantly surprised by how well they worked. Not fun when they broke of course though

[@krystalMtn]

Love recurve bows. Appreciate your craftsmanship and sharing your work. My daughters were the target ages when Hunger Games movies came out. Imagine their surprise to learn Mom could teach them archery but Dad, the proclaimed outdoorsman, had never even touched one before. Even more, I learned in my middle school P.E. class. Today children aren't allowed to play doge ball, kick ball, football, field hockey or any other games that involve the smallest of threat to them or potential for lawsuit.

[@DreamcraftBows]

Thank you sir! All the best for you and yours!

[@vladimir0681]

@@DreamcraftBows It is funny that you assume that the post was made by a man. :)

[@ohheyemmi]

@@vladimir0681 Especially since OP literally said they were the mom. "Imagine their surprise to learn Mom could teach them archery but Dad (...) had never even touched one" followed immediately by "Even more, *I* learned in my middle school..." So we know present day "Dad" has never touched a bow before while present day "Mom" could "teach them archery", which means she knows how/has done it. Since we know grown up Dad has never touched a bow, the "I" in "I learned" has to be Mom, a title typically given to the female parent.

[@matthewyu3531]

Your bows always look beautiful. Did you test the speed? Speed is what we want to get.

[@DreamcraftBows]

Thank you! There are a few vids on my channel on testing speed. Planning to make another one this week.

[@erepsekahs]

😂Speed😃😄😅😅 Buy a gun.

[@matthewyu3531]

@@erepsekahs My friend, traditional bow is a weapon for hunting. If it has no power, then it's a toy. Nobody needs such a toy.

[@erepsekahs]

@@matthewyu3531 What are you talking about? What weight do you prefer to use please?

[@theoatmaster7501]

@@erepsekahs i believe they aren’t talking about speed of use but speed of arrow

[@EctoMorpheus]

That is indeed a pretty sweet cherry bow!

[@DreamcraftBows]

Thank you 👊

[@sekirashop]

Красиво. Автор настоящий мастер. Любо дорого посмотреть на работу

[@moniwaters7707]

I wish my dad was as cool as you. Keep up the amazing work!

[@DreamcraftBows]

Appreciate it!

[@magnumopus1628]

Very beautiful video and very beautiful bow! I wonder if there's a way to reinforce the limb tips without using glue. Also, do you sell or even make custom bows? I recently started archery, but I would love to buy one of your handmade bows, in the not so distant future (once I'll be able to correctly manage bows with higher draw weight). In any case, thanks for this video, keep up the great work. Cheers from Italy. 🇮🇹

[@DreamcraftBows]

Thank you a lot! If you mean tips - yes, you can make them without gluing another piece of wood (self - nocks) Yes, sometimes I do, there are not many bows at stock at the momenth though. Check out my page: dreamcraftbows.com/en_GB/new If interested in placing a comision please reach me on Instagram or Facebook. Greetings from Poland!

[@magnumopus1628]

@@DreamcraftBows So, how would you reinforce the tips without using any glue? I can't think of other solutions, I know that in the past some people used bones and horns too, but I'm not sure how one would apply them to the tips without modern glue. The only alternative I can think of is creating two horn/bone caps to get stuck on the tips. Although I'm not sure of how realistic or functional that would be. But yeah, I would love to commission a bow from you, but first of all I want to be able to manage heavier draw weights, because I don't want to commission an handmade bow of a draw weight that I will surpass in the next year. I would want one that I'll then use regularly for the multiple years to come. As soon as I'll get there I'll defenetly reach out to you! In the meantime I'll keep enjoying your videos. It's a pleasure to see our generation (I assume we are not that distant, age wise, I'm 26yo) to get more in touch with craftsmanships of this kind.

[@Xoilen]

Wow the silence while making the bow!

[@SmithLouis]

Just found your channel, really good work! I'm in the process of building a Manchu bow for myself and had a question: how long do you steam the wood before being able to bend the tips around such a tight corner?

[@theofarmmanager267]

I can probably help although I don’t make bows. However, I do steam bend timber quite regularly. The first requirement is for the right timber - I avoid timber that is resinous or has lots of knots. Also, it should be air dried or green timber - timber that has been kiln dried has undergone a change in its structure and steam bending that is much more difficult. There is no definitive time for when the timber will bend; obviously large pieces take longer but 2 timbers, even of the same species will take different lengths of time. I’m afraid that it is trial and error; on a piece such as shown, I would leave it 60 minutes and then try; if you feel real resistance when bending, then more steam rather than risk breaking. I use a steam box linked to a wallpaper removing boiler - just so I haven’t got the worry of the water running out before I’m done. Timber will compress but it won’t expand and so, when I’m doing large pieces or maximum curves, I use a jig that limits the potential expansion.

[@sovietjams4647]

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[@DreamcraftBows]

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[@I_don_not_know_a_good_name]

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[@thabo7516]

Knossis Bogen war besser

[@jordans92169]

I really appreciate that there isn't lofi or dubstep playing in the background

[@DreamcraftBows]

Glad you like it!

[@robertbouley7697]

Very well-paced and instructive. Fed my hungry brain!

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[@Ghost-ខ្មោច]

Hello everyone friend thank you for share

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[@asvalias]

From the first seconds I knew that this is slavic channel! Good job pal! Nice to see someone with pretty much basic tools to be able to create decent stuff

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[@revelationakagoldeneagle8045]

Beautiful Bow... It's a work of art... Love cherry wood bows... 🪶🪶🪶

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[@crlheureux]

Awesome gift you have.

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[@mistermysteryman107]

I wish I had this kind of skill and workshop available.

[@Emil-Antonowsky]

That is indeed a SWEET cherry bow!

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[@Richard-ee1gj]

Beautiful bow

[@itashious]

Take note everyone this man fires the arrow in a traditional manner on the inside of the bow not the outside like they do in movies or in competitions. That takes skill to be able to fire on the inside