Maple Longbow: From Tree to Bow

Making a longbow from a maple tree. #shorts, #bowyer, #bowandarrow, #woodworking #woodcarving #woodworkingart
The original music is by my awesome cousin in Uruguay-Marcos Topolanski Quintero. Download his tracks on iTunes, and also check him out on Instagram, Spotify, and here on KZbin.
/ marcos-topolanski-quin...
...
/ marcos topolanski quin...
open.spotify.c...

[@theprancingprussian]

Made myself a bow recently from a chunky branch, possibly yew Very rewarding feeling despite it having a tiny range

[@aleksvitek798]

Looks like quite a good bow

[@DanSantanaBows]

thanks Aleks!

[@zekeolopwi6642]

​@@DanSantanaBows What is the poundage?

[@DanSantanaBows]

See the full build for diagrams notes and all the details. More info is always in the description. This one’s 60# at 28”

[@aurorachacon1128]

Impressive craftsmanship, fantastic music, a pleasure to watch!

[@Jakg8484]

I have an almost perfectly straight fruit tree that started growing in my pines. It’s maybe 1.5-2 inch diameter at least halfway up and 12-15 ft tall, never branched. I cut it down while pruning them this year. We just bought the house and it’s probably been trying to grow out of the canopy for probably like 10 years now. I’m thinking of making a bow or something and put it to good use. It’s just too perfect to cut up and burn

[@johnhalverson2849]

Beautiful arc in that tillering, Dan. Keep up the good work encouraging new people to the craft and passing it along, brother.

[@DanSantanaBows]

Thanks my friend and same to you!

[@johnhalverson2849]

Anymore I enjoy teaching others far, far more than making them.

[@kaisailor1]

I just cut myself two beautiful Maple staves from my woods a couple of days ago. I wanted them to be 70" long but after trimming they ended up being 66". I have finished debarking tbe first one and gave it a light sanding to knock off the fuzzies. This will be my very first attempt at making a bow. I hope it turns out well. Thank you for the video. I'm excited to try and create a beautiful weapon.

[@fixedrider5912]

Very cool, good looking longbow. Love the sequence of tree to finished bow. Thank you

[@DanSantanaBows]

Thanks! There’s also a full video of the build with notes a lot more detail

[@croft5941]

Great Bow

[@marciomagaldi7766]

Uma arte milenar, incrível. Parabéns para o artesão.

[@DanSantanaBows]

Obrigado Marcio!

[@Gauchooriental]

Excellent!

[@GodBearOutoors]

Turned out great! Love your work, big fan. 👍👍

[@neanderthalnonsense]

I have a fre maple staves in my attic from a few years ago. I thought it was just way to soft. But you.gave me hope. Great video.

[@MountainEagle77]

How short of a bow can you build?… with decent poundage? Would love to see a video on that!

[@DanSantanaBows]

You can go very short with very high draw weights. Just look at crossbow prods. The trouble is getting both of those things and a full draw length. Most historical short bow designs didn’t use a full draw length with an anchor

[@MountainEagle77]

@@DanSantanaBows a friend of mine built me a self bow at 54” and I use it at my full draw length of 28”. Was curious if you could go shorter :-). I love the 58” - 60” mark. Long designs are hard to hunt in the woods with. Keep the videos coming. Love your channel.

[@bifbofbadoo8971]

Badass!

[@EricaSwallow]

Nice tiller!

[@DanSantanaBows]

Thanks Erica!

[@sierraridgereaper]

Nice work.. I havent had much luck with maple board bows even after watching your maple board bow vid numerous times..lol... All have ended up with compression fractures and two blew up...

[@DanSantanaBows]

It happens, especially as you're learning. Next time you make a bow head over to r/bowyer and post some tiller checks along the way. We'll do our best to keep you right on track

[@sierraridgereaper]

@@DanSantanaBows I will do that, thank you...😉

[@sergsmok7379]

Классная тема. Есть даже в России умельцы, которые делают такие простые луки, которыми со 150 метров ворону пробивают навылет

[@mrDenny-fu7yt]

Пара старых лыж и вставка из берёзы.

[@sergsmok7379]

@@mrDenny-fu7yt и чего получится? Лыжи без палок где то на балконе?

[@dmitrysaley]

Попробуйте попасть в мишень вороны из деревянного лука хотя бы с 15метров. Тогда поймёте, что со 150 в неё не попадёт даже российский умелец))))

[@sergsmok7379]

@@dmitrysaley ну такие проблемы у онлайн экскурсий. Я общался 50лет тому с человеком, который бил ворон на 120м

[@dmitrysaley]

@@sergsmok7379 я ещё и не с такими общался🤣🤣🤣 вы возьмите деревянный лук и попробуйте во что-то попасть. Хотя бы со 100 метров в сарай и вам откроется

[@KingEggAlot]

After much studying I’ve concluded that this is indeed a bow

[@MikoArcher]

Неперевершено!

[@rare_trader_]

Beautiful 😍❤️

[@CharlieBell-lr1zx]

Very nice man very nice build bro .. beautiful Bow

[@DanSantanaBows]

thanks!

[@yoeyyoey8937]

Wow the last shot looked amazing

[@MdKaiser-gs7gy]

I also like this video.

[@thoomm]

Do you let the wood season before tillering? Beautiful bows, music, scenery, love it!

[@DanSantanaBows]

Yes see the full tutorial for notes and details, or my quick drying video

[@thoomm]

@@DanSantanaBows Thank you so much for your response, i have been into bowyery and archery since a young age and made several bows on a very amateur level, your channel is a very rich and satisfying source of inspiration to get me back into it.

[@DanSantanaBows]

@@thoomm Thanks Thom, good luck and let me know if you have any more questions! And visit me over at r/bowyer if you need any help with your bows

[@Kylesfunnies]

In RuneScape osrs I can make 14 in about 20 secends :)

[@НадеждаБердюгина-й8й]

Молодец класс. А вы продоете свои изделия. 👍🌹🔥

[@gam940]

I've started making a few bows and canes, but they seem to crack or split after removing the bark. Any ideas?

[@mafevodiy0603]

Best bow , love that

[@reidarmstrong8917]

Love this

[@zizi33girlpanini87]

Hey! So are you ever scared it will snap on you while tillering? I'm making my first one and as I was carving, i knew there was a part that was too frail so while tillering i accidentally snapped it. Should i make my next one thicker?? How do you prevent it? I'm scared I'll hurt the wood by bending it

[@zizi33girlpanini87]

Also, I made it from a Hickory wood board. I checked the flow of the grain and it went all the way down with no stripes going onto the outside so it was from the center of the tree. There were no knots in it that I saw. It's a 1 by 2 inch board and 6ft tall. What do you think I should do for the next one?

[@DanSantanaBows]

Breakage stops being such an issue after some experience, but there’s always the chance of an unexpected flaw in the wood. See my playlist of beginner essentials where I cover the key topics that will get you confident about this. Especially see the video how to break a bow 2. There you’ll find plenty of tips to keep it from happening. You don’t have to make it thicker. Follow my board bow tutorial and if you need a tiller check post one on r/bowyer and we’ll get you help specific to your bow

[@zizi33girlpanini87]

@@DanSantanaBows thank you so so so much. Will do! ❤❤❤

[@sklaholi9151]

Why it looks so satisfying

[@IXpressThruSaxophone]

Brings me back to my first 99 in OSRS

[@andreasorfanou5970]

What's the fletching level required to make one of these? I heard high aching maple longs isn't really that profitable.

[@R.C-e1u]

Perfect Perfect 😊

[@TopG20073]

What string did you use

[@DanSantanaBows]

Dacron but any bow making material is fine. See the full tutorial or my longer form videos if you want information

[@TopG20073]

@@DanSantanaBowscan I use a general rope?

[@mosesnduati366]

Quite easily done

[@AmirIndignoBounarroti]

Increíble 👌👌👌👌👌

[@thehouseofronin9209]

Nice work

[@montelott8570]

The riven bow, now I have an idea of what to do with my collection of drawknives.

[@DanSantanaBows]

See the long version of this video for build notes and details, as well as the board bow tutorial for beginners

[@vforvideos105]

Very nice.😊😊😊😊😊❤❤

[@javierandresaltamiranolope4761]

Excelente idea....en que tipo de árbol pasaste ese trabajo...?

[@DanSantanaBows]

Acer saccharum. En el “board bow tutorial” en la descripción hay una gran lista de todas las arboles que puedes usar

[@eribertoacedo9505]

Your tree was maple.

[@markejaygonzalo.]

Nice bow :)

[@Пётр-п6н4и]

Great bow

[@ambiguousman_6961]

natives in Florida where there isn't alot of good stone would scrap there bows to shape with a shell, I imagine they must've been very patient

[@357Maxim]

Nice ! How long do you let the wood dry ? Do you also carve the bark side ?

[@DanSantanaBows]

Yes. See my quick drying video. Or the bboard bow tutorial if you don’t want to wait. The beginner essentials playlist will have most of the resources you need You establish the back of the bow on the bark side. You want a pristine growth ring for the back of the bow in most situations. The back of the bow video goes into a lot of detail about this. Let me know if you have any more questions

[@357Maxim]

@@DanSantanaBows Awesome, thanks Dan, I'll check it out.

[@OkOk-e3k4l]

Beautiful

[@cantorii6385]

Awesome!!!!!!

[@chrismccaffrey8256]

Why do you tilt the bow forward after? In the slowmo it seems a little late to be functional for anything?

[@DanSantanaBows]

It’s just a side effect of expanding through the shot. Same as following through in baseball or tennis, or the way the string hand goes backwards

[@chrismccaffrey8256]

​@Dan Santana Bows thanks! :)

[@khushnudolimov8705]

Good job👍, and which kind of tree was it?

[@DanSantanaBows]

Sugar maple. See the full video

[@Marcello-16817]

You really need to make a bow making guide someday

[@DanSantanaBows]

@@Marcello-16817 Have you seen my tutorials?

[@Marcello-16817]

​@@DanSantanaBows just found them. Thanks!

[@Undisputeddd_]

I was wandering in the forest and I just got the idea of making a bow so I started looking for a stick and I found an incredibly flexible one so I just made a bow for the first time i sharpened some sticks for arrows and it’s so much fun to do I’m thinking about asking for a bow

[@ancientheart2532]

Love the Inca music. 😉

[@ancientheart2532]

Quecha rather.

[@johncallahan2934]

Keep posting about Arrow making and bows

[@benjamonzito5445]

Hey dan i have a question i have a walnut tree is it good for a longbow? If so do i have to diry it for how long. Thanks in advance

[@DanSantanaBows]

Yep just treat it like a whitewood. Dry for about 1 yr per inch thickness of the stave, or see my quick drying tutorial. See my playlist beginner essentials for all the basic tutorials

[@romulomartins3813]

The wood doesn't need seasoning? I want to start making bows but some people say the wood needs a year to be good to do it

[@DanSantanaBows]

I dried it for about a year. See the full video for all the details as well as my quick drying tutorial

[@miguel.s7729]

What's the name of the tool using to shape the wood

[@DanSantanaBows]

drawknife. I’m making a video all about them soon

[@miguel.s7729]

@@DanSantanaBows cool, i went to a store today they didn't have it they say it's hard to find it

[@DanSantanaBows]

@@miguel.s7729 this one is good for the price. You can find the same knife from many online retailers GEDORE - 1593048 OX 370-2500 Drawing Knife 250 mm a.co/d/3t8GAXf

[@MTBJJ2001]

How long did you let your maple sit before you started working with it?

[@DanSantanaBows]

1 yr. see the full video and my quick drying tutorial for more

[@MTBJJ2001]

@@DanSantanaBows thank you!

[@aleksanderchavez3518]

Nice the Millennium weapon of the humanity

[@khonergreene1223]

How long is that, I just cut down my first maple for a bow, but what’s the length of that?

[@DanSantanaBows]

See the full version of the video for details and diagrams

[@anantimelrifle7769]

What is the two handed blade called that you used to carve the wood?

[@DanSantanaBows]

Drawknife. See my main videos, there’s a recent one about them

[@АнатолийПотапов-к7т]

Я тоже увлекаюсь луками и арбалетами. хорошее ремесло или хобби . Часто помогает разогнать тоску .

[@johnhalverson2849]

Agreed! There is something peaceful about working on wood using just hand tools.

[@brucelowrie9226]

Dan, what type of maple works for bow making, sugar, silver? Also do you like hickory where the bark side is the back?

[@DanSantanaBows]

Sugar maple is best, or any of the ‘hard maple’ species. And yes you can use the underbark surface of the tree for hickory. See my video “the back of the bow, 6 ways” for a lot more about that

[@brucelowrie9226]

@@DanSantanaBows Thanks Dan

[@RichardMuenzer]

Who made you're spoke shavers??¿Drawknife are nice,,, but when it comes to find detail the spoke shavers way 2 go...

[@DanSantanaBows]

The spokeshave is by veritas and the drawknife is a 2 cherries. See my drawknife video for the rest of my collection

[@jrhamilton4448]

looks like a very smooth shooting bow there my friend! what's the draw weight. I'm going to guess 80#?

[@fasted8468]

Don't they typically use yew? Real cool though

[@DanSantanaBows]

that’s just one choice. There are many excellent bow woods

[@nirmaljacob3968]

Was that stave seasoned? I mean, it looks it but that step was skipped in the video

[@DanSantanaBows]

@@nirmaljacob3968 Yes of course. See the full tutorial for details

[@humbertodominguez156]

como se llama esa herramienta con la que rebajas la madera amigo.

[@DanSantanaBows]

Drawknife

[@alekseylebed4945]

Отлично!!!

[@user-nk888]

Хороший лук!Из какого дерева сделали?

[@DanSantanaBows]

Maple. See the full video for details

[@user-nk888]

Спасибо. Мы тоже в детстве лук делали из клёна.

[@Tim46437]

What kind of maple did you use I have some sugar and Norway maple. Would those be suitable for a bow

[@DanSantanaBows]

This is sugar maple. Norway is good bow wood too. In general ‘hard’ maples are good. Avoid soft maples like silver and red. See the full video and my video on how woods for more suggestions.

[@sailinhtet6119]

🏹🏹🏹🏹🏹👍

[@PrinceKumar-t8h3p]

❤❤❤❤❤

[@BobSmith-kd6lq]

Nice. I have some yew I would like to make a bow out of. Any tips?

[@davidg8132]

How much do you charge to make one

[@trishatulikakashyap3306]

I m from india. I want a bow. Can i buy one from you plz

[@DanSantanaBows]

I’m sorry I’m not taking any more custom orders right now. Maybe in the future. I’ll just be focusing on videos this year.

[@VIJAYzk]

Ten Ring archery (Punjab), Archery supplies india(ASI), check these two

[@Girl_Of_Renaissance3119]

birch !?

[@DanSantanaBows]

Sugar maple

[@sammytrees6970]

Is that made of fresh wood ?

[@DanSantanaBows]

Seasoned. See the full build video for details

[@zVoiddd]

Was the stave seasoned before you made it

[@DanSantanaBows]

1 year. See the full video for the entire build

[@zVoiddd]

@@DanSantanaBows ok thanks

[@ShailuSingh-y1t]

Can u send me two to indian ??

[@DanSantanaBows]

I’m sorry I can’t ship that far.

[@laxelaporte7532]

Que tipo de madera es ??

[@DanSantanaBows]

Acer saccharum

[@tsr_outdoors]

Very nice

[@homensdoocidente]

i could'nt reed the lbs. how much?

[@adnanporobic4035]

Super

[@arastoo.202]

👍✨💥💐🌟💯

[@sailinhtet6119]

သားသား ❤ကိုကို ❤

[@LAurEN-xd1ft]

I’m getting an archery kit for my b-day do u have any tips

[@DanSantanaBows]

Nusensui and armin hirmir have good channels for leaning archery. I don’t teach archery, but see my tutorials if you want to make a bow. Let me know if you need any help

[@irvindiaz7022]

Homemade Bow and Arrow 🪵 🏹

[@sigismundafvolsung5526]

Good job! You’re never finding that arrow though lol

[@DanSantanaBows]

They’re much easier to find shot at a high angle. The risky thing is shooting flat so the arrow can get under the grass

[@sigismundafvolsung5526]

@@DanSantanaBows If you have a field large enough that's true. Over here, if I shot my bow like that it would definitely get blown into the woods or a bamboo thicket or something like that. I stopped shooting at nothing after losing so many arrows

[@Philli204]

From which wood you have made the bow?

[@DanSantanaBows]

sugar maple. See the full video for information

[@Philli204]

Thanks 👌

[@NetVoyagerOne]

Did you carve the stave green, or season it?

[@DanSantanaBows]

it’s seasoned. watch the full version of the video for details and diagrams

[@SamoniklaMarihuana]

Max range of arrow?

[@DanSantanaBows]

about 180 yards for this one with normal weight arrows. Can go much farther with lighter flight arrows

[@richardmckibben2384]

What about the string ? or is that company secret

[@DanSantanaBows]

See the full length video for build notes. Horizontal vids are where all the info is

[@mayasan333]

I want one 😩😩😩😩

[@levisweet979]

What did you use for a string?

[@DanSantanaBows]

I made it from a roll of dacron bowstring material

[@levisweet979]

@@DanSantanaBows that sucks, my Dicksucking enemies won't sell me any Dacron, I was hoping for a lead on a sturdy, natural material I could produce myself. Shame we live in a communist country.

[@GoofBallGuru]

Yeah my favorite time is making stuff, I once didn't like a chair 🪑 and broke it made a something to hunt with, it shoots has a 6 arrows magazine. I keep it in my grandfather's house in countryside in the city I'll get in trouble 🤣 and yeah I didn't even have a saw when I made it, I made the saw first lol

[@BalramYadav-k3n]

❤

[@Acacklingrugbug]

How long did you let it cure?

[@DanSantanaBows]

1 year. See the full video and my video on quick drying for more

[@bryanwalker2839]

Brilliant

[@rkalino3921]

Olá, qual o nome da música?

[@DanSantanaBows]

See the video description for a link to the album. This is “Circular” by my cousin Marcos Topolanski Quintero

[@rkalino3921]

Thank you. On the short videos, there is no description. You make a great job making bows. I subscribed to your cousin page.

[@DanSantanaBows]

@@rkalino3921 It’s there you just have to hit the three little lines. The full videos always have the real information

[@sergo__8988]

Из какого дерева можно сделать лук?? Есть только в наличии КЛЕН-ОСИНА-БЕРЕЗА!!!

[@DanSantanaBows]

Maple is great. See my video on bow woods

[@sergo__8988]

Я все посмотрел шикарные видео👍👍🔥🔥