Archery Bow Woods - Preparing Bow Staves to make a Longbow/Flatbow. Part Four

[@rolandfrerichs5625]

Thank you , Mick. After being inspired by your videos, I've started my first bow. The wood comes from what I think is an ash tree but I'm not too sure. After a few hours of measuring and hacking, it is now slowly starting to bend. Can't wait to see if it will launch an arrow!

[@stlong001]

This series is making me happy 😃

[@rayzugar4776]

Keep up the good work Mick, for people who have never made a bow they will be thankful for the collection of video's to get them started.

[@hammerstoneartifacts4986]

Your absolutely right. The content is excellent. I find he doesn't draw out videos. Just gets to the point. No waffling.

[@rayzugar4776]

@@hammerstoneartifacts4986 not only Mick's video's are straight too the point, there also a pleasure to watch. There not just like someone behind a desk staring at a camera.

[@richardimmell5688]

Mick, this is a great series. I am still working towards my first bow and appreciate these videos. Not only are they informational, but keep me interested and excited at making and shooting my first Bow. Please keep them coming. Fantastic work!

[@MickGrewcock]

Thank you Richard. These videos aren't getting many views but on the whole feedback is positive and I appreciate you letting me know they are useful to you. Mick

[@richardimmell5688]

@@MickGrewcock I have seen very little from you that isn't entertaining and useful. It has been a pleasure following you on your adventure. I hope I have some level of success, but feel it is more about the journey than the destination. Cheers,

[@MickGrewcock]

@@richardimmell5688 Moving forward is the key, as you say. I wish you luck. It is a fascinating craft. Thanks again for your support.

[@siddharthlata2878]

Sir, because of you I have made my first longbow which is powerful but not perfect.Please make videos to let all of us have some more experience.🔥🔥🤗

[@MickGrewcock]

Thank you. Mick

[@Silentbet1of]

Hey man new to bow making broke my first two! My third one had a few minor cracks I used super glue but I don’t trust it! Learned it from you! Also if you want American wood let me know ! Got sweet gum, dogwood, persimmon, American sycamore! 😅

[@MickGrewcock]

Cheers!

[@94pommy]

Thanks Mick great work

[@MickGrewcock]

Thank you!

[@crajneelchand5382]

Great video Mick. Keep it up my friend.

[@Spirit_Pixxelmaster]

Oh Mick i want to say thank you for your Videos.Watching your Videos ,makes me happy. All the Information and exp that you share with us. Its so fantastic to learn ,how to build a Longbow. I will try my first Bow in a Couple of Weeks when my Wood is dry !! And i will try to do it like you. Lets find out ,if i can do it too ^^ Greetings from good old Germany....Take care and God bless

[@hammerstoneartifacts4986]

So many awesome videos? Your making the winters in Ontario bearable with your bow making.... mini holidays. l can forget about not going in the bush for a short time. Truly beautiful videos that somehow keep getting better. It's official. Your just like pewdiepie....You have a "first!" That means your getting a hard core following! Things are about to go viral! Don't forget about us when your famous.

[@MickGrewcock]

Hammerstone Artifacts Ha! 😀 I’m not famous so far after 63 years so I fear your prediction will not come true! But thank you anyway 😉 Stay safe - Ontario sounds awesome when you are in the Midlands coalfields....

[@hammerstoneartifacts4986]

@@MickGrewcock i know how blessed i am to live here. I was an army brat posted in Germany for five years. Now that is culture shock. I would lament for Canada. There is nothing for kilometers here. But its filled with everything. I could remember as a kid looking for green in Germany. And just finding stone. It was like an ocean of bricks and mortar. Punctuated by farmers fields. And when i did find bush. It was sparse.... Like it was a fake forest. The scars of ww2 just everywhere. It drained the beauty and everything good that use to be. Anyways🤗...Love your videos and you are the absolute best.

[@MickGrewcock]

@@hammerstoneartifacts4986 The grass always seems greener elsewhere but, as you have described, it's not actually true. Yes bits of Europe are still very scarred - the people too. We still feel the dark shadow of what happened to us and our neighbours during WW1 and 2. Enjoy your land, you and I are lucky compared to many. We might both complain - but I think we both know as you said in your comment - that we are blessed. Goodnight from across the waters. Mick

[@E1nherj]

This part is missing from your playlist "Teach Yourself Bow Making". I had to find it with the search function. At the moment the playlist jumps from part 3 to 5. Great series, though!

[@MickGrewcock]

Einherj Thanks, I’ll check that

[@MickGrewcock]

Fixed

[@aaronluna4341]

So Mick, you never had a go at a flat-bow design? When you eventually try one out, I highly recommend “Sudbury” style bows, used by the North Eastern Natives here in North America. It’s a blend of a classic “D” style longbow, with a graceful narrow grip and longer fades. The grip is non-bending. I think it would be a great starter for you as it has a smooth and stack-less draw much like the English Longbows you build (which I have never built but would love too) and very little hand shock. The issue with a flatbow is that someone who builds them the first time can make the fades to steep and create a hinge near the fade. Either way, another great video. Cheers

[@MickGrewcock]

Thank you Aaron. No I've never made a proper flatbow and I appreciate your input. A flatbow is the style I shall be attempting at the end of this series. I have some seasoned cherry (a wood I've never used) which I hope to try. Great suggestion and a useful tip for a flatbow beginner! Thanks again. Mick

[@rodparsons521]

​@@MickGrewcock A common flatbow/fades error is to create a mismatch in the layout taking the thickness taper in the fades out of step with the width taper, forcing a failure under tension when the bow is bent far enough, causing a pair of splits to pop, running into the base of the inner limb from the handle end of the fade. This happens where the outer edges have become flexible while the centre remains stiff along the same portion of the transition from handle to limb. Many will have done this at least once, but it's one of those lessons from which only the truly obtuse fail to learn. Safer to carry a little of the non-bending length into the full limb width. (Also think about how short/abrupt a fade needs to be and why?)

[@Durag_jaca]

Hey Mick! Can i make a small reflex with heat gun? Or its better method to make it?

[@ramonebronwasser6787]

Im trying to make a hazel bow, i took off half off the bark already but now it’s dry and hard to take off. Do you have any tips for debarking? Im just a beginner with no drawknife etc

[@MickGrewcock]

Leave it on. Usually pops off when tillering unless you have made efforts to keep it on (which you haven’t). Good luck!

[@ramonebronwasser6787]

@@MickGrewcock alright! Thanks for the advice, appreciate it!

[@crazycressy7986]

Look forard to the flat bow ;)

[@davidharrison6615]

Hi Mick, is there a reason your channel support hoodies don't come in fat git sizes? They are great but don't fit the more rotund chap!!!! Lol. Great video as usual mate.

[@MickGrewcock]

Hi David. I fall into the FG category too - but I haven't tried one of the hoodies! I'll investigate. Sorry the other thing is dawdling along. Not having much success finding what I want but I haven't forgotten. Good weekend.

[@davidharrison6615]

@@MickGrewcock no problem. If you can do the bigger sizes I would be happy to. Order one.

[@stefanoseardo123]

👍🙏

[@siddharthlata2878]

How much money can we earn by making longbows . please answer sir

[@MickGrewcock]

I do not sell my bows so I cannot say from experience. For one person of good skill in the UK I would say that if making just self bows then it would be possible to make a modest living from making bows. That's about all I can say.

[@rodparsons521]

Simple choices have an effect on the outcome. Will there be a benefit, no real difference, or a disadvantage? Some problems are created by poor decision making. Know what to do and why you are doing it.

[@Barack_Osama]

You can also use your lips to check how moist staves are

[@marijnnederpelt]

First

[@mikker32]

Like fire: a good servant, but a terrible master, and a litlle thing I experienced: work slower that you would like to, you can always remove more wood but you can not ad it if you have taken too much, and this advice work espesially when doing something new. Sorry for the spelling

[@MickGrewcock]

Yes. It is so easy to rush ahead. But novice bowmaking needs you, as you say, to work slower. Good luck.