Recurve Bow Building - An Ash Selfbow

[@DreamcraftBows]

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[@ianhayden2547]

It's so relaxing and refreshing to see someone make something beautiful with care and skill .

[@DreamcraftBows]

Glad you enjoyed my video. Thank you for the comment!

[@BoarhideGaming]

That's an astonishingly beautiful bow. I love the two-tone you got from the dye!

[@DreamcraftBows]

Thank you my friend, appreciate it!

[@kickashbows3351]

@@DreamcraftBows Me TOO!!!!

[@BoarhideGaming]

@@DreamcraftBows I finally have some good wood for my own bows, two staves of ash, though they are on the slimmer side, so no flatbow for me. But I will 100% yoink your idea here, this is way too beautiful not to copy

[@Enigmaking]

Another wonderful build, the contrast between the tips and rest of the limbs and handle looks very nice

[@DreamcraftBows]

Thank you a lot! Glad you like it!

[@theoldboy70]

Nice work my friend, your confidence with the draw knife is impressive to say the least.

[@DreamcraftBows]

Thank you my friend!

[@beesmongeese2978]

That coloring is fantastic. Great work

[@DreamcraftBows]

Thank you brother!

[@JoseA-Divergent]

Bonito Acabado y trabajo , en general! Saludos desde Spain.

[@DreamcraftBows]

Thank you brother! Greetings from Poland

[@samuski36]

Now That is a Beautiful bow! Looks like a pleasure to shoot too!

[@DreamcraftBows]

Thank you! It is 👊

[@raymondsvejd6274]

Great work on this bow, inspired me to make my own bow with bent tips😊👍

[@DreamcraftBows]

Glad you like it, good luck!!

[@ratamahatta1300]

5:13 Whenever I glue tip overlays I reduce them to nearly end size, especially on the inner side, where it's rather tricky rasping it down without hurting the back of the limb.

[@Mamabrew]

Wow👏🏼👏🏼 amazing bow!! Thanks for the video.. I’ll definitely be implementing these techniques during my bow making journey 🖤

[@DreamcraftBows]

Thank you brother! Glad it's useful for you!

[@jake4194]

Nice bow, I love the recurves!

[@DreamcraftBows]

Thank you sir, glad you like it!

[@andyvue2418]

Love the looks of the bows

[@DreamcraftBows]

Thanks!

[@DanSantanaBows]

Excellent!

[@DreamcraftBows]

Thanks brother 👊

[@davidcarpenter9232]

Oh yeah ,,, love my ash guitars ... Another great build ... So beautiful ... Well done 👍👍✅✅ thanks ...

[@davidcarpenter9232]

I wonder how many you made ,,,, till ya started having usable bows ... Me many ,,, need to get started .... Thanks 👍👍👍

[@DreamcraftBows]

Thank you sir! Second attempt was successfull. Nevertheless it was light and not very efficient bow. After 10 they started to be nice. But it can be achieved faster for sure

[@davidcarpenter9232]

If you love what you're doing ,,, it's not work ... Had a compound years ago ,,, but never felt any connection with it ... But in the last year ,,, I started with the least expensive Mongolian & black-hunter recurve ... Started making my own Fleming twist ... And now I've got the Southwest scorpion 68" ... I'm loving it ,,, guys like you sharing the wisdom ... That helped me get there ... thanks a lot ... I really dig this stuff !!!

[@aliaskong1723]

Been wanting to try to build one since 1965. I'm only 70 I may just do it if the poles dont shift and there's no intergalactic interference!

[@DogsaladSalad]

No reason to wait, start it today

[@DreamcraftBows]

Well said!

[@mikedoverskog]

Go for it. I made a regular ash longbow a few years ago for my son's battle of Hastings reenactment. Never tried it before but the result was much better than expected (ok, so the tillering is a bit off but hey, it worked) Just take your time, a luxury I didn't have. I used an electric jigsaw and an electric plane for speed but I expect a proper draw knife gives a better feel for the wood, so next time I'll invest in the proper tools. :)

[@ohheyemmi]

"If we wait until we're ready, we'll be waiting all our lives" "This is your life, and its ending one minute at a time."

[@steveg8322]

Absolutely superb.

[@DreamcraftBows]

Appreciate it!

[@GLITCHED1]

It's a rediculously beautful bow. I recently started on a new project making a bow out of a piece of scrap wood I found in my old shed might be a fun challenge for someone like you to find an old pallet and try to make a bow out of it!

[@DreamcraftBows]

Glad you like it! That's a really cool idea 👊

[@earth3rd1]

Wow... great video. Thanks.

[@DreamcraftBows]

Appreciate it!

[@ToddWittenmyerBackwoodsLiving]

That's a nice one! You do really good work!

[@DreamcraftBows]

Thank you brother! Appreciate it!

[@waynrahrens3014]

Out standing keep it up

[@DreamcraftBows]

Thank you!

[@sanyisanyo4616]

Szia. Gyönyörü munka. Megkérdezhetem, Mijen fából van!?? Jól láttam KŐRIS??

[@DreamcraftBows]

Thank you sir! It is European Ash - Fraxinus Excelsior

[@Vitan-op2eo]

Nice job!

[@DreamcraftBows]

Thank you brother!

[@FISHUNTREECOUNTRY]

How do you like ash as a bow wood? It makes excellent springy walking sticks.

[@DreamcraftBows]

I like it, but I prefer black locust and red oak i think

[@fishmaniachannel]

Lovely work 👌

[@DreamcraftBows]

Thank you 💪

[@draven3838]

Nice book ,I have a couple of them ,measurements for every bow I've ever built for customers and the weight of every bow

[@DreamcraftBows]

👊👊

[@draven3838]

👊👊

[@brunogea5317]

¿Que tipo de madera es buena para hacer un arco? ¿ Debe estar verde, o seca?

[@DreamcraftBows]

It should be seasoned wood

[@jdmcginnis15]

Great video!

[@DreamcraftBows]

Thank you sir!

[@jasonanderson1154]

What moisture content do you start at with your wood? Incredible videos so far, thanks for sharing.

[@DreamcraftBows]

I don't measure it to be honest, I "feel" when the wood is ready touching it

[@z90012]

Very nice happy new year

[@DreamcraftBows]

Thank you brother! Happy New Year

[@lawrenwimberly7311]

very nice

[@DreamcraftBows]

Thank you sir!

[@fajarismail3065]

Nice

[@DreamcraftBows]

Thanks!

[@nunzionapoli6325]

Bravissimo 🤌🏽🤌🏽

[@DreamcraftBows]

Thank you!

[@joedaniels4646]

Great video! God bless!

[@DreamcraftBows]

Thank you sir! All the best!

[@danilogiovannini3440]

very nice you its magic!

[@DreamcraftBows]

Thank you!

[@ДмитрийШевцов-ю3ъ]

Woooow!!

[@DreamcraftBows]

👊👊

[@mattconroy3918]

awesomeness!!

[@DreamcraftBows]

Thank you my friend!

[@isaacbenrubi9613]

Yo! That's a beautiful bow! Question: How do you stay safe when working with yew wood, considering that most of the plant is toxic?

[@DreamcraftBows]

Thank you! Yes it's toxic, I've heard about cases when people got rash on hand just after shooting yew bow. It's the best to work with this wood outside or at least with doors open. Working gloves have to be used, also the dust is dangerous so when sanding mask is needed.

[@Calios902]

Lol you made the project look so easy😂

[@DreamcraftBows]

Sorry man 😂😂

[@Calios902]

@@DreamcraftBows 😎

[@TGKRoman]

A lovely bow and a fantastic job showing the process. I have one question as to why you heat treat the belly. What is the purpose of doing this?

[@DreamcraftBows]

Glad you like it, thank you! Heat treating - tempering the belly - in the fewest words possible is making bows stronger and faster.

[@gaspervidmar7473]

Hi I am just wondering why is heat threating important for bow?

[@DreamcraftBows]

It's not necessary but with woods like ash or black locust it helps a lot. It reduces the set the bow is taking and makes it faster

[@gaspervidmar7473]

Ok thanks and you make the best handmade bows I have ever seen

[@Dan_bow]

How long do you heat treat the belly and do you do the full length

[@isaacbenrubi9613]

Are the tip overlays necessary? Could you not just leave the tips larger at the initial cut?

[@DreamcraftBows]

These are not necessary. You can just cut self nocks

[@raimundotavares2774]

Belo trabalho

[@DreamcraftBows]

Thank you!

[@finnhewes]

very nice build! how many hours would you say your average bow build takes? How long was this one?

[@DreamcraftBows]

Thank you sir! It''s tough to say I think usually it's up to 20-30hrs. This took something about that too.

[@zm6695]

Good video thanks...

[@DreamcraftBows]

Glad you liked it! 👊

[@santoshsir5887]

I want this bow 🏹🏹

[@DreamcraftBows]

👊👊

[@LevyThompson]

Awesome my man!

[@DreamcraftBows]

Thank you very much!

[@cheyannei5983]

The KZbin channel tips from a shipbuilder has a technique where they use plastic sheeting and some pipe to steam wood; they're well worth checking out. I've also seen some steamers made with large diameter PVC pipe. I tried to link them, but I think they got caught up in your channel's comment spam filter. Maybe check the likely spam on your channel?

[@DreamcraftBows]

Thank you for mentioning about it sir! I'll check it out. I've also designed device for steaming longer part of limb. See it here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/eXrQYaFmmdWWnbc

[@mehmeteminercan]

Agaç cinsi ney..? Tebrikler

[@DreamcraftBows]

It is European Ash - Fraxinus excelsior. Thank you

[@bambutotal]

Muito bom

[@DreamcraftBows]

Thank you!

[@alexandrossachinidis1385]

Γειά σου φίλε μου μία ερώτηση, από τι ξύλο είναι? Ευχαριστώ πολύ.

[@DreamcraftBows]

It is european ash - fraxinus excelsior.

[@alexandrossachinidis1385]

@@DreamcraftBows ευχαριστώ πολύ

[@danilogiovannini3440]

hello, and nice to meet you, if one wants to have your bow is it pissibile? If yes, at what price? Thanks.

[@DreamcraftBows]

Check out my store: dreamcraftbows.com/en_GB/new Thank you!

[@Dan_bow]

What lbs is the bow and draw

[@shawnsmith5204]

Do u sale them if so can u ship to north Carolina

[@DreamcraftBows]

Yes sir, check out my offer here: dreamcraftbows.com/

[@Jay-hq4dy]

Can anyone name the tools hes using to carve out the bows?

[@DreamcraftBows]

Drawknife, hatchet, card scraper, files

[@E-E.ADVENTUREGEARS]

can you give us the dimensions including tappering

[@DreamcraftBows]

send my a message on IG

[@theotherguy3083]

Why not just use a bandsaw to cut the wood?

[@DreamcraftBows]

I don't have it and I prefer working with hand tools

[@spktpolresoganilir9574]

WHAT WOOD DID YOU USE TO MAKE THAT BOW?

[@DreamcraftBows]

I used European ash wood

[@spktpolresoganilir9574]

@@DreamcraftBows wow I really admire your bow, beautiful handmade.

[@shanequigley7552]

First 😁

[@DreamcraftBows]

✋✋✋

[@رحسینی]

سلام ایول

[@josecardoso6231]

👍🏹🎯✌️⚡

[@DreamcraftBows]

👊👊

[@rockysingh2766]

Free

[@DreamcraftBows]

lol

[@badrosnosi902]

كم طول

[@rockysingh2766]

Give me this bow and arrow please

[@DreamcraftBows]

👍👍

[@charleshendrix232]

Better hurry. Pretty soon all the Ash trees will be gone to blight like the chestnuts.

[@DreamcraftBows]

Yes, it is what it is. Lots of ashes dying here

[@mariopena5725]

Nice

[@DreamcraftBows]

Thank you 👊