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HAWTHORN BOW. The Hedgerow Selfbow. Primitive Technology in the Hedgerow. Part 1.

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HAWTHORN BOW. Best Hedgerow Bow Woods. Hedgerow Bows. Searching for Bow Woods in the English Hedgerow. Primitive Technology in the Hedgerow. Part One. Hawthorn Bow. I have a long held love of the ancient English hedgerow and find many of my bow staves from these amazing ecosystems. I've tried ash, hazel, elder, blackthorn and elm and have searched many miles of hedge to find other species suitable for bow making. Hedgerows are frequently cut so few trees and shrubs attain height or straight growth but I explore places where trees grow unhindered. Eventually I choose hawthorn for my next bow. I have no idea whether it will bend or not - but join me in part two to see if I achieve my goal of making a hawthorn bow.
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I'm Mick Grewcock, retired from business and now self-learning the arts of bow- and film-making. Join me in my light-hearted quest for knowledge as I learn to combine the ancient craft of bow-making with the digital videography and film making - I'd be delighted to have you for company on this bizarre journey.
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@kf4293 2 года назад

The videography in these videos is lovely. Makes me want to walk the hedgerows of England.

@Darkwind28 3 года назад

You're like the David Attenborough of bowmaking. Great video! Very informative.

@MickGrewcock 3 года назад

Darkwind2805 Thank you 🙏

@shanhur4562 2 года назад

You deserve millions of subscribers Mick. Love your content!!!!

@jakevikifan8228 Год назад

I have watched all these videos over and over many times. They are brilliant! Thanks Mick!

@WrathRuin 6 лет назад

Masterfully made video Mick. Looking forward to part 2.

@MickGrewcock 6 лет назад

Thanks Shane. Best for the weekend. Mick

@nigelpalmer9248 5 лет назад

When I was a kid I always used hazel, I didn't know at the time I was coppicing for bows and arrows.

@MickGrewcock 5 лет назад

You were Nigel! The fruits of that labour may have helped others make bows and arrows after you! Thanks for watching. Mick

@RudiHerschl 6 лет назад

Pure poetry again!

@yes-rq4dg 6 лет назад

here I am painfully filing down a piece of skirting board trying to make a bow from it, only thing keeping me sane now is your videos. Thanks a mil Mick.

@yes-rq4dg 6 лет назад

Actually Mick! Would you be up for a small challenge? Try and make a longbow from a piece of skirting board that has a draw weight over 60 pounds. Hope you'll try!

@MickGrewcock 6 лет назад

Keep filing! All good experience. Watch the next video in this series, out soon. A wonky bow from a nearly useless piece of hawthorn. I'll have a go at anything and try to bend it; if doing the same helps you keep your head, then skirting board will do. Keep at it, you'll succeed! Good luck. Mick

@yes-rq4dg 6 лет назад

Will do! have a good night.

@MickGrewcock 6 лет назад

You too!

@MickGrewcock 6 лет назад

Harder to find good skirting board in the woods around here!! 😉

@Kafka121 2 года назад

Lovely work Mick, keep on with the tradition!

@shanhur4562 2 года назад

You make me feel a part of your corner of England. Outstanding stuff!!!

@MickGrewcock 2 года назад

Thank you 🙏

@got2kittys 6 лет назад

Thanks Mick! I have been an archer for 48 years. I have never made a bow. You inspire me! So onto the next proper step as an archer. Thanks!

@MickGrewcock 6 лет назад

Great news! That's the aim of my channel: to show that with some effort, a bit of luck and some sweat we can all make a reasonable if not perfect bow. Good luck, I hope you meet success first time round. Another viewer just made their first bow and ended up with a 40lb longbow. Great result! Thanks for watching. Mick

@johnlong3214 6 лет назад

Just watched that with a coffee outside in the sun, great video (again) thank you for sharing. (Well and truly thumbed)

@carcucov 6 лет назад

Mick, I really like your videos. But this one in incredible! Let me introduce myself... I am Mexican, but I spent three and a half years in Warwickshire. I love England, and your videos make me remember my years there. This last vídeo is great! My name is Carlos. I am also a Bowman. I wish you the best! Thanks a lot my my friend!

@dace48 6 лет назад

I think that in our obsession with Yew, Osage, Maple and Bamboo the "meane woods" get overlooked - yet they are probably a bigger part of our history than the flashy, more popular ones. Yew is probably the Spitfire to their Hurricane - but the latter did most of the heavy work.

@notapplicable531 6 лет назад

Dear Rocketfist, Interesting you should mention maple as a premier bow wood. In looking into the name for Sycamore seeds, I came across the generic name for that species - Acer. Having made maple syrup from sugar maples as one of my pastimes long ago, I knew that Acer is the generic name for all maples. Surprise, surprise: Sycamores are maples. I should have figured that out earlier given the shape of their seeds (called keys) and their leaves. So, if maples are a good wood for bows, perhaps Mick has got himself an additional, good source of bow staves. I can't sign off without also commenting on your mention and comparison of Britain's two premier fighters of WW II. It must be 55 years ago that I read a book on the Hurricane. Two things stand out: one was the that it could withstand the pounding that 50 caliber cannons would do to a plane carrying them and that this fact made the Hurricane an excellent anti-tank weapon. The second was the mention that the Hurricane inflicted the first casualty of WW II in 1936. At an airshow somewhere in Europe in 1936, the Germans were showing off their Bf 109. However, the British had a Hurricane there and demonstrated its ability to do a vertical climb. Some German bigwig then demanded that their Bf 109 pilot do the same. The result was the Bf 109 stalled and crashed - first casualty of the war? or merely the first casualty of an arms' race. In any event, we all owe a sigh of relief that Great Britain had two excellent fighters that excelled at different forms of air combat. Best everyone, especially to our excellent host, that's you Mick. Another thoroughly enjoyable journey through your country.

@MickGrewcock 6 лет назад

Glad you enjoyed the video David! Yes the sycamore is a maple, though whether it is a 'good' maple I don't yet know. They are - it appears - loved for their sap. Woodpeckers regularly hammer a circle of peck marks around sycamore saplings for what I can only assume to be a desire for the sap; and badgers claw away at the bigger sycamores too for maybe the same reason. But I loved the way the conversation ended up in the air behind Merlin engines. I think there are just six hurricanes airworthy in the UK - the one I most commonly see is displayed by the BBMF. They exude a kind of workaday toughness in contrast to the Spitfire's refined and deadly elegance. There are a considerable number of Spitfire's airworthy in the UK and several converted to two seaters. I hope to fly in one sometime next year.

@aboveaveragebayleaf9216 4 года назад

Another thing to consider is that not all varieties of maple are equal. Some are very hard while others are a soft wood, and have very different properties.

@p7outdoors297 2 года назад

@@MickGrewcock Did you end up being able to fly in that Spitfire?

@MickGrewcock 2 года назад

@@p7outdoors297 Not yet. Postponed due Covid. Fingers crossed for 2022 🤞

@karenmurray3098 3 года назад

just lovley, i can hear your love for your woods

@haggisbasher9562 6 лет назад

Love your channel my friend. "Is there a rustle in your hedgerow" Keep going

@mtnhooch 6 лет назад

As always, masterfully done. Thank you once again.

@mosbysmen 6 лет назад

always look forward to a new video thanks mick

@MarkMuhammad 6 лет назад

Impressive video, as always. I love the woods.

@crajneelchand5382 6 лет назад

Lovely video Mick. Thank you for sharing.

@MickGrewcock 6 лет назад

Cheers, best for the weekend. Mick

@samsieg12 6 лет назад

Superb editing! Great pleasure to see this:)

@Tomsta12jr 5 лет назад

When i was young I always found sycamore sapling very springy initially, always made simple bow out of branches

@mrbr549 6 лет назад

Beautiful video, crafted the way I imagine a fine bow would be, with care and precision.

@alvarom6969 6 лет назад

Really beautiful video. Congratulations Mike.

@acheface 4 года назад

Very informative.

@crazycressy7986 6 лет назад

Great work as always buddy ;)

@robbysaputra7253 5 лет назад

nice bow making video

@michaelrimmer2557 6 лет назад

Excellent as usual Mick, the production gets better and better. Really like the overhead views and atmospheric music. A+.

@rafaelmonteirorodrigues4672 6 лет назад

great video Mick !! You're getting better every video. Keep it up

@troybarnes7387 6 лет назад

This is some quality stuff!! Good thing i ended up on your channel🔥👌 Shouts out from Korea!

@leonardofabal7372 2 года назад

Tenés una gran habilidad. Gracias por introducir me en el longbow

@mihaizograf5599 6 лет назад

Hi Mick ! You have a big chance with the hedgerow and with a multitude of trees good for bow making .

@MickGrewcock 6 лет назад

Hi Mihai! Hope you are well. Yes, there are some overlooked woods in the English hedgerow! Thanks for watching. Part two being filmed now!

@anghelutaconstantincortel3206 5 лет назад

Make a Mongolian bow, please!

@woodsowisdombushcraft4869 6 лет назад

Loving your vids!

@mrp4754 5 лет назад

Hi mick me again just a quick message to say i'v watched this video and must tell you that its brilliant and the theme tune goes with it perfect. So thumbs up once again to you.

@MickGrewcock 5 лет назад

Thank you Mr P!

@davie100able 6 лет назад

Good Luck Mick. They say variety is the spice of life; one can definitely say that about the different woods you make your bows out of. Kind regards, Dave.

@MickGrewcock 6 лет назад

Cheers Dave!

@NaturalBowWoman 6 лет назад

I so enjoyed this,😍 well filmed and packed with great educational information. Thankyou so much for the heart and effort you put into this video 😀

@MickGrewcock 6 лет назад

Bless you for your kind comment. Appreciated as always. I think a pomegranate might be worth shooting 🏹🤗🐶

@NaturalBowWoman 6 лет назад

Mick Grewcock You are welcome. Hmm... now that's an interesting fruit 🤔😀🏹

@adathomas8604 2 года назад

Good morning, Mick. I hope you are having a good day. I'm progressing through all your videos, having found them to be an absolute treasure trove, and I am enjoying them hugely. They are all friendly and companionable - something sorely needed in these times. Can I just make one point? I love the background music in this video best, it is so appropriate for the subject. Do keep going, if you have the heart. Even your walkabouts along the old pathways with your dog are interesting. And have you ever tried laying a hedge? My late uncle, long gone, God rest him, was a champion hedge layer. I loved seeing his work. All the best to you.

@MickGrewcock 2 года назад

Good morning! Thank you for your comment Ada. Very kind of you. I try hard to match music to theme and mood - don’t always get it right though so glad you enjoyed this one. I learned basic hedge laying in my teens but have done very little of it since. It is a marvellous and undervalued skill. Enjoy your day and thank you for watching my videos 🙏

@carlosarmandoruiz9176 6 лет назад

Excelente bideo, muchas gracias. Un afectuoso saludo desde Costa Rica

@RudiHerschl 6 лет назад

Qué pequeño es el mundo! Un saludo desde Austria!

@michaelborders4674 4 года назад

I am such a fan of your work. I wish I had some of your exotic species here In the us. I'm working on my first yellow birch longbow and have a nice elm, sugar maple and black locust but after your elm video I'm afraid to work it lol.

@MickGrewcock 4 года назад

Michael Borders Good luck, some good staves there - my elm was a bad piece of wood and felled at a less than ideal time. Have a try with yours!!

@comesahorseman 6 лет назад

Watch out for hedgewitches! And, don't even think about elderberry!! ;)

@MickGrewcock 6 лет назад

Tried elder. I broke it, sadly!

@hammerstoneartifacts4986 4 года назад

Tapping that white birch tree... Will give you some sweet syrup in the spring time. 😊

@christurley391 6 лет назад

Looking forward to a hawthorn bow. I know it is hard, stiff, strong, but I don't know how it bends. Thanks for the video.

@MickGrewcock 6 лет назад

Neither do I Chris! We’ll soon see. Thanks for watching.

@diabolicalartificer 4 года назад

Sweet Chestnut would possibly make good box staves, it splits well, also copses, spinneys and roadsides are better sources for box wood than most hedgerows. If you can choose a young tree when it's still small, cut off the side branches as it grows and clear other trees around it, so it will grow straight and knot free, this was/is done for boat masts. A pollarded tree like Ash or Lime (found in city's) would be grand too. Lastly get in touch with tree surgeon's, a potentially good source for wood. Years ago, cart and coach shafts made from Ash were bent while still growing to get the right shape with the grain aligned nicely through the bends, the same technique could be applied to box staves. Think 10 years ahead, gone in the blink of an eye. Love your video's mick, just cut a bit of Ash to make my first box, thanks...DA.

@MickGrewcock 4 года назад

Thank you - really useful info! And thanks for watching. Mick

@LaserSharkPhotoablations 6 лет назад

Siver birch is my next project, I have one thats about 6 months drying. i think its at least big enough for 2 bows one with reflex and one i might try to steam some reflex into. Being in the Aus bush, the pickings are slim but silver birch suckers and seeds so well there is never just one. Its one of the few things i can cut a lot of around my home in 4 or 5 places it is running amok on the roadside. I really look forward to seeing your efforts with this wood.

@MickGrewcock 6 лет назад

Good luck with yours Tim. I’m keen to try SB as soon as I have time. Cheers from 🇬🇧

@malcolmsmith9232 6 лет назад

Exemplary video as always. A difficult question for you now. Excluding yew, which has been your favourite wood, from the perspective of working the wood and also for the finished product, including looks and suitability!

@MickGrewcock 6 лет назад

Hazel and blackthorn are my favourites so far. I’m keen to try a proper longbow using blackthorn and have a stave seasoning that should make 3-4 big bows. If they are successful, then blackthorn will head my list.

@baxdens4221 6 лет назад

Mick, funny you should mention sycamore as I have my sights on a sapling growing in my garden which is a bit bigger than the one in the video. I was just thinking about the holly next to it when you mentioned that as well! Not sure if you need to take any precautions with holly as it's poisonous, but I have heard it makes great walking sticks. The frustrating thing is you have to leave it to season before you can start (does the flatbow you made from unseasoned wood when you started making bows still shoot?). Love the photography from your videos, aerial shots are stunning. Do you own the land or do you have a friendly land owner? Thanks for sharing, keep up the great work.

@monkeyboiz4281 6 лет назад

Yes!!! Keep it up Mick!!!

@prestoncooper8227 6 лет назад

Hi Mick I’m starting to get enough tools for now making

@MickGrewcock 6 лет назад

Good luck Preston!

@gyula0408 2 года назад

Love your videos, very nicely done. I am in process of making a hawthorn bow and would like to first of all take out at least a bit of a twist from it and add a bit of reflex to the limbs. What method would you recommend. Some forums suggest steam. Thanks heaps.

@MickGrewcock 2 года назад

Steam or dry heat protecting the wood from scorching by covering wood in vegetable oil. Good luck!

@krunopandzic1247 6 лет назад

As always great video Mike. Just a quick sugestion regarding the video, why not try with black locus tree. I myself have made a few and I must admit it's a very good bow wood extremely strong and sturdy, the best part it grows everywere (even in Balkans). Believe they must grow in England as well. Best regards

@Bullseyearchery 6 лет назад

Black Locust is not a native species to the UK. It was introduced here in 1636 though. It doesn't grow in the wild as far as I know but might be seen in a park if your lucky. Never seen one myself. Laburnum and Tulip tree are good bow woods I hear.

@krunopandzic1247 6 лет назад

Thx for the answer didn't know that. Where I'm from black locus is a common species, and it's not a native wood species it was introduced around 200 years ago from US (probably). Still a great pices of wood. Best regards

@rodparsons521 6 лет назад

It's not too hard to get permission to take an occasional singleton or two from coppiced woodland. I find some nice second growth on my patch. There are even some roadside "hedgerows" where you can find some pretty nice coppice stools. I regularly go past a stretch like this on the bus, just beyond the next village south of here. Probably would need to talk to the estate manager rather than the rural district council, which can be good, less chance of running into a bureaucracy. I emphasise the fact that I will only carefully take a single from a stool with my folding saw, that I won't be running amok with a chainsaw.

@sovernsectwarren 6 лет назад

Nice video as always Mick! How do you deal with the ticks out in the UK? Here in the states there are a ton of ticks out in the fields this time of the year.

@LondonRednek 6 лет назад

sovernsectwarren In my experience , We dont get than many here, I've never had one on me, only the dog a few times... Mosquitos and even wolf spiders are much more pervasive biters when rumaging around in the undergrowth...lol

@mynameismin3 4 года назад

11:22 "The Elder Bow"! It's unbeatable, the most powerful bow ever made... Hang on, isn't that meant to be "The Elder Wand"?

@MickGrewcock 4 года назад

shanebisme 🤣🤣

@user-uw6vo1ev1l 6 лет назад

what music did you use and where do you get it?, i'm thinking of possibly using some for some videos I have planned. Great video as always, and looking forward to part two. Keep it up!

@MickGrewcock 6 лет назад

I use Epidemic Sound for music and RU-vid licensing. Good luck with your videos!

@user-uw6vo1ev1l 6 лет назад

Thanks Mick That will help me with my video , is it ok if you can you tell me what the names are of the music you used in this video?

@MickGrewcock 6 лет назад

Sorry for delay. All from ES: Thieve's Adventures 3, 23 & 44 (three tracks); The Elfin Knight B; and Walking Home at Night. Mick

@mynameismin3 4 года назад

I would love to see you attempt an asiatic horse bow of some type. With or without the horn and sinew laminate. Maybe a wood laminate instead since getting your hands on, and using the horn and sinew might be difficult, so using something like hickory for the belly and handle, with bamboo for the back. Or even just a single piece of wood. Really I just want to see you make that style/shape of bow, just for a change.

@MickGrewcock 4 года назад

shanebisme That would be a great project!

@haraldbearclaw1856 6 лет назад

Didn't know British call maple "Sycamore". You will love hawthorn. It shapes really easy with tools and its timber feels like many "strings" next to each other. Bit weird description, but you will get what I mean when you cut the wood with draw knife. You could remove wood from belly in few strokes. For example white woods break in strips when you use draw knife, but hawthorn will almost split where you want it. But be careful and don't draw aggressively because it can go deeper than your initial thickness lines. Another thing is that it has beige sapwood and reddish heartwood so if you make a flatbow, you would get two colored grip and limbs would have red growth rings surrounded by beige ones. Also it makes high poundage bows because it is a strong wood.

@rodparsons521 6 лет назад

We also have Field Maple which is quite common as well as a bunch of other imported types.

@haraldbearclaw1856 6 лет назад

Is field maple a good bow wood?

@rodparsons521 6 лет назад

Good as compared to what? :-) Don't see why not, SG is about the same, but Sycamore is found almost everywhere, whereas Field Maple is supposedly more common further south. Best thing for me about Hawthorn is the smell of the May blossom and how hot it burns. For me the best wood is, above all, the one I can get in useful form. That is clean coppice wood of the right size. Most commonly Hazel and Ash around where I live. Some Sycamore. Hawthorn and Blackthorn are more often too hedgy. If I had a really good Blackthorn I probably wouldn't want anything else for a long time. I only make a bow so that I have something to shoot. Not obsessed with making bows.

@haraldbearclaw1856 6 лет назад

I haven't found a suitable blackthorn yet, even hawthorn I mentioned is a bit rare around here so I primarily use hazel and I like it. Especially if it comes from a hilly terrain and it grew in such a soil that it makes it strong. Not all hazels are alike as you know.

@rodparsons521 6 лет назад

I really noticed that in Yew. On an estate in the Chilterns where I once had permission to cut some yew, there was a real mix of fertile ground and flinty chalk pockets. Two adjacent trees could be completely different in character. That straight Blackthorn of Mick's is something I still look at from time to time. A piece like that is not something we see very often.

@nstlase5505 4 года назад

Lots of beautiful tree's There, i have a question i see that you start working on many bow's when the moister level is around 10% or 12% but is IT on any type of Wood that level would Work or only on some?

@MickGrewcock 4 года назад

nst låse In my limited experience, all woods. Mick

@nstlase5505 4 года назад

@@MickGrewcock thanks:)

@xXVernidiaXx 6 лет назад

This channel is super amazing! I do have a question. I recently got this longbow off of Amazon for around $60-$70. Nothing too special and its mainly a bow just to introduce newcomers to traditional archery. It mainly shoots like a kids bow but that is not the problem. The PROBLEM is that its limbs have been twisted and the string is not in the middle of the bow anymore. I'm 99% certain that it is my drawing and/or holding of the bow. But I always shoot like tutorials for traditional archery and it still twists the bow. Admittedly, I was awful at first with drawing this bow which is why I'm certain I twisted it. But then again, it was VERY cheap and not that good. Am I doing something wrong or is it the bow? Apologies for the long question!

@MickGrewcock 6 лет назад

Sounds like the bow to me, don’t think it’s you!

@xXVernidiaXx 6 лет назад

Thank you!

@SeadartVSG 6 лет назад

It may be the way you are bracing the bow. Do you use a stringer? If it's a self bow made from a single kind of good wood you might be able to straighten the arms by heating and torquing the limbs. Will work for hickory, ash, elm, osage the usual suspects. If it's laminated or backed don't try straightening it. Usually bow twist is caused by the piece of wood.

@xXVernidiaXx 6 лет назад

SeadartVSG I do belive I braced the bow wrong the first time and it stuck. I did not use a stringer but I will try to heat it and work with it. Thank you!

@53n7w 6 лет назад

I have a distant memory of a sycamore being a very stiff wood.

@forestbrewer78 6 лет назад

Mick you are awesome I am having a difficult time finding a bow string in the US can you help me

@MickGrewcock 6 лет назад

Hi there. Material to make a string or finished string?

@allenjones2450 6 лет назад

There are plenty of string makers with websites in the US. Check out Ten Ring Strings for instance.

@yes-rq4dg 6 лет назад

Hey Mick! As ive said im currently attempting a bow and its for the most part my first proper bow, im not sure if its just me or my bow is too thick but its extremely hard to pull to half draw nevermind full draw, was wondering if you could tell me if its too thick or if its just me being weak haha.

@MickGrewcock 6 лет назад

Hi there! Well, to answer that I'd need to know a bit more. Tell me about your bow: the wood, length, thickness and width at the middle.

@yes-rq4dg 6 лет назад

Alright its White Deal, which i know isnt great but all i had for now, at the handle its 3cm wide (which carries thru the rest of the bow), and 2cm thick, its 1.5cm thick beside the handle which tapers to 1.2 cm thick about 17 inches from the center, which tapers to 0.90 cm at the end, its 67 inches long from tip to tip. Thanks again

@rodolforodriguez70 6 лет назад

Thank you very much for the videos , I am from central america and trying to make a bow ,how ever since we have no history in long bow or archery as Europe I would like to ask an advice about seasoning wood for bows. Here we have Pine , Ipe , lemontree and mango tree woods .

@MickGrewcock 6 лет назад

Hello Rodolho and thank you. I wish I could assist you with the advice you need but I am not familiar with any of the woods you mention in your comment. I can say that the woods I use are seasoned for various periods of time but all with the aim of reducing the moisture content to about 10% when measured with a digital moisture meter at the surface of wood around 50-100mm thick. This can take as long as a year or more but can be made to happen quickly by first shaping (but not bending the bow) whilst green which will allow the bow wood to dry rapidly. However, this can lead to twisting, warping and cracking in some woods. Maybe one or more of the very knowledgeable and friendly people who read these comments can help you with your question. Can you help Rodolfo guys and gals?

@rodparsons521 6 лет назад

Ipe, definitely. Try a bending test on the lemon & mango. Fruit bearing woods are often very good. Pine you could but it's not a go-to wood unless you have nothing else. Ipe is very hard & dense, over 1.0 specific gravity. It will make a very fine, long, narrow limbed bow. Some folks like to back everything and will use a thin bamboo backing on ipe.

@rodolforodriguez70 6 лет назад

Thank you very much for your kind answer , I am going to apply you advice about seasoning the woods , Best Regards from Costa Rica

@rodparsons521 6 лет назад

Make sample pieces from woods you want to try, unbroken grain on the back. Like miniature bow limbs. Dry them, test them, see how they resist bending, how they break.

@christiffer-barter947 5 лет назад

Dear Mick. your videos are fantastic, the content and quality is excellent. please tell me have you a professional back ground in film/ photography and what's the kit you use to make the captivating videos. I'm a tradition carpenter specialiing in green oak timber framing and as a hobby im just getting into archery and bow making, please take a look at my site if you get chance calder oak.

@MickGrewcock 5 лет назад

Hi there and thank you. My background is in electronics manufacturing - latterly as a business owner. Check out the video descriptions for details of my camera gear but do ask if you have any specific questions or need advice. Happy to share whatI have learned.

@christiffer-barter947 5 лет назад

@@MickGrewcockmany thanks for your reply, as I mentioned we run a green oak timber framing business I was wondering what is oak like to make bows have you ever tried one? we have lots of Oak off cuts in our yard if your ever in lancashire be sure to call in and take some.

@MickGrewcock 5 лет назад

Hi there. Red oak is apparently okay for bows but our commonest oaks in the UK are, as far as I know, less than ideal. I've never tried though but those that have report major problems. I'm sitting by our log burner just now, a lovely glow keeping me warm - oak!

@christiffer-barter947 5 лет назад

yes once seasoned oak does give some grear heat. well thank you for your creative and informative videos, I'm working my way through your library of work and finding it a joy. good skills!!

@rodparsons521 6 лет назад

Panning across a nice one @ 4.06 ?

@MickGrewcock 6 лет назад

That’s the sycamore that appears a little later in the video Rod. I’ll take it down one day soon.

@cannedmind342 6 лет назад

You sound like a narrator from nature document, just saying with all kindness. Well, this video kinda IS a nature doc.

@kinglobster4172 5 лет назад

Listening to him is great

@jakubhanak4223 6 лет назад

It looks like a maple.

@kinglobster4172 5 лет назад

It's British maple

@manemacha 6 лет назад

Muy buen video, como siempre. In my backyard, crossing the railroad line, ther´s a long row of ligustrum trees. It's a hard wood. I've been making some long bows whith them, some reached over 100 mts shoot. I'm a bad bowyer too, but I'm trying and trying to improve.Greetings.

@JohnSmith-qr9lr 6 лет назад

Ah some one got a drone, eh.

@MickGrewcock 6 лет назад

Someone’s had a drone for quite a few years.

@bmf321 5 лет назад

That's not a sycamore that's a maple looks like seedlings of silver maple NOT SYCAMORE

@MickGrewcock 5 лет назад

I'm afraid using capitals does not make you right. These trees are acer pseudoplatanus, called sycamore in the UK, a non-native species but very common. Silver maple is acer saccharinum, its leaves are much more pronounced in shape when compared to sycamore.

@got2kittys 6 лет назад

Thanks Mick! I have been an archer for 48 years. I have never made a bow. You inspire me! So onto the next proper step as an archer. Thanks!

@got2kittys 6 лет назад

Thanks Mick! I have been an archer for 48 years. I have never made a bow. You inspire me! So onto the next proper step as an archer. Thanks!