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This series of videos teaches you how to build a bow with a minimum amount of tools that will last you a lifetime. It is one of the classes in our master hunter program and this one of the most important skills an archer can attain.
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@jeffreyscottharris 10 лет назад

It's very impressive to hear someone with so much knowledge speak without being condescending. He seems like a very humble man. God bless him...

@chais1111 4 года назад

listen man, if you look at Mike in the states with osage bows or Joe Gibbs in England with the warbows or Jim Hamm for that matter,. they all seem to have 2 things in common, humble and soft spoken. When you re confident in your skills and abilities, you don't have to show off.

@ADmyrr 6 лет назад

I've bought materials from Pinehollow Long bows in the past and they offered the best customer service I've ever experienced. One of the staves I ordered was lost in the mail they helped me to track it and eventually replaced it no extra charge when we couldn't recover it. They are very helpful and offered free advice as I was building my bows. Thanks again Pinehollow Long bows.

@phillipdavid6825 4 года назад

When I was a little boy I read the book Robin Hood and his Merry Men! Thus began my love of Archery! I never really took to it in my youth though, too busy doing other things, but as an old man one day I bought a PSE stinger and taught myself how to shoot it. At 30 yards I'm deadly with it, but I could put one in you at a 100 if we were at war with each other! But raw archery like what I just watched I never tried but this video sparked my want to try jones and I'm a fan brother. Ima dedicate the entire year coming to learning how to make a bow like what is taught in this video. Excellent video sir. I enjoyed it to no end and look forward to watching them all to the end result of making my first bow! Thank you!!

@Loveoftheoutdoors 9 лет назад

I'd love to spend a few weeks with this guy and learn whatever he'd what to teach me. This is a dying art.

@SurakuHirano 11 лет назад

Depends on the tools you have available. This is mostly talking about self bows, not so much laminates. Yew is a natural laminate, the sapwood is great in tension, poor in compression, and the heartwood is great in compression, poor in tension. Certain bow types work better with different woods, but... i would still recommend hickory, osage, walnut, pecan, hop-hornbeam, hornbeam, or any other wood with interlocked grain... the people in this video are doing it the way i have done for 6 years.

@revolutions7262 4 года назад

I simply LOVE how they are ALL sitting in a circle while he's in the center of the attention, teaching them on how to create their first bow.

@chais1111 4 года назад

Mike is the real deal as far as building the American flatbow. I like his style and demeanour. the perfect instructor

@davidcullen4996 10 лет назад

It is abundantly clear that Mr. Yancey has a wealth of knowledge in bow making that is 1 in a million (probably more :-P ) and is a true master craftsman. Many thanks to Sigma 3 and Mr. Yancey for the video and sharing knowledge.

@kentowens2179 6 лет назад

Great video. My grandmother was 1/2 Cherokee and I spent all the time I could at her place as a kid. Cherokee's are a great people. As a kid, I tried making many bows, usually from hickory, but never could get a string that would hold up without breaking. Making a bow definitely isn't as easy as it would appear.

@savage308win 11 лет назад

I will answer this correct me if needed:) Most of the time you split the log then you can ruff it down to stave. You must seal the ends with wax or glue or it will dry and crack out. The moisture must escape out of the sides not the ends. To speed the process up place it in a warm dry area like an attic. The idea is to dry it to I think 7% moisture anmy people use a moisture meter to test though there are other methods. You then carve the bow and seal it to keep moisture out.

@jackboyd2352 7 лет назад

hi love your show but i live in the uk and here i have never seen hickory wood as here they seem to use base woods , though i do not come from here, i was born in ire land and was always in woodland and there i saw every wood in creation. i made bows when i was young but after i was about 12 was the last time i made one untill recently i have had about three successes in creating bows except for recurves every atempt has ended n failure , but i keep going . cant afford to by them disability kills any chance at work and money but hopefull i will get on one day love shooting my friends recurve. thank you for bringing enjoyment of archery to my world you dont realise but for people like me watching your videos brings so much enjoyment into my world have a great lie to everyone that works and does special activities for the people of the world

@1000000volts 10 лет назад

I've Made a few Longbows in my time jim Hamm the bowyers bible helped me a lot,good work lads I almost got the urge to make another one now.

@nutthrower 12 лет назад

been making primitive bows for 40 years now, not any good but enjoy it just the same, so will enjoy these vids for sure ,

@rosevineman 10 лет назад

Sigma, thanks for the video. And a special thanks to Mike Yancey for demonstrating the techniques to make a bow so that the skill can be passed on for future generations!

@jeffsantos1973 12 лет назад

yes, this is where learning how to make fire comes in handy. training in the basics of primitive living is where you want to focus your energies. friction fire, hand and bow drill. then you can either make char cloth or char wood, or burn a green log to make a bowl, or use the hollow parts of bamboo to boil water in to kill bacteria.

@coolkidmiracle 11 лет назад

This is by far the best instructional series on bow making that I've ever seen. Thank you so much!

@Mr._E._Shark 7 лет назад

Anyone else watching purely for interest in Bows and Archery?

@TriggaPleas 6 лет назад

Ive never really done any shooting but Im an arborist so a lot of nice bits of wood pass through my hands and one day I thought fk it ima build a lethal weapon with my bare hands.

@kschambers70 6 лет назад

Yep....

@busydoingnothing3014 5 лет назад

Yes love from India.....

@brucepreston3794 4 года назад

Yes... interested in making my own bow. Already started one. Not finished yet...

@Joespmama. 3 года назад

@bruce Preston how’s the go bow I year later

@willnotcomply1328 6 лет назад

This guy knows what he's doing, awesome video. I am gonna try my hand at an osage orange selfbow soon.

@Redneckamerican 12 лет назад

I guess with this process you could make a recurve bow, I recently got into archery and I like the recurve. This is up my alley because I can not afforde a good bow but I am ok at working with tools.

@ferulloscoasting6432 4 года назад

Im working on writing a book for my kids(fantasy book) and let me tell you this dude is helpful!!! Subscribed! Cant wait to give a whirl myself

@chriswittenberg6678 11 лет назад

I would also advise getting a few books on the subject from any library, however seeing it done in first hand thank you sigma has been invaluable to crafting a primitive bow kudos and keep up the good work!!!

@RageDMonkey69FPS 4 года назад

Today i started from suits and ended up on master teaching me how to build a bow nice

@PracticalPrimate 4 года назад

The internet is a wonderful thing :)

@silentsteelghost 12 лет назад

Thank you. Your English is good enough to give me an answer so no worries brother.

@pixiesmate 10 лет назад

When I did my survival training the key elements for survival were drinking water, shelter, fire and food. A bow is a tool that was used for thousands of years to put food within reach. If you are happy making do with scraps of food you are lucky enough to find that's up to you, personally I would find the time to make something that gives me the edge to put something worthwhile on the menu

@Rabican030 11 лет назад

if you speed dry your wood, the water within it will vapourise and exit the stave in the quickest possible way...you will get a really dry wood...filled with microscopic tears in the structure made by water vapour. if you decrease your stave to some basic dimensions, it can actually dry to the wanted level within a month, month and a half.

@rodparsons6719 8 лет назад

Mike knows his stuff and his roughed out bow staves are great value for anyone who wants a short cut rather than the labour of reducing a full stave. But I would never put any kind of shelf or rest on a primitive bow since these are in relative terms a modern innovation. Before this innovation the primitive bow was shot off the hand, which is my preference.

@tazerguy 11 лет назад

what your doing is by far the greatest thing i could of found, support you guys 100% KEEP IT UP!

@kristoffercoffin3087 8 лет назад

I spoke to Mike on the phone very nice guy . The wood needs to season

@derricklopez8165 6 лет назад

Keep up the good work fellas when things go down we will need this knoldge thank you.

@savage308win 11 лет назад

yeah, that's right just get it to a ruff size and how long to store it depends on where you live how warm and humid it is so on. A warmer climate with less humidity will dry faster. Just do not make the bow with green wood or it will take set; I mean it will bend in the shape of an arc and loose all casting power. You can take an 8 inch tree split 4 staves out of it and have multiple staves to learn from.

@johnqpublic2718 5 лет назад

I definitely want to learn this skill, at least to some degree. I've been involved with archery since childhood, but always compound or composite recurves. When society finally collapses, this will come in handy.

@timbutler5690 4 года назад

You are a gifted man thank you for sharing your skill. Wish you and family well.q

@sigma3survivalschool 11 лет назад

no but there are always options available in the woods. standing dead. or for a quicky bow you can cut and let dry for awhile. But archery and bow building isn't a short term survival skill. it is a long term living skill.

@douglasbecauseyouchaseandk8010 7 лет назад

Very Good Congratulations,Master Bow,Douglas Fonseca.Salvador/Bahia/Brazil

@douglasbecauseyouchaseandk8010 7 лет назад

I have no words to describe, Wonderful very good

@scruffytribesman545 11 лет назад

Wow those bows in the beginning look absolutely beautiful..

@13ClaytonM 10 лет назад

i hope you paid this guy well for his knowledge, he is an amazing wealth of knowledge and really gets to the point while making sense..you could charge admission to this video but thank you for not...

@vincentfabrizio2260 10 лет назад

one class is 2000 dollars :/

@jadethibodeaux2917 10 лет назад

one bow is $1200.... and no video of them shooting it :/

@MustObeyTheRules 10 лет назад

2000 seems over priced to me and I learned to make bows on my own for free ...

@vincentfabrizio2260 9 лет назад

Yeah that's true. The class does actually cost 2 grand though.

@MustObeyTheRules 9 лет назад

2000 for the class is still an insane price

@bowyer10 6 лет назад

yeah Mike Yancy! i bought a 4x6 of osage from him years ago, he gave me a great price and i made several bows from it :D

@sigma3survivalschool 6 лет назад

Mike is the best in the world in my opinion. He is one of my greatest mentors!

@bowyer10 6 лет назад

i never met him, living way up here in Canada, but i made some pretty nice bows from the osage he sent me (backed with hickory). I even have at least one of them left!

@efrainmorales9108 4 года назад

Does he have a RU-vid channel?

@beatbox64661986 10 лет назад

I would like to join your school just I have a problem I am homeless at the moment and been wanting to become a survival instructor but I don't have the money I just lost my dad this July and that's one of the thing I talked to him about becoming I wish I could be there IV watch so many of your school videos and I like them all you all do a great job this survival class is something IV been wanting to do since I was a kid well that's for your videos and keep em going thank you

@JackSilver1410 10 лет назад

I don't hunt or buy into the whole "the end is nigh, stockpile everything" schtick, but I do love making things.. Maybe I should give bows a shot (no pun intended.) There are plenty of vine maples scattered around that should work. Maybe keep some leftovers to use as scales on a matching knife.

@gypsiewind1618 11 лет назад

Absolutely Beautiful Bows and fine craftmanship ! Thank you very much :)

@ganjajoe420 9 лет назад

You can make bow cordage with thin sapling tree roots! Find a sapling, dig near the base, find thin long roots, dig gently to expose the long strands, 2 long strands you can twist, or 3 long strands you can braid! Good for hunting bows, or for a bow drill to start fires!!!

@MustObeyTheRules 9 лет назад

Ohh so any sapling ? Every tree is different man some are stronger and some very weak.

@Beowulf975 10 лет назад

Very informative video. I was amazed at the guy who was batonging with his knife and using the back end of his hatchet. Steel hitting steel bad idea, it mushrooms the the tool. The spine of the guys knife, must be a little on the flat side!;:) Also, hitting steel on steel,like that, can cause fractures in the knife blade, and can cause the knife to fracture and break in the future.

@Mr2007math 10 лет назад

Excellent work. Support You, because You are extremely talented by the grace of GOD.

@JackHernandezGentlemanJack 10 лет назад

Finally a descent instructable video, those ones where they strap sticks together are crap!!!

@Juggler1525 5 лет назад

He's a man who clearly knows his craft and the other guy, or host I suppose, just sounds like he's in the way.

@remirobichaud5989 8 лет назад

Five thums up for that ... He is a master of his shit ... He knows what he is talking about ... Very informative and its easy too spot a man who take care of gis work ... Thx you to you guys

@sigma3survivalschool 11 лет назад

width and thickness is all determined by the tillering process. its just about getting your correct draw weight

@1kili2 11 лет назад

finally a good use for the tree i cut down about 2 years ago now i only gotta find a way to bring it down the mountain

@janzatrepalek2460 4 года назад

Jenom trouba může tlouct železnou částí sekery do železné části nože. Od toho raději dál. :-) Ale ten starší pán lukař je velmi sympatický dělá krásné luky.

@Mazthoril 11 лет назад

Wow, for thousands of years people have been making bows using only seasoned wood. If only you had been there with your shining wisdom to show them that despite generation after generation of accumulated knowledge, skill and experience, they had all got it wrong!

@MrRyantlange 11 лет назад

Pecan is in the hickory family, and the wood is indiscernible. In fact if you go to a hardware store, they sell them as the same.

@pavolmagda2628 8 лет назад

how thick should be tree cut for staves to make bow? what do U think about ash wood? how to dry wood? should i split tree to staves before drying or after? can be the wood dried in carpentry (in drier)?

@noblegreen2692 10 лет назад

Very awesome video series I will definitely use these methods when I make my bows

@dalehooper159 3 года назад

Mike my late dear friend Ed Scott talked highly of you. I own one of your bows Ed gave me that was your bow. You shot a Buffalo with it I believe. I love building bows. God bless

@josephthornburg08 9 лет назад

How do you determine the draw weight and adjust the draw weight when you are building your bow

@user-fn9yv7fp4u 7 лет назад

hello guys! very nice video! I want build one bow but I live in city and I want know if the planks of wood is good for bow. I want hunt small birds and sometimes maybe find and wild boar and roe deer. thank you very much!!!

@lawrencestanley8989 7 лет назад

Looks great, but I just don't have access to cut down trees without getting a citation from the DNR, so I've been building bows from boards. To that note, I picked up "Archery: The Technical Side," and it teaches you how to use mathematics to design the bow if anyone is interested in that route.

@branwenwashere 11 лет назад

Thanks I will have to check it out next time Im out at the folks house.My wife and I just got into archery and I would love to have my very own handcrafted bow! My wife shoots a samick sage and I shoot a samick journey so as you can tell we went fairly cheap into it but they seem to shoot nice haha. But Id love to have a bow that is not a TD, I hope I can follow your instructions on these videos, If I fail oh well still thank you for sharing this information

@ripfletching 11 лет назад

I'm from hot springs Arkansas love traditional archery!!!

@Caintuckee64 9 лет назад

Haven't seen all comments, I realize many will troll any video. Just to help a little @ 10min 40 seconds BIG NO NO, never use metal on the back of a knife or froe. Use a wood baton or high density plastic (mallet). You will ruin a good knife or froe using the back of an ax.

@bryandowling8524 6 лет назад

Cain tuckee64 thanks dad

@foxwalker1111 11 лет назад

that guy makes deadly works of art

@1kili2 11 лет назад

i really like his leather cowboy style leg protection

@Brachwah 11 лет назад

Is de-barking the stave necessary? Would I be able to leave the bark on and allow it to fall off with use? The reason I ask is because it seems simpler to just leave the bark on, guaranteeing that the growth rings aren't compromised.

@odyfirdaus6243 4 года назад

Beauty of a bow!

@whynottalklikeapirat 11 лет назад

I said it out of sheer envy. I carry a full oak log at all times.

@mrbluenun 8 лет назад

Hi, And thank you in advance for this Bow Making Lesson. I am hoping there will not be too many edits! I am an invalid so cannot make this anyway, but I love these types of videos, but hate the way they are often times showing just a tiny part of what there actually was to making the more detailed parts and the reasons these parts are so critical. Take care I have subbed. mrbluenun

@Kumagai1976 11 лет назад

Thank you. Ruffing it, you mean do the initial shaping before you start thinning the two sides of the bow right? Then from there you can seal and store for the duration of 2 years?

@CanadianOutdoorsmen 12 лет назад

Good question. Chaps are obviously champion. -Ryann

@philschneider9826 10 лет назад

Mike is awesome!

@AZmmbot 11 лет назад

Black cherry is pretty good, so is hazel but the best is osage orange or gemsbok horn.

@Escumbuit77 3 года назад

Nice movie, thanks. What kind of Hickory is OK, good and the best for making bows? Pignut, Shagbark, Bitternut..Swamp Hicory?? I don´t know.. Best Regards, Ian

@Dougarrowhead 4 года назад

You find draw length by spreading hands far apart straight out like spreading your wings. You measure distance from fingertips and divide.

@christopher756 4 года назад

Hi again. Just made a bow out of walnut. It looks nice and sturdy but I see some small microfractures on the bottom leg of the bow on the face with the handle. Is this a sign that it will break?

@Dubber09now 10 лет назад

So many people asking questions lol. If you want to learn to make a true primitive bow go to a bookstore, amazon, or google docs, and look up the traditional bowyers bible, FYI the bowyers dimensions, math, etc come straight from the books. There are four volumes but the first is enough to get you hooked.

@duartemad 10 лет назад

Or just try and make one, you learn with experience, trial and error...

@GanjawarsLostPro 12 лет назад

Hey Sigma! Could you create a video for such a situation: you have absolutely nothing (except for clothes, no knifes or water containers of metal) and you need to boil the water. For sure you are to find trashy plastic bottles - is there a way to utilize something to get clear water and not to try your health with raw river or puddle liquids? Cheers from Russia, Vlad

@nak4651 10 лет назад

Again, good video. Thanks for uploading and editing content. Much appreciated!

@0302060807 7 лет назад

I'm looking to buy a rasp on line, I like to know what grain is good for building a bow. Thank you

@chtomlin 5 лет назад

3 questions...would it help accuracy if you measured the center of the bow for where the arrow would rest, with the handle just below that? and doesn't that bark come off easy in one sheet in the spring when freshly cut? I guessing that wood is seasoned to some degree, so can that seasoning be done with the bark already removed?

@whynottalklikeapirat 11 лет назад

Makes sense. Just screwing around. Nice vid bro

@SerJahPhoto 12 лет назад

Fascinating! Pieces of art.. Maybe someday you decide to show us how to build the log cabin ; )

@MrCrunchybizzle 11 лет назад

my understanding is that you would want to use a different design profile for hickory than osage.

@sigma3survivalschool 11 лет назад

every type of wood has an optimal profile, each one is slightly different but that is way past the discussion of this video series. the bowyer's bible is the best place for that info

@GremlinSciences 10 лет назад

desade1776 There are actually a great many factors that might prove you wrong. In general, high-carbon steel will fracture and low-carbon steel will mushroom or otherwise flatten, but there are ways of making steel besides adding carbon, and even with steel made carbon has alloys that don't follow those rules. Take Ulfberht steel for example; because of the way it's made Ulfberht steel can bend without breaking, and spring right back into shape, but it's rigid enough to be used for a blade. Really, I'd be more worried about sparks; the back side of a hatchet or hand axe is often used as a hammer so there's no problem there, and the knife is probably made out of a material similar to Ulfberht steel; but when steel hits steel, sparks can fly, and when you're working with wood, in a forest, during autumn, sparks are bad.

@better.better 11 лет назад

to keep from cutting into his leg by accident with wood carving tools, leather gloves are a good idea too if you have to work with one-handed carving tools

@Kumagai1976 11 лет назад

Thank you Savage And Sigma for the inspiration

@jameshust3350 7 лет назад

love the mal pup in the video!

@agungadidharma2846 8 лет назад

Thank u very much for your video, it's very wonder can see the making bow step by step. What name of trees whose wood can be used to make a good bow, the wood which have the best elasticity to launch the arrows in longest space

@sigma3survivalschool 11 лет назад

you need to split off less and use the axe to take the stave down closer. Osage is notorious for that

@lucianosschlieper 12 лет назад

i think it only prevent breaking, because it hold the wood fibers of the back together sry about my english

@zeke18ish 9 лет назад

have you ever made a bow out of teek wood im sure you know teek is very strong very heavy so i was just wondering if you ever seen, made , or heard of someone doing it

@bsmith973 11 лет назад

What is the best kind of wood to use? I have seen people laminate 2 different kinds of woods one on the belly and one on the outside. Is this a good idea?

@WrathfulAngelofChaos 11 лет назад

would pine or birch work good? it's the most common types of wood in this area

@martin10977 11 лет назад

Hey does the type of wood matter or can it be any type of wood. And also what wood did you use in the video and what wood would you recommend to a beginner

@aokspage 8 лет назад

awesome teacher

@KingofWolfs11 11 лет назад

So the staves have to dry for two years after being carved? Would it work if the log has dried out for over two years?

@arrowstheorem1881 7 лет назад

Beautiful filming.

@chaistan 11 лет назад

How about speed drying it over a fire? I've seen it done but how does it affect the material for use in a bow?

@GooseBurt 9 лет назад

Before I start my bow I have an urgent question. Do you carve the stafe with an arch ? Or do you carve it perfectly straight until you string the bow? After the bow is finished, should it be completely flat or should it be arched without a string? Thanka

@sigma3survivalschool 9 лет назад

eburt6 you work with the natural curve of the wood. you don't carve any shape into them. The back of the bow will determine what you take out of the belly. Mike has a DVD on our survival store website below. I would suggest buying it, it is much more thorough than this video and will explain it much better. its $35

@better.better 11 лет назад

ash is usually a nice straight-grained hardwood