I failed 3 times so far. Made a red oak one last time, but the set it took on was crazy. I clearly rushed it. I was using the fiberglass tape method. Will have to try this next.
I did the same making knives and refurbishing old tools. Axes, mauls, hammers, ratchets, wrenches etc. Nothing wrong with falling down a couple times to learn a new skill. Added to the fact you get fancy toys for cheaps.
to fail means to get expierience! at every next try you know even more than the last time.... keep on and you will see! No one is perfect at the first try!
YOU ARE GOOD IN MAKING THIS STAFF BUT TOO FAST IN XPLONATION ALSO BRO. I MADE A SIMPLE BOW FROM A WOOD- IT IS CALLED "JASEN" in SERBIA. WHAT CAN U RECOMEND ME TO DO SO I COULD IMPROVE IT AND MAKE IT STRONGER FOR LUNCHING ARROW OVER 100M . FOR NOW IT IS LESS THEN 80 METTERS.
Coming from a DIY enthusiast who is basically _dependent_ on archery for sustenance, AND on a shoestring budget, this was _insanely_ informative. You're doing some damn fine work, my dude. Thanks for this.
WOW. You are the best at explaining every little and important detail, and I've watched tons. You are really, really good at teaching....!!!!!!!. Thank you.
I can't believe more than 300 people dislike this. Are they anti-weapon or something dumb like that? Or maybe they just have no joy and were never taught the glory of martial arts and hunting by their father. Pity. These are the BEST videos I've seen on DIY bow making, and I plan to make some of these with my sons, and purchase your tillering and real strings and accessories. Thank you, and a BIG thumbs up from me.
No I think they are more anti. Background noise. That obnoxious so called music. I've been building bows for over twelve years. I'm always interested in Seeing what other people do. But couldn't stand the noise. Part of Archery is stealth And Being aware of your surrounding me. If that's the kind of noise you need To hunt or Concentrate on your surroundings, I feel for you.
Kramer, this might be the absolute best bow-building-tutorial on YT. I think I might make one according to this one and send you the results! Great motivator you are. And as always: the music was spot-on!
Hmmmm how has my day gone today you ask? Well, I woke up ate went for a walk got back and was bored. Watched this video........ 2 hours later I've got everything I need to build one of these bad boys!! Thanks for giving me the inspiration mate!👊🏽👊🏽
@Magna Carta welllll... I realised that the wood I bought was softwood (rookie mistake) but I shaped and tillered it anyway for the practise. I went back and got some American oak and sapelee mahogany and started again with the oak. I've almost got it tillered but I need to weave another string at about 64" to get the full brace height. Tell you what though, I'm having so much fun with it!! Hope you're keeping well mate👊🏽👊🏽 from Wakefield.
@Marcus 1 it's all up and working now. I've not tested the draw weight, but I can hit a hay bale from about 20 meters. But I've not had the chance to test it any further.
@Marcus 1 I've got a couple of ideas for the next project. I've managed to get my hands on a decent bit of mahogany so I might have to take a look at bending with steam. I think it would look absolutely awesome with some flex in its limbs. But you're totally right, I want to start my next one as soon as I get a chance.
@Marcus 1 holy 💩 that sounds like one hell of a time consumer. But I totally get that it's going to be something like a work of art once it's finished!! The Oak one I finished is about 66" and it's a good size. But I wouldn't mind dropping it down to about 63/64". I definitely need to do a full measure up when I finish work tomorrow, then start planning out the shape. The sapelee is super strong so I might be able to get away with making it a smaller profile all round and keep the strength 🤞🏽
@Marcus 1 thanks for the help mate!! I'm looking forward to getting into this next one and trying a frlewnnew things with it. Hopefully it turns out well. I will give you a shout when it's up and running though.
My mom got Covid earlier this month and to keep calm I started watching you. You inspired me to make my own bow and I’m just at the point of just starting to tiller it down. I made an excited mistake of getting pine, but I bought I 1x3 so the extra width will help support along with the rawhide. Thank you for keeping my head up straight, and when life pulled me back, you helped keep me moving forward. I’m now on the process of making two at once (yikes!) and I will do a short video after giving you credit. This morning I lost my mom, so the bows have a completely new meaning to me. ❤️ keep being awesome man, you’re doing great work
You do know that these tests for carola also give out false-positives to a big amount? Read about it, I´d just test again several times to get a different result and not get caught in a nocebo effect
That’s the best I have seen someone break down the steps to making a simple bow. Really want to try this myself. Your shooting skills are fine by the way. Those shots will bring home some venison for sure. Keep up the good work sir.
Would love to see you build a yew war bow. Found your channel yesterday, have binge watched at least 15 videos. Have always wanted to get into archery and you’ve given me the motivation to build one. Thanks!!
Great videos, on making bows! Thank You so much I've been a carpenter for over 40 plus years My Father got me into it a a very young age! still have most of his tools, found a old pull knife and have been using it to craft my very first bow!!! Your videos have saved me from a lot of short falls Thanks again Bow is coming along nicely!!!!😊
@@kramerammonsarchery Hey buddy, I´m pretty sure you didn´t mention it, so what´s the bone used for, why? And after all do you prefer fiber glass or the dog bone variant? Thanks, awesome videos btw!
Bravo! this is a great companion to your previous video for a long bow build from a board. I have attempted a couple of bows and have had issues with proper tillering on both. These additional tips on tillering will be most helpful. for the next try. It occurred to me that when you cut in the arrow rest, if you drilled a hole at the inside corner of the the rest it would accurately locate it and you would have a nicely rounded inside corner on the rest. Thanks again for your "user friendly" videos. They invite folks like me to begin building and have fun doing it.
I like your no nosense approach to this subject. its not hard just takes patience to do it well, arrow and spear making is in a lot of ways more difficult. Ive been making bows since 73 my first bow was a black palm bow, I had a great mentor, an employee of my dad, a real sepic warrior. In 79 I learned how to make bamboo japanese bows from my sensei. My first employer, a greek guy taught me turkish skills. Archery has linked me to great people all accross the world , all my life. Ive always built heavy bows 60# + Ive probably made 30 bows since 73, I make them, use them, hunt with them, the last bow I made, and still have is a mongolian style horn bow at 80# I'm old now and enjoying my PSE compound, but I still shoot my horn bow for exercise keep up the great YTs I hope you in spire the next gen. of bowyers I have also developed skills with the sling, boomerang, and woomera. you should play with these, fun times
Gathering a few hand tools & bought a oak board from menards the other day. Been excited for a long time to attempt my first bow build. Gonna start soon!!
I always love seeing the effort in your videos. They show that you love what you do. I listened to this one while doing some cleaning. Something I think would be a cool idea would be to do a bow out of only hand tools and no power tools. This would take long but you could work on it on and off. Just a suggestion and for all I know you could overlook this comment. Keep up the good work!
Man oh man. This video is a year old but I am still referring back to this video. I'm studying it lol to help me with my bow build. I ain't gonna rush with my bow build but this video is awesome. It's so amazing. I love everything about it.
Dude that's a great idea and no one ever showed how you get the arrow rest measurements! That really helps.. only thing is after you put the rawhide on you didn't continue to explain the measurements and it was fast forward ⏩ . It shows you barking out and measuring sections on the raw hide and then cutting it but I don't know what those measurements are
I'm going to be using your videos to teach my daughter how to make bows who will be 13 next week. archery is the only thing other than reading she has taken a liking to. And with a full woodshop in my garage I figured why not.
Don't. As a coach, sign her up for real proper coaching/classes from a real club. She'll get way more out of it! And make sure you don't get a bow that's too big, or more than 15-18lbs for her!
Good Build and Video... Only recommendation I'd make: When Cutting/Filing your Knocks in... Cut/File/Sand in One Direction, From Back to Belly. Especially with Backed Bows. Lift your Saw/File in the Return Stroke... You'll have less chance of Lifting a Splinter or Backing material. On a side note: You should look into Kangaroo Rawhide for Backing material. It's Heavenly!
hey kramer you might need to bring up the audio levels for when you're speaking - sometimes your mix is a bit quiet compared to the surrounding music/etc
I have been making and shooting really rough bows made from diffrent woods from my backyard and I have had alot fun, but I think now it's finally time to build a proper bow. Wish me luck :)
Hey mate! Just wanted to say that I LOVED your little cutaway with the imperial and metric. As I said in my previous comment we would and I can tell you I definitely do appreciate the conversion! As always your videos are top tier content.
I’m so glad I came across your page this morning! Your videos have re-ignited a fire from my childhood that I thought was completely gone! I haven’t touched a bow since I was twelve or thirteen and I’ll fifty in a few months. I’m going to my local sporting goods store today and pick up a little budget bow to get my feet wet again. Thanks for what you do and keep up the good work! 👍🏾
I’m on it! Had a bit of hard wood in the shed, nice long grains with no knots, wonder if I could use some old leather belts as a back. Got the shape cut and leather bound now :)
Hey Kramer,, man you have stirred up some of my childhood memories of building bows.. It’s a mystical feeling.. Thanks for re igniting my memories and challenging me to build one for my self.. Thanks.. Dreaming big..
Never saw the tillering of a bow better explained. That tillering tool is a great idea. I'll use one. The idea never occurred to me. How wide would you say the limbs should be to make a 60 pounder and would it be helpful to lengthen the bow for the heavier poundage?
Your editing is amazing. You should do that for your job, it's so professional and you know how to put videos together with such deftness it blows my mind... I can't even. It's amazing to watch your videos and I couldn't care less about bows, but I can watch your videos all day, dude. Far out.
Couple years back i tried making bows and struggled, i wis i saw your videos because i learnt littery so much from this video alone that i didnt know I was supposed to do Thabk you so much, i am going try making bows again
I got one for you that might be interesting- Basalt. basically volcanic glass fibers. stronger than normal fiberglass but works pretty much the same, inexpensive and comes in a variety of forms from rebar to mats, to just the fiber. I just think a volcanic glass bow would be conceptually awesome.
You have definitely inspired me to try this. I know I will probably gave to make quite a few before i master the art of Bow making but i definitely want to learn and start making my own
I used to make bows as a young boy around 6 up until my late teens. I'm 29 now I got all the same stuff you got in this video. I'll let yall know how it goes
i made a long bow too! it looks really cool. but one side of the bow has a bigger sort of bend is there any way i can fix that? Kramer? by the way i love the amount of effort you put in your videos! ur so good at making videos keep on making more!
Great job man, I'm a guitar builder and love building all kinds of tools as well. I can't believe I never thought to build a bow but after watching this I'm starting tonight as soon as I get home from work. I have a bunch of crazy materials and Ideas, thank you for sharing your knowledge I'll be back for more I'm sure.
Hey little brother, how many times did it take you to hit the bucket. Good video, real informative and as always you did a great job. Keep up the good work. Your brother in Christ,WRV
Another winner, it won't be long now 'til I give a go. Just waiting for the all clear to go outside (sheltered). Big thanks for the inspiration, I haven't made a bow since I was a child. 🙂🏹
Hi Kramer, I have a bow very simular to the one you've made, slightly higher powndage but it was my third bow I built, still use it and as you said, it feels very comfortable to me. I have other bows, even expensive ones, but I still love taking my old one I made out for a shoot. It gives you a good sense of satisfaction in the fact your hitting the target with a home made bow costing a few pound, were others are struggling with a bow costing hundreds of pounds. Love the videos, stay safe from UK.
I want to make a bow, like a serious bow, so I'm wondering if that dog bone was actually a good idea to place on the back of the bow. or if it was more of a joke and something else would be better.
I'm just making one hell of a bow with oak and fiberglass, boy... the tilering part is not as fast as he shows here, it's been 1 week and still scraping wood... I may be doing something wrong though, cause the string does not pull as easy as he does during the tilering part. (Sorry for my english)
For people on headphones your music is deafening - as in capable of causing hearing damage - if the volume is adjusted so your voice can be heard during non-music intervals.
I see so many of these 'creative' type channels where self professed experts show you how to do things, then they go and do something that destroys your faith in them entirely. I will never understand people who cut wood that way, or break any of the grain, or rip their cuts. It drives me nuts.
I have decided that I am a “maker”. I have been making things my whole life long from kites to bikes to furniture to knives to guitars to music. I believe my next “make” will be a bow. Thank you for the inspiration and the incredible videos that you do!
I just wanted to say thank you! I am shooting bow and arrows for like ten years but never had enough ideas or input to build my own bow. This idea got me like: Woah! I'll try that! I know it probably won't perfect or even shootable the first time but im so fixed! Cheers!
I know the purpose of this was to encourage me to make my own bow but all it did was convince me that it's worth it to pay somebody else several hundred bucks for one.
Just excellent. You are a genius in your teaching style. Thank you very much. I have been shooting real bows for 69 years, so I really appreciate your expertise and information.
After watching your video "making a board bow" (or some such), I made a longbow from red oak. It was after a failed attempt with poplar, and it happened to turn out pretty good. 63" knock to knock, approx. 25-30 lb draw weight, sight window, arrow rest, polyester custom made bowstring, Rust-O-Leum rattle can paint job (matte blue/gloss black/gloss clear). All done using hand tools.
I just started a red oak bow after ordering the book from Clay Hayes. I learned 10 times as much from your video as I got from his book. I am just at the tillering point so I hope to end up with a good bow. Will be following you closely and will be looking for your tillering tool. Thanks for taking the time to record the long and tedious process of building a bow.
The quality of your teaching it's amazing thank you for all the input for the great personality for such a motivational positive attitude it's what it's all about you are appreciate it thanks again brother
Mate love your vids I have just built a shave horse and tiller tree/board and just picked up some good looking American red oak to have a go at my very first bow. Super excited!
Great video Kramer, as is your whole channel. I'm learning a lot from every single video of yours, makes me wanna go back to bowmaking again :) Keep up the good work, you're an inspiration!
Good video. I've made 20 bows (30-65lb), broke my first 4 allempts about.20yrs ago. Too bad I didn't see this back then.i encourage young guys to make& use them. Most of my relatives have one of mine to shoot targets, carp, deer, pumpkins, etc. it's a good feeling to successfully make your own.
Between your videos and Clay Hayes I made a pretty good functioning red oak board bow on my first attempt. 63.5 inches 37lb at 28 inches. As a beginner I only wanted a light weight bow but could have had a nice 45lb bow it was a shame to have to take the poundage down. So I am very grateful to you for the knowledge and rapped that my beautiful creation works !! Ps I’m new to archery this is my in .... joining an archery club soon. Sooo much to learn.
I have looked at a lot of bow building videos, so far yours is the very best and you give it a sense of adventure. I plan on building my own some time in the spring. Thank you so much for this tutorial.
You keep uploading these videos, and one of these days I'm going to give in and try my hand at failing to make a bow
I failed 3 times so far. Made a red oak one last time, but the set it took on was crazy. I clearly rushed it. I was using the fiberglass tape method. Will have to try this next.
I did the same making knives and refurbishing old tools. Axes, mauls, hammers, ratchets, wrenches etc. Nothing wrong with falling down a couple times to learn a new skill. Added to the fact you get fancy toys for cheaps.
I’ve done it as well. Made it from fir and all 5 snapped in half
Go ahead and start I've started making two one for each of my boy's.
to fail means to get expierience! at every next try you know even more than the last time.... keep on and you will see! No one is perfect at the first try!
You’re getting just as much praise for your videography/editing skills than your bow making and woodworking skills. Well done in both areas sir.
Thank you so much 😊
@@kramerammonsarchery I have a question can I pay you to make me a bow for beginners if you find the time thanks
@@johnm5263 just visit his website
Thanks After all and sorry for my bad english😉
YOU ARE GOOD IN MAKING THIS STAFF BUT TOO FAST IN XPLONATION ALSO BRO. I MADE A SIMPLE BOW FROM A WOOD- IT IS CALLED "JASEN" in SERBIA. WHAT CAN U RECOMEND ME TO DO SO I COULD IMPROVE IT AND MAKE IT STRONGER FOR LUNCHING ARROW OVER 100M . FOR NOW IT IS LESS THEN 80 METTERS.
Coming from a DIY enthusiast who is basically _dependent_ on archery for sustenance, AND on a shoestring budget, this was _insanely_ informative.
You're doing some damn fine work, my dude. Thanks for this.
Dependent? You are living in the middle of a forest?
WOW. You are the best at explaining every little and important detail, and I've watched tons. You are really, really good at teaching....!!!!!!!. Thank you.
I can't believe more than 300 people dislike this. Are they anti-weapon or something dumb like that? Or maybe they just have no joy and were never taught the glory of martial arts and hunting by their father. Pity. These are the BEST videos I've seen on DIY bow making, and I plan to make some of these with my sons, and purchase your tillering and real strings and accessories. Thank you, and a BIG thumbs up from me.
No I think they are more anti. Background noise. That obnoxious so called music. I've been building bows for over twelve years. I'm always interested in Seeing what other people do. But couldn't stand the noise. Part of Archery is stealth And Being aware of your surrounding me. If that's the kind of noise you need To hunt or Concentrate on your surroundings, I feel for you.
Kramer, this might be the absolute best bow-building-tutorial on YT. I think I might make one according to this one and send you the results! Great motivator you are. And as always: the music was spot-on!
Hmmmm how has my day gone today you ask?
Well, I woke up ate went for a walk got back and was bored.
Watched this video........
2 hours later I've got everything I need to build one of these bad boys!!
Thanks for giving me the inspiration mate!👊🏽👊🏽
@Magna Carta welllll... I realised that the wood I bought was softwood (rookie mistake) but I shaped and tillered it anyway for the practise.
I went back and got some American oak and sapelee mahogany and started again with the oak.
I've almost got it tillered but I need to weave another string at about 64" to get the full brace height.
Tell you what though, I'm having so much fun with it!!
Hope you're keeping well mate👊🏽👊🏽 from Wakefield.
@Marcus 1 it's all up and working now. I've not tested the draw weight, but I can hit a hay bale from about 20 meters. But I've not had the chance to test it any further.
@Marcus 1 I've got a couple of ideas for the next project. I've managed to get my hands on a decent bit of mahogany so I might have to take a look at bending with steam. I think it would look absolutely awesome with some flex in its limbs.
But you're totally right, I want to start my next one as soon as I get a chance.
@Marcus 1 holy 💩 that sounds like one hell of a time consumer. But I totally get that it's going to be something like a work of art once it's finished!!
The Oak one I finished is about 66" and it's a good size. But I wouldn't mind dropping it down to about 63/64".
I definitely need to do a full measure up when I finish work tomorrow, then start planning out the shape.
The sapelee is super strong so I might be able to get away with making it a smaller profile all round and keep the strength 🤞🏽
@Marcus 1 thanks for the help mate!! I'm looking forward to getting into this next one and trying a frlewnnew things with it. Hopefully it turns out well.
I will give you a shout when it's up and running though.
0:32 Was anyone else's mind blown when he UNWRAPPED the dog bone!?!
Why would that be the case? How do you think they're made?
Did.....did you think they were actual bones? 😂
u didnt think it was actual bone right?
@@Joespmama. petco and the last bone bender
No?
My mom got Covid earlier this month and to keep calm I started watching you. You inspired me to make my own bow and I’m just at the point of just starting to tiller it down. I made an excited mistake of getting pine, but I bought I 1x3 so the extra width will help support along with the rawhide. Thank you for keeping my head up straight, and when life pulled me back, you helped keep me moving forward. I’m now on the process of making two at once (yikes!) and I will do a short video after giving you credit. This morning I lost my mom, so the bows have a completely new meaning to me. ❤️ keep being awesome man, you’re doing great work
You do know that these tests for carola also give out false-positives to a big amount? Read about it, I´d just test again several times to get a different result and not get caught in a nocebo effect
Shol ́va RIchthys my mom struggled to stay alive for almost 3 weeks on a ventilator and died on the first of October. It’s very real. :/
@@1HGtv
I didn´t ask if it´s real... but there for sure was no autopsy to confirm anything. Either way I´m sorry for your loss, keep your head up!
I would love to see a cycle count down in the corner showing how many times the bow was adjusted
That’s the best I have seen someone break down the steps to making a simple bow. Really want to try this myself. Your shooting skills are fine by the way. Those shots will bring home some venison for sure. Keep up the good work sir.
Would love to see you build a yew war bow. Found your channel yesterday, have binge watched at least 15 videos. Have always wanted to get into archery and you’ve given me the motivation to build one. Thanks!!
Great videos, on making bows! Thank You so much I've been a carpenter for over 40 plus years My Father got me into it a a very young age! still have most of his tools, found a old pull knife and have been using it to craft my very first bow!!! Your videos have saved me from a lot of short falls Thanks again Bow is coming along nicely!!!!😊
Kramer’s dog; “Noooooooooooooooooooooo!”
Seriously Kramer, excellent video as per normal, thank you.
Kramer Ammons , where did you get the dice target??
@@kramerammonsarchery
Hey buddy, I´m pretty sure you didn´t mention it, so what´s the bone used for, why? And after all do you prefer fiber glass or the dog bone variant? Thanks, awesome videos btw!
Bravo! this is a great companion to your previous video for a long bow build from a board. I have attempted a couple of bows and have had issues with proper tillering on both. These additional tips on tillering will be most helpful. for the next try. It occurred to me that when you cut in the arrow rest, if you drilled a hole at the inside corner of the the rest it would accurately locate it and you would have a nicely rounded inside corner on the rest. Thanks again for your "user friendly" videos. They invite folks like me to begin building and have fun doing it.
I like your no nosense approach to this subject. its not hard just takes patience to do it well, arrow and spear making is in a lot of ways more difficult.
Ive been making bows since 73 my first bow was a black palm bow, I had a great mentor, an employee of my dad, a real sepic warrior.
In 79 I learned how to make bamboo japanese bows from my sensei. My first employer, a greek guy taught me turkish skills.
Archery has linked me to great people all accross the world , all my life.
Ive always built heavy bows 60# +
Ive probably made 30 bows since 73, I make them, use them, hunt with them, the last bow I made, and still have is a mongolian style horn bow at 80#
I'm old now and enjoying my PSE compound, but I still shoot my horn bow for exercise
keep up the great YTs I hope you in spire the next gen. of bowyers
I have also developed skills with the sling, boomerang, and woomera.
you should play with these, fun times
Gathering a few hand tools & bought a oak board from menards the other day. Been excited for a long time to attempt my first bow build. Gonna start soon!!
I always love seeing the effort in your videos. They show that you love what you do. I listened to this one while doing some cleaning. Something I think would be a cool idea would be to do a bow out of only hand tools and no power tools. This would take long but you could work on it on and off. Just a suggestion and for all I know you could overlook this comment. Keep up the good work!
@@kramerammonsarchery what kind of glue was that? I missed it...
Man oh man. This video is a year old but I am still referring back to this video. I'm studying it lol to help me with my bow build. I ain't gonna rush with my bow build but this video is awesome. It's so amazing. I love everything about it.
i started my 1st step sanding today
@@gregoryeverson741 nice.
Dude that's a great idea and no one ever showed how you get the arrow rest measurements! That really helps.. only thing is after you put the rawhide on you didn't continue to explain the measurements and it was fast forward ⏩ . It shows you barking out and measuring sections on the raw hide and then cutting it but I don't know what those measurements are
I'm going to be using your videos to teach my daughter how to make bows who will be 13 next week. archery is the only thing other than reading she has taken a liking to. And with a full woodshop in my garage I figured why not.
Don't. As a coach, sign her up for real proper coaching/classes from a real club. She'll get way more out of it! And make sure you don't get a bow that's too big, or more than 15-18lbs for her!
IMHO you create the absolute best content on TH-cam. I love your videos.
Good Build and Video...
Only recommendation I'd make: When Cutting/Filing your Knocks in... Cut/File/Sand in One Direction, From Back to Belly. Especially with Backed Bows. Lift your Saw/File in the Return Stroke... You'll have less chance of Lifting a Splinter or Backing material.
On a side note: You should look into Kangaroo Rawhide for Backing material. It's Heavenly!
Should the wet hide be stretched tight and even along the length of the bow as it is glued and bound? I did not see if this was done here.
Just finished my wife's Christmas present. A board bow. Thanks Kramer. She loves it.
hey kramer you might need to bring up the audio levels for when you're speaking - sometimes your mix is a bit quiet compared to the surrounding music/etc
Yeah I think the entire video could be quieter. His videos are awesome but twice as loud as the average TH-cam video.
I'm actually glad his videos are louder as I always find most TH-cam videos are so low.
Better yet, drop the music. We tuned in to see about the bow, not to hear music.
Commenter Five Some of Us really enjoy his music.
yer right i cant hear a word he is saying over zappa yo mama at number 11 on the vol.
I have been making and shooting really rough bows made from diffrent woods from my backyard and I have had alot fun, but I think now it's finally time to build a proper bow. Wish me luck :)
Hey mate! Just wanted to say that I LOVED your little cutaway with the imperial and metric. As I said in my previous comment we would and I can tell you I definitely do appreciate the conversion! As always your videos are top tier content.
I’m so glad I came across your page this morning! Your videos have re-ignited a fire from my childhood that I thought was completely gone! I haven’t touched a bow since I was twelve or thirteen and I’ll fifty in a few months. I’m going to my local sporting goods store today and pick up a little budget bow to get my feet wet again. Thanks for what you do and keep up the good work! 👍🏾
Man I been working on my own board bow after 3 days I’m finally finished followed your video little by tittle dude thank you a lot ! Keep it up man !
I really appreciate the back hand throw into the bin, because so few people practice this, and I do this myself.
I’m on it! Had a bit of hard wood in the shed, nice long grains with no knots, wonder if I could use some old leather belts as a back. Got the shape cut and leather bound now :)
Wow you made this video super easy to understand, for someone that doesnt know anything about archery (like myself) i really want to try this now
Dear friend. Where did Free PDF disappeared? Miss it.
Hey Kramer,, man you have stirred up some of my childhood memories of building bows.. It’s a mystical feeling.. Thanks for re igniting my memories and challenging me to build one for my self.. Thanks.. Dreaming big..
Never saw the tillering of a bow better explained. That tillering tool is a great idea. I'll use one. The idea never occurred to me. How wide would you say the limbs should be to make a 60 pounder and would it be helpful to lengthen the bow for the heavier poundage?
I love that no matter how many videos you make you hammer those basic tips into our heads. Thanks for taking the time to do this dude!
Your editing is amazing.
You should do that for your job, it's so professional and you know how to put videos together with such deftness it blows my mind...
I can't even.
It's amazing to watch your videos and I couldn't care less about bows, but I can watch your videos all day, dude.
Far out.
Couple years back i tried making bows and struggled, i wis i saw your videos because i learnt littery so much from this video alone that i didnt know I was supposed to do
Thabk you so much, i am going try making bows again
I got one for you that might be interesting- Basalt. basically volcanic glass fibers. stronger than normal fiberglass but works pretty much the same, inexpensive and comes in a variety of forms from rebar to mats, to just the fiber. I just think a volcanic glass bow would be conceptually awesome.
That's an interesting idea
You have definitely inspired me to try this. I know I will probably gave to make quite a few before i master the art of Bow making but i definitely want to learn and start making my own
another question: how much do you have your pencil sticking out of the gizmo?
what's a good rule of thumb?
I love all your videos, bubba. You're such a showman.
Now that I've seen this I'm gonna try a skate board deck.
Did you do it? If so, how did it turn out?
Thank you for the help.... I broke 2 bows but finally got mine following your specifications.... Now I'm gonna try bamboo backing.
If I may, could you get some frames on the side when shooting? its really appealing when we see the limbs bend.
I used to make bows as a young boy around 6 up until my late teens. I'm 29 now I got all the same stuff you got in this video. I'll let yall know how it goes
God bless Kramer!!! YOU ARE A GIFT :)
A famous Bowers book or Kramer's Video??
Go Kramer's "Revelation" the last book we need :)
dude u too!!!!!!
You made the video so satisfying to watch. I haven't gone traditional bow shooting in such a long time. You make it look so fun shoot arrows.
i made a long bow too! it looks really cool. but one side of the bow has a bigger sort of bend is there any way i can fix that? Kramer? by the way i love the amount of effort you put in your videos! ur so good at making videos keep on making more!
If my understanding is correct, remove material from the belly of the side that bends less.
This is the best most informative video out there, thank you for this, because of you, im finally building a bow!
Great job man, I'm a guitar builder and love building all kinds of tools as well. I can't believe I never thought to build a bow but after watching this I'm starting tonight as soon as I get home from work. I have a bunch of crazy materials and Ideas, thank you for sharing your knowledge I'll be back for more I'm sure.
I didn't want to comment on the editing technique you asked about until i saw it in context. I love it!!
Those are some krispy klean transitions. I'm impressed with the editing and the content. You got a new sub here bud
Superb soundtrack and editing! Today I have made my first bow. Its only PVC bow but it is first step to this unknown terrain.
Hey little brother, how many times did it take you to hit the bucket. Good video, real informative and as always you did a great job. Keep up the good work. Your brother in Christ,WRV
Another winner, it won't be long now 'til I give a go. Just waiting for the all clear to go outside (sheltered).
Big thanks for the inspiration, I haven't made a bow since I was a child. 🙂🏹
I’m literally in the middle of building an oak bow right now
@@kramerammonsarchery Hows the Bow coming along ? I got one EXACTLY the same, and Red Oak....made from a previous Kramer video !
It is so cool watching you create these!
I am in the middle of working on building me a bow, attempt #1
How did it go?
@@philipsikulec614 I got busy doing other things so I haven't completed it
Hi Kramer, I have a bow very simular to the one you've made, slightly higher powndage but it was my third bow I built, still use it and as you said, it feels very comfortable to me. I have other bows, even expensive ones, but I still love taking my old one I made out for a shoot.
It gives you a good sense of satisfaction in the fact your hitting the target with a home made bow costing a few pound, were others are struggling with a bow costing hundreds of pounds.
Love the videos, stay safe from UK.
I want to make a bow, like a serious bow, so I'm wondering if that dog bone was actually a good idea to place on the back of the bow. or if it was more of a joke and something else would be better.
I was intrigued by the poplar bow. Now I need to start this !
Any way to get that pdf? dead link.
Was also wondering about this
Me too
Quick tip for 4:28 a little sprinkling of table salt will provide just enough grit to keep those glued wood pieces from sliding around.
I'm just making one hell of a bow with oak and fiberglass, boy... the tilering part is not as fast as he shows here, it's been 1 week and still scraping wood... I may be doing something wrong though, cause the string does not pull as easy as he does during the tilering part. (Sorry for my english)
English is my first language and you write it 20x better than I do
I think it depends on how thick your wood is. If it's thicker it will take longer but u should be fine
You sir are a great trainer i really like how thorough you are about the process
For people on headphones your music is deafening - as in capable of causing hearing damage - if the volume is adjusted so your voice can be heard during non-music intervals.
I watch your build vids with great interest. You are one bow building dude!
3:35 looks like one of my cuts😜
I see so many of these 'creative' type channels where self professed experts show you how to do things, then they go and do something that destroys your faith in them entirely. I will never understand people who cut wood that way, or break any of the grain, or rip their cuts. It drives me nuts.
I have decided that I am a “maker”. I have been making things my whole life long from kites to bikes to furniture to knives to guitars to music. I believe my next “make” will be a bow. Thank you for the inspiration and the incredible videos that you do!
I'm guessing when he plays D&D he's the ranger.
in all but 4th edition, the kids under 7-10 edition.
I just wanted to say thank you!
I am shooting bow and arrows for like ten years but never had enough ideas or input to build my own bow. This idea got me like: Woah! I'll try that! I know it probably won't perfect or even shootable the first time but im so fixed! Cheers!
I know the purpose of this was to encourage me to make my own bow but all it did was convince me that it's worth it to pay somebody else several hundred bucks for one.
A very thoughtful do-it-yourself video that actually shows the process without the use of pro equipment! There's nothing like a good teacher!
Very cool content. Not a fan of the editing. Manic.
I watch your videos on how to make bows, I'm learning
Stunning bow, stunning filming, super educational. Thanks!
Awesome video!!! Thank you so much. I'm a craftsman looking for a new adventure 👏
Just excellent. You are a genius in your teaching style. Thank you very much. I have been shooting real bows for 69 years, so I really appreciate your expertise and information.
After watching your video "making a board bow" (or some such), I made a longbow from red oak. It was after a failed attempt with poplar, and it happened to turn out pretty good.
63" knock to knock, approx. 25-30 lb draw weight, sight window, arrow rest, polyester custom made bowstring, Rust-O-Leum rattle can paint job (matte blue/gloss black/gloss clear). All done using hand tools.
Thank you for this video and the plans! My 11-year-old daughter and I followed them with great success! Great job!
Yes, built my own bow,, after watching your DIY Home depot video,,,superb bows,,,did 3 now
I just started a red oak bow after ordering the book from Clay Hayes. I learned 10 times as much from your video as I got from his book. I am just at the tillering point so I hope to end up with a good bow. Will be following you closely and will be looking for your tillering tool.
Thanks for taking the time to record the long and tedious process of building a bow.
The quality of your teaching it's amazing thank you for all the input for the great personality for such a motivational positive attitude it's what it's all about you are appreciate it thanks again brother
love your videos, you make it look easy to make a bow from a stick! I am 69 and would love to give it a try. thanks so much.
How could ANYONE not like this video?
Hello friend greetings from México ILove your videos and I justo start building bows thanks You so much, god bless You
Salt that wood glue to keep it from sliding. Thanks for another great instructional vid. Well executed!
Throwing the rawhide bone into the bucket looked so smooth.
Wow! Never knew there was so much to consider just to make a simple bow
Yo your energy is so positive and genuine. Great video.
Kramer im from Alabama. My name is Dewayne. You have inspired me to start making bows.Appreciate the videos. I'm gonna get some strings from you
Mate love your vids I have just built a shave horse and tiller tree/board and just picked up some good looking American red oak to have a go at my very first bow. Super excited!
Great video Kramer, as is your whole channel. I'm learning a lot from every single video of yours, makes me wanna go back to bowmaking again :) Keep up the good work, you're an inspiration!
Superb. Your presentation style is excellent. I want to make a bow now.
Hey Kramer, thanks for the metric measurements!! Thanks as always you really are feeding my bow making stoke! 😁
Good video. I've made 20 bows (30-65lb), broke my first 4 allempts about.20yrs ago. Too bad I didn't see this back then.i encourage young guys to make& use them. Most of my relatives have one of mine to shoot targets, carp, deer, pumpkins, etc. it's a good feeling to successfully make your own.
Between your videos and Clay Hayes I made a pretty good functioning red oak board bow on my first attempt. 63.5 inches 37lb at 28 inches. As a beginner I only wanted a light weight bow but could have had a nice 45lb bow it was a shame to have to take the poundage down. So I am very grateful to you for the knowledge and rapped that my beautiful creation works !! Ps I’m new to archery this is my in .... joining an archery club soon. Sooo much to learn.
I have looked at a lot of bow building videos, so far yours is the very best and you give it a sense of adventure. I plan on building my own some time in the spring. Thank you
so much for this tutorial.
Nice work... Thank you for your videos. Greetings from the Czech Republic. :-)