When I was a kid I thought being an adult meant going to clubs, consuming alcohol and driving fast cars, coming and going as I please. I was wrong. Being an adult is watching bearded men shave wood into selfbows while my three daughters and wife are asleep in bed next to me.
I've been in my 1 bedroom apartment lamenting not having more space or a proper workbench or a horse shave or other misc tools, but this is a great reminder that it doesn't take all that to make a bow happen. Appreciate all your thorough instructional vids, but this one was just so enjoyable and beautiful. Cheers!
Fantastic..I always studied Otzi the iceman bow and wondered how it was done 4000 years ago.....and you have just demonstrated it. Perhaps Otzi Museum in Italy would be interested to see this.
A very beautiful video. Reminds me my first juniper bow, made on the scout camp years ago with knife only. The wood was pure magic, and I've felt I'm rediscovering my instincts while working with it. Now I feel something similar watching you and your focus on that beautiful wood. Thank you!
I first bow was a long bow I made at a summer camp when I was a kid. Of course the limbs weren’t perfectly symmetric (under statement) but it was the beginning of my archery enthusiast years which I achieved an inherent skill to land my first rabbit, squirrel, deer and shoot at my first turkey (he jumped the arrow) and it went from there. My thanks to my mom and dad for making it all possible ❤️
I recently started building my first bow and since I don't have a draw knife i used my butcher knife and its amazing how versatile it is. It can be a draw knife,a scraper and a carving tool. I'm now starting the floor tillering process and the knife works but I know it would be much easier and faster with a draw knife or block plane.
I only started watching your channel recently, but boy was I surprised and confused to find this video, because I recently made my first bow with a knife as my only cutting tool, and it was that exact Old Hickory meat-cutting knife, down to the dirty blade, hah. Mine was $2 at a garage sale and wasn't nearly as sharp, though (my fault).
Hi, I'm tryieng to make my first bow; I have chosen Hazel as my first wood, because I have a lot around my village. I have a question: when I split the stave into 2 pieces (one bow/piece if I am lucky of course), do I have to seal the wood under the bark asap with some sealer or can I just leave the wood "nude"?
I sharpened it pretty frequently during the project so it was fairly sharp. When I was using it as a scraper I rolled the burr over a little to make a hook to pull curls off the wood.
@@SwiftwoodBows nice, I got this knife recently cause of your video and I havent got my edges right. Did you regrind the edge or is it the factory one?
@@3asianassassin hmm, I didn't put that much thought into it. Just used a couple grades of whetstones and a sharpening steel as needed. I'm not an expert sharpener so you can probably get better advice from others regarding that. Good luck!
Pretty cool video, not a second boring 👌. Thanks for sharing. On my little channel you will find a time lapse video of making a slingshot, enjoy if you want. Cheers
ЛУК НА 50 кг (100 фунтов) замеры скорости стрелы 50-54 МЕТРА В СЕКУНДУ боевой стрелой на 135 гр Итак, мы ориентировались на две звуковые волны . Первая - звук спускаемой тетивы (явственно слышимый в замедленном воспроизведении) . Второй звук поражаемой мишени. Между ними прошло 330 миллисекунд. т.е. приблизительно одна треть секунды. Нехитрая арифметика показала, что за секунду стрела при такой скорости пролетит 54 метра. Делаем погрешность в пользу скептиков ( 4 метра минус.) Итого получаем чистые 50 м.сек.
ЛУК НА 50 кг (100 фунтов) замеры скорости стрелы 50-54 МЕТРА В СЕКУНДУ боевой стрелой на 135 гр th-cam.com/video/CGZJgk7CGpo/w-d-xo.html Итак, мы ориентировались на две звуковые волны . Первая - звук спускаемой тетивы (явственно слышимый в замедленном воспроизведении) . Второй звук поражаемой мишени. Между ними прошло 330 миллисекунд. т.е. приблизительно одна треть секунды. Нехитрая арифметика показала, что за секунду стрела при такой скорости пролетит 54 метра. Делаем погрешность в пользу скептиков ( 4 метра минус.) Итого получаем чистые 50 м.сек.
Haha, I tried it with a knife in each hand but I kept dropping the stave. Would have been cool to do it with one of your knives, but at least this one is called Old Hickory too. :) Once things aren't crazy we need to do some of the collaborations videos we were talking about.
So inspirational! Thanks a million! No excuses anymore. I'll make my first bow-thanks to you!
PS What was the draw weight and draw length of this bow?
It's about 50#@28"
When I was a kid I thought being an adult meant going to clubs, consuming alcohol and driving fast cars, coming and going as I please. I was wrong. Being an adult is watching bearded men shave wood into selfbows while my three daughters and wife are asleep in bed next to me.
And I think that is beautiful!
haha, glad you enjoyed it
The most wholesome comment I've read in a while.. struck a nerve.. nature wants us back.
I am a young adult my dream is having a beautiful family with wife and daughter and son
Amen
When you bent it and cracked the bark off, my heart stopped! Very nice job showing a bow can be made with very simple tools!
Haha, Thank you. That was really satisfying to have the bark come off so easily.
When they bark peeled off I almost cried for you then I saw it was just the bark. Beautiful bow love the simplicity
Thank you. Haha, I thought that would be exciting for people. :)
i thought so too. my reaction was yelling "Oh Shit!!"
I literally jumped even though I knew it was coming. Making bows makes you paranoid. Now I need a hug!
Lol, same.
I made self bow during my childhood .Looks cool🎉 and remembering those days .
Amazing what can be done with just a cheap knife. Thanks for sharing.
Thanks!
I watched it 3 times now. So nice. Makes me want to run to the sawmill right away. Thank you.
Great way to demonstrate how little there is standing between us and a well crafted bow. Nicely done!
Thank you very much!
I've been in my 1 bedroom apartment lamenting not having more space or a proper workbench or a horse shave or other misc tools, but this is a great reminder that it doesn't take all that to make a bow happen. Appreciate all your thorough instructional vids, but this one was just so enjoyable and beautiful. Cheers!
I've been there! That was the reason I made this video. It really doesn't take much. Most of it is for speed and convenience. Good luck!
Fantastic..I always studied Otzi the iceman bow and wondered how it was done 4000 years ago.....and you have just demonstrated it. Perhaps Otzi Museum in Italy would be interested to see this.
I love this video, it's crazy how well you nailed the taper, it' was a pleasure to watch!
There no excuse not to try . I’ll just start caring and cutting . Love all your videos, thanks
A very beautiful video. Reminds me my first juniper bow, made on the scout camp years ago with knife only. The wood was pure magic, and I've felt I'm rediscovering my instincts while working with it. Now I feel something similar watching you and your focus on that beautiful wood. Thank you!
Thanks for the feedback!
I first bow was a long bow I made at a summer camp when I was a kid. Of course the limbs weren’t perfectly symmetric (under statement) but it was the beginning of my archery enthusiast years which I achieved an inherent skill to land my first rabbit, squirrel, deer and shoot at my first turkey (he jumped the arrow) and it went from there. My thanks to my mom and dad for making it all possible ❤️
That's great! Sounds like a good way to be introduced to archery
Weylin, that’s a beautiful video and your work is superb
as always. Just amazing!
Thank you, Ted!
Great, good Job.
Thank you!
Very nice weylin, like when you burnish with the back of the knife! 👍
Thanks! glad you caught that. :)
Nice work on english longbow ❤😊
Thank you!
I recently started building my first bow and since I don't have a draw knife i used my butcher knife and its amazing how versatile it is. It can be a draw knife,a scraper and a carving tool. I'm now starting the floor tillering process and the knife works but I know it would be much easier and faster with a draw knife or block plane.
Where there is a will, there is a way! Great demonstration and great craftsmanship!
Thanks, Ryan!
Beautiful. I would have been impressed even if you still used your tillering tree, but without? Truly impressive.
ive always wanted to make a bow, but never had the tools, ty.
Well done, i will try to make with a knife
Thanks a lot 👌
very nice, reminds me of my first bow
Thanks! It's fun to get back to basics sometimes.
Nice looking old hickory
They're nice little knives for the money
@@SwiftwoodBows I have a full set of them and my wife insists on buying the stainless steel junk lol
Impressive - you showed some skills :) Just finished my first bow was happy, that i could apply a lot from what i saw here on your channel!
Thank you! Glad you're finding the videos helpful. Good luck on your projects
Love this video! Love minimalist projects! Subscribed!
Thanks!
Great video man very cool
Thank you
Nice video with lovely music. Thank you.
Thank you too
Cool project! Thanks for sharing.
Thanks! You're welcome
Beautiful; this is one of your best videos.
What a shock at the minute 1:50 !!...
Thank you! that part was exciting, huh?
@@SwiftwoodBows Haha, yes!. Some drama in the video. You are also an audiovisual artist!.
Impressive skills
Thanks!
Great video! What was the music, but the way? Sounds like John Fahey, but I'm probably wrong.
Thank you! Sorry, I can't remember. I got it off a free use site
Excellent, I have a board and a Viking seax. Inspiration.
Go for it!
@@SwiftwoodBowsn Arizona we have pine and juniper trees.
I only started watching your channel recently, but boy was I surprised and confused to find this video, because I recently made my first bow with a knife as my only cutting tool, and it was that exact Old Hickory meat-cutting knife, down to the dirty blade, hah.
Mine was $2 at a garage sale and wasn't nearly as sharp, though (my fault).
ha, that's awesome. These old hickory knives are easy to sharpen, they don't hold the edge for super long though
how many times did you have to resharpen mrs old hickery
how bat were the blisters?
what was the other tool you used
Has anyone made a bow with just a kukri knife?
Has anyone tried improvised arrow heads with exacto blades? There is an arrowhead shaped exacto blade.
How do you get started with longbow building for first timers like myself?
Hi, I'm tryieng to make my first bow; I have chosen Hazel as my first wood, because I have a lot around my village. I have a question: when I split the stave into 2 pieces (one bow/piece if I am lucky of course), do I have to seal the wood under the bark asap with some sealer or can I just leave the wood "nude"?
Hola soy de argentina que madera es ???muy bueno quedo el arco
What knife are you using?
Nice bow. Crazy skill. What kind of wood and finish did you use?
Thank you. The wood is Pacific yew. I used a natural finish called Tried and True
Hey Weylin do you remember the songs you used in this video
sorry, not off hand. I got it from a site that had songs for free use
No leather handle wrap? What was the poundage? That's a VERY nice bow!
Thank you. I decided to keep it barebones on this bow. it's 53#@28" 66" long
Anyone know what kind of wood this is?
It's pacific yew
how sharp was the knife when you used it?
I sharpened it pretty frequently during the project so it was fairly sharp. When I was using it as a scraper I rolled the burr over a little to make a hook to pull curls off the wood.
@@SwiftwoodBows nice, I got this knife recently cause of your video and I havent got my edges right. Did you regrind the edge or is it the factory one?
@@3asianassassin hmm, I didn't put that much thought into it. Just used a couple grades of whetstones and a sharpening steel as needed. I'm not an expert sharpener so you can probably get better advice from others regarding that. Good luck!
I'm like 60% sure you made it with wood, but I'll believe you
Fuck thats nice, the og here!
Haha, thanks!
But.....But I bought all these fancy tools! Now what am I supposed to do with them?
Throw 'em out! Haha I like fancy tools too
How long did it take you for the bow?
Hard to say. Definitely longer than it would with other tools. Maybe 30 hrs?
Now I’m more motivated
Get after it! :)
Awesome video as always!! How much does it pull?
Thank you! it's 66' long and pulls 53#@28"
That's some strong shoulder you have there dude!!!
I made one from a white wood (hazelnut). Just like you i only used a knife
Cool! Hazelnut is a good bow wood. It's a fun challenge to only use a knife
1:49 That scared me so bad
Iam doung this with a small kitchen knife
Please, lbs ?!
66" long and pulls 53#@28"
@@SwiftwoodBows Thanks!
Pretty cool video, not a second boring 👌.
Thanks for sharing.
On my little channel you will find a time lapse video of making a slingshot, enjoy if you want.
Cheers
Thanks, I'll check it out
ЛУК НА 50 кг (100 фунтов) замеры скорости стрелы 50-54 МЕТРА В СЕКУНДУ боевой стрелой на 135 гр Итак, мы ориентировались на две звуковые волны . Первая - звук спускаемой тетивы (явственно слышимый в замедленном воспроизведении) . Второй звук поражаемой мишени. Между ними прошло 330 миллисекунд. т.е. приблизительно одна треть секунды. Нехитрая арифметика показала, что за секунду стрела при такой скорости пролетит 54 метра. Делаем погрешность в пользу скептиков ( 4 метра минус.) Итого получаем чистые 50 м.сек.
ЛУК НА 50 кг (100 фунтов) замеры скорости стрелы 50-54 МЕТРА В СЕКУНДУ боевой стрелой на 135 гр th-cam.com/video/CGZJgk7CGpo/w-d-xo.html Итак, мы ориентировались на две звуковые волны . Первая - звук спускаемой тетивы (явственно слышимый в замедленном воспроизведении) . Второй звук поражаемой мишени. Между ними прошло 330 миллисекунд. т.е. приблизительно одна треть секунды. Нехитрая арифметика показала, что за секунду стрела при такой скорости пролетит 54 метра. Делаем погрешность в пользу скептиков ( 4 метра минус.) Итого получаем чистые 50 м.сек.
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Lol, I don't even have a knife, because here in India we are not allowed to own a knife.
thats not a knife!
Not enough knives. 1/10
Haha, I tried it with a knife in each hand but I kept dropping the stave. Would have been cool to do it with one of your knives, but at least this one is called Old Hickory too. :) Once things aren't crazy we need to do some of the collaborations videos we were talking about.