@@miguelveratraditionalarche9374 You're welcome. I've heard people ask in various places and since I was about to do it anyway, I thought I'd just as well film it.
@@gozer87 Perhaps yes. I haven't seen it mentioned but if it's gentle and natural, it should be good. It should nourish the bark and keep it from drying out and protecting from water.
How about danish oil? I can’t imagine rubbing the bow down with olive oil. That is bad information. Where did you hear that? I’m not believing that Korean bow makers decades and even hundreds of years ago even knew what olive oil is.
@@jimbrunett5025 en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Danish_oil I'm not familiar with Danish oil but wiki says it's liable to spontaneous combustion. I wouldn't use that on a bow. Use a gentle natural oil. Camelia and olive aes recommend by bowyers and I also use neutral shoe polish. You don't need much and will need reapplying every few months.
Thank you for the tip! 😊
@@miguelveratraditionalarche9374 You're welcome. I've heard people ask in various places and since I was about to do it anyway, I thought I'd just as well film it.
@@KTBIOM l want to shoot my Korean bow but still raining. The Nawalny Korean bow has birch bark 🙈
This is some good information. As always, thank you for sharing, my friend!
@@matthewvassar9686 Happy to share what I do and what I know.
Beeswax wood polish could do the trick as well.
@@gozer87 Perhaps yes. I haven't seen it mentioned but if it's gentle and natural, it should be good. It should nourish the bark and keep it from drying out and protecting from water.
How about danish oil? I can’t imagine rubbing the bow down with olive oil. That is bad information. Where did you hear that? I’m not believing that Korean bow makers decades and even hundreds of years ago even knew what olive oil is.
@@jimbrunett5025 en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Danish_oil
I'm not familiar with Danish oil but wiki says it's liable to spontaneous combustion. I wouldn't use that on a bow. Use a gentle natural oil. Camelia and olive aes recommend by bowyers and I also use neutral shoe polish. You don't need much and will need reapplying every few months.
koreanbow.com/shop/en/traditional-bows/279-ktb.html
Read the More Info section at the bottom of the page.
koreanbow.com/shop/en/traditional-bows/187-ktb.html
Same again here on a Gakgung horn bow
www.koreanarchery.org/punbb/viewtopic.php?id=505
And here. This one recommends both olive oil and shoe wax.