How to Break a Bow 2: Tips for Avoiding Failure in Bow Making

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Күн бұрын

Testing bows to failure, and discussing the most common reasons they break.
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@rashalghul007 2 жыл бұрын

Your picture representation and your narration sets you apart from all other Bowers out there!

@DanSantanaBows 2 жыл бұрын

thank you Hari!

@rashalghul007 2 жыл бұрын

@@DanSantanaBows hope you hit 100k sub soon man 🤙

@Goblinslammer Жыл бұрын

im a beginner in making bows and have made only one that lasted a few days. made it from green wood without any bow making knowledge. it broke due to me not tillering it at all. im going to my cottage this summer and will make a better bow with these tips that have helped me understand why my last bow broke. i have gained a good enough understanding through your videos to make a better bow! Great teacher indeed.

@DanSantanaBows Жыл бұрын

Good luck and enjoy! Let me know if you have any issues

@bifbofbadoo8971 2 жыл бұрын

You have come a long way since the first How to Break a Bow! This was some great advice that will really help the community

@DanSantanaBows 2 жыл бұрын

Really appreciate it! I was using my microphone backwards in that video…there was lots to improve

@davidcowles8287 2 жыл бұрын

Another awesome video, clear and concise beginner advice along with good presentation.

@DanSantanaBows 2 жыл бұрын

thanks David!

@BowtellBows 2 жыл бұрын

Watching that bow bend all the way to failure was incredible and sad at the same time! Would have been fun to have a second camera watching you as you pulled it all the way down. Thank you for another great video about bows for the community

@DanSantanaBows 2 жыл бұрын

Filming bows on the tiller is one of the hardest shots, as you definitely know. Any camera placement that looks right is just in the way and I’m lucky to film anything on the tiller where i’m not bumping into the camera

@EricaSwallow 2 жыл бұрын

Wow, dramatic ending with all of the breaks. Nicely explained, as always.

@DanSantanaBows 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Erica! I’m glad I took your advice for the video title, but the drawn title was already done at that point

@aurorachacon1128 2 жыл бұрын

I love your choice of titles for each of the five reasons to break a bow. Very smart! Great vid as always Dan!

@DanSantanaBows 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks again Aurora!

@sethdelvalle 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Dan....as always great content

@DanSantanaBows 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Seth, let’s get together soon and work on some bows!

@aronrubinosalberola7429 9 ай бұрын

Gracias maestro por tu sabiduría y buena disposición para compartirla con todos los que amamos el ancestral arte de la arqueria,un abrazo.🤗🏹🙏

@Silentbet1of 5 ай бұрын

Got say man I love the content this is what we need for other bowyers ! I made my first bow out of dogwood it’s 63 inches the red dog wood is hard to find at this length but I have two staves !

@knolltop314 2 жыл бұрын

Thank ya! Hope ya link this on Board Bow group.

@frantisekvrabec7258 2 жыл бұрын

great video

@DanSantanaBows 2 жыл бұрын

thank you!

@cheshirebowman4465 2 жыл бұрын

Just excellent,

@DanSantanaBows 2 жыл бұрын

thanks Bowman!

@almubarizunarchery4607 2 жыл бұрын

Damn dan! How far were you planning on pulling that bow in the beginning 😂. Excellent video, exactly what i was looking for. What was the length of the bow in the beginning?

@DanSantanaBows 2 жыл бұрын

I think the bow was 72” long but i’m not sure. I tillered to 28” but i was snap shooting around 20-22”

@richardhoule7611 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing! fantastic content as always! is that spoke shave newer or older? I want another. the one I have is old and even if sharp doesn't work that great. thanks!

@DanSantanaBows 2 жыл бұрын

that one’s the veritas spokeshave. It’s pricey but I really like it. Feel free to try out when you visit

@Silentbet1of 5 ай бұрын

Also dogwood is super good but hard to get. A stave worth making a bow if your interested I have a few

@DanSantanaBows 5 ай бұрын

Yes, very well regarded wood. I have a couple dogwood projects on the bench

@Silentbet1of 5 ай бұрын

@@DanSantanaBows I have just finished my first 61inches dogwood bow from living green to bow in one week. I also made my own arrows with turkey feathers and dogwood shafts. To be honest I’m about to start a sweet gum bow about the same length 63inches had it drying for a month almost ready

@BubuH-cq6km 2 жыл бұрын

😎👍🏼👏🏼

@robertdahlgren622 Жыл бұрын

Great video and very informative. Thanks for sharing your expertise.

@jackjohn4816 Жыл бұрын

Crepe myrtle is my fav wood to make bows with

@marti2568 Жыл бұрын

I made recurve black locust short bow out of heartwood. Now, I wuld like to put sinew on it, but I am afraid to make scratches on bowback in ordr to weakining it. On the other hand I am afreit to put sinew witout making scraches beacause of possibilites of ungluing and falling of sinew layer. Wuld You please give me your`s oppinion?

@DanSantanaBows Жыл бұрын

I don’t think you need to scratch it, but I’m not the most experienced with sinew. Almost all my bows are self bows

@VSci_ 3 ай бұрын

Sand the back lightly with 80 or 120 grit. Use acetone or dawn soap and scrub the back good to strip any oils. And use REAL powdered hide glue to apply the sinew. Size the back with a thin layer of hide glue, wait 15-20 minutes, them start laying your sinew. No need to rough up the back. Check out the bowyers Bible for more details. I've never had any sinew de-laminations since I switch to real high quality powder hide glue. Before I used titebond liquid hide glue (phony, stay away) and powder gelatin and they did not work as good.

@VSci_ 3 ай бұрын

By not drawing to 36"! Lol!

@Idlehampster 2 жыл бұрын

Awesome video! I hastily bought a maple board from the hardware store, which had a wavy grain pattern. During the rough out I saw islands throughout and knew I was in trouble. I had never tried to recurve a bow before and when I went to recurve the tips, the tips snapped (by the second tip, I was just practicing my heating method).

@DanSantanaBows 2 жыл бұрын

Been there done that, and know the feeling!

@Silentbet1of 5 ай бұрын

Why was he drawing it so much I’d never go shooting with anyone who pulls like that hell no!

@DanSantanaBows 5 ай бұрын

Can’t really trust other people when they tell you their draw length. That’s why I don’t let anyone shoot my personal bows Anyway, I cant tell if you’re joking but the point of the video was a torture test to failure. Simply to show that bad woods are useable with some extra design considerations

@Silentbet1of 5 ай бұрын

@@DanSantanaBows totally messing with you as a bowyer man love the content