The videography in these videos is lovely. Makes me want to walk the hedgerows of England.
@Darkwind284 жыл бұрын
You're like the David Attenborough of bowmaking. Great video! Very informative.
@MickGrewcock4 жыл бұрын
Darkwind2805 Thank you 🙏
@shanhur45622 жыл бұрын
You deserve millions of subscribers Mick. Love your content!!!!
@jakevikifan8228 Жыл бұрын
I have watched all these videos over and over many times. They are brilliant! Thanks Mick!
@WrathRuin6 жыл бұрын
Masterfully made video Mick. Looking forward to part 2.
@MickGrewcock6 жыл бұрын
Thanks Shane. Best for the weekend. Mick
@RudiHerschl6 жыл бұрын
Pure poetry again!
@yes-rq4dg6 жыл бұрын
here I am painfully filing down a piece of skirting board trying to make a bow from it, only thing keeping me sane now is your videos. Thanks a mil Mick.
@yes-rq4dg6 жыл бұрын
Actually Mick! Would you be up for a small challenge? Try and make a longbow from a piece of skirting board that has a draw weight over 60 pounds. Hope you'll try!
@MickGrewcock6 жыл бұрын
Keep filing! All good experience. Watch the next video in this series, out soon. A wonky bow from a nearly useless piece of hawthorn. I'll have a go at anything and try to bend it; if doing the same helps you keep your head, then skirting board will do. Keep at it, you'll succeed! Good luck. Mick
@yes-rq4dg6 жыл бұрын
Will do! have a good night.
@MickGrewcock6 жыл бұрын
You too!
@MickGrewcock6 жыл бұрын
Harder to find good skirting board in the woods around here!! 😉
@nigelpalmer92485 жыл бұрын
When I was a kid I always used hazel, I didn't know at the time I was coppicing for bows and arrows.
@MickGrewcock5 жыл бұрын
You were Nigel! The fruits of that labour may have helped others make bows and arrows after you! Thanks for watching. Mick
@Kafka1212 жыл бұрын
Lovely work Mick, keep on with the tradition!
@karenmurray30983 жыл бұрын
just lovley, i can hear your love for your woods
@shanhur45622 жыл бұрын
You make me feel a part of your corner of England. Outstanding stuff!!!
@MickGrewcock2 жыл бұрын
Thank you 🙏
@got2kittys6 жыл бұрын
Thanks Mick! I have been an archer for 48 years. I have never made a bow. You inspire me! So onto the next proper step as an archer. Thanks!
@MickGrewcock6 жыл бұрын
Great news! That's the aim of my channel: to show that with some effort, a bit of luck and some sweat we can all make a reasonable if not perfect bow. Good luck, I hope you meet success first time round. Another viewer just made their first bow and ended up with a 40lb longbow. Great result! Thanks for watching. Mick
@dace486 жыл бұрын
I think that in our obsession with Yew, Osage, Maple and Bamboo the "meane woods" get overlooked - yet they are probably a bigger part of our history than the flashy, more popular ones. Yew is probably the Spitfire to their Hurricane - but the latter did most of the heavy work.
@notapplicable5316 жыл бұрын
Dear Rocketfist, Interesting you should mention maple as a premier bow wood. In looking into the name for Sycamore seeds, I came across the generic name for that species - Acer. Having made maple syrup from sugar maples as one of my pastimes long ago, I knew that Acer is the generic name for all maples. Surprise, surprise: Sycamores are maples. I should have figured that out earlier given the shape of their seeds (called keys) and their leaves. So, if maples are a good wood for bows, perhaps Mick has got himself an additional, good source of bow staves. I can't sign off without also commenting on your mention and comparison of Britain's two premier fighters of WW II. It must be 55 years ago that I read a book on the Hurricane. Two things stand out: one was the that it could withstand the pounding that 50 caliber cannons would do to a plane carrying them and that this fact made the Hurricane an excellent anti-tank weapon. The second was the mention that the Hurricane inflicted the first casualty of WW II in 1936. At an airshow somewhere in Europe in 1936, the Germans were showing off their Bf 109. However, the British had a Hurricane there and demonstrated its ability to do a vertical climb. Some German bigwig then demanded that their Bf 109 pilot do the same. The result was the Bf 109 stalled and crashed - first casualty of the war? or merely the first casualty of an arms' race. In any event, we all owe a sigh of relief that Great Britain had two excellent fighters that excelled at different forms of air combat. Best everyone, especially to our excellent host, that's you Mick. Another thoroughly enjoyable journey through your country.
@MickGrewcock6 жыл бұрын
Glad you enjoyed the video David! Yes the sycamore is a maple, though whether it is a 'good' maple I don't yet know. They are - it appears - loved for their sap. Woodpeckers regularly hammer a circle of peck marks around sycamore saplings for what I can only assume to be a desire for the sap; and badgers claw away at the bigger sycamores too for maybe the same reason. But I loved the way the conversation ended up in the air behind Merlin engines. I think there are just six hurricanes airworthy in the UK - the one I most commonly see is displayed by the BBMF. They exude a kind of workaday toughness in contrast to the Spitfire's refined and deadly elegance. There are a considerable number of Spitfire's airworthy in the UK and several converted to two seaters. I hope to fly in one sometime next year.
@aboveaveragebayleaf92164 жыл бұрын
Another thing to consider is that not all varieties of maple are equal. Some are very hard while others are a soft wood, and have very different properties.
@p7outdoors2972 жыл бұрын
@@MickGrewcock Did you end up being able to fly in that Spitfire?
@MickGrewcock2 жыл бұрын
@@p7outdoors297 Not yet. Postponed due Covid. Fingers crossed for 2022 🤞
@carcucov6 жыл бұрын
Mick, I really like your videos. But this one in incredible! Let me introduce myself... I am Mexican, but I spent three and a half years in Warwickshire. I love England, and your videos make me remember my years there. This last vídeo is great! My name is Carlos. I am also a Bowman. I wish you the best! Thanks a lot my my friend!
@johnlong32146 жыл бұрын
Just watched that with a coffee outside in the sun, great video (again) thank you for sharing. (Well and truly thumbed)
@crajneelchand53826 жыл бұрын
Lovely video Mick. Thank you for sharing.
@MickGrewcock6 жыл бұрын
Cheers, best for the weekend. Mick
@haggisbasher95626 жыл бұрын
Love your channel my friend. "Is there a rustle in your hedgerow" Keep going
@mosbysmen6 жыл бұрын
always look forward to a new video thanks mick
@robbysaputra72536 жыл бұрын
nice bow making video
@Tomsta12jr5 жыл бұрын
When i was young I always found sycamore sapling very springy initially, always made simple bow out of branches
@leonardofabal73722 жыл бұрын
Tenés una gran habilidad. Gracias por introducir me en el longbow
@acheface4 жыл бұрын
Very informative.
@mihaizograf55996 жыл бұрын
Hi Mick ! You have a big chance with the hedgerow and with a multitude of trees good for bow making .
@MickGrewcock6 жыл бұрын
Hi Mihai! Hope you are well. Yes, there are some overlooked woods in the English hedgerow! Thanks for watching. Part two being filmed now!
@samsieg126 жыл бұрын
Superb editing! Great pleasure to see this:)
@mrp47545 жыл бұрын
Hi mick me again just a quick message to say i'v watched this video and must tell you that its brilliant and the theme tune goes with it perfect. So thumbs up once again to you.
@MickGrewcock5 жыл бұрын
Thank you Mr P!
@michaelrimmer25576 жыл бұрын
Excellent as usual Mick, the production gets better and better. Really like the overhead views and atmospheric music. A+.
@MarkMuhammad6 жыл бұрын
Impressive video, as always. I love the woods.
@mtnhooch6 жыл бұрын
As always, masterfully done. Thank you once again.
@crazycressy79866 жыл бұрын
Great work as always buddy ;)
@davie100able6 жыл бұрын
Good Luck Mick. They say variety is the spice of life; one can definitely say that about the different woods you make your bows out of. Kind regards, Dave.
@MickGrewcock6 жыл бұрын
Cheers Dave!
@alvarom69696 жыл бұрын
Really beautiful video. Congratulations Mike.
@adathomas86042 жыл бұрын
Good morning, Mick. I hope you are having a good day. I'm progressing through all your videos, having found them to be an absolute treasure trove, and I am enjoying them hugely. They are all friendly and companionable - something sorely needed in these times. Can I just make one point? I love the background music in this video best, it is so appropriate for the subject. Do keep going, if you have the heart. Even your walkabouts along the old pathways with your dog are interesting. And have you ever tried laying a hedge? My late uncle, long gone, God rest him, was a champion hedge layer. I loved seeing his work. All the best to you.
@MickGrewcock2 жыл бұрын
Good morning! Thank you for your comment Ada. Very kind of you. I try hard to match music to theme and mood - don’t always get it right though so glad you enjoyed this one. I learned basic hedge laying in my teens but have done very little of it since. It is a marvellous and undervalued skill. Enjoy your day and thank you for watching my videos 🙏
@comesahorseman6 жыл бұрын
Watch out for hedgewitches! And, don't even think about elderberry!! ;)
@MickGrewcock6 жыл бұрын
Tried elder. I broke it, sadly!
@mrbr5496 жыл бұрын
Beautiful video, crafted the way I imagine a fine bow would be, with care and precision.
@hammerstoneartifacts49864 жыл бұрын
Tapping that white birch tree... Will give you some sweet syrup in the spring time. 😊
@anghelutaconstantincortel32066 жыл бұрын
Make a Mongolian bow, please!
@troybarnes73876 жыл бұрын
This is some quality stuff!! Good thing i ended up on your channel🔥👌 Shouts out from Korea!
@carlosarmandoruiz91766 жыл бұрын
Excelente bideo, muchas gracias. Un afectuoso saludo desde Costa Rica
@RudiHerschl6 жыл бұрын
Qué pequeño es el mundo! Un saludo desde Austria!
@rafaelmonteirorodrigues46726 жыл бұрын
great video Mick !! You're getting better every video. Keep it up
@diabolicalartificer4 жыл бұрын
Sweet Chestnut would possibly make good box staves, it splits well, also copses, spinneys and roadsides are better sources for box wood than most hedgerows. If you can choose a young tree when it's still small, cut off the side branches as it grows and clear other trees around it, so it will grow straight and knot free, this was/is done for boat masts. A pollarded tree like Ash or Lime (found in city's) would be grand too. Lastly get in touch with tree surgeon's, a potentially good source for wood. Years ago, cart and coach shafts made from Ash were bent while still growing to get the right shape with the grain aligned nicely through the bends, the same technique could be applied to box staves. Think 10 years ahead, gone in the blink of an eye. Love your video's mick, just cut a bit of Ash to make my first box, thanks...DA.
@MickGrewcock4 жыл бұрын
Thank you - really useful info! And thanks for watching. Mick
@michaelborders46744 жыл бұрын
I am such a fan of your work. I wish I had some of your exotic species here In the us. I'm working on my first yellow birch longbow and have a nice elm, sugar maple and black locust but after your elm video I'm afraid to work it lol.
@MickGrewcock4 жыл бұрын
Michael Borders Good luck, some good staves there - my elm was a bad piece of wood and felled at a less than ideal time. Have a try with yours!!
@NaturalBowWoman6 жыл бұрын
I so enjoyed this,😍 well filmed and packed with great educational information. Thankyou so much for the heart and effort you put into this video 😀
@MickGrewcock6 жыл бұрын
Bless you for your kind comment. Appreciated as always. I think a pomegranate might be worth shooting 🏹🤗🐶
@NaturalBowWoman6 жыл бұрын
Mick Grewcock You are welcome. Hmm... now that's an interesting fruit 🤔😀🏹
@christurley3916 жыл бұрын
Looking forward to a hawthorn bow. I know it is hard, stiff, strong, but I don't know how it bends. Thanks for the video.
@MickGrewcock6 жыл бұрын
Neither do I Chris! We’ll soon see. Thanks for watching.
@woodsowisdombushcraft48696 жыл бұрын
Loving your vids!
@malcolmsmith92326 жыл бұрын
Exemplary video as always. A difficult question for you now. Excluding yew, which has been your favourite wood, from the perspective of working the wood and also for the finished product, including looks and suitability!
@MickGrewcock6 жыл бұрын
Hazel and blackthorn are my favourites so far. I’m keen to try a proper longbow using blackthorn and have a stave seasoning that should make 3-4 big bows. If they are successful, then blackthorn will head my list.
@LaserSharkPhotoablations6 жыл бұрын
Siver birch is my next project, I have one thats about 6 months drying. i think its at least big enough for 2 bows one with reflex and one i might try to steam some reflex into. Being in the Aus bush, the pickings are slim but silver birch suckers and seeds so well there is never just one. Its one of the few things i can cut a lot of around my home in 4 or 5 places it is running amok on the roadside. I really look forward to seeing your efforts with this wood.
@MickGrewcock6 жыл бұрын
Good luck with yours Tim. I’m keen to try SB as soon as I have time. Cheers from 🇬🇧
@rodparsons5216 жыл бұрын
It's not too hard to get permission to take an occasional singleton or two from coppiced woodland. I find some nice second growth on my patch. There are even some roadside "hedgerows" where you can find some pretty nice coppice stools. I regularly go past a stretch like this on the bus, just beyond the next village south of here. Probably would need to talk to the estate manager rather than the rural district council, which can be good, less chance of running into a bureaucracy. I emphasise the fact that I will only carefully take a single from a stool with my folding saw, that I won't be running amok with a chainsaw.
@mynameismin34 жыл бұрын
11:22 "The Elder Bow"! It's unbeatable, the most powerful bow ever made... Hang on, isn't that meant to be "The Elder Wand"?
@MickGrewcock4 жыл бұрын
shanebisme 🤣🤣
@mynameismin34 жыл бұрын
I would love to see you attempt an asiatic horse bow of some type. With or without the horn and sinew laminate. Maybe a wood laminate instead since getting your hands on, and using the horn and sinew might be difficult, so using something like hickory for the belly and handle, with bamboo for the back. Or even just a single piece of wood. Really I just want to see you make that style/shape of bow, just for a change.
@MickGrewcock4 жыл бұрын
shanebisme That would be a great project!
@monkeyboiz42816 жыл бұрын
Yes!!! Keep it up Mick!!!
@haraldbearclaw18566 жыл бұрын
Didn't know British call maple "Sycamore". You will love hawthorn. It shapes really easy with tools and its timber feels like many "strings" next to each other. Bit weird description, but you will get what I mean when you cut the wood with draw knife. You could remove wood from belly in few strokes. For example white woods break in strips when you use draw knife, but hawthorn will almost split where you want it. But be careful and don't draw aggressively because it can go deeper than your initial thickness lines. Another thing is that it has beige sapwood and reddish heartwood so if you make a flatbow, you would get two colored grip and limbs would have red growth rings surrounded by beige ones. Also it makes high poundage bows because it is a strong wood.
@rodparsons5216 жыл бұрын
We also have Field Maple which is quite common as well as a bunch of other imported types.
@haraldbearclaw18566 жыл бұрын
Is field maple a good bow wood?
@rodparsons5216 жыл бұрын
Good as compared to what? :-) Don't see why not, SG is about the same, but Sycamore is found almost everywhere, whereas Field Maple is supposedly more common further south. Best thing for me about Hawthorn is the smell of the May blossom and how hot it burns. For me the best wood is, above all, the one I can get in useful form. That is clean coppice wood of the right size. Most commonly Hazel and Ash around where I live. Some Sycamore. Hawthorn and Blackthorn are more often too hedgy. If I had a really good Blackthorn I probably wouldn't want anything else for a long time. I only make a bow so that I have something to shoot. Not obsessed with making bows.
@haraldbearclaw18566 жыл бұрын
I haven't found a suitable blackthorn yet, even hawthorn I mentioned is a bit rare around here so I primarily use hazel and I like it. Especially if it comes from a hilly terrain and it grew in such a soil that it makes it strong. Not all hazels are alike as you know.
@rodparsons5216 жыл бұрын
I really noticed that in Yew. On an estate in the Chilterns where I once had permission to cut some yew, there was a real mix of fertile ground and flinty chalk pockets. Two adjacent trees could be completely different in character. That straight Blackthorn of Mick's is something I still look at from time to time. A piece like that is not something we see very often.
@baxdens42216 жыл бұрын
Mick, funny you should mention sycamore as I have my sights on a sapling growing in my garden which is a bit bigger than the one in the video. I was just thinking about the holly next to it when you mentioned that as well! Not sure if you need to take any precautions with holly as it's poisonous, but I have heard it makes great walking sticks. The frustrating thing is you have to leave it to season before you can start (does the flatbow you made from unseasoned wood when you started making bows still shoot?). Love the photography from your videos, aerial shots are stunning. Do you own the land or do you have a friendly land owner? Thanks for sharing, keep up the great work.
@prestoncooper82276 жыл бұрын
Hi Mick I’m starting to get enough tools for now making
@MickGrewcock6 жыл бұрын
Good luck Preston!
@krunopandzic12476 жыл бұрын
As always great video Mike. Just a quick sugestion regarding the video, why not try with black locus tree. I myself have made a few and I must admit it's a very good bow wood extremely strong and sturdy, the best part it grows everywere (even in Balkans). Believe they must grow in England as well. Best regards
@Bullseyearchery6 жыл бұрын
Black Locust is not a native species to the UK. It was introduced here in 1636 though. It doesn't grow in the wild as far as I know but might be seen in a park if your lucky. Never seen one myself. Laburnum and Tulip tree are good bow woods I hear.
@krunopandzic12476 жыл бұрын
Thx for the answer didn't know that. Where I'm from black locus is a common species, and it's not a native wood species it was introduced around 200 years ago from US (probably). Still a great pices of wood. Best regards
@jakubhanak42236 жыл бұрын
It looks like a maple.
@kinglobster41725 жыл бұрын
It's British maple
@gyula04082 жыл бұрын
Love your videos, very nicely done. I am in process of making a hawthorn bow and would like to first of all take out at least a bit of a twist from it and add a bit of reflex to the limbs. What method would you recommend. Some forums suggest steam. Thanks heaps.
@MickGrewcock2 жыл бұрын
Steam or dry heat protecting the wood from scorching by covering wood in vegetable oil. Good luck!
@sovernsectwarren6 жыл бұрын
Nice video as always Mick! How do you deal with the ticks out in the UK? Here in the states there are a ton of ticks out in the fields this time of the year.
@LondonRednek6 жыл бұрын
sovernsectwarren In my experience , We dont get than many here, I've never had one on me, only the dog a few times... Mosquitos and even wolf spiders are much more pervasive biters when rumaging around in the undergrowth...lol
@user-uw6vo1ev1l6 жыл бұрын
what music did you use and where do you get it?, i'm thinking of possibly using some for some videos I have planned. Great video as always, and looking forward to part two. Keep it up!
@MickGrewcock6 жыл бұрын
I use Epidemic Sound for music and KZfaq licensing. Good luck with your videos!
@user-uw6vo1ev1l6 жыл бұрын
Thanks Mick That will help me with my video , is it ok if you can you tell me what the names are of the music you used in this video?
@MickGrewcock6 жыл бұрын
Sorry for delay. All from ES: Thieve's Adventures 3, 23 & 44 (three tracks); The Elfin Knight B; and Walking Home at Night. Mick
@53n7w6 жыл бұрын
I have a distant memory of a sycamore being a very stiff wood.
@nstlase55054 жыл бұрын
Lots of beautiful tree's There, i have a question i see that you start working on many bow's when the moister level is around 10% or 12% but is IT on any type of Wood that level would Work or only on some?
@MickGrewcock4 жыл бұрын
nst låse In my limited experience, all woods. Mick
@nstlase55054 жыл бұрын
@@MickGrewcock thanks:)
@cannedmind3426 жыл бұрын
You sound like a narrator from nature document, just saying with all kindness. Well, this video kinda IS a nature doc.
@kinglobster41725 жыл бұрын
Listening to him is great
@xXVernidiaXx6 жыл бұрын
This channel is super amazing! I do have a question. I recently got this longbow off of Amazon for around $60-$70. Nothing too special and its mainly a bow just to introduce newcomers to traditional archery. It mainly shoots like a kids bow but that is not the problem. The PROBLEM is that its limbs have been twisted and the string is not in the middle of the bow anymore. I'm 99% certain that it is my drawing and/or holding of the bow. But I always shoot like tutorials for traditional archery and it still twists the bow. Admittedly, I was awful at first with drawing this bow which is why I'm certain I twisted it. But then again, it was VERY cheap and not that good. Am I doing something wrong or is it the bow? Apologies for the long question!
@MickGrewcock6 жыл бұрын
Sounds like the bow to me, don’t think it’s you!
@xXVernidiaXx6 жыл бұрын
Thank you!
@SeadartVSG6 жыл бұрын
It may be the way you are bracing the bow. Do you use a stringer? If it's a self bow made from a single kind of good wood you might be able to straighten the arms by heating and torquing the limbs. Will work for hickory, ash, elm, osage the usual suspects. If it's laminated or backed don't try straightening it. Usually bow twist is caused by the piece of wood.
@xXVernidiaXx6 жыл бұрын
SeadartVSG I do belive I braced the bow wrong the first time and it stuck. I did not use a stringer but I will try to heat it and work with it. Thank you!
@rodolforodriguez706 жыл бұрын
Thank you very much for the videos , I am from central america and trying to make a bow ,how ever since we have no history in long bow or archery as Europe I would like to ask an advice about seasoning wood for bows. Here we have Pine , Ipe , lemontree and mango tree woods .
@MickGrewcock6 жыл бұрын
Hello Rodolho and thank you. I wish I could assist you with the advice you need but I am not familiar with any of the woods you mention in your comment. I can say that the woods I use are seasoned for various periods of time but all with the aim of reducing the moisture content to about 10% when measured with a digital moisture meter at the surface of wood around 50-100mm thick. This can take as long as a year or more but can be made to happen quickly by first shaping (but not bending the bow) whilst green which will allow the bow wood to dry rapidly. However, this can lead to twisting, warping and cracking in some woods. Maybe one or more of the very knowledgeable and friendly people who read these comments can help you with your question. Can you help Rodolfo guys and gals?
@rodparsons5216 жыл бұрын
Ipe, definitely. Try a bending test on the lemon & mango. Fruit bearing woods are often very good. Pine you could but it's not a go-to wood unless you have nothing else. Ipe is very hard & dense, over 1.0 specific gravity. It will make a very fine, long, narrow limbed bow. Some folks like to back everything and will use a thin bamboo backing on ipe.
@rodolforodriguez706 жыл бұрын
Thank you very much for your kind answer , I am going to apply you advice about seasoning the woods , Best Regards from Costa Rica
@rodparsons5216 жыл бұрын
Make sample pieces from woods you want to try, unbroken grain on the back. Like miniature bow limbs. Dry them, test them, see how they resist bending, how they break.
@rodparsons5216 жыл бұрын
Panning across a nice one @ 4.06 ?
@MickGrewcock6 жыл бұрын
That’s the sycamore that appears a little later in the video Rod. I’ll take it down one day soon.
@yes-rq4dg6 жыл бұрын
Hey Mick! As ive said im currently attempting a bow and its for the most part my first proper bow, im not sure if its just me or my bow is too thick but its extremely hard to pull to half draw nevermind full draw, was wondering if you could tell me if its too thick or if its just me being weak haha.
@MickGrewcock6 жыл бұрын
Hi there! Well, to answer that I'd need to know a bit more. Tell me about your bow: the wood, length, thickness and width at the middle.
@yes-rq4dg6 жыл бұрын
Alright its White Deal, which i know isnt great but all i had for now, at the handle its 3cm wide (which carries thru the rest of the bow), and 2cm thick, its 1.5cm thick beside the handle which tapers to 1.2 cm thick about 17 inches from the center, which tapers to 0.90 cm at the end, its 67 inches long from tip to tip. Thanks again
@christiffer-barter9475 жыл бұрын
Dear Mick. your videos are fantastic, the content and quality is excellent. please tell me have you a professional back ground in film/ photography and what's the kit you use to make the captivating videos. I'm a tradition carpenter specialiing in green oak timber framing and as a hobby im just getting into archery and bow making, please take a look at my site if you get chance calder oak.
@MickGrewcock5 жыл бұрын
Hi there and thank you. My background is in electronics manufacturing - latterly as a business owner. Check out the video descriptions for details of my camera gear but do ask if you have any specific questions or need advice. Happy to share whatI have learned.
@christiffer-barter9475 жыл бұрын
@@MickGrewcockmany thanks for your reply, as I mentioned we run a green oak timber framing business I was wondering what is oak like to make bows have you ever tried one? we have lots of Oak off cuts in our yard if your ever in lancashire be sure to call in and take some.
@MickGrewcock5 жыл бұрын
Hi there. Red oak is apparently okay for bows but our commonest oaks in the UK are, as far as I know, less than ideal. I've never tried though but those that have report major problems. I'm sitting by our log burner just now, a lovely glow keeping me warm - oak!
@christiffer-barter9475 жыл бұрын
yes once seasoned oak does give some grear heat. well thank you for your creative and informative videos, I'm working my way through your library of work and finding it a joy. good skills!!
@forestbrewer786 жыл бұрын
Mick you are awesome I am having a difficult time finding a bow string in the US can you help me
@MickGrewcock6 жыл бұрын
Hi there. Material to make a string or finished string?
@allenjones24506 жыл бұрын
There are plenty of string makers with websites in the US. Check out Ten Ring Strings for instance.
@manemacha6 жыл бұрын
Muy buen video, como siempre. In my backyard, crossing the railroad line, ther´s a long row of ligustrum trees. It's a hard wood. I've been making some long bows whith them, some reached over 100 mts shoot. I'm a bad bowyer too, but I'm trying and trying to improve.Greetings.
@JohnSmith-qr9lr6 жыл бұрын
Ah some one got a drone, eh.
@MickGrewcock6 жыл бұрын
Someone’s had a drone for quite a few years.
@bmf3215 жыл бұрын
That's not a sycamore that's a maple looks like seedlings of silver maple NOT SYCAMORE
@MickGrewcock5 жыл бұрын
I'm afraid using capitals does not make you right. These trees are acer pseudoplatanus, called sycamore in the UK, a non-native species but very common. Silver maple is acer saccharinum, its leaves are much more pronounced in shape when compared to sycamore.
@got2kittys6 жыл бұрын
Thanks Mick! I have been an archer for 48 years. I have never made a bow. You inspire me! So onto the next proper step as an archer. Thanks!
@got2kittys6 жыл бұрын
Thanks Mick! I have been an archer for 48 years. I have never made a bow. You inspire me! So onto the next proper step as an archer. Thanks!