No machines, everything by hand and by eye - a true artisan and craftsman.

From a norwegian bowmaker who also use handtools only, very nicely done. Respect 👍 Regards from Norway. Sven

It's funny how with all modern weapons at our disposal this still strikes a chord deep within all of us.

I made a long bow when I was in college using only a knife and a hand planer. I read about the process on the internet, but that was way before youtube. I had several failed attempts before I succeeded. My apartment was filled with wood shavings and I sliced my hand pretty good in the process. It was so frustrating, but I was obsessed with making my own bow. I did not make my own string or arrows though. This video is the most impressive thing I have seen in a long time.

it is probably the most calming and relaxing video I've seen this year. It expresses the whole long-term process filled with spirituality. It is not about "making", "doing" or "producing". That's a process of divine creation. Thank you Stiliyan. I hope I could ever have a chance to shoot any of your Bows.

The steady hands patience and detailed art I love this. What a masterpiece of art !!!

Me an my son had to watch it again to get some tips we never get tired of watching you make a perfect bow keep up the good work mate

this video, bowmaker and bow are so well done i came back 3 years later to watch this again

BEAUTIFUL BOW! What an excellent video! Well done!

I absolutely love this video! I can’t count how many times I’ve watched it over and over. Bow making is truly a method of reflection of ones self. Every step, every operation and how it’s approached is very telling to where the mind was and where it’s going. Very connecting and grounding. This video captures it all! Brilliant.

This was so calming to watch, I feel asleep in my damn chair! Just watched it from where I drifted off, great work and outstanding results! :D

The video was truly profound. I suppose I was expecting a history buff replicating the Mongolian bow, but I found someone striving to become part of the process. A fantastic artisan.

Stiiliyan, That was such a calming video to watch. The production of this video is amazing. You just opened up and shared your many years of experience and knowledge to the world with out a single word. You have taught me more and have answered so many questions that I been searching for without a single word. Just amazingly great. The crackling sound of the fire, the crunch of wood being chopped, cut rasped, scored was so refreshing and tranquil. I love to watched your old world art fold out to making a beautiful bow. I'd love to see the same magic making of shafts, fletch and points.

Perfect execution of the bow. Great respect for the Mongolian tradition.

Narrator: "The year was 2018, the time in which video and audio feeds were synchronous, was long since forgotten."

Before seeing him string the bow I thought; "doesn't the sinew go on the tension side of the bow?" I was amazed at how he recurved it back on itself.

There is honesty in silence.

Stiliyan Stefanov - Tudo da sua experiencia com arcos, nada é aplicado de técnicas atuais para balancear um arco, você o faz no olho, no seu trabalho na sua arte e ver os mílimetros, Centímetros e etc, você vê tudo, tem o que um artista precisa ter, o dom de ver, enxergar. Obrigado e parabéns!! :)

Wow! I really enjoyed it just to sit and watch how you create this piece of art

The crackling fire in the background adds to the ambiance of old world craftsmanship.

Nicely done, Stiliyan. The energy in your work feels good.

This is a great bow, what excellent craftsmanship. Thankyou for the video. Very good.

You are a true artist and craftsman of the highest order. Great respect and admiration. Thank you. I love watching you work.

best musical composition ive heard in ages

Great job. Loved to find my own peace watching you here in Holland....

The natural music of the environment is so soothing.

Mate...no words from me either...that was one of the best bow making vids I’ve ever watched. Peace ✌🏼 Craftsmanship 👌🏼

Artist with a love for his work. The birch bark finish detail made the bow a beauty to behold.

What an excellent display of craftsmanship. I have not seen this style of bow made without horn on the belly so I found your video to be very informative.

Most enjoyable! Superior crafting and beautiful. I'm glad this art form is not lost!

I came home from work tonight all stressed, after spending 20 minutes watching you creating this wonderful bow in silence except for the sounds of the tools and nature I am now relaxed. Thanks for a great post.

Great upload. This is my favorite self-made bow video. No extraneous fluff or fill, just spirit, craftsmanship and poetry in motion.

Beautiful work! So soothing to watch. Thanks for sharing.

it's 3 a.m and i'm watching men making bow.never felt more comfortable

I like to watch this when I need to be reminded exactly how wonderful people really are.

Just fascinated by how resourceful you are and what great craftsmanship you show us. Please continue with the videos, I really enjoy them!

beautiful artistry and really nicely done video!! thanks for sharing your craftsmanship!

That glue is incredible, I'm having trouble believing my eyes.

Very relaxing 20 min and fulfilling! I would trust your Bows everytime! ty for the inspiration!

Great video. Beautiful bow. Nice to watch a craftsman at work without the annoying music so prevalent in most videos

in the near future this sadly will be a lost and forgot art, maybe you are today one of the last craftmans, who gets this ancient knowledge.

What An Amazing Video No Stupid Techno Music Not Even A Single Stupid Word Just Good Hard Professional Work I Love This Guy 😎⛏️🏹

Thank you for taking the time to demonstrate the process rather than just jump to the final product. This has been very informative.

There is something truly beautiful in making things with your bare hands... Even when these things are used to kill people, thus serving their purpose, they are still beautiful. I feel real respect for people who can make things with their own hands...

A true Bulgarian. A true creator and master....Само поклон към такива майстори..

My sincere compliments from an Italian Archer you are really a Master Bowyer sincerely you have my utmost respect ciao Fabio

Wow! That's a beautiful bow, and a wonderful, peaceful video, especially the soundtrack. I wish I had a workshop where all I can hear is birdsong!

Im learning myself. I build them for my son who is 5 to learn how to craft. Latest straight 1 piece bow flies for about 100 meters. We just go to the woods, cut a stave and start from there. He loves it.

It’s wonderful! I’ve never seen this method done before. It’s beautiful 🤗👏🏾

what an amazing video!! i am fixing to just start taking my journey in the bow making world and this was such an inspiring video thank you for it!!

Not only a superb craftsman video, but awesome ASMR as well!! Thanks!

Very cool,no bullshit talking......only birds singing at their best.Very Zen. Congrats my friend...Greatings from São Paulo.

like it... no music...just silence and nature

This is amazingly beautiful. Merci for this inspirational work, it soothes the soul ✨ Greetings from Испания

When you showed the bird at the end, I thought it must be dinner time. Beautiful craftsmanship!

very good. the silence, makes this video very calm and likely. thanks dear Stiliyan. you remember to us, the art of existence... thanks from Iran.

A true craftsman

Nice! Waiting for more, Stiliyan

every once in a while i keep revisiting this video. I cant wait till you post more your work and videos are amazing

KZfaqrs like you are the very reason why I still have lil faith in YT and the World. Thanks!

A true master of his craft.

So I said to my lady wife, could I have the sitting room for a couple of days, I want to make a bow! I'm sleeping in the woodshed now.

Outstanding workmanship, wonderful bow, great video, thank you!

You are big inspiration! Thank you.

That bow is a work of art and watching you craft it is a pleasure. I wish I had the skills and capability to do the sort of thing you do. Though, that camera-work, editing and lack of captions is frustrating.

this is a very fine presentation, watching it was time well spent the bow itself is superb

I know something about physics, but now I know how it is made. I was amazed , how delicate the making of a bow is.

Mr. Stefanov , you are a true artist , thanks for sharing .

Great video, Stiliyane! I thoroughly enjoyed it. You, and the person behind the camera have very good art skills. Thank you!

The art and creativity in this video is amazing and I’m a archer so boom

This was a real pleasure to watch, Stiliyan. No commentary, and no unnecessary egocentric bullshit. Birds are chirping, sound of the wood cracking, nature all around, and a craftsman who enjoys it and appreciates. As for the commentary, some people don't need explanation on "how to" in order to gain knowledge. I believe a craftsman soul lies within them, and some things... should stay between craftsmen. Pozdrav ot suseda!

I watched the video for the first time. I enjoyed it very much. you do your work very passionately, and it was a nice thing to watch.

¡Qué belleza! Toda una obra de arte. 👍👍👍

I love how you tell a story. I would love to Bulgaria.

Videos like this help me stay motivated to continue making bows. Thank you.

Fantastic!!! I keep watching it over and over again.

Very well done video, so relaxing The voice of nature Thumbs up

Thank you for this! A beautifully made video that inspires my 14 year old son to keep trying. It encouraged him to see a true artisan at work.

I am inspired to harvest a suitable log from a recently downed (last summer) Hickory tree. I have about 20 pieces of dried back sinew from Caribou harvested by some native friends in Northern Quebec. I have been using it to sew my moccasins and other clothing. I have been planning to use it to back a bow and today's viewing (I've watched this video several times) has motivated me to go tomorrow and harvest a log from the tree. I need to cut it up any way. I have estimated that the tree should yield a couple dozen bow staves. Peace.

WOW 6 years gone and I just discover your channel. The bow came out great and I was watching how long it took you to create one! the longer is better cheers.

Sir, deep respect for your skills.

That was poetry man the actual way to make a Mongol bow took years passed down in the family there bows top of the range bro u ain't far off hats of to you dude

A beautiful video and great demonstration of bow building. Thanks for all your time and effort. It is however not what I was taught a Mongol bow is though. Bamboo core with a diamond shaped horn laminate on the belly with sinew back all glued together with hide glue(or rabbit glue) a protein derived from various animal parts boiled down and often crystallized then pounded to a fine consistency and then re-hydrated(though self bows with sinew backing may have been used for hunting). "Horse bows" were about a meter long but of considerable pull. It was this glue and technique that led to the eventual downfall of the Mongols as the glue could not withstand the high temperatures or perhaps it was the constitution of the Mongol peoples as some historians have said that the heat caused disease. The birch wrapping he applies here was to provide some limited protection from the elements. I know of only one maker that (commercially) makes these bows today in Canada with a couple of year wait and hefty price tags. My bow making has been limited to reproductions of sporting crossbows of the 16th century.

So fascinating to watch. No talking, just the process.

He’s a real master

I am making bows as well ,out of wood,but this bow is superb,I mean the details and the patience for this is incredible. Keep up the good work and may I suggest for you to make a crossbow as well?

patience is the key,that and picking the correct wood,i'm Cherokee and here in America we use bodark wood,it is very powerful for the limbs,the arrows take the most time,patience is its own reward,thank you for your time to show your skill

There is something so very relaxing about viewing this filming. It is all really quite beautiful...

Huh that is smart , I was going out of my way to try and find wedges when I could've used an axe as one the whole time , it didn't even come to my mind lol xD

The Mongols made the bows compound, composing rags and living animals ... there are few trees in the steppe, and even more flexible, except for a handle.

nowcthis man nos how to do a video. true master of his craft .best part no bullshit just bow makeing. great video.

Not even talk ...just work, what a great craftsman Hebat Stiliyan

Who-ever voted this video down.....has no poetry in their soul!

3 peice bow who thought of that was a genius. Goodwork this reminds me of a forign film festival movie. Very peaceful

I am fond of composite bows of different nations and finally I got a channel of my choice you are a real craftsman and you look like Ian McCollum

Beautiful to watch! Thanks for sharing!

Beautiful movie ! Wonderful produktion... handcraft and mind in work superb :)

Beautiful!

ABSOLUTELY SUPERB! As I commented on the Horn Bow, you are a true Bowyer! BRAVO! BRAVO! BRAVO!.

Incredible, amazing,wonderful,congratulations