I really have no clue how the algorithm got me here but I watched the full video and enjoyed the show 👍🏻

Okay, thank you, Master, excellent. Outstanding craftsmanship.

Straight to the point, no goofy music no nonsense talking, hands on watch and learn! I subscribed to you!

I don’t know much about bows but I do recognise craftsmanship. Well made video with a well deserved smile at the end.

The knowledge and skill demonstrated in this video impresses me so much. Thank you for filming and uploading this. It's crucial this knowledge is passed on.

I have a bow given to me by a creek native american he said he made in the 30's it's made of osage orange and hickory and elm said it was the first bow he ever laminated. He gave it to me at my grand fatger bow range in the early 60's it's locked up in my gun cabinet because it was stolen of the mantel once but luckily recovered when they tried selling it at a pawnshop that belonged to my cousin. Only shot it a few time dought if i could even pull it back now.

The only thing more relaxing than watching this is actually doing it.. Pure zen...

Many skills here to appreciate. I agree that the natual curves and features of the wood give your bows a life of their own. You should be justifiably proud of your work and this video.

Hello Sir, I stand before a genius. I thoroughly enjoyed your footage, with a jittery heart and a tear in my eye. Your skill can't be taught, it's born into you and comes from within you. You are an amazing gentleman. Thankyou for your film, huge respect.

Thank you for the video, I love watching craftsman doing what they do. Very nice

I helped my dad harvest osage orange trees in Indiana (we lived in Michigan).. He got $20.00 in 1948 money for a good straight billet for making a hunting bow. He made his own hunting bow - 80 pounds pull - and my bow, too, when I was 11. As I grew bigger, I used longer and longer arrows in a bow made for a small person. It eventually broke from a too-long arrow and draw, knocking me cold.

The French word for Osage Orange is " Bois d'arc" which translates to wood of the Bow. Locals pronounce it Bo Dark. In the America's the finest bows were made of this wood by native Americans. Bows made of Osage Orange have been know to have a 90lb. Draw weight. The original range of this species of wood was from Eastern Texas up through Eastern Oklahoma. That xchanged shortly after the depression. When the U.S. Farm Bureau recommended farmers use Osage Orange for fencing. Advertising it as Pig tight and Bull strong. Today the range of Osage Orange can be found throughout the continental US. It only wood that 8s harder that Osage Orange is Lignam Vitae. Or Iron wood. The coating he used on this bow is boiled linseed oil. This gentleman is a master craftsman. Congratulations on a magnificent bow. A work of art.

This guy is an artist ,craftsman , serious wood worker !!!!!!!! Great job and video !!!👍👍👍

Almost as fun as watching a Guitar build from scratch. Great job man!

Beautiful craftsmanship. We know we've done well, when the finished product puts a smile on our face. Well done, sir. Well done.

Impressed: thought sure you were done when I saw the knots.

Glad the algorithm finally showed this to me. Great content.

Aaaahh! I can't believe you showed the secret of ending the center serving. That is only supposed to be taught to upcoming apprentice bowstring makers. Never shared with the world in general. Seriously, though, nice work.

I enjoy carving walking sticks. When I've got time. Or hiking sticks . I do alot of cedar from heart wood it's just a hobby. Had in mind for years to do a bow. I've done walking sticks out of Osage, persimmon, oak , hickory, cedar. I've gave them away to older gentleman that were friends you should see thier eyes light up . I do fairly well on the carving and the finish. Different themes . Last stick I carved out of cedar I was real happy with the outcome is was I think my best. The older guys hung out a the local huddle house which is similar to waffle house. My dad was a regular one of the main reasons I went on regular basis. I took my last one carved it was nice several coats polyurethane plus I carved vines with flowers on the vines inlaid colors under the polyurethane. Had the handle wrap with paracord with antique brass tacks. My dad laid claim just as soon as walked in. He goes I want that one. I hadn't planned on giving that one away. I probably had four days work in it. I handed to him he was very proud he new I put alot of time in it. He had seen me give others away they were nice but the one was exceptional. He kelped in his truck. He past away in 2017 with cancer. I've got the walking stick it's just part of my memory now that I'll never forget. Some of the other older that I've gave walking sticks to are also gone. When you created something with your hands and it makes others happy that was my blessings.

When you frist shot the bow - it seemed quick and quiet. To see you pleased was fun.

Beautiful bow.

Such a treasure to see old world craftsmanship. Hopefully he has an apprentice with his passion to carry on this art.

Why are bow builds always so ASMR

Your video reminded me of how much I miss making Osage bows. I could feel the crunch of the draw knife through the spring growth and smell the sawdust. I wish more people made videos like yours. No narration needed. Thank you! Now I need to dig through my stash of yellow wood. 😁

I grew up playing under Osage Orange shade trees in Grandma's yard. Only late in life did I realize the beauty of the wood, and it's use for bows. Thanks for the video, and your amazing craftsmanship. (Mind the thorns when playing under the trees though. 😃)

What.. a dude building a bow and arrow? I'm going to sub before even watch!

I’d like to also watch the blacksmith make the assortment of pull knifes and other blades your using. I appreciate your work! All of you

I have seen the Mona Lisa and it isn't anymore beautiful than this.

This is the best video I’ve seen on KZfaq ever you are a true master craftsman👏👏🇬🇧🇬🇧

I’ve been making strings for a year now and you just blew my mind with your Flemish twist method. I’m definitely giving it a shot tonight

Love how you can still very much see the natural curves in the wood. Usable artwork. Thank you for sharing.

Wonderful job my man.

A true master of your craft...

I’m a one bow bowyer, (so far) I used osage for my bow and chased a ring like you, you make it look so easy! Having done it I appreciate your skill, you showed true talent with the tillering where I had the greatest difficulty, also great video talent!

You are an amazing craftsman. Great educational videos.

Excellent shooting form. And excellent craftsmanship on the bow.

You have a great selection of staves and make a great looking bow. excellent demonstration on tillering.

What a wonderful craftsman! I really enjoyed this video... brought back lots of memories of my youth, hunting in the Australian bush with a 55lb bow... the bow and arrow is one of the best human inventions ever.

For the uninitiated watching this, the steel plate he's scraping the bow with is called a card scraper. This was the tool used before hardware store sandpaper was a thing. It is still as effective, it's cheaper than a pack of sandpaper and in the long run will save thousands of dollars by not excessively using said sandpaper until the very final step if at all. They can produce finished surfaces that appear polished and ready for a finish. I watched a man in a wood shop club make a canoe and paddles and his finishing tool was a set of custom card scrapers. That was one of the finest canoes I've ever seen. This is strange that this video popped up. I drove by an old clients place today, haven't spoken with him in years. He has a massive bamboo stand in his yard and every time I drive by I think about buying a few stocks to make a bamboo laminate bow. Maybe one day.

Beautiful bow and awesome craftsmanship. Wow. Just wow.

Good job 👏👏👏👏 congratulations from Brasil, perfect bow !

the colour of that wood is just amazing.

I’ve been making bows for well over twenty years. The bow club I’m a member of has a shoot and bow making event on the last weekend in May each year, and I have helped in hundreds of bows over the years. I hunted solely with a selfbow for ten years, but have gone back to my recurve in recent years. My congratulations on a very informative video, and a great result on the bow! I am still fascinated with the process, and the satisfaction gained by crafting a useful weapon by hand.

It was a pleasure to watch your skills at work, Sir!

That was amazing to watch. You are a true craftsman !! Thanks for sharing.

Wow! At the start it seemed you need some chop for the fire, then all start to take shape! What a beautiful bow!!

That is a bow my ancestor's would be proud to have!

A gift to be treasured are skills you demonstrate so well. Thank you for sharing!

Yes absolutely enjoyed this. I watched it all the way through and gave me motivation to try one of my very own!!! Thank u

Lovely craftsmanship and a enjoyable video Thank you.

Great build. Great video. Thanks!

Very nice work sir. I enjoyed watching you create a fine bow. TY MH

What a beautiful piece! It is such a pleasure to watch a master craftsman work. ❣️

Excellent video - i really liked the way you showed the "instinctive" method of shaping the bow, based on a simple but detailed visual asessment as you went along ; string making was also a highlight for me

Nice bow!

I think this looks much like an Anglo-Saxon longbow we used to have here: I even thought the wood looked like Yew, only yellower. I now realise it's Maclura wood. LOVELY video.

I used to help my Grandpa cut down "hedge apple" trees for fire wood. Wonder how many wonderful bows could have been made from that wood. Makes me want to go back to Kansas looking for the perfect tree; it any are still left after all the urban development that's happened there. Great video.

I've made several bows in my lifetime you did a nice job thanks for sharing your time and talent and skills.

Very nice work. Great video.

I’ve got a number of shillelaghs I’ve made from osage. Old growth osage, and let me tell ya, that stuff is beyond tough

You’ve done a very good job on that. I appreciate the way the boat stays straight after the shot it doesn’t go top limb forward or bottom and forward it stays nice and straight that’s an excellent job thank you

Beautiful bow, beautiful piece of wood!

I have a traditionally made self-bow out of ash with a thistle fiber string , although I don't use the thistle string to shoot with. This was a great video, showcasing a lot of talent!

Excellent work 👍👍👍

Most beautiful work I've seen on KZfaq in a while!

Respect..the tactile feel for the wood you see and feel as if takes shape..a pleasure to watch,.🇬🇧

For the longest time I thought it was called osage "orange" 'cause maybe the wood was orange? But what did I know, I'm from Flori duh where we can actually eat the fruit on our trees. I never could sharpen those scrapers worth a darn. Beautiful work, I also never knew how much skill and effort went into shaping a bow and then the bow string, wow. Thanks for sharing!

There are craftsmen in the world...and then there are guys like this. I don't even shoot archery or hold an interest in it. But damn, some of the techniques this guy uses...freehanded no less...very impressive!

Beautiful work

Amazing... thank you for sharing your knowledge and skill

Great video, excellent photography showing how to chase the ring. Just excellent overall! $900 for that bow, I bet that comes out to minimum wage with the hours put in. People who have never made anything have NO clue what it takes, I hope the buyer was thrilled with it.

Beautiful work, made with lots of love.

Thats cool, no lamination! I would have thought it would break at those little wows or kinks, but apparently not! Seems like a good straight shooter! I've heard of Osage orange wood, but never seen a bow made from it! Very cool.

Wow! A very nice looking and fast shooting bow.

Uzasna prace, inspirujici a hodne k nauceni !! Doufam ze natocis dalsi videa !!

Great job I really like the Osage orange thank you for the great video keep up the good work

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Great video. Love the light red in the wood

Excellent work.

Increible! Alucinante todo el proceso! Gran artesano! Gracias por el video

An extraordinary combination of artistry and craftsmanship. A pleasure to witness, thx. I couldn’t help but wonder how Native American craftsman of a thousand years ago would have fabricated his bow using mostly stone tools.

j'adore ton travail et ton respect pour le bois.

Amazing content. The bow ended up beatiful and so well made. GJ keep it up! ❤👌

Some very precise eye-balling going on here. Impressive

Beautiful. I wish that osage orange grew around where i live.

Beautiful work and very well put together video. My neighbor here in Georgia is a card carrying member of the Cherokee Nation. I’ve watched him hand make Osage bows, ball war clubs and rifle stock war clubs. Lots of time and effort goes into this beautiful but lost art form. 🇺🇸😉👍

Beautiful work! I wish I had someone to apprentice me in that sort of thing.

Really, really nice work...

Very well done sir!

Wish i had the skill and patience to do this..Great work..

Great video! Great work

I've seen a LOT of people refer to that wood as osage, or osage orange; we call it "hedge" here. My dad would throw a fit, if i took a perfectly straight section of a hedge tree, and DIDNT use it for a "hedge" post, in a fence line. Lol. You are a VERY talented man! Thanks for the absolutely interesting video!

Nice work

Such a skill. I really apreciate It . Great work👏🏻😃

It was fun to hear a pitch change during the test fire sequence from shaping to final string the twang on the string got crisper and tuned up like an instrument. The sound went from thwap to more like ding

I bet it smells amazing in that shop!

Very very nice. Wow, such a lot of work, but also what a lot of love went into that bow...even the string is impressive. Robin Hood would have been proud of this bow.

Really nice work.

That is a very nice bow!

Wonderful work