Great video Thad. Always happy to see more young fellers getting not only into traditional but building their own equipment.

The dynamic between the "master" having trouble explaining the craft that has become second nature to him and the "student" that fears his questions or perceptions are inadequate is a story as old as time. I think all of us have been in one of these spots at least once in our lives which makes seeing this interaction from the third person so incredibly valuable. Thank you very much for sharing, to all involved.

@BeckumOutdoors

4 ай бұрын

Thank you.😊

Awesome video, as always, I’ve been making bows for about 10 years now, i’m still learning every time I make one, and learning from yawls videos, are the best, thank y’all very much for putting them out

@BeckumOutdoors

4 ай бұрын

Thank you.

It is amazing to see Keith do the tillering job so quickly and still accurate. Experience can’t be replaced by anything. How interesting that these often overlooked woods (sweet gum and now black gum) make superb bows. I just finished a heat treated bow ( belly of spliced together halves of a sledgehammer handle of ‚roasted‘ hickory, a bamboo middle layer and backing of hickory veneers). Hickory is hard to get here - easiest as tool handles. The bow turned out really well and keeps the three inches of backset. Thanks for the inspiration! Greetings from Germany.

@BeckumOutdoors

4 ай бұрын

Thanks. This species of black gum is hard and tough. The other black gums are very weak. Amazing difference.

That's not just making a bow. That's a lifestyle. I love it.

@BeckumOutdoors

4 ай бұрын

Yes that's true. I love it also.

I really like the large ruler to see the whole limb bending profile. I also like to use a small card scraper to check the limb throughout as well, it helps to figure out flat spots with a little more accuracy. With a very symmetrical stave like that you can use a tiller gizmo too, but you have to be careful with a tillering gizmos if you have up and down bends, another positive to fire hardening on a really good form.

The embodiment of the phrase "don't judge a book by the cover"

I could learn from this man all day!!! As a young lad I love this kind of informational content please keep it up!!!

@BeckumOutdoors

4 ай бұрын

More to come!

The best bow I've ever made was fire hardened from a hickory sapling. Very high crown. The bow was 66in, pulling 60lb at 29, 4in of reflex, and it hasn't lost more than 1/8in at rest. Immediately after unstringing, it holds 3.5in. Shot in the high 180s. Since a high crown concentrates the tension forces along a narrow strip of the back, the neutral plane rises and more wood is available for compression, so you get less set. You can also afford a deeper fire hardening, and the crown reduces mass (like a natural trapping of the back). I think the ultimate (but finicky) fire hardened design would be a very highly crowned, fire hardened all the way to the back, and backed with a narrow strip of sinew or linen along the top of the crown. Maybe holmegaard tips too, since the fire hardening would allow for stiffer and therefore narrower/thinner/lighter levers than would be permitted with white wood.

@wingit4316

7 күн бұрын

Of course, this only works with highly tension strong woods like hickory, white oak, elm, etc

Great to see . I've made a few bows but have been thinking about taking one of the classes yall offer.

@BeckumOutdoors

4 ай бұрын

Sounds great!

Would you be willing to take another student to show your skills so i can pass the knowledge to my kids? I've made two bows but never one I could feel good about hunting with. Both were from Osage orange but the staves were short so I can't get full draw. Anyway I would love if you would take the time to not only help me make a fantastic bow for hunting, but also teach me so I can continue the process at home. Thanks for everything may God bless you both.

Great video like how you used nothing but knife and skill to make a great hunting bow keep the vids coming

@BeckumOutdoors

4 ай бұрын

I believe you are talking about Clay Hayes with nothing but a knife?

Hey Thad ,Great video! I’ve been making bows for years, but I’ve had to slow down some. Like you said life gets in the way. Can’t wait to try some of the things I saw on this video on my next bow. Thanks for putting it out there.👍👍🏹🏹🏹

@BeckumOutdoors

4 ай бұрын

Find you some Black Gum Nyssa sylvatica. Great bow wood. This wood is widespread.

I really enjoyed this video and appreciate you all for sharing …I am now tuned in to the masters 💪🏾🙏🏾🏹 Anybody know if James has a channel I am from Mississippi as well and don’t know of many people that is in this tradition 🏹

@BeckumOutdoors

4 ай бұрын

Sorry I don't know if James has a channel. He is a good guy.

@SnapShawwtyTv

4 ай бұрын

@@BeckumOutdoorsthank you for responding..it’s ok I have your channel that’s all I need brother I was just happy to see a young man from Mississippi like myself around you all learning this unique craft ! 💪🏾✊🏾🏹

Greetings gentleman.this is what I love.from a-z bow building

@BeckumOutdoors

4 ай бұрын

Thanks glad you enjoyed the video.

Great sport to get involved in.

@BeckumOutdoors

4 ай бұрын

I agree.

Nice

Nice work, and good shootin! Thanks for taking us along! Have a great day! Steve

@BeckumOutdoors

4 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching

Good stuff!! I learned a lot!

@BeckumOutdoors

4 ай бұрын

Thanks Robert, I still need to hear your turkey gobbler hunt story.

Good afternoon that you say about a back a crown is high silt subzero it is needed to take off a crown.

@BeckumOutdoors

4 ай бұрын

Sorry could you translate with more description.

Awesome!

@BeckumOutdoors

4 ай бұрын

Glad you think so!

Lucky guy to get to hangout with yall

Question. Do you dry Sweet gum traditionally or do you heat it over the fire. And how do you avoid checks.

@BeckumOutdoors

3 ай бұрын

Dry Sweetgum slowly. We used Blackgum in this vid.

Hey thad, hope you've been doing good, thanks for making another video!! Glad I messed up and brought that black gum. Have you shot it through a chrono yet?

@BeckumOutdoors

4 ай бұрын

Hey Chris, you did not mess up at all. Wood can be very difficult to ID sometimes for anyone. No we never got a chance to Chrono the speed. James took it home with him. But we cooked another stave you gave to Keith. We just haven't tillered it yet. Life got in our way. But we will. I shot the bow Keith and James made and liked it very well. It shoots fast.

@BeckumOutdoors

4 ай бұрын

Hope you are doing well also.

Thad is a legend

Been waiting for this one!

@BeckumOutdoors

4 ай бұрын

More coming. Thanks

Where can I find this class I’m from north Mississippi

@BeckumOutdoors

4 ай бұрын

www.ShannonOutdoors.com. Keith Shannon

A back must be flat or high.

@BeckumOutdoors

4 ай бұрын

Better flat but good bows have been made with fairly small saplings with a high crown.

@user-yz8zp2du1h

4 ай бұрын

Thank you for an answer.

*promosm*

@BeckumOutdoors

3 ай бұрын

Hahaha