I've just taken up archery and as a long time woodworker I'm very keen to make my own bow. Your videos are going to help me a ton. Looks like i've got a load of new videos to binge watch.

'You dont need anything special to make bows.' -has workshop filled with specialty tools Needless to say, now im subscribed.

@nickgidzak2804

4 жыл бұрын

I don't see any specialty tools in that shop. the closets I can see is one of the two sanders.... but they are pretty universal sanders.... sure they may not be in every garage.... but most amature wood workers would have them.

@Drewsel

4 жыл бұрын

@@nickgidzak2804 I was being facetious. Moving into a trade and aquiring everything you need can be a daunting step to many.

@nickgidzak2804

4 жыл бұрын

​@@Drewsel For me it took about 8 years. watching rummage sales, buying things on sale, and getting things that were "Good enough for now"

@Saintbow

4 жыл бұрын

I know this will get hate...but... My father has a full wood-working shop with all these tool and all the toys you want. When he died, my mom tasked me with cleaning out some of the junk from the shops and afterwards she said "Well, it's yours now". I have no fucking clue how to use 90% of this stuff... Slowly been teaching my self and watching wood working videos.

@nevyngould1744

4 жыл бұрын

You can't hurt yourself using a drawknife properly, your arms dont come back far enough for the blade to touch your chest.

i'd seen a bowtie. now i've seen a tie bow

@Hipyon

4 жыл бұрын

Yeah I once made a bow from a Volkswagen transporter 1962torsion bar leaf and English electric fence wire the kids loved it

@Hipyon

4 жыл бұрын

And naturally wanted to shoot medieval style

@noahhastings6145

4 жыл бұрын

Tae Bo has been around for a while though And it sucks

@varisleek3360

3 жыл бұрын

bruh

@chriswright8114

3 жыл бұрын

@Brennan Abdiel reported

Awesome video! As a Canadian I would like to see a bow made out of a hockey stick and hockey tape as backing.

here's one; make a recurve out of whiskey cask staves.

@bipolatelly9806

4 жыл бұрын

I tried that once.... It ruined my liver....

@douglassmith3941

4 жыл бұрын

Yes,yes,yes! This is the same idea that I want to see...☝️😉👍

@karinefonte516

3 жыл бұрын

@@douglassmith3941 These are rare and quite expensive, specially when they're older.

@cheyennedogsoldiersahiyena4787

3 жыл бұрын

@@bipolatelly9806 nigga lol

your channel has been the best youtube recommendation of the year thus far. really hope to see it grow!

@jonross377

4 жыл бұрын

It grew by about 1000 subs just over last night...

@dariuswhite2543

4 жыл бұрын

@@kramerammonsarchery do u think u can fix a broken bow limb like tgat the way u spliced that wood at the handle with epoxy

@SteelWaffle112

4 жыл бұрын

@@dariuswhite2543 I'd say depends on the poundage and youd probably want some badass glue like loctite just be careful not like I'm a professional

Good job, loving the content. One request: Lengthen the shooting sequences. People like seeing arrows fly :)

@elfears0234

2 жыл бұрын

Yyyyeeeeesssssss!!!!

Great video! I wish I had this 8 years ago when I tried my hand and making bows. I think barrel staves and burlap for the backing would be an amazing combination.

20:20 I like how he keep that note his Wife Wrote on the board It's pretty Cheering actually

@beebumbling

4 жыл бұрын

I was just about to type the same :)

@aliens1990990

4 жыл бұрын

definitely the type of wife you need!!

@PiFrame

4 жыл бұрын

@@aliens1990990 exactly man

i think a old ratchet strap would make a good back ;)

I am from Tunisia and I support your Facebook and Instagram pages as well. I like your works.

see from the title i thought he would use the tie as the string

@navidghasimi2015

4 жыл бұрын

Alex Kennedy I also thought that too lol 😂

@Marvelous_spider-teen

4 жыл бұрын

Alex Kennedy same

@mathewcobb9443

4 жыл бұрын

Same but then again I knew it wouldn’t flex enough to be any good

@mathewcobb9443

4 жыл бұрын

Unless he like unthreaded it then tun those threads into a string

@elliotsmith1176

3 жыл бұрын

@@mathewcobb9443 you dont actually want the string to stretch or flex, if that's what you meant, you want it so the string stretches as little as possible so the bow wood can transfer as much energy as possible in to the arrow, the flex comes from the bow, not the string itself.

I'm new at this , so thankyou.

thank you so much for such amaazing moments.

I'd love to see a bow made from a whiskey barrel. Staves and hoops!

As like a few others recommended pvc. I tried 1” pvc schedule 40 and it works well. For me it was a bit challenging tho to flatten it out evenly and figuring out an arrow rest.

@awabrahams1600

4 жыл бұрын

Use the polyester fabric without the PVC coating. I used to work at a manufacturing company of pvc coated polyester fabric, The nylon threads are damm strong. Should definitely make a good backing.

Beautiful job ! !!

First time seeing your channel, first time seeing the bow making process. I was ENTHRALLED. Thank you for the excellent content.

Oh, I'd love to see a traditional ram bone bow. Think they're fascinating! Keep up the great work. Big love from Yorkshire UK!

@mrdaveofdaveshire4047

2 жыл бұрын

If it's outside of Yorkshire it's not worth bloody visiting 😀

This inspired me, thanks. It's awesome.

You obviously have good bow making skills, and are fortunate to have a well equipped shop. So here is the ultimate challenge- - Can you make a bow from a toothpick??🥹

Making Bows was easy as an 10 years old with only a sheath knife . it only gets harder the older you are. 66 years now and last bow made at 14 and a crossbow from a car leaf spring at about 22 . after your video i fancy another go .from the UK

I’d love to see you make some arrows!

wow, very neat workshop

IMPRESSIVE!

At first I thought why would you bother , halfway through I was hooked. I also liked the comments which showed the “ what if “ nature of your viewers. I look forward to seeing more.

I'd love to see a will it bow ep where you make wine barrel planks into a bow.

Excellent video!!!

You would make an awesome pvc bow....good job! Very interesting.personable.informative. I am a fan.

You’ve made my lockdown more Bareable. Thank you. Also I have gained skills to survive the societal breakdown

Nice advice 👍

Estoy aprendiendo a hacer arcos para mi niño pequeño. Yo canal es lo máximo. Gracias!!! I'm leaning how to make bows for my little boy. Your channel is amazing. Thank you!!!

Will it bow is a great idea

I used to bow hunt slot when I was around 13-20 yrs old, my favorite part was practicing and getting a quarter size grouping at 35yrds. Obviously with a high end Matthews compounds bow. Your channel makes me want to make a beautiful long bow and just target shoot. You are one of the few TRUE diy craftsman on KZread. Thanks for the awesome content and getting me wanting to shoot again

Well done, I got a lot to learn every bow I make I break it 😞 trying to get something from your videos to successfully make a usable bow. I’ll keep trying but not feeling positive just yet, living in Australia most of our woods are hard woods very hard to make them bend . Ie pallet wood is mostly rubbish knotted pine tho some are hard woods and heavy very heavy to handle, as always a very nice video , thank you and again you still produced a nice bow. 👍

Great job. As a kid we used to “acquire” pieces of chestnut fence to make a crude bow with bits of string and my Farther would laugh at us. So if you do read this, would you consider making a chestnut bow? Thank you. Ps. subscribed 👍

I was expecting to see the tie as the bowstring.. Lol Great video!

Bravissimo!!! Bellissimo video....complimenti!

Awesome man.

Love the video and the concept!

@mrnice752

4 жыл бұрын

Hi Greg! Please give this guy a shout-out in a vid. I've been subbed for a while and his content is great. He deserves way more publicity, this kind of stuff is great for the sport.

Well done.

Hey Kramer try backing one with Jute twine from the hobby section at a craft store or walmart. Glue it to the back running tip to tip. I did a hickory pyrimid style bow this way. I used tight bond three to glue it down then used some camo paint on the jute. It finished out at 70lbs at 29" draw. I was shooting for a good bow for Elk hunting. It is a very smooth and quiet shooting bow. I will definantly be backing more bows this way and it looks realy cool.

This is a really nice video... thanks for making

Cool , I've got it made . I work at a hardwood pallet plant

i literally just today started making my first bow out of old oak pallet would and now i wish id seen this before i started

Dude! Nicely even.

awesome videos! i’m going to try making a bow today because of you videos! excited to see where the channel goes!

Love the idea keep it going.

Sweet!

Krammer: "I'm going to use this oak pallet to make a bow" Me: " pallets made from oak??" Kramer, after several days of work..: " I dont think this pallet was made of oak.."

@noki128

3 жыл бұрын

A majority of pallets are actually made out of oak and pine. I even found some nice walnut and poplar in a few.

@heartfang21

3 жыл бұрын

correct! Pallets are disposable, sacrificial hardware mass produced. even the "good" ones aren't made from anything other than "SPF" - Spruce, Pine, or Fir. all very soft, inexpensive woods. if you were to find a pallet made from something else, it's likely either strip ply (good plywood, but components too small to efficiently re-use) or far chunkier to help it endure months of constant banging, being stabbed, pushed, dragged, stabbed, application of ridiculous forces, and so on.

@EdwardT9

3 жыл бұрын

Depends on what country the pallets come from, and what they carry.

@bobgreen4531

3 жыл бұрын

i got some curly maple off of a pallet. it made beautiful knife handles.

@seanarmstrong7767

3 жыл бұрын

The guy at the actual pallet store(wharehouse,manufacture,company, whatever you wanna call it) around my area said they use aspen and pine.

Great vid. Love finding someone so passionate and creative. I'll save you the trouble from experience, don't try an old scaffolding board! I was attracted by the straight grain but it turned out to be white pine. Backed with fibre tape but way too soft for me for even practice. Pretty piece all the same.

The Alec Steele of bow making. Can't believe I've just come across this channel. Subbed lol.

4:21. Oh my god that’s amazing. Thanks for not cutting that out. So awesome. We all do dumb stuff from time to time. At least it didn’t go in your eyes or mouth.

Genial me diste una muy buena idea para my primer arco gracias desde México

I started watching your videos and you my friend have inspired me to try making a bow

lol again got to respect this guys love for his hobby

This wood is called sweet gum my buddy makes pallets and they use sweet gums as a hardwood. But it’s very soft

Good job 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

FRIEND, YOU HAD A LOT OF WORK TO MAKE THIS BOW, BUT IT WAS WORTH IT. IT WAS VERY PROFESSIONAL. CONGRATULATIONS!

Man I really like your video's ,your a Good Man ,Thanks

Man, I feel the burn after this one. Tae-Bo is great cardio! (how has no one made a tae-bo joke yet????)

Oh I used the thicker twine and covered the entire back from side to side and tip to tip.

hey, like your channel. what i'd like to see is a wooden bow with pvc backing with a recurve (recurve optional)

A friend is a master wood worker. He raids the trash of marble/stone importers. The pallats and cages for their deliveries are made from whatever wood is handy where the stone is quarried. The stuff comes from all over the world so we often scored some pretty amazing stuff. Got a good size bunch of purple heart one time.

You should try to put the linseed oil on the wood before the glue. It will do two things. It will reduce the amount of glue, and it will strengthen the wood. You will have less problems with hinging. At least that is what i came out with. The bows are acting much better after using the oil in production... :D

@juzodown

Жыл бұрын

que pegamento se usa para esto?

Dang, I. Through I was the only one that knew the spray paint trick, lol. Might try, I have a few pallets to use

Yeah, since you asked, laminated, I am looking into that as well. hehehe, you know i have a lot of time to think about stuff for the time being. , but I can see you doing a laminated bow in your future as well possibly with fiberglass

Will try to do a pallet wood bow, since i have a lot of pallets at work. Will do it just for fun. But won't use a tie 😁, will be using that fiber tape you shown in one of your videos. Lets see how it goes...

Looks like southern yellow pine to me!

Loved the music! Regarding the tie, I'm assuming you didn't shell out for a pure actual silk tie, but settled for a polyester tie. Effectively, you're just using what is also referred to as "poor man's fiberglass." Any porous cloth set in place with waterproof aliphatic resin glue. You could use any polyester cloth from a fabric store to achieve the same results. But the tie was an interesting take on it! Who among us doesn't have a tie destined for the bin that could be put to this use!

I'm a carpenter and furniture Craftsman,,30+ yrs.I would really like to see you do one from CHERRY. Or Walnut because these 2 are durable. And if the market is right,maybe id get in the game to make one out of international woods,just for fun

When you said tie, I was thinking railroad tie. Mind blown.

Will it bow fire blanket? They're made of a fairly fine weave fiberglass so I imagine it would be a good backing material

without a backing I learned that the back is 1 layer of the same grouth ring ,thanks BM

My name is Robert, I enjoy watching your videos. I'd like to see bows made of catalpa and one of elm. Both woods are very springy when seasoned. Thanks, Robert

Not a bad channel to watch, you have so much to show people who want try the sport of archery

Yeah man just found this awesome channel. loving your work keep it up 👍

Do you have any notes comparing flexability and springiness of different materials??

Try backing with lawn chair webbing and tight bond

Nice video!

Hey Kramer! Is there anything you can do to fix or repair Chrysals in the bow limbs?

You never know what you're going to get with pallets. Really depends where they come from. I found some old pallets years ago shipped from South America. Turned out to be teak and mahogany. Made a beautiful dresser and night stands with it. Looks like I'll be attempting my first bows soon. Great videos. I'm now subscribed! Looking forward to new videos!!

@linmal2242

4 жыл бұрын

A lot of Euro pallets are made out of Spruce or Hem-Fir, a mix of hemlock and fir cut at the sawmills. So without knowing the species you don't really know the character of the pallet wood that he was using! Better to use some species that you know unless you can tell the difference.

Do you water down the wood glue? Usually the titebond III that I find is much thicker.

@ryantrogon2263

4 жыл бұрын

Maybe the fast forward made it look less thick or the amount he used maybe

Just found your channel through ZNA.. this is the 2nd video I watched, truly impressive.

nice!

you can plug your knots with dowels to compensate for the wood loss.

U put two different backings on a bow at the same time? Like silk and rawhide together?

Hey, I was wondering, what do you think about takedown wooden bows? I never did one, and I don't know if it's possible to do one using the same method as you used in this video

As a note, most of the pallets I worked with when I was working in a warehouse were almost certainly pine - they had that distinctive smell every time they cracked, which was often. Makes sense, because pine is much cheaper than hardwoods like oak, and cost is the primary concern when they're making pallets.

@vicroc4

4 жыл бұрын

@@flyingfish7072 Certainly. Although, we did deal with some pretty heavy appliances - getting them on and off the pallets without breaking anything was a challenge.

Im curious about Purpleheart or Paduak wood. I have some in my shop, and i would love to see if it would suffice for a bow.

go to The bowyers edge with Dean Torges /patching a bow limb. Just a short period of time to fix such things as a nail hole in the edge of a bow limb.

Top notch pallet! The ones we get here are made from waste pine.

balsa would be... interesting. would have to try and find some that isnt kiln dried tho. as for backings, maybe back it with a old shirt?

@willyam9735

4 жыл бұрын

z zires, you weren't listening when he said soft wood is terrible when it comes to tillering!

@zzzires5045

4 жыл бұрын

@@willyam9735 balsa is a hardwood mate. google it

Hey Kramer I have been enjoying your videos and I know your Canadian twin brother....Pioneer Pauly....! Some day I would like to attempt making my own bow and you have inspired me to get back to shooting. God bless and stay healthy, Mike in sunny Florida

Bravissimo..

If you cut the tie right and overlap it on the back of the riser, you can make it work for the full length of the bow. I think the one I made is 70" tip to tip if not 72". It is at my cabin 2 1/2 hours away right now, so I can't say for sure. You have to be careful with maple in compression as well. I got the same fractures on a maple board bow that I tried backing with hickory. The hickory overpowered the maple and I ended up with stress fractures like the one you showed. I wondered about tha poplar one. There is probably a reason why we haven't heard much about poplar bows, lol! Still a great educational video though.

That's a posh pallet made of oak 👌

Another great video!! Have you considered doing a video on building a shave horse so you can more easily draw knife your staves? Keep up the good work!

Really enjoy the things you do! I would like to see you make bows with the materials and tools from 2000 BCE. "Help my tribe needs a better weapon than throwing stones and sharpened branches"???

I have a very serious question, I am trying to make a bow but I got a crack on one of its limb, so should silk hold it good?