Awesome knowledge thank you!

Mr Beckham thank you for sharing the knowledge and please thank mr. Kieth .ive lost count on bows I’ve made last 4 months 30 maybe but since watching this video hundred times or so and then practicing it my tillering is gone to the next level and after four months of experience, I believe I’m right up to par with anyone with 10 years or more. Thanks to you guys my white wood fire harden sinew back bows shoot hard fast and accurate and now when I start on a new stave each day, I’m more confident in what it’s gonna turn out to be but anyways have a good day. Thanks guys a lot take care.

@BeckumOutdoors

3 ай бұрын

That's great to hear. Glad you are making good bows now.

Hey Thad! This is a long post but I just have to tell you that your videos bring back so many fond memories of my childhood. When I was probably 7 to 10 yrs old, I did not want to be a cowgirl, I had to be an Indian. I made my own bows with a small saplings that I chopped down from the woods behind my house. I used my dad's knife that I snuck out of the house and whittled all the bark off, whittled the notches at the ends for the string and whittled a notch in the middle for an arrow rest. I remember soaking the the bow in water, thinking it would bend easier and hold its shape when I bent the bow around a tree to form a D. I tied string to each notch until it was very taut and let it dry in the sun. To make the arrows, I whittled the bark off of the straightest saplings or branches I could find, whittled in a nock, whittled the points as sharp as I could get them, and even painted stripes on the shaft. I glued on large feathers that I found and saved just for my fletchings. And finally, I made a sheath out of fabric (my mom taught me how to hand sew) and strapped it across my back with my brother's belt. No one showed me how to do this. Nor did I know any of these archery terms. I guess I just thought it was the way the Indians would have done it. I spent hours upon hours in the woods (since there was no technology in those days) shooting at home made paper targets, coke cans, squirrels and birds. Although I never had any luck with the hunting, I had so much fun and made so many great memories with my bow and arrows. I love watching your videos! Your methods are so much better and more successful than my methods! Haha! Thank you so much for sharing your plethora of knowledge and amazing talents. Take care, Sue

@BeckumOutdoors

4 ай бұрын

Thanks Sue, people like you keep me doing what I do. That was a cool story you just told.

Reminds me of Robert Duvall in 2nd Hand Lions😊

This is the best tillering video I have watched. Love the education. Thank you 🙏

@BeckumOutdoors

Жыл бұрын

Thank you

Thad, This is great. Thank you very much.

Fantastic information, looking forward to using it, thanks guys

Thank you so much for filming this video. I have been waiting and watching for this knowledge ever since I first learned about your fire hardening video. Now I really understand it. Please teach me more, this is fascinating.

@mikeseeley1042

Жыл бұрын

Same! Wonderful instruction.

I struggled with tiller also. I finally convinced myself, only remove half of the wood that I initially think needs removing. This allowed me to develop a better sense of wood removal.

That is the best example of tiller straight from the bible as I ever did see. Thanks.

@BeckumOutdoors

Жыл бұрын

Thanks man.

This is great. I almost feel silly not approaching it like this

Dumb question , how do you tiller a recurve, I’ve made a few bows and have been successvful with lighter draw weights but can’t seem to get the higher weights (40 to 55 lb) to work right so I want to try a recurve, advice please.

@keithshannon4410

8 ай бұрын

The same way. The only difference is that the curve is static and the bend in the limb is between the fade and where the curve begins.

What is you fellas' opinions on shaving wood off to tiller in the final stages while the bow is strung? I've seen Clay Hayes do it in some of his videos, only during the final stages/touch-ups.

@BeckumOutdoors

Жыл бұрын

Yes, you do what it takes but you should not be doing much tillering after 20" only fine tuning if needed