i did a "longbow " making course. was really a flat bow made from spotted gum floor boards from Bunnings.Learned all the baasics though. Love your jig.

Your channel is an amazing treasure trove of knowledge thank youuuuuu

Well done, thanks for sharing your trees and forest. Love the take down bow clamping station. Good vid man ATB.

@SurvivalAussie

6 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it mate. I'll be putting more vids up in the next few months.

@briananuvattanachai6646

6 жыл бұрын

I have a draw knife but not a shaving horse what could I do?

Top notch video, your course looks like it would be a good day out

@SurvivalAussie

6 жыл бұрын

Thanks Everynaught. The Bowmaking course is held over a weekend. You get to camp out on over 3,000 acres, of tidal river, bushland, rainforest caves and marshland. :-)

Loving your videos brother! keep it up :)

I made a bow from white ash best bow ever...i made it light small and fast..better than my 60 pound hunting recurve i ordered.

@E-E.ADVENTUREGEARS

Жыл бұрын

COULD TELL US THE DIMENSIONS OF YOUR BOW PLEASE

Gracias bien gracias por su birlos excelentes videos

Buena en señansa en estos videos gracias por su birlos excelentes videos gracias

Can i use bottle brush wood?

Can we buy now staves or must we source our own?

I live with gum liquid amber and pine wil that work?

How much woul you charge to make one

Have you tried australian red cedar

I didn't know black wattle was any use for bow making, I have a heap of it.

Do a video on making arrows please

Hey mate, I live in Victoria what wood would you recommend?

@Helliconia54

3 жыл бұрын

did a course. we used spotted gum floor board from bunnings.

Where do you find pink ash and black wattle on the east coast of oz? is it common? What pound draw weight are these flat bows? The look nice What length are the bows roughly? How much are the bow making courses? How long is the duration of the course? Thanks David

@SurvivalAussie

6 жыл бұрын

Pink Ash and Black wattle are found in the same areas of east facing gullies, up and down the entire east coast. The draw weights are about 45lb upwards. Length is approx 1metre 80 centimetres, Cost is $545 for 2 days/1 night. Just go the the website shown at the end of the video. :-)

@5tonyvvvv

6 жыл бұрын

can aussie woods make 100lb bows like yew and elm? white ash is going extinct

Are there any trees that are only native to certain states and territories or are they native all around Australia?

@SurvivalAussie

2 жыл бұрын

Most Australian trees grow in specific areas and ranges.

Hi Kev I'm here in WA mate is Pink Ash the same as a Salmon Gum.? Cheers.

@SurvivalAussie

6 жыл бұрын

No, Eucalyptus salmonophloia is a different tree.

@Dazza_Doo

Жыл бұрын

did you find a wood to make your bow? Perth here, looking for info, thanks

hey mate my names dan i live in north brisbane and have always wanted to give this a crack ya reckon that pink ash grows here?

@SurvivalAussie

6 жыл бұрын

Yes it does. From 100 to 1200 metres altitude

Do you make bows for people

@SurvivalAussie

5 жыл бұрын

No one has ever asked. :-)

The wood your working with are all more tension strong and a little bit weak on the compression they take string follow or set ; have you tried fire hardening the belly with 4 inches of backset on a form and then the final tiller there doing some amazing stuff in America with it at the moment rediscovering the way the Indians speed Dried and fire hardened the belly of a bow to make a bow equal with the best bow woods that can be had like Osage and yew they make a bow that only holds half the moisture an unhardened bow will hold making it lighter and faster and holding a couple of inches of backset making them fast no string follow

@shedmanstephen8725

Жыл бұрын

Have a look at this link ; from living tree to fire hardened bow in just 12 hrs

@SurvivalAussie

Жыл бұрын

@@shedmanstephen8725 Can you email me the link info@aussiesurvivalinstructors.com

@SurvivalAussie

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for that info, I will definitely check out that method. We have also started experimenting with quite a lot of local timbers, that have never been used for bowmaking before, and have found one species of rainforest tree which is as good as Osage Orange, without the need to chase a ring.

@shedmanstephen8725

Жыл бұрын

Yes some of the mahogany’s work well in a long bow form but the wattles and native ash would work best in American white wood flat-bow if you can then narrow it down to what works best speed trying and fire hardening well you can make a second grade white wood bow that will give an arrow speed of 170 Food per second then you’re talking

my idea is.. use porterble electric (light weight) power tools Save your'r time, Energy & enjoy Adventure...

@SurvivalAussie

6 жыл бұрын

Great idea at home, but students like to see how to do it with a few old school tools, out bush. :-)

@sampathgamage861

6 жыл бұрын

You Correct Sir.. Nice to meet you..

This time I will do it manually with the help of Woodprix designs.

Make it wooden with the help of the Woodglut instructions.