Nice vid. I will put it into a play list I've got for stuff like this so when i make my bow I can use good information like this. Thanks.

"About 4 inches"... guy in red shirt immediately zooms in 1 inch from the bow and holds it there

How long should the clamps stay on before removing them?

whitch product gives the wood before applying heat?

Thanks, you made a great video.

@academie duello, were backings applied to these bows before recurve was added?

So do you tiller it like a longbow then add the recurves?

What kind of oil are you using?

What does it look like finished ? I bet it looks awesome!

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O que eles usam para não queimar a medeira .antes de de usar o aquecedor ? Obrigado.

What kind of wood is the bow made of?

Which type of wood did you juse and if jou are in the woods which type of Wood do you reconment

@thawedcavebear

8 жыл бұрын

This is probably yew, since it's Ravensbeak.

@MrLordromanian

4 жыл бұрын

that is not yew... unless it is all sapwood, which makes no sense for bow building. More likely a hard maple, or hickory.

What kind of out is it

Oil type What kind of oil being used?

Great video; recurving my hickory flat bow seems a lot more tangible now that I know there is a way of going about it other than steaming the wood. Any specs to consider with the heat gun? Also, what kind of oil is being applied? Thanks again for a truly inspirational post.

@notapplicable531

6 жыл бұрын

At one point in the video, he tells the person with the gun "about three inches", but then, how many Watts is the gun? I'd start off at say six inches. If no bending occurs, then lower the gun a little. I'd also test by touch the temperature of the wood from the start of heating to the when the wood starts to bend and make a mental note of how that feels. As to the oil used, there are several oils used to finish off the appearance of wood - linseed, teak or cedar oils. I'd test out oils and the height of the gun on a scrap peice of wood about the same thickness as the end of the bow. I may very well be taking through my hat, but I'd stay away from cooking oils as they are readily biogradeable by bacteria and other micro-organisms. That can't be good for the wood if left on.

Yew wood - If ? Me, at home, I have Osage orange wood. But it is much more yellow than the one in this video. To heat and bend the wood, it is also good to heat it for 10 minutes with steam, in a large pot on the gas. and then with the electric hot air gun. Both methods are good. In my workshop in Montpellier, France, I make small Turkish and Mongolian bows. 350-400 g and 95 cm and 1.10 m. It is very difficult to manufacture. patrick

Has anyone else tried this? What effect on staining does the oil have?

@HeidelZerg2

9 жыл бұрын

I tried steaming first, and ever since I saw this video, I only work with the heat gun and oil. Works like a charm for me. However, I only bend the tips which do not get too much strain, so I cannot comment if it makes the wood more brittle or anything. So far, none of the bended wood broke. I also use this method to remove twists and make the stave straight if it has a sideway bend.

Great video, I hunt with compound bow now, but will build my own trad bow soon. Any idea what sort of Australian timber is best for carving a self bow? Or what are the properties to look for in the wood itself?

@tomconroy5670

10 жыл бұрын

Go to masters and get some red oak boards. Not many Aus woods are good for bows. Dont use pine or tas oak.

@Andysfishing

10 жыл бұрын

I hear you, something slow growing like a snakewood , might work.

@tomconroy5670

10 жыл бұрын

***** bowwoods | onemississipp is a good site to see which woods can be used for bows. And if the wood isnt there just cross reference it kind of thing. A few eucalyptus are supposedly OK bow woods. Damn snakewood looks awesome, wish i could get my hands on some.

@Andysfishing

10 жыл бұрын

The bark is amazing in the wet, it's super hard, maybe too hard. Will check the link, thanks.

@sidecarmisanthrope5927

10 жыл бұрын

You could also try Mulberry, It is supposed to make a very good bow. But if you can't find that then red oak is good as I made a longbow out of it.

Bom dia, que produto você passa antes de fazer o processo de curva ? Obrigado

@clesiomatias

3 жыл бұрын

em ingles seria o cutting board oil, aqui no brazuca uzariamos óleo de linhaça, é um hidratante, que acaba por aumentar a ação de calor do soprador

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what are you applying. thanks.

@joshuaa2780

5 жыл бұрын

Probably cutting board oil, it's a hydrating oil not a finisher

can u do that with a already laminated long bow

@nickbutler9831

7 жыл бұрын

Darius White probably not, you may ru8n the lamination

@Duh5001

7 жыл бұрын

Darius White no you WILL ruin the lamination.

It's an old video, it's not going to answer

Steam…. Tea kettle, steam into a 3” electrical conduit. +5000y & a million sailors used steam to shape their wood.

volume no volume

I’d rather use a torch more hard but cheaper

Jesus fucking Christ, with all these tools I can make a wooden helicopter.

If you want you can learn from WoodPrix scripts how to make it yourself.

In my first work I always used Stodoys plans.

very easy with ash and hickory but not with elm. the kid don't know much

Since it records a video to show off, it should have the education of being attentive to respond. Says a lot of the kind of person he is, a cocky smug.

@NennionnStuff1

7 жыл бұрын

He uses oil, says it on the video. And this video has 5 years old, chill if the guy isnt paying attention to something he uploaded so long ago

@niklaso

7 жыл бұрын

Got to love these entitled people that thinks the world owe them something. This video is 5 years old so he more than likely doesn't even look here anymore. And even if he did, he doesn't have to answer any of your barely understandable questions. How about you buy a book on bow building and then fucking read it instead of expecting some random person on youtube holding your hand through the process.