Love ya videos. If I may offer a suggestion. Wouldn't it be fair to say, when thinking about a overlay verses no overlay, if there's ANY wear involved with a string nock (spelling) over time, I say, let the "replaceable overlay take the wear and tear, because it can always be removed or sanded off, and another added. If the actual wood is wore out, well, not much repairing that, at least not easy. So yeah, let the overlay take the wear, and not the bow wood. Am I making sense, or am I looking at it the wrong way? thx
What you say makes sense, though I think you're underestimating the toughness of the bow wood in a self nock. The string isn't going to do any noticeable damage to the bow wood in the lifetime of the bow. Even if it somehow did do damage you could still add an overlay to a bow that use to have self nocks.
Weylin, as far as the integrity of the chased ring is it ok on Osage to do the angled tips like you have done here? I’ve built several bows and always mated them flat and I’m trying recurved tips this time and want to try to angle tip like you’ve done here if it’s ok. Thank you for any response
Hi there, Thanks for this but I am just wondering if you were aware that upon heating horn will bend and can be reshaped. Either direct heat or steaming. Check out making horn walking stick handles for examples or indeed horn and sinew bows! Please do try it to make better use of your horn.
Why not use a traditional wood plane like a "box plane" for this task as it would be flater and about 3 times faster since you not using a traditional scarf joint for this attachment as we see in historic bows? I'm also curious why the plastic glues rather than the proven traditional glues which would complement your beautiful bows so much better...
@@SwiftwoodBows sorry about that. Perhaps, a little groove, at the base of the overlay, in the bow, to resist against the downward pressure of the string on the overlay. If overlays do not generally come apart, this may not be necessary. I was just wondering. Hopefully, I was more clear.
@@williamlockhart5031 I'm still not quite picturing it, but it doesn't sound necessary. Tip overlays are quite sturdy. Their only real danger is getting knocked off if they get dropped on a hard floor at the right angle.
@@SwiftwoodBows Ok. That should be fine. I apologise for my deficiency in describing my question. Thank you for a wonderful video and I look forward to many more!
Nice looking tips! However I would think epoxy would be a better choice to attach them. Super glue is fast and convenient, and it won't pull apart, but it doesn't stand up to shock, easpecially after it ages a while. Epoxy is much less likely to separate with an accidental bump.
Thank you for all your videos. You are the best.
You're welcome! Thank you
Thank you for showing us. very nice tips👍🏻🏹
Thanks, and you're welcome. :)
I really enjoy your presentations.
Thank you, glad you are finding it helpful
Very thorough videos, thanks for sharing
Glad it was helpful!
Love ya videos. If I may offer a suggestion. Wouldn't it be fair to say, when thinking about a overlay verses no overlay, if there's ANY wear involved with a string nock (spelling) over time, I say, let the "replaceable overlay take the wear and tear, because it can always be removed or sanded off, and another added. If the actual wood is wore out, well, not much repairing that, at least not easy. So yeah, let the overlay take the wear, and not the bow wood. Am I making sense, or am I looking at it the wrong way? thx
What you say makes sense, though I think you're underestimating the toughness of the bow wood in a self nock. The string isn't going to do any noticeable damage to the bow wood in the lifetime of the bow. Even if it somehow did do damage you could still add an overlay to a bow that use to have self nocks.
@@SwiftwoodBows well, that;s true...thanks for the reply. Love ya videos (cept that one with all the background noise, lol)
Weylin, as far as the integrity of the chased ring is it ok on Osage to do the angled tips like you have done here? I’ve built several bows and always mated them flat and I’m trying recurved tips this time and want to try to angle tip like you’ve done here if it’s ok. Thank you for any response
There is no problem with that. There is so little stress out at the tips it becomes a non issue.
@@SwiftwoodBows thank you
Hi there, Thanks for this but I am just wondering if you were aware that upon heating horn will bend and can be reshaped. Either direct heat or steaming. Check out making horn walking stick handles for examples or indeed horn and sinew bows! Please do try it to make better use of your horn.
What kind of wood was that? If you remember? Looks like Mulberry?
Pacific Yew
Why not use a traditional wood plane like a "box plane" for this task as it would be flater and about 3 times faster since you not using a traditional scarf joint for this attachment as we see in historic bows? I'm also curious why the plastic glues rather than the proven traditional glues which would complement your beautiful bows so much better...
Hi Waylon! Hope I spelled your name right. Would putting a little notch, in the wood at the base of your overlay, strengthen it or is that overkill?
Hey, sorry. I don't think I'm quite sure what you mean
@@SwiftwoodBows sorry about that. Perhaps, a little groove, at the base of the overlay, in the bow, to resist against the downward pressure of the string on the overlay. If overlays do not generally come apart, this may not be necessary. I was just wondering. Hopefully, I was more clear.
@@williamlockhart5031 I'm still not quite picturing it, but it doesn't sound necessary. Tip overlays are quite sturdy. Their only real danger is getting knocked off if they get dropped on a hard floor at the right angle.
@@SwiftwoodBows Ok. That should be fine. I apologise for my deficiency in describing my question. Thank you for a wonderful video and I look forward to many more!
Nice looking tips! However I would think epoxy would be a better choice to attach them. Super glue is fast and convenient, and it won't pull apart, but it doesn't stand up to shock, easpecially after it ages a while. Epoxy is much less likely to separate with an accidental bump.
nice
thank you
awesome
Thanks, Wayne
Horn STINKS lol.
you do it a little bit wrong :(
How's that?
there is no wrong!!! no one way to make a bow, primitive bowing is about finding solutions to problems and working through it.