Love this series! Interesting to see how highly regarded makers go about their process. Picked up a few little things I will keep in mind in my bow making. Great video Richard!
This is a beautiful Video, it showed me all my mistakes. I blew it on my first Yew Long Bow not leaving the knots raised. Basically it is going to fail on me. Time to start a new one with this newly acquired knowledge. Thanks again Richard Head Longbows!
Wow, I have never had one of my videos described as beautiful, thank you, that's made my day! Glad you are finding them useful. If you can help us back please share the videos and new website www.howtomakealongbow.co.uk
Philip.do you ever take into consideration the direction of growth of the tree when choosing the top & bottom limb because obviously there will be a natural taper towards the top.
Hi, most staves are taken from the bowl of the tree, meaning not much taper in the tree at that point, a stave is 'full length', we mainly use 'billets' which are brother/sister lengths of wood found next to each other, so they are 'identical'
For a moment I thought you found a bear in the wood by the nock, and it was a disappointment when it turned out to just be a knot. I was rather looking forward to seeing a fabled bow stave bear.
Michael Thompson: if you haven't already, check out a video on Kyudo; the top limb on thier bows is considerably longer than the bottom, looks a little odd to an Occidental like me. :)
In a way I did, but, there are soooo many people making videos on here with info that's wrong I am more concerned with people being given erroneous help.
Richard Head Longbows, as a material is flexed it will heat up very slightly, obviously more so in the areas of highest flexion. I thought it might be interesting to see the bow flexing in a thermal imager. That this would have any practical use I very much doubt, although it might point out subsurface anomalies.
Wow, I see, never even thought about it. Thoug wouldent the difference be so small that airflow in the room, heat from lights etc mean it would be impossible to measure?
Richard Head Longbows I assume that one would have to turn off any heat source in the camera’s field of view, However thermal cameras produce fantastically detailed and intricate images nowadays.
Love this series! Interesting to see how highly regarded makers go about their process. Picked up a few little things I will keep in mind in my bow making.
Great video Richard!
No problem, glad you like them.
This is a beautiful Video, it showed me all my mistakes. I blew it on my first Yew Long Bow not leaving the knots raised. Basically it is going to fail on me. Time to start a new one with this newly acquired knowledge. Thanks again Richard Head Longbows!
Wow, I have never had one of my videos described as beautiful, thank you, that's made my day! Glad you are finding them useful. If you can help us back please share the videos and new website www.howtomakealongbow.co.uk
Philip.do you ever take into consideration the direction of growth of the tree when choosing the top & bottom limb because obviously there will be a natural taper towards the top.
Hi, most staves are taken from the bowl of the tree, meaning not much taper in the tree at that point, a stave is 'full length', we mainly use 'billets' which are brother/sister lengths of wood found next to each other, so they are 'identical'
Love those tillering videos how much positive tiller should you have on a English longbow.
Cool video
Thanks
Great video keep them coming.
Thanks for your support
For a moment I thought you found a bear in the wood by the nock, and it was a disappointment when it turned out to just be a knot. I was rather looking forward to seeing a fabled bow stave bear.
Very informative. I didn't know that the top limb should be longer than the bottom on a longbow.
Glad you like it, there is always much to learn.
Michael Thompson: if you haven't already, check out a video on Kyudo; the top limb on thier bows is considerably longer than the bottom, looks a little odd to an Occidental like me. :)
Anyone else catch themselves following the rasp/file with their mouse pointer? :-D
Great vid again. Thx a lot
Thank you, appreciate you saying, thanks for subbing and liking.
Hi nice work , what would be the best type of varnish or wax to get a mirror finish on a yew longbow and bring out the grain . cheers
We use Ronseal interior hardglaze. But you will need to finish the Bow well with sandpaper first and 'bone' it.
Did you do this bow in one time and cut in 3 videos or separate days.how many hours did you work on it.thank you
A bow takes about 2 weeks to make.
Fantastic video, may I ask do you not worry about giving your trade secrets away?.
In a way I did, but, there are soooo many people making videos on here with info that's wrong I am more concerned with people being given erroneous help.
is cool but half video was rasping only bit boring for someone whoo already done this part for biginers is great
Thanks, glad you like it
I wonder what that looks like through a thermal imager ? (The actual tillering I mean)
I am not sure I understand?
Richard Head Longbows, as a material is flexed it will heat up very slightly, obviously more so in the areas of highest flexion. I thought it might be interesting to see the bow flexing in a thermal imager. That this would have any practical use I very much doubt, although it might point out subsurface anomalies.
Wow, I see, never even thought about it. Thoug wouldent the difference be so small that airflow in the room, heat from lights etc mean it would be impossible to measure?
Richard Head Longbows I assume that one would have to turn off any heat source in the camera’s field of view, However thermal cameras produce fantastically detailed and intricate images nowadays.