I know that to work fibreglass is a pain in the behind. But you gotta give it to modern day material. Takes less time to build the bow with modern day material. Glue dries faster also. And I think modern day material is a bit more durable. Also I think modern day material allows to build a lighter bow with more speed? And modern day bows are easier for beginner archers because maintenence is easier? But lol I see why fibreglass is such a pain to work with😂. But awesome work as always 👏 👌
Thank you so much for watching, and for the feedback! I take a pretty wholistic view of “traditional” archery and see a place in our sport for all manner of bows. That having been said, there are several in the natural archery world that would challenge almost everything you’re suggesting. However, there has to be a reason why there was a shift to modern materials if they weren’t in some way superior to natural materials. To start with, as I discussed earlier in the build, these bows can be assembled using a recipe which lends itself to mass production and more consistent results with less knowledge on the part of the one assembling the bow. Obviously, someone had to be knowledgeable enough to create the recipe… There’s no doubt that fiberglass will safely bend further than most natural materials without breaking - so yes on the safety/durability claim as well, but that’s about where it all ends and turns over to design and construction techniques. There are many of fiberglass bows out there that can easily be outperformed by natural materials bows made by an experienced bowyer, the trick is that every bow is a production of one and takes a lot of experience and know-how to produce. I think that there is an assumption by many that an archer with a natural/selfbow is somehow carrying an inferior weapon - and that isn’t always the case.
@@meadowlarkadventuregear wow. This is what I like. I learn so so much by this engagement in the comments. Thank you🙂 uhm I haven't experienced an all natural material bow yet. Hopefully when I'm done with my bamboo bow. I will gain some insight. I have never seen a horn sinew bow before and I have never felt how it performs. So I guess I can't really actually comment on this lol🤣🤣 it's just what I'm thinking out loud lol. But I'm so happy to be getting some knowledge somewhere because I enjoy making bows and I enjoy building things. I'm young. I'm 30. So I don't have people my age doing these things. I look forward to it. So thank you 🙌🙂
@@meadowlarkadventuregear Also, I would like to ask. Could you perhaps one day try to make a horse bow design similar to what Dave mead makes but with bamboo back and belly. No core. David mead I think just used one bamboo slat. But I wonder how it would turn out if it was a bamboo back and belly laminated and then siyahs attached on top of the back of the bow like David made. So I think the bow would need to be a longer bow that what David makes so that it can be a bit more durable. But what do you think about this? Do you think it could work? So the exact design that Dave mead uses for his primitive horse bow but just using another bamboo laminate as the belly. I was really thinking about it and how it could turn out. Have you thought about this before?
Outstanding! Just purchased an old American Archery long bow and some fiberglass from 3rivers. This series is just in time, thanks again!!
Enjoy the build!!! I hope this series is helpful!
greetings sir and everyone.the bow came out very good sir.cant wait for the next video
Thank you Bienyamien!
I know that to work fibreglass is a pain in the behind. But you gotta give it to modern day material. Takes less time to build the bow with modern day material. Glue dries faster also. And I think modern day material is a bit more durable. Also I think modern day material allows to build a lighter bow with more speed? And modern day bows are easier for beginner archers because maintenence is easier? But lol I see why fibreglass is such a pain to work with😂. But awesome work as always 👏 👌
Thank you so much for watching, and for the feedback! I take a pretty wholistic view of “traditional” archery and see a place in our sport for all manner of bows. That having been said, there are several in the natural archery world that would challenge almost everything you’re suggesting. However, there has to be a reason why there was a shift to modern materials if they weren’t in some way superior to natural materials. To start with, as I discussed earlier in the build, these bows can be assembled using a recipe which lends itself to mass production and more consistent results with less knowledge on the part of the one assembling the bow. Obviously, someone had to be knowledgeable enough to create the recipe… There’s no doubt that fiberglass will safely bend further than most natural materials without breaking - so yes on the safety/durability claim as well, but that’s about where it all ends and turns over to design and construction techniques. There are many of fiberglass bows out there that can easily be outperformed by natural materials bows made by an experienced bowyer, the trick is that every bow is a production of one and takes a lot of experience and know-how to produce. I think that there is an assumption by many that an archer with a natural/selfbow is somehow carrying an inferior weapon - and that isn’t always the case.
@@meadowlarkadventuregear wow. This is what I like. I learn so so much by this engagement in the comments. Thank you🙂 uhm I haven't experienced an all natural material bow yet. Hopefully when I'm done with my bamboo bow. I will gain some insight. I have never seen a horn sinew bow before and I have never felt how it performs. So I guess I can't really actually comment on this lol🤣🤣 it's just what I'm thinking out loud lol. But I'm so happy to be getting some knowledge somewhere because I enjoy making bows and I enjoy building things. I'm young. I'm 30. So I don't have people my age doing these things. I look forward to it. So thank you 🙌🙂
@@meadowlarkadventuregear Also, I would like to ask. Could you perhaps one day try to make a horse bow design similar to what Dave mead makes but with bamboo back and belly. No core. David mead I think just used one bamboo slat. But I wonder how it would turn out if it was a bamboo back and belly laminated and then siyahs attached on top of the back of the bow like David made. So I think the bow would need to be a longer bow that what David makes so that it can be a bit more durable. But what do you think about this? Do you think it could work? So the exact design that Dave mead uses for his primitive horse bow but just using another bamboo laminate as the belly. I was really thinking about it and how it could turn out. Have you thought about this before?