Thank you, as Kennedy said "you can please all of the people some of the time, and some of the people all of the time. But you can't please all of the people all of the time!" Never was a truer word spoken!
this is beautiful, ive never seen a compound bow that looked so good. i am strictly a traditional archer, mainly horsebows, yet this is actually appealing to me, good work!
Thank you, I am or at least was a traditional archer, but due to a dodgy shoulder it's compounds only now. I still shoot instinctive bare bow in the same way I shot longbows, I hope to maintain a "traditional style", look and feel (well as much as possible) with the compounds I will be making.
No it all starts in my head, and then the bows "evolve" as they come together. I have a few more compound designs rattling around in my head, once I've made them I'll look at writing a book on them.
Thank you. It was a slow going project since I had to prepare and season every piece of wood, also since it was fitted around numerous other projects I guess, best part of a year. The next one I'll be making should be pretty quick (well in comparison!) as I'll be using "ready to go"materials.
Wow.... if you were to sell one how much would it be in USD? I have always been a fan of bows, i have made a couple really nice ones from bamboo, but never hard wood....Would you even be willing to make and or sell one?
I get great pleasure from making bows, but only for myself I'm afraid. I've made the mistake in the past of ruining a hobby by making it a "have to do" rather than a "want to do". Still it's a good excuse for you to have a go yourself!
That I can't say. I had to season every piece of wood, I made several sets of limbs from different woods each time all having to be seasoned without splitting them. Also I was doing it as and when working around making a living and numerous other projects so............ I'll be making some more soon and will be better organised (I hope!), so I'll have a better idea.
That is just awesome! I love my high-tech, fancy bows, but I'd love to do something like that by hand someday. Huge thumbs up on the craftsmanship! Have you ever measure the speed by chance for fun?
Thank you. When I first made it at 58 lbs. draw it was 230 fps. However I changed from longbows to compounds due to a dodgy shoulder, this has raised it's ugly head again so I've had to reduce the draw to 45 lbs. We were testing some bows last week and this one shot through the chrony at 211 fps. The soft cams lessen the speed but are much kinder on my bad shoulder, I also prefer the feel of them. I've reduced the let off to about 48% which I find I prefer for bare bow shooting.
The wood all came free, the metal work cost me nothing as I cast and machined it all myself. So including the fast flight for the cables and string probably about £20-£30?
Thank you, I've got used to having arrows "only just long enough" from shooting longbows. 32" shafts only just do the job. The arrows I now shoot from the compound are an inch longer, but I still get comments about their lack of length. The curse of having long arms I'm afraid!
Not so easy with something like this, I have several others I plan on making some time soon. Once these are done I might try to put it all down in a book.
I'm currently making a long bow in my construction class and I must say if mine even cones out looking like 2% of what this one did I would so happy. I'd prob be happy if mine doesn't break
Thank you, I wish you well with your own bow project and hope it is the first of many! "Ain't" nothing beats shooting a bow you made yourself, don't care how much that shop one cost!!
Just came across this video while randomly looking around. That is a wonderful piece of craftsmanship and design. Now I want to make one for my kids, but don't have your level of skills. I guess they'll have to make do with something cobbled together from kitchen string and wood trim :)
Beautifuly done !!!. it looks to me , not being a bow person, that the arrows are a little short for your draw/pull. could be the arrows are shorter then ideal but work for the vid.. love the wood shows beautifuly ...
Thank you. I have quite a long draw at 32" which is the standard length wooden arrow shafts are sold in although I mainly make my own, I've kept to this length. Since I shoot this length arrow on every bow I've ever made / shot I'm comfortable that I won't shoot through my hand! Shooting a traditional bow the arrow head sits on top of my knuckle, not ideal but....... If I wanted to shoot broad heads I would need longer shafts, much longer for the compound .
Hi, to make a bow like this one needs equipment to make the components. A laminate sander for the laminates, metal casting to cast the cam blanks, then a lathe to turn the blanks into cams. You might want to perhaps look at making a longbow for a school project?
I just wanted to say how much I appreciate this bow and you, I checked out ur website I was pleasantly surprised to see you are into metal working as well, I have been forging for probably about for years and then branched off into metal casting, only brass and aluminum, and I have also done some bow making infact I have only recently uploaded a video about it and I really like that sanding thicknesser you made might do the same one day, keep it up :D
Hi Kurt, just looked at your take down videos, nicely done! I'm more of a metal worker than a wood worker but I'll have a go at most things. For bow making I would now be lost without the thickness sander, it makes laminates accurate to 2 thou. over the whole area, perfect glue joints every time. Keep up the good work.
Sorry no, I don't want to ruin the pleasure I get from making bows by them becoming a comercial task. I'm in the middle of restoring a couple of bikes, when these are finished I'll be making more compounds and then writing the designs and building process in a book. I'll show videos of these bows as I make them and will give details of the book once it's done, whatch this space!
That's difficult to answer! The wood was free (cut from logs), The cast metal work was free (self cast from scrap). The bearings in the cams, stainless cam axels about £5 off eBay. The wood glue was pennies, the epoxy for the glass laminates was a small amount so once again not much. The bowtuff laminates were given to me by a good friend in the US as I can't find it for sale over here. The fast flight for the string/cables was £30 but I'll get lots more from it. Perhaps in total £30-£40??
Thank you, at 58 lbs. it shoots a 520 grn. arrow at 230 fps. I've always found bows to be perfectly accurate and consistant in shooting, unfortunately it's the archer that isn't! I know when I shoot when "htat's the shot" (I'm an instinctive bare bow archer) as everything "feels right" from lining up to the target to the release. I don't try to do anything, it just happens naturally. If only it happened all the time! So the bow always does it's job every time, it's me that lets it down!
@theartfulbodger Yeah I know what you mean. The bow always does what you tell it to. But what meant to tell it and what you told it are two different things. I hate it when that happens. Anyway that is an awesome build looks like it was and will be a ton of fun.
This was a long term project as I mainly used trees for the wood, therefore I had to split / cut the logs and allow them to season. The Apple I used for the limbs took monthes to dry out! All told I guess it took around 9 months to complete, I'm expecting the next few compounds I make to take a week or two each (working in my spare time) as I'm up to scratch with the materials.
Basically any good bow wood, Bamboo works well and so do most fruit woods. For a compound laminate the riser and make sure there's some good strong laminates there, ash works well.
I love making bows (and many other things) as and when I feel like it. Making them for other people would mean I "have" to make them turning it into a chore and that would ruin the pleasure I get from it. However some time in the future I will probably write a book on several "home made" compounds should anybody be interested in having a go themselves.
Ahhhhh I don't shoot a lot of plywood, I find it a bit tough to digest. At 58lbs. the bow shoots a 520 grn.feather fletched arrow at 230 fps. which cleares 300 yds, must try it with a carbon arrow some time. But a dodgy shoulder has forced me to reduce the draw weight to 44 lbs. which gives me 207 fps.
At 58 lbs. I was getting 230 fps. Due to a bad shoulder I've reduced the draw weight to 44 lbs. which gives me 207 fps. The bow is capable of far higher draw weights which would obviously increase the fps.
It's a bit complicated for a "how to" video. However I will be making a few more compounds including a simpler one, once I've made them I'll write a "how to" book explaining everything. Watch this space!
The bow is great, but I'm totally digging the quiver, too. I've never seen one like that before. looks far more convenient than either a leg hanger or an over the shoulder draw.
Thank you. I wanted a quiver which was easy to use but also good for walking through the woods without snagging the arrows. The leather cost me £30 off eBay (inc. postage) which was enough for 2 quivers, an arm guard and a belt pouch (seen in the third compound bow clip). The single strap means it sits almost vertical for walking around or quickly swung down almost horizontal for selecting and replacing arrows. I'm very pleased with it and it was simple enough to make.
The string and cables are fast flight, you buy it from archery shops. If you tap "fast flight" into a search engine you will find stockists. You could also use dacron which is much cheaper but since it has more "give" will mean a slower arrow speed.
I've now reduced the draw weight due to a bad shoulder. At its original 58 lbs. draw weight it shot a 520 grn. arrow at 230 fps. which would clear over 300 yds. Now with a 44 lb. draw weight it makes 207 fps. I'd like to shoot a light carbon fibre arrow from it but don't know anyone with a long enough arrow, and am not curious enough to go and buy any!
Sorry no, it would ruin my enjoyment of making bows if they were for someone else. Since so many people are interested in this bow, I'm looking at making a few more different styles of wooden compounds and probably writing a book on how to make them. But this will be some time off.
The bow is 52" axel to axel unstrung, 48" strung. The riser is 23" and the limbs are 18"x2". I can't remember how long I made the cables and string, if you look at my video "shooting my home made compound bow" you will see my tillering strings. These have bobbins which have a short length of string going through the middle and the longer string is tied with a bowyers knot in a groove around the peremiter. These allow easy adjustment of the string length before making the propper ones.
Hi, shoot it! Since my bad shoulder has got worse I'm no longer shooting longbows so this is my main shooting bow .Because of my shoulder I ended up made new cams for it to drop the draw weight down to 44lbs. but it still shoots very well. I hope to start making some more compounds in the next few weeks, if you're interested, keep an eye on my videos as I'll show clips of them as I make them.
Bows have been made from glass for years, no reason why not a compound. In fact a lot of the cheaper comppounds have limbs made from solid fibreglass.
I've put some small wedges between the limbs and riser to drop the draw weight, I'm having a lot of problems with my shoulder. However I "upped" the brace height to increase the string tension at brace so didn't end up loosing much draw weight anyway! The end result gives me 230 fps. but shooting it for a while did my shoulder in again! I'm now going to make new cams for the bow and try dropping the draw weight right down maybe to 45lbs. so I'm going to loose a lot of arrow speed, but.....
Thank you, I wanted to make something that looked more "bow like" than something from Star Wars. I had a few problems with the lims using various fibreglass mixes which failed, when I got the bowtuff I then had to wait for the apple to dry out as it had just been cut down. So all in all it was made over nine months or so as and when I had the time. I couldn't really say how many man hours went into it.
Well the effort really shows, I also like the look of classic bows for 2 reasons: 1 most modern bows look EXACTLY the same and 2 Bows are ancient weapons so tweak em a little but they are old fashioned at heart.
Thank you, I agree. I'm really a "bent stick" archer but a shoulder injury is causing me problems so I'm looking for good cast with a lower draw weight, compounds work well for this. I've got a few more planed for the new year which should come out looking more "traditional", we'll see!
That is one nice bow it must have taken forever
Grinnertrapper 1 week ago
Thank you,it did take a while waiting for all the wood to season, especially the apple for the limbs. But I'm pleased with the end result.
Colin
theartfulbodger 5 days ago
That bow is a work of art, and I do not know why anyone would dislike your videos. Keep up the great work.
Joe,
Joeaft 2 weeks ago 2
Thank you, as Kennedy said "you can please all of the people some of the time, and some of the people all of the time. But you can't please all of the people all of the time!" Never was a truer word spoken!
Colin
theartfulbodger 2 weeks ago
@theartfulbodger work of art, amazing to still see and enjoy people mastering a skill worthy of the artisan, thank you ?
007mano1 2 weeks ago
Thank you.
Colin
theartfulbodger 2 weeks ago
this is beautiful, ive never seen a compound bow that looked so good. i am strictly a traditional archer, mainly horsebows, yet this is actually appealing to me, good work!
Arwyr1 1 month ago
Thank you, I am or at least was a traditional archer, but due to a dodgy shoulder it's compounds only now. I still shoot instinctive bare bow in the same way I shot longbows, I hope to maintain a "traditional style", look and feel (well as much as possible) with the compounds I will be making.
Colin
theartfulbodger 1 month ago
Do you have the blueprints?
Alexlikestoast96 1 month ago
No it all starts in my head, and then the bows "evolve" as they come together. I have a few more compound designs rattling around in my head, once I've made them I'll look at writing a book on them.
Colin
theartfulbodger 1 month ago
i know nothing about bows, but i do know that is unbelievably awesome!
really nice work. how long did it take to complete?
hockeybud64 2 months ago
Thank you. It was a slow going project since I had to prepare and season every piece of wood, also since it was fitted around numerous other projects I guess, best part of a year. The next one I'll be making should be pretty quick (well in comparison!) as I'll be using "ready to go"materials.
Colin
theartfulbodger 2 months ago
That is so cool. I never even imagined a homemade compound bow. Nice work.
huyked 2 months ago
Thank you
Colin
theartfulbodger 2 months ago
Very well done.
TiddlyDeRp 2 months ago
Thank you.
Colin
theartfulbodger 2 months ago
Wow.... if you were to sell one how much would it be in USD? I have always been a fan of bows, i have made a couple really nice ones from bamboo, but never hard wood....Would you even be willing to make and or sell one?
tao2110 2 months ago
I get great pleasure from making bows, but only for myself I'm afraid. I've made the mistake in the past of ruining a hobby by making it a "have to do" rather than a "want to do". Still it's a good excuse for you to have a go yourself!
Good luck Colin
theartfulbodger 2 months ago
That's a true work of art. Great job!
lilrandy73 2 months ago 4
wow this is insane, good job
jabara83 3 months ago 6
Thank you
Colin
theartfulbodger 3 months ago
nice. how long did it take you in hours do you think?
godkingRoss 3 months ago
That I can't say. I had to season every piece of wood, I made several sets of limbs from different woods each time all having to be seasoned without splitting them. Also I was doing it as and when working around making a living and numerous other projects so............ I'll be making some more soon and will be better organised (I hope!), so I'll have a better idea.
Colin
theartfulbodger 3 months ago
That is just awesome! I love my high-tech, fancy bows, but I'd love to do something like that by hand someday. Huge thumbs up on the craftsmanship! Have you ever measure the speed by chance for fun?
ArcheryReport 3 months ago
Thank you. When I first made it at 58 lbs. draw it was 230 fps. However I changed from longbows to compounds due to a dodgy shoulder, this has raised it's ugly head again so I've had to reduce the draw to 45 lbs. We were testing some bows last week and this one shot through the chrony at 211 fps. The soft cams lessen the speed but are much kinder on my bad shoulder, I also prefer the feel of them. I've reduced the let off to about 48% which I find I prefer for bare bow shooting.
Colin
theartfulbodger 3 months ago
how much did it cost to make
lovefred1100 3 months ago
The wood all came free, the metal work cost me nothing as I cast and machined it all myself. So including the fast flight for the cables and string probably about £20-£30?
Colin
theartfulbodger 3 months ago
draw is like 1 inch too long for those arrows, otherwise its fantastic!
any instructions available?
samljer 3 months ago
Thank you, I've got used to having arrows "only just long enough" from shooting longbows. 32" shafts only just do the job. The arrows I now shoot from the compound are an inch longer, but I still get comments about their lack of length. The curse of having long arms I'm afraid!
Colin
theartfulbodger 3 months ago
Amazing
08andersondan 3 months ago
Thank you
Colin
theartfulbodger 3 months ago
make an instructables!!! woot
tvane1225 3 months ago
Not so easy with something like this, I have several others I plan on making some time soon. Once these are done I might try to put it all down in a book.
Colin
theartfulbodger 3 months ago
Work of art.
Squirrelgrrl1 3 months ago
Thank you
Colin
theartfulbodger 3 months ago
stunning
paikmendez 3 months ago
Thank you
Colin
theartfulbodger 3 months ago
I'm currently making a long bow in my construction class and I must say if mine even cones out looking like 2% of what this one did I would so happy. I'd prob be happy if mine doesn't break
jerkhappybob16 4 months ago
Thank you, I wish you well with your own bow project and hope it is the first of many! "Ain't" nothing beats shooting a bow you made yourself, don't care how much that shop one cost!!
Colin
theartfulbodger 4 months ago
Just came across this video while randomly looking around. That is a wonderful piece of craftsmanship and design. Now I want to make one for my kids, but don't have your level of skills. I guess they'll have to make do with something cobbled together from kitchen string and wood trim :)
Great vid
littledizzycat 4 months ago
Thank you, look at my Cherry bow clip if you want to make something simpler but still interesting.
Colin
theartfulbodger 4 months ago
Really beautiful and It seems freaking fast!
robinhoodfromhun 4 months ago
beautiful!
Gabesly 4 months ago
Thank you
Colin
theartfulbodger 4 months ago
Beautifuly done !!!. it looks to me , not being a bow person, that the arrows are a little short for your draw/pull. could be the arrows are shorter then ideal but work for the vid.. love the wood shows beautifuly ...
taikendive 4 months ago
Thank you. I have quite a long draw at 32" which is the standard length wooden arrow shafts are sold in although I mainly make my own, I've kept to this length. Since I shoot this length arrow on every bow I've ever made / shot I'm comfortable that I won't shoot through my hand! Shooting a traditional bow the arrow head sits on top of my knuckle, not ideal but....... If I wanted to shoot broad heads I would need longer shafts, much longer for the compound .
Colin
theartfulbodger 4 months ago
F**king awesome!!!!
rotman14 4 months ago
Thank you
Colin
theartfulbodger 4 months ago
Thank you, but I also wish I was artsy in.......... well anything!
Colin
theartfulbodger 4 months ago
omg, this is amazing, I wish I was artsy in woodcreations. wow, I am IMPRESSED!!!!
ladyfae76 4 months ago
wow this bow looks like a mixture of a recurve bow and a compound bow nice job :D
xMrjamjam 5 months ago
Thank you.
Colin
theartfulbodger 5 months ago
there doesnt seem to be much tension on it although it seems to me like its still pretty dam powerful
pureefficient 5 months ago
i schould make that as a project in school wold be pretty decent... how long does it take ?
SCHneeWill 5 months ago
Hi, to make a bow like this one needs equipment to make the components. A laminate sander for the laminates, metal casting to cast the cam blanks, then a lathe to turn the blanks into cams. You might want to perhaps look at making a longbow for a school project?
Colin
theartfulbodger 5 months ago
2 words.... EPIC WINNN
dawnmaster96 5 months ago
Thank you.
Colin
theartfulbodger 5 months ago
Bloody beautiful, excellent work mate; I'd be a happier bloke if I had only a quarter of your skill. Well done you. Baz
TheBazFella 5 months ago
Not skill mate, just good at recovering from my mistakes! Your primitive looks like it shoots well, I love making them.
Colin
theartfulbodger 5 months ago
Bloody beautiful, mate. Well done you. I wish I had a quarter of your skills. Baz
TheBazFella 5 months ago
I just wanted to say how much I appreciate this bow and you, I checked out ur website I was pleasantly surprised to see you are into metal working as well, I have been forging for probably about for years and then branched off into metal casting, only brass and aluminum, and I have also done some bow making infact I have only recently uploaded a video about it and I really like that sanding thicknesser you made might do the same one day, keep it up :D
meanman1992 5 months ago
Hi Kurt, just looked at your take down videos, nicely done! I'm more of a metal worker than a wood worker but I'll have a go at most things. For bow making I would now be lost without the thickness sander, it makes laminates accurate to 2 thou. over the whole area, perfect glue joints every time. Keep up the good work.
Colin
theartfulbodger 5 months ago
@meanman1992 yeah I can imagine, I just old ski's for limbs because putting a nice slow taper on timber would be nearly impossible without one
meanman1992 5 months ago
awesome man
spirit0destroyer 5 months ago
Thank you
Colin
theartfulbodger 5 months ago
name of the song? Great job making the bow,looks very clean and profesional :)
SimonTofft 6 months ago
Glen Miller, Boogie Woogie. You can't beat the old ones!
Colin
theartfulbodger 6 months ago
Do you make these for commercial sale?
robandkylie 6 months ago
Sorry no, I don't want to ruin the pleasure I get from making bows by them becoming a comercial task. I'm in the middle of restoring a couple of bikes, when these are finished I'll be making more compounds and then writing the designs and building process in a book. I'll show videos of these bows as I make them and will give details of the book once it's done, whatch this space!
Colin
theartfulbodger 6 months ago
how much did it cost to make?
NBAFan157 7 months ago
That's difficult to answer! The wood was free (cut from logs), The cast metal work was free (self cast from scrap). The bearings in the cams, stainless cam axels about £5 off eBay. The wood glue was pennies, the epoxy for the glass laminates was a small amount so once again not much. The bowtuff laminates were given to me by a good friend in the US as I can't find it for sale over here. The fast flight for the string/cables was £30 but I'll get lots more from it. Perhaps in total £30-£40??
Colin
theartfulbodger 7 months ago
Thats sweet. Is it pretty accurate? Any speed info?
frantic29 7 months ago
Thank you, at 58 lbs. it shoots a 520 grn. arrow at 230 fps. I've always found bows to be perfectly accurate and consistant in shooting, unfortunately it's the archer that isn't! I know when I shoot when "htat's the shot" (I'm an instinctive bare bow archer) as everything "feels right" from lining up to the target to the release. I don't try to do anything, it just happens naturally. If only it happened all the time! So the bow always does it's job every time, it's me that lets it down!
Colin
theartfulbodger 7 months ago
@theartfulbodger Yeah I know what you mean. The bow always does what you tell it to. But what meant to tell it and what you told it are two different things. I hate it when that happens. Anyway that is an awesome build looks like it was and will be a ton of fun.
frantic29 7 months ago
Thank you, yes it's a lot of fun to shoot. Hopefully I'll get the time to make some more soon.
Colin
theartfulbodger 7 months ago
Beautiful.
Johanlom21 7 months ago
Thank you.
Colin
theartfulbodger 7 months ago
cool and lolz
cool:bow its self nice desings!
LOLZ: the type of wood were used in pokemon Ash, Birch and mahogany
noahbolton00 7 months ago
Thank you
Colin
theartfulbodger 7 months ago
how long did it take to make??
dudsons1 7 months ago
This was a long term project as I mainly used trees for the wood, therefore I had to split / cut the logs and allow them to season. The Apple I used for the limbs took monthes to dry out! All told I guess it took around 9 months to complete, I'm expecting the next few compounds I make to take a week or two each (working in my spare time) as I'm up to scratch with the materials.
Colin
theartfulbodger 7 months ago
wow!
12321johndoe 7 months ago
Thank you
Colin
theartfulbodger 7 months ago
That is really nice, i am thinking of making one myself too, but what is the best type of wood to begin with?
Crevan1993 7 months ago
Basically any good bow wood, Bamboo works well and so do most fruit woods. For a compound laminate the riser and make sure there's some good strong laminates there, ash works well.
Colin
theartfulbodger 7 months ago
you should sell these things
mcmanis09 7 months ago
I love making bows (and many other things) as and when I feel like it. Making them for other people would mean I "have" to make them turning it into a chore and that would ruin the pleasure I get from it. However some time in the future I will probably write a book on several "home made" compounds should anybody be interested in having a go themselves.
Colin
theartfulbodger 7 months ago
Well Done Sir! =) It looks Great!!
Josh202010 7 months ago
Thank you.
Colin
theartfulbodger 7 months ago
Ahhhhh I don't shoot a lot of plywood, I find it a bit tough to digest. At 58lbs. the bow shoots a 520 grn.feather fletched arrow at 230 fps. which cleares 300 yds, must try it with a carbon arrow some time. But a dodgy shoulder has forced me to reduce the draw weight to 44 lbs. which gives me 207 fps.
Colin
theartfulbodger 8 months ago
how the heck do you dislike this?
paperknots 8 months ago
Thank youy
Colin
theartfulbodger 8 months ago
@paperknots like this TROLOLOLOL
grandgranadiers 8 months ago
This is absolutely amazing, excellent constrution and a fine bow as well! 5/5
TrueOutdoorsMan16 8 months ago
Thank you
Colin
theartfulbodger 8 months ago
THAT SNIPERS A SPAH!!!
deathmetal644mega 8 months ago
I'm lost on this one, must be getting too old!
Colin
theartfulbodger 8 months ago
Wow. This is just AMAZING
SaschaHeylik 8 months ago
Thank you
Colin
theartfulbodger 8 months ago
Thank you
Colin
theartfulbodger 8 months ago
QUE MAESTRO..ESPECTACULAR ...!!!!
ricardoivanflores 8 months ago
Thank you
Colin
theartfulbodger 8 months ago
@theartfulbodger VERY well done sir, sucks about the shoulder though.
DemonWeasel1990 8 months ago
Tell me about it!!
Colin
theartfulbodger 8 months ago
What's the maximum feet per second this bow can achieve on full draw?
DemonWeasel1990 8 months ago
At 58 lbs. I was getting 230 fps. Due to a bad shoulder I've reduced the draw weight to 44 lbs. which gives me 207 fps. The bow is capable of far higher draw weights which would obviously increase the fps.
Colin
theartfulbodger 8 months ago
As shown in the clip, the riser is made from Ash, Birch and Mahogany. The limbs are made from apple and bow tuff.
Colin
theartfulbodger 9 months ago
Thank you
Colin
pwnage502 9 months ago
Awesome bow, it looks cool and seems pretty fast. Well done!
JIMMITH12 9 months ago
Thank you
Colin
theartfulbodger 9 months ago
@theartfulbodger Can you make a how to make this video and can u make a less complicated one
THEAMERICANTRAGEDYX 8 months ago
It's a bit complicated for a "how to" video. However I will be making a few more compounds including a simpler one, once I've made them I'll write a "how to" book explaining everything. Watch this space!
Colin
theartfulbodger 8 months ago
Reminds me of the early wood compounds from Browning and York.
You should be proud - Damn well done..
iceblue1963 9 months ago
Thank you
Colin
theartfulbodger 9 months ago
Really impressive; well done :) It looks really well constructed.
aj863 9 months ago
Thank you
Colin
theartfulbodger 9 months ago
The bow is great, but I'm totally digging the quiver, too. I've never seen one like that before. looks far more convenient than either a leg hanger or an over the shoulder draw.
Chugosh 9 months ago
Thank you. I wanted a quiver which was easy to use but also good for walking through the woods without snagging the arrows. The leather cost me £30 off eBay (inc. postage) which was enough for 2 quivers, an arm guard and a belt pouch (seen in the third compound bow clip). The single strap means it sits almost vertical for walking around or quickly swung down almost horizontal for selecting and replacing arrows. I'm very pleased with it and it was simple enough to make.
Colin
theartfulbodger 9 months ago
Hey Very nice Bow I Like It.
AIR112able 10 months ago
Thank you
Colin
theartfulbodger 10 months ago
Where do u get Ur pulleys ?
watchmyvidsplease 10 months ago
I make them.
Colin
theartfulbodger 10 months ago
I bow down in awe to your awesome bow. How doe your quiver work? I saw you pull an arrow out of the bottom? sorry if it's a senseless question.
TheBunnytales 10 months ago
Very nice bow
sk8en13 10 months ago
Thank you
Colin
theartfulbodger 10 months ago
beautiful!
lpm67 11 months ago
Thanks
Crazyscience101 11 months ago
Hey man thats a sick bow. Ive been thinkin of making one..... can you tell me what your using as the cable and where you got it thannks
Crazyscience101 11 months ago
The string and cables are fast flight, you buy it from archery shops. If you tap "fast flight" into a search engine you will find stockists. You could also use dacron which is much cheaper but since it has more "give" will mean a slower arrow speed.
Colin
theartfulbodger 11 months ago
Amazing bow! What song is playing?
Braleven 11 months ago
Thank you. The music is Glen Miller's Boogie Woogie
Colin
theartfulbodger 11 months ago
Looks awesome! Just out of curiosity what's the tension on it? Also did you test it for distance? Cause it looks very sick.
TheStanislavlem 11 months ago
I've now reduced the draw weight due to a bad shoulder. At its original 58 lbs. draw weight it shot a 520 grn. arrow at 230 fps. which would clear over 300 yds. Now with a 44 lb. draw weight it makes 207 fps. I'd like to shoot a light carbon fibre arrow from it but don't know anyone with a long enough arrow, and am not curious enough to go and buy any!
Colin
theartfulbodger 11 months ago
I would love to have one just like that. Would you sell one?? If so how much??
Bodycarver 11 months ago
Sorry no, it would ruin my enjoyment of making bows if they were for someone else. Since so many people are interested in this bow, I'm looking at making a few more different styles of wooden compounds and probably writing a book on how to make them. But this will be some time off.
Colin
theartfulbodger 11 months ago
holy crap! looks so good that i thought u bought it from a store! nice!
Kimozagi 11 months ago
Thank you
Colin
theartfulbodger 11 months ago
your one soo far is the best description of how to make one
mehave9bona 11 months ago
Thank you
Colin
theartfulbodger 11 months ago
The bow is 52" axel to axel unstrung, 48" strung. The riser is 23" and the limbs are 18"x2". I can't remember how long I made the cables and string, if you look at my video "shooting my home made compound bow" you will see my tillering strings. These have bobbins which have a short length of string going through the middle and the longer string is tied with a bowyers knot in a groove around the peremiter. These allow easy adjustment of the string length before making the propper ones.
Colin
theartfulbodger 1 year ago
nice piece.... it's a master work...
molceonly 1 year ago
Thank you, I'll be making a few more soon.
Colin
theartfulbodger 1 year ago
@theartfulbodger what are you going to do with it if i may ask
sikke3 11 months ago
Hi, shoot it! Since my bad shoulder has got worse I'm no longer shooting longbows so this is my main shooting bow .Because of my shoulder I ended up made new cams for it to drop the draw weight down to 44lbs. but it still shoots very well. I hope to start making some more compounds in the next few weeks, if you're interested, keep an eye on my videos as I'll show clips of them as I make them.
Colin
theartfulbodger 11 months ago
@theartfulbodger yes ! thank you ! you could maybe show how you made it ? :) you would make one person soo happy :D
sikke3 11 months ago
sweet piece of equpiement :) i admire your skill :)
satanus85 1 year ago
Thank you
Colin
theartfulbodger 1 year ago
good for you great bow
monkey1o 1 year ago
Thank you
Colin
theartfulbodger 1 year ago
Nice, but yours is made mainly of wood. Do you think it is possible to homemade one made of fiberglass?
odca06 1 year ago
Bows have been made from glass for years, no reason why not a compound. In fact a lot of the cheaper comppounds have limbs made from solid fibreglass.
Colin
theartfulbodger 1 year ago
@theartfulbodger to support that, my bow a bear ttan is essentially a shaped fibreglass stick with green paint
elgostine 1 year ago
FREAKING AWSOME !!!
thesubgect1 1 year ago
Thank you, I should get the time to make a few more soon. Will try to get some clips on you tube when they're done.
Colin
theartfulbodger 1 year ago
incredible bow, and good reload time too. nice job.
terminator0405 1 year ago
Thank you
Colin
theartfulbodger 1 year ago
Have you shot through a chronograph yet to see hown fast the bow shoot?
PapaKanusha 1 year ago
I've put some small wedges between the limbs and riser to drop the draw weight, I'm having a lot of problems with my shoulder. However I "upped" the brace height to increase the string tension at brace so didn't end up loosing much draw weight anyway! The end result gives me 230 fps. but shooting it for a while did my shoulder in again! I'm now going to make new cams for the bow and try dropping the draw weight right down maybe to 45lbs. so I'm going to loose a lot of arrow speed, but.....
Colin
theartfulbodger 1 year ago
That bow looks great!
GOBRAGH2 1 year ago
Thenk you
Colin
theartfulbodger 1 year ago
Nice work
kennygtexas 1 year ago
Thank you
Colin
theartfulbodger 1 year ago
Very nice, reminds me of the 1970's.
btw how long did it take to make it?
dukenukemthreed 1 year ago
Thank you, I wanted to make something that looked more "bow like" than something from Star Wars. I had a few problems with the lims using various fibreglass mixes which failed, when I got the bowtuff I then had to wait for the apple to dry out as it had just been cut down. So all in all it was made over nine months or so as and when I had the time. I couldn't really say how many man hours went into it.
Colin
theartfulbodger 1 year ago
@theartfulbodger
Well the effort really shows, I also like the look of classic bows for 2 reasons: 1 most modern bows look EXACTLY the same and 2 Bows are ancient weapons so tweak em a little but they are old fashioned at heart.
dukenukemthreed 1 year ago
Thank you, I agree. I'm really a "bent stick" archer but a shoulder injury is causing me problems so I'm looking for good cast with a lower draw weight, compounds work well for this. I've got a few more planed for the new year which should come out looking more "traditional", we'll see!
Colin
theartfulbodger 1 year ago
nice 58% lett-off/takeoff. That is much
zeidamaster 1 year ago
It's about as high as I'd want to go for finger shooting, but some bows will go up as much as 90 odd % let off
Colin
theartfulbodger 1 year ago
Beautiful bow.
AliasWriter 1 year ago
Thank you
Colin
theartfulbodger 1 year ago
soo? u r trying by sairaj
airbase12345678 1 year ago
it will be best bow if u try spring steel as limbs try it i have done is on my gifted compound bow
by sairaj
airbase12345678 1 year ago
Yes that would be another way to go.
Colin
theartfulbodger 1 year ago
@airbase12345678 why the hell would he do that? look at the freaking masterful work of art!!! thats true craftsmanship!!!!
TheDudeRulez09 1 year ago
@TheDudeRulez09 ok