Making a Simple Survival Bush Bow for Hunting

[joec123able]

It looks like you cut onto the growth ring on the back your not supposed to do that

[antagonizerr]

@joec123able After building a few dozen bows over the last 10 years I've come to realize that's one of those rules that nobody can adequately explain the reason for other than 'it'll break'. Depending on the size of the log you drew the stave from, the sap wood can be from an inch to several thick. The only rule is to draw your material off in layers (one ring at a time) so that you don't expose any weak points where the wood can splinter.

[Blackhatarcher]

Hello might I recomend starting the slit in the middle then working out from the middle twards the end.

[antagonizerr]

@Blackhatarcher With the knots I had to 'steer' it and couldn't let the split happen naturally. The idea being to show how to overcome less than perfect staves for a quick bow powerful enough to take down some bigger game. On a quality build where I would have time to find the perfect stave then splitting in the middle definitely makes more sense for sure.

[antagonizerr]

@queersackofshit Stick with hard woods like ash, hickory, maple and elm. I've used oak, but find it tends to suffer catastrophic failures, and I mean catastrophic.

[turkeyboy5]

empire paintball hat?

[ashthegreat]

Great instructional video! I'm a complete newbie to bushcraft. A great course. Also I favourited your video for being conservational to our much needed natural resources.