The only reason that Yew is preferred for making D section bows is because the military wanted to get eight staves out of a six inch diameter trunk of wood. That is it. The D section is otherwise no better or worse in the way of performance.
Horse crap, flat bows and D Section bows are the same and perform the same... The deal is that it is about the wood, either design will shoot the same weight the same distance. You are wrong about Osage. The reason that Osage is called a good wood is because it can do well in a D Section, and sadly most Americans still buy into the bull sheite that the English D section is a superior design, when facttually the American Indian design is maybe five thousands years old. You are pretentious.
Weren't D section bows made from saplings? Isn't it basically half a small sapling? I suspect they were made like that because of convenience. It's a lot more work to cut down a tree and split it into many staves.
@hackamore no they made them from the tree trunk, the reason they are d-shaped is cause it allowed more bows to be made from a single trunk as d-shapes are not very wide. if they made them from a sapling that wouldn't make a powerful bow as the strongest wood is found in the trunk.
ironwood or hop hornbeam is, as you probably know, a very heavy dense wood; whereas yew is a much lighter wood more like juniper (which by the way also makes a great English style longbow). if you were to make an English style longbow out of ironwood you would probably have to deal with chrysals, low arrow speed from the heavy wood, and bad hand-shock from the heavy wood. you would probably be best to stick to flat bows for hop hornbeam. although i could be wrong you never know till you try.
Actually shagbark hickory is not at all a good wood for a D section bow. It makes a nice flatbow. Osage is the best wood you can get in the US and after that consider Mulberry. Osage (backed properly) makes a fine D section bow. Never have made a bow out of Mulberry, but Locust is also good for a self bow. With respect to Ash, I'd do a flat bow with that rather than a D section.
Hazel is not bad. I have seen some nice flatbows made from hazel. If you shorten the string of a bow it make it harder to draw, more likely to break & weaker. This does not seem to make sense , but if you think that the limbs will travel a shorter distance before the string stops them putting energy into the arrow.
@ifrit1596 Its bow - making it isn't quantum mechanics. Give him a break even if he isn't accurate. Coming to youtube trying to act smart over bow - making...I feel pathetic FOR you.
Hi, ive made a flat bow from some junk wood in my back yard. its about 28" and at that length it is 35#in draw. How can i increase this to about, lets say 45 draw? any awnsers is aprecietated, also the string is made from strong nylon thank you
The only way to make a bow stronger is to make it shorter. Cut half an inch off each end should do the trick. Its possible you could back it with something which coould stiffen it up a bit.
@TheBushcraftMagazine ok that sounds doable ahaha. i was also wondering, instead of cutting it down a size can i just bend it and shorten the nylon string creating a shorter bow when its bent? or would this not doing anything except strain the bow. Thank you for you time!
no, english yew is Ok, as long as you find the right bit, most english yew grows as single trees - and has the oppurtunity to twist and bend as it wishes. Also tends to grow faster in our wetter climate. The best Yew grows straight and true and slow growing. Hence during the Hundred years war most of the yew for bows was imported.
@TheBushcraftMagazine so whats the deal..can yew work with out sapwood??..some bowyers tell me yes some say no..and also yew works well as a flatbow and D bow?? both works...ive heard that it can from different bowyers.
@TheBushcraftMagazine the meare heath bow has been reconstructed many times,and it shoots well with out sapwood..but does have some sinew reinforcement ,,,the icemans D bow,,is even older with no sinew and its a D bow..so iam really confused???.....flatbows and D bows were both made in ancient times
The only reason that Yew is preferred for making D section bows is because the military wanted to get eight staves out of a six inch diameter trunk of wood. That is it. The D section is otherwise no better or worse in the way of performance.
micers 1 week ago
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westpsmity 2 weeks ago
I've looked and looked and can not find any hunting videos using an English Long Bow.
symbolsandsystems 3 weeks ago
Wow beautiful flat bow
joec123able 4 weeks ago
@micers That is true the english longbow was desighned so you could get alot of pwerfull bowstaves per trunk
thomasnbishop 1 month ago
english warbow all the way,,,,,,,,,,,,
TheDavidoc2 1 month ago
2:54 completely unprovoked namecalling ;)
CecilyHeron 1 month ago
Horse crap, flat bows and D Section bows are the same and perform the same... The deal is that it is about the wood, either design will shoot the same weight the same distance. You are wrong about Osage. The reason that Osage is called a good wood is because it can do well in a D Section, and sadly most Americans still buy into the bull sheite that the English D section is a superior design, when facttually the American Indian design is maybe five thousands years old. You are pretentious.
micers 1 month ago
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TheFanta913 2 months ago
Not true, osage will make either type just fine.
micers 2 months ago
Weren't D section bows made from saplings? Isn't it basically half a small sapling? I suspect they were made like that because of convenience. It's a lot more work to cut down a tree and split it into many staves.
hackamore 2 months ago
@hackamore no they made them from the tree trunk, the reason they are d-shaped is cause it allowed more bows to be made from a single trunk as d-shapes are not very wide. if they made them from a sapling that wouldn't make a powerful bow as the strongest wood is found in the trunk.
loadedClownZ 2 months ago
ironwood or hop hornbeam is, as you probably know, a very heavy dense wood; whereas yew is a much lighter wood more like juniper (which by the way also makes a great English style longbow). if you were to make an English style longbow out of ironwood you would probably have to deal with chrysals, low arrow speed from the heavy wood, and bad hand-shock from the heavy wood. you would probably be best to stick to flat bows for hop hornbeam. although i could be wrong you never know till you try.
themanseamus 3 months ago
What about ironwood, aka hop hornbeam? I've got a nice stand out back - would it work for the longbow, or just the flat?
crutchfieldgirl 3 months ago
what means d section ?
kallepink 4 months ago
@kallepink
If you take a section of this type of bow it looks like a D, with the flat side on the back of the bow and the round side on the belly.
Escylon 4 months ago
Actually shagbark hickory is not at all a good wood for a D section bow. It makes a nice flatbow. Osage is the best wood you can get in the US and after that consider Mulberry. Osage (backed properly) makes a fine D section bow. Never have made a bow out of Mulberry, but Locust is also good for a self bow. With respect to Ash, I'd do a flat bow with that rather than a D section.
micers 6 months ago
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ptpatrick1 7 months ago
please talk louder I have to close all windows and put my sound double as high to hear you
777Semper 8 months ago
Hazel is not bad. I have seen some nice flatbows made from hazel. If you shorten the string of a bow it make it harder to draw, more likely to break & weaker. This does not seem to make sense , but if you think that the limbs will travel a shorter distance before the string stops them putting energy into the arrow.
markeneut 9 months ago
This guy reminds me of Friar Took. That's a good thing.
chasington89 10 months ago
is finnish juniper good for bow making?
GoStobe 10 months ago
Ash?Hmmmm... I'd use Wych Elm if I lived in the British Isles (I WISH:) ), but in the US I'd use shagbark hickory.
Great info, though!! :)
celticbattleaxe 10 months ago 2
man that seems to have no set on that meare heathe the bowyer is skilled! cheers!
cavemanss 1 year ago
Do you know what the hell ur talking about? Have you read any of the tbbs or other bowmaking books? Half the stuff your saying isn't true!!!!
ifrit1596 1 year ago
@ifrit1596 Its bow - making it isn't quantum mechanics. Give him a break even if he isn't accurate. Coming to youtube trying to act smart over bow - making...I feel pathetic FOR you.
floopsie666 1 year ago 5
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Hi, ive made a flat bow from some junk wood in my back yard. its about 28" and at that length it is 35#in draw. How can i increase this to about, lets say 45 draw? any awnsers is aprecietated, also the string is made from strong nylon thank you
TheMHandDSfan 1 year ago
@TheMHandDSfan
The only way to make a bow stronger is to make it shorter. Cut half an inch off each end should do the trick. Its possible you could back it with something which coould stiffen it up a bit.
TheBushcraftMagazine 1 year ago
@TheBushcraftMagazine ok that sounds doable ahaha. i was also wondering, instead of cutting it down a size can i just bend it and shorten the nylon string creating a shorter bow when its bent? or would this not doing anything except strain the bow. Thank you for you time!
TheMHandDSfan 1 year ago
@TheMHandDSfan The bow would not be shorter if you just shorten the string - it would just over strain the bow.
TheBushcraftMagazine 1 year ago
@TheBushcraftMagazine alrighty thank you very much for you help
TheMHandDSfan 1 year ago
The easyest wood I used was maple . It's very homogeneousand hardly splinters. I made a pyramid shaped flatbow of 42 pounds @ 31 inch.
InvertedPantsMan 1 year ago
no, english yew is Ok, as long as you find the right bit, most english yew grows as single trees - and has the oppurtunity to twist and bend as it wishes. Also tends to grow faster in our wetter climate. The best Yew grows straight and true and slow growing. Hence during the Hundred years war most of the yew for bows was imported.
TheBushcraftMagazine 1 year ago
@TheBushcraftMagazine so whats the deal..can yew work with out sapwood??..some bowyers tell me yes some say no..and also yew works well as a flatbow and D bow?? both works...ive heard that it can from different bowyers.
5tonyvvvv 1 year ago
@TheBushcraftMagazine the meare heath bow has been reconstructed many times,and it shoots well with out sapwood..but does have some sinew reinforcement ,,,the icemans D bow,,is even older with no sinew and its a D bow..so iam really confused???.....flatbows and D bows were both made in ancient times
5tonyvvvv 1 year ago
@TheBushcraftMagazine froms italy
loadedClownZ 2 months ago
Are you saying that english Yew is no good for a long bow?
lpilk2007 1 year ago
i am a begginner at bows and stuff so wat type of wood would you reckomend?
TheVinnySmith 1 year ago
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flamefinger1989 2 years ago