Making a longbow

Making a longbow - teaching the bow to bend (paperback)

Making a longbow in only two days? In their two-day workshops, the bowmakers team of Kunst-Griff introduced many enthusiastic beginners to the basics of making a wooden longbow - demonstrating each action step by step, in a comprehensible and clear way.

This compact book with many illustrative photos and graphics provides you with the basics to get started with the fascinating hobby of bow making.

From the content:
wood selection • bow stave • tillering • leather grip tools • tillering stick • bow stringer tillering string • bow string • bowyer's knot

Category:

Howto & Style

Tags:

• longbow
• tiller
• tillering
• bowmaking
• how
• to
• build
• bow
• archery
• bowyer
• arrow

[Planatification]

PLEASE ANSWER FAST! WHAT IS THE TOOL YOU ARE USING AT 0:28 CALLED? IS IT A PLANE, JACK PLANE, HAND PLANE, SCRAPER, OR WHAT? PLEASE HELP.

[mwlotzka]

@Planatification

The tool is called a draw knife. We have it from an online-shop for hand tools.

[colizonthedragon]

does this book only teach you to use hand tools? (im kinda broke and have no power tools)

[mwlotzka]

@colizonthedragon

In this book every step of bow making is shown using hand tools, like files, rasps and planes. The stave is sawn with a bandsaw, but this can also be done with a hand saw.

[TheTBagHour]

At 0:28 what tool is used to trim the stave of wood.

Also is pine a good wood to make a longbow?

[mwlotzka]

@TheTBagHour

Usually softwoods like pine are not used in bow making, but hardwoods like ash tree, maple and so on.

[Planatification]

@mwlotzka Thanks a bunch, I appreciate it. I am in dire need of that tool, ahaha.

[dogbone222]

@loadedClownZ prolly

[loadedClownZ]

can i find a draw knife from any hardware store?