Traditional Archery Bow Making The Bottle Technique to Prevent Breakage

Part of Our How to Make A Bow series. Shows the bottle technique used to help prevent breaking a bow. http://traditionalarcherybows.com This method can be used to hold the fibers together which can reduce the chances of a bow breaking. Used an unfinished Battle Cry Recurve Bow as the demonstration. Presented by Scorpion Swords & Knives, LLC. Watch my how-to video, http://www.wonderhowto.com/how-to-video-399620/ How to use the bottle technique to prevent breaking of a traditional-style wooden bow on WonderHowTo.

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[joec123able]

I am only about 5 foot 4 inchs i was wondering how tall my bow should be so i can at least get a 28 inch draw im using Silver maple

[ArcherOut]

@joec123able About a 50 inch bow. Thanks,

[lubren1997]

Do u use the bottle before or after putting a back on?

[ArcherOut]

@lubren1997 No backing.

[yugiohkid429]

I'm eleven, and I love making bows. I'ts my favorite thing to do, luckly i live right next to where you can get really great bow wood. So all we have to do is ride our bikes down there we have our bow wood. p.s. I love you videows, do you have any on how to flaten your bows?

[ArcherOut]

@yugiohkid429 Thanks for watching my videos. Glad to see a young guy getting out and making a bow.

[scottasing]

@yugiohkid429 First, i hope your not cutting live trees to make your bows. Not that ive put in my parental note; use a planer to flaten your bows. I use an electric hand planer. that i picked up for about 80 bucks. But you mentioned your eleven so that might be an option. Go to a local hardwear store and buy yourself a Rasp. You can carve out an entire bow with just a Rasp and some knives.

[misper34]

Nice video man. Thanks for uploading. I think I'll give this a try.

[DasFenster2000]

I'm getting a kick out of these comments....this man #1 is giving you a cheap and easy way of prolonging the life of your bow, #2 he's not giving a history lesson. Thanks to all you pissing competition people on trying to outdo each other on your knowledge of burnishing. Take it to a forum where people need your "vastly superior" knowledge, not here where this guy is trying to assist you and do you a favor. You guys are dipshits for even posting your "i know more than you" comments