Process of Making a Traditional English Longbow From Scratch - Start To Finish
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Published 2024-01-13
📢 Important Information:
In order to demonstrate and film the various stages of the process in the time we had, we started cutting oak; roughed out already seasoned elm; finished the tillering on yew. The wood is also dried for 3 years.
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📚More info about Robert and his longbows:
www.raretradescentre.com.au/profiles/robert-geddes…
Chapters:
0:00 - Intro
0:33 - Cutting down the tree
1:53 - Stripping the bark
2:30 - Split in half
3:11 - Weigh and dry the wood
4:10 - Cut to length and shape
6:05 - Applying cow horn nocks
7:27 - String making - using a reverse twist Flemish loop
8:47 - Apply serving
9:11 - Tillering process
12:50 - Applying the finish (linseed oil & beeswax)
13:30 - In the field (shooting)
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All Comments (21)
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Nice work on your yew longbow ❤
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This is how I prepare for my holidays to France as well!
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My favourite and most relatable bit of this is 07:30 when we inevitably end up in the kitchen doing something we'll inevitably get in trouble for later... 😀
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Hello, I'm Jordan. One of Robert's students from Lake Bolac and I wanted to say, this is amazing! Seeing my favourite teacher in a video is absolutely flabbergasting, even one of my classmates were astonished from this. I was actually the first to see this by the way in my school. Again, I, along with the other classmates were flabbergasted and amazed 👏. I also like to thank the people behind the scenes who're shooting an incredible video, our teacher is absolutely inspiring.
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Master Bowyer! I love watching craftsmen at work !
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Wow! It's truely an honor to watch a true master craftsman at work.
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One of the best videos I've ever watched. I'm 73 been working wood all my life, as my father before me did. Was "into" archery fifty years ago as a teenager. What I like and appreciate is the soft background music, great camera work, and NO endless chatter like so many woodworkers do in their videos; j Just the wonderful sounds of a true craftsman at work. Thanks a million, I'm a new subscriber as a result of stumbling on this video. PS: your canine friend is a nice touch too.
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Nice to see a bowyer's knot being used. I can make a good bow string but have trouble making it the right length. A bowyer's knot simplifies that.
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I've recently finished reading Bernard Cornwell's books in his Grail Series, and the longbow is a key player in these stories. Great to watch one being made.
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Beauty , simplicity and wonderful craftsmanship.
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Wow - now i have an idea of how my bow was made. i don't know where i got it, but it's about 6', has a D cross-section without those horn points (just notches), no arrow-rest, just slightly thickened in the centre. it doesn't have a heavy pull - maybe 30lb at 1 yard (the full length of the arrow) - but plenty for me (i'm 5'2"). i've only done target with my local SCA Barony with it, but i've developed a weird way of using it: it's tilted about 30-45° to the right, so the arrow can rest on the bow next to my hand, since it doesn't have a spot that will hold it. Hey, it works! Love the craft-ship and craeft-ship of this. Beautiful!
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Absolutely amazing. You're ability to see quality timber, the ability to turn that timber into a piece of art and simply knowing how to work with your hands leads me to believe you're a master craftsman. Not a claim that can be made by many these days. Well done, I wish I had half your skills and ability. Great video as well, thank you for sharing.
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I wish this was an hour long, could watch this all day.
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I haven't watched a bow-making video since I watched the late great Chris Boyton. Such an amazing process from start to finish.
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Wonderful ❤ all my life i've been waiting to see all parts of the art of making longbow. My father build me my first bow when I was 6yo and that how it started :) grandfather was a woodworker so wood is the material that man can fall in love with 😂 i have been waiting very long and now Im happy. Best regards from Poland 🙌
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Incredible….a true Artisan at work 👏
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Watching this has made me want to go back and read the Thomas of Hookton Grail quest by Bernard Cornell,thank you
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Absolutely enjoyed watching every second of this, great skills beautiful bow, thankyou for the upload
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I really enjoyed watching this, thank you. It’s inspired me to have a go at making one myself 🏹
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Outstanding. Thank You. And the bird calls make me homesick too.