#primitivearchery

[sylvanbowyer]

Blueboi made from Green Ash (fraxinus pennsylvanica) with full draw specs of about 40# @ 27". A gentle deflex/recurve profile, centerline at the top of the handle (asym and a bit of positive tiller), a heat treated belly, a whipped hemp cordage handle, some blue paint on the back, black ram horn tips wrapped with sinew, and walnut oil/beeswax sealant. . . . . . . #bushcraft #wildernessskills #primitiveskills #traditionalskills #selfreliance #selftaught #artisan #woodworking #handmade #handcrafted #handtools #woodcraft #naturalmaterials #bowmaking #bowmaker #bowyer #archery #traditionalarchery #traditionalbowyer #primitivearchery #primitivebowyer #bowsnarrows #longbow #selfbow #recurvebow #custombow #woodenbow #handmadebow #woodenarrows #handmadearrows https://www.instagram.com/p/B85CjPSD9AO/?igshid=bszj6z5mbwz1

[ces614]

My mobile bow making set up 😊 Otherwise know as the mess in the back of my vehicle. I often need to get a potential bow quickly roughed out immediately after harvesting so it will dry properly without cracking. I use the drawknife for big pieces, then the spokeshave for around knots. I'll clamp this stave to a board for a week and then finish the rest of the bow with rasps and cabinet scrapers. Look how pretty this piece of vine maple is. Took me hours to find it, but there's no knots and this sapling told me it really wants to be a bow! #bowyer #longbow #deadlystick #primitivearchery #traditionalarchery #archery

[sylvanbowyer]

After many years I still haven't come across a job that's too big for the little Gransfors Wildlife Hatchet. It's my most trusted tool. Give me a couple ironwood wedges and I can do just about anything with it. Easy peasy. . . . . . . #bushcraft #wildernessskills #primitiveskills #traditionalskills #selfreliance #selftaught #artisan #woodworking #handmade #handcrafted #handtools #woodcraft #naturalmaterials #bowmaking #bowmaker #bowyer #archery #traditionalarchery #traditionalbowyer #primitivearchery #primitivebowyer #bowsnarrows #longbow #selfbow #recurvebow #custombow #woodenbow #handmadebow #woodenarrows #handmadearrows https://www.instagram.com/p/Bx1FcZMBuPX/?igshid=1465wh229kxf4

[sylvanbowyer]

Roughing out an S-handle flatbow. Me and this hatchet, we get along. It's been my most trusted tool for years, and I trust that my hands know it well enough to swing boldly with precision and not miss my mark. . . . . . . #bushcraft #wildernessskills #primitiveskills #traditionalskills #selfreliance #selftaught #artisan #woodworking #handmade #handcrafted #handtools #woodcraft #naturalmaterials #bowmaking #bowmaker #bowyer #archery #traditionalarchery #traditionalbowyer #primitivearchery #primitivebowyer #bowsnarrows #longbow #selfbow #recurvebow #custombow #woodenbow #handmadebow #woodenarrows #handmadearrows

[sylvanbowyer]

This is the second bow that's failed while breaking it in during snaps of cold weather. Lesson learned. Patience, patience, patience. . . . . . . #bushcraft #wildernessskills #primitiveskills #traditionalskills #selfreliance #selftaught #artisan #woodworking #handmade #handcrafted #handtools #woodcraft #naturalmaterials #bowmaking #bowmaker #bowyer #archery #traditionalarchery #traditionalbowyer #primitivearchery #primitivebowyer #bowsnarrows #longbow #selfbow #recurvebow #custombow #woodenbow #handmadebow #woodenarrows #handmadearrows

[sylvanbowyer]

It's important to take time to sit with things and have a look at what went wrong. Sometimes a bow just wasn't meant to be a bow, but there's always something to see, even if it's something as simple as the way we engage with the world. This one will receive the same care and attention on its way back to the forest as it did on its way to my workshop. A little smoke blessing of Chaga, Amadou, Tobacco, Sage and Palo Santo as a token of gratitude, then some time on the table until it's ready to go home. . . . . . . #bushcraft #wildernessskills #primitiveskills #traditionalskills #selfreliance #selftaught #artisan #woodworking #handmade #handcrafted #handtools #woodcraft #naturalmaterials #bowmaking #bowmaker #bowyer #archery #traditionalarchery #traditionalbowyer #primitivearchery #primitivebowyer #bowsnarrows #longbow #selfbow #recurvebow #custombow #woodenbow #handmadebow #woodenarrows #handmadearrows

[sylvanbowyer]

Full draw on the pyramid bow that I posted earlier. I made this one for my stepfather. He's a really awesome person and I'm very grateful to have him in my life. So, he gets a custom handmade hunting bow as a token of that gratitude. Le <3 . . . . . . #bushcraft #wildernessskills #primitiveskills #traditionalskills #selfreliance #selftaught #artisan #woodworking #handmade #handcrafted #handtools #woodcraft #naturalmaterials #bowmaking #bowmaker #bowyer #archery #traditionalarchery #traditionalbowyer #primitivearchery #primitivebowyer #bowsnarrows #longbow #selfbow #recurvebow #custombow #woodenbow #handmadebow #woodenarrows #handmadearrows

[sylvanbowyer]

This one took a lot of steam and work to get into shape. Each limb had opposing twist and the handle section had a sideways kink but I kept at it and wound up with a pleasing profile. It'll be a lightweight bow, perhaps even just an art piece, but I love how it turned out. Perseverance :) . . . . . . #bushcraft #wildernessskills #primitiveskills #traditionalskills #selfreliance #selftaught #artisan #woodworking #handmade #handcrafted #handtools #woodcraft #naturalmaterials #bowmaking #bowmaker #bowyer #archery #traditionalarchery #traditionalbowyer #primitivearchery #primitivebowyer #bowsnarrows #longbow #selfbow #recurvebow #custombow #woodenbow #handmadebow #woodenarrows #handmadearrows