Quick Drying Bow Wood: How to Make a Bow Without Years of Waiting

I have a dry wood thats spit as 4.
Its been here for maybe 9 moths and reeeally dry. Can you turn that into a bow?
Its about one and a half meters long

Learned more in this video than 2 years of woodworking class back in high-school. Looking forward to watching more!

I didn't know native Americans were this smart

Question is this done with a recurve as well?

How did You get that chart?

Amazing video

Wood seems to crack after two nights inside an apartment. But if you seal the endgrain and leave some bark on, it appears you can dry wood next to your bed, without waking up from an insanely loud cracking noise. I'd say it is pretty dry after two weeks if the diameter is less than 5 cm. I usually make sculptures or walking sticks and not bows. But Im guna try. Also made three/4/5 string slide guitars. (Electric).

Thank you!

Sir why do you kill tree? Use tree branch so tree still lives

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Im not sure i understand why you want to preserve the inner bark. When youre shaving it down afterwards, that ruins the inner bark doesnt it? Perhaps im lost. Anyone know?

I only make crossbow prods, but I rough it out, seal any end grain cuts, and put it in a sealed PVC pipe with desiccant crystals for a week or so. Use plenty of crystals, you want them to cover the stave. I get more splits I imagine, but it drops 30% in weight in a week or so. Now full disclosure, I do not know what other properties the time drying transfers to the wood, but just drying wood like so many other things is much faster in the modern age. Kind of like burying it in the sand in the Sahara.

Hey would acrylic paint work for sealing end grain?

Is cedar a good wood to use?

Just collect bow wood throughout your life and you will end up some day with 20 years old vintage seasoned wood, plenty of experience and great prospects for mature bow projects. Do not forget to mention them in your will in case of early departure 😂

Will this work with pacific yew?

Its cool that you give your cousin's music a shoutout, hes pretty good!

thx for what u sayd in the end :D

why do you sound like the aperture guy??

Shooty stick videos 👍

I got a Major sideways curve, any recommendations to fix it?

nice

Awesome! i am learning so much by watching your videos, Had exactly that problem with wood cracking (i work with sapling atm for practise) when drying it in my appartment. Now i know what i gonna do in future! Thx alot

What if you live in a high humidity area where it averages anywhere from 70 - 90% humidity?

The background music is really good with this type of low key video.

Really insightful video. Thanks Man.

Let me just confirm: You don't need to hunt using a bow to feed your family, right? You get your groceries from the supermarket, correct? Good. You've just killed a tree for absolutely no fucking reason. Good job!

It’s a bit pedantic but technically a crack in wood is when you can look through and see daylight through the wood a shake is more accurate to describe what you are experiencing,

Also can wood be to dry? I've found a stave from 1973 in a barn? Would it be worth looking into

Could you do that with a penknife?

Probably the best videos on bow making there are.

do you need to dry the shaped and cut bow or dry the whole 'raw' branche ?

Can I quick dry hazel wood to make a bow? I also have a fair bit of blackthorn, but that is not very flexible. It would make a nice handle though...
I made myself a walking stick with blackthorn last year and it's the hardest wood I've had to play with so far!
Rose wood (from a rose bush) is nice but all the bits I was drying have split.
Do you think a bow made from blackthorn for the handle and the other bits made from Hazel would work ok?

how long for american elm? at 100 f ??

Hey, long time viewer. Question, man...
I got into trying a yew bow and noticed a hairline drying check going throughout the back of the stave and off the limb. (it's a molley)

I hear everything from chasing the ring, to putting glue in the cracks and backing it with rawhide.

What would you say?

Is this doomed to be "firewood" or could I glue it, back it and say my prayers?

Thanks in advance.

dear master, how to protect staves from insects? I cut an oak log. can I now cover staves with an antiseptic? Or oil.... what is better?

Can anyone tell me if is possible to smoke wood to dry it I can't find anything about it, if it's even possible

Great information, well done! 👏 👍🏻

I love your videos, it makes me want to start making my own self bows. Have you ever made your own arrows from scratch? I find people don't often share how they collect the right trees for it but it's a beautiful thing to watch as a whole process. Love your content, take care!

Hey. So what is your favorite wood to use you can harvest locally ? Your in northeast Us right ?

Love your podcasts Daniel thanks for sharing your knowledge on bow making.

Great video. Solar Kilns are also another faster way to dry wood

Hey Dan, do you have a design of how this box is made?

Hey Dan, I'm really enjoying your videos. I'm pretty new to bow building and I just found a real nice American Elm, about 5 1/2 inches in diameter, very straight and free of knots for about 6 ft. I intend to make my bow much like on this video. As far as drying, I 'm planning to put it on a form, once I've thinned it down to the pith and then place the form in my Attic for about a month or six weeks. I have a metal roof and expect the attic to be pretty hot during the summer, at least as hot as the interior of any car parked in the sun, 120 degrees or more. Is that too hot?

Thank you very much . Times are tight and down to making as much as I can myself . Thank you .

Very Informative thank you

amazing video in every aspect, thanks!