Roughing out with handtools

[arachnid]

Here`s a really easy way of doing it all with a draw knife:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-XyJ14yeEnI&list=PLF4715AC49E1F13CE

[Badger]

  That guy does great vidios. Somone should give him his own TV show.

[George Tsoukalas]

Hand axe first and then my drawknife are what I use. Jawge

[soy]

dang old bow villa there can almost reduce thickness on fast forward as fast Chicken Hawk in real time great video

[George Tsoukalas]

Excellent videos by Clay Hayes. I watched them awhile ago.
Jawge

[arachnid]

From all the selfbow building videos out there, his are by far the easiest for beginners to understand. You should watch part 1 where he's chasing a ring- he explains the process very good and detailed. Only by watching his videos was I ably to understand ring chasing.
To bad he's not posting videos very often...

Why aren't any of you guys posting videos? The are very skilled bowyers here and if PA's goal is to "pass it on", youtube is a very good way to do it.
Just my humble thoughts...

[mullet]

it would be counter productive for the site to direct people to leave and go to another one.

[Tillstave]

I have a jig for cutting staves on my bandsaw ( yes, sometimes it cuts across the grain), but its much faster. Other than that, I use Pappy's method.

[arachnid]

it would be counter productive for the site to direct people to leave and go to another one.

I didn't mean that PA needs a youtube channel. I ment individual bowyers should post videos. Or maybe PA should have a video section here on the site.
Again, just my humble thoughts.... don't want to hyjack the thread.

[Jodocus]

For handle and fades, I make a few saw cuts at the deepest spots to stop the splits, and then split it out with a chisel, definde the slopes with a sharp carving chisel, finally round it with a rasp. Matter of minutes that way.

[huisme]

Machete. So much machete. People are afraid to watch me machete because they think I'm going to machete right through the stave.

[crooketarrow]

 I'VE NEVER MADE A BOW OTHER THAN HAND TOOLS.

  When your standing holding your bow cut out with a band saw,sanded down with a sander.
 Can you say, I really put my heart and soul into this one.

  What wrong with a little burt engery and sweat.

 Or are we all in such good shape we don't need to burn a little engery.

 

[Slackbunny]

it would be counter productive for the site to direct people to leave and go to another one.

I didn't mean that PA needs a youtube channel. I ment individual bowyers should post videos. Or maybe PA should have a video section here on the site.
Again, just my humble thoughts.... don't want to hyjack the thread.

Other sites maintain libraries of videos and have a video player embedded right on the website. That could be a nice addition here.

But I also think a youtube channel would be more likely to direct traffic to this site than away from it. Its the first place many do-it-yourselfer's will go, and if they start watching videos with links to this site, they're most likely going to check it out. The internet is all about cross-promotion, and getting your links in as many places as possible. Introverted websites tend not to do as well from a revenue standpoint.

[bubby]

Crooktarrow i put everything into every bow, arrow, quiver or knapping everytime power tools or not, sit in judgement all ya want you do things your way I'll do mine my way

[Mark Smeltzer]

I have ruined one to many bows with the band saw. I use a hatchet and draw knife to rough out the bow and then the belt sander for the dips a fades.
As far as only hand tools and power tools being sacrilegious.... I say to each his own.

Mark