The fear involved...
I hate bow making. I love it too, but sometimes I hate it. I really do. There comes a time in every bows life when it is time to string...
A juniper flat bow, Swiss cheese style
At a time of year when I usually bring home a lot of bow wood from the forest, my son brings home colds from kindergarten. So, with a...
The wood that must not be named... (Plum. It's plum. I made a plum flatbow.)
Plum is often considered a first rate bow wood. It has but two small problems. One, it's hard to find, and even if you do find it it's...
Yew, birch and ash equals pretty darn good!
This morning I put the final coat of finish on a bow I've been working on for a while. Not that it's been a particularly difficult bow to...
A bow with a cigarette holder
Ever been irritated by the fact that there is just no good place to put your cigarette while shooting a bow? You can't have the cigarette...
The elvish longbow
A while back I was contacted by a guy who wanted an elvish longbow. Most of us, I assume, would agree that elves never existed and,...
Traditional bows, new format – welcome to a reboot!
I have been making traditional and historical bows for many years now. And during that time I've had a blog. As I went from just an...
