How to Make a Longbow

Have you always wanted to make your own Longbow (and Arrows!) and learn how to shoot using the equipment you made? Yes! Then you have something in common with me. I started out (a long time ago!) making my own Longbow because that is what I wanted to shoot with, my boyhood dream of becoming like my hero, Robin Hood, coupled with the scant availability of `off the shelf` Longbows meant I had to have a go at making my own! I started out using the garage as a workshop, never to house a car again! Eventually turning my new hobby into a full time business, my son, Philip and my wife, Lindsay, joined me in the business, Philip became the first Bowyer apprenticed to his father for hundreds of years. For the past few years Philip and myself have been making videos on the various aspects of Bow and Arrow making, trying to pass on my 35+ years of experience to a wider audience, passing on the knowledge to people like you! Here we present those videos, over time we will regularly upd ... Read full article.