Making the Self Yew Longbow Part 4 - Tillering & Final Thoughts.
The 4th and final instalment of my series of videos on how I made my self yew longbow. Here I describe how I added the horn nocks and tillered the bow, before looking back on how the bow has performed over the intervening 7 years, with some thoughts on how I might do things differently were I to make another bow.
Please ignore the constant traffic noise in the background. I live beside a busy road, plagued by heavy lorries, and there is nowhere in my house where I could record the footage and voice over without the mic picking it up.
A huge debt of thanks goes to Ben Perkins of Barbow Archery, for his help and advice, without which this project would never have got off the ground. Ben produces some of the most functional, practical and visually appealing flat bows .
Video Summary
AI GeneratedNick Birmingham concludes his self-view longbow series by explaining the final stages of construction. He details the installation of horn nocks to protect the wood and provide string attachment points, followed by the critical process of tillering to ensure the bow bends evenly and reaches the desired draw weight.