Survival Bows (Collecting the Stave, Improvised Draw Knife)

bpriddy92 Says:

Feb 11, 2012 - Its a matter of preference a compound will let you aim longer but a lot of people prefer the feel of a recurve

beaglesdc Says:

Feb 11, 2012 - i would pick neither i would make a California style bow look it up but if you don't like that i would pick a recurve bow

beaglesdc Says:

Feb 11, 2012 - i too am a young bow maker and one of two things and one that works is when you cut your staff thin the staff down about a 1/2 inch larger than you want your bow to be and then weigh it to see how much it weights write that down and every day weight it and as soon as it stops loosing weight for about 5 days finish your bow for shooting and when you string it gradually draw the string about an inch at a time

kylemcgeever Says:

Mar 16, 2012 - don't you need to soak the wood in water first to neutralize the pitch? i hear it makes it more flexible so it does not break.

condominator55 Says:

Mar 19, 2012 - ha he said hard wood

bikerdhill Says:

Mar 23, 2012 - I know this is old video, but just wanted to say that eye bolt tip in the vise grips is really great idea, I am a mechanic, and also a former chief scout, could find this tip very handy for many applications.

dizkoteck Says:

Mar 23, 2012 - ahh... THAT Canterbury!

biglouie2k8 Says:

Mar 26, 2012 - 12:07 Big nob.Ok.

Hunting4All Says:

Mar 27, 2012 - you are awesome

spiloFTW Says:

Mar 30, 2012 - a machette would be good too

sonnetxi Says:

Mar 30, 2012 - ill be scared that ill plunge that axe through my ribs

Halleluyoyo Says:

Mar 31, 2012 - question. My stave didn't split strait down the middle when I hammered the stakes. really I just took a chunk out of the stave. Any tips?

ALEX19066 Says:

Apr 1, 2012 - yes he is

KonstantinKuehn Says:

Apr 3, 2012 - yes he is

f1ddler1 Says:

Apr 6, 2012 - do you want your stave to always be from the trunk of a sapling or young tree? or does a branch work just as well.

xXhotshot55Xx Says:

Apr 6, 2012 - No the guy from dual survival is from this awesome YouTube channel.

MGSDrummer Says:

Apr 13, 2012 - yea he is

o0muttley0o Says:

Apr 19, 2012 - You can get really good leverage by clamping the grips down on something, then using a screw driver, drift pin, or whatever you have handy to turn the eye bolt a bit more. They can really save you a lot of time and effort, not to mention get really good clamping force on something. I picked some of that stuff up when working in the building trades as a tin knocker.

mysss29 Says:

Apr 22, 2012 - no, he's not not the guy from dual survival.

leastseen Says:

Apr 26, 2012 - i like how in every one of his vids you can see that dave carrys a crap load of stuff on his belt (cordage, what looks like a striker , multi-tool, a knife) it makes me feel alittle less wierd =) (gotta hate guys that say thay're perpared for anything but if anything crazy happend thay'd be boned from lack of for though)

TheQuiz23 Says:

Apr 27, 2012 - Yes he is

neekrat121212121 Says:

Apr 28, 2012 - Improvised draw knife!!! yet another awesome knowledge bomb via dave. Thanks for all your video's this bow making series is amazing. Your magazine is totally on my toy list

BLM925 Says:

May 8, 2012 - Hahaha 10:40 when he was using the pulley thē tiny stick fell!

TehShadower Says:

May 12, 2012 - You're 5'8? i assumed you were taller, you've got a lot of bulk.

MrBettsBoy Says:

May 13, 2012 - Yes he is!