How to Make A Longbow

A bit like the nocks, handles give you the opportunity to personalise your bow, make it stand out, it also is the point in making a bow that I feel like it is finished, it somehow makes it a bow rather than a bendy bit of wood. We use materials that were common in the Victorian era, leather and woolen braids etc, we also apply some gold leaf trim top and bottom made by using Victorian patter wheels, this is our `trade mark` if you like, so come up with something unique to you, something you like. Below is a video to help you through the process of applying a handle...