To many, the idea of going to the woods, cutting down a tree, crafting a simple longbow, and taking a deer with it is nuts—very cool, but nuts. But for some, the idea is captivating: as it was, and ...

HOOD LEARNED HOW TO MAKE BOWS in his late teens, teaching at a survival school where a co-worker led bow-making clinics. Hood welcomed the chance to learn a new skill, but the work didn’t satisfy him ...

Have you ever wanted to make your own compound bow for fun or even fishing? [New creative DIY] shows us how in their YouTube video. Compound bows are very powerful in comparison to their longbow ...

Cello instructor Ben Kulp, right, plays a Bach cello suite with a bow recently purchased from bow-maker Eben Bodach-Turner, of East Montpelier, Vt., left, as he rehairs bows for students at the Upper ...