How NOT to FIRE HARDEN a Primitive Bow!

Following up on the previous video where we how to build a primitive whitewood survival bow from a live tree in under 24 hours, this video will take it one step further and fire harden the bow to improve performance and resistance to moisture problems. I've been building selfbows for a long time but this is the first time I've ever tried to fire harden a bow. I made plenty of mistakes trying to figure it out and left all that in the video so anyone that wants to incorporate this into their bow building might learn from them. Despite the mess ups, this little primitive elm flat bow turned out nice. It has no string follow at all and actually springs back to several inches of backset when unstrung. This is by far the best method I've ever seen for making a high performance bush bow in a survival situation. I'd feel very confident bow hunting big game with this bow. When it comes to survival skills, bushcraft, etc., this is definitely something you'll want to practice.

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