The Primitive Archery Podcast

On this episode Tony and Caleb chat with Robert Garcia of Garcia Primitives. Robert is a bowyer, blacksmith, tattoo artist, and all around craftsmen. 

On this episode, Tony and Caleb are interviewing one of the most prolific bowyers of our time. Mr. Strunk helped write the Bowyers Bible Vol. 1 and has instructed new bowyers for decades. If you would like to purchase a bow from him or sign up for a class you can find his contact info on his website here https://spiritlongbow.com/

Caleb interviews Trevor Johnson who masterfully crafts English Longbows from pacific yew. Trevor has a great story and truly loves to build bows.

On this episode Tony talks with Kevin about flight archery, primitive archer magazine, and optimizing the capability of primitive bows for performance.

After our podcast hiatus during hunting season, we are ready to dive back into the bow building and podcasting. Join us as we discuss our hunting seasons,  plans for 2025, and our current stave situations.

Jamie is the owner of Ravenbeak Natureworks, he is renowned for his beautiful English Longbows and bowbuilding workshops.

On this episode Tony interviews Dan Santana, a bowyer that uses many woods to make bows out of various styles. 

Steven owns Provision Longbows, where he is well known for his extreme bow designs. Steven pushes selfbows to the limits by heat bending them into heavy Reflex deflex profiles.

Nick is a talented young bowyer and bowhunter from Louisiana. He has some great stories he shares in this episode with Tony.

Correy is a experienced bowyer who works with a variety of woods to make various different bow designs, encompassing many different historical designs.

Clay Hayes is the winner of "Alone Season 8" on the history channel, but was well known to the primitive archery scene with his instructional videos on youtube for years before winning the survival show. He is an avid bowyer, hunter, and homesteader. 

Jason is the president of the Oklahoma Selfbow Society, which puts on the Oklahoma Selfbow Jamboree (OJAM) which is one of the biggest bow building festivals in the country. Jason And the OSS grow the sport with an emphasis on helping children get into archery.

Tony is a world champion Selfbow shooter, and accomplished hunter with the bows he makes. Everyone in the competitive circuit knows Tony as incredibly accurate, generous, and fun to be around. Hopefully you enjoy this conversation with my fellow host of the podcast.

Mike Yancey is a master bowyer, and one of the most accomplished primitive bowhunters alive. He also is a highly skilled trapper and flintlock rifle maker. 

Join us for our debut episode! Kicking it off right with one of the top bowyers out there as a guest. Weylin is extremely talented, humble, and likeable. I hope you enjoy learning about him as much as i did.