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 ...

We all struggle to make bows from time to time, don’t we! There are so many different ways to tackle bow-making and goodness knows, the experts make it look so easy! I’m envious of those crafters who ...

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 ...