Catskill Forest Assoc, U.S.A.
March 2014
Interview with WIOX 91.3FM
"Primitive Bow Making with JWB Bows"

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Ulster Magazine, U.S.A.
Fall 2015

Magazine Article
"The Bow Pro"


Bushcraft Magazine, U.K.
Autumn 2015

Magazine Article
"Steam Bending Wood"


New Paltz Times, U.S.A.
January 2018

Newspaper Article
"Propelled by History"


JWB is an internationally known bowyer, located in the New York Catskill Mountains, who embraces the craft traditionally. His methods are rooted in history as he processes all his materials by hand -- from harvesting and processing the wood from the forest, making his own glue from fish air bladders and flakes of tendon, untwisting and flattening horn into plates, and always varying fabrication techniques from various cultures around the globe.  Jason’s repertoire ranges in eras and locations around the world: from the Asiatic and Eurasian composite horn bows to the long bows, recurves, and other individual styles of the indigenous peoples of Northern Europe and North America. Each JWB Bow is unique, crafted by hand, and roots into a heritage shared by humans across the earth.   You can find us on FACEBOOK , INSTAGRAM, and  YOUTUBE.

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War Bows
February 2019

Mike Loades
Composite Bows Chapter


JWB Bows is extremely grateful for all those who have and continue to inspire, teach, and support the craft.

Sean Beever, Engineer & Woodworker
Woody Blackwell, Stone Tools

Dr. Errett Callahan, American Archaeologist, Flintknapper, and Pioneer
​Jason Drevenak, The North American Bushcraft School
James Allen Fulcher, Keepers of the Earth, School of Primitive Skills

Robert Molineaux, Researcher

Rolando, Alexandra, and Luka Negoita, Atelier Pipes

Dr. Zoran Pavlović, Historian

Hoppy Quick, The Catskills Mountain Woodsman

Glenn Smith, Stone Tools & Bowyer
Mike Tarbell, Iroquois Indian Museum

Ryan Trapani, The Catskills Forest Association

Dr. Ulrich Wellner, Researcher

A&M Hardware, Accord, NY, U.S.A.
A&M Wood Specialty, Cambridge, ON, Canada

Applestone Meat Company, Stone Ridge, NY, U.S.A.
Atlantic Coral Enterprise, Inc., St. Augustine, FL, U.S.A.

Cobblestone Valley Farm, Homer, NY, U.S.A.

Field+Supply, Stone Ridge, NY, U.S.A.

Filson, New York City, NY, U.S.A.

Four Winds Farm, Gardiner, NY, U.S.A.

Highland Farm, Germantown, NY, U.S.A.
KC Fabrications, Gardiner, NY, U.S.A.

Northern Grade, High Falls, NY, U.S.A.

Southern Bamboo, Jackson, MS, U.S.A.
Westwind Orchard, Accord, NY, U.S.A.