DIY Archery Shop, How Much Does It Cost!?

DIY Archery Shop, How Much Does It Cost!? .. Dan Staton of Elkshape breaks down all of the archery tools he's accumulated over the years, and most recently put into the new shop/studio. This is a complete breakdown of all the things to think about when putting together your own at home archery shop. #elkshape #diy

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[DFREMbowman]

Running the full size Decut saw with the foot pedal. No complaints so far. Solid and well built. Also has micro adjustments for length.

[rogerhook]

Knowledge is power, so learning to work on your own bow is a good thing. Not every archery shop will help you learn how to build a bow. I decided a few years ago that I wanted to learn the process and when I asked a pro shop to show me the ropes, they replied, "if we do that you won't need us any longer." I put together a home archery shop over the course of a couple of years that closely resembles what you recommend. Now, when I need to change something on my bow, I simply go to the archery shop and do it myself. No driving, waiting, begging for work to be done. I get to learn, change things and put them together the way I want. Thanks for the work.

[williambowfishing]

Personally I run a Weston and it's been very good to me. Cuts well, holds rpms pretty good, and very well built!

[mmcguire]

So envious, maybe one day I’ll be able to get a press. Right now I’m using a modified bicycle vice to hold my bow. But I’m not sure how you can work in a “black” shop….then again I wear glasses too. I’m using a Bohning Cauldron at 3 degrees R helical for my Max Stealth vanes, and a Bitz with the R clamp for my 4 fletch target arrows using Q2i vanes. I also built my own arrows spinner using bearings out of fidget spinners. Hey, I’m a senior on a fixed income. Gotta make do.

[EthanPageHunter]

A miter saw with a cut off wheel and make a little wood cradle for the arrow as a zero clearance. Phenomenal cuts. How I build all my arrows.

[jeffriggs]

I use a WESTON arrow saw. Not too expensive works great

[robertmwilliamsjr]

Arrow Saw - X-spot Mini/Decut Mini has been great for me but now that the full size is on sale for only like $20 more I'd probably go for that one if buying again. Some people complain that there is play in the mini but if you set it up correctly I have found it to be rock solid

[THEjbope]

Decut Archery makes a great arrow saw for $209. I think you would find it to be very reliable.

[ryanrumelhart]

Had both the bubble levels come off my podium archery string level. Also had the glue fail on a podium archery stabilizer. Reached out to Josh on the stabilizer, he was going to send me a new stab but it was an easy fix on my end (J/B weld). So excellent customer service there. For the string level; I just reglued the bubbles back on the with gorilla super glue but my confidence level dropped a notch on podium products. I get so much info and entertainment from both Josh and Dan on this channel that I want to support them both but also wanted to give some honest feedback. Dan had the same issue with the string level so probably not a one-off.

[douglasjohnson]

I bought a weston arrow saw and I'm pretty happy with it

[midwestsportsmanlife]

@elkshape I love that you guys are encouraging other people to do this. I have a channel because of your words. I thought wtf why not.

[danpeters]

Hi Dan
I second the Carbon Express saw. Bought one from Josh! $150 great saw for the buck.

[simpsonbj]

x-spot pro arrow saw does a great job for me cutting my arrows. I am slowly putting together my own garage shop myself and I have been happy with that arrow saw.

[Bowhunterohio]

Nice shop. I’ve been in the process of building one for a while now and I have 2 things left. Bow press and arrow saw. I’ve even been building my own arrows for a couple years now but I just go to my pro shop and they cut them to size for me. I definitely gotta get a arrow saw. I have a cheap bow vise though. I would love to get the OMP vise. They are awesome and worth the money. The arrow level Hamskea just come out with is a must to. I can’t wait to get my shop together. It will be nice to not have to worry about going to the pro shop all the time.

[octane]

I’ve learned so much from all of you guys, and I actually started building my own little shop to work on my own bow. Keep the good info coming and hope you get 100k soon!

[joncarlodagle]

Started to do my own veins with a blitz jig and now I’m diving deeper into doing my own stuff love the channel, looks like you’ve got a good group of guys there!

[Watchoutwhitetails]

Dan man Thanks for the tips, I’m buying my own DIY setup I’m gonna start in the basement but I’m motivated to grow and do what you guys do I love the sport I love to learn and grow so thankyou guys for keeping the sport alive and learning together!!!

[brianlattimer]

So much good info as always! Got my 2023 elk hunt set up! You guys are a Big part of my journey!!! Thx for all your efforts.

[bowhunter]

I bought a weston arrow saw. It's sturdy and works great. $159.99 on Amazon

[drewolm]

Westin arrow saw. About $150.

One thing about diy is that you can do it all as soon as you want. No waiting on a pro shop, no “Friday” or “Monday” style half ass bow maintenance. Plus, the less time you are spending wasting a techs time with stuff you should be doing, is time they can spend getting new people really dialed in and new people really need that.