'The DEEPEST SECRETS of BOWMAKING’ 

By Keith Sleeman

Over the last 50 years we have seen a renaissance in fine bowmaking. The finest bowmaking is about craftsmanship, aesthetics and knowledge and of course, the availability of high quality raw materials. Especially since the beginning of this century, an ever increasing number of great bowmakers have been refining their skills, aesthetics and knowledge to produce often spectacular results. Yet, the most difficult and mysterious aspect of bowmaking is knowledge.

The point of this small, yet timely book, is to touch upon the deepest secrets of bowmaking. Rather than being a workshop manual, it describes the principals on which a bow can be refined and brought to it’s most perfect state of playability.
I hope that it will provide a meeting point between the dedicated musician - and the bowmaker who’s aim it is to provide them with very best tool for musical creation and expression.


To be published in spring 2023. If you are interested in receiving a signed copy of this book please write to me here: