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The Ultimate Resource for Violin Bow Making Supplies
If you are coming to this site because you saw the bow maker Steven Beckley on the DIY Network's "Handmade Music " show, you can see his handmade violin bows on his violin bow maker site.At BowWorks we supply all of the materials required for the people who make, repair and restore Violin bows, Viola Bows, Cello Bows, Bass Bows and other bows for stringed instruments.
BowWorks was started in 1986 by Steven Beckley, who is also a bowmaker, when he realized that a central source of quality bow making materials was needed so he could concentrate on his work of making bows and spend less time hunting down the materials that he used.
Over the course of years, he has discovered the finest sources of shell, silver, exotic leather, horse hair, and the other supplies needed for the making restoration and repair of violin bows, and other bows for stringed Instruments. He has gathered all of these materials into a single source so you can concentrate better working on bows and spend less time finding the quality bowmaking materials that you need to practice your craft.
Here is the index to our online catalog
Take a look at some violin bows made by Steven Beckley.
News!
The Compass bow gauge by BowWorks has arrived!
Bow maker Steve Beckley, after years of working with prototypes in search of a better bow gauge, is happy to announce that The Compass is now available for purchase through BowWorks.com.
The Compass Gauge is made of 6061 aluminum. It is precision laser cut, bead blasted and clear anodized and then the text and graphics are laser engraved and acid stained for a tool that will give a lifetime of service. It is calibrated in half-millimeter increments from 5.5 mm to 11 mm.
What can the Compass do that other methods can't?
Light weight, under 23 grams.
- Fits in your pocket or on a string around your neck.
- Because of its octagonal shape it balances on the stick allowing your hands to be free to mark the gage's location or sight down the stick.
- By sighting through the hole it allows you to check head alignment with your facets.
- It not only tells you the height or width of your stick but also compares five facets at once to tell you how your facets compare to a proper octagon.
- Because of the octagonal outer shape when measuring width it also shows if the sides of your stick line up with the bows head plate.
And after it has worked for you all day just slip it on the optional Bow-Low tie accessory and the Compass can work for you all night, navigating you away from the squares towards those perfect octagons that round off so nicely. (But really I use mine in the shop, the gage just slips on and off so I don't have to try and remember were I set it down)
The Compass $75.00
30-day money back guarantee (so for those of you with 30 day net terms, that's a 30 day free trial!)
Optional Bow-Low tie $75.00NEW! Dehydrated Bows!
