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You have to be obsessed if you want to make bows, says Warrick Harvey (28) in his workshop on the family farm Tuli Circle near East London.
“I think day and night about how to improve my bows,” he adds.

His passion for archery began as a child, and although he has grown into a commercial diver, his love of bows still defines him. In fact, he spends almost all of his time crafting bows when he's not as far away as America and the Middle East.
In 2006, he made his first laminated bow, which he sold to a friend. Others followed, for which he found a surprisingly ready market. By 2015, he had enough tools, machinery, skills, and, above all, self-confidence to launch Harvey Archery.
Today, he produces bows for customers in South Africa, Namibia, Botswana, the USA, Great Britain, and the Far East. Most are hunters and archers—including British archery champion Wolfie Hughes—but some buy Warrick's bows simply for their beauty.
Wood, the central component of all Warrick bows.

Warrick's favorites include African padauk, Brazilian lacewood, zebrawood, maple, walnut, and teak.
Warrick also plans to use local wild olive wood, which Xhosa artisans like to use for knobkierries because of its exceptional durability.
Bone, horn and ivory from warthogs, giraffes, zebras, impalas and other wild animals are used for tips and handle overlays.
Harvey bows are predominantly between 27lbs and 60lbs and have undergone numerous improvements and optimizations over the years.
On average, Warrick spends 50 hours crafting a bow. During this time, patience is the only protection against mistakes that often require restarting the entire crafting process.

"I haven't made a mistake in a while," says Warrick. "I'm not rushing."