im 13 and my dad and i make self bows and arrows from scratch osage orange (hedgeapple) trees i was wondering if anyone out there makes self bows also and any input. we are currently finishing my bow and starting one out of wallnut
I make selfbows... when the fit takes hold of me. I made my own bows when I was a kid and didn't have any money. Now I'm retired and don't have any money. Just like being a kid again, but without the youth. [&:][8D]
Actually, the last half dozen or so I've made have been from red oak boards I got at Lowes or Home Depot. My back can't handle chopping down trees, splitting out staves and stuff but I can still have fun making and shooting my ownbows.
Here are a couple of websites where you might pick up a couple of tricks.
im 13 and my dad and i make self bows and arrows from scratch osage orange (hedgeapple) trees i was wondering if anyone out there makes self bows also and any input. we are currently finishing my bow and starting one out of wallnut
Well, I'm glad that there's at least one other teen out there that likes making and shooting traditional bows. All my friends that bowhunt are into the high tech modern bows. I'm 17 and I've made some bows. Most of mine are out of oak. I have yet to do a laminated one but for now, I like not having to worry about gluing up boards and just being able to make ones using a saw, hatchet and knife.
my problem is that i dont know how,i dont have money andi dont have any trees that grow in the vancouver,wa area that would work.at least i dont think they would(would plum, cherry,pine,hazelnut,birch,or indian plumwork?).so i basicaly have nothing.but i am very interested in bow making, so i think theres hope
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untried, have you considered making a self bow from a board? I bet you can come up with a suitable oak board from a lumberyard up there... Plus there are some great board bow tutorials on the net that we could point you to.
Hopefully I'll be attempting my first self bow this late winter/early spring
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"œNow then, get your weapons "” your quiver and bow "” and go out to the open country to hunt some wild game for me."
i just finished a bow from a red oak board. I tis about 40 - 45 pounds at 27 inches. It was lots of fun and is a joy to shoot. If you want a great bowbuilding site go to www.xsorbit4.com/users/buildabow/index.cgi
my problem is that i dont know how,i dont have money andi dont have any trees that grow in the vancouver,wa area that would work.at least i dont think they would(would plum, cherry,pine,hazelnut,birch,or indian plumwork?).so i basicaly have nothing.but i am very interested in bow making, so i think theres hope
Cherry would work well if you can cut a stave with no knots in it.
or even from a nut tree.
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i have looked at some good boardbow tutorials and find it confusing .i figured out mosst of it but i cant figure out this part
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Find mid limb on both limbs. Draw a line from the nock to the mid limb point on both sides of that limb. Repeat on the other limb. Slowly remove wood with a draw knife (what I use) or a saw
its from the george and joni page
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southern duck hunters:
'M R ducks"
"M R not"
"O S A R.C M B D wings"
"L I B. M R ducks
Give a man a fish and he will eat for a day. Teach a man to fish, and youll get skunked
self bows
we are currently finishing my bow and starting one out of wallnut
I made my own bows when I was a kid and didn't have any money. Now I'm retired and don't have any money. Just like being a kid again, but without the youth. [&:][8D]
