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Old 04-18-2005 | 07:10 AM
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Arthur P
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Default RE: wanna buy a recurve or long

For the recurve, I'd definitely recommend the ChekMate Falcon. www.recurves.com

The Samick Viper is a decent entry level longbow for around $200.

Or, if you're handy and don't mind a little do-it-yourself stuff, do some reading on Ferret's and Jawge's websites and learn how to make a bow from a piece of lumber. It takes longer to save up a couple hundred dollars - to get a storebought bow - than it takes to save up $10 to buy a good red oak board and make it yourself. You can do it. I was making my own bows when I was a lot younger than 14.

You can learn how to make your own flemish strings on this site. And there's a lot of nifty projects over here.

Summer vacation is coming up. Making some archery gear is a great way to keep from getting bored. Your homemade stuff might not be as fancy as your friends', but it'll be a lot cooler. "Wow! You MADE that?"

Whatever you wind up doing, enjoy.
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