I'd definitely recommend ordering a couple of bowmaking videos from Bingham Projects and watching them several times. Making a lam bow isn't rocket science and you don't have to be a brain surgeon either, but it is a mechanical process and the steps must be followed in precise order. I really enjoyed the process, and doubly enjoy shooting a bow that I made for myself.

It's kinda pricey to get all the tooling together for that first bow, but every bow you make after that first one is a lot cheaper.

Ain't no doubt that a bow put together with a selection of exotic hardwoods from around the world is a lot prettier than a selfbow. It usually shoots the same arrow a good deal faster and with less handshock, too.

The beauty of a selfbow though... Even though there are some very handy tools that most guys consider basic selfbow tools, anybody that owns a hatchet and knifehas all the tools that are really needed to make one. So, except for time and labor,selfbows areFREE! [8D]