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I can't really help on a longer kit, but I will say you won't be saving much money making your own if you only want to make one or two. By the time you make the form, decide if you want to use air or what and buy those necessary parts, epoxy, materials etc. you will be close to that $300 mark. Plus there are some tools you will need, so if you don't have them you will have to ad that cost in as well. But you if you plan to make several bows it might be worth it. I make my own bows, not to save money, but because I enjoy making my own equipment. It's a lot of work, but it is fun. But I wouldn't do it just because you think you're going to save money. Plus there's a chance you could mess the first bow up, then you would definitely be over your $300 mark. Also, I found longbows easier to make than recurves when I was just starting out. Good luck.