Venoy, I think the material is polyester. The pattern is awesome, looks like the real thing.

The only recurve I have made is by gluing a static tip to the back side of the limb tip and shaping it.

I think steam would work better but have heard of guys using boiling water. I had an osage bow that a buddy made with recurves that were put in using steam heat. It was an awfully nice shooter and very fast.

Fellow on another forum who specializes in recurved self bow made one a while back that chronoe'd in the 190's.

If you subscribe to Primitive Archer you should check out their forum. Some of the finest self-bow builders in the world hanging out there.

http://residents.bowhunting.net/stic...g/static1.html

http://groups.msn.com/ferretsarchery...ow.msnw?Page=1


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