How to make a lam bow.
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How to make a lam bow.
Did anyone read the artical on lam. bow making in the Traditional Bowhunter. Man did he make it look easy, I am definitly trying that this winter.
Ok I may get kicked off here for this but dose anyone else think that glass backed bows are better looking then self bows. I just like the lines of the glass bows and the color contrasts. There is one exception, the bow that is on the cover of the Bowyers Bible. I dont know if they all have the same cover but the one I have has what I think is a Yew bow, that bow is beautiful.
Ok I may get kicked off here for this but dose anyone else think that glass backed bows are better looking then self bows. I just like the lines of the glass bows and the color contrasts. There is one exception, the bow that is on the cover of the Bowyers Bible. I dont know if they all have the same cover but the one I have has what I think is a Yew bow, that bow is beautiful.
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RE: How to make a lam bow.
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]
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]
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RE: How to make a lam bow.
Dont get me wrong self bows are amazing, I just like the looks of the lam bow.
Ap I may pic up some of those vids. I am real excited to see what I can do. What I realy want to do is make 2 bows for 2 of my young relatives. They are the only hope in site for future archers in the family, all else is lost.
Ap I may pic up some of those vids. I am real excited to see what I can do. What I realy want to do is make 2 bows for 2 of my young relatives. They are the only hope in site for future archers in the family, all else is lost.
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RE: How to make a lam bow.
ORIGINAL: Arthur P
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]
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]
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