RE: Wood Choices
 

I am just finishing up building my first bow I went with Hickory/Bamboo and it looks great and shoots very fast, I made a Reflex/deflex 68 inches long. I am now hooked on shooting only traditional bows and having a blast. When I finish up my last sanding with 220 and get her done I will post some pictures of my Bow, I am proud and happy to have made it with my own two hands ( which are very sore now) hahahaha. I am having 2 dozen wood arrows made by a friend of mine. what do ya'll think I should use for hunting tips my same thunder heads 100 gr? Bigdaddy

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Lets see it. I would love to build my own hickory or yew self bow. Maybe even ash. I am going to try to find a buildalong at the Baltimore traditional classic.

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Bigcountry, I will try and get some pictures up soon. This guy here in montgomery has bow building classes, he is good, There were 10 guys at the class last sat and most of us had them shooting at the end of the day. I am proud of my bow I did not think I could ever build my own. I will get some shots of it soon ok my friend. Bigdaddy

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Big,

Just a headsup, Gary Davis will be at the Traditional and Primitive Archery Expo in WV at the end of the month.

Don't know how far of a drive that would be for you.

http://www.bowyersjournal.com/uploads/expo_PDF.pdf

RE: Wood Choices
 

Who is Gary davis? I will try to find out more about him. Thanks for the heads up. About 3 hours for me. But sounds like its worth it.

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Sorry, Gary comes to our club every year for our big Primitive Shoot. He is a well know self-bowyer. He brings a bunch of osage staves with himand all the equipment and knowledge needed to build a self bow. I think he charges around $100 for the stave. Use of the equipment and his knowledge is free.You even make a flemish twist string (my son did very well on that). Be warned though, depending of how much work the stave needs, it could take anywhere between 6 and 12 hours to build one.

If you go a good idea is to give Gary a call and let him know what you are looking for. He may pick out a stave for you.

My son and I built one last year for my son. It turned out very well.

This year is my turn if Gary can make it here.