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Title: Can anybody tell me how to build a bow from a board?
Post by: pokeanhope on January 03, 2010, 10:32:00 PM

I have never built a bow befor, and at a wood shop near my house they have some really good looking boards. Most are big enough to make 2 or 3 long bows, but i dont want to spend the $40 on one till i know how to build one if that makes since. Any advice be helpfull guys.

Title: Re: Can anybody tell me how to build a bow from a board?
Post by: pokeanhope on January 03, 2010, 10:35:00 PM

I just found a link on another post telling me how. Dont know how to delet this one lol
thanks anyway guys

Title: Re: Can anybody tell me how to build a bow from a board?
Post by: Magnum in Ms on January 03, 2010, 10:37:00 PM

I am in the process of making my first and found Sam Harpers instructions very helpfull.

http://www.poorfolkbows.com/oak.htm

Title: Re: Can anybody tell me how to build a bow from a board?
Post by: Innocente on January 04, 2010, 12:07:00 AM

yep, follow sam harper, you'll be happy you did.

Title: Re: Can anybody tell me how to build a bow from a board?
Post by: bowur on January 04, 2010, 06:41:00 AM

I would suggest using hickory. Its really cheap and incredibly strong. I get the board, rip it in half, and then make two pyramid bows out of it around 66" long tapering from 2" to 1/2"

Title: Re: Can anybody tell me how to build a bow from a board?
Post by: R.W. on January 04, 2010, 07:38:00 AM

See 4est Trekker's build-a-long on this forum (So you wanna build a bow)

It is the BEST board bow build a long I have ever read.

You can't go wrong if you follow his directions.

R.W.

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