This is where mankind was not so long ago, using a foot to hold his work and using whatever materials are available to him to make a bow and some arrows! We are so industrialized we forget that much of the world works just like that every day.
He looked so proud of his work. Be careful in gifting him tools and materials. Hopefully he won't be offended and will enjoy just making another bow.

Hi everyone..i'm new member here
this guy from indonesia..and so i am

i doing this same project, and FYI in indonesia is hard to get material or tools to build bow project,for example band saw price is about 500$

and for the solutions,we use hand/maualtools and its may cause very take a lot of time to build the bow..

hi and welcome aboard...

i hope this site will help you on building bow as a knowledge...

i can guess how hard to find some materials over in indonesia... on the other hand your country has other strengths like you can easily find moso bamboo plants and other woods for bow making i believe. etc.etc.

well well, i can be proud of myself that i cause all this to be in here at the first place and fujimo of course who has a such patience and good heart.

now take your boots off and start building up...

Hi Adrian,
pretty cool you made it over here!
I only know about manau/rattan from your country- is bamboo also grown there?
As I`m always fascinated by bowyers using very little powertools I also loved this    buildalong on POA ; ok he`s showing some better or better to say "other" equippment but in fact he`s building a way I would be scared to walk on...

Anyway I hope you`ll have a good time here and soak up usefull information while sharing nice hints from time to time    

Ed.: oh of course you got boo there...

Hello Andrian, welcome, as you will find out it is people from many countries here, learning and enjoying ourselves Bue--.    

very kind words ink, but just wanting to pay it forward.
and yes, a very HUGE thank you for bringing this young fella into the fold.

i was born and grew up in africa, from quite a poor family- certinally by western standards, in fact my mother used to make candy, and walk the streets selling it, so that she could put my older brother and sister through school- things were a bit better when i came along.
dont want to make this about me, but want people to understand, this is not about sympathy, or condescending arrogance- just want to help people who are prepared to help them selves. some people helped me get up in the world- and i was even  able to immigrate to canada 6 years ago. life is pretty darn good here!!

Yusuf and i are in contact with each other- and just taking it slow, as i figure out if we can do something, and if he even needs us to be involved.
what i can say- is that he is relatively recently married, and i am sure he is a rather busy young man right now   :eek:    :eek:      . but i am sure life will settle down for him, and he will retreat to his man cave- whatever that form or shape that is   :D .
he seems very content and happy, and i can see and appreciate that , being familiar how little it takes people to be content.

but Inksoup, i know you know exactly what i am talking about!!
you come from a part of the world that has its own issues. my wife travelled in turkey for about 3 months and worked on the med. she spent a lot of time in the interior- and she just loved it- one of the highlights of her life!!!

well....welcome aboard Adrian, you will enjoy this place, what kind of bows do you like, and do you build bows already- say how did you find this oldish topic here on this forum??
you will find people here very very helpful. its a whole heap of fun!!!

Thank's guys..

Inksoup & Moem --> so many bamboo plants here even they can be growth in our backyard,, such as we called Bamboo Tali,Bamboo Petung, Black Bamboo, Yellow bamboo, However,in Indonesian traditional Archery ( Mataraman Archery ) they usually use Bamboo Petung which grow on higher ground and always grow faced to the sunray..Bamboo petung is bigger and very thick than the other bamboo plants

and for the wood..we have a lot of kind hardwood ( Jati, Mahogani, Ramin, Borneo Ebony, Sulawesi Merbau, and  Black Papua Ironwood )

In the future, maybe i 'll take spare time from my real job to build the fiberglass limbs..because i've already my own riser that built from Ramin, mahogani and Merbau wood ( tri lam )

and i'll put the pic here as soon as possible

Thanks everyone

SALAM DARI INDONESIA  

Welcome!!! That video is awesome, well done  

thanks for kindness... but you did the big job here...  


andrian... i really would like to see this Mataraman thing in build along or some sample or the measurings etc.

i am very interested in such localized trads. if you can show us some that would be great...

best.

Nothing can stop a true passion!!

Edmond

Ink soup --- > this is mataraman Bow
   

as you seen..the limbs are bamboo petung, the riser Jati Wood

there's no nuts and bolts to joined riser and limbs..they use Rattan rope

Guys are having fun. Bue--.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S_k0bRv56-o

Andrian. Is the inside of the bamboo the bowlimb`s back? Bue--.

Bue --- > yes, is correct  

Reminds me a bit of the Bhutan bows mixed with modern 3pc^^
But the draw weight is not that high I guess?!