Selfbow bowyers

[Ari]

I'm looking at buying an Osage self bow and want to know some bowyers to get an idea of whats out there, so if you know any names shoot away.

Cheers Ari

[Dean Marlow]

Ted Fry Raptor Archery. He has a web site. Got some real good looking selfbows on there. Great guy to talk to. Dean

[Benner]

Mike Yancey of Pine Hollow Longbows.

[cheech1]

ed scott of owl bows

[fujimo]

check bert frelink- hes on tradgand- i forget the name of his business off hand

[Mark Smeltzer]

No disrespect against some of the a fore mentioned builders, but make your own you will be self   sufficient from there out, just a learning curve.

Mark

[scrub-buster]

I second the make your own.  It is fun and addicting.  Although I would love to own an Ed Scott bow.

[Ari]

How much would it cost to get the tools required to do it myself?

Also I would need to check the avalibility of Osage in Australia.

Cheers Ari

[Steve B.]

Raptor Archery.  If its your first I would own and shoot one of his bows then decide what you will build.  Either way, call him (Ted Fry) before doing anything.

[hunter's dad]

Ari.....I'm getting some osage stakes in a couple weeks.I'll get with you to send them to you for shipping costs only....I'm just starting out my self building selfbows and feel lucking to have some osage right off the bat....I'll cut my teeth on some board bows first,though.     Dan  

[hunter's dad]

lucky

[Ari]

Thanks for the offer, but ill need to look into it before I decide if ill make my own yet.

[rainman]

Dryad bows or Genesis Selfbows.  Dryad is a sponsor and makes great bows in either fiberglass, or natural.  Genesis Selfbows has been around since before Tradgang started.  J. D. Jones owns Genesis.  Look up some of his tutorials.

[rainman]

Cheapest way for you all around is probably to buy a blank from Gary Davis, Rattlestick bow blanks.  They are almost done when you get them, you finish them.

[scrub-buster]

Gary Davis is a great guy.  His blanks are amazing.

[Roy Steele]

I only build a few bows a year.Mosty for friends or myself but after 20 years word of mouth gets around.Cuts into my buck hunting. And spring gobbler hunt also so it's only late winter and summer for me.
  So I agree with some of the others buy and osage stave and build your own.I'm sure there's some kind of wood there to build a bow or two for the exspence untill your osage stave shows up.
 Plus it will mean so much more to you then.I know 20 years ago it did it for me it did.And when you kill your first animal with it.You've just did what few people will ever do.
  BUILD YOUR OWN you won't regret it.

[Ari]

Who makes the best selfbow making tutorial, thinking its gonna be the best way to see whats involved in doing it myself.

Thanks for all the advice.

[rainman]

Once again try Gary Davis Rattlestik bows for DVD.  Haven't seen the DVD but have seen Gary teach over 30 people in person, he knows his stuff and is a great teacher so I expect his DVD to be very good.

[Pat B]

George Tsoukalas' website has everything you need to know about building wood bows from staves to boards as well as strings, arrows, etc. Can't go wrong there...and it is free.

[KellyG]

Hmm this SITE and it is interactive. If you find a build a long or how too, you like but have question you simply PM the author. Plus you make your own build along and get more advise and can muddle along with Hova and I.
Kelly