Thickness Jig For the Belt Sander I have this Ridgid Belt sander that i made a thickness sander jig for. It’s pretty simple and is […]
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Laminated Two Piece Oak English Longbow
Laminated Two Piece Oak English Longbow Target length of this Laminated Two Piece Oak English Longbow was 78″ Target draw weight of this Laminated Two […]
Continue readingSpine Testing, Arrow Shafts, Arrow Making and Arrow and Shaft Design for Wooden Arrows
Spine Testing, Arrow Shafts, Arrow Making and Arrow and Shaft Design for wooden arrows By arrow making, I mean from a piece of wood or […]
Continue readingOak Board Bow with Walnut Backing
Oak Board Bow with Walnut Backing – An American Flat Bow style A slight recurve at 7″ This was done on a form with dry […]
Continue readingMaple Backed Walnut Flat Bow
Maple Backed Walnut Flat Bow I think it’s ready for Tru oil. It started pulling 64#@28″ Which is a little heavier than I expected […]
Continue readingHickory Stick with a String (Primitive Bow)
Hickory Stick with a String (Primitive Bow) A very quick and dirty bow from a Hickory sapling. I left the bark on most of it. […]
Continue readingBuilding a wood bow
Building a wood bow So here is a little project I’m working on. I posted a few teasers elsewhere and was asked for more detail. […]
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Excerpt from http://www.stickbow.com/FEATURES/BOWBUILDING/tillering.CFM. Tiller is the difference between the upper limb and lower limbs measurements from the bowstring to the belly at the fadeouts. Bows […]
Continue readingStraightening a Warped Wood Bow
This will be my first post on my bow making experience. I finished this bow last fall. I started it about 35 years ago. […]
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