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Hunting and shooting with the English longbow
Fitzcarraldo:
Well, I'm in the process now of finding a nice, straight-grained 1x2 at Home Depot. I don't have too much money to put towards broken bows, so I figure that since I'm likely to break the first, I might as well start cheap. I am thinking of backing it with linen.
Also, the jacket and tie look isn't too far off how I usually dress. Maybe I can make the transition to wearing it in the woods when I finish this bow... ;)
Kegan:
On another archeyr site I'm starting a hickory ELB build along. It should take a while, but I'd link it over here when I get started if you like.
Fitzcarraldo:
That'd be excellent, if you could link that buildalong. In fact, from what I'm reading, it sounds sort of like you're one of the best guys to talk to about building ELBs. Would you say a linen-backed Red Oak 1x2 would do the trick? Or would I need a thicker piece of wood to start with?
Bushman452:
All I can say is; there is no limits as far as hunting goes with ELBs. There are a few Australian websites that sell ELBs at 60-110 lbs. of draw. A bow that strong can down an elephant.
Kegan:
I'm far from anything special, most of my bows are just utilitarian. But the style bow you are building is alot like the bows Phil Silva builds and sells on Ebay. Most of my bows are at least 1" thick though, so maybe a thin laminate between the belly wood and the linen backing?
Here's the link. Sorry about the pictures, they're annoyingly jumbled and out of order (and not even of the best quality at times). I'm trying to get photobucket to work, but it's giving me trouble: http://www.archerytalk.com/vb/showthread.php?t=904088
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