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Start with a bow-building class (plus--two great bows)...
Gordon:
JD, when you said they are made of maple. Is that vine maple or another species?
Those are terriric bows for a first try (or any try for that matter). You are obviously a first rate teacher.
Dustybaer:
jd, those bows came out nice. you're a talented teacher.
when I attended such a class, i walked away with a mediocre bow. not the teachers fault, but there were too many students in the class for adequate time per student. but what the class did accomplish, was to take my fear of screwing up beyond recovery. i learned that if i go slowly and concentrate on what i'm doing i can turn out a bow that shoots. maybe not the fastest and maybe no perfect tiller, but that, i think comes with experience. the rest is devouring every written word i could find about bowyery, be it in books or on the web and talking to generous people who don't mind sharing their experience on forums like this. so, what i'm trying to say is: do the class, loose the fear, learn the basics and then start cranking them out, because every bow you make will be better than the previous one.
tarsus:
Does anyone know of any classes or are there any experienced bowyers in the Ky area? David
jamie:
very cool
Pat B:
Tarsus, Are you coming to the Classic. Gary Davis will be there and he can teach you lots about bow building. As a matter of fact, Lots of us can and will. ;D Pat
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