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Drawknife:
While I'm learning to make self bows I had the idea that I should buy one to shoot now. Any recommendations? Been looking at gills bows. They look nice and have a super warranty. Any of yall ever bought a self bow?

PEARL DRUMS:
I don't know if buying one while your learning will do much more than lighten your wallet up. Unless you really just want a self bow. If I was in the market to buy one I would talk to Weylin at Swiftwood. He is on here often. Good self bows cost a bunch, be ready.

Drawknife:

--- Quote from: PEARL DRUMS/PEARLY/PD/DRUMS on February 11, 2020, 01:42:53 pm ---I don't know if buying one while your learning will do much more than lighten your wallet up. Unless you really just want a self bow. If I was in the market to buy one I would talk to Weylin at Swiftwood. He is on here often. Good self bows cost a bunch, be ready.

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Probably just lighten wallet. But I have been thinking of going down primitive trail full time and at the moment have nothing primitive to shoot. Just was thinking that something primitive to shoot and aspire to would be good. Thanks for recommendation I'll look into it.

WhistlingBadger:
I have two self-bows that I've bought.  One is a you-finish hickory flatbow from Crowshead archery.  I really like it.  Nothing fancy, and I don't know how long it will last, but it will get you shooting and it only costs around $120. 

The second is a black locust flatbow from Curt Brisky.  It cost about $300, and ended up being sort of a you-finish project too (I didn't like the color or the handle shape, so I redid them).  It is to date the only primitive bow I've ever killed anything with.  Shoots like a cannon.  He has some really nice looking bows in stock on his website for not much more than that, some for a bit less.

Mesophilic:

--- Quote from: Drawknife on February 11, 2020, 01:21:10 pm ---While I'm learning to make self bows I had the idea that I should buy one to shoot now. Any recommendations? Been looking at gills bows. They look nice and have a super warranty. Any of yall ever bought a self bow?

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My 2 cents, from an amateur,  it's worth considering if you have the budget. 

When starting out I really didn't know what I liked.  Part of the fun is the experimentation.  But having a bow made by an expert might help you figure out what you like. 

Comming from modern recurves, I was convinced that every bow needed an arrow shelf.  Took me a while to get over that and start shooting off my knuckle.   Now I won't even shoot the arrow shelved bows I made earlier

I was also convinced I liked a long bow, but now I fancy shorter flat bows.

If I could've had the opportunity to shoot a few different styles I may have gotten here via alot less staves.  Which if you can't harvest and season yourself, staves aren't cheap either.

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