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Osage bow for 33 inch draw
BowEd:
That sounds like a challenge build.I made flat self bow for a fella pulling 31" once.That was 68" long.It held up ok.He's killing deer with it.
Your friend will have to train himself to get a little closer to the game maybe.
2 minds are better than one with this build I'd say.
bownarra:
Drawlength is no problem simply scale a 'normal' bow.
28" draw bow - this bow needs to be 18% longer and wider.
1 1/4" width becomes - just under 1 1/2" width. Length 66" becomes 78". This is for a 'scaled' flatbow.
If you add sinew you can go shorter.
If you go wider you can go shorter.
You can go shorter than you think BUT string angle is the problem. Make it too short and you will have a stacky bow that is hard to be accurate with - the last thing this guy will want.
I personally would go down the sinew backed recurve route. The recurves will stop the stack. I would make it 67" ntn.
Funnily enough I've just made an osage recurve for a young man with a 30" draw. I made it 65" for safetys sake and he hasn't stopped growing yet!
bassman211:
That is very close to what we were going to attempt bownarra. Thank you for your input, and the rest of you guys.
George Tsoukalas:
I helped a friend with a 34" draw make an osage self bow. We made it a kittle over 72" in length. Jawge
organic_archer:
If you make it a true D-Bow, you can do draw length x2 plus a little for insurance. In your case, 66" is twice the draw, but I'd stretch it out to 70". Almost all my personal hunting bows are 70", and they're no more cumbersome in the woods than any other longbow.
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