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BITH Powhatan Style Red Oak Board Bow 52lb @ 26"

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Muskyman:
Great looking bow. Very nice video too.

bjrogg:
Nice bend. So glad you shared it

Bjrogg

willie:
Nice replication of a classic "primitive"
your youtube vid should be helpful for first timers as a buildalong
thanks for contributing so much with your first post.

Threy Cameron:

--- Quote from: GlisGlis on October 22, 2025, 07:26:49 am ---great work  :OK
a bow in its distilled essence
Can you feel it bend through the handle?

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I really appreciate the kind words. Yes I can definitely feel it bend through the handle and fades. I left the handle tillering till last as to get it bending just right. The vast majority of the bend early on was focused around the midlimbs before being brought into the handle area during the last 3 inches or so of tillering.

Threy Cameron:

--- Quote from: Pat B on October 22, 2025, 10:03:03 am ---Nice Sudbury style bow with a nice bend.  :OK
 I've heard some of the gum trees(Eucalyptus) make good bows and I believe you have locust planted there for erosion.

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I've heard of some stands of Black Locust on private land in different areas around NZ I'll have to look into that. We do have Black Maire as a good native bow wood here as well as some species of Kanuka or Manuka also curing some staves of Puriri so we'll see how that goes. Privet is another popular wood here for bowmaking, it was introduced some centuries ago and has become quite prolific and I hear makes a great bow.

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