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chuck:
Has anyone got any ideas how to build a all bamboo long bow and how would yall tiller it. I have several designs glued up but I want a simply design thats farily simply to make. You see a friend of mine wants me to build his son a all bamboo bow so he can give it to him for a Christmas present. This is a special bow and it means alot to build this one right for him. His son is very sick and this will mean alot to him and I don't want to mess it up. It needs to be approx #45 . I have several different ways to tiller it but want some more ideas. I have been wanting to post on here you guys are some great bow builders. Thanks Chuck

chuck:
Well I have had a lot of views looking at this post. I didn't get any replys. Well today I started tillering the bamboo boo and I traped it on the belly and back to nearly 1/2 the width of the limb. I still couldn't get a bend in the limbs. I then started tillering the belly like I did on the previous bow. It started to come around and now it's down to where I can get a short brace string on it. Will work on it some more tomorrow. I keep yall posted.Chuck

bootboy:
just make a bamboo bundle bow.
 you can taper it so to speak by the adding or subtracting of length. Length of the smaller bamboopeices that you tie on that is.

Coo-wah-chobee:
Do you have a long enough piece of plain boo for youre purposes ?-bob

jpitts:
Chuck,
How'd it turn out? Any pics?

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