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Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: chriss880 on March 14, 2010, 09:55:24 am
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i made about 5 bows..... and they have all cracked i either make them and they are too thin and they strech good or they are too thick and they don"t... really want to make a bow that is good quality shoots really good and wood. and i do have a yew bush right outside of my house just to let you know. if someone could make me a step by step instructions... forever grateful! thanks!
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can someone please anwser the questian
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here is the best buildalong I've ever seen.
If you don't know what to do at one certain step , just ask and make a photo ;)
http://www.primitivearcher.com/smf/index.php/topic,3895.msg54507.html#msg54507 (http://www.primitivearcher.com/smf/index.php/topic,3895.msg54507.html#msg54507)
Gruß acker
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i don't have anything to steam it
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Chris, you need to go to Jawge's site. It has all the information youwill need to build a great bow.
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what is the url?
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I'm looking for it. sent you another PM
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Hey Chriss,
I dont build stave bows, use quartersawn boards, and only make true self bows.....other wise would be glad to help you out.
Rich
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I'd say the yew bush should be left to beautify your yard. Thanks, Mullet. Jawge
http://georgeandjoni.home.comcast.net/~georgeandjoni/
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anyone have a yew bow buildalong?
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If you are wanting to learn to tiller and eventually to make a bow both of the sites posted above will give you plenty of information. When you get to a specific place and get stumped do as acker said and post a few pics of the problem and ask specific questions.
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A build along for any kind of bow is going to be about the same. You still have to learn the basics, or add number six to that list.
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Don't work with yew yet.
Start with Hickory , Hazel , Ash , Elder.
Hazel or Elder, if it grows where you life , is a pretty good wood for starting .
You can dry it quick and the stave a normally very straight.
Gruß acker
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Were your original bows from staves or boards? If boards, what wood?
Frode
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The bowyers bible one is an invaluable source of information I have all but vol. 4 and use them all the time, hickory would be my choice for a first try
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can someone post a picture of a hickory tree so i can go look for it and my last bow that is working but i need a new glue if any of you know what glue to use it was oak
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Where do you live? Hickory does not grow everywhere, and certain species live in certain areas.
Most folks are using Titebond II or Titebond III for laminating a back onto a core stave or board. I though from your initial post you wanted to make a self bow - all one piece of wood. Don't need any glue from that.
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i live in maryland and thanks i will use titebond
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what you need to do is go to www.poorfolkbows.com.
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what you need to do is go to www.poorfolkbows.com.
Steve there is responsible for starting me rolling down this hill of bow-building...
And I'm sooooooooooo thankful for him :D
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Chris, I'm no expert (about 50 bows), but I would go to the nearest Menards and get a 1x2 or 2x2 piece of red oak with the grain lines as straight as possible and follow whatever Jawge says on his site. I back most of my bows (even the hickory) with the jute that comes in a roll. I think it's mostly used in upholstering. (It's available at Wal-Mart around here and it even (somewhat) takes a stain.) Usually use Titebond II. For an inexpensive backing, it can make a difference in durability. Good luck.
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Definitely second the poorfolkbows. This buildalong is the best, most thorough, easiest-to-understand I've come across. It doesn't make a pretty bow, but it makes a bow. And that's where you need to start.
http://poorfolkbows.com/oak.htm
Good luck!