Primitive Archer
Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: ice126 on February 12, 2012, 10:39:46 pm
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Hello I was wondering if i could get some advice on building a ash flatbow. I plane to split the wood this summer but i want to plan it all out first before i go right into it. I am a long time archer/ bow hunter and i want to get into becoming a bowyer. I have some books but they seem somewhat confusing. So any help I can get i would love like tips about ash flatbows and designs ideas ect.
Thanks for your time -John Ferrone
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I would say that a pyramid limb bow is one of the top designs, easy to tiller and good performance/low set.
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Thanks I will look at that. I was wondering if anyone out there could help me go along when I build this bow. I would greatly appreciate it.
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Post pics and explanations, and ask lots of questions. We would all like to go along :)
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I have worked with oregon ash and have heard that white ash is similar. It seems like a good bow wood to me. What kind of ash do you have your eye on?
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where do you live?.. there might be someone near you who wood be willing to help you firsthand ;)
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You can't really plan too far ahead until you get your stave roughed out and can see what you are working with. You can pick out a general style and rough dimensions, but chances are once you actually get down to working the wood, you will need to make changes and compromises to work around what the wood gives you.
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Do you guys have any rough designs/plans I could use like the pyramis bow limb design or something like that.
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I reckon you could go with an inch wide handle that is 4 inches long, fadeouts of 2 inches on either side of the handle, then 2 inch wide limbs tapering to 1/2 inch at the tips. Length should be at the very least twice your draw length plus the 8 inches of handle/fadeout area.
To echo another post, where are you located? Chances are we have someone nearby that might even be available to work with you on the bow.
Secondly, what species of ash do you have in your crosshairs?
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i suggest that start with some boards for bow wood, you will get some good practical experiance, probablly some good bows and it will fill the gap while your wood season's, Jawge's site will help you a ton and it's at the top of the how to build-a-long page, Bub
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live in upstate new York in the Adirondack mountain wildlife park. I am looking at a piece of white ash. Or I am also thinking about making it from iron wood.
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I would go with the Hop Hornbeam rather than ash.
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Would any of you guys be willing to mentor/help me via Skype or other online things on how to build a bow and then oversee me while I start out on my own. I know its a lot to ask but I would be willing to pay and you would always have a free meal at my restaurant in lake George New York.
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Just start in and We will all help you for free !
Almost ,you just have to keep passing on the tradition to others !!!!
Its easy as falling off a log !
Tell us what you are thinking and we will help guide you ,just tell us before you do it as its easy-er to keep you on track that way than try to it fix later !
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