Primitive Archer
Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: Jax666 on October 11, 2014, 07:53:54 am
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Has anyone ever made a whole bow out of bamboo? I saw a picture of one made of green bamboo that had a really low draw weight. I was thinking 35-40 lbs for a hay bale puncher. I might bop a possum or coon, but mostly just a plinker.
Jerry
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Dragonman posted one a while back.
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yep I know of quite a few
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Yep, I have one.
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didn't james parker have a all boo BOY?
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I can think of 3 ways to do this. One is to bundle several thin bamboo canes together, arranging them to form a taper and wrapping something around them to hold it together. Next option is to take one boo backing strip, cut it to a pyramid bow profile and shoot it. Finally is the best and herdest. Take two backing strips and taper the thickness from the back side. Glue these together, possibly adding a handle riser between them.
Do some searches for boo backed boo here and on trad gang.
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You can make a bundle bow, not real efficient, if you use a single boo backer use the.node side as the belly, over on tradgang a long time back dutchwarbow made a few all boo and boo back and belly bows, he did nice work
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http://poorfolkbows.com/brecurve3.htm
here's a link to a build a long
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I have an all bamboo bow, 62# @28". It's my favorite!!
Tattoo Dave
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Where is a good place to buy bamboo?
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what type? how big? what state are yyou in?
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Some bows from papua new guinea were made from a single piece of bamboo.
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I have seen Bhutanese bows with limbs just a split of the boo pipe. They used the split inside out, the inside of the pipe makes the back of the limb.
I'm always thinking on an all boo, using a slat as back an a slat as belly, having a crown on back and belly. Not sure about tillering, maybe only at the sides?
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You can make a bundle bow, not real efficient, if you use a single boo backer use the.node side as the belly, over on tradgang a long time back dutchwarbow made a few all boo and boo back and belly bows, he did nice work
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Bundle bows not efficient?! I think "Dutch" from the Predator movie would have a bone to pick with ya, Bub!!!
::) :D RUUUUNNNNNNN! GOOOOOO! GET TO DA CHOPPAHHHH!!!!
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You can make a bundle bow, not real efficient, if you use a single boo backer use the.node side as the belly, over on tradgang a long time back dutchwarbow made a few all boo and boo back and belly bows, he did nice work
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Bundle bows not efficient?! I think "Dutch" from the Predator movie would have a bone to pick with ya, Bub!!!
::) :D RUUUUNNNNNNN! GOOOOOO! GET TO DA CHOPPAHHHH!!!!
lol " if it bleeds, we can kill it" ;D
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I believe the papua new guinea bamboo slat bows were also made with the outside of the bamboo as the belly. Seems counterintuitive to me, but Ashby guessed some of the bows weights at 70# or more.
I offer a great price on bamboo backing strips through my website at Echo Archery.
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Ted fry at raptor archery had all bamboo bow glue into an R/D.
Basically 2 bamboo slats glued back to back. Not sure how he tillered it
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what type? how big? what state are yyou in?
I live in central IL, big enough to make a bow, not sure of type.
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I have heard of using a slat from bamboo flooring for the belly. I have no idea what type of flooring. I had thought of two slats, but not using the backwards.
Jerry
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Bamboo backed bamboo bow build along:
http://tradgang.com/noncgi/ultimatebb.php?ubb=get_topic;f=125;t=001887