Primitive Archer
Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: Jax666 on October 25, 2014, 07:05:13 am
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Sportsman's Guide has these and 3 Rivers has a similar one. I have seen a lot of criticism about Rudder Bows, but this looks like a good price for a basic bow. With SG some days the shipping is free. I keep toying with the idea of building my own, but the cost would be close by the time I add in extra tools etc, or if I can find a nice piece of hickory locally I could build a board bow.
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Menards has 1"x2"x6' hickory boards for $6.99. An inexpensive rasp cost less than $20. Pocket knife or broken scissors for scraping. Chainsaw file for $2.99....thats about $30 to get started Bro and if you already have any of these tools it is cheaper ;).... Brian
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Menards has 1"x2"x6' hickory boards for $6.99. An inexpensive rasp cost less than $20. Pocket knife or broken scissors for scraping. Chainsaw file for $2.99....thats about $30 to get started Bro and if you already have any of these tools it is cheaper ;).... Brian
Can I scrape with a pocket knife? I have Sure-forms, Micro-planes, a flexcut draw knife, I do not have a tillering thing or spring scales for tillering or testing draw weight.
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Yeah you can scrape with a pocet knife, you can make a tillering stick or tree and use a bathroom scale to checi weight
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I did all my early bows with no scale or tillering stick. Just a drawknife and a Green River knife for a scraper. That was it, outside of a little sandpaper. The other tools are good to have, but not entirely necessary.
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A bow scale is only good for other people. Make the bow so it is comfortable for you to shoot. Who cares how much weight!
You need very few tools to build wood bows. A rasp, a scraper and you are good to go.
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Sportsman's Guide has these and 3 Rivers has a similar one. I have seen a lot of criticism about Rudder Bows, but this looks like a good price for a basic bow. With SG some days the shipping is free. I keep toying with the idea of building my own, but the cost would be close by the time I add in extra tools etc, or if I can find a nice piece of hickory locally I could build a board bow.
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I would also suggest trying to make your own bow. Its a great feeling when you see that first arrow launched from a bow that you built.
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Where are you? Try to find a mentor.
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Pert near everyone in here would be willing to share their experience and their shop with you to help get you started. We are not stingey people like that!
Parnell makes a good point. Where are you?
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I disgree with everyone.....buy it....then see why you should build your own :)....sure it will make a bow, if that's what you want at this point, then do it. There is nothing like building your own first bow from begining to end though. Some people take different ways to end up here building their own, and buying one seeing it up close may help you...and maybe not. Good luck whatever you decide. :)
VMB
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I live in Central IL. I kind of lost the weather for bow building until it warms up. I see some companies sell not just kits, but partially shaped billets. Are theya good buy? I need to get to Pekin Hard wood to see what they have. The wood at Menard's were horrible. I found a maple with straight grain, but it was badly twisted. I am trying for around 35 lbs.
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Contact Gary Davis at Rattlestick Bows. He'll fix you up with a nice, floor tillered osage stave.
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That's the nice thing about having a heated shop over the holidays. I have osage piled in corners here and there and if you can find the time to drive over Im sure we could get you headed in the right direction. Shoot me a PM and maybe we can work something out.
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Id take Scott up on that offer if your able. He is a class act.
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Yup...send Scott a pm n get with him...I've made bows using nothing but a hatchet, from felling,to shaping,to tillering,n even cutting/notching in side nocks ...a lil on the rough side(tool marks),but they'd shoot n kill,and an animal won't know the difference
Make your own...you'll regret buying that because building your own will still be in the back of your mind eating you up...it won't replace that feeling n make it go away.
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Scott would be a great person to learn from. He might even show you how to knap a point or two. I'm not sure where everybody is located in Ill. but Greg, Pauly, and Cody would be a couple of great guys to learn from as well.
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Dean Marlow is another knowledgable bowyer. Heck, Iowabow is only a short drive west across the river...
Lotsa options!
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I do 75-100% of my bow building start to finish with my Kbar knife. Really you could use an old lawn mower blade. Its all you need.
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I do about 90% of my bows with just 2 rasps. The rest of the work is a scraper and sand paper.