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Title: Board bow?
Post by: CB57 on June 03, 2017, 09:04:26 am

Have never built one before, but been thinking about it. Found a 1"x2"x6' straight grained hickory board at Menards yesterday. Bought it. Thinking of a modified pyramid or mollegabet style. May have to build up the handle, unless I make it bendy-handled. Have never made one like that before. Any secret pitfalls I should avoid? Will it heat treat ok? Built-up rigid handle, or bendy? What are your experiences?

Title: Re: Board bow?
Post by: nakedfeet on June 03, 2017, 09:37:20 am

Have you built other bows before?

Title: Re: Board bow?
Post by: leonwood on June 03, 2017, 10:13:08 am

If you never build a bow before I would suggest you build a pyramid bow with a rigid handle (so glue a piece on it an fade it really good into the working area so it does not pop off)
There are some excellent buildalongs in the builalong section on this site so use that.
If you have done some stave bows before, make a molly because they are sweet ;D

Title: Re: Board bow?
Post by: Pat B on June 03, 2017, 10:22:47 am

Look at the top of the "How To" page, Jawge(George Tsoukalas) bow building page. George has everything you need to know. After absorbing George's info come back here with pics and we'll walk you through.

Title: Re: Board bow?
Post by: CB57 on June 03, 2017, 10:37:57 am

Quote from: nakedfeet on June 03, 2017, 09:37:20 am

Have you built other bows before?

Built a few, with moderate success (i.e. Didn't break 'em.)

Title: Re: Board bow?
Post by: CB57 on June 03, 2017, 10:42:09 am

Quote from: Pat B on June 03, 2017, 10:22:47 am

Look at the top of the "How To" page, Jawge(George Tsoukalas) bow building page. George has everything you need to know. After absorbing George's info come back here with pics and we'll walk you through.

I keep seeing this Jawge guy posting  on here. He must be ok at this stuff, hm? I'll check his info and see if he can teach a relative greenhorn a few tricks, mmkay? 😉

Title: Re: Board bow?
Post by: bushboy on June 03, 2017, 12:40:11 pm

If your fairly new at this I would suggest a pyramid stlye ,being equal tappering.from experience I would recommend you doing a bend test before you put a lot of effort in to it and then find that fungus has already visited.

Title: Re: Board bow?
Post by: Pat B on June 03, 2017, 01:08:54 pm

George is a retired school reaches and has been building wood bows for a long time. That combo means he will have easy to understand, well thought out info for the newbys and most folks in general.

Title: Re: Board bow?
Post by: George Tsoukalas on June 03, 2017, 08:27:09 pm

Thanks, Pat, for the kind words. :) Jawge

Title: Re: Board bow?
Post by: Pat B on June 03, 2017, 08:31:24 pm

Thanks for all you have done for wood bow archery, George.  ;)

Title: Re: Board bow?
Post by: bubby on June 04, 2017, 02:24:38 pm

https://www.primitivearcher.com/smf/index.php/topic,35312.msg464947.html#msg464947

Title: Re: Board bow?
Post by: Greenriverwoodcraft on June 04, 2017, 07:57:47 pm

This is the starting point of my bow building career.  Download these plans and follow them is my suggestion, its a nice little bow when you get done and you will have learned alot.

http://www.vintageprojects.com/archery/flat-bow-plans.html

Title: Re: Board bow?
Post by: loon on June 04, 2017, 09:21:07 pm

I like bubby's tutorial as well as the red oak pyramid bow instructable.

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http://www.instructables.com/id/Red-Oak-Pyramid-Bow/