Primitive Archer
Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: stuckinthemud on October 17, 2025, 07:00:22 pm
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Ok, so, 4 years ago I buried a couple of 60" long staves of buxus sempervirens in the bottom of my stash to seasonThey're not perfect, in fact they are a bit knotty in places but careful planning will get around most of the problems if I were to use them as bow staves. Equally, I could cut them up and make three piece or five piece bows to take advantage of the clean bits. I am a bit conflicted. On the one hand, box is supposed to be a great bow wood, but I've never seen or heard of a bow being made from it. I have no idea what the best design would be for the type of timber. Anyone know of any bow made from box wood anywhere?
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Hey, I have no clue about it at all, but if it has good tension properties, theres no reason it cant make a good bow. I built a bow design program that relies on the woods specific gravity to design the bow around. If you can do a test to give me the S.G. of the wood, or tell me what you think it is based on online research, I can design a bow for you.
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It is good fine grained, solid, great for small parts. I've never seen a bit long enough to make a bow :(
Try a small piece as a miniature?
Del