Primitive Archer
Main Discussion Area => English Warbow => Topic started by: apg on July 08, 2017, 07:51:16 pm
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Hi guys,
New here and new to bow making.
I'm working on a little English Long bow made wth Yew. It's for my 8 year old.
I'm familiar with tillering different bows, usually with flatter bellies. But this has me a bit stumped. When tillering for the round D shape on the belly of the longbow, am I supposed to shave it to shape and sand etc so it's even and the shape I want, the. Keep working the belly, evening out the shape over and over until I've gotten it right?
I feel like if I tillered it flat to somewhere close without rounding out the edges it might be too light by the time I get close.
Any tips appreciated!
Ash
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At a kids weight you are never going to get a pretty D section and anyway it's a bit of a myth except in Victorian target bows (IMO)
I tiller 'em with pretty much rectangular section until you get 'em braced, then take off the corners and slightly round any flat faces.
The D section is just a result of making the bow, not much more...
The Mary Rose Warbows are not a high arched D, more like an inflated rectangle or almost circular cross section.
This video from a series I did shows how it is rectangular when it goes on the tiller for the first time (except at the very tip where I have to get the string on). The video is a bit long winded... :-[
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l8OjC7HV4Bk&list=PLBz2tD9476KQFyMBLEylQGh952tBT_mZB&index=3 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l8OjC7HV4Bk&list=PLBz2tD9476KQFyMBLEylQGh952tBT_mZB&index=3)
Del