Greetings all! I've been lurking for a while and decided to finally register, so this is also a bit of an introductory post.
I made a few bows a long time ago, chasing down growth rings on ash. I originally started to learn to make bows since the stores never had any decent left handed bows. "Bows and Arrows of the Native Americans" by Jim Hamm was my first reference.
I drifted away from it to concentrate on my knives and when I went to college. I haven't made any knives for a few years, but I still have all my tools (I have some pictures on my website.)
About a year ago I started making board bows and have been making a decent number. I hope to add glass bows here shortly(I got the kit from Bingham.)
Examples of a couple bows Here are a couple that I played with. The middle was an earlier one, I was testing how wide plays out. It is red oak with linen backing, the tips are glued up to create a slight recurve. It shoots ambidextrous and is #35 at 28", 68"ntn. I have shot at least a thousand arrows from it and I like it.
The one on the left is hickory. It's rounghly 68" ntn and 40# at 28". It has shelves on both sides. It also shoots nicely.
I just finished the one on the left. It's 72" ntn and 45# at 28". No shelves on this one. It's also red oak.
Full draw Here's the red oak at full draw. I haven't shot this one yet, it's been a bit cold and snowy here. (It was -15 when I got up this morning.)
I'll have some questions later on, but wanted to say hi first.
Jamie
Topic: red oak pyramid bow (Read 404 times)
