tools for making selfbows

[stick-um]

If your really just starting out to build your own selfbows what are the must have tools one would need. I'm like most I'm sure as I have made the progression from laminated bows to all wood bows and now I would really like to start making some with my 14 year old son. All help would be appreciated.

[Rainshooter]

hatchet or dra knife for basic shaping.(I prefer the hatchet because you dont need a vise). I really like my farriers rasp, the rough side really takes off the wood ans the fine side will smooth the gouges fairly well. for final tillering I bought a pr of scissors at the dollar store, drilled out the pin and use each piece for a scraper.

[Eric Krewson]

Lots of threads on bow making tools. Use the search box above in the Pow Wow and builders bench and you will be over loaded with suggestions.

I posted a bunch of pictures of my basic tools in these threads.

[KellyG]

Stick-um got to my thread on my first osage, I have been give and gathered a few tools working on it. I am limited on what I have and dont have. It will give you a good Ideal of what you can get by with.
Plus the brain storming on how to make, or use other things.
Plus there was a thread on making draw knife out of a lawn mower bald and a easy scraper. I am using scissors my self as a scraper.

[scrub-buster]

band saw, drawknife, rasps, files, chainsaw file, scrapers, sandpaper, tru-oil.

[George Tsoukalas]

There a re buildalongs on my site. Jawge
 http://georgeandjoni.home.comcast.net/~georgeandjoni/

[SEMO_HUNTER]

My personal must have favorites are as follows.
Home made draw knife from an old lawnmower blade.
4 way rasp

Spoke Shave (which is optional, but I love it)

Scraper which doubles as a fillet knife.

Belt sander cause I use that piece of equipment for just about everything except the tillering process......Never, ever use a belt sander for tillering! That's a no no.

Drum sanders that go in the drill press, these are optional but make my life a lot easier.

Band saw is an added comfort and a luxury but not 100% necessary.

Last would be sand paper. I don't know what I would do without sand paper. Use some smooth sand stones I guess?

If you have the list of tools above, then you can build any self bow you want to.

Ooops....I forgot 2 of the most basic necessities which are a good tape measure and a steel flat ruler. But I kinda figured that was a given without mentioning it.

[StoneAK]

A must have tool for me is the old Stanley Sure form.

[Pat B]

A hacking tool, a rasping tool and a scraping tool!

[SubXeroArcher]

i use a broken onatario machete instead of a hatchet i can use it as both a tool to take it down to shape it and also use it as a scraper at the same time i also use a 4-in-1 rasp for shaping my riser and tips and an old chainsaw file to make my nocks

[DVSHUNTER]

don't forget a heatgun. It's the only power tool I use.

[John Scifres]

I agree with Eric.  There are about 20 "tools" threads that show up in a search.  You access the search function at the top of the page right under the banner ads above.

[PEARL DRUMS]

Patience