The DIY traditional bow thread.

[lucky33]

What is the length, nock to nock?

60''  or 5 feet.

[lucky33]

That is looking great. The arrow head is sweet sweet sweet.

Thanks. Carpsniper did amazing on that one. 

[lucky33]

Still drawing heavy....I now know I can draw 80lbs.  Must be the Wheaties  I use my fav string material for a temporary string....bailing twine. It comes in five colours, orange, yellow, black, green and blue. It doesnt stretch, is free, and works good for the tillering process. If needed I just cut the string off and make a new one at whatever length I desire. 

[quadrafire]

That thing is a beast (so are you if you can pull it). Looks kinda thick at the fadeouts. You have alot of patience, it is fun to follow along on this project.

You got the arrowhead in upside down. 

[lucky33]

That thing is a beast (so are you if you can pull it). Looks kinda thick at the fadeouts. You have alot of patience, it is fun to follow along on this project.

You got the arrowhead in upside down. 

I asked my family, wife, and friends, and all said point the arrowhead up  Yes, the fades are a bit thick, as I bring it into balance I will take more off of them. Id hate to remove too much wood and wind up with a 30lb bow  Im almost done with this one.....next bow will be something out of control, 150lb 'er    I am open to ideas for the next bow...A Hunt Washington Bow?  I have plenty of staves, time and tools. You guys design it, Ill build it. 

[quadrafire]

That was a joke about the arrowhead, just making a funny

[lucky33]

That was a joke about the arrowhead, just making a funny

I know....I beat myself up with the decision, up, down, sideways?  The devil is in the details 

[quadrafire]

I think boneaddict has an arrowhead on a trad bow if I remember from some previous pictures. Never looked to see which way it was positioned.

[lucky33]

A word on the design of this bow.........I know I have called this a ''longbow'', however at 5' it isnt a longbow per se. It is just a scaled-down version of one. My reasoning is that I need something shorter, I do alot of crawling in my pursuit of game. All the deer Ive taken were from one or both knees, and if I made this bow any longer I would have to cant the bow more than I care to shoot effectively. I also wanted to be able to shoot it easily from the numerous natural ground blinds I have built on one of the properties I hunt. I dont need 6 1/2 feet of bow that could hang up on something or have a limb contact a branch at the shot.   

[carpsniperg2]

Man that look's sweet and great job on the build

[lucky33]

Man that look's sweet and great job on the build

Thanks  Im coming down the home stretch.....

[lucky33]

home defense.....I got those fades mellowed out a bit, and now Im still drawing at 70 lbs. This thing is less than a pound in weight at this point. Still trying to get her to draw fully, Im getting about 20 inches of draw, at 70 lbs. Still more rasping yet to be done.

[carpsniperg2]

That's a bonner cat right there

[lucky33]

If I catch the booner spraying up the house or sharpening claws on my bow Ill have one of our sponsor taxidermists do a shoulder  mount....something like this v 

[lucky33]

Well I had the bow nearing the point of putting a clear coat on her,  so Id left her strung for a day to see if the limbs were holding tiller.  I drew it a couple times and  I woke up on the floor with a gash in my forhead and a large sliver imbedded in my left eye. The top limb exploded. Im not sure what happened.  Ive yet to fully reconstruct what went wrong.    Looks like Ill be starting over.  Will post pics when Im not so pissed. I had about 85 hours into it. On the bright side, The riser is more than doable for a take down recurve. I guess Ill buy some limbs and call it good. **Censored**  happens