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Offline Ducknut97

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Homemade bow
« on: April 07, 2012, 11:05:00 AM »
So I have started making a longbow out of a tree that fell down in my yard. I looked it up and it is a Sourwood tree, anyone know about these trees. Hope the bow turns out good :).
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Re: Homemade bow
« Reply #1 on: April 07, 2012, 01:18:15 PM »
I don't but looking forward to seeing your progression success and failures, which I hope you have none of.
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Re: Homemade bow
« Reply #2 on: April 07, 2012, 01:19:23 PM »
What you really want is some Osage Orange man
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Re: Homemade bow
« Reply #3 on: April 07, 2012, 01:45:49 PM »
heard of arrows made out of sourwood..good luck..hope to see some picks
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Re: Homemade bow
« Reply #4 on: April 07, 2012, 01:50:03 PM »
have made bows out of Osage orange. (tough) , elm and ash. have also messed around with maple boards.

Looking forward to pics.

how is the grain? Is it very tight?
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Re: Homemade bow
« Reply #5 on: April 07, 2012, 09:19:30 PM »
We need Pics!
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Re: Homemade bow
« Reply #6 on: April 07, 2012, 09:25:14 PM »
Do you plan to make just the riser section or limbs and all from it?
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Re: Homemade bow
« Reply #7 on: April 07, 2012, 09:30:39 PM »
Never heard of it being used. Hickory and elm are great starter choices. Osage and yew are the Cadillacs of self and long bows.

Good luck take lots of pics!
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Re: Homemade bow
« Reply #8 on: April 08, 2012, 07:22:21 PM »
You might consider making a scaled-down version of it to see if it can withstand being a bow before you invest the time.
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