Homemade bow

[Ducknut97]

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 .

[boneaddict]

I don't but looking forward to seeing your progression success and failures, which I hope you have none of.

[JODakota]

What you really want is some Osage Orange man

[rasbo]

heard of arrows made out of sourwood..good luck..hope to see some picks

[ribka]

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?

[Special T]

We need Pics!

[JimmyHoffa]

Do you plan to make just the riser section or limbs and all from it?

[carpsniperg2]

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!

[Snapshot]

You might consider making a scaled-down version of it to see if it can withstand being a bow before you invest the time.