Re: I want to make a bow, can you help?
Originally Posted by
hardnocks
go buy yourself the bowyers bible 1,2,and 3 . a good draw knife, auto body bondo file and a scraper. VERY CAREFULLY select a straight piece with not many knots of yew wood from about 300 meters elavation. If you read and follow the books you can have a good shooting bow in 2 months. I have just finished a 55#er that i cut the tree in the end of jan.
Wow. that's GREAT turn-over time!
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