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I always have something under construction, all kinds of things. This time it was a longbow.




It started out as an ordinary red oak board from the lumber yard and a piece of walnut rescued from the firewood stack.


Full draw.

I don't intend to hunt with this bow, it's just for recreational target practice. Because of that, I made it light with only 35 pound draw weight. I don't need more than that for shooting hay bales.

Well, thanks for looking. Dare I ask has anyone else here ever made a bow?

Bee-yoo-ti-full! Nice work, I love the craftsmanship!

Bee-yoo-ti-full! Nice work, I love the craftsmanship!

I 2nd that. You have great craftsmanship... you want to build me a Kayak???

Like they said, that is some great wood work.  I used to shoot archery but I used a compound.

Gorgeous bow.

I shot compounds for several years, but never had a longbow. Always wanted one though. Don't have the skills or tools to make one.

Thanks for the compliments guys.

It's not as hard as you think to build a bow, check out http://poorfolkbows.com/ I built one following the directions under "red oak board bow...". Once I had learned the ins-and-outs and how the dynamics of a wooden leaf  spring work I changed the design a bit and made the one pictured above. So I can't take all the credit, but you have to learn this stuff from somewhere.

Very nice craftsmanship! I love the way the wood is layered like it is near the grip. Check this girl out in the pic, she takes the longbow to a whole new level..  8-)

                        


                      


            

Pfft! I do that all the time. Trust me, it gets boring after a while.


Joking of course...

Wonderful work...

Cheers...Happy Landings...Doug

[quote]Very nice craftsmanship! I love the way the wood is layered like it is near the grip. Check this girl out in the pic, she takes the longbow to a whole new level..