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Originally Posted by Easy 6
So you're crafting your own bows now?
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Yes I have been for awhile I first started with Bingham Archery laminated recurve bow kit then did one of there laminated longbows. Then did some of my own designs and take to 3d archery shoots. I started seeing guys crafting osage longbows and hickory bows and started reading every book I could get from the library. It all made sense when I read this mans adventures.
Then it all came together finding and reading these books.
Its not hard really to rough out a bow but making one that doesn't break is another story lol. But that's the fun of it you can do everything right but your stave has a flaw or wormhole you didn't notice or just nicing into another growth ring of the back. You always shave the wood to a single consistent growth ring on the back of the bow the one that faces away from you. The belly of the bow that faces you is where you shave down and tiller the bow to reach the poundage you desire at a draw length.