Board bow question.
I've come across a hickory board with good grain placement that I want to use to make a plains indian bow. The board is only about 13/16's of an inch thick. Is this thick enough to make a bow? Will I...
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P.P.: Yes, it's plenty thick enough for a plains-length bow if not too narrow at the handle. If a narrower grip is you goal, take the bow to almost full tiller then slowly reduce handle width till you...
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Thanks Tim, I'll give it a try and let you know how it turns out.
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I just thought of something else. I'm thinking of making the bow about 45 to 55 inches in length with about a 50 lb. draw weight. Is that reasonable with what I'm working with?
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Not to jump this thread , but this is related as the bow design is very similar..... but I'm laying out my 2nd red oak board bow (will post #1's pic as soon as I can get somebody with a digital camera...
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2" wide and 72" long is a lot of bow!! 12" to 16" centered on handle should be fine, reduce ends into limbs that way it should not pop off. use a differend color wood or put a piece of red veneer...
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Plankpounder,It would depend on the draw length you are after.A wise old bowyer,once told me,that with a wood like hickory,in the style you are after,he used the draw length,times two,plus another...
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Thanks 2traxx, thats good info to know. If anyone else has any experience making a plains bow or could offer any tips on making this style of bow I'd appreciate it.
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What point are you at,or what do you already know?Then we can take it from there.In most accounts in books that i read through the last few years,they stated,that almosat all of these type bows were...
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I haven't acually started making the bow yet, I've got a couple of weeks of vacation coming up at the end of the month and that is when I plan to start. I've only made one bow so far, or rather I had...
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I love those bend in the handle bows. Simple to make. Fast to shoot. My board bows are of that ilke usually. 3/4" thick 1.5 inches wide. I like that ratio. Just a bit of give. Handle 1.25 in wide 1...
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I don't know if they put out any books on the subject,but did publish a couple articles in Primitive archer mag.I believe,that it was on this site,that someone listed a link to their articles.Ill...
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Heres a start.www.sfmission.org/museum/exhibits/You have a pretty good reference,with the encyclopedias,but just remember,that these weapons were normally used with a shorter draw length and shooting...
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Thanks for the link, there's alot of good info there. I really like those color pictures, they give me alot of ideas that I can utilize on my project.
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