So I’ve just done my first floor tiller on my very first bow and obviously my bow is still stiff. My question is… while removing more from the limbs, do I also slightly remove from the fades?

First time with a pistol grip, I’m pretty happy with the shape but I’m nervous about violating the back. I’m curious what some more experienced bowyers think.

Length: 185cm

Target draw length: 28 inches

Target draw weight: 35-40lb

Hello! I have previously made English longbows from staves under the guidance of an experienced bowyer. I'm having a go at it myself in my kitchen and I miss having some experienced eyes to help me along, so here I am XD. I just started with longstring and want to catch any mistakes early.

From what I can see, and please correct me, my left (top) limb is a bit weak in the inner third. I think my right limb is mostly bending a few inches from the handle and around the middle area. Tips seem a little stiff. A slight twist might be developing?

Thank you in advance!

-JB

Howdy bowyers, ive found some straight-ish European Plum(Prunus domestica) and i want to season it so i can make a bow out of it, my question is: how do i go on seasoning it? After cutting it whats the step by step? Im quite new to bowmaking so every piece of advice will help me grow, thank y'all

Ok, so using a twisted piece of Hop-hornbeam as for my first functional bow probably wasn't the brightest idea. HOWEVER!! I managed to heat treat some of the bend out so that the tips align and are flat when flexed. I'm in the long string tillering stage, and aside from the twist everything seems to be looking fairly even and elliptical.

My question is: do I put more effort into heat bending the 10-15° of twist out along with the tillering it out? Or do I just tiller it out and leave whatever uneveness up to the bow gods? Will twist rob me of tons of cast and induce crazy handshock? Or is it slight enough not to worry about?

I'm curious. Could I use something like melted deer tallow to rub into my bow? It seems like this would protect it from drying out too much, and the elements. I'm worried it might soften or warp it, though. Any thoughts?

I have an excess of old blades from a bushwacker, started making them into trade points. Who are we looking so far? I know it's rather crude but Im hoping itll fulfill it's purpose after proper sharpening. The widest part is an inch

Ea-40 requires 24 hour cure time at room temperature, at 165 degrees it only takes 5 1/2 hours.....which to me means more time building bows!

Hello everyone, this weekend I plan on starting my first bow, what design do you recommend?

I’m 6”3 and plan on making a board bow for a 32” draw at around 40 lbs, preferably with an arrow rest for consistency. Either with maple or red oak from my local hardware store.

What bow design do yall recommend? I have read that the pyramid bow design is very forgiving for not perfect boards and won’t need a backing.

If not the pyramid I planned on following a Kramer Ammons tutorial with either a rawhide or fiberglass sheeting backed bow

Thank you for the help!

Hi, please, Im looking for 3-5 good books on Native American bow making or references to recreate.

Also, if there will be good other forums to join please advice me. Also YouTube channels would been awesome if there are such.

Im also interested in books on arrows, quivers

Thanks to everyone

Im starting to think being a lumberjack has it's parks 😂 three on The right come from The same logo, The logs on The left still waiting for to Be split. These are The european maple, not sure of The More accurate name. All above 6 feet, logs are about 7-10 inches thick

I have a 50 lb Osage self bow 58”, that I was using nearly daily for a while, however due to a shoulder injury I was unable to use it. Though i recently recovered, it’s probably been 6-7 months since I’ve strung it. It’s never had issues before but I’m worried since I left it so long. Idk. It’s just been in my room stored on a rack so there is no warping or limb follow. But if there anything to worry about or anything I should be doing? Or am I paranoid. (This how has never given me issues or signs it has any defects, I’ve had it for about a year.

I was able to get 5 arrows out of two twelve packs. About $2.00 per shaft. Not too awful bad.

I just heat treated the belly of my bow with a heat gun, currently have it sitting in my bathroom after having run the shower to steam the room up to let it get some moisture back in. How long should I wait before I string it up and shoot? Red oak flat bow, belly wiped down with veg oil before heating.