The Kid Posted February 21, 2010 Report Share Posted February 21, 2010 i just saw that my buddy made a long bow and thought it would be lots of fun to make my own,, has anybody ever done this,, or knows where you could get the material to do it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muleyman Posted February 21, 2010 Report Share Posted February 21, 2010 I haven't made one but me and my brother have been thinking about it. Go to bingham projects website. They have good kits on there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tominator Posted February 22, 2010 Report Share Posted February 22, 2010 There's a short article in this month's American Hunter mag on how to make one. :eat: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prairiepredator Posted February 22, 2010 Report Share Posted February 22, 2010 It is always something I have really wanted to do and I am gonna try very hard to do someday. Nothing would beat shooting a deer with a homemade bow! Go to this website, they got everything you need on there: http://www.binghamprojects.com/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monofletch Posted February 22, 2010 Report Share Posted February 22, 2010 I was just reading a thread on A.T. ...step by step longbow by Luvmysupertec. He is the owner of Zona custom bows. Hew makes it look easy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Kid Posted February 22, 2010 Author Report Share Posted February 22, 2010 well i seen something online on how to make a cheap one i just want to experiment and see if i can come close and then ill try to get better at it but for now its just going to be pretty simple,, i'll take pics of the steps i do and when it gets done i'll share them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m gardner Posted February 22, 2010 Report Share Posted February 22, 2010 (edited) When we were younger we did. You can experiment cheaply by getting your own wood. In the northeast we had a tree that was called Ironwood or Hornbeam. It's very tough and flexible and plentiful. You need to gather it in late winter when the sap is down and let it dry or cure so it doesn't check. You can find lots of it that is 6 feet long and an inch in diameter. I don't know if you have it where you live but if you do you can learn to cure and carve with it. If you're impatient you can use salt to dry the wood, but watch for rust on your tools. If you have problems with it not being flexible enough linseed oil will help. Mark Edited February 22, 2010 by m gardner Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BBR12 Posted February 25, 2010 Report Share Posted February 25, 2010 Been planning on doing it for awhile now. I had a indian give me some buckskin that he tanned a couple yrs ago for the string. We hunted together a couple of days and he hunted with one he made. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimPic Posted February 25, 2010 Report Share Posted February 25, 2010 I made a couple of bows...one was a sinew-backed osage and the other was a hickory...both self-bows. They shot pretty good and weren't all that hard to make but I prefer a laminated recurve or longbow. There's alot of good info on bow building on the net...just have to do a little researching. Also alot of printed material that covers the process. Traditional Bowyer's Bible,Vol. 1 has loads of info to get you started Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mallard_drake85 Posted February 25, 2010 Report Share Posted February 25, 2010 (edited) we do.. My twin brother and I make our own reflex/deflex bows...these were backed with bamboo and had cocobola for the tips and risers. Mine is pulling 67# at 26" and my brothers is 56# at 26" (we had to scrape his down a bit more after he broke his back in a 25' fall). We also knap our own flint arrowheads and at 25 yards can hold about a 2.5" group. He even killed a doe two seasons ago with one of his. Not the prettiest arrowheads in the world, but they're ours and thats more than most could say!! mallard_drake85 Edited February 25, 2010 by mallard_drake85 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimPic Posted February 25, 2010 Report Share Posted February 25, 2010 very cool,mallard! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mallard_drake85 Posted February 25, 2010 Report Share Posted February 25, 2010 (edited) Thank you! Here is a pic of both of em side by side on one of our beaver pelts here is a better pic of the cocobola riser on the hedge body. we even twisted the string. Here they are against the wall of my bros room so you could see the entire length of the bamboo. we couldn't fine a 6' piece of hedge straight enough so mine is 3 pieces spliced together, and bo's is 2 pieces. tightbond was used to laminate everything together. mallard_drake85 Edited February 25, 2010 by mallard_drake85 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m gardner Posted February 25, 2010 Report Share Posted February 25, 2010 Nice work! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prairiepredator Posted February 25, 2010 Report Share Posted February 25, 2010 My twin brother and I make our own reflex/deflex bows...these were backed with bamboo and had cocobola for the tips and risers. Mine is pulling 67# at 26" and my brothers is 56# at 26" (we had to scrape his down a bit more after he broke his back in a 25' fall). We also knap our own flint arrowheads and at 25 yards can hold about a 2.5" group. He even killed a doe two seasons ago with one of his. Not the prettiest arrowheads in the world, but they're ours and thats more than most could say!! mallard_drake85 That is absolutely awesome! Great work!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diamond Archer 01 Posted February 25, 2010 Report Share Posted February 25, 2010 That is very cool mallard. Nice work!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ohiobuckhunter Posted February 26, 2010 Report Share Posted February 26, 2010 (edited) nope not yet Edited February 26, 2010 by ohiobuckhunter wrong post Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris Posted February 27, 2010 Report Share Posted February 27, 2010 not me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bow hunter steve Posted March 29, 2010 Report Share Posted March 29, 2010 it would be awsome to make a bow if only i knew how to do it, lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pintail_drake2004 Posted March 31, 2010 Report Share Posted March 31, 2010 I see my bro has already posted our bows. They were not that difficult to make. Just took some time. been knapping to make a new dozen cedar arrows for this upcoming hunting season. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
huntinman802 Posted April 5, 2010 Report Share Posted April 5, 2010 i made a take down recurve at school and got all of the supplies out of the bingham projects catalog Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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