Hello all, im thinking of making a replica bow similar to that of the one that i had when i was a young feller, my father either made it or got a friend to, but it was a long bow with reflex style ends, it also had a Celtic scroll design and a design of a Bear on either end, i was wondering if it would be called a long bow still or would it be a recurve LOL, it was a birch bow but i would lie to use hickory and stain it either a Red oak or English chestnut. and after putting the design into the back of the bow would it be advised to use a fiberglass mat to back the bow and work it into the design, tehn finish with the tillering process then complete it with a few layers of durathane varnish??
im wondering if i should make it from a u finish floor tillered bow stave or try my hand at making one from a piece of 2X1 i can find at a hardware store, any and all advice would be greatly appreciated on this project, and on the u finish staves, could i even say i made it?? or finished it??
