I give up, I am giving in to power tools.

[toomanyknots]

Welp, I guess I will be making the dive and picking up a thickness planer and a table saw next week, as well as a bandsaw in the near future. I know I have stated on here a couple times that I only use hand tools from start to finish on my bows, so I thought I should confess my guilt, lest my conscience eat at me, . I honestly just want them for laminates and board bows. I can't get the idea of a "something" backed eastern red cedar longbow out of my mind.

[turtle]

Good luck. Everytime i get bow wood near a band saw it goes badly for me. Guess im just not patient enough with the saw.

[JW_Halverson]

I can't imagine how someone would make a laminate without mechanical help.  When it comes to primitive work, staves etc, I prefer a handsaw/drawknife/hatchet,chisels n hammers, splitting wedges and the like. 

No judgement from me, brother.  Even if I do rib you about it in the future....

[Roy]

Shame on you:) LOL

[jeffhalfrack]

   Well  knots,,,,,,I'm  allready  dirty,,,,,I'll  test   your  bows  for  you,,,,as  not  to   taint  you  completely!! JeffW,,,,,,,,,no  really!!,,,not  kiddin...JeffW

[Will H]

I made my first dozen or so without a band saw and I think there's some merit to not using power tools on a stave bow. With that said, I LOVE having a bandsaw!!! Nothing like it for roughing out a bow heck I can almost floor tiller with the thing

[George Tsoukalas]

Confession is good for the soul, Too Many. Nu'in wrong with power tools except they remove wood really fast which is ok if you know how much needs to be removed. Jawge

[paulsemp]

Confession: I tiller 99% of a bow on my belt sander

[seabass]

i can't say nothing.i bought a grizzly 14 inch bandsaw yesterday.had a guy cut one out tonite.his first bow ever,so it can't be all that bad.

[seabass]

Daniel,i am not that far from you.if you need to use the saw,just come on over.

[Roy]

I wouldn't think of using power tools:)

[Roy]

Maybe once in a while:)

[vinemaplebows]

About time! 

[Ifrit617]

Roy you actually build bows!?? I didn't think it possible with that clean of a shop!!

Jon

[SLIMBOB]

I set out once to make one without power tools (the tree was cut down with a chainsaw, so cheated right off).  got it about half roughed out and said screw it.  Life's too short.  "Long live the belt sander".