What bow for a first build?

[Puma]

Howdy,

Well I've got red oak staves a year old now and it's time to build a bow. Because I've no experience building bows I'm unsure which type to build. What do you recommend?

[DarkSoul]

A flatbow or pyramid bow will be the best choice for red oak. It's also not too complicated for a novice. Depending on your desired drawlength and drawweight, you're looking for roughly 70" in length and 2" wide at the widest point, tapering to 1/2" nocks. You can leave the handle stiff and thicker, but avoid a cut in shelf.

[BOWMAN53]

A flatbow or pyramid bow will be the best choice for red oak. It's also not too complicated for a novice. Depending on your desired drawlength and drawweight, you're looking for roughly 70" in length and 2" wide at the widest point, tapering to 1/2" nocks. You can leave the handle stiff and thicker, but avoid a cut in shelf.

+1 pyramid is a great bow for a starter, very easy to tiller.

[doulosparachristos]

here is the link to 4est Trekkers build along, it was my first build and i learned an enormous amount from just following along. good luck;)

http://tradgang.com/cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=print_topic;f=2;t=000122

[Squirrelslayer]

from what iv'e read a pyramid design is probably the best. is it a stave or a board from the hardwere store? heres a link to a good redoak bow buildalong im not sure if it will work with staves but you can try.

http://poorfolkbows.com/oak.htm