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hi all,I had a question about a 71 inch long longbow/warbow.I want to tiller te bow to 29inches but the stave (ash backed elm) is 71inch long.Is it in my situation possible to make a bow which bend though the handle? or isit saver(becaurse I want a bow that shoots not one thats in 2 pieces) to makea victorian style longbow?Joren1993
yes I know, but I ment building one which bends trough the handle or build onewhich doesnt;)
Quote from: joren1993 on January 03, 2009, 08:13:50 amyes I know, but I ment building one which bends trough the handle or build onewhich doesnt;) I would suggest that rather than tiller by eyeballing, I mark several appropriately sized arcs on a six foot length of wrapping paper with a pencil through the loop of a bowstring used as a compass. For me, that is safer. Erik
I would think building it to bend through the handle will be easier on the wood (as the stress is spread through the entire length of the bow) so a full compass bow is less likely to fail (although its more difficult to make)
Quote from: bow-toxo on January 05, 2009, 06:40:51 pmQuote from: joren1993 on January 03, 2009, 08:13:50 amyes I know, but I ment building one which bends trough the handle or build onewhich doesnt;) I would suggest that rather than tiller by eyeballing, I mark several appropriately sized arcs on a six foot length of wrapping paper with a pencil through the loop of a bowstring used as a compass. For me, that is safer. ErikSo, without "eyeballing", how do you get to your perfectly drawn curve?
I like to photograph my bow on the tiller then draw an arc on the resulting picture when I am not sure how its goinge.g.