thinking of making my own bow......

[George Tsoukalas]

Making selfbows is a pretty inexpensive proposition. You can do it with hand tools and you should only use them for your first few. You can cut your own log stave, buy one or start with boards. My site may help you. Jawge
http://georgeandjoni.home.comcast.net/~georgeandjoni/

[archerforlife2]

okay thanks i am gonna go out Friday and try to find a piece of vine maple suitable for the job. how long do i let it dry for and were would be best place to keep it to dry my room or unheated garage and i read that i should cap the ends with wood glue?

[aaron]

no need to seal VM on the ends. look for a piece about 1 1/2 inches thick and as long as you are tall. as straight as possible . no branches ( or only tiny ones).

[aaron]

drying it inside will be fine, just not next to a heater. dries faster if you remove wood first. vine maple is easy to dry and quick, but other woods will not tolerate this. if you're in pacific county, I may be able to help you in person - I am in Ilwaco WA.

[archerforlife2]

okay so about 1 and a half and no sealing ends and bout six foot tall got it