Simple "D" bows... Anybody making em"???

[gpw]

  Anybody out there making simple D bows , arc of a circle tillering , full width handle ... with tiny tips(reduces hand shock) and the right arrow(spine) , they shoot pretty well... so easy to make /tiller...great for the kiddies , Big kids too ...!!!     We've even built them slightly offset for a cleaner arrow pass...

[snedeker]

I've made a few.  They are fun to make and shoot.

Dave

[Hillbilly]

Made a few, they shoot well. I prefer the handle to bend slightly less than a complete arc, though.

[Dane]

My first bow was that style, but honestly, I'm not that fond of the D-style. I like flat bows, American long bows, Asiatic composite styles, and ancient designs. I am, however, going to buld a friend that kind of bow, 80 # with a 26.5" pull.

Dane

[jamie]

just about the only style i build is a dbow.

[Gordon]

I have one in the works right now. Service berry, 57" ntn. I think it will be a good hunting weapon.

[tom sawyer]

I got a 52" osage sliver pretty much tillered the other day.  Not perfect but bending nicely and shooting with good manners.  It came in at 42lb@28", I think I'm going to sinew it.  I processed some sinew for the job, now I have to sort and prep it and will glue it on tomorrow night.  I really don't want to add too much weight, I think I'll have my wife shoot this one and she needs a bow that is no higher than 45lb@28" (she shoots about 27").

[Pat B]

I've made a few and really like their simplicity and have been amazed at how well they shoot. I like them with side nocks. I have one made with osage that is almost completed .    Pat

[DBernier]

Hey Pat, remembering those two pieces of Osage I got at Pappy's. I think I will bring them over and try and split one for a "D" style bow. Could be an interesting project for me at your house that weekend.  Could use some of your guidance. I still have the take-down Yew longbow in the works. Haven't spent too much time on it lately.  How did you like the photos I sent today. Wild isn't it?

Dick

[Pat B]

Cool snaky stave Dick. If you decide you don't want it, remember who your buddy is!     Pat

[DBernier]

A friend of mine split it and I glued it together. I "think" it will be a challenge.     Although not a "D" bow it is interesting.

Dick

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[Kegan]

In the process of making one- though I have this urge to make a D-bow with working recurves, so it might not stay a D for long.

[Coo-wah-chobee]

            Like Jamie, Only style I build..........bob

[duffontap]

I really like the style.  To be honest--I've never thought they were easy to tiller though.  I've only seen a handful of 'D' bows on this site with perfect tiller.  With 'D' tiller + 'D' section longbows like the English Warbow, proper tiller goes beyond limbs that bend evenly and through the handle.  Its a matter of keeping everything bending at the right time and to the right degree.  Elliptical bows with stiff handles are easy to tiller because they have fewer variables.  If a handle is stiff, it doesn't matter how thick it is.  If the tips are supposed to be stiff, you just have to keep them thick enough to keep them from bending.  With various historical 'D' styles, you have to have the tillering chops to control an ever-changing bend from tip to tip and that's not easy for me. 

                  J. D. Duff

[Kegan]

I agree with J.D.- D- bows aren't easier to build. More limb to deal with, and the limbs go right into each other. Got to go slower too. Normal stiff riser flat-bows are just cheaters by comparison