another green survival bow

[devilfishsix]

well i have that green stave drying and i didnt find any bamboo so going to make another bow like te one before  D STYLE so ill post pics after ty

[Kegan]

Very cool. I was thinking about survival bows today. A split of a branch, or a whittled stick would seem like really good ideas- just put your time into arrows. I'm looking forward to it .

[Pat B]

You guys wanna try a survival bow comparison. Only one rule...branch or sapling no bigger than 2" in diameter. As in a survival situation, you use what you have available as far as tools go. Only competition is with yourself as how simple you can make it.
    I have thought about building one and even started a few but haven't completed one yet. I go out and cut a sapling and will start a new one from scratch.         Pat

[Shooter_G22]

im game,

  just so happans that i have aquired some osage limbs that might be do the trick  ...  i will keep it as simple as this... the only thing i will use is my k-bar and some paracord...    how much time we got on it???  i was planing to use my afternoon on trying to split the two log halfs into some staffs...   but i might try to get to it a little latter tonight if i still feel up to it...

[Kegan]

Like Shooter, Ka-Bar seems like it'll be what I'll be using (a hatchet makes it a hatchet bow contest anyway).

Do we do arrows too, or jsut the bow?

[devilfishsix]

i actually challenged my bro to 3 arrows and a survival bow challenge he willpost here as well when he has finished mine as usual will be hazel and ill use my opinel which i made last with good luck all

[Pat B]

I think we should start with green, fresh cut wood so the playing field is level.  As far as time limit...how long can you go without eating. To adjust for our busy lives, lets give it a month...November 20.  Lets each try to keep track of what tools and methods we used through the process.
   Devilfish, I hope you don't mind us stepping on your thread. If you do, we can start a new thread just for this event.       Pat
  ps. An arrow or 2 probably should be part of this process, too.

[koan]

This is gonna be cool!!....Brian

[possum]

Well, my wife wants me to cut out all the little trees in my yard anyway.  Guess I'll try to give it a go.

possum

[Badger]

Once a year I give myself 1 week to make a bow a few arrows and then kill something with it. So far i haven't killed anything but have completed a bow each year, I never successfully made a string yet and each year had to go buy some string. There is quite a bit of nettle in Mississippi, I may try that next time. I have had the best luck with red cedar as it dries out pretty quick and I can often find dead branches that havent decayed. Plenty of cane for arrows growing wild and road kill has supplied my fletching. I use a pocket knife and rasp as primary tools and will sometimes borrow a tool or two from my inlaws like an axe or something. Not skilled enough in knapping to attempt stone tools. Steve

[michbowguy]

yup, sounds like fun!
im in.

[devilfishsix]

Im just glad u guys liked the idea, and no pati dont mind u stepping on my thread i am sticking to two tools for the job my hunt knife and my opinel they go every where with me so im pretty sure if i got in a spot id have me with me also a lenth of bailing twin or para i carry which is why i used it as string.

i dont know what sort of poundage these green bows wil make but i know i saw a vid the guy bound several staves to add the poundage if u was lost in canada orsomeother territory where u cant see the wood from the trees i guess the moor powerful the better. i doubt you could stop a maurauding bear with a 30 lb bow lol unless it was booboos little cousin\

well all have fun november the 20th to get em all in im going to enjoy this alot

[Shooter_G22]

hey,  Pat,

   i i've got a couple of osage limbs and samplings that i got from a wood pile...   i dont know actually how long that pile has been there but i cut the bark off one yesterday but the thing must have been only bout 40" or soo and i tried carving down to much and it broke on me but the wood was still very green and it was very wet to the touch when i cut the bark off it....   i have some more limbs and saplings like this..  will this be ok to use or should i go cut a fresh sapling to make the survival bow???...  i will probably use one that i was planing on using one that still has the root on it and green leaves on the sapling but it did come from a tree pile...   i will probably get a few of the boys from the team to work on one this week end too...  i think this will be a great opertunity to do a good project with the boys and i'm stoked it going to be good...  and good i'm glad its going to be in  a month gives me time to try and get a scale to weigh the poundage but i'm not going to scale it till its complete...     and k-bar and paracord is all i'm going to use... very pumped up about this..

[koan]

Pat, any rules on the string part? Survival so whatever we got on hand??.....Brian

[Pat B]

I think the fewer rules the better. As with a survival situation you use what you have or can find.
 I didn't have a chance to go out and get a stave today but will try tomorrow. I'll be looking for a hickory sapling.         Pat