bow making

[ady05]

could someone please help i wish to have ago at bow making i understand that yew is the best item for this but i have not seen any around my erea is there a good substitute instead

thankyou all :You_Rock_

 

[JimJam]

Hi

Ive not had any experience on making bows but have recently ordered the traditional bowyers bible volume 1 that came highly recommended to me but i have found a fantastic website that has lots of different wood stocks metals etc here is the link http://www.traditionalmaterials.co.uk/ they also do yew

hope it helps

JimJam

 

[Snufkin]

Hi mate, use the search engine as there are quite a few threads on bowmaking.
Yew is a great wood but a bow quality stave will set you back a couple of hundred quid. Try ash, you should be able to find it easily. Also sycamore will make a pretty decent lightweight bow. The Traditional bowyers bibles are great books, highly recommended.

 

[ady05]

thankyou such a great help im planning on doing this with my son all new to us

 

[jon r]

I wouldnt use yew for making your first bow because its seen as being pretty precious to a lot of people. I hear that ash is pretty good for making bows.

Ray says that you should proberbly make about 10 bows before you move onto making a Yew one!

 

[ady05]

cheers i'll give it a go practice makes perfect as they say