bow stave????

[lannyman8]

whats the best sort of wood to work with, its my first bow and i dont want to make it hard on myself...

also whats the best designe/shape to use, a simple round shape or flat or mix between the 2??????

id like it to be a nice strong bow that could be used for hunting, i have long arms so at a guess 32-34 inches would be the max pull length.....

any help most welcome...

regards.

chris.

 

[Barn Owl]

you mean for target practise of course.

 

[ged]

I think what Barn Owl is trying to say is that it's illegal to hunt with a bow in the UK.

 

[dwardo]

What ever you can get hold of i guess is the quick answer.
Think dead straight, over 70 inch, 4 inch diameter or more. Your draw seems a little long, how tall are you? Average draw tends to be about 28inch.
Draw weight isnt as much a factor as you would think, efficiency by design is more important, you can have a bow thats 100lbs but transfers so little energy to the arrow a 40lbs bow will put an arrow in the right place with more energy.
Let me know what wood you can get hold off and we can go from there, think ash, elm, cherry, its more the individual bit of wood rather than species.

 

[lannyman8]

you mean for target practise of course.

of course bow hunting in this country is against the law, i do plan to try it in America when i go over though, if i can get to the required standard that is....

 

[lannyman8]

What ever you can get hold of i guess is the quick answer.
Think dead straight, over 70 inch, 4 inch diameter or more. Your draw seems a little long, how tall are you? Average draw tends to be about 28inch.
Draw weight isnt as much a factor as you would think, efficiency by design is more important, you can have a bow thats 100lbs but transfers so little energy to the arrow a 40lbs bow will put an arrow in the right place with more energy.
Let me know what wood you can get hold off and we can go from there, think ash, elm, cherry, its more the individual bit of wood rather than species.

im 6" 2 and have long arms mate, i know the length i said was a bit much but 32" cant be far off...

as for wood its a case of go and buy some, i have no wood to gather as i have no permision......i will have to see what i can get from B&Q or a saw mill....

is we or dry wood best????

 

[Barn Owl]

of course bow hunting in this country is against the law, i do plan to try it in America when i go over though, if i can get to the required standard that is....

So we're talking around 5 years going by your marksman results...lol..

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[lannyman8]

So we're talking around 5 years going by your marksman results...lol..

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maybe 10 years as its not a .338 at 1,200 metres.....lol