First hazel bow (in progress!)

[dwardo]

Congratulations and nice work!
That is a damn sight better than my first bow. There is the odd little stiff bit but i would slap a name on it and call it a bow
Is the left limb the lower limb?

 

[Tjurved]

That is a nice bow! I'm no expert but it looks like a long bow tiller . If you dare you could make the tips more narrow to increase arrow speed.

 

[bushcraftbob]

Cheers for ur kind words guys
Dwardo what do you mean by "lower limb", i didnt realise that there should be a lower and upper limb! Please explain!!!!

 

[dwardo]

The left limb looks a little bit stiffer so i would use that for the lower limb. Does the bow feel like it bends a little in the handle? Hard to tell from the picture. I like to have the lower limb a little stiffer than the top, only just. Also is the center of the bow in the center of the handle? or is it asymetrical?

This is all just tuning stuff and i would leave that for later bows, so far you have a working bow so its job done! Well done again

 

[caliban]

That's a great first bow mate. You did really well. I wouldn't worry at all about the power. Buy a single loop dacron string ( a decent string will improve your bows cast, paracord is too stretchy) and make a leather handle, that's a keeper.

 

[fishfish]

very fine work there matey,on my list of things to do!