Primitive bows: what is your...?

[firemaker]

What is your favorite primitive bow style?

 

[stovie]

Hi Firemaker

Not got a particular preference, though i tend to produce ELB style bows as I have a natural tendency to design like that.

having said that, have just roughed out and am begining to tiller a flat bow from oak. It will be 2" at the fades down to 1/4" at the nocks. 70" N to N. It's either for my brother-in-law who wants a second bow, or if it's very good, a first bow for my best mate

As to your other posts...they tend to be self and not sinew-backed....but have just linen-backed an earlier bow to extend it's usable life....I'm afraid i don't flint-knap, for no other reason than I haven'y got 'round to it....and my draw length is 28"....I shoot depending on my mood any weight between 50 - 70#

 

[Snufkin]

I've tried a few recurved bows but at the moment I'm really drawn to simple straight stave bows, elbs, D bows and flat bows. I've just glued up what will be a pyramid bow, some very dense mystery wood as the core with bamboo back. I'm starting it off at 72", 1 3/4" at the fades, and if it doesn't explode I'll try and pike it down to 66". I've also just got hold of a short (55") osage stave which may become a plains style flat bow, have to take the sapwood off it and see what it wants to be first.

 

[jdlenton]

flat or pyramid for me

 

[firemaker]

My favorite type fo primtive bow would be a flat bow, although I am planning on making a pyrmid bow for the Paleo B.I.T.H.


Darrel

 

[dtalbot]

ELB at the moment but I do rather fancy giving a Mongolian bow a try sometime