Hi, I would love to make a decent useable bow. Yew would be lovely, but is expensive and AFAIK not a good choice for a 'beginner bowyer'.
Ash, I understand, is a reasonable substitute. I am concerned that kiln dried wood may be more likely to get stress fractures during use....due to the 'aggressive' drying of the Ash? If this is the case, would a good 'going over' with linseed oil help prevent this?
I would like to end up with bow of around 35-50 lbs, is that possible with ash? Or to increase the poundage could I back the bow with rawhide or sinew.
I would imagine that sinew from a fast, agile animal (such as deer) would possibly perform better than sinew from a less active animal (cow). However, I was thinking a quiet word with the local butcher might source me some cow, sheep or pig sinew.
Is there a cheap 'glue' (that I can make myself) suitable to stick the sinew to the bow?
All comments / suggestions gratefully received.......cheers
Ash, I understand, is a reasonable substitute. I am concerned that kiln dried wood may be more likely to get stress fractures during use....due to the 'aggressive' drying of the Ash? If this is the case, would a good 'going over' with linseed oil help prevent this?
I would like to end up with bow of around 35-50 lbs, is that possible with ash? Or to increase the poundage could I back the bow with rawhide or sinew.
I would imagine that sinew from a fast, agile animal (such as deer) would possibly perform better than sinew from a less active animal (cow). However, I was thinking a quiet word with the local butcher might source me some cow, sheep or pig sinew.
Is there a cheap 'glue' (that I can make myself) suitable to stick the sinew to the bow?
All comments / suggestions gratefully received.......cheers
