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Thank you Daryl!
I had no idea they supplied timber, must have driven past them a hundred times.
They're just around the corner from who I get Titebond from

yeah I was thinking a simple 68" pyramid design backed with boo of course (still got tons of it). I'll keep the boo thin this time so as not to overpower the belly. I've wrecked too many bows with compression fractures. Although, I think most of the problems I've had been due to being too blood...

Just saw an ad for Masters now supplying what they call Brazilian teak decking. Does anyone know if it's the same as what's listed on the wood database http://www.wood-database.com/lumber-identification/hardwoods/cumaru/ Is it any good for bow making? Sorry, but the numbers are pretty much meaningle...

Thanks Forester.

I get a lot of enjoyment out of making bows and although I wouldn't call myself a fair dinkum bowyer just yet, I reckon I'm getting there.
It's all about the journey so they say

Ok well, it's done. Adding the jute string to the ends of the handle section didn't have as much effect on the excessive bending in that area as I would have hoped but it did help a little. The tiller isn't pretty I'm afraid as you can see in the pics. Adding the jute made it quite a bit heavier. It...

Beautiful. I hope I can be that skilled some day.

Thanks guys, Forester, the handle wood, sandwiched between the two pieces of bamboo is 16" long 6/8" high and was 1 1/2" wide before i started shaping it. The fade starts almost immediately from the centre. Subtly at first then more angle toward the feathered ends, like a thin double ...

Ok, so i've managed to get it to shooting stage. You can view a vid here https://youtu.be/8Ea5209kd5s , shooting from about 12 metres. At the time taking the video I had put about 36 arrows through it. I don't have my scales at the moment but I'm guessing the weight to be around 55# You'll see in th...

yeah not the prettiest thing out there but the idea was to build a bow using only materials I could scrounge for free. Glue, bow string and 4 clamps being the only things purchased. The bamboo used is moso harvested from a nursery not far from where I live. The nodes are between 10 1/2" and 11 ...

Well I'm a fair way away from producing that kind of work greybeard, but I've had a go at pretty simple design which seems to be going ok so far.

I'll take some more pics when I get it on the tree tomorrow.

Cheers,
Bormin

Thanks greybeard, I was starting to worry i wasn't going to get any answers before the weekend.

Now I have my weekend planned, so thanks again. I'll post pics as i go.

Cheers,
Bormin

Hi everyone, Firstly, I apologise if this has already been covered. Just send me to the right thread if it has. I'm lucky enough to be in an area where I can access tons of bamboo and I'd like to make a 62 or 64" hybrid bamboo back and belly bow. I have a few questions though. 1. How long does ...

Daryl, Thanks for that. I hear your concerns about the bamboo I have so I thought I should show you the original stuff I was planing on using which I though was too small a diametre and too thin. I actually did this a couple of weeks ago. I stopped when I came to the (probably wrong) conclusion that...

Thanks guy's, I think I'll go with Daryl's brigalow design since there's less for me to stuff up, but if I get chrysals on this one I swear I'll use the string for something more useful! just kidding :) A few questions. How thick and how long is the handle? How thick at the end of the fade to how th...

Hi Steve, Interesting design and great info. thank you. As you can see in the pics above, the bamboo I have is very thick walled and the nodes are only slightly raised on the surface and don't bulge out on the inner wall. Going by the info in the thread you linked to, this stuff I have should make g...

Daryl, Firstly, thank you for taking the time to help me. Here's a couple of pics showing the internals. The membrane is very thin while the outer walls are quite thick and even. Sorry you had to explain end to end since I won't be adopting the 3 thin laminations option. i simply have no way of gett...

Daryl, The only access i have to a bandsaw, is at the local Men's Shed which only opens on Wednesdays, so i really need a solution that can be achieved with hand tools. I think you blokes take your knowledge for granted sometimes :) As one wise woman once asked "please explain" "end f...

Thanks Rob, Starting to think I'm wasting my time with the KD SG boards from Bunnings. Have tried 5 different designs so far and all have failed mostly to chrysals and it didn't seem to make any diff if they were backed or not. I'm not giving up though, I'm completely addicted to bow making I just h...

Thanks Grahame and Daryl, Daryl, I actually have a few large diametre bamboo poles that have been sitting in my shed for over 2 years so I'm keen to give the natural stuff a go. After attempting a few flat bows using SG flooring, I must say I'm getting rather tired of them either splintering on the ...

Hi Steve, Thanks for the info. The flooring I'm using is called Solid Strandwoven which I'm told is stronger than both the horizontal and vertical types. The pic is of the carbonized type but I'm using natural. I had the board cut down the centre lengthways and then roughly 3-4mm strips taken off ea...

Ok well that all explains it then. Thanks very much to you both for the info. Probably the backing. The bamboo I have is taken from a bonded bamboo floorboard which I'm told was developed to be even stronger than the more commonly found boards. The backing on this bow is nudging 4 mm the full length...

Hi everyone. I've had a go at a couple of SG board bows but without success so far. Last one wasn't my fault though :) With this one I decided to back it with bamboo. The backing is working very nicely indeed and I'm at the stage where I'm tillering with the string set to about 3 inches off the hand...

Thank you for taking the time to answer my questions, I really appreciate it. I know it must be tiring for you guy’s. What attracted me to the youtube vid was firstly the detailed step by step he goes through (I’m gunna need all the instruction I can get) and that the design is achievable with the f...

Will do.

Thanks again Jeff.

B

Thanks.
The board I have is 3/4" thick. I'm guessing I'll need to build a riser for it?

Cheers,
Bormin

Thanks

Hi everyone, First time poster so please be kind. Whilst looking for something completely unrelated, I came across this vid on youtube (yes i see you rolling your eyes)! I have a keen interest in trad and would love to make my own and I thought the Mollegabet design in this vid might be a good place...