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Fraser wrote:Interested to see what results it gets on the range, particularly compared to a longbow of around 45#.

Fraser.

Did the 145M clout today easily. In face outshot a 56 lbs selfbow. And I could get on the target at 60M. So all in all I'm quite impressed.

That is one seriously interesting bow, what waits where they tradionaly made? Fraser. Hi Fraser, these were made by a North American Indian tribe in Maine I believe, called the Penobscot. It's claimed to be the earliest form of compound bow? They do have a slight letoff after the short bow has been...

Very Cool, specs would be nice ! I made a Bamboo Laminate Penobscot about 10 years ago and I am struck by the similarities in profile between our Bows http://i243.photobucket.com/albums/ff55/jackoarcher/penobscot.jpg Penobscots do not shoot an overly fast Arrow, they where conceived to Shoot Heavy ...

Hi mate and thanks for the reply. Yea that is the type of bow in question. I have had no brakes with those. Only with 100% orange osage or Yew woods not trilaminates. My photo is a little skewed so it looks like one limb is much shorter. It's hard to take perfect photos with limited space. sometime...

I've always been interested in the Penobscot bow, and particularly on how it performed. I've just finished one. It's quite interesting to shoot. here's a pic, I hope.

Fanto wrote:thanks guys,


I have a very nice new wall ornament made out of zebra action wood and bo-tuff , you should see it....

Just a thought, have you considered reducing the width of the limbs? I think you could probably get the weight down a fair bit by narrowing them, evenly of course.

40 lbs @ 28” Wych Elm selfbow/Longbow for sale. This bow takes a standard double-loop 68” recurve string. It currently has a Fastflight one. The bow is made from a split-stave of timber, and follows the grain, and leaves the outer surface under the bark intact. It is tillered full compass in the med...

Actually, I'd say Elm is the closer wood to hickory...for bow making. Both timbers are supremely strong in tension, and have been used extensively for backings. In the early parts of last century, Elm was oft used as a bow backing before it was realised how to make good selfbows from white wood. Th...

This link may be helpful for those wanting to make their own arrows. Making a Mattched Set of Wood Arrows.pdf Jeff That's a great article. For those who struggle to find a decent set of shafts to start with, there is another way. The best set of woodies I've ever seen were made by a kid at our club...

I am no bowyer or even have any experience with selfbows, but I can offer these comments from an engineering point of view. Unless you have a shelf cut into the bow so that it is past centre immediately above the grip, the bow will not act like it is centreshot, it will act like a straight stave. I...

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job wrote:That's not Yew, that's Huon.

Just go a little further around and I can assure you that you will find this.

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Jeff

Damn, you've made my day. Nobody would miss one of those limbs would they? If you go down to the woods tonight?

longbow steve wrote:http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/400326568020 ... 260wt_1257
Best get one of these too

I've heard Government House is the go!. I'll get the muffler, don the ninja gear, and hop over the palings one moonless night.

I'm using colonial Wych Elm. Kindly provided by the Hobart City Council, happily destroying their heritage. Thanks mate. You will have to show us some more photos of your bows. No Osage down there huh. I know where you can get some Yew though. Just go through these gates and down on the left. :wink...

Thanks Jeff, I've read his instruction and understand them, the only question really have is wether it would be better to the blank raw tips and shape them my self, or premade tips. I'm leaning toward raw tips as the ends of the bow are about 3/4" and my not leave enough horn for the groves. T...

Thanks Job Hi Fraser, just thinking about this, and I'm not sure that you need horn nocks for your bow? I think the medieval and Victorian horn hocks were there to protect the yew, especially the sapwood, which is reasonably soft. If your bow is osage, I'm sure a simple groove will suffice, or you ...

Hi Hamish, thanks for your response. Where do you source the US Hickory from? Would it be the same/similar to what the English use? Its good to know about it for backing, this is what id like to try to use it for. Cheers +Simon As far as I know Hickory does not grow in the UK. Any their bowyers use...

Hey Job, mine is all but centre shot. Makes it so much more tolerant of arrow spine. 100_4753.JPG That is beautiful. I take it it's osage? Did you cut it locally? Yes Job, it is Osage and cut locally. Do you have any in Tasmania? Steve Unfortunately not. I heard it's only an American invasion in so...

Dennis, the bow that was given to me for my birthday has now had both horn nocks break, the bottom is purely astetical, from what I can see the cone method was used. I don't think the horn was strong enough to stand up to a 120# bow. I have just been looking at the longbow shop, would I be better t...

longbow steve wrote:Hey Job, mine is all but centre shot. Makes it so much more tolerant of arrow spine.

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That is beautiful. I take it it's osage? Did you cut it locally?

I have, and have seen, self bows made from split staves and billets which are very bias to left or right hand. Mine is not centre shot but the string tracks to the side of the handle. Your bows look great.! What wood are you using in making them? Jeff I'm using colonial Wych Elm. Kindly provided by...

A little of topic, but does any one know if some one has made a heavy self bow out of one the Australian timbers: Brigalow, Gidgee, or something else? Fraser I'm based in Tassie so I'm not too well up on the Big Island's timbers, but I've heard some good reports on certain Wattles. When I make a se...

I had a kind of a query the other day about whether selfbows can be centreshot. Some people say this cannot be because the act of drawing the bow tends to turn the bow in your hand cancelling out any intended bias. I find that in working with split staves sometimes there is a natural curve and shape...