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thanks guys, i must say i absolutely agree with yous that Tas Oak aint really the best wood for archery
i will be posting soon a few photos of what i have achieved from Tas Oak than you can tell me if it will last for long



Aaron

yea, excellent points there i thought of those also and i think that that was the case, the back was to weak, I'm making two flat bows now from Tas Oak boards that i found In my collection of offcuts with reasonable grains and hope that works out. these are the dimensions I'm using to tiller them. o...

this is the dogwood tree i used it was about the diameter of 4" like this one in the photo.
about the draw weight i don't have the equipment to check that.
hope you can explain a bit more on why it snapped?
cheers
Aaron.

here is a flatbow that i have recently made which snapped on the limb, it was made out or dogwood, i have attached a few photos of the disaster and thought that maybe you guys could tell me why it happened 20141218_162233.jpg i used the dimensions of a regular flatbow design there were no knots on t...

Thank you very much guys, yes i did realise that the recurve i made was way to thick so i afterwards sanded it down with a belt sander to 1 cm on fadeout. will definitely try that bow stringer next time, also sorry but i don't have any photos of the bows except only of the recurve bow when it's not ...

Hello all archery makers, Why do you think that my wattle long bow broke about 4" away from the handle, the crack wasn't along the bow but straight through, just like pencils break. the wood was dried 2 months it broke when i was putting the string on by my self for the fist time since i made i...

thanks guys, also why do you think that my wattle long bow broke about 4" away from the handle, the crack wasn't along the bow but straight through, just like pencils break. the wood was dried 2 months it broke when i was putting the string on by my self for the fist time since i made it, the w...

hi..what thread is best used to make a string for a recurve bow,
i tried regular upholstery thread 100% POLYESTER it works but it stretches by far.
also can i use a belt sander to taper a bow, because some people say electric tool weaken the wood.

cheers
Aaron.