Ozbow

i have timber for a second attempt prepped but suggestions for better timbers most welcome. i know there are options . . . . i'm not smart enough or timber savvy enough to read tables and graphs. suggestions that are available in far north queensland would be awesome please. the silver quandong i ha...

used techni glue, but not enough.

no glass or cloth backing no. lots to learn!

Testing progress . . . Heard a tiny 'click'.
More progress testing . . . Tiny little bit of draw . . . .

Wa wa wa waaaahhhhhhh. Crack!!!!!!!! Delaminate and catastrophic fail.

Guess glue was a bit underdone after all. We thought it was. Now we know!

black palm riser taking shape

pic isn't super clear.

plan on starting to 'draw' the bow to continue tillering

just getting back into archery after 20 years. having been a longbow fan for a looong time, i decided to have a crack at bow making. i'm learning alot, but barely scratching the surface of all there is to know. found a 'plan', tweaked it here and there, researched, found some timber that is supposed...