Ozbow

Thakyou for your advice, all of your bow look very well made, i especially like the design of the second and last bow.

The tree has been dead for a number of years already and about a year ago i cut and dressed a bit of the timber, it was very dry and did not bow or change shape, would i still need to do anything to the boards?

I have decided to make a one piece bow as well as limbs, incase the likelihood of failing occurs(i have limbs that i could put on the riser i make anyway). I have an old english oak tree to be cut and dressed to make the one piece out of(Not sure if it is a suitable timber, if anyone has advice it w...

Thank you for your advice.

Hi bigbob although not making bow limbs, i have some experience with laminations making lamp using mt.ash and red gum laminate(A half circle about 400mm diameter). I also have a lot of tools and equipment at my disposial ( i also have made desks, cabinets and shelves mostly out of Mt.Ash). Also do y...

big bog could you suggest a possible combination of Australian timber to laminate that would suit the best. Cheers

If i were to use fibreglass for backing and bely, would they be the same?, and how thick should the laminates be?

thank you for your advice
What were the Australian timber that you use?

Hello bigbob, if i were to make a one-piece recurve bow would English Oak be a suitable choice?

Hello and thank you for your reply,
When you say "take-down limbs also need to have a 'wedge' glued in at the riser-end." what do you mean?

Hi all,
I am new to bow making and want to make my own takedown bow. I have started on the riser but need some advise on the limbs,
What materials/timber to use?, the angle of the limbs from the riser?, length of the limbs and curve of the limbs?
Any advise would be helpful, Cheers.