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Thanks for the link! Lots of great info in there.

Alas, my holidays don't start until the 15th of next month - until then I'm flat out with boring essays and exams unfortunately.

Cheers Perry! Much appreciated. I guess the only other thing I need to know at this stage - it sounds like working the back and front of the log to create a board stave might be the way to go. My query is when you do this, do you want to preserve the growth rings/try and have one solid ring the whol...

Hey all. I've been in touch with Perry and he encouraged me to ask any q's I might have on the forum here - I'm intending to make my first ever bow this summer uni holidays. My goal is to make it completely from scratch using hand tools, as simply and traditionally as possible, from harvesting and c...

Thanks Colin! I might be up your way for the folk festival between xmas and new years if you're about, otherwise perhaps some other time? Any excuse to get up to that part of the world is a good excuse

Hey all, first post on here! I've been looking around the internet a tonne on this topic and I'm really keen to build my own traditional longbow from wild-harvested wood from the bush, using only basic hand tools. I've just never done it before and I was wondering if there is anyone on here in South...