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Hello Jacko, You are right the rigid handle bow appeals to me more than the bend through the handle bow...it looks so good!!, ok so i'll go with the first plan you laid out since its my first bow with an unknown wood and like you say it will be a safer bet... atleast till I know this type of wood be...

Hello Dennis, You are right about the wood....we have different wood in this part of the world... Thanks for the help I appreciate that... I will start off on the bow...and let you all know how its coming along...I checked but cannot find any growth rings on this wood its just a bit course grained a...

Hello Dennis, Thanks for the link the maths looks a bit complicated....Thanks for the suggestion to back the bow after floor tillering it....that should work. Now I just got to get down to doing it..by the way I ordered the "Traditional Bowyers Bible Vol4" its a great book filled with some...

Hello Dennis, I have been searching for information on this wood but with no success... I made two small bows to test the wood the first one broke whille tillering the wood split from the corner and it broke at about 6" draw length so the next one that I made I rounded the top edges a bit and t...

Hello Jacko, thanks for the suggestions... I'll probably try that.. after I posted this question I thought of making a small bow with the same type of wood and testing that unfortunately it broke while tillering :( but I learn't a few lessons this is my first time trying to build a proper bow from h...

I just bought a Red Sal Wood (Shorea robusta) board 2" wide x 1" depth x about 7 feet long..... I would like to know if anyone built a bow out of this wood and if its suitable and do I need to keep the width 2" or will 1-3/4" or less be ok?
thanks....

Woody, I think I made my jig from those plans, which someone sent me. If they okay it, I could dig them out and copy them for anyone who'se interested, or even scan them and post them on the site. Not sure of the legalities etc.... :? Dennis, thanks for the tip, I'll respine some of the ones I've t...

Hello Dennis, I always loved playing with bows and arrows that I made myself out of bamboo when I was a child and till my teenage years.... now I have suddenly got interested again, and I aim to build my own bow and practice shooting.... I must say that since I joined this forum and came across your...