metal dawn on 12/4/2006 at 00:03
But does it work??
Seriously, that's kickass. How long did it take you?
TTK12G3 on 12/4/2006 at 00:05
I have a friend who obsesses over these kinds of things. It looks good, but fill me in:
-What material is the string? Nylon?
-What kind of woods?
-The length.
-Do you ever boil the edges to add recurves?
Just curious!
TTK12G3 on 12/4/2006 at 00:06
Quote Posted by metal dawn
How long did it take you?
That too. Oh yeah, did you cut your own wood, or did you order?
Mr.Duck on 12/4/2006 at 00:08
Do you also make rope arrows? :D
TTK12G3 on 12/4/2006 at 00:11
Oh, just throw as much info at us as you see fit!!
Ultraviolet on 12/4/2006 at 00:46
Will it fit in a breadbox?
Is it lighter than a duck?
dracflamloc on 12/4/2006 at 00:48
lol.
Some info:
Wood: Red Oak - Source: Lowes (2"x1"x6') - $3.50 (and about 30 minutes picking through their boards until I found one with straight grain)
It took me about 7 or 8 hours, maybe more or less I'm not sure. I basically worked on this thing some nights during my spare time for about a week and a half.
This is only my first real bow so I haven't tried a recurve yet. I'll probably tackle that beast maybe one or two more bows down the road.
I'm tempted to try a rope arrow. The string I used for the bow is just cheap clothesline string from a dollar store because I kinda did this on a budget (duct tape backing xD) but its pretty strong.
Length is about 5'10" for the shaped piece of wood.
I plan on making my own arrows later tonight (unless I have alot of homework for my computational theory class).
Once I get a bit better I might lay out some money on a good string and backing and make a bow that I'll sell on eBay or something.
Overall I spent $20 making this thing. But thats only because I had to buy the rasp and a saw (which I didnt use anyway, I just rasped the whole damn thing).
The duct tape was a huge roll for $4 and the wood was $3.50. The rasp was $11 but I wish they had a bigger one at the time I went.
At least my arms are in awesome shape!
Dr Sneak on 12/4/2006 at 12:32
Nice bow, let us know how well it works. :thumb:
Para?noid on 12/4/2006 at 13:32
Looks like you need to make the grip rounded, though. Rectangular objects are not a pleasure to hold.
