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Well bud, based on the Britons' response you will have to make your own=20=

bow or buy one and grind off the backing. I don't know of any bowyers=20
in the states who will sell a wood bow without a stress cover on the=20
back. If you really want to make one, get a book called "The=20
Traditional Bowyers Bible Volume 1". It gives you all the basics. It'll=20=

also teach you how to match the arrows. That's very important. A=20
longbow with arrows that are too stiff or to flexible will drive you=20
nuts. I had to make a bunch of arrows of different spine (that's=20
stiffness) and shoot them with no feathers. When they're wrong, they=20
won't even stick in a target. When they are just right, you don't need=20=

the feathers. You can force a bend by using a heavier head or longer=20
shaft. Wood longbows are inefficient. A #50 draw bow probably needs a=20
#30 spine with a 100grain head about 3 inches longer than your draw=20
length, which will be about 31" if your 6'2". I'm 5'7" and draw just=20
28" but weigh 185lbs.  I'm looking for a #100 plus bow just to see if I=20=

can shoot the bloody thing.


On Sunday, October 26, 2003, at 11:27 PM, BASENJIS2FOR2@aol.com wrote:

> thank you all for the information but i really wanted to know how to=20=

> make one but this will work and i want to be as real=A0 as possible so=20=

> ya no now day stuff even if it is more safe my Mom wont like that lol=20=

> i will not tell her lol OK well just need to get some money to by a=20
> bow and arrows and have a compound bow and my dad lets me use his 45=20=

> fiberglass bow to so i now a little about bow and what not so thanks=20=

> for the information
> micah the happy one
>

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Well bud, based on the Britons' response you will have to make your
own bow or buy one and grind off the backing. I don't know of any
bowyers in the states who will sell a wood bow without a stress cover
on the back. If you really want to make one, get a book called "The
Traditional Bowyers Bible Volume 1". It gives you all the basics.
It'll also teach you how to match the arrows. That's very important. A
longbow with arrows that are too stiff or to flexible will drive you
nuts. I had to make a bunch of arrows of different spine (that's
stiffness) and shoot them with no feathers. When they're wrong, they
won't even stick in a target. When they are just right, you don't need
the feathers. You can force a bend by using a heavier head or longer
shaft. Wood longbows are inefficient. A #50 draw bow probably needs a
#30 spine with a 100grain head about 3 inches longer than your draw
length, which will be about 31" if your 6'2". I'm 5'7" and draw just
28" but weigh 185lbs.  I'm looking for a #100 plus bow just to see if
I can shoot the bloody thing.=20



On Sunday, October 26, 2003, at 11:27 PM, BASENJIS2FOR2@aol.com wrote:


<excerpt><fontfamily><param>Arial</param><smaller>thank you all for
the information but i really wanted to know how to make one but this
will work and i want to be as real=A0 as possible so ya no now day stuff
even if it is more safe my Mom wont like that lol i will not tell her
lol OK well just need to get some money to by a bow and arrows and
have a compound bow and my dad lets me use his 45 fiberglass bow to so
i now a little about bow and what not so thanks for the information

micah the happy one</smaller></fontfamily>


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