Longbow build.....is under way

[Gold]

WOW! That has got to be such a rush, to build and then kill something with your "Lil Angel!!!!! Congrats!!!

I've thoroughly enjoyed your build along and appreciate you taking the time to document and share with us....

[Greywolf in Hawaii]

awsome thanks! What kind of arrow do you reccomend I start with?

PM me with your specs ( draw length, bow weight, draw length, type of bow)
I'm sure I got something in the bucket that'll work

[colejack3]

I sent one did it go through? Im not sure how to do this stuff :P I think I did it right though

[Greywolf in Hawaii]

I sent one did it go through? Im not sure how to do this stuff :P I think I did it right though

Yessir it did.
You have a PM

[colejack3]

I sent another one . Did you get it? Im not sure if i do this right

[bob sarrels]

Good build along Mark. Looks like that thing will be a shooter. I have thought about doing a build along but have no one who wants to hand out long enough to take pics. We do a lot of things the same and alot of things differently. I think that comes from being self taught. I was lucky with the tool thing myself. Built furniture for 37 years and was able to gather up a lot of equiptment over that period. I have 2 bandsaws. One for wood and an old Sears saw for cutting glass. You're not lying when you say glass will dull a blade. Just let a new blade see glass and its dull. I do use the heat strips and they cost mucho. I have to have 4 sets. 1 longbow one piece, 1 recurve 1 piece and the same for the take downs. Seems like I get about 100 bows out of a strip before it takes a dump so I guess $3 a bow ain't bad. Saves tons of time. I used to cook in the oven at 180 for 3 hours, now its 1 hour with the strips, cool down , pull it out and stack another one in. I still do use the old oven for overlay cooking, just at a cooler temp. By the way, pretty much the only tools I had to buy for bow building were my 80 inch verticle sander ( I use 40 grit road gravel on it, a real nuckle eater) 2 dust collectors and my life saver, a micro particle collector. This thing changes the air 6 times an hour in my shop and I am thinking about getting another. Glass dust sucks.

[Greywolf in Hawaii]

Mahalo for the Kokua,

If I was doing bows for living, I'd be doing things a lot different. More efficient, and geared more toward production.
But Like takin the pictures, it's my time and pleasure to do a build along. The tripod and 10 second camera delay is my friend

Next year on my Trek to Texas, I'd love to spend a couple hours in your shop, just watching or being the 3rd hand if needed.

I have a new handle forward design I just got to be a great shooter. Now the next thing is to convert it into yet another style, which is a Takedown. with this handle forward design I could go a sleeve or three piece maybe, but I'd like to share a beer over the phone with ya discussing the projects pros and cons....

What a great way to spend a day.

Mahalo Nui Loa

[Samiel2d]

beautiful bow mark, and nice pig... im almost envious of a bowyer's ability to make a weapon out of literally some think pieces of wood n glass.. i am almost to the point where my mind is going to make me buy one of those bingham kits to see if i can build an arrow flinger myself. i love watching these build alongs. you and bob both build some beautiful bows.

[udman]

Great read on this Sunday morning stuck at the office. Thanks for sharing.

[sulphur]

excellent build along. i thought i was the only one who does it in flip flops!!

[Greywolf in Hawaii]

Yes sir,
They are called Slippers in Hawaii, due to the rash of proprty crimes we have had to take more precautions to keep our stuff.

[per121]

Thing about building a Long Bow Next

Hi i'm new to this forum i ran across when i was looking up custom bow companies on Google search. And your Post inspired me so I started a recurve bow. So fare have the form built along with the handle laminated together using walnut, oak, purple heart, maple, and mahogany. I wanted to say thanks and say that I found your post to be extremely informative. I think that after I'm done with that recurve bow to try building a long bow do you have any dimensions to build a long bow form. Do you have dimensions for your form i would like to to build something similar to what u have?

[jwadsworth]

Thanks for this build along. I am really curious about your formula for determining your wood stack. Would you be willing to share how you go from a draw weight to the wood stack?
Thanks,
James

[Draco]

He hasn't been on here in a year and a half so he's probably going to miss that.

[Horn chaser]

Thanks for this build along. I am really curious about your formula for determining your wood stack. Would you be willing to share how you go from a draw weight to the wood stack?
Thanks,
James

The easiest way to figure bow stack on a new bow design is to use the stack of another bow similar to what you are planning to make. You can take that stack and it will get you in the ballpark of the weight you are looking to build. If you don't have access to any bows similar to what you plan to build you can go to binghamprojects.com and use stack info for their bow plans they sell. Once you make the first bow you can use that to judge how much you need to change the stack to get the poundage you want. Also remember that you are working with wood and the poundage can vary slightly from one bow to another with the same stack.