THE MAKING OF THE BOW


MAKING A BOW AND ARROW

MY TOOLS

A ROUTER AND A FEW HAND TOOLS
BELT SANDER
RASPS DREMEL SANDER
LOTS OF SAWDUST

A 1" x 2" 5' 10" STRIP OF HICKORY WOOD

YOU BEGIN WITH A 1"x 2" x 70" STRIP
Planed on both sides
NO KNOTS
plane with a router

ROUTED

thin the bow from each side
using a straight router bit
from 3/4" near the handle to 1/4" at the end
rasp it mirror smoothe

CLAMPED

soak the bow over night, then bend and clamp
ratchet the two ends to make the 're-curve
not too tight
let it set all night

NUMBER ONE

A GOOD BOW
HICKORY
F..F...TH

NUMBER TWO

A STRONG BOW
HICKORY
 NUMBER TWO

NUMBER THREE

MORE THAN FIFTY POUNDS TO PULL BACK
HICKORY
FFF...U...TH
I BUY THE STRING FROM THREERIVERSARCHERY.COM ONLINE FOR $14.00. I HAVE MADE SEVEN. I HAVE THROWN AWAY SEVEN THAT BROKE. I HAVE LEARNED THAT YOU MUST THIN THE BOW ENOUGH TO BEND. IF YOU TRY TO BEND IT BEFORE IT IS READY, IT WILL BREAK. MAKING THE RECURVE, DON'T APPLY TOO MUCH PRESSURE, OR IT WILL BREAK.