Recipe and Instructions - How to Bake a Bow.

[GrahameA]

Morning All.

Over this week of the School Holidays the young son of a good friend of mine decided to do something different and make his own bow. A move up from the Commercial products to the his own Custom Made Bow - made by himself.

How to Bake a Bow.

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Ingredients.

14 year old male with zero woodworking skills.
Some Bamboo floorboards
A bit of fibreglass and some glue
A large dose of enthusiasm
2 1/2 days of School Holidays not playing computer games

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Layout plan of bow

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Grind Laminations

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Glue up laminations and placer in mould, cook.

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Pop Bow Blank out of mould next day.

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Grind, sand and file away all bits that do not look like a bow. Cut string grooves. String.

"Hey presto"!!! 35lb Longbow.

Add a couple of more days for finishing work.

Yesterday he spent the day cutting the shelf and finishing the bow. This morning It was string making time and at the moment the wipe-on Poly is drying.

So this afternoon it will get another coat of wipe-on and hopefully some time on the weekend it will go for a shoot.

I have had a few shots out of it and it shoots very nice. Quiet and no noticeable shock - a very nice bow and a credit to the Builder and Sensei Greybeard.

[Stickbow Hunter]

One of the shortest build-a-longs around. You make it all sound so simple Grahame. Say congrats to the young fella for me.

Jeff

[Gringa Bows]

Good stuff ,Congrats to the young bloke

[jcm]

Brilliant.
Regards

John

[longbow steve]

Well done guys! I am not far off finishing teaching a 12 year old how to make a bow. Pretty rewarding stuff. Steve

[Roadie]

This is good to see, young Folk actually doing something constructive, with Help and Guidance from the Wise Men of the Tribe. Well Done. Cheers Roadie.

[Dennis La Varenne]

Passing the knowledge on to our young people is what it is all about if we can get them interested. They are our future. He has made a very nicely tillered bow there.

[bigbob]

Well done young fella, Grahame and Sensei Daryl. It is really gratifying to see a young person learning skills that will enable him to be in contact with nature and zen like influence of Archery.Congrats Grahame and Daryl for the guidance.

[nimrod]

well done that man and boy

[rodlonq]

Congratulations to the three of you, well done.