I just made a few more bows recently. Hope you like them. I'll explain them more when I get some time.


here is an elm bow I made. Notice the major snake in the upper limb. Shoots really nice. Its about 45# or so, and 6foot long, made out of an elm stick.



Here is a narrow Cherokee style hickory bow I made. Its 6' long, and only 1" wide. It has only an inch of set, and it shoots great. Its about 55# at 28".



here is a very underbuilt elm bow with working recurves. Its about 55# at 26" draw, and its about 62 inches long. Shoots very well, and maintains about an inch of reflex.



Here is a red oak bow I just got done tillering.

I've got maybe six or seven other bows getting seasoned. Among those is a cherokee style ash bow made of a small diameter stave, a very unique red elm bow with an arrow rest made of a branch, a couple flatbows, an english style longbow made of elm, an elm recurve, a plum stickbow, and maybe a backed cherry recurve.

Wow nice bows!!
I'm gona make a pyramid style bow out of oak soon.  I'll post pics when it's done.

For the noob, I suggest first getting at least

1. hatchet
2. saw
3. rasp
4. pocket knife
5. and a sanding block. I like those 80 grit sanding sponges for like $1 at walmart.
6. Wedges would help for bigger staves
7. Halfways decent stock.

I suggest that all of you beginners out there start out making 6 foot long bows (so easy to make) that are around 35 to 50# pull at 26-29" draw length, and without recurves. Dimensions would be perhaps 1 1/2" wide at the handle, maintaining that width for two thirds of the limb, then tapering in straight lines to 1/2" or less nocks. This isnt written in stone, so feel free to screw around with it a bit. Have a lot of fun.