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walter Interfector Viris Spurii Offline Slinging Rocks! Posts: 2329	Re: Future Hobbies Reply #30 - Nov 23^rd, 2020 at 9:18pm vetryan15 wrote on Nov 23^rd, 2020 at 7:02pm: Thats an awesome bow. I do plan on starting my next one, soon. Birch
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Morphy Interfector Viris Spurii Offline Checkmate Posts: 5955	Re: Future Hobbies Reply #31 - Nov 24^th, 2020 at 7:51am You are really coming along Walter! Nice bro. What's the stats on it?
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walter Interfector Viris Spurii Offline Slinging Rocks! Posts: 2329	Re: Future Hobbies Reply #32 - Nov 24^th, 2020 at 5:13pm @ Morphy red oak, 65" n-n, 2" wide to mid limb, 45lbs @26". with a whopping 2" immediate set But, it is a smoooth shooter
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Morphy Interfector Viris Spurii Offline Checkmate Posts: 5955	Re: Future Hobbies Reply #33 - Nov 25^th, 2020 at 6:59am Just keep in mind a lot of the old indigenous bows either had similar amounts of set or were grossly overbuilt. Worked just fine to keep them fed. The fact that you can tiller that well and make a good weapon out of a piece of wood is what matters most. Have you tried your hand at shoot arrows yet?
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walter Interfector Viris Spurii Offline Slinging Rocks! Posts: 2329	Re: Future Hobbies Reply #34 - Nov 25^th, 2020 at 8:01am No, not yet, but I plan on getting some juniper for both bows and arrows.
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Kilisi Senior Member Offline Hard & Fast Posts: 331 Polynesia Gender:	Re: Future Hobbies Reply #35 - Nov 25^th, 2020 at 5:06pm walter wrote on Nov 25^th, 2020 at 8:01am: No, not yet, but I plan on getting some juniper for both bows and arrows. I thought Robin Hood and all those chaps used Yew for their bows
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walter Interfector Viris Spurii Offline Slinging Rocks! Posts: 2329	Re: Future Hobbies Reply #36 - Nov 25^th, 2020 at 5:50pm Elm and oak were quite popular too.
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Reply #37 - Nov 25^th, 2020 at 7:12pm

Kilisi wrote on Nov 25^th, 2020 at 5:06pm:

walter wrote on Nov 25^th, 2020 at 8:01am:

No, not yet, but I plan on getting some juniper for both bows and arrows.

I thought Robin Hood and all those chaps used Yew for their bows

Over in England Yew is very popular. Were i am, its Maple, Ash, and birch. Depends on what grows local, and is available. Local tribes used a few thers, but i dont have access to any.. But i am still new to bow making. I harvest from my own land when cutting firewood.

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Mersa Interfector Viris Spurii Offline Druid Posts: 1736 Australia Gender:	Re: Future Hobbies Reply #38 - Nov 26^th, 2020 at 5:06pm Almost every indigenous wood species I’ve tried making bows out of has failed at brace, except one. Guess there’s a little reasoning why that particular tree was prized by indigenous Australians even if they were making different tools with it. Best wood I’ve personally had is Robinia pseudoacacia
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totallyyourtype Novicius Offline Slinging Rocks! Posts: 8 Christiansburg, VA Gender:	Re: Future Hobbies Reply #39 - Dec 1^st, 2020 at 7:56pm I try to avoid picking up new hobbies... seems like I have enough to keep me distracted as is. I need to be spending less time with new hobbies and toys and more time working on writing!
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Slyngorm Descens Offline Slingit... Posts: 229 At MC's place	Re: Future Hobbies Reply #40 - Dec 3^rd, 2020 at 2:24pm I want to get into writing factual articles based on topics that interest me and already have some knowledge of. Also I am working on some ideas that might interest the “Other primitive weapons” one day...
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