AncientCraftwork
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I have made another selfbow of an ash stave in 2 days time with an axe and a victorinox knife. It was the best piece of wood I had collected so far. it is the longest of the ones I've made yet, about 1.8 meters in length, and the most powerful It shoots wonderful. It's easy to hit a 50 by 50 cm target at 20 meters all the time. It feels great to use a bow of my one even though it is very crude. I simply make it with a d shape and it bends through the 'handle' No professional tillering or measuring, everything just done by eye. No sanding either. My lungs cant handle sawdust. Theres still chips here and there but thats fine by me. 2 or 3 big knots on the back but it I tried to work with them. After shooting yesterday about 100 times, there was a bit of set of course, but it is easily rebent. It is not an old piece of wood, only a few weeks, but there were no cracks after cutting and debarking, and there are no cracks anywhere now that the bow is finished (finished by my standards). I got good faith it'll get stronger by time. I am confident it could take small game.
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