That's all I hunt with. This year I am hunting with an osage, ipe, bamboo bow I built a few years ago. An R/D design I came up with about 10...
It has been sometime since i have been around. I was elected Mayor of my city and it has eaten up my time these last two years. I will try not...
I have tried it but just couldnt get use to it. She needs to get a horse and use that Horse bow for what its made for.
For a compounds, vanes. Blazer or the like. For trad bows, feathers.
Thats a pair of beasts. Nice
You have been busy, nice.
Thanks all for the kind words.
Im not familiar with him. I am kind of a hermit when it comes to bow making.
I never practice with broadheads. Tune your arrow, and if all else is tuned, they will hit where you put them ;). No need to dull up/tear up...
If you make glass lam bows the wood doesn't matter. I use no glass. Bow woods have to be able to take tension forces on the back and compression...
Osage is the best north American bow wood. Well other than Yew. Too bad there is no Yew in Texas.
ipe, osage, bamboo quadlam r/d longbow. 68lbs@28". Tips elk and whitetail antler [img] [img] Brazilian walnut, osage, bamboo trilam....
Im not sure. Several of the antlers (not in this pic. ) have been used for bow tips on some of my custom made bows, as well as buttons or screw...
I think i need to build a few pedestals or plaques to mount some euro mounts on. Or think of something to make out of this mess. I guess i let a...
Time to quit collecting and start using.;)
Start close. A big target will help. I usually suggest starting about 5 yards or closer and slowly move back.
I remember people using flipper rests with recurves back in the late 70s. I dont see why you couldn't. People have shot with thumb rings for...
I could see that going from rythm shooting to holding the draw. But imagine not having to worry about short draws or too much elbow bend while...
I hunt with trad bows and all i do is instinctive shooting. Basically you are going to train your mind and body to work together. Like throwing...
Good luck. Ive been bow hunting since the 70's and cant figure them out. Lol
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