Prototype Crossbow
i was digging around in my closet last night and happened on the very first bow i ever made when i was around ten or so. i have no idea what the wood is but it has awful string follow and is...
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Maybe take about 6 inches off each limb and see how it shoots then. Not that I really know anything about bows but I'd think it would shorten your draw length, so pulling it the same distance back...
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you're right, caveman. i considered taking a little off the limbs, maybe an inch but definitely not six, but decided against it for a couple of reasons. first, this was my very first bow i made when i...
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I have decided to make one, it is the perfect project for the strips of wood I have sawn off the bellies of my board bow. One strip will make the stock, the other will make the bow. I will use a Hmong...
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Cool project. I have been wanting to make one also.I would make a sinew backed osage or yew prod. I think that trigger design is good as long as the bow is not too strong.
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I kinda figured you didn't want to hack up a child hood memory. I always see a project as evolving into what it was meant to be. Have you considered adding another piece of wood bound to the bow like...
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Looks great for a starting point. I know the bow has a sentimental value to it and all BUT maybe you could shorten it a bit and make it a bit stronger. If you go to the Arborists guild website you...
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Looks really cool. I love it when an old bow finds new life as a crossbow. I second the "cut it down" option. Additionally I would reshape it and maybe add some sinew or rawhide for backing. You may...
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thanks, guys. i've since made another bow entirely for this from some black locust that i got from toxophileken. it isn't much more powerful, but it's a lot shorter and faster.
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That thing looks amazing, out of all the trigger mechs ive seen i think yours is the easiest an most functional ive seen. Great Job! for anyone whos really interested in how to make one heres a link...
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thanks, Racer. Roamer, string follow is when a bow takes 'set'. in other words when it doesn't completely return to its original shape. the wood gets compressed over time and the bow loses some of its...
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O. Yea all my bows do that. How do you stop it? And thank you are so helpful when i have a question. And also i forgot to say how cool that is i tried to make a couple but i could never get the...
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