(15 February 2013, 17:29)Tartar Horde Wrote: Hello folks I don't know where to put this as I am willing to donate this bow for the "cause" to someone who is going to use it.
I have an English Longbow made by yours truly and it is about 12 years old. The bow is made from Degame and backed with Hickory. It has a Flemish twist string made by me, and has Buffallo Horn knocks. The length of the Bow is 6ft plus and is tillered to shoot 29 inch arrows at approx 55lbs draw weight. The bow has been "shot in" but not finished, ie it needs a final fine sanding and sealing with Varnish, Teak oil or wax etc. The Horn knocks also need the final sanding and varnishing. I have just strung it and shot it down the garden and it still shoots as good as the day it was made. I have only shot this Bow a couple of dozen times and since then has been stored. If anyone seriously wants this Bow just PM me with details where to send it. I will also make this promise to destroy any details once the bow is recieved and the person is happy. Regarding the Bow and shooting, please bear in mind this weapon is made from Wood and so I can't give anyone a gaurantee that it will not break, even with normal use for that is the nature of natural products. I expect the person who wants the bow to pay for the postage which I will have to price up first. This is not a Bow for a beginner as you need to know how to string it and more importantly how to adjust the "brace height" of the string (I have set this up today) but it will need adjusting once you start to shoot it.
If anyone has any questions please ask me and I will be as honest as I can.
Hi TH,
That is a great thing to do. I have made a few bows myself just using the trial and error method and I know how long even my feeble efforts took to make. Do you have any advice on methods etc?
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