I have the same Mini-compound as you Murray !! I have fun with it from time to time. I replaced the original arrow rest by a plastic stick-on rest, however I shoot it with fingers.
Someone asked for the draw weight of the little longbow. It is 2.1 lbs, no risk to have a tendinotis !
It is made in one part using a long chinese stick in bamboo.
As for the making: a little saw, a knife to make the general shape, a couple of files, sand paper, a little luck also.
It has a D shape as traditional longbows. It happens to be the best shape for bamboo (during another try, I tried flat limbs without any succes). This is also very important not to have any dent on the back of the bow.
The string is made of one single strand of dacron. This is very difficult to make the ends of the string and the serving (made with an ordinary thread of cotton).
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