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Originally Posted by dtalbot  I've seen some nice bows made from those kits but it does take some skill and knowledge to do it! If you can wait till next summer when doubtless the longbow course will run again you can have proper instruction on how to make a longbow and come away with a nice ash bow as well from these folks: http://www.greenwoodcentre.org.uk/Ge...nformation.htm
It will give you the skills you need to suceed with a kit like you are talking about and when I did it a couple of years ago all but one of us managed to produce a bow of about 60lb draw. The one failure was caused by a chap slipping while trying to string his bow and ending up standing on and snapping about 8" off the lower limb!
If you are coming this way pop in and have a look at the bow or I'll try and remember to bring it to the next EMCCU meetup.
Cheers
David |
Cheers. I've seen that course mentioned elsewhere, but I reallydon't think I'm going to be able to wait that long
When I do nip over your way, it's normally on a fairly ad-hoc basis but if something can be organised I'd certainly be interested in seeing your bow.