Bamboo Flooring Recurve Bow

Flat bows 1 wide to 1 75 wide 40 60lbs.
Bamboo flooring recurve bow. Paul kloster used to say natural was better because carbonized takes more set but i haven t noticed a difference. To put the type of bows i was making in context most were narrow elb s from 1 1 4 wide 60lbs the narrowest was only3 4 wide 30 lbs. Horizontal will delaminate on you. The form i used to glue it up on was made out of a 2x6.
Obert original black hunter takedown recurve bow 60inch with bamboo core limbs archery hunting target practice 4 3 out of 5 stars 69. I can t remember what i made that out of. Efficient well balanced and quick. Stable yet still compact.
Do not get horizontal grain. If you like my video please encourage me to turn on the little bell like subscribe an. As the owner of boise bows and arrows turgeon is a master bowyer and wilderness survival expert specialties that spawned from a youth spent in the idaho woods. Cc subtitles can be turned on and there are text descriptions made.
It s smooth stable quick pointing and forgiving. Tom turgeon is living a 12 year old s dream. Advanced bamboo recurve kit some experience needed this new design resembles a deflex recurve and the ancient assyrian style composite bow. Jekosen eagle eye wooden takedown archery recurve bow 62 hunting bow include back arrows quiver bag and bow stringer tool right left hand 25 60lbs draw weight.
Sinoart 58 takedown recurve bow bamboo limbs archery right and left handed riser bow for hunting target shooting 30 60lbs 4 7 out of 5 stars 150. It s a great material for learning with as it s cheap usually easy to sourc. Check ebay for the vast array of men s or women s athletic shoes fitness gear sportswear and sporting equipment and bag amazing labor day deals. It doesn t matter whether you get carbonized or natural.
I used to buy it in 6 pieces. Vertical bamboo floorboards can be used to make decent performing beginner bows. The riser had osage padauk and zebra wood in it. This one of a kind compact powerhouse will get the job done.
If you re going to use bamboo flooring in a bow you need to get vertical grain bamboo. The upcoming labor day weekend is the perfect time to go for a jog or play your favorite sport. If i was to bother with laminated bamboo commercial products for wood grass bows i d back it with a strip of raw bamboo or better yet thin rawhide and i reckon you would get a good durable bow. Although you can t tell from the picture there was also a 21 inch power lam.
Several years ago i made this recurve bow with bamboo on the back bamboo flooring on the belly and cedar in the core.