October 28, 2009
Here we are at the new url. Doesn't look much different, does it? Today, I did update the Another English Longbow build along. On Page 3, I updated the section on how to fix a misaligned string. It now includes four different methods for fixing a misaligned string, including what to do if your string is misaligned due to a twisted limb.
I posted a bunch of pictures of my bows on Photobucket in case anybody wants to have a look-see.
I'm making a violin!
I posted a video on YouTube showing How I make arrows. I plan to do a more detailed written build-along for this web page.
Steve Moore, from the leatherwall is currently doing the best English longbow build-along I've ever seen right here out of eastern red cedar, and he has me really wanting to do one myself. I've been looking for some cedar. Check out this one, too. It's beautiful.
October 20, 2008
Here's my email address: banana underscore nut underscore bread at hotmail dot com.
I'll try to answer every email I get, but I can't promise anything because I don't know what to expect.
I read an article this morning that said by 2012, the incandescent light bulb will be completely off the market. That will have serious ramifications for my hot box.
I usually cut my arrow rests 1.25 inches above center. Sometimes I cut them as high a 1.5 inches above center.
Red oak board bow build along This is a tutorial showing how to make a cheap bow with a minimum of tools. If you've never made a bow before, this is a good place to start.
Bow woods This is a list of my opinion about various woods I've tried in bow limbs.
Finishes This is a list of my opinion about various finishes I've tried.
How to make a cheap and easy hot box
English Longbow build-along This was my first attempt at an English longbow.
Another English longbow build-along This was my second attempt at an English longbow. I like this one better.
How to make a Flemish bowstring
Bamboo-backed ipe bow build along I suppose the information in this one would be just as useful if the belly wood were Osage or bamboo.
Fiberglass laminated bow build along This is probably not the best build-along I've done, but it's better to have it and not need it than to need it and not have it.
Violin build along This is my first violin and is posted more for your entertainment than for your education. Plese keep that in mind.
Thanks! I wanted to say thanks to a few people.
Links These are some links to other bow-building pages.