My Hand Carved Bow (video+pics)

[Tsu'Tay]

A Bow From Hometree

I made this bow over a couple days. It had a younger brother, but it was oak and it snapped after some hard shooting:nlol:

Here ya go!


YouTube - MVI_4103.MOV

Isn't that a strange sound it makes? Death from above!

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[Elyannia]

Very nice! you keep amazing me :P

[Pandora's Child]

Woah thats awesome! well dones

[Tsu'Tay]

Needless to say, my location is NOT Hawaii :nlol:

[Tsyeymzi]

Now you simply MUST tell me exactly how you made that........

[Tsu'Tay]

Go to a store that sells hickory.
Buy a 5 foot long stave that is 1 inch thick and 2 inched wide. It must have a straight grain.

Find the middle of the stave, glue on a grip, and draw where you need cut in order to make it a rough bow shape.

Clean up the grip and stave with a drum sander.

Spend the next few days tillering to perfecting, removing wood with a drum sander until it bends evenly (only removing wood from the belly).
It's a long hard process, but you get exponentially better every time you make a bow.

I learned everything I know from google...
There is quite a few detailed pictorials out there :nlol:

[Jeremiah]

Great craftsmanship! :) Nice job.

[Palulukan_Taronyu]

Kewl! Stuff!

[Tsu'Tay]

Thanks!

[Shatnerpossum]

Whats the draw weight on that?

[Toruk]

Nice I've made a few myself, although they are a bit bigger and seem heavier.

[Human No More]

Nice! :nsmile:

Wish I could make something like that...

[Tsu'Tay]

Draw weight = 37-40 lbs.

[Toruk]

Ahhh mine pull at a min of 50 prob tops 70.

[Tsu'Tay]

Nice. Any pics?

[Ni'Awve Mokri]

very nice Tsu' Tay. I don't have the patience. wish I did.

[ProfoundHeart]

Holy awesome.

[Gunny]

Thats so cool! Makes me want to go shoot a bow and arrow now! Man I really want to go camping!

[Toruk]

No the one I still have is at my Northern property like 8 hours away so no pics.

[silverstorm]

nicely done!

[Tsu'Tay]

Thanks guys!

[Turborabbit]

I made one out of hickory too, however one of my gym rat friends thought it would be fun to see how much pull it could take and he cracked it.

[StratoNa'vi]

Nice but that does not look like a na'vi bow though...

[Sight]

Great job dude, fine work. I've been toying with the idea of locating an Osage Orange stave to make my own self-bow for a long time. About how long did this take you?

[madman]

Good job man!!! Wish I had the patience and ability to do that

[AuroraGlacialis]

I still have an Elm stave here that is waiting for me to have time. My old one made from Ash has dropped way below 30# draw weight sadly. I built my old one over a weekend, so I think that is enough time if you have a stave like that and do not have to make it from scratch. Congrats on making that bow just with internet instructions - I had a RL teacher ;)

[kaliko]

wow a functional bow? You guys are so creative! That's impressive.. I wouldn't know where to go about starting something like that.

Could I see some reference shots, who's bow was this originally?

And are you considering commission work for a Na'Vi costume?

[Neytiri is already taken]

Nice work. I watched the clip too.
Next up: shooting the bow while doing the Neytiri jump like in my sig. Good luck! :nlol:

[AuroraGlacialis]

Actually, shooting while moving would really be cool. Well, obviously that jump is impossible in RL, but maybe jump from a tree trunk and shoot? Shooting while riding a horse probably is also really cool, but I have no horse...

[ryzo]

Very nice piece.You've got some good ideas and skills too!