Liberal Jeade IRL shooting a real 140lb Medieval Warbow

[Jeade]

He only tilted his head out of the way since he had to wear his hat to hide his receding hairline and/or bald spot. Amirite jeade? Eh? Eh?

...y...yes...

[njames89]

This thread has lead me to pickup archery again. Not sure about making my own bow but maybe 

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This only makes me more sorry about not having the time to finally get into archery

Also posting to follow a good thread, 10/10

[AwesomeHail]

once I get my bow back from the club I used to shoot at, I'll post a picture of my shitty bow

too lazy to go there though

[Siiem]

Anyway, definitely give wood a shot, man.

Hee hee.

[Jeade]

So, I went ahead and cut the bow down by an inch and a half on each limb, and then cut new nocks in an inch and a half below those cuts.
It was 75" ntn (nock to nock) at this point and gained a whopping 4 lbs of draw weight, bringing it up to 16.5 lbs.
Since I was already invested in making the bow functional (thanks for your votes btw), I ended up cutting new nocks an inch and a half below the ones I'd just cut.
I've now got a pretty normal looking 72" flatbow, but again, the weight only went up by 4 lbs. The bow is now 20.5 lbs, and I'm sure I'll lose a few of those by sanding and shooting in the bow.
Wouldn't be surprised if it ends up at 16 or 17 by the time all is said and done.

Fortunately, my SO is allowing me to use her bright pink arrows to test with the bow, so I'll have a nice lightweight arrow to use.
After a few shots yesterday, I have to say that the draw on this thing is amazingly smooth, and there's zero hand shock.
Of course, it's only pulling 20 lbs, but still, I'm pretty happy with that for my first attempt that went less than ideal.

I'll update this post with a few pictures or videos of it when I get the chance.

[Taser]

Fuck reminds me of when I did my thread for making a crossbow and did fuck all after I made the thread.

Very cool stuff. Keep it up Jeade. Maybe I'll get around to my crossbow at some point.

[Jeade]

Fuck reminds me of when I did my thread for making a crossbow and did fuck all after I made the thread.

Very cool stuff. Keep it up Jeade. Maybe I'll get around to my crossbow at some point.

Get on that shit, man!
A crossbow would be WAY cooler than a bow, in my book.
I'm just not sure if I'd have the technical knowledge to actually make a crossbow.
The trigger part seems daunting.

[CzlowiekKot]

If my logic is right...

Long bow = long draw length + low-high draw force(yours is low)

  Since your bow feels too weak making it shorter will lower the draw length but increase the force needed to pull it. However, then you're sacrificing some power because you can just make a new thicker bow with equal lenght.
So... make a new one if you can. 

[njames89]

I'm looking into what I want to buy to shoot at my local archery range. Currently looking at 70" longbows and I'm wondering if I want something with 40 lbs draw or more. 40 lbs to get back into it would probably be enough, though I don't feel like buying another bow when inevitably I want that extra force.

[Nightmare798]

I'm looking into what I want to buy to shoot at my local archery range. Currently looking at 70" longbows and I'm wondering if I want something with 40 lbs draw or more. 40 lbs to get back into it would probably be enough, though I don't feel like buying another bow when inevitably I want that extra force.

Correct me if I am wrong, but is there not a way to ´reinforce´ the bow?

[njames89]

Maybe as a craftsman but certainly not by my own hand. Maybe if i went full Genghis mode and dedicated my time to bow making.

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I do own a +3 horn bow 

[Nightmare798]

Maybe as a craftsman but certainly not by my own hand. Maybe if i went full Genghis mode and dedicated my time to bow making.

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I do own a +3 horn bow 

I mean things like tougher string, limb supports etc.

But naah, I dont even have the idea how to pull that off...

[Jeade]

I'm looking into what I want to buy to shoot at my local archery range. Currently looking at 70" longbows and I'm wondering if I want something with 40 lbs draw or more. 40 lbs to get back into it would probably be enough, though I don't feel like buying another bow when inevitably I want that extra force.

35lbs is enough to legally hunt anything in the US.
45 is enough to legally hunt anything in Canada (like maple syrup trees).
40 is totally a good enough weight to start off on.
btw, the best bow I've seen for the money is the Blackhawk from Buck Trail Bows.
If you can afford the shipping, get it.

Correct me if I am wrong, but is there not a way to ´reinforce´ the bow?

There is. One of the ways would be to reinforce the area around the riser ("handle") with fiberglass.
I'm not too keen on that, though, so I'll probably just try shortening it a bit more--I've determined 68" ought to be the right length ntn to get at least 30#.

If you're making a bow, I've discovered that it's far better to overshoot your weight than undershoot it.

[njames89]

Cool I will definitely look into that.