Lenmcharristar 9,173 Posted November 22, 2015 Report Share Posted November 22, 2015 Anybody ever make or hunt with home made stoneage bow? If so how did it perform? 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
king 11,664 Posted November 22, 2015 Report Share Posted November 22, 2015 I remember a few lads as kids were making bows using 1 single wooden crutch. And reusing the bolts and butterfly nuts. They had some power in them.. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Navek Posted November 22, 2015 Report Share Posted November 22, 2015 I made a bow when I was a kid ended up shooting the woman across the road in the leg with it. Then my mum gave me a good hiding with it and broke it...that was the last of my Robin Hood stage Quote Link to post Share on other sites
smithie 2,427 Posted November 22, 2015 Report Share Posted November 22, 2015 pre ban lol 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
terryd 8,037 Posted November 22, 2015 Report Share Posted November 22, 2015 (edited) I made a bow as a young man ah I mean young boy and it was rubbish so I threw it in the shed. About a year later I came across it and gave it a whirl and boy did it send an arrow a hell of a long way. It had had time to season and gave it a hell of a spring. I think it may have been ash Edited November 22, 2015 by terryd 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
GruffaloGriff 1,852 Posted November 22, 2015 Report Share Posted November 22, 2015 Got a couple of yew branches with just that in mind but not got round to it yet. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Wullz 408 Posted November 23, 2015 Report Share Posted November 23, 2015 We made them out of wild rose, that always made the best bows. Never seasoned them though, wonder what they would be like.....mmmmm 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jonnie bravo 572 Posted November 23, 2015 Report Share Posted November 23, 2015 Thinking of giving this a go. Bought a lovely big ol draw knife from the bay with this in mind... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Lenmcharristar 9,173 Posted November 23, 2015 Author Report Share Posted November 23, 2015 A spoke shave would do the trick too, if anybody can stick up the link from utube the American guy makes one and kills a deer stone dead from high seat 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jonnie bravo 572 Posted November 23, 2015 Report Share Posted November 23, 2015 The guy that uses flint arrowheads? 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Lenmcharristar 9,173 Posted November 23, 2015 Author Report Share Posted November 23, 2015 Yes that's the one Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jonnie bravo 572 Posted November 23, 2015 Report Share Posted November 23, 2015 http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=1VCYlg9w7dE 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jonnie bravo 572 Posted November 23, 2015 Report Share Posted November 23, 2015 Think that's the one bud 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Lenmcharristar 9,173 Posted November 23, 2015 Author Report Share Posted November 23, 2015 Think that's the one bud yes mate thanks. Just shows how they helped our ancestors become successful. Lethal things 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jonnie bravo 572 Posted November 23, 2015 Report Share Posted November 23, 2015 Would be awesome if it was legal, I think they should bring it back but just create a very strict proficiency test, I can't see how there would be any humane or moral issues then. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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