How to make and read a force/draw curve (part 2)
How to MAKE a force/draw curve Welcome to part two of the series! In part one, we learned how to build a bow weighing rack and measure the draw weights of our bow at each one inch increment of the…
Finding time to make a longbow or recurve bow
Are you struggling to find time to build your own bow? Working all day every day, then coming home to do chores and family activities leaves you exhausted and completely out of time for working in your shop. You make…
How to make and read a force/draw curve (part 1)
Building and setting up the bow weighing rack Hey!...I'm so glad that you are here and interested in learning how to weigh your bow and make a force/draw curve! There is so much you can learn about your bow from…
How to install buffalo horn overlays on limb tips
Here’s a build along for adding buffalo horn overlays to your limb tips. I think they look great and make a good bow look even better. There's just something about polished horn on a trad bow that makes it look really professional. Adding layers of horn, antler, or linen phenolic to your limb tips will make your bow limb tips more durable for use with high performance strings, stronger to avoid scratches and denting by rough use while hunting, plus...they just look fantastic.
A footed takedown recurve and woodies for Brent
My friend Brent is new to traditional archery and asked me to build him a takedown recurve. I built this one using my blueprints for a 21" riser and "C" limbs. These combine to make a 64" AMO bow. This…
Some folks think I’m crazy for computer modeling bows
Supertiller is a stick bow computer modeling program that lets you build a hypothetical bow and test it on your computer. It was written by Alan Case. I use it to prototype new bow designs.
Knife scales for longbow tips?
I've often admired all of the different types of exotic knife scales for sale at Ebay, and I've always thought that they would be the perfect size for use on longbow tips. So, I figured that I would get some…
Grip and shelf location
A question that appears often in many of the internet bow making forums is "Where should I locate the grip and shelf on my bow?" I'm sure there are as many opinions about this as there are bowyers, so I'll…
I can help you build your own bow!
Hello and welcome to my bow building blog! This is my first post in the blog. My name is Jim Thorne and I want to help you learn how to "build your own bow!" Some readers may already know me…