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RE: 2026 - What I did today. - Vinny - 15-02-2026
I have became a tree spotter.
I can't afford a longbow (£400 upwards to £1000's) so I would eventually like to make my own. On kato's walks I am always on the lookout for a straight hazel sapling with a 2.5 inch diameter. to shave down to make bow.For the time being I will have to make do with a laminated flatbow which is a lot cheaper, once I have mastered the borrowed left hand recurve bow I use at the club I atttend.
I did spot a coppiced sapling that i don't think would be missed this morning.
RE: 2026 - What I did today. - Veggie - 15-02-2026
Hazels are easy to spot at the moment with all the catkins. What length do you need? Just curious - not planning on posting you one!
RE: 2026 - What I did today. - Vinny - 15-02-2026
(15-02-2026, 03:53 PM)Veggie Wrote: Hazels are easy to spot at the moment with all the catkins. What length do you need? Just curious - not planning on posting you one!It's more the straight,consistant thickness of about 2.5 inches for about 7 foot of it's length!
RE: 2026 - What I did today. - Veggie - 15-02-2026
OK. Next time the rain stops (in about a week) I'll see what I can find - out of curiosity.
I thought that archer's bows were made from Yew?
RE: 2026 - What I did today. - Vinny - 15-02-2026
(15-02-2026, 07:01 PM)Veggie Wrote: OK. Next time the rain stops (in about a week) I'll see what I can find - out of curiosity.They are , but straight yew branches are in short supply as it's so slow to grow. According to youtube you can still make a decent bow from a number of woods, with Hazel being the favourite in the UK because ther is so much of the stuff? It could turn out to be a 'pipedream' like so many of my plans, but I would like to give it a go!
I thought that archer's bows were made from Yew?
RE: 2026 - What I did today. - Veggie - 15-02-2026
(15-02-2026, 10:00 PM)Vinny Wrote:Am I imagining it, or, could you make a bow with a piece of plastic pipe?(15-02-2026, 07:01 PM)Veggie Wrote: OK. Next time the rain stops (in about a week) I'll see what I can find - out of curiosity.They are , but straight yew branches are in short supply as it's so slow to grow. According to youtube you can still make a decent bow from a number of woods, with Hazel being the favourite in the UK because ther is so much of the stuff? It could turn out to be a 'pipedream' like so many of my plans, but I would like to give it a go!
I thought that archer's bows were made from Yew?
RE: 2026 - What I did today. - Vinny - 16-02-2026
(15-02-2026, 10:02 PM)Veggie Wrote:Yeah, if you wanted to shoot arrows with a sucker on the end!(15-02-2026, 10:00 PM)Vinny Wrote:Am I imagining it, or, could you make a bow with a piece of plastic pipe?(15-02-2026, 07:01 PM)Veggie Wrote: OK. Next time the rain stops (in about a week) I'll see what I can find - out of curiosity.They are , but straight yew branches are in short supply as it's so slow to grow. According to youtube you can still make a decent bow from a number of woods, with Hazel being the favourite in the UK because ther is so much of the stuff? It could turn out to be a 'pipedream' like so many of my plans, but I would like to give it a go!
I thought that archer's bows were made from Yew?
RE: 2026 - What I did today. - Veggie - 16-02-2026
..........or be the Sucker on the other end of the bow.
RE: 2026 - What I did today. - JJB - 16-02-2026
RE: 2026 - What I did today. - Bren - 16-02-2026
(16-02-2026, 10:05 AM)Vinny Wrote:(15-02-2026, 10:02 PM)Veggie Wrote:Yeah, if you wanted to shoot arrows with a sucker on the end!(15-02-2026, 10:00 PM)Vinny Wrote:Am I imagining it, or, could you make a bow with a piece of plastic pipe?(15-02-2026, 07:01 PM)Veggie Wrote: OK. Next time the rain stops (in about a week) I'll see what I can find - out of curiosity.They are , but straight yew branches are in short supply as it's so slow to grow. According to youtube you can still make a decent bow from a number of woods, with Hazel being the favourite in the UK because ther is so much of the stuff? It could turn out to be a 'pipedream' like so many of my plans, but I would like to give it a go!
I thought that archer's bows were made from Yew?
I nearly choked on my tea