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  Topic: Making a 6ft long bow...help!
saralynn

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PostForum: Bow Making Forum   Posted: Sat Jun 08, 2013 6:11 am   Subject: Making a 6ft long bow...help!
Here are some details of the ends! It's very primitive. I made the whole thing with a jigsaw, drill, file, and sand paper.

At the top of the bow I drilled a hole all the way through where the wedge ...
  Topic: Making a 6ft long bow...help!
saralynn

Replies: 25
Views: 22819

PostForum: Bow Making Forum   Posted: Fri May 31, 2013 7:34 am   Subject: *UPDATE*
Hello everyone!
Exciting news!!! It works!!! Made of spruce and nylon thread (roughed a lil with 400 grit sandpaper). Here is a video of a lil experimenting i did!
(Hope this loads, still convert ...
  Topic: Making a 6ft long bow...help!
saralynn

Replies: 25
Views: 22819

PostForum: Bow Making Forum   Posted: Wed May 29, 2013 6:25 pm   Subject: Making a 6ft long bow...help!
Leather, that's an interesting idea... I am going to stick with the nylon for now and see how it goes. I will be testing it on Friday!
  Topic: Making a 6ft long bow...help!
saralynn

Replies: 25
Views: 22819

PostForum: Bow Making Forum   Posted: Wed May 29, 2013 1:10 am   Subject: Making a 6ft long bow...help!
Will -- I was not aware of it but I am now!

Right now, it looks like I will have to make a simplified bow. I will be using spruce with sanded nylon string, and I think I will just cut out a convex ...
  Topic: Making a 6ft long bow...help!
saralynn

Replies: 25
Views: 22819

PostForum: Bow Making Forum   Posted: Mon May 27, 2013 11:34 am   Subject: Making a 6ft long bow...help!
Thank you for the suggestions!
  Topic: Making a 6ft long bow...help!
saralynn

Replies: 25
Views: 22819

PostForum: Bow Making Forum   Posted: Sun May 26, 2013 5:18 pm   Subject: Making a 6ft long bow...help!
Thank you both for the suggestions!

I was experimenting today with some nylon monofilament sewing thread and the rosin seemed to stick pretty well, the sand paper is a good idea though.

Thanks ...
  Topic: Making a 6ft long bow...help!
saralynn

Replies: 25
Views: 22819

PostForum: Bow Making Forum   Posted: Sun May 26, 2013 11:54 am   Subject: Making a 6ft long bow...help!
Thank you for the suggestion, but I have contacted them before and it is not possible.
  Topic: Making a 6ft long bow...help!
saralynn

Replies: 25
Views: 22819

PostForum: Bow Making Forum   Posted: Sun May 26, 2013 3:52 am   Subject: Making a 6ft long bow...help!
Hello!
I am a current sculpture student. My work plays between a balance of visual art and music. I am currently trying to realize a piece in which I use a six foot (2 meter) long bow to play on a ...
 
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