Intro piece

[Dominic Thompson]

Yo, I'm a new member but I've had a couple years interest in woodworking and stumbled in here after I went down a rabithole of what UK native woods are food safe and good for bow making.
Lmk if u wanna see it I'm open to larger collaboration

 

[Bingy man]

Welcome to ukw and yes you can’t tell us that you have made something and then not show us lol.

 

[Dominic Thompson]

Lol that's fair, here's some kit

 

[Dominic Thompson]

Lol that's fair, here's some kitView attachment 193208View attachment 193209View attachment 193210View attachment 193211

 

[Bingy man]

That all looks decent , I was going to ask what’s with the curved sticks and then I spotted the strings welcome aboard ..

 

[Morag Jones]

Welcome from me too.

 

[Peter Sefton]

Welcome to the forum.

Cheers

Peter

 

[Hypnotic Chimera]

Greetings
You any good at archery???

 

[Dominic Thompson]

Greetings
You any good at archery???

I like to think I am! Caveats are I only started last year and I do reenactment archery, so everything is 25lbs max. That little one was a 40lbs crossbow prod before I got greedy on a particularly chilly evening like three weeks back and got an almighty crack

 

[Hypnotic Chimera]

It was many many years ago - I used to compete at Scottish club level in "field archery" (which isn't in a field but instead in the forest). Wasn't very good and only reached "B Class" but I loved shooting in the woods and up and down slopes between the trees at targets up to 80 yards away. Recurve bow class.
I keep toying with the idea of buying a cheap bow and going to my local club, but not so excited about shooting in an open field as I would be in the woods again.

Nice tool chest/toy box, by the way.

 

[bourbon]

Which period you you re-enact? Simple 6 plank box with leather hinges could be from any era

 

[Katomi woodsmith]

Hiya welcome

 

[Sideways]

Welcome from another one time and very mediocre recurve field archer. Great fun.

If you get into longbows, those can be pretty hefty draw weights. 60lbs+ easily and that was nothing compared to the bows of the Agincourt era.

Look forward to more of your photos.