best wood to use for making a bow?.

Discussion in 'Free Thoughts' started by EmptyForceOfChi, Mar 9, 2006.

  1. EmptyForceOfChi Banned Banned

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    i dont know what a spawn camper is, maybe its an american term,


    but i live out in real nature alot of the time, i eat what i kill skin gut cook and forage.

    if i know anything its how to fight, survive, and hunt,


    i dont belong in this time period, as people tell me, usually my wife.


    peace.
     
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  3. Roman Banned Banned

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    Watch out.
     
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  5. Sock puppet path GRRRRRRRRRRRR Valued Senior Member

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    I think roman is right.
     
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  7. EmptyForceOfChi Banned Banned

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    for what your wit going over our heads,


    peace.
     
  8. EmptyForceOfChi Banned Banned

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    i just didnt know what native wood was the absolute "best" for making a bow with,

    and i asked,


    peace.
     
  9. Roman Banned Banned

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    What if I think I'm wrong?
     
  10. EmptyForceOfChi Banned Banned

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    then your wrong in your opinion?

    or not wrong because you realise your wrong and are not anymore>?


    peace
     
  11. Sock puppet path GRRRRRRRRRRRR Valued Senior Member

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    That's your right
     
  12. EmptyForceOfChi Banned Banned

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    oh yeah what he said.

    peace.
     
  13. Roman Banned Banned

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    peace,
    I'm gonna go cut a bitch with my offensive skills.

    peace,
     
  14. Slacker47 Paint it Black Registered Senior Member

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    use a satellite dish coated with mirrors (mylar?) and you can melt shit to make swords.

    Why dont you just cut down some trees and try them all? I would be more concerned with the string as it is alot harder to construct.

    Yean, I have that pistol crossbow. I like it. Makes rabbits go in the pot and its really quiet.
     
  15. phlogistician Banned Banned

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    It is illegal to hunt with a bow or crossbow in the United Kingdom.
     
  16. leopold Valued Senior Member

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    The best longbows were made of yew. The staves were cut in winter when no sap was running, from the junction of the inner heartwood and the outer sapwood. The staves were seasoned and worked on gradually over a period of three to four years.
    http://www.historicalweapons.com/bowandarrow.html
     
  17. leopold Valued Senior Member

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    it's illegal to own a crossbow in the u.s. without a permit
     
  18. phlogistician Banned Banned

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    I never understood certain restrictions in America. Like, why you can carry a gun, but not a switchblade. Licensing crossbows, when handguns are so readily available without questions second hand, seems odd also.
     
  19. Sock puppet path GRRRRRRRRRRRR Valued Senior Member

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    You can't carry a handgun in most states without a permit either I think only texas allows this
     
  20. leopold Valued Senior Member

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    i never understood why you would go through the hassle of getting a permit for a gun when you can buy one from your freind or at an auction or yard sale
     
  21. valich Registered Senior Member

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    Why bother?
    Synthetic nylons, polymers, and plastics have a much better and quicker rebound than any type of wood.
     
  22. Hapsburg Hellenistic polytheist Valued Senior Member

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    Nah, due to the sequel games, spinoffs, and et cetera, there's, like, 300 of 'em.
     
  23. phlogistician Banned Banned

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    You have to bear in mind a couple of things;

    Empty is low rent, and wants to make it himself to save cash.

    Empty is a sad fantasist, and the new series of 'Tarzan' just started on Sky3, so he probably wants a bow like the one Tarzan used in the jungle.

    I completely agree with you on the synthetics, btw. I have a fibreglass recurve bow, and it's perfect for a casual archer like me. I can leave it in the case for years, and it needs no special care, or maintenance before use.
     

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