What kind of wood should I use to make a recurve bow?

There are many types of wood that make great recurve bows like osage orange, bamboo, red oak, hickory, ipe, eastern redcedar, dogwood, and most hardwoods like oak and maple.

What is the best wood to use to make a bow and arrow?

Choose the Right Wood Some of the best wood for making bows include Osage orange, yew, ash, black locust, and hickory; most hardwoods (like oak and maple) will work.

Is Pine good for making bows?

Pine does make good arrows, as does red cedar and even some fir. You can make a bow out of any kind of wood, but pine is not that strong so you have to build a pine bow much thicker than you would if you were using a more traditional ‘bow’ wood.

Is Oak good for a bow?

In Europe and North America, common woods such as maple, ash, elm, and oak make excellent flat bows, and are far easier to obtain than good-quality yew. The fibres on the back of a self bow must be, so far as possible, continuous. Denser timbers can make narrower bows.

Is Cedar good for bow making?

Cedar is considered a soft wood. Let’s take a look at it this way: If you are planning on building a “bow” which can be bent, strung and hung on a wall as a display, most woods- hard or soft- will most likely work. However, if you plan on building a bow that yields a 40# @ 28″ draw weight, hard woods should be used.

Is Cedar good for bows?

The general rule when building all-wood bows with higher draw weights is that you need to use hard woods. Cedar is considered a soft wood. Let’s take a look at it this way: If you are planning on building a “bow” which can be bent, strung and hung on a wall as a display, most woods- hard or soft- will most likely work.

Does mahogany make a good bow?

Also, is Mahogany a good bow wood? If it is, I would rather use it because it already has straight grains, it is bug and rot resistant, and has a beautiful look when finished. I would not be against using White Oak, but I would prefer using Mahogany if it is good enough. Mahongonay isn’t as flexible; it’s brash.