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Main Discussion Area => Around the Campfire => Topic started by: bow101 on April 12, 2013, 11:25:03 pm

Title: Biggest bow in the world
Post by: bow101 on April 12, 2013, 11:25:03 pm

 :o....It's the largest laminated recurve bow and arrow in the world.  It is in the Comox Valley,BC, Canada , an archer builds a Bunyanesque bow and arrow 70 feet long. I think it was erected in 2009.
Not sure if some of you have seen it or not.?

Title: Re: Biggest bow in the world
Post by: JW_Halverson on April 12, 2013, 11:28:01 pm

Well that one leaves me scratching my head.   

Title: Re: Biggest bow in the world
Post by: sleek on April 13, 2013, 04:26:59 am

Wow, being strung up all that time and out in the weather, must be useless by now. What a shame. A guy could have gone satellite hunting with that bow. 

Title: Re: Biggest bow in the world
Post by: Adam on April 13, 2013, 10:46:46 am

No full draw pics? ;)

Title: Re: Biggest bow in the world
Post by: CaptainBeaky on April 13, 2013, 11:29:41 am

Must have been fun tillering that...  :o

Title: Re: Biggest bow in the world
Post by: Marks on April 15, 2013, 01:15:47 pm

He used a 4x4 post on the belly to check his tiller

Title: Re: Biggest bow in the world
Post by: Gsulfridge on April 15, 2013, 04:20:57 pm

Looks like its leaned up on his tillering tree

Title: Re: Biggest bow in the world
Post by: Stoker on April 15, 2013, 05:58:33 pm

I'll see it in july at the NALS.
Thanks Leroy

Title: Re: Biggest bow in the world
Post by: JackCrafty on April 15, 2013, 06:08:55 pm

That's a lotta Tru Oil...   :o

Title: Re: Biggest bow in the world
Post by: mullet on April 15, 2013, 09:05:35 pm

Seems like a waste, I wonder how many bows he could have made from that piece of wood you could shoot.

Title: Re: Biggest bow in the world
Post by: sleek on April 15, 2013, 10:04:19 pm

This kinda sparked a thought. Initially, I thought it would shoot an arrow for miles. Now I wonder, with an appropriatly heavy arrow, would it only go the distance a normal bow shoots? Or would its long draw make for a longer shot?

Title: Re: Biggest bow in the world
Post by: Don on April 15, 2013, 10:19:23 pm

Wonder how many grns that broadhead is.  :laugh:

Title: Re: Biggest bow in the world
Post by: JackCrafty on April 15, 2013, 11:52:22 pm

I think someone's thought of this idea before...

(http://i246.photobucket.com/albums/gg112/jackcrafty/p329126901-3_zps38221cdd.jpg) (http://s246.photobucket.com/user/jackcrafty/media/p329126901-3_zps38221cdd.jpg.html)

Title: Re: Biggest bow in the world
Post by: _Jon_ on April 16, 2013, 11:09:57 pm

Quote from: mullet on April 15, 2013, 09:05:35 pm

Seems like a waste, I wonder how many bows he could have made from that piece of wood you could shoot.

Yep, what I was thinking.