meteal bow for homemade x bow

[jimbo]

i have made a couple of crossbows using wood for the bow but i want a metal bow on one. does anyone know where you can buy a single metalbow

[arbalest]

Jimbo, try these guys:

www.alcheminc.com

[Evan]

Several years ago I bought a replacement steel prod for my old Powermaster from alcheminc.com. It's a quality piece of workmanship and has worked out very well. Shortly after I bought it I noticed that they quit advertising the Powermaster replacement steel prods, so I don't know if they're still available.

Evan

[jimbo]

you might think im stupid but i dont know a lot about crossbows and the names for different parts but is a prod the same as just the bow

[jimbo]

i tryed that website Arbalest, but thats an American site and i live in England. do you know of any English sites

[arbalest]

Jimbo, not UK, but you might try someone on this French site:

http://webarcherie.com/forum/index.php?

Mike Lydon

[jimbo]

thanks but i cant read french

[A.W]

thanks but i cant read french

Highlight and copy the French post that you want then go to a free translation website and paste it, then push the button.

[Evan]

Jimbo wrote:

...is a prod the same as just the bow

Yes, it is the bow part of the crossbow.

Evan

[Kevin 2]

Jimbo,
If you can find an old Boy Scout Field manual it showed how to build a crossbow using a single leaf out of a leaf spring from a truck. Should be able to get one cheep from a junk yard. You would be recycling.

My grandfather and I made one when I was 9. It worked good (to good by my grandmothers way of thinking).

Kevin

[chessy]

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