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[VIJAY DESHPANDE]

I WANT TO KNOW ABOUT HOW STEEL BOWS ARE MADE AND WHAT ARE OTHER MATERIALS FOR MAKING BOWS AND ARROWS

[Guest]

bows are not made out of steel smart guy they are made out of forged aluminuim or machined aluminuim

[Guest]

There are, indeed, steel bows. If I'm not mistaken, they were made in Japan and Pakistan/India? This is in historical context, of course, and they were longbow/recurve styles. As archery gained popularity in the USA in the early/mid 1900's there were some aluminum recurves manufactured...many of them were dangerous in the long term as aluminum technology was still in its infancy. They also kicked like a mule.

Modern compound bows are made from a variety of materials. Risers can be wooden, aluminum/magnesium, or composite plastics. The limbs are fiberglass (solid or composite with different core materials). Modern traditional bows are primarily made of plywoods or solid hardwoods with fiberglass composite limbs, although bamboo has made a strong appearance and is performing very nicely. "Primitive" selfbows (bows made of solid one-piece wood, i.e. from a tree) do not have limb laminations, strictly speaking, but "backed" selfbows use laminations made from other woods, horn, bamboo, and/or sinew.

I think the only steel used in bows today is for pins, screws, retaining clips, and add-on accessories (rests, sights, etc).