Problem Completing Bows?

[The Gopher]

Does anyone else have a problem with actually completing bows? i get them roughed out, or floor tillered, or even shootable and then i usually get another idea to start another one, and i switch directions. Now i do finish plenty of bows, but it always seems like i have 8 to 12 bows going at any one time, does anyone else have this "problem" or are you a start one bow, finish one bow kind of guy, then move on to the next one?

i do have a reason for some of this though, my garage shop is uninsulated and unheated, and in minnesota that means i don't spend a lot of time out there in the winter, but if i get a few bows roughed out and floor tillered now, then i can work on them in the house through the winter.

[woodstick]

i make one bow at a time i have went bake and reworked a finished bow that was not what i wanted , maybe just some stain or a little more sanding really nothing major.

[Hillbilly]

Gopher, I think what you describe is pretty normal for those of us with "the affliction."

[VenomBOWslinger]

Just wanted to say anyone of us on here probably have one or more projects going on at one time I myself have started a few bows, maybe had one on the tiller one on a form steaming a tip one being glued up etc... but in ur case I think u need to prioritize ur goals!  I think u should number ur bows write down everything u got going on and see which ones can be completed! Pick  a number and complete that bow for the day!  It can be a game and and it may be fun to try!  I myself live in a freezing upstate Newyork in the middle of the Catskill Mountains!  We get tons of snow and although its a hassle I cant wait cause thats when I slow down from working 90+ hours a week seven day and get a chance to catch up on my bow making Ive been trying to complete one bow just ONE bow for a friend Ken75 who which made me some very nice arrows for deer season and only got to go out 3 times... and it broke..ouch thanx ken for being patient... My point for rambling on is to get all ur stuff in order and make a goal to finish one project first before starting any other ones!  U'll find urself getting ahead of the game and will feel better that ur getting things done!!!

CHEERS!!!

[Justin Snyder]

I have at least 8 projects going right now. One is almost 2 years old. I do this because I enjoy it. For that reason I work on what I feel like at the time from arrows to bows to flintknapping. I don't worry about finishing until I feel like finishing. It isn't about finishing or completing anything, it is about enjoying what you are doing.

[Del the cat]

I usually work on one at a time, but if one needs time to recover from steaming, or more time to season, I might start roughing out another, or re-furbish an old bow or tart one up a bit.
Del

[The Gopher]

I asked this mostly in jest, although "the problem" is real i think i like it that way. debark a stave over hear, rough out a design i haven't tried yet over there, the constant change of pace keeps things interesting. don't get me wrong if i have a bow that needs to get done like for a gift or something,i'll work on that from start to finish, but when it's only for my own enjoyment then i tend to wander. i always pick a bow for a year or so and shoot that one for a while, so i am usually not in a position where i NEED to get a bow finished just for myself.

now only of work and sleep didn't get in the way of building bows.

[Keenan]

 What you have is a real and serious disease   Check in immediately ;   http://www.primitivearcher.com/smf/index.php/topic,6591.msg91322.html#msg91322

[knap_123]

gophere, i'm with you.  i jump around alot with all kinds of projects in the works.  and thats the wayi like it also.

[Traxx]

LOL!!!!!!!!!
Ive got bows started,that are not finished.Severall of em.Some of em are probly older than some of our members on here.LOL

[RyanY]

I know what you mean. I usually have large time gaps in between the time I work on my bows and by the time I start to work on them again I have something else I want to start.

[sailordad]

Gopher

i do the same thing.like ya said,here in mn you dont want to be chasing a ring or debarking and roughing a stave out in january
when its -30* f outside.thats why i get sveral going and put aside,come winter work on them in the basement.
but i also do it for the same reasons like Justin stated, i do it 'casue i like to do it.work on whatever project whenever.
like tonight,no knapping no bow scraping.a guy at work asked to buy a primitive style arrow for hos brother for x-mas.
cant keep cash paying folks waiting,so tonight i make a couple of primtive arrows up( nice thing is shafts are alreday straight and have stone heads already attached)

[Josh]

yeah I got about 3 going right now.   When I first started it was one bow at a time, now that I am into all this fancy heat-bending and tip overlays, laminates, heat treating and such there is a bunch more waiting time in between... perfect time to start another!      -josh

[Stoker]

I don't feel so bad now I thought I was the only one.The first step is addmitting you have a problem.
Thanks Leroy

[adb]

I have many projects on the go at once. Keeps things from getting boring. Also, sometimes I can't find my way through a problem until I let it sit for awhile.