my beginnings...(NOT FOR BOM)

[medicinewheel]

hi everybody!   -   this bow here is the fourth bow i ever made and it's the firstone i made without any help from someone;
this was almost 2 years ago.
it came out underweight with 35#@28" and i gave it to my friend katja. the bow is bamboo backed hickory. at the moment, i have it back for a minor repair.

well, when i checked the tiller i decided to take some pictures to share with you. the bend should be a good bit more towards the handle and the upper limb is a bit too bendy at mid-limb, i guess, but i think it's not too bad a bow overall... 

frank

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[medicinewheel]

...and some more!

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[Gordon]

That is very nice for a "beginner" bow. I can barely look at some of my early attempts. 

[Pat B]

Nice bow, Frank. Not bad for your first solo flight.    Pat

[medicinewheel]

thanks gordon, thanks pat!    -   well, number 2 was ugly, didn't really bend at all and broke in the handle. i burned it together with number five, that actually never got finished due to too many problems poppin' up while making it. to tell the truth i cannot even look at all of my nowadays attempts 
thanks again,

frank

[Justin Snyder]

That is a pretty bow.  Nice for your 4th attempt or nice for you 200th. 
Gordon, I have no trouble looking at my first attempts that remain. They are good bows, unless blew all over the yard.  Justin

[George Tsoukalas]

Congratulations of a fine bow. Jawge

[Pappy]

I wished some of my first looked like that,I'm with Gordon some of the first I got to shoot were awful looking but I was very proud anyway,I guess It is like a Father with a ugly baby you just don't see it that way. Nice job Frank
   Pappy

[Marc St Louis]

Nice bow. Well done

[DanaM]

Yup tiller is a little wonky but its hardly ugly. nopt bad at all
I'm thinkin of using my first bows for tomatoe stakes in the garden

DanaM

[medicinewheel]

everybody! - thanks again for all your nice remarks; they are allways encouraging!!

frank

[mullet]

   Nice bow.The tiller had me leaning till I got to the last picture.

[1/2primitive]

Wow! What a nice first bow! Great job.
       Sean

[medicinewheel]

thanks again, guys!

frank