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Offline DEllis

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kids bow (Not for BOM)
« on: April 18, 2011, 03:56:43 pm »
Made this from a birch bow that I built while I was trying to figgure out the best design for birch. It fretted slightly so I chunked it in the failure pile. I decided to make it into a kids bow for a friends sons..........he shoots a bowtech something or other but at least his kids'll shoot a real bow  >:D ;D
White birch 60" long, about 1 inch wide. draws 18#@20 inches but can be drawn 24" so they can grow into it. Shown at 22" approx and also my youngest pulling it back to about 13".
Darcy :)
« Last Edit: April 18, 2011, 04:36:19 pm by DEllis »
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Offline JW_Halverson

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Re: kids bow
« Reply #1 on: April 18, 2011, 04:07:57 pm »
Hey, the little tyker has better form than his Daddy!!!  Hawhaw!

That's the best way to save a bow from the PA Members Only Corner of Shame, now to be referred to as "PAMOCS".  I've handed off a few to kids this way and some of the others ended up in movies where the actors couldn't pull a real bow and still act their parts. 

That should easily handle the 24 inch draw as the kid grows up.  Nice work.
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Offline DEllis

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Re: kids bow
« Reply #2 on: April 18, 2011, 04:16:07 pm »
Thanks JW, I'm slowly working on my form ;) ;D
Darcy
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Offline JW_Halverson

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Re: kids bow
« Reply #3 on: April 18, 2011, 04:17:41 pm »
If you ask you son politely, he might give you some pointers!     ;D
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Offline Elktracker

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Re: kids bow (Not for BOM)
« Reply #4 on: April 18, 2011, 05:18:20 pm »
Your boy does have good form ;D Nice lookin bow! I always win 1st prize for bad form ;D
my friends think my shops a mess, my wife thinks I have too much bow wood, my neighbors think im redneck white trash and they may all be right on the money!!

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Offline half eye

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Re: kids bow (Not for BOM)
« Reply #5 on: April 18, 2011, 05:21:59 pm »
Nice save, nice thing to do, nice lookin son......hell man it dont get no better....period. Good on you
rich

Offline ErictheViking

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Re: kids bow (Not for BOM)
« Reply #6 on: April 18, 2011, 07:13:24 pm »
Way to go! your friends kids will pull their dad over to the primative side don't worry....very cool pic of your boy.
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Offline okie64

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Re: kids bow (Not for BOM)
« Reply #7 on: April 18, 2011, 09:56:54 pm »
Good job salvaging that one. That grip is nice looking!

Offline seabass

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Re: kids bow (Not for BOM)
« Reply #8 on: April 18, 2011, 11:19:43 pm »
nice bow.it is nice of you to make a bow for a kid.they are our future.btw your son does have great form,steve
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Offline criveraville

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Re: kids bow (Not for BOM)
« Reply #9 on: April 19, 2011, 03:32:18 am »
Good save Darcy and great looking bow. Those boys will treasure it. Your sons looks he's "his fathers son."  What a blessing to share and enjoy that with him.. That's memory making ;D
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Offline DEllis

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Re: kids bow (Not for BOM)
« Reply #10 on: April 19, 2011, 08:04:42 pm »
Thanks for the kind words guys.
Darcy :)
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Offline Del the cat

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Re: kids bow (Not for BOM)
« Reply #11 on: April 19, 2011, 08:08:46 pm »
Nice work, I know that tillering a kids bow is sometimes harder than doing a 50 pounder... so little wood to work with and so twitchy with hand placement.
Good to see the youngsters having a go.
Del
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Offline DEllis

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Re: kids bow (Not for BOM)
« Reply #12 on: April 19, 2011, 08:15:50 pm »
Thanks Del :)
Darcy
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Offline ken75

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Re: kids bow (Not for BOM)
« Reply #13 on: April 20, 2011, 12:12:58 am »
excellent bow classic eliptical tiller . have to try birch sometime

Offline Stiks-N-Strings

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Re: kids bow (Not for BOM)
« Reply #14 on: April 20, 2011, 04:57:35 am »
Nice bow!
Always great to give one to a youngster,  ;D

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