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Offline david w.

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3 months later my first bow is finally done!
« on: August 27, 2007, 06:28:20 pm »
3 months later my first bow is done. Bow building is so much fun. i love it.  i cant wait to start my next one.
the epoxy fixed the handle.

the bow is red oak with a walnut stain and drywall tape backing. i thought the backing would be ugly but the paint helped.

the bow is 41#@28"

the full draw is pic is bad  my mom didnt get the whole bow. so another will be on sometime.

the tiller on the finished bow looks worse than it did while i was was making it, but im still happy its only my first one.

the string is also my first one.

thanks Pat fot the strings, dvd, and arrowhead

heres the pics

drumroll please

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Offline david w.

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Re: 3 months later my first bow is finally done!
« Reply #1 on: August 27, 2007, 06:29:04 pm »
ill get an unbraced pic and a pic of the backing too
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Re: 3 months later my first bow is finally done!
« Reply #2 on: August 27, 2007, 06:30:29 pm »
looks good man
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Re: 3 months later my first bow is finally done!
« Reply #3 on: August 27, 2007, 07:01:29 pm »
  You did real good.A fine looking bow,and the tiller looks dead on.
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Re: 3 months later my first bow is finally done!
« Reply #4 on: August 27, 2007, 07:26:04 pm »
The tiller looks pretty good to me also. A bit stiff on the outside ends of the limbs but I have seen other bows tillered that way. Good work David! ;) A bow you can be proud of.
   I was more than pleased to send the string and materials along with the DVD. I knew you could figure it out. Bow building(et al) is fun. Keep up the good work.     Pat
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Re: 3 months later my first bow is finally done!
« Reply #5 on: August 27, 2007, 08:15:28 pm »
thanks for the compliments. i love bow building my next bow i think will be osage.

the deft had finish cracks in it so next time i think ill use a oil finish.

thanks for everything Pat it helped alot.

can't wait to start the next one but the work will be slow because of school.
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« Reply #6 on: August 27, 2007, 08:38:50 pm »
Very nice David, looks like you done a good job.Can't rush perfection. :)
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Offline DanaM

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Re: 3 months later my first bow is finally done!
« Reply #7 on: August 27, 2007, 08:53:32 pm »
Awesome first bow david!! Way to git r dunn eh. Will you be doing any hunting withher? Sure hope so.
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Re: 3 months later my first bow is finally done!
« Reply #8 on: August 27, 2007, 09:37:56 pm »
david, my first bow was a lot lot like yours, red oak board from home depot with sheetrock backing.  the main difference between our bows is, your handle and rest section look beautiful!  mine was sloppy and crude.  i love what you did.  the tiller looks good!  i left my tips very stif as well, so much so to the point that hand shock was horrible.  i knew to leave them stiff, but they looked like a ramp from the belly of the bow. yours looks much smoother  ;D

you are well on your way to surpassing many, myself included.  keep up the good work, and enjoy the next three months when you get your stave ;)  with a start like that you can't go wrong  -did you folow sam harpers website?  that is how i built my red oak bow.
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Offline david w.

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Re: 3 months later my first bow is finally done!
« Reply #9 on: August 27, 2007, 10:10:32 pm »
Quote from: DanaM on August 27, 2007, 08:53:32 pm
Awesome first bow david!! Way to git r dunn eh. Will you be doing any hunting withher? Sure hope so.

maybe small game but no deer i want to make a 50# osage one for hunting
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Re: 3 months later my first bow is finally done!
« Reply #10 on: August 27, 2007, 10:11:56 pm »
Quote from: armymedic.2 on August 27, 2007, 09:37:56 pm
david, my first bow was a lot lot like yours, red oak board from home depot with sheetrock backing.  the main difference between our bows is, your handle and rest section look beautiful!  mine was sloppy and crude.  i love what you did.  the tiller looks good!  i left my tips very stif as well, so much so to the point that hand shock was horrible.  i knew to leave them stiff, but they looked like a ramp from the belly of the bow. yours looks much smoother  ;D

you are well on your way to surpassing many, myself included.  keep up the good work, and enjoy the next three months when you get your stave ;)  with a start like that you can't go wrong  -did you folow sam harpers website?  that is how i built my red oak bow.

thanks for the very nice compliment, yes i did follow his website.
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Re: 3 months later my first bow is finally done!
« Reply #11 on: August 27, 2007, 10:17:46 pm »
Way to go David - First bow? you aint jivin are you? ;D. Wish my first attempt and eighth were as nice - just keep plowing forth and alll things come together.
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« Reply #12 on: August 27, 2007, 10:47:36 pm »
Congrats on a fine bow, BUT let me tell you there is no cure for the illness your flirting with. It gets harder each day to think of things other than the next bow.
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Offline FlintWalker

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Re: 3 months later my first bow is finally done!
« Reply #13 on: August 27, 2007, 11:35:18 pm »
Looks down right purty to me!!! I think you done a fine job ;)
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Re: 3 months later my first bow is finally done!
« Reply #14 on: August 27, 2007, 11:54:41 pm »
thanks for the comments.  when im at school i cant stop thinking about bows
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