2nd bow is nearly done- a few questions

[randman]

Congrats on the nice job there Chicknlady. Now c'mon....you know the rules....full draw shot!

[bubby]

i do like Erick but instead of a string i use a bag twist tie

[sadiejane]

well done on that there bow
glad to see another gal on here

amazing to me how few women get into this
i know women bicycle, motorcycle, semi truck and other vehicle mechanics
women bricklayers, plumbers, carpenters, steel workers, railroad engineers and pipefitters
but have yet to personally meet  another woman bow maker
tho ive meet numerous women who shoot/hunt bows

i also make steel bicycle frames
a few years ago at the annual north american handmade bicycle show
got my pic taken with three young gals
at the time the 4 of us were all the women framebuilders-in the world!!
there are 2 more now

enjoyed yr process
look forward to seeing more

[Chicknlady]

Hi sadiejane!  lol, don't know if I could quite call myself a "bowmaker" yet, but I'm having an awful amount of fun with this!  Ever since I was little I learned hands-on skills from my dad and uncles, and there isn't much I haven't done.  I can swing a hammer better than most guys, and that alone got me an awful lot of respect on construction sites pounding lath (I'm a surveyor).

I've met very few women either who can really build things, and my friends just shake their heads and think I'm kinda kooky...   

My attitude is why buy something if you can make it instead?  Although the pine-pitch-glue thing is giving me fits... too goopy or too brittle.  I might have to cheat and use super-glue on my first batch of arrows... 


As requested, here's me at full-draw with bow #2, pardon the horrible form, feel free to advise!  and yes I'm wearing flip-flops