The part you dislike the most!

[osage outlaw]

Bark and sapwood removal on osage     Sanding would be a close second. 

[bow101]

Breaking 'em and sanding.

[Dances with squirrels]

Honestly, I can't think of an aspect that I care for less than the others. I like it all.

Cleaning the shop maybe?

[DavidV]

I like the whole process until the end, sanding is sooo incredibly boring.

I actually like finishing but I usually rush it to get shooting again and my finish never looks top notch.

[SLIMBOB]

Cutting, splitting and hauling it to the truck.  But even that is worth the effort once you step back and look at what you got out of it.  I like pretty much all the rest of it.  I struggle to finish one completely before I start another, like Badger, but I enjoy the finish work.   

[George Tsoukalas]

I like it all but my least favorite would be roughing out the bow with my hand axe. No bandsaw not do I want one. Jawge

[toomanyknots]

Giving the bow away to someone else, 

[Badger]

  I think the addictive part is the tillering, I love working the bow down by hand usually with a draw knife and as i approach the tillering stage the tension level starts gradually increasing, I call it the pucker factor. Some bows seem to tiller themselves while others seem like every inch is a fight. That seems to be the fun part.

[DuBois]

Ouch DuBois, that looks painful!
Yeah, sorry about pasting my gut all over the place. Not sure if it was wood or just whipped me with string but it sure felt like somebody hit me real hard in the belly with a bow 

[Arrowind]

Looking at someones hairy gut with a huge red scrape on it.   HA! Just kidding!  That takes a lot of "guts" to do that.     You're awesome DuBois!   

sanding out the last stubborn tool marks....  especially the fades and tip overlays.  I don't hate it but it's one part that causes me to want to put it down for another day.    I can't stand having tool marks and some are just very hard to get out....

.....another one would be getting within an inch of full draw and hearing a faint tick / cracking noise....oh that causes such a deep rooted sick feeling...  I've broken enough to know to just move on and start another and I've learned to try not to get too attached too soon but it's still tough to hear that noise when you have gotten so close...

[PAHunter]

I find it all rewarding.  The worst is when it goes snap but now a days I even get over that quick.  Other than that taking a large stave down without power tools can be exhausting on my hands.  When working a new stave I spend many nights without feeling in my fingers. 

[lebhuntfish]

Man guys you have come up with pretty good ones. I find myself grinning when I read some of these replies. Because some of what you all dislike are things that I haven't dealt with yet. I can say that same of you have built many bows by the comment you have left. Looks like I have a lot to look forward to.  I am pretty new to the bow world myself. And have found out that being somewhat of a perfectionist is not always a good thing. 

I really like threads like this, it gives you the opportunity to share your troubles and or do a little rant. Patrick.

[4dog]

finishing..which is probably why i like the no frills meat gettin bows..all business..no dresses!!

[bubby]

4dog pretty girls can hunt too

[blackhawk]

I just hate making bows. PERIOD!!!!!! Cause it consumed my life and I can't stop,and it has taken away a lot of time that couldve been spent with the ones I love.

Haha Jeff....I just cleaned the shop yesterday....its been a long cold winter and it was a fricken disaster and stuff really got piled up everywhere....now I have a huge bonfire in the making