2020 Bow Trade - Sign up closed

[hoosierf]

Good looking bows fellas.  I’ve been chipping away at a few projects.  I’ll post an update shortly.

[Swampman]

Who in this trade likes to shoot off their hand?  Who prefers some type of shelf?  Also, who hunts with their self bows and who only target shoots? 

Answers to these questions could help people make decisions on their builds.  I will start:

I have recently started to prefer to shoot off my hand but certainly don't mind shooting off of some type of shelf.  I also hunt with my self bows whenever possible. 

[hoosierf]

I shoot off the shelf and off my hand. Makes no difference to me. All my bows are hunting bows!

[sleek]

I like both, I dont have a preference.

[Mo_coon-catcher]

I have no preference with shelf or no shelf. I use mine hunting. Though wouldn’t mind a smooth easy to shoot target bow either.

Kyle

[dylanholderman]

i like to shoot off my hand, at most i put a small (1/4") leather "shelf" for consistency, right now i'm just a target shooter down the road i might go hunting someday.

[Flntknp17]

No significant preference for me either way.  I enjoy both, but shoot off my hand or a very small glue on shelf most of the time.  I’m definitely not picky.  I used to hunt with the selfbows I made, but since permission to hunt is virtually impossible to get these days around here, I’m relegated to killing foam deer and paper targets. 

Matt

[sleek]

I forgot to mention, i do both, hunt and target shoot, but i target more than hunt, so if you want to take some liberties with demand finish you wouldn't otherwise,  for a specific purpose,  knock your socks off.

[Deerhunter21]

i will shoot off either but when i shoot off hand my hand gets all cut up because im still bad at making good arrows 

[M2A]

Never have tried a shelf, learned or better said self taught as a kid shooting off the hand. I have not been able to bow hunt for some number of years because of work but hope to start back at it soon, I shoot at work and usually shoot during lunch or after i fiinish up for the day.   Shelf/no shelf, its all good.
Mike 

[aznboi3644]

I like shooting off of my hand.  And I hunt and target.  Got some more work done roughing out the second stave for this trade.  First one didn’t work out.  It’s 71” OAL white ash I’ve seasoned for 12 years.  2” wide limbs with some natural reflex.  Hopefully it turned out flat after shooting in.  I’ll take some pictures after work.

[Deerhunter21]

i think i just messed up another bow. gonna come underweight and it feels like it might even come like wayyyy underweight because i went too quickly on one limb. i hope this bow is still worth it or im on to plan C.

[Deerhunter21]

i cant even line the string up to the center of the handle. i dont know how to really with the way i know.

[sleek]

String alignment is over rated. I have made them where the string was completely to the side of the handle. Works fine.

[Deerhunter21]

Well what I mean by string alignment is it is a good 2” off the handle