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Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: HickoryBill on March 06, 2011, 11:47:15 pm

Title: I had a good weekend!!
Post by: HickoryBill on March 06, 2011, 11:47:15 pm

I have a buddy named Josh that has recently become interested in primitive archery.This weekend I went to his house to help coach him in the ways of bow building. He caught on quick and soon had a nice red oak board well on the way to being his first bow.It's 72 tip to tip,1.5 inches wide fading to 1/2 inch tips. it pulls about 47# @ 26" right now. Got about 2 inches more to tiller for a 28" draw.  I was working on a hickory flatbow in between helping him. We had  great time and I am looking forward to next weekend. I'm gonna help him finish his bow up  and help another guy get one started.

Here we are a' scraping away(I'm wearing the red shirt)
(http://i1228.photobucket.com/albums/ee451/HickoryBill/mms_picture_32.jpg)

Here are the bows
(http://i1228.photobucket.com/albums/ee451/HickoryBill/0305111819b.jpg)
(http://i1228.photobucket.com/albums/ee451/HickoryBill/mms_picture.jpg)
(http://i1228.photobucket.com/albums/ee451/HickoryBill/mms_picture_2.jpg)

 Here's the tiller stick Josh made and his bow at 23 inch draw( We got the tiller straightened out)
(http://i1228.photobucket.com/albums/ee451/HickoryBill/0305112150.jpg)
(http://i1228.photobucket.com/albums/ee451/HickoryBill/0305112246.jpg)

Title: Re: I had a good weekend!!
Post by: Bevan R. on March 06, 2011, 11:50:30 pm

Congrats!! It is always fun to share and seems I always learn something as I am teaching.
Looking foward to seeing the finished prods.

Bevan R

Title: Re: I had a good weekend!!
Post by: HickoryBill on March 07, 2011, 01:03:40 am

Thanks. My bow should be finished later this week.

Title: Re: I had a good weekend!!
Post by: DEllis on March 07, 2011, 01:05:39 am

Sounds like a fun time.
Scary tiller stick :o Might want to make the next one with fewer grooves spaced a bit further apart. 2 inches works fine, less likely to break out. Just a thought.
Darcy :)

Title: Re: I had a good weekend!!
Post by: straightarrow on March 07, 2011, 01:16:54 am

Looks like a fun weekend....Can't wait to get back into it. I'll keep in touch

Jon

Title: Re: I had a good weekend!!
Post by: HickoryBill on March 07, 2011, 01:31:59 am

DEllis:  The tiller stick he made before I got there, and yeah it was scary >:D >:D
straightarrow :  can't wait ;D ;D

Title: Re: I had a good weekend!!
Post by: Sidewinder on March 07, 2011, 02:19:15 am

Way to pass on the infection. I'm doing the same thing with one of my neighbors. Looks like that one is coming along nicely.   Danny

Title: Re: I had a good weekend!!
Post by: Pappy on March 07, 2011, 11:17:26 am

We do that a lot,cuts into our bow building time but great fun watching someone else get started,then they can pass it on. Cn't wait to see them finished up. :)
   Pappy

Title: Re: I had a good weekend!!
Post by: Parnell on March 07, 2011, 12:33:34 pm

Great job HickoryBill, I've done it a couple times - working with people just starting and it's fun.  I'll be looking for the bows.
Way to go.

Title: Re: I had a good weekend!!
Post by: HickoryBill on March 07, 2011, 06:25:22 pm

Thanks guys. Maybe I can get them to hunt with "real" bows and archery equipment this year! ;) ;)l

Title: Re: I had a good weekend!!
Post by: uknowmeaslowry on March 10, 2011, 01:47:50 am

hey everyone im Bills friend Josh that he speaks of here haha
ive really enjoyed learning how to make bows and hope ill get the one im working on now finished this weekend  :D

and by the way the tillering stick broke when i was cutting the grooves not when i was tillering  :P
and yes i learned that i might want to put the grooves further apart

Title: Re: I had a good weekend!!
Post by: DEllis on March 10, 2011, 03:15:02 am

Quote from: uknowmeaslowry on March 10, 2011, 01:47:50 am

hey everyone im Bills friend Josh that he speaks of here haha
ive really enjoyed learning how to make bows and hope ill get the one im working on now finished this weekend  :D

and by the way the tillering stick broke when i was cutting the grooves not when i was tillering  :P
and yes i learned that i might want to put the grooves further apart

Welcome to the forum. You are lucky to have someone to help you out that lives close. Can't wat to see what you come up with.
Darcy :)

Title: Re: I had a good weekend!!
Post by: HickoryBill on March 10, 2011, 10:44:21 pm

Well Josh I thought you'd never join the forum! Lol  Hope we have a god weekend. My bow is done, so can help you more. ;D ;D  We got some splitting and cutting to do too!

Title: Re: I had a good weekend!!
Post by: uknowmeaslowry on March 11, 2011, 02:05:38 am

oh boy cant wait lol  ::)

Title: Re: I had a good weekend!!
Post by: HickoryBill on March 11, 2011, 08:21:33 pm

I'm the teacher so you can do most of the work!!   ;D ;D

Title: Re: I had a good weekend!!
Post by: uknowmeaslowry on March 11, 2011, 10:31:26 pm

hey, i have a bow to make lol i cant be doin your work :P

Title: Re: I had a good weekend!!
Post by: HickoryBill on March 13, 2011, 05:46:48 pm

Well we got alot done this weekend. We got a backing on josh's bow. Made some arrows. Split some staves ,and got my bow broke in.
(http://i1228.photobucket.com/albums/ee451/HickoryBill/mms_picture_26.jpg)
(http://i1228.photobucket.com/albums/ee451/HickoryBill/mms_picture_33.jpg)
(http://i1228.photobucket.com/albums/ee451/HickoryBill/mms_picture_22.jpg)

Title: Re: I had a good weekend!!
Post by: George Tsoukalas on March 13, 2011, 10:39:50 pm

This is certainly nice to see. Way to go, Hickory Bill. Nice work, Josh. Jawge

Title: Re: I had a good weekend!!
Post by: HickoryBill on March 13, 2011, 10:43:22 pm

I must say for never doing really any of this before he is catching on quick! He really had a good time shooting his new arrows! It was well after dark before he stopped shooting.

Title: Re: I had a good weekend!!
Post by: uknowmeaslowry on March 13, 2011, 11:54:04 pm

at least it wasnt like the night before the first day of archery season when were were out there at like 10:30pm in pitch black shooting! lol  :) i must say though we did hit our marks!  :o

Title: Re: I had a good weekend!!
Post by: criveraville on March 14, 2011, 02:13:47 am

That's awesome !!! Way to pass on the tradition!!!