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Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: Morgan on February 28, 2018, 03:40:16 pm

Title: Taters first wood bow.
Post by: Morgan on February 28, 2018, 03:40:16 pm

Made my 8 year old son his first wooden bow.
Split from a 3 1/2” diameter tree. Split tree in half and used a tip from here and split the half from middle out on one of the halves. I can make another like this and one with a thicker handle with what’s left.
Bow is 47” long, about an inch wide through most of it except where the grain made it a bit more narrow. Tapers last 6” or so to the tips. Stave was really wonkey, had a dog leg in one limb and a ton of side bow. Steamed a lot of it out but the side profile looks crooked as all get out. Tillered to 20# @ 20”. He ain’t there yet but maybe he can shoot it for a couple years before he outgrows it.

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Post by: osage outlaw on February 28, 2018, 04:40:46 pm

Very cool!  Nice job.

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Post by: Pat B on February 28, 2018, 05:34:37 pm

Nice little bow with good tiller and Tater has good form.  :OK

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Post by: Julian on February 28, 2018, 08:08:36 pm

would be nice to make a few smaller sized arrows, with the right spine. would shoot much better from that nice little bow.

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Post by: Morgan on February 28, 2018, 08:13:58 pm

Thanks folks. I want to get him some arrows spined and cut for it, probably use cane if I can find some that will spine right, if I can’t ill try to find some fiberglass arrows. Light spined wood arrows scare me, don’t want him to get a shard through his arm.

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Post by: Selfbowman on March 01, 2018, 02:17:31 am

That is what this bow making stuff is about. Fine job with the bow and the boy. Arvin

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Post by: Pappy on March 01, 2018, 07:06:12 am

That is awesome, got to love that. Fine. Looks like he has fine form also. ;)
 Pappy

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Post by: PEARL DRUMS on March 01, 2018, 07:47:50 am

Have fun Tater!

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Post by: BowEd on March 01, 2018, 08:02:20 am

With a nick name like tater he's gotta like that bow.Nice work!!!

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Post by: bjrogg on March 01, 2018, 12:21:34 pm

Very nice Morgan and Tater does have good form. He's going love that bow.
Bjrogg

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Post by: Morgan on March 01, 2018, 04:31:09 pm

Thanks y’all

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Post by: M2A on March 01, 2018, 06:12:26 pm

Bottom pic is awesome! Good job :)
Mike

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Post by: selfbow joe on March 01, 2018, 07:25:42 pm

Nice job

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Post by: Julian on March 02, 2018, 04:11:53 am

Quote from: Morgan on February 28, 2018, 08:13:58 pm

Thanks folks. I want to get him some arrows spined and cut for it, probably use cane if I can find some that will spine right, if I can’t ill try to find some fiberglass arrows. Light spined wood arrows scare me, don’t want him to get a shard through his arm.

I made some small arrows for my cousins once from bamboo from the hardware store. You can striaghten it over the stove.

Title: Re: Taters first wood bow.
Post by: George Tsoukalas on March 02, 2018, 07:02:39 am

That right there is what it is all about! Nice bow. Enjoy the bow, Tater. Jawge

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Post by: upstatenybowyer on March 02, 2018, 11:06:37 am

Awesome!  :OK

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Post by: Hawkdancer on March 02, 2018, 11:36:38 am

Nice bow!  He should have a lot of fun with that.  He'll be the envy of a lot of kids with that bow his Dad made just for him.  He does have a good form!
Hawkdancer

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Post by: Springbuck on March 02, 2018, 10:43:27 pm

Perfect!