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Offline NeolithicMan

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Bow trade warm up!
« on: January 31, 2014, 08:58:08 pm »
made this bow for my 2 year old. he helped rasp and sand and picked out wood, string, feather and colors for everything. got all excited for the bow trade and needed a custom bow practice run!
Its made from a shagbark hickory sapling I had seasoning, my son grabbed it and said "my bow daddy" so it began! Buckskin handle wrap and hemp twine string. heat treated belly.
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2.5-4# @ 16"
John, 40-65# @ 28" Central New York state. Never enough bows, never enough arrows!

Offline DuBois

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Re: Bow trade warm up!
« Reply #1 on: January 31, 2014, 09:02:01 pm »
That is awesome man! He must really want to be like dad  ;D

Offline half eye

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« Reply #2 on: January 31, 2014, 09:45:43 pm »
Good on you dad, don't get any better than that, bow trade included 8)
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Offline IdahoMatt

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Re: Bow trade warm up!
« Reply #3 on: January 31, 2014, 09:47:33 pm »
Very cute  :)

Offline Josh B

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Re: Bow trade warm up!
« Reply #4 on: January 31, 2014, 10:01:49 pm »
Very cool man!  Josh

Offline mwosborn

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Re: Bow trade warm up!
« Reply #5 on: January 31, 2014, 10:28:06 pm »
Very nice - bet he is excited!
Enjoy the hunt!  Mitch

Offline 4dog

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Re: Bow trade warm up!
« Reply #6 on: January 31, 2014, 10:42:24 pm »
SHOW US THE MONEYYYYYYY!!!!    LOL ;D
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Offline NeolithicMan

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Re: Bow trade warm up!
« Reply #7 on: February 01, 2014, 09:58:01 am »
Tried to get my son to hold still long enough for a full draw puc but something about 2 year olds makes it impossible to sit still!
John, 40-65# @ 28" Central New York state. Never enough bows, never enough arrows!

Offline Trapper Rob

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Re: Bow trade warm up!
« Reply #8 on: February 01, 2014, 10:17:15 am »
Nice bow.

Offline Arrowind

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Re: Bow trade warm up!
« Reply #9 on: February 01, 2014, 10:55:35 am »
Awesome! 
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Offline lostarrow

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Re: Bow trade warm up!
« Reply #10 on: February 01, 2014, 11:33:41 pm »
 8) Tricky little buggers to tiller aren't they? Good job, Dad!

Offline 4dog

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Re: Bow trade warm up!
« Reply #11 on: February 01, 2014, 11:49:14 pm »
thatll do neo....thatll do.
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Offline TRACY

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« Reply #12 on: February 02, 2014, 08:48:01 am »
Priceless !


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Offline IdahoMatt

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Re: Bow trade warm up!
« Reply #13 on: February 02, 2014, 09:45:16 am »
Very cool man :). My sons first birthday is on the twelfth I thought about making him one but we will see I might wait till next year.

Offline NeolithicMan

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Re: Bow trade warm up!
« Reply #14 on: February 02, 2014, 10:21:42 am »
Thanks guys for all the kind words, this was a lot of fun! I thought tillering would be pretty hard with something this small but a real sharp knife made it fairly simple. the hardest thing for me was getting a draw weight I could barely measure! ended up weighing random objects and suspending them from the string on a hook. 2.5# was the lightest and 4# was the heaviest at full draw for this sliver.

IdahoMatt: if you do make one for him, heavy HEAVY arrows with WIDE arrow nocks for easy placement on the string for chubby little fingers. A large arrow shelf and cottonball field or house tips. this thing shoots far better than it should and can really fling some wood! Also a few talks about "not the dog not the cat, only the targets daddy made"

Probably safer to use outside only but negetive degree weather puts quite the damper on young archers/bowyers. so mommys annoyed, the animals are hidding and we are indoor hunting for balloons and pillows!
John, 40-65# @ 28" Central New York state. Never enough bows, never enough arrows!