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Offline cook1536

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First Bow, New to bowmaking
« on: March 28, 2012, 06:33:03 pm »
Here is a picture of my first bow. Swamp Monkey is an awesome teacher and mentor. It is 66" ntn, 50# @ 26" Hickory. Made ALOT of agonizing trips to the tillering tree but in the end was well worth it!!! Biggest lesson learned was PATIENCE PATIENCE PATIENCE!!! Really enjoying this new hobby/art. Gives a whole new perspective and appreciation to where archery has come from. Looking forward to finishing one for my 12 year old daughter about 50% there and starting on the next, then the next, then the next, so on and so forth.
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Offline Bevan R.

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Re: First Bow, New to bowmaking
« Reply #1 on: March 28, 2012, 06:37:22 pm »
Nice looking weapon. Well done.
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Offline PEARL DRUMS

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Re: First Bow, New to bowmaking
« Reply #2 on: March 28, 2012, 06:41:03 pm »
Yup, she looks good from here. A good teacher can prevent you from filling your wood stove up.
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Offline half eye

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Re: First Bow, New to bowmaking
« Reply #3 on: March 28, 2012, 07:00:20 pm »
The finished tiller, shows your patience.....kinda look-out for that swampmonkey...he's been at it enough ya just never know where he's at 8)   nice bow
rich
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Offline ErictheViking

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Re: First Bow, New to bowmaking
« Reply #4 on: March 28, 2012, 07:03:00 pm »
Very nice bends in that baby. Good job
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Offline cook1536

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Re: First Bow, New to bowmaking
« Reply #5 on: March 28, 2012, 07:22:37 pm »
Swamp has a great picture of it on the tiller tree, he is working on getting it to me soon...he is a busy man and hard to get ahold of. I will post some more pics as I get them. I did put a couple coats of Minwax 'Early American' stain on it Sunday evening and going to be putting some coats of linseed on it tonight.
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Offline Ifrit617

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Re: First Bow, New to bowmaking
« Reply #6 on: March 28, 2012, 07:44:03 pm »
Very Nice bow and tiller.... We have captured another one... Hehehe >:D >:D

Jon
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Offline coaster500

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Re: First Bow, New to bowmaking
« Reply #7 on: March 28, 2012, 07:59:17 pm »
Sweet first or second or third or !!!  Well done :)
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Offline lesken2011

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Re: First Bow, New to bowmaking
« Reply #8 on: March 28, 2012, 10:52:16 pm »
Sweet tiller on that white wood!! Congrats!! :laugh:
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Offline cook1536

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Re: First Bow, New to bowmaking
« Reply #9 on: March 28, 2012, 11:09:23 pm »
Thanks everyone for the encouragement and comments. I have been looking around on here for a while now and have found nothing but good people offering up a wealth of knowledge and support. Awesome!!! Oh yea, i got 2 bundles of cane drying in the basement.
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Offline JW_Halverson

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Re: First Bow, New to bowmaking
« Reply #10 on: March 28, 2012, 11:13:11 pm »
Now you are cooking with FIRE!
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Offline Adam

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Re: First Bow, New to bowmaking
« Reply #11 on: March 29, 2012, 12:45:50 am »
It looks great! Congratulations!  My first bow was hickory too, and I've always enjoyed working with it.
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Offline soy

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Re: First Bow, New to bowmaking
« Reply #12 on: March 29, 2012, 03:12:41 am »
Welcome to the madness  >:D that looks awsome! Congratulations, and best of luck on your next project .
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Re: First Bow, New to bowmaking
« Reply #13 on: March 29, 2012, 07:37:07 am »
Congrats on the first,way to pass it on Swamp.  :)
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Offline k-hat

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Re: First Bow, New to bowmaking
« Reply #14 on: March 29, 2012, 09:05:44 am »
Well done and welcome! :)
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