on how many bows do you work?

[Badly Bent]

Always more than one but rarely more than four. If I had more good staves I'd probably be on 6-8 at a time, have to find a place where someone will let me cut some trees this spring because my stave pile is getting low.
Those four you have going look real nice Simson, can't wait to see them finished and  posted.
Greg

[mullet]

I've got 7 going right now. One Yew is shooting real good, I just can't think how I want to attach all of the Chrome.

[JW_Halverson]

My answer is....far too many. 

I love to rough them out, chase growthrings, define limbs and handles, and best of all the final sanding and finishing.  But the whole tillering thing is hateful to me.  I should partner with some of you jokers that love chasing tiller.  We'd make a great team.  I'll start 'em, you tiller 'em, and I'll finish them out. 

Then someone will have to shoot them, because I really don't enjoy shooting either.  But that's another story for another day.

[steve b.]

One

[SLIMBOB]

I've got one kid and he's 7.  Before he came along, I'd have 4 or 5 working at any one time, plus hides tanning, hides smoking, bead work going blah blah blah.  Now it's Karate, T-ball, homework...and one, at most two bows at any one time.  Worth it though!
I too am getting low on staves.  Got some Mulberry and Elm that I cut over X-mas, and a little Hackberry that's ready to go, but I gotta cut some wood!  Spied some Bodark over the summer that's not too far up the road from me.

[Hrothgar]

I try to keep several in various stages. I've found that after letting a nearly finished bow sit for a couple weeks or years I can usually see some aspect or 'uniquessness' in the stave which I had been too close to recognize before. I've also learned not to put all my eggs in one basket-- If I happen to break one or screw up one big time it is easier to move on to the next one rather than sit and stew and cuss.

[paulsemp]

I try to keep several in various stages. I've found that after letting a nearly finished bow sit for a couple weeks or years I can usually see some aspect or 'uniquessness' in the stave which I had been too close to recognize before. I've also learned not to put all my eggs in one basket-- If I happen to break one or screw up one big time it is easier to move on to the next one rather than sit and stew and cuss.

took the words right out of my mouth/could not of said it better

[Pappy]

Probably 8 or 10 in one stage or another,always involved in a lot of bows,don't build to many for myself. I thought I was involve in the 22 scout bows but guess Will has that covered.
   Pappy

[simson]

I'm not even gonna get up off my couch to go count ...I got wood everywhere in every room n nook n cranny in my house all n various stages...some have been sitting for years.

Simon it sounds and looks like you got the bowyers bug baaaaaaad!!!!!! Me too...can't stop.

Cool looking bows

No bug, blackhawk, it's a kinda epedemic .....

[simson]

Thank you all, I see I'm not alone .... hahaha

Building only one at atime is more or less the exception

btw. sorry for the bad pics with disturbing shadow. In the last days it was very cold and its already dark when I come home from the job

Simon

[missilemaster]

I usually have around a half dozen in various stages of completion.

[Ifrit617]

Then someone will have to shoot them, because I really don't enjoy shooting either.  But that's another story for another day.

That's where I come in handy JW... 

Jon

[Arrowind]

Usually between 3-5 or so at various stages...right now I think I have 4 going and getting ready to start a few more.

Nice looking bows! 

[BowEd]

Getting in kind of late on this but like the subject.Right now I've got about half a dozen that will all be ready to tiller in the next month and a half I guess.Weeeoooo a dozen to two dozen....Looks like I better get on the stick.....LOL.

[JABK]

One at a time.  My feeble mind can't take multi-tasking.