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Offline DirtyDan

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Friend's first bow
« on: December 21, 2008, 12:52:30 pm »
I helped a friend of mine, Doug Bell, build his first selfbow.  He cut the hickory wood off his son's farm, and we got it to floor tiller.  He took it home and dried it out, worked it down with a farrier's rasp and a drawknife and brought it back for more advice and tillering.  I think he did a good job on his first bow.  66" ntn, 52 @ 28. 147 fps with 500 grain arrow.

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Re: Friend's first bow
« Reply #1 on: December 21, 2008, 01:22:23 pm »
VERY COOL!!   Making anything from wood is satisfying.  Making a bow from wood is satisfying and EMPOWERING!!   Keep up the good work.  piper
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Offline DanaM

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Re: Friend's first bow
« Reply #2 on: December 21, 2008, 02:11:21 pm »
Looks pretty good Dan, but my eyes aren't as good as they once were so I'm going to need bigger pictures ;) :)
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Re: Friend's first bow
« Reply #3 on: December 21, 2008, 02:54:26 pm »
looks like a nice bow, came out better than my first attempts, must be a natural bow maker!
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Re: Friend's first bow
« Reply #4 on: December 21, 2008, 03:47:16 pm »
Looks good from what I can see, congrat's. Yup, them pictures are purty small :).
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Re: Friend's first bow
« Reply #5 on: December 22, 2008, 06:30:36 am »
Looks good to me Dan,tell him great job on his first.Pictures are pretty small and I don't see as well as I use to. ;) :)
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Offline DirtyDan

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Re: Friend's first bow
« Reply #6 on: December 22, 2008, 12:55:01 pm »
Sorry about the small pictures, but my first two attempts to load them told me they exceeded the limit, so I overreacted.  I will try again.
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Re: Friend's first bow
« Reply #7 on: December 22, 2008, 12:58:44 pm »
Ahh, now that's better. Fine looking weapon Dan/Doug! and extra fine for a first :).
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Offline DanaM

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Re: Friend's first bow
« Reply #8 on: December 22, 2008, 12:58:47 pm »
Much better Dan :) Looks like it turned out very nice.
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Offline George Tsoukalas

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Re: Friend's first bow
« Reply #9 on: December 22, 2008, 01:24:44 pm »
That's a beauty. Nice tiller. Jawge
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Re: Friend's first bow
« Reply #10 on: December 22, 2008, 03:39:44 pm »
Real nice..thats an unusual arrow rest..tell us about it ;)...Brian
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Re: Friend's first bow
« Reply #11 on: December 23, 2008, 07:36:53 am »
Much better,very nice job,he had some good help.Now if you can show him how to turn out 3 or4 a day. ;) :)
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Offline Pat B

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Re: Friend's first bow
« Reply #12 on: December 23, 2008, 10:03:13 am »
Very nice bow. Hard to believe its Doug's first!  8)  Pat
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Re: Friend's first bow
« Reply #13 on: December 23, 2008, 11:58:09 am »
That's one fine bow. Wish I could shoot it. Got it bookmarked for Dec Self Bow of the Month, too.
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Re: Friend's first bow
« Reply #14 on: December 23, 2008, 12:00:44 pm »
Thats a good idea!
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