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Offline Matthias Wiltschko

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Rattan - Kid's Bow - Ciqala
« on: August 12, 2010, 05:00:57 am »
Hi folks!

This one I made for a 4-year old, and it works pretty well. Last time i checked he he had killed a window of their barn.

length: 40"
drawweight: 10#@20"





http://www.bogenbau-wiltschko.at/ciqala.html

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Offline osage outlaw

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Re: Rattan - Kid's Bow - Ciqala
« Reply #1 on: August 12, 2010, 06:58:54 am »
That has to be one of the coolest kids bow that I have ever seen.  Amazing.
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« Reply #2 on: August 12, 2010, 07:52:29 am »
Very cool,I love that one.Lucky kid.  :)
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« Reply #3 on: August 12, 2010, 10:21:54 am »
I am about to build one, maybe many for kids. Where do you get your rattan? and do you heat treat it to flip the tips :? Denny By the way nice job....I like the finish on it...

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« Reply #4 on: August 12, 2010, 10:22:48 am »
Great looking bow.
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« Reply #5 on: August 12, 2010, 10:46:34 am »
Very Nice Bow!  Is it made out of one piece or is it two glued together into that shape and then tillered?   :)
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Re: Rattan - Kid's Bow - Ciqala
« Reply #6 on: August 12, 2010, 10:49:14 am »
very cool, great finish for a rattan bow.

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« Reply #7 on: August 12, 2010, 11:29:37 am »
Very nice, lucky kid.
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« Reply #8 on: August 12, 2010, 12:30:45 pm »
BUILD-A-LONG would be awesome.
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Re: Rattan - Kid's Bow - Ciqala
« Reply #9 on: August 12, 2010, 12:59:51 pm »
On ATARN a couple years ago someone posted a French Bowyer's all rattan, Steppe style selfbow, with beautiful recurved siyahs, etc. that drew around 80# @28" if memory serves.    I for one would sure like to see a how-to on making something like that - or even this beautiful kid's bow.  Working with rattan has to be significantly different that working with wood.

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Offline jonathan creason

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« Reply #10 on: August 12, 2010, 01:24:17 pm »
That's awesome!  I hope my son doesn't see this, or he'll be telling me the one I just made isn't nearly good enough.
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Offline George Tsoukalas

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Re: Rattan - Kid's Bow - Ciqala
« Reply #11 on: August 12, 2010, 01:33:11 pm »
Awesome bow! Jawge
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« Reply #12 on: August 12, 2010, 02:51:20 pm »
i agree with ken a build along would be very cool.

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« Reply #13 on: August 12, 2010, 07:46:30 pm »
We used to buy rattan from 1-800- 4 bamboo... I believe it was in NY... very reasonable , and they had bamboo for bow making too ...

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« Reply #14 on: August 13, 2010, 05:42:51 am »