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Offline Matt S.

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Let's see your bow racks!
« on: February 28, 2011, 11:34:42 am »
I finally managed to take some photos of my new bow rack and thought I'd share. I also thought it would be fun to see how other people on PA store their bows.

Here's my rack waiting to be stained and finished:


The outer rack is designed to hold the bows while the inner rack is designed to hold some arrows.

Here's the rack finished and with all the hardware installed:


The door handles and hooks are all hand forged and powder coated:


I'd be glad to go into greater detail if anyone wants to know more.
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Offline Pappy

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Re: Let's see your bow racks!
« Reply #1 on: February 28, 2011, 11:38:38 am »
Thats sweet,very nice work and looks handy. :)
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Offline Josh

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Re: Let's see your bow racks!
« Reply #2 on: February 28, 2011, 11:49:00 am »
That looks really nice I really like the hooks underneath to hang the quivers on.  All of my bows are laid across the guest bedroom upstairs in my house, LOL.  I need to build me one of those.  Nice work!  :)
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Re: Let's see your bow racks!
« Reply #3 on: February 28, 2011, 02:58:44 pm »
Yes, sir. That is nice. Doh!  >:( and just what I needed... another piece of work to inspire me to build another darned thing. Seriously, great work on that rack.
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Offline Cameroo

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Re: Let's see your bow racks!
« Reply #4 on: February 28, 2011, 03:44:58 pm »
Looks cool, I like the idea of the small storage space underneath.

I haven't built enough bows to justify needing a rack yet, but soon... very soon... gotta stop giving them away :)
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Offline Matt S.

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Re: Let's see your bow racks!
« Reply #5 on: February 28, 2011, 03:55:47 pm »
Quote from: Cameroo on February 28, 2011, 03:44:58 pm
Looks cool, I like the idea of the small storage space underneath.

I haven't built enough bows to justify needing a rack yet, but soon... very soon... gotta stop giving them away :)

Yes, I love the storage cabinets underneath because that's where I keep my bracers, tabs, gloves, grain weight, strings, and all the extra stuff that would clutter the house if it didn't have its own home.

As for number of bows, this rack can store 14 bows assuming 1 bow per shelf. Most of the bows I am making now are not for me and as the weather gets nicer I'll be diverting more time to home improvement projects and less time to bows, so it may take a while to fill it up.
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Offline Elktracker

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Re: Let's see your bow racks!
« Reply #6 on: February 28, 2011, 04:21:41 pm »
That is very nice! I need to build one soon but it wont be that nice ;D Nice work
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Offline ErictheViking

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Re: Let's see your bow racks!
« Reply #7 on: February 28, 2011, 04:39:04 pm »
excellent craftmanship. love the idea of a place to hang your quivers. good job man.
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Offline DEllis

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Re: Let's see your bow racks!
« Reply #8 on: February 28, 2011, 05:34:00 pm »
That's a beauty! I need to make one and stop "cluttering up the house" ::) ;D
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Offline Matt S.

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Re: Let's see your bow racks!
« Reply #9 on: February 28, 2011, 06:20:34 pm »
Quote from: DEllis on February 28, 2011, 05:34:00 pm
That's a beauty! I need to make one and stop "cluttering up the house" ::) ;D
Darcy

I know what you mean! This was my attempt at a "preemptive strike" to keep the peace before my better half got too annoyed with my clutter. I think it worked because she said she really like the way it looks.

Thanks for the compliments, but this really wasn't too complicated or expensive. It's made from 1x4 el cheapo pine from HD and Lowes. No fancy joinery, just (mostly) hidden screws and butt joints ;D The hardest part was cutting and sanding the rack pieces.
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Offline trapperDave

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Re: Let's see your bow racks!
« Reply #10 on: February 28, 2011, 08:10:14 pm »
looks alot nicer than mine, made from pine with mahogany stain. Ive added pegs a couple times, used pieces of broken arrows the last time lol
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Re: Let's see your bow racks!
« Reply #11 on: February 28, 2011, 09:49:32 pm »
Trapper Dave!  Glad to see you here. 


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Offline JW_Halverson

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Re: Let's see your bow racks!
« Reply #12 on: February 28, 2011, 10:10:00 pm »
Powdercoated the hardware?  Heck, EVERYTHING in my house is powdercoated, but up here we call it dust.

By the way, nice rack, man!
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Offline Matt S.

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Re: Let's see your bow racks!
« Reply #13 on: February 28, 2011, 10:15:32 pm »
trappeDave, that is a nice rack. I saw one very similar to that and it was my inspiration to build a bow rack.

Quote from: JW_Halverson on February 28, 2011, 10:10:00 pm
Powdercoated the hardware?  Heck, EVERYTHING in my house is powdercoated, but up here we call it dust.
We have plenty of that too ;D ;D
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Re: Let's see your bow racks!
« Reply #14 on: February 28, 2011, 11:47:33 pm »
I made my rack out of a 1 by 3 piece of oak with dowels. Not to pretty but who's looking at the rack anyway? I can hang a bunch of bows in a small area with no fuss.
 



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