FIRST HICKORY SELFBOW (FINISHED PICS)

[crooketarrow]

  The bow looks good but I must be haveing eye trouble than the others or I'm just to cridial of my tillering. Because the left limb is way stiffer and dos'nt been nearly as much mid limb as the right. And pappy right you need to tiller back in to the fade as far as you can.
  Also with HICKORY when finshed put in a hot box before you seal it. To get rid of the moisture the outer wood as taken on. Sealing the bow with this moisture in the wood. HICKORY devolopes more string follow as it's shot.

[Arrowind]

Nice bow.  I love hickory.  Good job.

[FRITZ 86]

Thanks fellows. I'm in the process now of putting the numerous coats of tru oil on. Got the handle done yesterday and took some pics of my son shooting. He really thinks it's cool, so I guess that's what matters. Will post some finished pics in a few days.

[FRITZ 86]

Well I think I'm finished with this one. 5 coats of tru oil and she is shiny! My kid is having to shoot my carbons till I can figure out what spine it likes for wood. Seems like sacrilage to shoot carbons out of a selfbow! Had a great time on the first one. Learned alot and I'm sure there will be more to come.
 
 
 
 
 
 

[Adam]

Nice work!

[soy]

I like the look of the finished project, looks as if he enjoys it also...have fun shooting together!

[beetlebailey1977]

I think you did good.

[wvarcher]

Good job on that one!!  I like the way you finished it too. 

[seabass]

good job.the kid is happy.what more could you ask for.

[tom sawyer]

Real nice result.  Seeing that back with the little waviness, reminds me of a pignut hickory I cut.  It was the first stave wood I ever worked.  Tough stuff, couldn't get it to bend much but it made some very tough bows.

You do know that boy is going to outgrow that bow before you know it?

[FRITZ 86]

Thanks guys! My boy loves it! It's been a long time since I have really seen him get excited about shooting.  Great father son project. He helped me pick the tree, cut it, and pack it out of the river bottom with the temp around 95 or so. He stayed with me in the shop most of the time as we worked it down and tillered. I think he learned alot; as I did as well. Got another stave for me about dry. Hope to get my summer chores wrapped up in a little while and get to work on it.

[Badly Bent]

Very well made and handsome bow Fritz. I think its great that you got your son involved in the making from start to finish.
You two did a great job on that bow, congrats and enjoy shooting together.
Greg