"the 76 scoop kids bow" 34" Fox boys bow replica

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I'm working on a collection of Great Lakes area bows and decided this boys bow would make a good addition to that collection. It is shown in the "encyclopedia" but lacks thickness measurements so this was my best guess.

The bow is decrowned small diameter Elm , 34 inches ntn, 22# at 17" of draw. It has performance all out of proportion to it's small size. In the one pic you will see an arrow with a triangular bone point (weighs 198 grains)....I had 74 yards of open field and it's range is over that cause that arrow is out in the deep snow.....so ya got to wait till it's gone and I see if I can find that bugger. The second arrow is a little over 400 grains, with a broad head and it penetrated a 1/2" outdoor plywood very easily at a range of about 12 yards. So enjoy the pics.

By the way the bow has 76 half scoops, and the bow is very sensitive to minor tillering scapes, finally had to got to sand paper for that.

hope ya like
rich

ps think you'll like the last picture especially

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[johnfolchetti]

That is sweet! Beautiful workmanship Rich.

[Swampman]

Great little bow.  It looks like a great shooter for its size too.

[Carson (CMB)]

Sweet little killer!

[JonW]

Nice repro Rich. Glad to see you have some solid ground to walk on

[Blaflair2]

That's sweet rich!

[half eye]

Thank you fellas, guess I forgot to say the pic w/ the 4 bows is not any of the collection it's to show just how small this bow is.....the osage top bow is the largest and is only 48"ntn.

Thank you again, I believe it will add some good to the collection when it's finished.
rich

[lostarrow]

Cool stuff as always , Rich !

[sieddy]

Amazing! 

[burchett.donald]

  Rich,
           Amazing little bow right there, love the scoops! You got a great looking bend on that piece and I know it was touchy...Dynamite comes in small packages and that's  exactly what that is, driving a broadhead through a half inch piece of plywood 22lb and 17" draw doing all that damage. Nice job on the replica bud. Very interesting
                                                       Don

[wizardgoat]

I like it a lot, thanks for posting rich. I'd love to try a scalloped bow. Do you think the scallops are what made the bow so touchy with scrapes?

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lostarrow, sieddy thanks fellas appreciate it

Don, The two things that fascinated me the most was that they would spend that much effort and care into a bow to teach their boys how to hunt, and the mental picture of a five or six years old "stalking" the local squirrels, bunnies, birds....maybe even takin a poke at a small deer. Just a million questions I guess.

Wizardgoat, The scoops/scallops etc. are really susceptible to causing depressions between the features using a scraper....like little trenches everytime ya bump a scoop or point between the scallops. so using a flat file or sand paper helps keep it flat, but also it's just the small dimensions that cause trouble too. At least that's my experience with these low weight bows so far.
rich

[Hamish]

Pretty darn scoopy. Once again you are a master of the short bow.
                                                                                                 Hamish