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Offline Morgan

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Taters first wood bow.
« on: February 28, 2018, 03:40:16 pm »
Made my 8 year old son his first wooden bow.
Split from a 3 1/2” diameter tree. Split tree in half and used a tip from here and split the half from middle out on one of the halves. I can make another like this and one with a thicker handle with what’s left.
Bow is 47” long, about an inch wide through most of it except where the grain made it a bit more narrow. Tapers last 6” or so to the tips. Stave was really wonkey, had a dog leg in one limb and a ton of side bow. Steamed a lot of it out but the side profile looks crooked as all get out. Tillered to 20# @ 20”. He ain’t there yet but maybe he can shoot it for a couple years before he outgrows it.
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Offline osage outlaw

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Re: Taters first wood bow.
« Reply #1 on: February 28, 2018, 04:40:46 pm »
Very cool!  Nice job.
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Offline Pat B

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Re: Taters first wood bow.
« Reply #2 on: February 28, 2018, 05:34:37 pm »
Nice little bow with good tiller and Tater has good form.  :OK
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Offline Julian

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Re: Taters first wood bow.
« Reply #3 on: February 28, 2018, 08:08:36 pm »
would be nice to make a few smaller sized arrows, with the right spine. would shoot much better from that nice little bow.
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Offline Morgan

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« Reply #4 on: February 28, 2018, 08:13:58 pm »
Thanks folks. I want to get him some arrows spined and cut for it, probably use cane if I can find some that will spine right, if I can’t ill try to find some fiberglass arrows. Light spined wood arrows scare me, don’t want him to get a shard through his arm.
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Offline Selfbowman

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Re: Taters first wood bow.
« Reply #5 on: March 01, 2018, 02:17:31 am »
That is what this bow making stuff is about. Fine job with the bow and the boy. Arvin
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Offline Pappy

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Re: Taters first wood bow.
« Reply #6 on: March 01, 2018, 07:06:12 am »
That is awesome, got to love that. Fine. Looks like he has fine form also. ;)
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Offline PEARL DRUMS

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Re: Taters first wood bow.
« Reply #7 on: March 01, 2018, 07:47:50 am »
Have fun Tater!
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Re: Taters first wood bow.
« Reply #8 on: March 01, 2018, 08:02:20 am »
With a nick name like tater he's gotta like that bow.Nice work!!!
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Offline bjrogg

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Re: Taters first wood bow.
« Reply #9 on: March 01, 2018, 12:21:34 pm »
Very nice Morgan and Tater does have good form. He's going love that bow.
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Offline Morgan

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Re: Taters first wood bow.
« Reply #10 on: March 01, 2018, 04:31:09 pm »
Thanks y’all
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Offline M2A

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Re: Taters first wood bow.
« Reply #11 on: March 01, 2018, 06:12:26 pm »
Bottom pic is awesome! Good job :)
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Offline selfbow joe

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Re: Taters first wood bow.
« Reply #12 on: March 01, 2018, 07:25:42 pm »
Nice job
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Offline Julian

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Re: Taters first wood bow.
« Reply #13 on: March 02, 2018, 04:11:53 am »
Quote from: Morgan on February 28, 2018, 08:13:58 pm
Thanks folks. I want to get him some arrows spined and cut for it, probably use cane if I can find some that will spine right, if I can’t ill try to find some fiberglass arrows. Light spined wood arrows scare me, don’t want him to get a shard through his arm.

I made some small arrows for my cousins once from bamboo from the hardware store. You can striaghten it over the stove.
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Offline George Tsoukalas

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Re: Taters first wood bow.
« Reply #14 on: March 02, 2018, 07:02:39 am »
That right there is what it is all about! Nice bow. Enjoy the bow, Tater. Jawge
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