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Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: DirtyDan on December 21, 2008, 12:52:30 pm

Title: Friend's first bow
Post by: DirtyDan on December 21, 2008, 12:52:30 pm

I helped a friend of mine, Doug Bell, build his first selfbow.  He cut the hickory wood off his son's farm, and we got it to floor tiller.  He took it home and dried it out, worked it down with a farrier's rasp and a drawknife and brought it back for more advice and tillering.  I think he did a good job on his first bow.  66" ntn, 52 @ 28. 147 fps with 500 grain arrow.

(http://i297.photobucket.com/albums/mm219/spiermo/Doug%20bow/DSC_0515.jpg)(http://i297.photobucket.com/albums/mm219/spiermo/Doug%20bow/DSC_0513.jpg)(http://i297.photobucket.com/albums/mm219/spiermo/Doug%20bow/DSC_0511.jpg)(http://i297.photobucket.com/albums/mm219/spiermo/Doug%20bow/DSC_0507.jpg)

Title: Re: Friend's first bow
Post by: islandpiper on December 21, 2008, 01:22:23 pm

VERY COOL!!   Making anything from wood is satisfying.  Making a bow from wood is satisfying and EMPOWERING!!   Keep up the good work.  piper

Title: Re: Friend's first bow
Post by: DanaM on December 21, 2008, 02:11:21 pm

Looks pretty good Dan, but my eyes aren't as good as they once were so I'm going to need bigger pictures ;) :)

Title: Re: Friend's first bow
Post by: dragonman on December 21, 2008, 02:54:26 pm

looks like a nice bow, came out better than my first attempts, must be a natural bow maker!

Title: Re: Friend's first bow
Post by: cowboy on December 21, 2008, 03:47:16 pm

Looks good from what I can see, congrat's. Yup, them pictures are purty small :).

Title: Re: Friend's first bow
Post by: Pappy on December 22, 2008, 06:30:36 am

Looks good to me Dan,tell him great job on his first.Pictures are pretty small and I don't see as well as I use to. ;) :)
   Pappy

Title: Re: Friend's first bow
Post by: DirtyDan on December 22, 2008, 12:55:01 pm

Sorry about the small pictures, but my first two attempts to load them told me they exceeded the limit, so I overreacted.  I will try again.(http://i297.photobucket.com/albums/mm219/spiermo/Doug%20bow/DSC_0514-1.jpg)(http://i297.photobucket.com/albums/mm219/spiermo/Doug%20bow/DSC_0513-1.jpg)(http://i297.photobucket.com/albums/mm219/spiermo/Doug%20bow/DSC_0511-1.jpg)(http://i297.photobucket.com/albums/mm219/spiermo/Doug%20bow/DSC_0508-1.jpg)

Title: Re: Friend's first bow
Post by: cowboy on December 22, 2008, 12:58:44 pm

Ahh, now that's better. Fine looking weapon Dan/Doug! and extra fine for a first :).

Title: Re: Friend's first bow
Post by: DanaM on December 22, 2008, 12:58:47 pm

Much better Dan :) Looks like it turned out very nice.

Title: Re: Friend's first bow
Post by: George Tsoukalas on December 22, 2008, 01:24:44 pm

That's a beauty. Nice tiller. Jawge

Title: Re: Friend's first bow
Post by: koan on December 22, 2008, 03:39:44 pm

Real nice..thats an unusual arrow rest..tell us about it ;)...Brian

Title: Re: Friend's first bow
Post by: Pappy on December 23, 2008, 07:36:53 am

Much better,very nice job,he had some good help.Now if you can show him how to turn out 3 or4 a day. ;) :)
   Pappy

Title: Re: Friend's first bow
Post by: Pat B on December 23, 2008, 10:03:13 am

Very nice bow. Hard to believe its Doug's first!  8)  Pat

Title: Re: Friend's first bow
Post by: OldBow on December 23, 2008, 11:58:09 am

That's one fine bow. Wish I could shoot it. Got it bookmarked for Dec Self Bow of the Month, too.

Title: Re: Friend's first bow
Post by: uwe on December 23, 2008, 12:00:44 pm

Thats a good idea!

Title: Re: Friend's first bow
Post by: John K on December 23, 2008, 12:51:29 pm

Real nice ! I would like to hear more about the rest myself  :D

Title: Re: Friend's first bow
Post by: ballista on December 23, 2008, 02:58:57 pm

thats awesome, the rest looks great, almost like a deer hoof ;D thats a great bow though, I have a feeling theres going to be a post in the next two weeks sayng "it made meat!!" haha -jimmy

Title: Re: Friend's first bow
Post by: DirtyDan on January 08, 2009, 11:56:31 am

The arrow rest is a ground-down deer antler, glued on, surrounded by a leather grip with a leather protector for the side of the bow.

Title: Re: Friend's first bow
Post by: Postman on January 08, 2009, 10:09:25 pm

Nice bow - way to hook another bowyer! he definitely has "the knack" if that's his first!