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Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: Mark Anderson on July 09, 2009, 12:42:52 pm

Title: Short walnut board bow w/ pics.
Post by: Mark Anderson on July 09, 2009, 12:42:52 pm

My nephew's birthday was this past weekend and my wife said "hey could you make him a bow?" so I obliged. (the first time she's encouraged me to spend time in the shop). It is 46.5 in. NTN draws  19#@19in. I built it to do a little more and made sure it would draw to at least 23"@ 26lbs just to be on the safe side. It was aboard from the leftovers of a self bow I'm working on. It was a very big tree. BAcking is cotton laid on with TB3. the wrap is some light cord I had in the shop(I think it's catfishing jug line cord). Just thought it would be fun to post it. Oh yeah, it's my first board bow.

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Title: Re: Short walnut board bow w/ pics.
Post by: Mark Anderson on July 09, 2009, 03:25:06 pm

Here's my first tip overlay, I didn't get it posted on the first one. It's Osage and I just used gel type superglue.
Does any one know how to get the pictures rotated the right way?

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Title: Re: Short walnut board bow w/ pics.
Post by: islandwoodwerker on July 09, 2009, 04:15:55 pm

nice ;D

Title: Re: Short walnut board bow w/ pics.
Post by: recurve shooter on July 09, 2009, 11:31:58 pm

looks nice, the boy should like it.

Title: Re: Short walnut board bow w/ pics.
Post by: Mark Anderson on July 10, 2009, 12:42:30 am

Thanks, I think he liked it. I was really surprised at how zippy this thing was. I Think I'll try one about 20 inches longer next time.
Mark

Title: Re: Short walnut board bow w/ pics.
Post by: Pat B on July 10, 2009, 01:02:08 am

Very nice Mark. Your nephew will love it!  You had better warn the neighbors to round up their cats.  ;D

Title: Re: Short walnut board bow w/ pics.
Post by: Aosda on July 10, 2009, 01:07:24 pm

Nice looking bow.  If you're using windows, when you open pictures and double click, it will open in windows picture veiwer.  Under the image there are two curved arrow symbols for rotating.  Otherwise you can use Paint.  In the "image" tab at the top, use the rotate image option.  Hope this helps.

Title: Re: Short walnut board bow w/ pics.
Post by: tombo on July 10, 2009, 01:26:42 pm

I wish my uncle would have made me one of those when I was a kid! Good job.
Tom

Title: Re: Short walnut board bow w/ pics.
Post by: DustinDees on July 10, 2009, 02:54:58 pm

great looking bow, your nephew is going to love it. of the bows i have made this past year 1/4 were kids bows. ive noticed they take less time to tiller and the reaction when the kids get them is way more energetic than an adult  ;D.

Dustin D

Title: Re: Short walnut board bow w/ pics.
Post by: OldBow on July 11, 2009, 12:24:35 pm

That looks like a fine whitetail hunter to me. Bookmarked, too!