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Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: J05H on August 21, 2009, 03:40:30 am

Title: My First Bow
Post by: J05H on August 21, 2009, 03:40:30 am

Hi Guys. I've been over on PaleoPlanet for about a month now but I just got my profile up here. Anyway here's some pics of my first bow. It's a replica Cherokee bow, 67.75 in. NTN. It pulls about 55# @ 28in.

(http://i879.photobucket.com/albums/ab359/J05H/Drawn.jpg)

(http://i879.photobucket.com/albums/ab359/J05H/Unstrung.jpg)
(http://i879.photobucket.com/albums/ab359/J05H/Braced.jpg)

I'm sure some of you have already seen it on PaleoPlanet.  Tell me what you think.

Josh

Title: Re: My First Bow
Post by: DanaM on August 21, 2009, 06:49:14 am

Welcome to PA, I like the bow simple and clean looking, well done eh :)

Title: Re: My First Bow
Post by: Pappy on August 21, 2009, 07:21:53 am

Welcome,you will like it here,Congrats on the bow,looks like a fine one. :)
   Pappy

Title: Re: My First Bow
Post by: GregB on August 21, 2009, 07:38:26 am

Good looking bow...what is it, hickory?  :)
Oh yeah, welcome here...

Title: Re: My First Bow
Post by: knightd on August 21, 2009, 07:54:53 am

Goos seeing you here and a good looking bow as well..

Title: Re: My First Bow
Post by: George Tsoukalas on August 21, 2009, 09:13:14 am

Excellent bow and welcome! Jawge

Title: Re: My First Bow
Post by: OldBow on August 21, 2009, 12:19:03 pm

Great tiller! Do tell us the material used. Bookmarked for Aug Self BOM fun, too!

Title: Re: My First Bow
Post by: snedeker on August 21, 2009, 05:31:49 pm

That't a great first bow.

Title: Re: My First Bow
Post by: Pat B on August 21, 2009, 08:20:11 pm

Very nice first bow. 8)   Welcome to PA. 8)

Title: Re: My First Bow
Post by: J05H on August 22, 2009, 02:03:52 am

Thanks for all the compliments guys. Yes it is hickory. The handle area is wrapped in what I think might be buckskin. It's from a leather chamois I got at Wal-Mart. The string is B-50 for now, but I am planning to make a natural string soon.

Thanks again, Josh

Title: Re: My First Bow
Post by: RyanY on August 22, 2009, 02:21:31 am

That is a fantastic first bow! I just can't get over how much I love that style tiller. Not to take anything away but with a little less bend in the handle it may take away some hand shock if there is any. Anyways great bow, keep it up!

Title: Re: My First Bow
Post by: J05H on August 22, 2009, 06:07:08 am

Thanks Ryoon. It really doesn't have much hand shock, but my hand does go numb after about twenty shots because of the way i have to hold it with my wrist bent back. Not much I can do about that though. I like your little asiatic bow that you posted recently. It really is a good looking bow. I'm thinking of trying to make one like it next time I get some hickory.

Josh

Title: Re: My First Bow
Post by: Hillbilly on August 22, 2009, 09:21:18 am

Nice looking bow, especially for your first. I like that style of bow, simple but surprisingly efficient. Looks like the moisture content may have been still a little high in your stave when you tillered it. Great job!