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Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: DEllis on April 18, 2011, 03:56:43 pm

Title: kids bow (Not for BOM)
Post by: DEllis on April 18, 2011, 03:56:43 pm

Made this from a birch bow that I built while I was trying to figgure out the best design for birch. It fretted slightly so I chunked it in the failure pile. I decided to make it into a kids bow for a friends sons..........he shoots a bowtech something or other but at least his kids'll shoot a real bow  >:D ;D
White birch 60" long, about 1 inch wide. draws 18#@20 inches but can be drawn 24" so they can grow into it. Shown at 22" approx and also my youngest pulling it back to about 13".
Darcy :)

Title: Re: kids bow
Post by: JW_Halverson on April 18, 2011, 04:07:57 pm

Hey, the little tyker has better form than his Daddy!!!  Hawhaw!

That's the best way to save a bow from the PA Members Only Corner of Shame, now to be referred to as "PAMOCS".  I've handed off a few to kids this way and some of the others ended up in movies where the actors couldn't pull a real bow and still act their parts. 

That should easily handle the 24 inch draw as the kid grows up.  Nice work.

Title: Re: kids bow
Post by: DEllis on April 18, 2011, 04:16:07 pm

Thanks JW, I'm slowly working on my form ;) ;D
Darcy

Title: Re: kids bow
Post by: JW_Halverson on April 18, 2011, 04:17:41 pm

If you ask you son politely, he might give you some pointers!     ;D

Title: Re: kids bow (Not for BOM)
Post by: Elktracker on April 18, 2011, 05:18:20 pm

Your boy does have good form ;D Nice lookin bow! I always win 1st prize for bad form ;D

Title: Re: kids bow (Not for BOM)
Post by: half eye on April 18, 2011, 05:21:59 pm

Nice save, nice thing to do, nice lookin son......hell man it dont get no better....period. Good on you
rich

Title: Re: kids bow (Not for BOM)
Post by: ErictheViking on April 18, 2011, 07:13:24 pm

Way to go! your friends kids will pull their dad over to the primative side don't worry....very cool pic of your boy.

Title: Re: kids bow (Not for BOM)
Post by: okie64 on April 18, 2011, 09:56:54 pm

Good job salvaging that one. That grip is nice looking!

Title: Re: kids bow (Not for BOM)
Post by: seabass on April 18, 2011, 11:19:43 pm

nice bow.it is nice of you to make a bow for a kid.they are our future.btw your son does have great form,steve

Title: Re: kids bow (Not for BOM)
Post by: criveraville on April 19, 2011, 03:32:18 am

Good save Darcy and great looking bow. Those boys will treasure it. Your sons looks he's "his fathers son."  What a blessing to share and enjoy that with him.. That's memory making ;D

Title: Re: kids bow (Not for BOM)
Post by: DEllis on April 19, 2011, 08:04:42 pm

Thanks for the kind words guys.
Darcy :)

Title: Re: kids bow (Not for BOM)
Post by: Del the cat on April 19, 2011, 08:08:46 pm

Nice work, I know that tillering a kids bow is sometimes harder than doing a 50 pounder... so little wood to work with and so twitchy with hand placement.
Good to see the youngsters having a go.
Del

Title: Re: kids bow (Not for BOM)
Post by: DEllis on April 19, 2011, 08:15:50 pm

Thanks Del :)
Darcy

Title: Re: kids bow (Not for BOM)
Post by: ken75 on April 20, 2011, 12:12:58 am

excellent bow classic eliptical tiller . have to try birch sometime

Title: Re: kids bow (Not for BOM)
Post by: Stiks-N-Strings on April 20, 2011, 04:57:35 am

Nice bow!
Always great to give one to a youngster,  ;D

Title: Re: kids bow (Not for BOM)
Post by: DEllis on April 20, 2011, 04:21:31 pm

Thanks Stiks :)
Darcy