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Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: Easternarcher on June 19, 2007, 08:11:03 pm

Title: First Bow Ever!
Post by: Easternarcher on June 19, 2007, 08:11:03 pm: Meet "Little Wonder". Hickory backed BooFloo (carbonized and vert, grain).
She was formerly maple bellied, but crysalled befor final tillering, so I shaved it off.
65.5" ntn, 1.5" at the fades and straight tapered to 1/2" nocks. 1.5-2" deflex (ya, I know, but I didn't know what I was doin'. ???) and started out with 3.5" reflex. She shows 1.5" string follow after unstringing, but gains it all back after resting a couple of hours.
Ya, she's lightweight, I was shooting for 45 lbs. she came in about 30 lbs. at 28", but she's fun to play with! She has 18" power lam of Jatoba, and the riser is built up with maple, natural Boo and the outer lam is "Cumarru", not sure but I think it's Brazillian Teak. ::) Tip overlays are also Cumarru. Arrow shelf is built up leather with Superglue.
Tillering was most nerve-racking for me, but I took my time and and made a lightweght shooter out of a bow which was supposed to end up as kindling!. Leather grip is not glued so I can remove it if needed. Stitching is abit messed up, but not bad for a first timer.
Finish is Feiblings leather dye with 7 coats of Tung Oil. I really liked this combo, as it was easy to apply and really makes the wood glow! l I think she looks good anyways and I'm proud of her! Any and all comments are welcome. I can take good or bad...(I might learn something.) Sorry for so many pics.

BTW, these are my first woodies too! Just 5/16" mystery dowels from the depot. Great fun to make stuff huh???

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Title: Re: First Bow Ever!
Post by: DanaM on June 19, 2007, 08:51:58 pm: Tiller looks good to me and the finish is quite simply stunning. I 'd say its a job well done.
I have a tough time stitchin a grip also, maybe Marie could give us a sewing lesson eh ;D
Title: Re: First Bow Ever!
Post by: david w. on June 19, 2007, 10:10:10 pm: that bow is beautiful
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Post by: Justin Snyder on June 19, 2007, 10:11:48 pm: Wow, that is an incredible bow. Nice finish, nice tips, nice handle, and from the looks of it, a nice shooter. Justin
Title: Re: First Bow Ever!
Post by: mullet on June 19, 2007, 10:23:33 pm: Tiller looks great,as does the bow.I had a bow with beads like that.It gave me a big pucker the first few times I shot it.The beads would make a slight "click"sound every time I was almost at full draw. ;D
Title: Re: First Bow Ever!
Post by: Easternarcher on June 19, 2007, 10:55:28 pm: Thanks for the comments guys..
Being as particular as I am, honestly, I'm not satisfied with how it shoots, but I'll reserve judgement until I actually get some properly spined shafts. ::)
Title: Re: First Bow Ever!
Post by: Pat B on June 19, 2007, 11:52:55 pm: So thats your first bow! Sheesh ::) I can imagine what your 100th will look like. You did a great job with it. Very appealing all around.
I'd bet if you built another with a different belly wood, say osage or ipe, you would be surprised and delighted with the cast. I never had luck getting a hard shooting bow from boo flooring. Pat
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Post by: jpitts on June 19, 2007, 11:56:05 pm: Beautiful Bow. Great job.
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Post by: mack on June 20, 2007, 12:00:26 am: Beautiful finish work, that wood grain combo looks great.

mack
Title: Re: First Bow Ever!
Post by: Easternarcher on June 20, 2007, 03:28:25 am: Quote from: Pat B on June 19, 2007, 11:52:55 pm
So thats your first bow! Sheesh ::) I can imagine what your 100th will look like. You did a great job with it. Very appealing all around.
I'd bet if you built another with a different belly wood, say osage or ipe, you would be surprised and delighted with the cast. I never had luck getting a hard shooting bow from boo flooring. Pat

Thanks Pat. Actually, I do have a second bow in the making right now. It's hickory backed Jatoba. I'm hoping to get 50lbs out of that one for sure..But it's only half way tillered, so we'll see what happens.

What do you all think of the tiller and design...Am I even close?
Title: Re: First Bow Ever!
Post by: Badger on June 20, 2007, 03:53:21 am: Beautiful job on that bow, great tiller, I think you will like you hickory jatoba, great combo. Steve
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Post by: Loki on June 20, 2007, 04:04:11 am: well thats stunning!
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Post by: NOMADIC PIRATE on June 20, 2007, 04:44:09 am: GREAT,GREAT,GREAT, ..first bow ??..WOW,.... you got a future my boy ;) ;)
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Post by: Pappy on June 20, 2007, 05:58:08 am: Very nice,great finish and tiller especially for your first,hard to believe.You have real tallant. :)
Pappy
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Post by: AndrewS on June 20, 2007, 06:02:41 am: Beautiful bow and a great jog on your first bow!
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Post by: DCM on June 20, 2007, 10:28:05 am: Fantastic first bow.
Title: Re: First Bow Ever!
Post by: OldBow on June 20, 2007, 12:51:16 pm: How Very Humbling! Your First Bow No Less :P
[/b]Looking very much to see this one again for June Backed Bow of the Month
Title: Re: First Bow Ever!
Post by: OldBow on June 20, 2007, 12:52:24 pm: Quote from: DCM on June 20, 2007, 10:28:05 am
Fantastic first bow.
This would be spectacular if it was your 20th bow! :)
Title: Re: First Bow Ever!
Post by: Easternarcher on June 20, 2007, 12:55:46 pm: High Praise indeed guys, but really it was alot of head scratching and a lot of down time between steps as I didn't want to ruin it.
I'm not one to only say "Good Enough"! I believe in old school craftsmanship and doing the best you can.

Bow of the Month contender??Yahoo!
Title: Re: First Bow Ever!
Post by: cowboy on June 20, 2007, 01:40:25 pm: Me too - First bow? :o, wow, don't know how some of you guys pull it off. My first several were destined to become kindling and so they did, next several just lay around limply in the dark corners of the house. Fine lookin bow!!
Title: Re: First Bow Ever!
Post by: GregB on June 20, 2007, 02:16:03 pm: Extremely nice! Tiller looks really good as does all the finish/detail work! ;)
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Post by: koan on June 20, 2007, 03:12:31 pm: Awesome...what a beauty....Brian
Title: Re: First Bow Ever!
Post by: 1/2primitive on June 20, 2007, 05:51:22 pm: :o :o :o :o :o :oAmazing!! Your first bow?! MAN! I wish my first looked like that!
Sean
Title: Re: First Bow Ever!
Post by: duffontap on June 20, 2007, 06:58:32 pm: My first bow was amost that exact style--I even used Teak. My nocks sure weren't that nice though :o. Come to think of it--the whole bow wasn't that nice. Man, you really should be proud of that. You did an excellent job.

J. D. Duff
Title: Re: First Bow Ever!
Post by: mamba on June 20, 2007, 10:19:38 pm: Exceptional for your first. Hope to see more-Ray/NY
Title: Re: First Bow Ever!
Post by: stilllearning on June 21, 2007, 12:54:47 am: Guys thank you for agreeing with what i have been trying to tell him. He was not going to even post any pics because he was not satisfied with the outcome. I think this thing is a work of art and shoots realy well. Of course that could be the archer as well but I doubt it.

Eastern i told you this was a great bow and it being your first and working as well as it does.......... Well you should be proud of yourself.

Very nice work. I told you you have talent.
Title: Re: First Bow Ever!
Post by: a finnish native on June 21, 2007, 03:47:41 pm: nice job man.
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Post by: John K on June 21, 2007, 04:03:37 pm: Awsome !! I hope my first turns out half as good. :o
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Post by: Marc St Louis on June 21, 2007, 05:03:17 pm: Nice looking bow
Title: Re: First Bow Ever!
Post by: Hillbilly on June 21, 2007, 06:07:47 pm: Yep, looks like you did an excellent job. If that's your first, I'm sure looking forward to seeing your twentieth :)
Title: Re: First Bow Ever!
Post by: Jbell on June 22, 2007, 12:32:16 am: Definately one you will never forget. A real beauty. Congratulations!