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Title: Cherry barked backed vine maple kids bow
Post by: Carson (CMB) on July 24, 2012, 05:48:06 am
Ok, so this post is not so much about the little bow i turned out the night before last christmas, but more just a reason to show off some pics of my son shooting his bow.  He is only two years and some change old, but he shoots his bow better than I ever have. Lately he has taking a liking to my blunt tipped flu-flus, after we broke all of his sucker shoot arrow shafts.  It is funny, he can't shoot the man-sized arrows a quarter of the distance he shot his shoot shafts, but he really enjoys shooting the "big arras" I have another VM bow in the works for him...see how he likes a recurve.  ;D

Keaton with flu-flu blunt
(http://i1119.photobucket.com/albums/k633/Acer_circinatum/02-IMG_0259.jpg)
(http://i1119.photobucket.com/albums/k633/Acer_circinatum/01-IMG_0258.jpg)
(http://i1119.photobucket.com/albums/k633/Acer_circinatum/03-IMG_0261.jpg)
(http://i1119.photobucket.com/albums/k633/Acer_circinatum/04-IMG_0262.jpg)
Title: Re: Cherry barked backed vine maple kids bow
Post by: arklowrebel on July 24, 2012, 06:20:58 am
Aw - fantastic!  He's a sweet little kid.  Congratulations.  Hope you have lots of fun shooting with him for many, many years. :)
Title: Re: Cherry barked backed vine maple kids bow
Post by: briarjumper12 on July 24, 2012, 08:45:24 am
Good job.  I built all my young uns a bow and they love them too.
Title: Re: Cherry barked backed vine maple kids bow
Post by: tattoo dave on July 24, 2012, 09:02:16 am
Those are some great pics!!! Hang onto those. I love the fact that the arrows look taller than him. I have more fun making kid bows than the big ones, just to see pics like that.

Tattoo Dave
Title: Re: Cherry barked backed vine maple kids bow
Post by: lesken2011 on July 24, 2012, 09:32:28 am
That's a fine lookin boy! It reminds me when my 3 sons were small and all shooting together! Enjoy him while he's little. He'll be grown and gone before you know it!!
Title: Re: Cherry barked backed vine maple kids bow
Post by: dwardo on July 24, 2012, 09:39:45 am
I didnt even think of making a bow for my little lad as he is only 22 months. Ill get onto it this weekend!

Cute looking lad and cool first bow :)
Title: Re: Cherry barked backed vine maple kids bow
Post by: coaster500 on July 24, 2012, 11:09:51 am
(http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c210/coaster500/zzzzzzzzzzzzzzz.jpg)
Title: Re: Cherry barked backed vine maple kids bow
Post by: Muler44 on July 24, 2012, 12:32:34 pm
All those pics are great, but that first one is my favorite.  The angle of the photo is perfect and the intenisty in his gaze is a textbook example of "becoming the arrow".  The object he's concentrating on has already been hit, and he knows it.  Very cool! 

 ;D
Title: Re: Cherry barked backed vine maple kids bow
Post by: ErictheViking on July 24, 2012, 12:47:07 pm
Awesome pics!
Title: Re: Cherry barked backed vine maple kids bow
Post by: beetlebailey1977 on July 24, 2012, 01:43:00 pm
Awesome......he has a promising future.
Title: Re: Cherry barked backed vine maple kids bow
Post by: danlaw on July 24, 2012, 03:19:04 pm
Great pics!  In few years you'll have the best hunting partner ever.
Title: Re: Cherry barked backed vine maple kids bow
Post by: Carson (CMB) on July 24, 2012, 06:44:57 pm
Thanks guys!  I can hardly wait for him to start ground squirrel hunting! :) It won't be too long.
Title: Re: Cherry barked backed vine maple kids bow
Post by: Badly Bent on July 24, 2012, 11:04:17 pm
Ground squirrels beware, that little dude is serious. Great pics, good looking son there CMB, love to see kids having fun playing with sticks.
Greg
Title: Re: Cherry barked backed vine maple kids bow
Post by: H Rhodes on July 24, 2012, 11:48:24 pm
 ;) He looks ready to me!  Man, those are great pics.  Hang on to them, you will be looking eye to eye with him before you know it.  That's a fine looking young 'un.
Title: Re: Cherry barked backed vine maple kids bow
Post by: KellyG on July 25, 2012, 12:06:20 am
Now that is the coolest thing I have seen.
Title: Re: Cherry barked backed vine maple kids bow
Post by: lostarrow on July 25, 2012, 12:58:20 am
Best pics I've seen in a while.( no offence guys)I love to see that determination in little ones eyes. Made my day!
Title: Re: Cherry barked backed vine maple kids bow
Post by: Josh B on July 29, 2012, 03:32:38 pm
Wow! The look of intensity and determination in the lads eyes is way to cool!  That would be an 8x10 on my mantle for the rest of my days if he were my son.  Great job all around!  Josh
Title: Re: Cherry barked backed vine maple kids bow
Post by: Weylin on July 29, 2012, 05:59:37 pm
ha! those are awesome photos. That Keaton is one of a kind. Looking forward to hanging out with you guys next week. I just broke Ronan's vine maple bow yesterday. >:( >:( I was thinking I might work out a deal for one of those little oceanspray staves you have and give it another shot.
Title: Re: Cherry barked backed vine maple kids bow
Post by: Keenan on July 29, 2012, 06:26:47 pm
Lulyn and I got such a delight out of those pictures of Keaton,  The consentration and shear determined look on his face is priceless. ;)
Title: Re: Cherry barked backed vine maple kids bow
Post by: Carson (CMB) on July 30, 2012, 04:45:05 pm
Thanks everyone for the great comments.  :)  Weylin, looking forward to seeing you and the family too.  I can definitely send you home with a couple ocean spray Ronan staves.  You will have another bow turned out for him in no time.   :)  Thanks Keenan, and BTW, your website looks great.  I enjoyed looking at the bows page..you sure have turned out an amazing number of beautiful bows!

Title: Re: Cherry barked backed vine maple kids bow --#Video added!#
Post by: Carson (CMB) on October 21, 2012, 01:38:12 pm

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=gZa7Kmnxse0

I took this video of Keaton shooting that same bow about a month ago.  He loves shooting and I love the way he taught himself to string an arrow.
Title: Re: Cherry barked backed vine maple kids bow
Post by: Cameroo on October 21, 2012, 03:42:44 pm
That was awesome :)  He sure looked proud of himself!
Title: Re: Cherry barked backed vine maple kids bow
Post by: JW_Halverson on October 21, 2012, 05:13:07 pm
Photo #1 would look great on the cover of Primitive Archery Magazine!


Hey Mr. Ingold?  Whadya think?
Title: Re: Cherry barked backed vine maple kids bow
Post by: Bryce on October 21, 2012, 05:20:53 pm
Photo #1 would look great on the cover of Primitive Archery Magazine!


Hey Mr. Ingold?  Whadya think?

2ND THAT!
Title: Re: Cherry barked backed vine maple kids bow
Post by: dmenzies1950 on October 21, 2012, 05:53:54 pm
That's right Dad! Get that boy shooting young! It's awesome to see those little guys shooting !
Great job!              Dale
Title: Re: Cherry barked backed vine maple kids bow
Post by: snag on October 21, 2012, 07:20:24 pm
Quite the little man! Following in dad's foot steps. Got to love it.
Title: Re: Cherry barked backed vine maple kids bow
Post by: Carson (CMB) on October 23, 2012, 01:58:09 am
Photo #1 would look great on the cover of Primitive Archery Magazine!

I fill with pride just thinking about that.  Well, I was already exchanging e-mails about picking up some ad space, so I just sent the pic, mentioned some guys on the forum thought it would make a good cover, so we will see. 

Title: Re: Cherry barked backed vine maple kids bow
Post by: BowEd on October 23, 2012, 09:23:56 am
Well that's just cuter than than a litter of coonhound pups.I can see him now the dog,bow and arrow fadin over the hill goin huntin.
Title: Re: Cherry barked backed vine maple kids bow
Post by: Pappy on October 23, 2012, 09:26:53 am
That is to cool,brings back some mighty fine memories for me.Thanks. :) Enjoy it ,time flies. :)
   Pappy
Title: Re: Cherry barked backed vine maple kids bow
Post by: Trapper Rob on October 23, 2012, 01:52:58 pm
Looks like he enjoys it.
Rob
Title: Re: Cherry barked backed vine maple kids bow
Post by: Carson (CMB) on October 23, 2012, 02:27:15 pm
Thanks guys.  It does fly by doesn't it Pappy! I try to remind myself that, and I know it is only going to speed up. 

Trapper, he does enjoy it.  He asks for his bow all the time and will spend quite a bit of time just shooting in the backyard by himself.  He has always wanted to do whatever daddy is doing.  My daughter on the hand likes her bow, but she is not very excited about shooting it, so I don't push it on her.  I hope she does show more interest in it down the road.
Title: Re: Cherry barked backed vine maple kids bow
Post by: rps3 on October 23, 2012, 02:41:49 pm
Awesome, good for you both.
Title: Re: Cherry barked backed vine maple kids bow
Post by: Parnell on October 23, 2012, 02:45:21 pm
Look at those pictures, then tell me archery isn't part of our nature as creatures...
Title: Re: Cherry barked backed vine maple kids bow
Post by: Carson (CMB) on October 23, 2012, 02:50:52 pm
Look at those pictures, then tell me archery isn't part of our nature as creatures...

Parnell, I think it might be etched into our bones just as deeply as fire.