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Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: Lucasade on February 26, 2016, 05:18:51 pm

Title: First bow finally finished
Post by: Lucasade on February 26, 2016, 05:18:51 pm: I actually finished it at Christmas but I've only just got around to taking some pictures...

Lilac longbow for my 4-year old. 41" NTN, 15#@18". The wood came from a client's garden and no power tools have touched it from plant to bow. Mary Rose type side nocks, 4 strand linen string with half the strands dyed with blackberry. Finished with a couple of coats of beeswax. The ends and arrows are ugly as sin but I'm still working out what I'm doing and how I want things to look, plus I didn't want to wreck it.

Top limb:
(http://i1266.photobucket.com/albums/jj535/lucasade2/image_zpsxdo9ieif.jpeg)

Bottom limb:
(http://i1266.photobucket.com/albums/jj535/lucasade2/image_zps0qtclqnn.jpeg)

Whole bow unbraced with arrows:
(http://i1266.photobucket.com/albums/jj535/lucasade2/image_zpsugyudcx8.jpeg)

Braced:
(http://i1266.photobucket.com/albums/jj535/lucasade2/image_zpsqrbhai2f.jpeg)

Full draw:
(http://i1266.photobucket.com/albums/jj535/lucasade2/image_zpstfr69iwe.jpeg)

Another full draw:
(http://i1266.photobucket.com/albums/jj535/lucasade2/image_zpsh2uxmuji.jpeg)

And finally boy with bow on Boxing Day:
(http://i1266.photobucket.com/albums/jj535/lucasade2/image_zps6nzec6wc.jpeg)
(http://i1266.photobucket.com/albums/jj535/lucasade2/image_zpsgq5pvxvt.jpeg)

Any learning points gratefully received.
Title: Re: First bow finally finished
Post by: mwosborn on February 26, 2016, 05:35:03 pm: Well done!
Title: Re: First bow finally finished
Post by: Accipiter on February 26, 2016, 05:53:03 pm: Thats a happy boy!
Title: Re: First bow finally finished
Post by: Pat B on February 26, 2016, 05:54:27 pm: Excellent! 8)
Title: Re: First bow finally finished
Post by: hunterbob on February 26, 2016, 06:03:47 pm: Good job dad. Looks like he loves it.
Title: Re: First bow finally finished
Post by: DuBois on February 26, 2016, 06:19:16 pm: Way to go pops!
Looks great ;)
Title: Re: First bow finally finished
Post by: Red Tailed Hawk on February 26, 2016, 06:23:44 pm: Very cool😀
Title: Re: First bow finally finished
Post by: PlanB on February 26, 2016, 06:36:03 pm: That's great! :)
Title: Re: First bow finally finished
Post by: Stixnstones on February 26, 2016, 06:41:13 pm: Way to go dad.
Title: Re: First bow finally finished
Post by: Knoll on February 26, 2016, 06:43:46 pm: Betcha he's trying to sleep with it. Congrats!
Title: Re: First bow finally finished
Post by: Arrowbuster on February 26, 2016, 08:56:08 pm: Love it, great job.
Title: Re: First bow finally finished
Post by: Lucasade on February 27, 2016, 10:14:53 am: Thank you all - now I need to get on with my bow so we can get out together! It's annoying when work takes up so much time...
Title: Re: First bow finally finished
Post by: oldrank on February 27, 2016, 10:38:48 am: Very nice !!
Title: Re: First bow finally finished
Post by: Chief RID on February 27, 2016, 10:41:08 am: You nailed it Dad!!
Title: Re: First bow finally finished
Post by: WillS on February 27, 2016, 12:28:08 pm: Amazing! Well done!

(Whatever you do, don't stop making side nocks!)
Title: Re: First bow finally finished
Post by: Lucasade on February 27, 2016, 01:30:49 pm: Why would I do that? Front nocks look complicated!
Title: Re: First bow finally finished
Post by: paco664 on February 27, 2016, 01:35:16 pm: +500 man/good father points to you!!!

you can see thats a happy young one...
Title: Re: First bow finally finished
Post by: WillS on February 27, 2016, 02:24:45 pm: Quote from: Lucasade on February 27, 2016, 01:30:49 pm
Why would I do that? Front nocks look complicated!

They are! They're horrible, and non-historical and just... poop. ;D

I'm only saying this because we need more people making proper sidenocks in the UK!
Title: Re: First bow finally finished
Post by: ---GUTSHOT---> on February 27, 2016, 02:29:23 pm: Great job your son will always remember this bow.
Title: Re: First bow finally finished
Post by: bradsmith2010 on February 27, 2016, 04:16:52 pm: congrats,, :)