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Title: Made my first bow!!!
Post by: Slasher on August 03, 2010, 08:59:00 PM
I can't get very good pictures of it until he falls asleep though...
(http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a6/sgtslasher/DSCN2939.jpg)

But it serves the purpose as the yellow fiberglass bow was not to his liking...

(http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a6/sgtslasher/DSCN2941.jpg)

I am cutting my teeth slowly.. working with my 11 y.o. on his first bow ...
This was just a 4ft 1/4 inch redoak slat with a lil handle and straight taper with just some poplar and red oak sandwiched together.. a lil stain and the string off the 11y.o. 4 ft glass bow that he has outgrown...
Title: Re: Made my first bow!!!
Post by: walkabout on August 03, 2010, 09:26:00 PM
pretty cool. very nice to see the young ones involved in the sport. i built my son a bow and he dont like it.lol. those kids bows can be a ton of fun to work designs around, on one i built i even flipped the tips and made a lil static recurve.
Title: Re: Made my first bow!!!
Post by: GREG IN MALAD on August 03, 2010, 09:26:00 PM
That's a fine looking first bow and a happy shooter.