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Title: another red oak board bow
Post by: stretch2 on April 07, 2011, 10:49:00 PM

I hope no one ever gets sick of seeing red oak board bows on her but here is another one I made. it is 66 inch tip to tip it pulls 32# at 28" it is 1 1/2" in the middle then tapers to 1/2" nocks it has a leather handle stiched with deer skin and a leather shelf and felt strike plate. man I love making these bows and i was doing some family history and come to find out I have some scothish blood in me and the scotts that I am related to were bow makers. I thought that was cool. so I think I was guided to making bows by past ancestors maybe you never know anyway here are the pics.
(http://i574.photobucket.com/albums/ss185/stretch2/DSCN0897.jpg)
(http://i574.photobucket.com/albums/ss185/stretch2/DSCN0895.jpg)
(http://i574.photobucket.com/albums/ss185/stretch2/DSCN0898.jpg)
(http://i574.photobucket.com/albums/ss185/stretch2/DSCN0899.jpg)

Title: Re: another red oak board bow
Post by: raghorns on April 07, 2011, 11:07:00 PM

Stretch, nice looking tillering job.

Title: Re: another red oak board bow
Post by: crgibson on April 08, 2011, 01:11:00 AM

That is a blue ribbon tiller job. I like seeing all the board bows folks make good way to learn tillering and a good prerequisite to stave self bows. Again nice bow,Crg

Title: Re: another red oak board bow
Post by: twitchstick on April 08, 2011, 10:16:00 AM

Looks great I like board bows.

Title: Re: another red oak board bow
Post by: George Tsoukalas on April 09, 2011, 01:37:00 PM

Really nice tiller. Well done. Jawge

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