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Main Boards => The Bowyer's Bench => Topic started by: jvermast on September 26, 2011, 10:16:00 AM

Title: First Bow - Quite Pleased
Post by: jvermast on September 26, 2011, 10:16:00 AM
Clocked in at 57.5# @ 28" and I was aiming for 50# at 28"

Decided to do some extra math and realized I wasn't taking off the weight of my tillering tree - turned out the tree was 7.5#. Whew! 50" right on  :)

Forgot to take a shot of it on the tree, I'll put one up tonight. I took the bow out on the weekend and it shoots like a dream.

Next project I'd like to get a bit more intense with the handle, this one was far too plain for me    :)  

Also my leather working skills need some work   :)  

  (http://i.imgur.com/ErNSPl.jpg)  
    (http://i.imgur.com/yUKJkl.jpg)  
    (http://i.imgur.com/n8SB9.jpg)  
 (http://i.imgur.com/jGxaN.jpg)
Title: Re: First Bow - Quite Pleased
Post by: Stiks-n-Strings on September 26, 2011, 10:47:00 AM
Nice looking bow, Is it a redoak board bow?
Title: Re: First Bow - Quite Pleased
Post by: jvermast on September 26, 2011, 10:54:00 AM
It is! I threw some walnut in for fun.

I have tons of scraps of different kinds of wood laying around so I think I'll make another one and get a bit more adventurous.

Also need to put some leather on the arrow rest, I didn't really try to clean up my tool marks there and they stand out like a sore thumb right now   :)

I also just realized how messy my shop looks in these pictures, yikes. Time to put the wife to work!
Title: Re: First Bow - Quite Pleased
Post by: KellyG on September 26, 2011, 12:21:00 PM
I hope some day I can make a plain looking bow as you call it. I would hate to see what you call dressed up. Good Job now where is the full draw pic.
Title: Re: First Bow - Quite Pleased
Post by: TREESLEEPER on September 26, 2011, 12:50:00 PM
Good job.
Title: Re: First Bow - Quite Pleased
Post by: wood carver 2 on September 26, 2011, 01:10:00 PM
Great looking bow! The leather came out good too.
I have yet to learn to work with leather.
Where in Canada are you?
Dave.
P.S. a dusty workshop is the sign of a serious woodworker.  :thumbsup:
Title: Re: First Bow - Quite Pleased
Post by: Osagetree on September 26, 2011, 01:16:00 PM
Almost looks like a glass bow rather than a board bow.  Nice!!!!
Title: Re: First Bow - Quite Pleased
Post by: jvermast on September 26, 2011, 01:26:00 PM
Thanks guys  :)  By "unique" looking I mean with lots of lamination in the handle, I just happened to get back from my wood dealer with 50$ of 1/8" veneers in any kind of wood you can think of.

I am in London, Ontario for those wondering - not much a trad presence here as far as I know ;(
Title: Re: First Bow - Quite Pleased
Post by: Mike Most on September 26, 2011, 03:14:00 PM
The coolest part is taking out and shooting something you've been  scraping on for a while...

And it works....  :clapper:
Title: Re: First Bow - Quite Pleased
Post by: Blackie76 on September 26, 2011, 04:28:00 PM
Looks great. What's that on the back? Hard to make it out in the pic.
Title: Re: First Bow - Quite Pleased
Post by: Nim-rod on September 26, 2011, 05:11:00 PM
Not a bad looking bow at all!
Title: Re: First Bow - Quite Pleased
Post by: wood carver 2 on September 26, 2011, 05:33:00 PM
If you don't mind my asking, where do you get your wood? I'm an hour's drive east of you in Cambridge. I'm always on the lookout for good suppliers. Sometimes I'm looking for a nice piece of wood and I have a hard time getting it.
Dave.
Title: Re: First Bow - Quite Pleased
Post by: jvermast on September 26, 2011, 07:15:00 PM
I actually found a 1x8x8 at the local home hardware! The latest wood I picked up is from Phillimore Enterprises in London which is at Hyde Park Road and Sarnia Road
Title: Re: First Bow - Quite Pleased
Post by: jvermast on September 26, 2011, 07:50:00 PM
Hey look, a full draw picture!

 (http://i.imgur.com/0KchN.jpg)
Title: Re: First Bow - Quite Pleased
Post by: coaster500 on September 27, 2011, 01:04:00 AM
Great work!! I like the grip  :)
Title: Re: First Bow - Quite Pleased
Post by: SportHunter on September 27, 2011, 03:11:00 PM
Looks great, nice grip finish as well.
Title: Re: First Bow - Quite Pleased
Post by: razorback on September 29, 2011, 01:13:00 PM
You are likely to upset a lot of people on here showing a first bow like that. At least lie to us and say you broke 5 before comig up with that one, we have delicate ego's.  :)  Seriously though that is a great job for a board bow no matter how many you have done.
And why would you want to spoil a perfectly good workshop by cleaning it up, you'll never find anything again.
Title: Re: First Bow - Quite Pleased
Post by: canopyboy on September 29, 2011, 04:30:00 PM
Oh I don't know razor, I didn't break my first 5.  Of course the first one did come in at 30# and has about 5" of string follow.  Oh and the tiller didn't look anywhere near as good as this fine gentleman's....
Title: Re: First Bow - Quite Pleased
Post by: hova on September 29, 2011, 09:25:00 PM
i broke my first two... went to white oak , from a fine sawmill , huge difference. i was just out there shooting it today. its not elegant. a squarsh stick , but it thumps em.


a+ on your bow , first or 50th...tool marks are like arrows. every bow's got one...   :lol:


-hov