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Title: My first bow. Red oak board bow
Post by: Fiawol3141 on March 26, 2012, 03:56:00 AM
I built this bow last year. it was my first atempt. I made it out of a red oak board from home depot. Im super proud of it and I just wanna share some pics. It turned out to be 40# @ 28"

(http://i1119.photobucket.com/albums/k626/fiawol3141/bow%20stuff/P3250024.jpg)

(http://i1119.photobucket.com/albums/k626/fiawol3141/bow%20stuff/P3250019.jpg)

(http://i1119.photobucket.com/albums/k626/fiawol3141/bow%20stuff/P3250020.jpg)

(http://i1119.photobucket.com/albums/k626/fiawol3141/bow%20stuff/P3250025.jpg)
Title: Re: My first bow. Red oak board bow
Post by: DVSHUNTER on March 26, 2012, 06:33:00 AM
Looks great. You did a good job. Congratulations
Title: Re: My first bow. Red oak board bow
Post by: Roy from Pa on March 26, 2012, 06:50:00 AM
Very nice job.
Title: Re: My first bow. Red oak board bow
Post by: Mike Most on March 26, 2012, 08:37:00 AM
Probably just about time to start another one....  :bigsmyl:  

looks great...
Title: Re: My first bow. Red oak board bow
Post by: Nim-rod on March 26, 2012, 08:43:00 AM
Wow first bow? Very nice work keep it up. Now you need to make 50 more :-)
Title: Re: My first bow. Red oak board bow
Post by: Schmidtster on March 26, 2012, 09:01:00 AM
Really nice, beats my first bow by a mile!!!
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Post by: SportHunter on March 26, 2012, 09:11:00 AM
Looks great especially for your first.
Title: Re: My first bow. Red oak board bow
Post by: George Tsoukalas on March 26, 2012, 09:27:00 AM
That is a beauty! Congratulations. Jawge
Title: Re: My first bow. Red oak board bow
Post by: fujimo on March 26, 2012, 09:39:00 AM
really nice- interresting how you have moved the lace up to the side- was that because it was bugging you under your fingers?
wayne
Title: Re: My first bow. Red oak board bow
Post by: Fiawol3141 on March 26, 2012, 07:57:00 PM
Mike most, Im actually working on my second  :)
(http://i1119.photobucket.com/albums/k626/fiawol3141/bow%20stuff/120324_0001.jpg)

fujimo, I put it that way from the start. lol It would have drove my OCD wild to have it under my fingers
Title: Re: My first bow. Red oak board bow
Post by: wood carver 2 on March 26, 2012, 08:42:00 PM
Very nice! It took me two tries to get a shooter and three tries to get one I could hunt with.  :thumbsup:  
Dave.
Title: Re: My first bow. Red oak board bow
Post by: red hill on March 26, 2012, 08:55:00 PM
Very nice. Looks better than my 3rd, 4th, 5...
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Post by: mwosborn on March 26, 2012, 09:00:00 PM
Very nice. Thanks for sharing.
Title: Re: My first bow. Red oak board bow
Post by: Fiawol3141 on March 26, 2012, 09:43:00 PM
You are all very kind. Thank you. I feel that I was very lucky with my first bow, I literally found the "perfect piece of wood". I sent a pic of the board to Sam Harper of poorfolkbows and he said, "you might not even have to back it". Yeah Right! I was soo scared the whole time, I ended up going so slow. lol that made me worry too because ppl say that could impact the tiller.
Title: Re: My first bow. Red oak board bow
Post by: twitchstick on March 27, 2012, 08:52:00 AM
Looks nice!
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Post by: Ironfist_Canada on March 27, 2012, 05:03:00 PM
Great job well  done.