Just finished my first bow, and I must say I think I am definitely addicted. I am looking at trees thinking "man that might make a nice bow". This bow was great fun, it turned out pretty good I think. 70 inches NTN 50# at 28 inches, it has taken about 2.25 inches of set/follow during break in. It is a Red Oak board bow with a linen backing. Used some colonial maple minwax for stain and 4 coats of minwax wipe on poly for the finish. It shoots pretty good, although I am waiting for the right arrows to come in for it. Right now I am just shooting some stiff carbons that I use for my Compound. Arrows should be in today or tomorrow though! Twisted my own string as well, which was a lot easier than I expected. I am hoping to knock a Whitetail down this fall with it, season is only a month and 4 days away.
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looks pretty good.. except for that shelf thing you cut into it. :biglaugh:
Looks great. Good job. Good luck this fall!
Congrats on your first bow :clapper: Yep, there will be more...
Very nice. Thats exactly how I like the shelf and handle on my board bows as well. Don't listen to the hype man .... shelves are just fine on wood bows.
I like the look of the backing. Very clean looking. Did you use black linen or color it?
Thanks everyone! The backing is brown 100% linen I found at Joann Fabrics. It was awesome... didnt even have to dye it.
Very nice job. Congrats on your first one.
Very nice bow. Now your an addict just like the rest of us. BUT, we can quit anytime, just not now. :goldtooth: