A Bownanza at my shop

Roy from Pa · January 16, 2011, 09:09:00 PM

A bunch of us guys get together at someones bow shop and make bows together. We call them Bownanza's. It's always a fun day.

Here is a first time bowyer laying out his first BBO bow.

Here they are glueing it up.

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One of the guys working on an Osage selfbow.
http://s47.photobucket.com/albums/f165/ROY-CHRIS/?action=view¤t=MVI_6347.mp4&newest=1

16 year old Dylan working on a hickory bow. The rack on the floor is his from this year, stickbow harvest. Dylan has also won the youth IBO shoot.

The bbo in the heat box.

Also worked on river cane arrows.

okie64 · January 16, 2011, 09:35:00 PM

Looks like an awesome way to spend the day. Wish I lived closer.

hova · January 16, 2011, 09:42:00 PM

im pretty jealous. i been meaning to make a shaving horse , but its going to have to wait till spring or summer...

1oldbowguy · January 16, 2011, 10:18:00 PM

Now that looks like a good way to spend a day!

bjansen · January 17, 2011, 01:58:00 PM

Looks like fun.

KellyG · January 17, 2011, 02:52:00 PM

looks like some fun times to me.

Swissbow · January 17, 2011, 03:25:00 PM

I bet you guys are havin' a great time. Way to go.

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Andy

PEARL DRUMS · January 17, 2011, 04:01:00 PM

Between building bows and the beers........I want to join your Bownanza club Roy. My wife would NEVER see me if I had a set up shop like that. Nice place! I really like your form also, gotta build me one now.

scrub-buster · January 17, 2011, 04:19:00 PM

That looks like a great time.

How many people does it take to qualify as a bownanza? My buddy is coming over to work on his hackberry bow while I work on some osage. Does that count?

Dmaxshawn · January 17, 2011, 04:27:00 PM

Man I'd like to be a fly on the wall just to learn and to hear the stories too. Envy you wood bow crafters.

Shawn

Roy from Pa · January 17, 2011, 04:49:00 PM

LOL Scrub, two guys will work, but the more the better. We have had 10 to 12 guys at some of our Bownanzas:) Always neat because everyone is at a different stage of building their bow.

Pearl, thanks. The form is red oak, 6 inches wide, 6 feet long and 1 inch thick, then I bolted 1 inch steel angle down the sides, it doesn't bend:) I usually clamp it in the vice out in the center of the shop, but the bow horses took up that space a bit. It's nice clamped in the center of the shop though, then you can work on it from both sides.

DVSHUNTER · January 20, 2011, 07:34:00 PM

Looks like a great time Roy. My little shop hold three, four guys at the most. Only two benches and one work table. No power tools either. After a few days in the shop my forearms are wishing I had a bandsaw. Thanks for sharing.