Introductions...

[Charl]

Hi everyone, been lurking here for a while researching and learning from the wealth of information available her. I have wanted to have a go at making a bow for a long time and finally worked up the guts to give it a good go. I do not have any progress shots of the initial work but hae some photos of the bow after coming out of the form and having some shaping done and then with a finish on it. They say a picture is worth a thousand words so I will let mine do the talking. Any critique would be welcomed.











And here is the bow at draw.

[Charl]

And here are some photos of the bow with a finish on it.











And of course the obligatory shot of the bow after shooting 3 arrows from 10 meters!!



I havent been able to check the poundage of the bow yet but will be doing it on the weekend.

I plan on making many more bows, the bug has bitten hard!

[delongbows]

Welcome and excellent work!

[Roy from Pa]

Very nice and welcome..

[George Tsoukalas]

Beauty! Welcome! Jawge

[JamesV]

First of all: Welcome from the Mississippi Delta.

I really like the clean lines and your choice of woods and accents goes very well together.

Wish my first had been that nice.

James

[LookMomNoSights]

Looks very nice in general....never mind as a first build!  Very nice and good to have you here  

[Zradix]

LOOKS GOOD!

[beachbowhunter]

Very nice work. Is the form your own design?  I really like the profile.

[recurvericky]

Nice looking bow!

[Charl]

Thanks for the warm welcome everyone! I hope this si going to be the first of many bows! As for the design of the form, it was designed by a man named Barry Atkinson. I aquired it along with a few other bow making bits and pieces a while ago as I have planned to make my own bows for a long time.

I am in the process of researching what goes into a good form design as I do want to design my own from scratch as well! I am currently working on my second bow which is a reflex/deflex longbow design. Going to Ausbow Industries tomorrow to purchase what I need to make that bow a reality!

It seems this has a capacity to take over ones life! But,... I'm OK with that!

[bigbob2]

Hey Charl, good to see another aussie here. What state are you in? Great bow especially for your first one.  

[mwosborn]

Nice looking bow - welcome to the gang.

[fujimo]

hes in a state of disarray mate..
he's an addict now,
welcome aboard cobber!!

[cunruhshoot]

Great job on the bow!  I really like the riser wood combo.