How many hours in a build?

mikkekeswick · January 19, 2018, 04:02:00 AM

22.03 mins

Roy from Pa · January 19, 2018, 06:33:00 AM

Should we figure in beer breaks?

Oh crap...

Ok 40 to 50 hours...

Forwardhandle · January 19, 2018, 07:14:00 AM

Im just starting a Kennym bow first glass build I will keep track of the time but I take my time with bows, my shop is like my sanctuary away from my wife and boss , I would rather get it right then fast !

C. Johnson · January 19, 2018, 08:36:00 AM

QuoteOriginally posted by Yellowwood:
Im just starting a Kennym bow first glass build I will keep track of the time but I take my time with bows, my shop is like my sanctuary away from my wife and boss , I would rather get it right then fast !

Amen to that.

I love the sweet music of power tools....

skeaterbait · January 19, 2018, 09:03:00 AM

QuoteOriginally posted by T Folts:
That include footing a riser.

What is "footing a riser"?

Roy from Pa · January 19, 2018, 09:04:00 AM

I'm the boss in my shop, until the door opens. LOL

HuntMeister · January 19, 2018, 09:31:00 AM

Good stuff guys, thanks!

T Folts · January 19, 2018, 10:06:00 AM

Footed riser is combination of two woods.
https://imgur.com/JLQKqfW

skeaterbait · January 19, 2018, 11:24:00 AM

Thank you sir.

Roy from Pa · January 19, 2018, 02:46:00 PM

Nice, Terry.

HuntMeister · January 19, 2018, 03:08:00 PM

Beer breaks should definitely get their own separate labor column.

skeaterbait · January 19, 2018, 03:15:00 PM

I thought beer breaks were part of the natural order of things?

Roy from Pa · January 19, 2018, 03:38:00 PM

They are skeater..

Bvas · January 19, 2018, 07:06:00 PM

QuoteOriginally posted by skeaterbait:
I thought beer breaks were part of the natural order of things?

Heck yea!!
It's the pee breaks between beer breaks that throw the schedule outa wack.

Isn't that a double fisted beer mug ya got on your head?

styksnstryngs · January 20, 2018, 12:16:00 AM

Takes me 50 hours just for the riser... All hand tools, filing away at hard woods and phenolic and then hand rubbing the finish. Is it worth it? Yes, but I would not mind some power tools lol

Forwardhandle · January 20, 2018, 07:28:00 AM

I really like this thread, but does it really matter time wise if I was in a hurry I would just buy another bow , but I don't think I have enough years left to shoot the ones I have now with 1000 arrows each , and some of my early ones I wouldn't have any teeth left ether

Crittergetter · January 22, 2018, 09:02:00 AM

Really depends on how artistic the bow is going to be. Ie... footed riser, horn or antler overlays, etc,ect....
for a plain Jane bow probably about 15-20 hrs. For a fancy bow probably 30-40 hours of actual hands on and that is spread out over several days or even weeks between curing times for each step of build and finishing.
Ps.. I can usually build about 3-4 bows in the time it takes to complete one by working on the others between curing times.