Author Topic: Bush bow for my son. (Read 1871 times)

aznboi3644 · « **on:** February 16, 2020, 05:10:17 pm »

I can’t ID this bush but I cut down a longish piece a couple months back and stripped the bark off and set it on the mantle to dry. It made a nice kids bow. The whole bow was deflexed evenly through so I steamed some setback in the center and then applied some dry heat. The unbraced profile is just a very slight gullwing shape. Not sure what it draws but it’s about max for my son or comfortably draw for now. It slung a 500 grain arrow 85 yards with me shooting it.

The weather was so nice today I took the sycamore bow out and my son and I enjoyed some stump shooting at my dads property. We also went to the park and my son enjoyed some flight shooting. Just slinging arrows and watching them fly. He was loving every minute of it.

BowEd · « **Reply #1 on:** February 16, 2020, 05:15:39 pm »

Nice bow and story.

Pappy · « **Reply #2 on:** February 16, 2020, 05:53:22 pm »

Hard to beat that.

Pappy

Yellowstave · « **Reply #3 on:** February 16, 2020, 06:02:57 pm »

Man that looks like Amir honeysuckle. Great job.

Bubbabowyer · « **Reply #4 on:** February 16, 2020, 06:42:20 pm »

I've got a 3 inch piece of this stuff I've been pondering on. Perhaps I'll make it now!

RyanY · « **Reply #5 on:** February 16, 2020, 07:55:56 pm »

Love it! He’s a natural!

aznboi3644 · « **Reply #6 on:** February 16, 2020, 08:40:06 pm »

Thanks guys. It was a day I’ll never forget. My son and I’d first flight shoot and stump shooting adventure.

Yellowstave now that you mention it yes I believe it is honeysuckle. I went and found a decent 1” and 1.5” diameter piece today hidden in a dead pine tree. I cut a couple pieces down I’m gonna try for a heavier weight short bow soon.

WhistlingBadger · « **Reply #7 on:** February 16, 2020, 09:46:07 pm »

Sounds like a perfect day.

rps3 · « **Reply #8 on:** February 17, 2020, 06:53:08 am »

Thats pretty slick. My first thought was honeysuckle as well.

Will B · « **Reply #9 on:** February 17, 2020, 07:36:27 am »

Awesome! Can’t beat stump shooting with your son!

dylanholderman · « **Reply #10 on:** February 17, 2020, 09:12:52 am »

Yep honeysuckle, your 1 1-2” piece will make 50-60lb if you’re carful while tillering

HighEagle · « **Reply #11 on:** February 17, 2020, 11:46:29 pm »

Looks like Mock Orange Philadelphus Virginalis to me. Makes a good bow if you can find a big enough piece, and arrows but a little heavy.
Chuck

Parnell · « **Reply #12 on:** February 18, 2020, 11:11:54 am »

Very fun post. It kinda looks like a bushman bow. How did you wrap the string nocks?

Hawkdancer · « **Reply #13 on:** February 18, 2020, 11:56:20 am »

Very neat! Good tale and adventure getting time outdoors with your son! I hope the archery bug bites him hard!

Hawkdancer

aznboi3644 · « **Reply #14 on:** February 18, 2020, 02:42:58 pm »

Thanks guys.

Parnell. The nocks are just suede that I folded over and wrapped in cotton string soaked in wood glue. The tips come to points so cutting nocks was not an option.

Primitive Archer