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Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: knightd on December 06, 2008, 07:06:45 pm

Title: B-Day Present
Post by: knightd on December 06, 2008, 07:06:45 pm
I built this bow for a young man for his birthday.  It is a bamboo backed with a tapered osage center lam and ipe belly.  The handle is purple heart, osage, cocobolo.  The limb tip overlays are osage and the tip underlays are also osage.  It is 56" and 25# at 25". He will be turning 11 next week..

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Title: Re: B-Day Present
Post by: Ian Johnson on December 06, 2008, 07:15:49 pm
I'm working on your gift right now, glad to see the kids with thier bows, more youth to pass the sport on to
Title: Re: B-Day Present
Post by: knightd on December 06, 2008, 07:25:53 pm
Yep they are the future of our sport addiction what ever you want to call It..lol..
Title: Re: B-Day Present
Post by: DanaM on December 06, 2008, 07:27:22 pm
Way to go David I love to see kids with bows :) I'm due myself to build another kids bow
I get more of a kick out of a kids smile than I do when I build myself a new bow.
Well done brother :)
Title: Re: B-Day Present
Post by: brownhillboy on December 06, 2008, 07:30:31 pm
Great job!  It's a beautiful bow and I'm sure he'll enjoy it.  I know my 11yr. old would! :)
Title: Re: B-Day Present
Post by: recurve shooter on December 06, 2008, 08:38:25 pm
great job! way to pass the religion  ::) around. islandpiper are gonna make a bow for a budie of mine for cristmass. he is 16 and realy want to shoot with me. should turn out nice. i wish everyone capable of making bows would give one to someone to get them into the sport. goodness knows we need more people to pass the tradition on. ;)
Title: Re: B-Day Present
Post by: Jesse on December 06, 2008, 08:51:53 pm
Awesome :)
Title: Re: B-Day Present
Post by: ZanderPommo on December 06, 2008, 10:11:10 pm
man, once again, a very nice thing to do.
do you ever keep any of the bows you make? :D

Zander
Title: Re: B-Day Present
Post by: knightd on December 06, 2008, 11:25:21 pm
Honestly if I keep them then I don't have a good excuse to build MORE !! ;D
Title: Re: B-Day Present
Post by: recurve shooter on December 06, 2008, 11:27:12 pm
thats the way to do it. ;)
Title: Re: B-Day Present
Post by: sailordad on December 07, 2008, 10:47:50 am
Honestly if I keep them then I don't have a good excuse to build MORE !! ;D

like any of us really need an excuse ;D
Title: Re: B-Day Present
Post by: anglobow on December 07, 2008, 11:38:29 am
AWESOME!
way to go Dave.
Title: Re: B-Day Present
Post by: ricktrojanowski on December 07, 2008, 11:38:51 am
Very Nice David.  A lucky kid with a great bow.  ;D
Title: Re: B-Day Present
Post by: Auggie on December 08, 2008, 08:31:16 am
Yes a very lucky young man. All I got on my 11th was Hot Wheels track set which was cool,but I remember what Mom could do with a section of that track if you know what I mean!
Title: Re: B-Day Present
Post by: GregB on December 08, 2008, 08:45:01 am
Wow! Really nice bow that I'm sure will make a difference in that young man's life. ;)
Title: Re: B-Day Present
Post by: adb on December 08, 2008, 10:11:57 am
Don't yah just love giving bows to kids, just to see that big silly grin???
Title: Re: B-Day Present
Post by: cowboy on December 08, 2008, 10:34:52 am
Great gift! Looks like he loves it :).
Title: Re: B-Day Present
Post by: knightd on December 08, 2008, 11:03:45 am
I think this boys daddy was more excited than his son..lol.
Title: Re: B-Day Present
Post by: ballista on December 08, 2008, 12:03:28 pm
a goregous bow my friend- im sure you're sons happy ;D for me its the other way around, im makin my dad one for christmas, he pulls 70 though.... gonna be tough  ;D again, beautiful bow, the cocobolo looks great btw. jimmy
Title: Re: B-Day Present
Post by: OldBow on December 08, 2008, 12:18:05 pm
This is a dandy and looking forward to see it again for December Laminate BOM.
Title: Re: B-Day Present
Post by: knightd on December 08, 2008, 01:04:05 pm
Thanks guy's I'm hope that this young man takes a likeing to the sport.. Who knows maby soon he will be on here asking ?? on how to make one for him self.. ;)
Title: Re: B-Day Present
Post by: Badbill on December 08, 2008, 08:25:56 pm
Your going to have your own "Bowyers Commune" or something out there.  Will we have to call you Rev. Knight! Cool name. Hey, you would already have the bowyers bible to use. ;D J/k buddy youv'e always had a big heart when it comes to those kids out there,and they're lucky to have you helping them.
Title: Re: B-Day Present
Post by: knightd on December 08, 2008, 08:45:30 pm
Thanks Bill !! Rev. Knight  :D.. I wish you and your family a Merry Christmas.
Title: Re: B-Day Present
Post by: nugget on December 09, 2008, 09:53:47 pm
Another fine job Dave. Awesome !!  You do an awesome job passing it on.
Have you heard any more about the Hunters Helping kids events???
TJ
Title: Re: B-Day Present
Post by: hawkbow on December 09, 2008, 11:27:29 pm
well done brother, way to keep the fires burning in our youth... Hawk
Title: Re: B-Day Present
Post by: knightd on December 10, 2008, 12:01:53 am
Thanks guy's I hope one day when I'm siting around A camp fire somewhere I can look over and see just one young guy or gal that is into the sport that I helped light the fire within them!