Primitive Archer
Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: knightd on December 06, 2008, 07:06:45 pm
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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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I'm working on your gift right now, glad to see the kids with thier bows, more youth to pass the sport on to
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Yep they are the future of our sport addiction what ever you want to call It..lol..
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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 :)
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Great job! It's a beautiful bow and I'm sure he'll enjoy it. I know my 11yr. old would! :)
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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. ;)
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Awesome :)
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man, once again, a very nice thing to do.
do you ever keep any of the bows you make? :D
Zander
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Honestly if I keep them then I don't have a good excuse to build MORE !! ;D
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thats the way to do it. ;)
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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
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AWESOME!
way to go Dave.
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Very Nice David. A lucky kid with a great bow. ;D
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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!
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Wow! Really nice bow that I'm sure will make a difference in that young man's life. ;)
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Don't yah just love giving bows to kids, just to see that big silly grin???
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Great gift! Looks like he loves it :).
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I think this boys daddy was more excited than his son..lol.
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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
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This is a dandy and looking forward to see it again for December Laminate BOM.
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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.. ;)
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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.
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Thanks Bill !! Rev. Knight :D.. I wish you and your family a Merry Christmas.
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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
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well done brother, way to keep the fires burning in our youth... Hawk
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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!