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Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: venisonburger on August 28, 2007, 10:46:45 pm

Title: pinesnake backed ash kids bow.
Post by: venisonburger on August 28, 2007, 10:46:45 pm

This is an ash bend in the handle bow I've been playing around with for awhile, finally finished it so my best friends daughter could start shooting along side her older brother who shoots one of my earlier board bows. this is from an ash stave, for a 7 year old. it's tillered out to 26" she'll probably pull about 20" and the draw wt is probably about 10-12lbs. length is 56" approx 7/8" wide, backed with a pinesnake her and her dad found freshly killed. finished with ebony stain, which I sanded off leaving just a little in the grain, then stained with brazillian rosewood. handle wrapped with yellow dacron, tips painted with acrylic paint.string is artificial sinew.
My son isn't centered on the handle, in the drawn photo, the upper limb actually bends more, I do notice a bit of stiffness on the end of the upper limb, but I think she'll be ok. Have to make some arrows up for her and she can chase chipmunks with the best of them.
VB
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Title: Re: pinesnake backed ash kids bow.
Post by: Justin Snyder on August 28, 2007, 11:16:11 pm

That is a good looking bow and a great looking snake, but the painted tips are my favorite part.  Justin

Title: Re: pinesnake backed ash kids bow.
Post by: Jesse on August 28, 2007, 11:22:27 pm

cool looking bow. I also like the tips.  Those pine snakes can get pretty long.
                                                                           Jesse

Title: Re: pinesnake backed ash kids bow.
Post by: venisonburger on August 29, 2007, 12:53:58 am

The snake was about 4-5 feet, I had to cut it in half, no skin under the handle and I came up short on each end, that's why I painted both tips. I wanted to do a cute snake head on the one end so it wasn't scary for the new owner. Hope to give it to her in the next week or so.
VB

Title: Re: pinesnake backed ash kids bow.
Post by: medicinewheel on August 29, 2007, 04:05:11 am

that's a beautifull bow! i love always to see well-made kind's bows for some reason...
frank

Title: Re: pinesnake backed ash kids bow.
Post by: Pappy on August 29, 2007, 05:26:53 am

Beautiful bow,I know she will love it. :)
   Pappy

Title: Re: pinesnake backed ash kids bow.
Post by: DanaM on August 29, 2007, 09:22:04 am

Way cool VB, the pine snake skin(eastern fox) is awesome, I've been watching for road kill ones but no luck.
She should be one happy girl with such a nice present.

Title: Re: pinesnake backed ash kids bow.
Post by: OldBow on August 29, 2007, 10:14:31 am

Very nice. The PA editor is considering an article about kid's bows. So I'll bookmark it for both Sept BOM and for Kid's Bows

Title: Re: pinesnake backed ash kids bow.
Post by: makete on August 29, 2007, 10:44:20 am

It's a beaut!!!!!! I know she will be very happy with it. Wish I had neighbors who made bows when I was a kid and then gave them away. Way to go.

Title: Re: pinesnake backed ash kids bow.
Post by: OldBow on September 04, 2007, 01:37:06 pm

Very Nice Bow - Any chance of a full draw by the young recipient if PA does an article on Kids' Bows?
Anyway, got you bookmarked for Sept Self Bow of the Month

Title: Re: pinesnake backed ash kids bow.
Post by: Mark Smeltzer on September 04, 2007, 08:24:06 pm

I wish I had some of the art skills like that. Really nice job.

Mark

Title: Re: pinesnake backed ash kids bow.
Post by: cowboy on September 04, 2007, 08:28:37 pm

Like that - cool kids bow. Need to get one done for my daughter soon before she grows up ;D

Title: Re: pinesnake backed ash kids bow.
Post by: tradrick on September 04, 2007, 09:51:56 pm

That's a great looking bow.I'm sure she'll be very pleased.It also helps give me some ideas for the linen backed maple board bows that I've mentioned on here before for my daughters.In fact I just got back from Hobby Lobby buying leather for the grips and some pink leather lace to tie them on with.Still have'nt found the linen I want to use yet but I'm still looking.Thanks for shareing.tradrick

Title: Re: pinesnake backed ash kids bow.
Post by: mamba on September 04, 2007, 11:29:05 pm

Very nice VB   

Title: Re: pinesnake backed ash kids bow.
Post by: venisonburger on September 05, 2007, 12:25:11 am

I'll ask her parents if I can do a full draw by her, if not I'll blurr her face out. hope to get it to her within a  week or so, I have to go and get some 1/4" dia dowels for some arrows for her. I appreciate all the kind comments.
VB

Title: Re: pinesnake backed ash kids bow.
Post by: Rich Saffold on September 05, 2007, 01:37:37 am

VB, the bow gods will lead you to a magical stave on some tree in return for your generosity ;D..We need more snakes in our area so I am hesitant to kill the local ones for bows..But that is a beauty of a skin..

Rich

Title: Re: pinesnake backed ash kids bow.
Post by: DanaM on September 05, 2007, 06:40:13 am

VB show the girls mom our web site and hopefully that will convince her to let you take a full draw picture.
Rich I know what you mean about the scarcity of snakes here in michigans upper pen. I haven't seen a pine snake in several years and don't see many garter snakes anymore either. I only live about 100 miles from VB.

Title: Re: pinesnake backed ash kids bow.
Post by: venisonburger on September 05, 2007, 10:50:17 pm

I used to see snakes all the time as a kid, I wouldn't kill one myself for a bow, last year my  kid found one warming up on the road in front of our house in town at night, I rescued it and brought it down to the woods in back of the house
VB