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Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: aznboi3644 on February 16, 2020, 05:10:17 pm

Title: Bush bow for my son.
Post by: 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.

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Post by: BowEd on February 16, 2020, 05:15:39 pm

Nice bow and story.

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Post by: Pappy on February 16, 2020, 05:53:22 pm

Hard to beat that. :)
 Pappy

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Post by: Yellowstave on February 16, 2020, 06:02:57 pm

Man that looks like Amir honeysuckle. Great job.

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Post by: Bubbabowyer 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!

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Post by: RyanY on February 16, 2020, 07:55:56 pm

Love it! He’s a natural!

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Post by: aznboi3644 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.

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Post by: WhistlingBadger on February 16, 2020, 09:46:07 pm

Sounds like a perfect day.   ;D

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Post by: rps3 on February 17, 2020, 06:53:08 am

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

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Post by: Will B on February 17, 2020, 07:36:27 am

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

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Post by: dylanholderman 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

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Post by: HighEagle 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

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Post by: Parnell 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?

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Post by: Hawkdancer 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! :BB (SH) :NN
Hawkdancer

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Post by: aznboi3644 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.

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Post by: Hrothgar on February 19, 2020, 05:05:08 am

Good story, he looks like a natural.