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Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: welch2 on July 08, 2008, 04:29:26 pm

Title: The Trufulla Bow , My 7 year olds bow
Post by: welch2 on July 08, 2008, 04:29:26 pm

My youngest son's favorite book is 'The Lorax' by Dr. Suess . So every time he sees me workin' on a bow he wants to 'cut on the truffula too Daddy.' So I made this bow for him .His birthday is Thursday. The truffula trees in the book are yellow and orange ,so I died this great piece of persimmon Bob sent me with olive oil with tumeric in it. Same tumeric added to the water to soak the sinew.

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It started as a self bow but one of the pin knots on the back popped off ,revealing a black area beneath it. So I dug the black out ,and sinewed it.

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Here are the boys havin' fun.

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Ralph

Title: Re: The Trufulla Bow , My 7 year olds bow
Post by: welch2 on July 08, 2008, 07:16:59 pm

A few numbers . 47" tip to tip . Working sections of limbs 10" long each 1 1/2" wide near the handle and 1 1/4" right before it gets narrow and deep . The handle is 5" long counting the fades. He draws about 15" .

Ralph

Title: Re: The Trufulla Bow , My 7 year olds bow
Post by: sailordad on July 08, 2008, 07:22:45 pm

thats the way to do it,start em young

that has got to be one of the coolest 8) holmie style bows that i have seen so far

Title: Re: The Trufulla Bow , My 7 year olds bow
Post by: John K on July 08, 2008, 07:31:41 pm

Awsome ! I bet he loved it....

Title: Re: The Trufulla Bow , My 7 year olds bow
Post by: welch2 on July 08, 2008, 07:46:23 pm

Thanks guys , he really is digging havin' his own bow.   I forgot to take an unstrung picture.

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The upper limb has a lot of reflex and the lower has some defex . It averages out to 1 3/4" reflex just after unstringing.
It (the stave) put me in mind of the Andaman Island bows.   

Ralph

Title: Re: The Trufulla Bow , My 7 year olds bow
Post by: mullet on July 08, 2008, 08:09:48 pm

  That's a cool bow and your son look's like he really enjoys it. I bet that was made from the log I carried out of the woods. I was younger that day than the old guy running the saw :P

Title: Re: The Trufulla Bow , My 7 year olds bow
Post by: welch2 on July 08, 2008, 08:14:09 pm

Well I owe ya one then . When you see that old feller tell him thanks too.  ;D

Ralph

Title: Re: The Trufulla Bow , My 7 year olds bow
Post by: Coo-wah-chobee on July 08, 2008, 08:21:09 pm

It aint from the woods as ya carried some outta. Was one I had on my dryin' rack. The old fella can still carry em out as well as run the saw.While the youngsters (Eddie ) worry about thorns on trees ! Remember ? As fer you Welch I will exact my revenge when ya least expect it ! ;D......bob

Title: Re: The Trufulla Bow , My 7 year olds bow
Post by: DanaM on July 08, 2008, 08:34:47 pm

Graet bow, love to see the kids shooting a bow :)

Title: Re: The Trufulla Bow , My 7 year olds bow
Post by: mullet on July 08, 2008, 08:35:11 pm

  I thought you would bite that bait, ;D How ya been?

Title: Re: The Trufulla Bow , My 7 year olds bow
Post by: Coo-wah-chobee on July 08, 2008, 09:15:38 pm

Good ! Ya get a replacement fer Ellie yet ? Btw hows Charlie ?.....Bait tasted good ! ;D......................bob

Title: Re: The Trufulla Bow , My 7 year olds bow
Post by: mullet on July 08, 2008, 09:31:07 pm

 Charlies doing good, I'm on hold about replacing the dog.

Title: Re: The Trufulla Bow , My 7 year olds bow
Post by: George Tsoukalas on July 08, 2008, 09:44:58 pm

That is a beautiful bow. Nice to see youngsters having fun at archery. You are a fine Dad. Happy Birthday to your son. Jawge

Title: Re: The Trufulla Bow , My 7 year olds bow
Post by: 1/2primitive on July 08, 2008, 10:14:16 pm

Nice looking bow, the design is pretty neat.
    Sean

Title: Re: The Trufulla Bow , My 7 year olds bow
Post by: radius on July 09, 2008, 02:53:59 am

That's a cool holmegaard...can you explain what an andaman is?  I've heard that word before but I don't know what it is.

Title: Re: The Trufulla Bow , My 7 year olds bow
Post by: Pappy on July 09, 2008, 07:15:09 am

Nice job on that bow,I know he will enjoy it,Good looking boy also he will be hooked for life. :)
   Pappy

Title: Re: The Trufulla Bow , My 7 year olds bow
Post by: OldBow on July 09, 2008, 10:52:08 am

That is a very fine bow and bookmarked under July Self Bow of the Month and Kid's Bows for a later PA issue.

Title: Re: The Trufulla Bow , My 7 year olds bow
Post by: welch2 on July 09, 2008, 11:15:03 am

Radius , An Andaman bow look kinda like a holmy ,except one limb deflexes the other reflexes. And the working part of the limb is oval in width ,it also has needle like tips. Like these I found online.



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Title: Re: The Trufulla Bow , My 7 year olds bow
Post by: radius on July 09, 2008, 11:16:28 am

well, that's just weird!

Title: Re: The Trufulla Bow , My 7 year olds bow
Post by: welch2 on July 09, 2008, 11:27:48 am

Thanks for the kind comments , he really likes having his own bow.

The belly was heated ,and the dye was boned in . I was nervous about the string . It has a clove hitch on the fixed end and a timber hitch on the other (with sinew bulbs) ,so I was afraid he would unravel it. To aleave my fears I used dacron and braided the whole thing.

Ralph