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Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: Badbill on August 01, 2008, 08:12:37 pm

Title: My First Bow
Post by: Badbill on August 01, 2008, 08:12:37 pm

This is my first bow.  This is a self bow made out of hickory.  It is 70" NTN, 64 lbs at 28".

(http://i287.photobucket.com/albums/ll140/bucholz7/GEDC0098.jpg)

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Title: Re: My First Bow
Post by: RG on August 01, 2008, 08:19:50 pm

Very good Badbill nice looking bow Love thoughs hickory bows

Ron

Title: Re: My First Bow
Post by: Dano on August 01, 2008, 08:23:18 pm

Great lookin first, how's she shoot?

Title: Re: My First Bow
Post by: Woodland Roamer on August 01, 2008, 08:52:35 pm

That looks real nice for your first bow Badhill, heck of a lot better than my first!

Alan

Title: Re: My First Bow
Post by: Badbill on August 01, 2008, 08:57:55 pm

Thanks for the compliments, It shoots real well.  It hits the target so much harder than my compound bow, and its a pound lighter.  I guess I'm hooked! ;) I call the tips "pool cue tips" LOL. ;D

Title: Re: My First Bow
Post by: George Tsoukalas on August 01, 2008, 09:57:18 pm

Very nice. Congratulations on your first bow. Jawge

Title: Re: My First Bow
Post by: kayakfisher on August 01, 2008, 10:18:09 pm

good lookin bow it only takes one to get hooked
                                                         Dennis

Title: Re: My First Bow
Post by: snedeker on August 01, 2008, 10:21:39 pm

Unusually good outcome of a first bow.  You must be a good wood craftsman generally.  Stitching on the leather is enviable to me.

Dave

Title: Re: My First Bow
Post by: Skeaterbait on August 01, 2008, 11:23:43 pm

Wish I could have been that good out of the shoot.

Title: Re: My First Bow
Post by: radius on August 01, 2008, 11:32:31 pm

not bad, and i like your big toe, too!

Title: Re: My First Bow
Post by: knightd on August 01, 2008, 11:36:07 pm

Thats a nice bow and a good start..

 David

Title: Re: My First Bow
Post by: sknight199017 on August 01, 2008, 11:59:36 pm

Great job.  This is a very nice looking bow.

Title: Re: My First Bow
Post by: Gordon on August 02, 2008, 04:02:23 am

That's a fine looking bow - you did really well for your first one. I'll bet that compound bow of yours won't see much more daylight.

Title: Re: My First Bow
Post by: Justin Snyder on August 02, 2008, 08:16:50 am

Great looking bow.  You did well. Ill bet Gordon is right about the compound.  Justin

Title: Re: My First Bow
Post by: ThimoS on August 02, 2008, 09:00:48 am

Congratulations on a job well done.   When I started out I tested my own creations against a Bear Kodiak and yes It's now a wall hanger in my workshop. 

Title: Re: My First Bow
Post by: The Burnt Hill Archer on August 02, 2008, 09:06:36 am

good job man! Ive got a sweet spot for hickory, and the craftsmanship is just great! welcome from the dark side!

i actually lost my compound, it was laying under some staves in my garage, and one day, it just disappeared!

Phil

Title: Re: My First Bow
Post by: hawkbow on August 02, 2008, 12:27:45 pm

very nice bow! look forward to some pics of meat you make with her.. Hawk a/ho

Title: Re: My First Bow
Post by: OldBow on August 02, 2008, 12:45:30 pm

Pretty humiliating, I'd say and bookmarked under August Self Bows of the Month.  Thanks for the post.

Title: Re: My First Bow
Post by: Sidewinder on August 02, 2008, 01:11:19 pm

Congrats on a fine maiden voyage. Your journey should go well.  Danny

Title: Re: My First Bow
Post by: Badbill on August 03, 2008, 09:20:40 pm

Thanks to everyone for all the compliments, and support.  I got so excited I started 3 more. :o

Title: Re: My First Bow
Post by: Badbill on December 10, 2008, 12:57:01 am

Roofus wanted to see the pics of this bow so I just bumped it to the top for him.

Title: Re: My First Bow
Post by: Pappy on December 10, 2008, 06:11:30 am

Don't know how I missed this one,very nice job for the first,wished my first turned out that nice,I might not have so many gray hairs.Congrats. ;) :)
   Pappy

Title: Re: My First Bow
Post by: a finnish native on December 10, 2008, 09:19:23 am

Very Well done even if it would be your 20th bow. I could only dream of such a bow when I started.

Title: Re: My First Bow
Post by: Eric Krewson on December 10, 2008, 09:34:40 am

Great job with exceptional tiller for a first. The only advice I would give for your second is to round off the corners of your handle. Square handles don't fit the hand as well as rounded ones do.

Title: Re: My First Bow
Post by: Pat B on December 10, 2008, 10:38:07 am

I missed this one also. Very nice tiller. It took me almost 10 years to get a decent first bow!  ;D   Pat

Title: Re: My First Bow
Post by: brownhillboy on December 10, 2008, 11:06:02 am

Great job!  Welcome to the addiction! ;D

Title: Re: My First Bow
Post by: n2everythg on December 10, 2008, 11:29:04 am

Radius you are a sicko... and you have a foot fetish!

Nice looking bow. good tiller. excellent job for your first one out of the gate. Keep it up

N2

Title: Re: My First Bow
Post by: JBL on December 10, 2008, 02:46:14 pm

WOW!!! Great bow.  You have got talent.  Wish my first was like that actually I wish my 4th was like that!!

Title: Re: My First Bow
Post by: Dustybaer on December 10, 2008, 03:05:14 pm

congratulations an a very nice bow.  could you tell us how you attached the feathers to the lacing?  that looks really nice.

Title: Re: My First Bow
Post by: Badbill on December 10, 2008, 04:14:17 pm

Thanks for all the nice compliments! On my second bow I have already started to round the handles much more. The feathers are attached using a barrel clasp for a necklace, I got the feathers just the way I wanted then stuck them in and super glue did the rest. I just tied them to the handle using the extra leather lace that was left over.

Title: Re: My First Bow
Post by: Rick in AK on December 10, 2008, 06:30:38 pm

Great first bow.  Not much set, great tiller, high draw weight, and in one piece.  much better than some of my first attempts.  Keep up the good work. 

Perhaps think about backing the next one if you are going to stay with the higher draw weights.  Even though hickory is pretty tough the run offs on the back may want to start splintering up in the future.  I almost always like to back board bows.  Just my take. 

again great job. 

Rick