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Title: finished and shot my first bow yesterday!
Post by: canshooter on November 23, 2008, 08:44:00 AM

(http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa57/canadianFT/archery/FullDraw.jpg?t=1227447597)

It is 55lbs @28" but I draw it to 29.5".

I tried it at the club yesteray and was able to get 7-8" groups at 20 yards.

I am a new shooter having only started this summer so I dont know if thaqt is good or not but I was quite happy.   (http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa57/canadianFT/archery/riser1.jpg?t=1227447783)   (http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa57/canadianFT/archery/riser2.jpg?t=1227447805)   (http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa57/canadianFT/archery/stringnotch.jpg?t=1227447839)

Title: Re: finished and shot my first bow yesterday!
Post by: George Tsoukalas on November 23, 2008, 09:18:00 AM

Very nice bow. Congratulations. Jawge

Title: Re: finished and shot my first bow yesterday!
Post by: Pat B on November 23, 2008, 10:54:00 AM

Very nice bow with good tiller. Sounds like you are shooting quite well, especially for a beginner. With more practice your groups will tighten.
   Try shooting one arrow at a time then retrieving it before you shoot another. If you can put it where you want it, you are shooting good. Having a group of arrows in the target at one time can be distracting for me. By shooting one arrow at a time its just me and the target. Pat

Title: Re: finished and shot my first bow yesterday!
Post by: canshooter on November 23, 2008, 04:58:00 PM

Thanks for the comments. Geez do I look like I need all that exercise, running back and forth for all those arrows? Lets face it basically Im lazy!

Title: Re: finished and shot my first bow yesterday!
Post by: mike fisher on November 25, 2008, 07:51:00 AM

Very nice, can we have some info on materials? Thanks, Mike.

Title: Re: finished and shot my first bow yesterday!
Post by: canshooter on November 25, 2008, 04:28:00 PM

Hey Mike...you are a neighbour. I am from Streetsville!

The board used was red oak, the handle was ash, and the backing is fibreglass drywall tape 3 layers glued in place with Rona's woodworking glue 3500lb strength.

Title: Re: finished and shot my first bow yesterday!
Post by: CheapShot on November 25, 2008, 06:01:00 PM

Tiller looks real good to me. Good looking bow all the way around. I especially like the handle.  :thumbsup:

Title: Re: finished and shot my first bow yesterday!
Post by: mike fisher on November 25, 2008, 08:20:00 PM

Very Nice!, always impressed with this kind of work, keep going, Mike

Title: Re: finished and shot my first bow yesterday!
Post by: Focusource on November 25, 2008, 09:07:00 PM

Nice job.  It looks like you used Sam Harper's instructions, as I did on the one I finished last week.  The bow likes a lower brace height, somewhere around 5 1/2 inches.  Take a look at the board bow design from Mickey "The Ferret" Lotz    here. (http://residents.bowhunting.net/sticknstring/brdbows.html)   I am tillering this design now.  Again, you did a great job on this one.  Let's build some more.

Title: Re: finished and shot my first bow yesterday!
Post by: SoNevada Archer on November 27, 2008, 01:08:00 AM

Looks great Ted! Congrats!!!
   :clapper:

Title: Re: finished and shot my first bow yesterday!
Post by: The Gopher on November 27, 2008, 06:45:00 PM

good job, that only looks about 100 times better than my first bow  :)

Title: Re: finished and shot my first bow yesterday!
Post by: Shaun on November 27, 2008, 10:37:00 PM

Lovely "arc of the circle" tiller shape. Is it a straight bow unbraced?