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Title: Youngest Bowyer?
Post by: wapiti1997 on January 05, 2013, 07:58:00 PM
After reading all I could, and taking your best suggestions to heart. I told my two and a half year old daughter to rasp away everything in this stave that did not look like a bow..
(http://i1227.photobucket.com/albums/ee423/joelacefield/0105131357_zpse87a1881.jpg)

She later told me, there was no bow...
(http://i1227.photobucket.com/albums/ee423/joelacefield/0105131548_zps9e5292c6.jpg)

:)

I have new respect for you bowyers.  It's a great workout, I had to stop to catch my breath... Several times! I almost have my first osage stave roughed out...  This piece is "iffy" had to shorten to 63" to avoid a knot.. but good practice..  might even make a bow yet...
Title: Re: Youngest Bowyer?
Post by: Roy from Pa on January 05, 2013, 08:17:00 PM
Too cute.
Title: Re: Youngest Bowyer?
Post by: wood carver 2 on January 05, 2013, 08:18:00 PM
Little ones are so cute.   :biglaugh:  
Of course now you have to make it up to her with a bow she can use.   :archer2:  
Dave.
Title: Re: Youngest Bowyer?
Post by: wapiti1997 on January 05, 2013, 08:30:00 PM
I made her a PVC bow and painted it pink..  When she saw it, she smiled from ear to ear and said "Outside, shoot turkey".... so we went and plinked arras at the 3d turkey..

I was working on the stave with the draw knife, using the deck steps as a "vise", when I noticed she'd picked up the sliver and was rasping it..  I snuck away to get my phone to photograph... She messed with it for 15 or so minutes.. too funny...
Title: Re: Youngest Bowyer?
Post by: Troy D. Breeding on January 05, 2013, 08:55:00 PM
Prize that picture brother. It want be long until she will be married and moving out.

Mines 28 yrs old already.

Troy
Title: Re: Youngest Bowyer?
Post by: bigbob2 on January 06, 2013, 02:20:00 AM
what a great story!  Agree with Troy. Hold those moments, as before you know it they are all growed up and flown the coop.
Title: Re: Youngest Bowyer?
Post by: red hill on January 06, 2013, 03:21:00 PM
That's my kinda girl, right there! Beautiful, wapiti!   :notworthy:
Title: Re: Youngest Bowyer?
Post by: Frosty the Bowman on January 06, 2013, 05:06:00 PM
Thanks for sharing, sure made me smile.

reminds me of when mine were that little, youngest is 9 now, where does the time go?
Title: Re: Youngest Bowyer?
Post by: D on January 06, 2013, 07:05:00 PM
Thats too funny...
Title: Re: Youngest Bowyer?
Post by: 7 Lakes on January 23, 2013, 12:01:00 PM
And don't forget to back up the pictures, sometimes taking them isn't enough.  

Hard lesson, learned the hard way.
Title: Re: Youngest Bowyer?
Post by: wapiti1997 on January 25, 2013, 07:20:00 PM
Good point 7 Lakes!