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Title: Homemade Bow rack?
Post by: Skipmaster1 on March 11, 2010, 01:05:00 AM
Does anyone have any pictures of their bow racks? I need a rack for all the bows we've been collecting and my GF wants something cool to hang in the kitchen or living room.
I have been playing around with a few ideas using some black walnut from my grandfathers old saw mill and using antlers/tines as the actual bow holders. I'm thinking maybe putting a shelf on top for some books as well.

I'd love to see a few that you guys have built to get some ideas!
Title: Re: Homemade Bow rack?
Post by: rustyspike on March 11, 2010, 01:59:00 AM
Take a look at these unfinished racks 3 Rivers sells. I got 2 and mounted them verticaly.

They look nice and they are priced right.

http://www.3riversarchery.com/product.asp?i=8503X

Rich K
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Post by: Benny Nganabbarru on March 11, 2010, 02:02:00 AM
Please excuse the bicycle hanging off it:
(http://i96.photobucket.com/albums/l164/b_kleinig/Archery%20Gear/TheBowRack003.jpg)
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Post by: carlo1404 on March 11, 2010, 07:46:00 AM
Hi,

This is my Bear Bows WallRack

Carlo

http://www.fiarc.org/Forumphp/viewtopic.php?f=12&t=6422  

Sorry but I don't know how insert a pics here.
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Post by: Jeremy on March 11, 2010, 08:10:00 AM
Carlo,
My Italian is horrible, but I believe that link is telling me I don't have permission to view the picture  :)
Here's how to post pics here:  http://tradgang.com/cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic;f=5;t=028257
Title: Re: Homemade Bow rack?
Post by: carlo1404 on March 11, 2010, 09:36:00 AM
Hoooo sorry..... I'm registered user in the linked forum and only registered user can see the pics... very very sorry again... I'm reading the rule to post pics and try again when I'm coming home.
Thank
Carlo

PS My English is horrible than your Italian
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Post by: cacciatore on March 11, 2010, 09:46:00 AM
(http://i765.photobucket.com/albums/xx293/dazzafelix/DSCF0005-3-1.jpg)These are part of mine.
Title: Re: Homemade Bow rack?
Post by: Grant Young on March 11, 2010, 09:49:00 AM
Show more Felix. I know you have more bows than that, LOL. Where are the Bears?  Grant
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Post by: SERGIO VENNERI on March 11, 2010, 09:50:00 AM
Felix: I do not see a Silvertip in your collection?? LOL
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Post by: cacciatore on March 11, 2010, 09:56:00 AM
Grant:sometime I am lazy taking pics because I spend too much time here on TG,but I am preparing something special for you,just few days.
Sergio:I ordered 2 Tips,one a Black Beauty to honour Bear bows and the second a Ebony luxury,but 11 months from now.
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Post by: cacciatore on March 11, 2010, 09:57:00 AM
(http://i765.photobucket.com/albums/xx293/dazzafelix/DSCF0006-2.jpg)Grant in the meanwhile those are few of my TD,s
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Post by: carlo1404 on March 11, 2010, 11:35:00 AM
Hi, finally .... this is my Bear Bows wallrack

Carlo

 (http://img412.imageshack.us/img412/3361/newrack640.jpg) (http://img412.imageshack.us/i/newrack640.jpg/)
Title: Re: Homemade Bow rack?
Post by: bolong on March 11, 2010, 11:37:00 AM
I make mine just like Ben. Simple and quick and serves the purpose.
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Post by: GabeGa on August 25, 2011, 11:16:00 PM
thousands of members/serious bow dudes, and only 6-7 racks...?
well im gonna trow mine in just because of that, is made by me from "scrap" i had around the house : some dry bamboo -warped old true-flight aluminum arrows-wine corks+some glue , is ultralight and compact , did i mention it is free?

PLEASE post images no wider than 640 - it's easy to have photobucket do this for ya automatically -  how to autosize photobucket images (http://tradgang.com/cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic;f=129;t=000093)  - thanx!

   :archer:      :archer:
Title: Re: Homemade Bow rack?
Post by: Jake Fr on August 25, 2011, 11:21:00 PM
there was one on here a while back that was a big disk of a trunk cut oblong to look oval and he made a rack i thought it looked cool
Title: Re: Homemade Bow rack?
Post by: Kevin Winkler on August 25, 2011, 11:30:00 PM
Here are a couple that I've made for myself and a few other people.

(http://i279.photobucket.com/albums/kk140/oldtwohairs/IMG_6506.jpg)

(http://i279.photobucket.com/albums/kk140/oldtwohairs/IMG_6254-1.jpg)

(http://i279.photobucket.com/albums/kk140/oldtwohairs/IMG_6255.jpg) (http://i279.photobucket.com/albums/kk140/oldtwohairs/IMG_6256.jpg)
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Post by: bayoulongbowman on August 25, 2011, 11:34:00 PM
How much I want one??  :)
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Post by: Jim now in Kentucky on August 25, 2011, 11:44:00 PM
Here's one I like. Mine is similar but much less extensive.
(http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d72/Reparrow/archery/denoftheoldbowyer.jpg)
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Post by: GRINCH on August 26, 2011, 02:16:00 AM
Kevin you do excellent work.  :thumbsup:
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Post by: Blackstick on August 26, 2011, 09:21:00 AM
Mine is fairly simple, just some boards with Shaker pegs every six inches.

(http://i548.photobucket.com/albums/ii322/Blackstick-photos/Bows/17AUG2011020.jpg)
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Post by: doctari on August 26, 2011, 02:47:00 PM
(http://i249.photobucket.com/albums/gg218/doctari_album/IMG_0452.jpg)I have made a few of these out of eastern red cedar.
Title: Re: Homemade Bow rack?
Post by: gto_guy on August 26, 2011, 04:41:00 PM
Here`s one I made.Really simple and quick.

PLEASE post images no wider than 640 - it's easy to have photobucket do this for ya automatically -  how to autosize photobucket images (http://tradgang.com/cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic;f=129;t=000093)  - thanx!
Title: Re: Homemade Bow rack?
Post by: doug77 on August 26, 2011, 06:40:00 PM
Hear's the one I made.


(http://i945.photobucket.com/albums/ad298/doug7759/Kodiaks.jpg)
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Post by: Sean Butler on August 26, 2011, 06:54:00 PM
here is a link to a rack my dad and i made.  we used a red oak board and some stain that was laying around.  This was a really easy project and looks very good.

http://tradgang.com/cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic;f=1;t=102809
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Post by: Rob W. on August 26, 2011, 07:11:00 PM
(http://i1225.photobucket.com/albums/ee391/rjwalton8/bowrack.png)
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Post by: White Falcon on August 26, 2011, 08:58:00 PM
All very nice!
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Post by: Gray Buffalo on August 26, 2011, 11:36:00 PM
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v81/graybuffalo/IMG_1431-2.jpg)
Title: Re: Homemade Bow rack?
Post by: L. E. Carroll on August 27, 2011, 12:28:00 AM
Here's one a buddy made for me..60" wide and holds 3 longbows or 2 recurves on each peg without having them touching each other.[struung or un-strung ] It would hold 36 longbows or 24 recurves or used as I do with both.

Gene


 (http://i753.photobucket.com/albums/xx177/BrokenArrow-03/DSCF0003.jpg)
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Post by: Plaigh on August 27, 2011, 01:32:00 AM
I just tinkered around after receiving some arrows in the mail and decided to make something simple yet "show offy" and of course it just had to match my decor    ;)   I plan on making another one soon (now that I'm addicted to this Traditional bow stuff)


(http://i1030.photobucket.com/albums/y366/plaigh8/bowrack1.jpg)

(http://i1030.photobucket.com/albums/y366/plaigh8/bowrack2.jpg)
Title: Re: Homemade Bow rack?
Post by: Plaigh on August 27, 2011, 01:35:00 AM
QuoteOriginally posted by Kevin Winkler:
Here are a couple that I've made for myself and a few other people.

 (http://i279.photobucket.com/albums/kk140/oldtwohairs/IMG_6506.jpg)

 (http://i279.photobucket.com/albums/kk140/oldtwohairs/IMG_6254-1.jpg)

 (http://i279.photobucket.com/albums/kk140/oldtwohairs/IMG_6255.jpg)  (http://i279.photobucket.com/albums/kk140/oldtwohairs/IMG_6256.jpg)
WOW! VERY Impressive and creative!    :thumbsup:
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Post by: RM81 on August 29, 2011, 09:32:00 AM
Great idea with the corks and glue, Gabe.
Title: Re: Homemade Bow rack?
Post by: Plaigh on October 11, 2011, 05:39:00 PM
This is a Bow Rack I've been working on since August. It holds 2 bows, 12 arrows, a quiver & a shooting glove (or whatever) Now that it's 99.9% complete so I thought I would post some pictures.

(http://i1030.photobucket.com/albums/y366/plaigh8/br_7.jpg)

(http://i1030.photobucket.com/albums/y366/plaigh8/br_5.jpg)

I picked up a few whitetail deer antlers from a friend of mine who had them laying around    :confused:  

(http://i1030.photobucket.com/albums/y366/plaigh8/br_4.jpg)

While I was in Colorado visiting my boyfriend I found a jaw with some Elk teeth - so I thought it would be neat to use one as the nob for the bottom door.

(http://i1030.photobucket.com/albums/y366/plaigh8/br_3.jpg)

I designed a decal & used the mask to etch the glass.

(http://i1030.photobucket.com/albums/y366/plaigh8/br_1.jpg)


(http://i1030.photobucket.com/albums/y366/plaigh8/br_8.jpg)


So that's my project I've worked long and some what hard at these past few months. It was fun & considerably inexpensive. It's for my boyfriend (I hope he likes it)
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Post by: RobinHood1389 on October 11, 2011, 06:07:00 PM
So Kevin.....how  much do you sell those for? Im extremely interested in one of these. I love the look of the horizontal one.
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Post by: MnFn on October 11, 2011, 06:33:00 PM
This time of the year, this room becomes a staging area for organizing before leaving for hunting- meaning it is usually a mess. So, I had to pick up a bit before I took the pic.
Nothing fancy, but it keeps them off the floor. The colored bands beside the skull mount are unfilled bear permits.  For some reason I kept them.
(http://i222.photobucket.com/albums/dd43/MnFn/P1010378.jpg)
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Post by: rrowslngr on October 15, 2011, 12:17:00 PM
My wife told me that if I made a nice bow rack I could hang the bows up in the house. She thought I did such a good job she let me hang it in the bedroom.   The top slot is made to hold a strung bow. The bow collection has surpassed the capacity of the rack.

  (http://i244.photobucket.com/albums/gg22/yjcrawlr/photo-318.jpg)
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Post by: Benny Nganabbarru on October 15, 2011, 06:25:00 PM
Awesome ideas, here!
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Post by: rrowslngr on October 15, 2011, 11:27:00 PM
I'm thinking about mounting a horn or a peg to hang the longbow from. I'm giving the wasp to my brother for his birthday so that eliminates one of the bows that won't fit on the rack.  I cut 7 slots 2.5 inches deep at 20 degrees into 1x6 clear pine.  Should have made room for 10.
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Post by: Friend on October 15, 2011, 11:43:00 PM
Lots of great ideas!
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Post by: cacciatore on October 16, 2011, 03:46:00 AM
Very nice projects!
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Post by: heydeerman on October 16, 2011, 08:14:00 AM
I made this one to go in my man cave which is a room on the side of my garage. I have quivers on it for the pics but I hang my hunting clothes on it during the season. It is made of a rough cut oak board and rough cut osage with feet from my first buck I killed years ago.

(http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/bb286/heydeerman/IMG_0008.jpg) (http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/bb286/heydeerman/IMG_0010.jpg)
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Post by: rrowslngr on October 18, 2011, 11:53:00 AM
I like the deer hoof idea heydeerman. I need to add something to the top of mine to hold the long bow.
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Post by: Cyclic-Rivers on October 18, 2011, 09:43:00 PM
Great Ideas folks.   :thumbsup:
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Post by: Autumnarcher on October 18, 2011, 10:41:00 PM
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v284/autumnarcher/photo4.jpg)

Nothing fancy as of yet, just a board with some pegs. Planning to build a nice one this winter, I like the wooden arrow rack. Something along the line of that would be perfect. The red cedar looked nice too, several real good looking racks on here. Defintiely sparks some ideas.
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Post by: RM81 on October 18, 2011, 11:40:00 PM
Made this awhile ago.  I finally got it stained and hung on the wall.  Made it out of red oak.  Wish I would have made it to hold more bows.

(http://i1220.photobucket.com/albums/dd444/mbhensley/Archery%20Stuff/726db563.jpg)
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Post by: Ed Q on October 19, 2011, 12:36:00 AM
Not the best pic, but here's one I made:
  (https://www.supermotors.net/getfile/832268/fullsize/100_1675.jpg)
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Post by: GRINCH on October 19, 2011, 02:55:00 AM
Some very inspiring pics,all were very nice.