i want to make a bow rack to hang on my wall. how wide are your bow racks peg to peg? i think i know how i want to make it but some pictures wold be a plus.
thanks benji
Here's mine. Approx 21" peg to peg.
(http://i217.photobucket.com/albums/cc22/zilla1247/bow.jpg)
the best dang bow rack i've ever seen belongs to JC,,, not sure if he has a patent on it though. (http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c285/808grapplemonkey/Picture008.jpg)
hears mine... two piece make it as wide or narrow as you want.
(http://i217.photobucket.com/albums/cc54/doubletime47/DSC01125.jpg)
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Here is mine. I had been looking for some time to buy one, but decided just to finally make one. Looks pretty simple but actually took me some time to design and build. I drilled and dowelled at all the connections. I had to free hand the middle sections (which I am terrible at) for some added design. The rack itself measures 29" W x50" H
The spacing for the 2 3/4" shaker pegs are 5" for the recurves and 4" for the longbows. The part I regret is not making a bit wider spacing for the transition between the two. As you can see the recurve overlaps the long bow, but I just slide the longbow forward and does not touch. I used 1x4 regular knotty white pine from Home Depot and a 1x6 for the head. I used my Dremel and cut out 3 arrowheads. Three of the pics I have was not quite finished as Home Depot did not have enough pegs on hand at the time. The fourth is the finshed product. I now wish that I had put some color of stain on it as it turned out too light after sanding it and just using a clear coat. I used mushroom wood buttons stained a dark walnut to contrast and to use for decoration. 4 of which I used to attach to the wall with screws and then cover up with the buttons so it is decorative and serves a purpose. I saw a simlar one built a while back and that is where I got the basic idea from. I liked the idea of the shaker pegs, they work perfect. Failry inexpensive to boot, just alot of my time. If you are thinking of building one it is definitely do-able. I am pretty good with my hands, but far from a woodworker. I then used a small dowell stained for the very top of the bow rack, which I can set a strung bow up there and works great.
(http://i194.photobucket.com/albums/z318/redneck69asshole/bowrackresized.jpg) (http://i194.photobucket.com/albums/z318/redneck69asshole/bowrack2resized.jpg) (http://i194.photobucket.com/albums/z318/redneck69asshole/bowrack3resized.jpg)
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Hey stickbow! Thats sculpture!
I hang all my stuff, here's just one corner. :rolleyes:
(http://www.shrewbows.com/rons_linkpics/Rons_room.JPG)
Is there any chance that you can do a build-a-long? For the bow rack
QuoteOriginally posted by Ron LaClair:
I hang all my stuff, here's just one corner. :rolleyes:
(http://www.shrewbows.com/rons_linkpics/Rons_room.JPG)
there oughta be a law :scared: there's a bow rack in there all right,,, and it sure is earning its keep! nice Ron.
26" side to side.
(http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m123/JDS3_2006/Archery/100_1380.jpg)
QuoteOriginally posted by scott brightman:
Is there any chance that you can do a build-a-long? For the bow rack
Unfortunately I don't think I'll build another, don't need another one. I sure wish that I would have thought about it while I was builing it though and took some step by step pictures. I'd be more than happy to answer any questions and help any way I could.
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thats a nice rack peckerwood. Made mine out of a piece of scrap one by, nothin much but it keeps em from hittin the floor
(http://i52.photobucket.com/albums/g38/trapperDave/PICT0240.jpg)
25 1/4" horizontally between peg centers, bottom pegs 10" above the cabinet top, 7" vertically between peg centers. Holds 5 unstrung, or 3 strung.
(http://i136.photobucket.com/albums/q171/Joshy_Tree/Grif_Ghost_Rack.jpg)
Thanks guys, what a bunch of great ideas.
;) I especially liked Doubletimes. He even stores his hoisting pulleys. :D :D That my friends is dedication.
Made this one for a friend last year. It's made out of scrap oak flooring.
V-Archer
(http://i94.photobucket.com/albums/l118/V-Archer/bogenrek1.jpg)
Showed this one before. It is build from 1 x 2 lumber.
(http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a222/JPStangs/DSCN2972.jpg)
Ron that looks like a room i would love to just ponder in and look at stuff for a couple hours.
You never know what you may find.