So my 4 yr old daughter has been asking me to make her her own longbow. So I got some red oak strips and put one together for her. We used some plastic arrows she had from her toy bow for now. After some practice she made me very proud and slung a dozen or so shots killing the bag target from 10 feet away. At that moment I realized how important it is to get our youth involved. My dad taught me 28 years ago, Im really happey I could share that same experience as he did with me, with my daughter tonight.

Very cool,thats the time to get them started.

very cool, I think it  is great you are getting your daughter involved in this wonderful sport.

 

That's awesome!  You'll have to start taking her to all the great Trad shoots we have in PA this summer.

+100

Excellent!    

That's the way to do it!

Yep, won't be long and she'll be in the field with you!   :D

just like ole milwaukee. doesnt get any better than that. great pics !!  congrats

Did you follow some sort of plan for the bow? I would love to make one for my son

Great, Your daughter looks like she is into the shot. Love the pics, Thanks.

Great, Your daughter looks like she is into the shot. Love the pics, Thanks.

Nice pics,she has some good form.

Top marks for you Brian

Thanks for all the nice comments, glad to see everyone liked it.

QuoteOriginally posted by WJackson11x:
Did you follow some sort of plan for the bow? I would love to make one for my son

No plans, it's 36" tip to tip, I drew up a simple bow shape onto the red oak strip and cut it out. Then sanded it down until she could get a good draw with it. The riser is just a small block that I shaped out nothing fancy. Here are a few pics of it. Not hard to make good luck.  

Awsome    . Good job.