I have been in contact with a fellow local pastor who was interested in building a boardbow with his son.  We met several months ago, and I looked at the start of their project and gave some suggestions and offered to help in any way I could.  They backed the bow and get it to rough dimensions and came over on monday morning to see where to go from there.  They had things off to a GREAT start.  We got out the bandsaw, belt sander, rasps, scrapers, and bowyers edge; and got BUSY.  Dad was a quick study and took to bowyering work right off.  A few hours later this is what we had.

 

Here is Dad posing with him for a pic.

 

Daniel has a lot of finish sanding, staining and finishing to do but it is already a shooter.  It is a canvas backed Hickory board.  57" NTN and 20#@20".  I look forward to seeing it after the finish work is done.  Dad was already talking about building another one for his dad back East.

We hope to get together in the near future to build some 1/4" woodies and teach them how to twist a flemish string.  Sure was a fulfilling way to spend a Labour Day morning.

BTW - Dad lurks here and gleaned some info for this build here as well.  I don't know if he is a member here yet or not.

I should have taken a tiller tree pic!!!  It was PERFECT.  Probably one of the best board bow tillers I have EVER seen.  Sure a lot better than my first 6 or so.  LOL!!!!

Good for you Carbon Caster. Smiles all around, that's what it's all about. Alan

Nice.

Well how cool is that? Nice going to everyone. That should keep the youngsters mind occupied and on the right path.  

Good to hear! Nice looking bow that young man has there!!

Ferret,

I am pretty sure your site was a big help to them from the get go.

Really cool Brian you are one of the best        Delin

 Congrats to both.Thanks for giving them the help!

That is Awesome!!!

Really nice to see. Jawge

  awesome job, that young man looks like one happy archer.

George,

Your site is another I gave them to look at before hand and I am SURE was a great help to them as they got things started.

Great job Brian, as always :-)

How is everything, the little ones must be growing like weeds.

Take care


Nick

       

Too Cool

Thanks guys.

Yep, Nick, my girls are growing FAST!!!!!  Good to see you.

I'm glad, Carbon Caster.  Nice to know people are using it. Jawge

Here are some "finished" Pics that Dad just sent me via email.

Looks like he did a GREAT job!



 

 

 

Too Cool