My daughters first bow

upatree · August 01, 2008, 12:09:00 PM

I had seen how to make a childrens board bow on Trad Gang and wanted to give it a try. I am by no means a bowyer but thought it would be a fun project for me and my little girl. Well it worked! I followed the directions for the most part and the bow turned o.k. I wish I had some better tools but that will come in time. She loves it and wants to shoot it but it is raining right now so we have to wait.

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Jerry Jeffer · August 01, 2008, 12:43:00 PM

Totally cool! The smile says it all.

ber643 · August 01, 2008, 01:09:00 PM

Bless your heart for trying, succeeding, and causing smiles like that, upatree. AND What a beautiful child you have - of course it always helps when it is obvious their smiles come from inside and shine out through the eys - as hers does! May the shooting and enjoyment of archery be a continuing thing for y'all.

OH, as soon as you get a Full Draw pic, post it, or send it to me (e-mail or PM) for my Traditional Bows Drawn Pages, please.

http://residents.bowhunting.net/bsdunn/index.htm

yotekillrr · August 01, 2008, 02:11:00 PM

That is GREAT!!! cute little girl you got there sir! that smile is worth a million!

**DONOTDELETE** · August 01, 2008, 03:07:00 PM

great looking bow & cute kid. I like the handle area.. Is that red oak?

elk ninja · August 01, 2008, 04:13:00 PM

Nice looking bow! The both of you will have a lot of memories I am sure, and that is what it is all about.
Mike

upatree · August 01, 2008, 04:20:00 PM

QuoteOriginally posted by mysticguido:
great looking bow & cute kid. I like the handle area.. Is that red oak?

yes, it's red oak. I took a regular leather work glove and cut out the back side of the hand for the leather wrap.

Thanks for the nice words.

upatree · August 01, 2008, 04:22:00 PM

A big thank you to everyone for the nice replies.

lowell · August 01, 2008, 10:53:00 PM

Cute little girl... by the look of her arms, she will be pulling hunting wieght soon. Better keep building bows, she will be out growing them quickly!!

4runr · August 01, 2008, 11:07:00 PM

Judging by your daughter's smile, I'd say you are a top notch bowyer. Very well done Sir!

Robert Warnock · August 02, 2008, 09:43:00 AM

That's a great story. I know you and your daughter will have a lot of fun together.

Rusty in Fla. · August 02, 2008, 12:04:00 PM

I'd say that as a bowyer you have now impressed the most important customer you'll ever have. The smile says it all.

TGBTG

Ol'school · August 02, 2008, 07:54:00 PM

Congrats to you both! No better way to spend time IMHO than to build a bow with your kids

upatree · August 02, 2008, 08:17:00 PM

We did some shooting and she is loving it. She ask me everyday to shoot the "gun thing" :D

Teacher_of_the_Arcane · August 02, 2008, 08:38:00 PM

Congratulations!! A great job!

It's too bad more dad's don't take this kind of interest and action in their children's lives. We as a society are better off with dads like you.

ber643 · August 03, 2008, 06:11:00 AM

Got your FD pic and will be posting it to my TBD pages, this AM (along with a couple other posts). Would you like to include her given name and age (not necessary - only if you feel comfortable with it)?

http://residents.bowhunting.net/bsdunn/tbd18.htm

next to last row (now)

upatree · August 03, 2008, 10:41:00 AM

QuoteOriginally posted by ber643:
Got your FD pic and will be posting it to my TBD pages, this AM (along with a couple other posts). Would you like to include her given name and age (not necessary - only if you feel comfortable with it)?

http://residents.bowhunting.net/bsdunn/tbd18.htm

next to last row (now)

That is pretty cool right there. Thanks for the post-up of her.