2013 Annual Bow Swap

[Ranger44]

Sorry Kevin.  I had that happen once too!  I had made a bow for a fund raiser for a local high school.  Brought it to the auction and the guy running the auction pulled it back and it seemed like he never stopped pulling until Kaboom.

[canopyboy]

Originally posted by soy:
yew and moose......man i hope you handed out a grade a blank whoopen on who ever caused that to hapen....even if it was grandma     ...been there

If'n Grams done did that to a 100#@28 bow, I wouldn'g go messn with her.  I'd be runnin the other way!

[red hill]

That's a hard lesson to learn, Kevin! Same thing happened with my first board bow. Man, I feel for ya!  

[kevin_h]

His famous last words,,
"I barely pulled it back"....

All I could think was, yep, only barely past your ear..
The bow wacked him pretty good...

Lucky no one was seriously hurt.

The only bad thing was that I had traded a rainbow obsidian skinning knife for that yew almost 13 years ago..hard to get yew in Alaska..

[LittleBen]

Thats just brutal. I learned that same lesson some time ago too. Handed my bow to my GF's father to check out. I figure he wont draw that far cause he's about my height right? WRONG! Apparently he's on of those guys who shoots a compound thats liek 2-3" too long in draw length, like back of your head anchor point. He cranked that sucker back to ... had to be 29". backing lifted a splinter down to the glue line of the belly and that limb hinged badly.

He just held it at ancher ..... I was speachless. Lesson learned. From then on no-one shoots my wood bows except with an arrow thats only long enough for the rated draw length.

[KellyG]

Ouch sorry to see that.

[kevin_h]

Oh well..
Back to plan A...

Here is an update... (Pic heavy)










The last one is some left over osage...



Its a bit over the weight.. But its getting there..

[goobersan]

what's the draw weight on the call?    

[whossbows]

25 psi

[Walt Francis]

Ouch, I know the feeling.

[bowhntineverythingnh03743]

Thats good looking Kevin. Love the duck call too!

[kevin_h]

Anyone know of a couple a yew billets laying around?

[bowhntineverythingnh03743]

Got my bow all roughed out and looking pretty good.



I will get the bow to floor tiller add looking more even with the limb thickness probably friday. Have to work a detail tomorrow and will not have time.

[dlnwohio]

i planned on putting together a practice run bow before i build my trade bow because ive never built a recurve before and this is my second take down ever too so alot of new uncharted water for me. i managed to get it all put together and ruffed out last night. i ran out of time and need a little work on the tips before i can shoot it. the limb design was created by budd hitt and he and i have been in contact since i started building bows as he only lives 10 minutes from me.

[whossbows]

Looks good to me

[Thadbow]

Wow David, I'm lovin those limbs! Cool design!

[Thadbow]

I am about done with my trade bow but I didn't get my thunderbird to lay down like I wanted?  I am not to sure what to do about that? Here she is anyhow!

[bowhntineverythingnh03743]

Nicely done Thadbow!

[whossbows]

Perty stripes

[KellyG]

OOOOH what sweet looking bows being knocked out.