Show your bow rack

[Gdpolk]

I'm going to be building a bow rack soon.  I currently have one longbow.  My wife and I will both want to use it.  Eventually I may wind up with two bows and the wife with two bows tops.  I'd like the bow rack to hold up to 4 bows and 24 arrows.  

What do you use for your bow storage?  I'm just looking for ideas.  I've already done a google search but figured I may get a couple more here.

Thanks for the help

[BigBucksnTrucks]

I just used some scrap wood and nails covered in electrical tap for my rack,  it holds 5 bows right now.  I routed the edges and stained it.  Only took half an hour to slap together.  I made a real nice one for my dad with a nice design burned across the top and some wooden pegs to rest the bows on.  Here's a pic of my simple one.  I'll have to see if I can find a pic of the one I built for my dad.
 

Just a warning- I used minspar satin poly on the wooden pegs and they had a reaction to the finish on one of my dads bows. They were fully cured and I was surprised this happened, but I guess you never really know.  The electric tape covered nails may not look as great but they get the job done and there's no worry of it affecting the finish.

[Gdpolk]

Originally posted by BigBucksnTrucks:
Just a warning- I used minspar satin poly on the wooden pegs and they had a reaction to the finish on one of my dads bows. They were fully cured and I was surprised this happened, but I guess you never really know.  The electric tape covered nails may not look as great but they get the job done and there's no worry of it affecting the finish.

I've never thought of this.  Sorry to hear that your bow got damaged.  I'll either use antler or line the shelves/pegs with some felt to protect the bows.

[joekeith]

I've found that the screw in brackets that Wallyworld sells for hanging up bicycles works real good.  They're rubber coated and pretty cheap.  Find where your studs are and screw 'em in 32" apart, that oughtta match your studs.  You can fit at least 2 bows on each bracket set.

[Rob W.]

I have stained it a bit darker since then but this is the best pic I could find.

I just realized this pic may be 2 yrs. old and I only have 2 of the bows pictured. Funny how things change.  

[far rider]

uber easy to build, uses discarded arrows. Works great for longbows.

[BigBucksnTrucks]

Hey far rider, I've seen some holders sold similar to what you built, well, similar with how the bow is held.   What's holding it up?  is the bottom of the bow sitting on something?  I'm mainly wondering about the top shares the bow is actually held. Are the bows suspended?

[sticbow]

[moebow]

Here are a couple of mine.

Arne

[far rider]

The bows are all suspended on an arrow laced between the string and belly. I keep the string on the bottom nock of the bow, so that is really what holds the bows up. In the picture, the arrows have field points on them, but I have since removed the tips so it is just a tapered end of the arrow (no scratches). I came up with this one on my own, but I'm sure others guys can make it. Pretty simple, but works great for Hill style bows.

[Goshawkin]

Originally posted by BigBucksnTrucks:
What's holding it up?  

Look close and you can see the arrow goes between the bow ans string. I do the same with pegs. I made mine out of bronze door hinge pins with a piece of rubber tubing slid over them. Drilled holes in a maple board and epoxied the pins in.
Here's a close up of how the bows hang.

[Goshawkin]

Whoops sorry,we were typing at the same time.  

[BigBucksnTrucks]

Ahhhhh...thanks for the close up Goshawskin, that makes sense now! I've been thinking of changing my holder as my collection grows to hold more bows in less space.

[far rider]

Your closeup is better! Explains it better than I could say.  

[far rider]

I made this one out of scraps, and have since bought a nice piece of figured maple to make another one. The one above will hold 12-16 Hill style longbows because of the straight thin limbs. I'm a Hill guy, so I designed it primarily for that purpose.

Tim

[MnFn]

Nothing special, but it works.

[JParanee]

[bornagainbowhunter]

My Dad made this for me last year.  I like it.  It is perfect for my longbows, but maybe a tic wide for my recurve.




This was actually a pic for a bow trade, but you can see the construction of the rack pretty well in it.



God Bless,
Nathan

[joe vt]

[cacciatore]