Author Topic: Recipe for Kids bow  (Read 404 times)

Offline JamesV

  • Trad Bowhunter
  • **
  • Posts: 2027
Recipe for Kids bow
« on: November 15, 2011, 09:53:00 AM »
I need to build several kids R/D glass longbows before christmas for gifts. Don't have much time to experiment so I need your help. Kids 6 thru 10. Any formula you have will get me in the ball park and will be appreciated.

Thanks guys
Proud supporter of Catch a Dream Foundation
-----------------------------------
When you are having a bad day always remember: Everyone suffers at their own level.

Offline rmorris

  • Trad Bowhunter
  • **
  • Posts: 1289
Re: Recipe for Kids bow
« Reply #1 on: November 15, 2011, 10:55:00 AM »
James, I had the same idea as you last year and I built a form for a kids r/d longbow and made a few bows on it. Here is my advice to you... Do not do a kids r/d bow instead do a more Howard Hill type of bow for kids. R/d bows are nice because they tend to have less hand shock but kids bows (15- 25#) should not have the problem of hand shock because of the light weight. My advice on building a form for the kids bow is also very simple get or make a form that is about 56" long and 2" wide and get a perfect straight cut on the board with a table saw. You will then have the perfect form for the backside of the HH type bow. This form will allow you to make any length bow up to 54" and for a bow in the lower poundage you will only need one or two lamination. Here is the best part you can buy  2" Black .030" glass for about $10 a piece and using 2" glass on a 2" form you can then cut the final glue up down the middle with the band saw and make 2, 1" wide bows at a time. Hope this helps and if you decide to go ahead with kids r/d bows I wish you the best of luck. I think every kid should have a bow and I love it when people make kids bows.
"Havin' such a good time Oo-de-lally, Oo-de-lally Golly, what a day"

Offline soopernate

  • Trad Bowhunter
  • **
  • Posts: 553
Re: Recipe for Kids bow
« Reply #2 on: November 15, 2011, 11:02:00 AM »
I have built a few kids bows of the HH variety.  Quick and easy.  I built them 48 inches with a single lam between two .050 pieces of black glass.  I cannot remember if I used a taper or a paralle but I do seem to remember that it was .110 or .120 in thickness and they were about an inch and a quarter in width.  Came out nice and both boys love them.  They kids were seven and nine and those little bows flat sling their little arrows.
I humbly follow in the learned footsteps of those who precede me.

Users currently browsing this topic:

0 Members and 1 Guest are viewing this topic.
 

Contact Us | Trad Gang.com © | User Agreement

Copyright 2003 thru 2024 ~ Trad Gang.com ©