My Boys Converted! / with pics

[New Wood]

It is a great time at our house.  I have been into Trad Archery for the last ten years but my sons Brad and Kevin have always stuck with compounds.  They were shooting and in the woods so I was a happy camper but there was always a little something missing.

I was into selfbows for a long time, and they always thought I was just a little odd for "handicapping" myself to that degree.  They were typical kids, the newest, fastest and most expensive was always the way to go.

A while back I started messing around making laminate bows.  Kevin started the ball rolling by deciding my bows were kinda cool and he started shooting one.  Brad could not let his younger brother go one up on him so he picked up a stick too.  

Anyway, that is Kevin on right and Brad on the left flinging some sticks.  I now have some competition, even more companionship than before and my days (and nights) are spent fixing thier torn up arrows.

I'm one happy dad!  

 

Here are some pictures of the bows.
The one on the left is 62"  47#@28"  The riser is Zebra/African Mahogany with Bolivian Rosewood veneers.

The one on the right is 62"  46#@28"  The riser is a 3 wood combo on Padauk/Anegre/Jatoba with Beliwood veneers.
 

A close-up of the risers

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[Wannabe1]

All around OUTSTANDING!!! I'm glad for you. Nice looking bow you built for them.                  

[New Wood]

Oops, Ran out of room on the first post, here is a close-up of the risers.
 

[Chris Surtees]

   

[Benny Nganabbarru]

Magic!

[bloodyarrow]

   

[Big Ed]

Very nice

[Shaun]

You're a lucky dad and those sons of yours have great form. Good Hunting!

[fireball31]

congrats.  Now I just need to be able to do the reverse and get my dad to shoot more than the week leading up to elm hall. LOL

[New Wood]

Thanks for the comments guys.  

You are right Shaun, the kids have pretty good form, can't tell tehm that or thier heads won't fit through the door!

Take Care,   Chris

[Pinecone]

Congratulations for encouraging your boys to take stickbows for a test drive!  Watch out...their newly found style of archery could get expensive!  At least, that's what I hear...  :rolleyes:    :D  !

Claudia

[kennym]

Nice job!!  Shootin with your kids is great!!

[CBergeman]

[New Wood]

Thanks Chris!

Again great shoot, ya did a heck of a job.  You going up to Donavon's this weekend?

[CBergeman]

Thanks.  It was alot of work but well worth it.  Yep, I'll be there both days.

[yellow bow]

:cool:    

[4runr]

Outstanding!

[Arkansaslongbow]

what a great campfire story; congrats dad{and sons too}