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Offline mmgrode

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Bowyer role call!
« on: January 22, 2008, 09:21:00 PM »
Since it's now bow building season in most parts of the country I think it would be interesting to see just how many bowyers we have out there in the Gang. I know there's a lot of talent on this site!  Glass bows, natural bows, flatbows, recurves, longbows, hybrids, flight bows and all others...anyone out there who builds them let's chime in!  Please include the type of bows you now enjoy building(pics wouldn't hurt either;)!  I'll start:

-Selfbows
-Bamboo backed r/d, hybrid, and straight limbed osage bellied bows


Look forward to hearing from you all!!  :thumbsup:  

Cheers, Matt
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Offline KILLER B

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Re: Bowyer role call!
« Reply #1 on: January 22, 2008, 09:35:00 PM »
Self bows and Board bows don't have all the stuff or money to be building glass bows.  But the tree out back thats affordable.  :thumbsup:
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Offline Eric Krewson

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Re: Bowyer role call!
« Reply #2 on: January 22, 2008, 09:56:00 PM »
Made a couple of selfbows.
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Offline ozarkcherrybow1

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Re: Bowyer role call!
« Reply #3 on: January 22, 2008, 10:09:00 PM »
Selfbows for me, though the Dryad Blanks are a little addictive!!  :bigsmyl: ...Terry
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Offline Bodork

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Re: Bowyer role call!
« Reply #4 on: January 22, 2008, 10:12:00 PM »
All I can make is the easy stuff. Glass laminated r/d one piece longbows.
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Online kennym

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Re: Bowyer role call!
« Reply #5 on: January 22, 2008, 10:20:00 PM »
I make a hybrid or two as time allows.......
This one is my bro's
 

 

This one was for a guy's retirement gift on my crew

 

 

 
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Offline steadman

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Re: Bowyer role call!
« Reply #6 on: January 22, 2008, 11:27:00 PM »
Longbows D-shape Here's a couple
 
 
 
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Online Walt Francis

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Re: Bowyer role call!
« Reply #7 on: January 22, 2008, 11:40:00 PM »
I have made a few selfbows, BBO's, and have the materials on order for my first glass bow.
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Offline Jason Jelinek

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Re: Bowyer role call!
« Reply #8 on: January 23, 2008, 12:03:00 AM »
I've made selfbows, hickory backed osage bows, fiberglass laminated longbows and one kids static recurve.

Jason
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Offline Wulomac

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Re: Bowyer role call!
« Reply #9 on: January 23, 2008, 12:09:00 AM »
Board bows, self bow.  Pretty new at it. Addicting though!
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Offline Crooked Stic

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Re: Bowyer role call!
« Reply #10 on: January 23, 2008, 12:42:00 AM »
I have made a few myself.
 
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Offline Falk

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Re: Bowyer role call!
« Reply #11 on: January 23, 2008, 04:54:00 AM »
Mainly selfbows but also have done some all natural material 'composite' bows. Tried the use of glass but can't get myself used to the dust of that stuff.

Instead of bows I show you some billets and staves from my Feb. 2007 harvest   ;)  
   
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Offline brettlandon

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Re: Bowyer role call!
« Reply #12 on: January 23, 2008, 07:45:00 AM »
From the selection of the tree all the way through to the shooting of the bow, it's self bows for me.  Also, since osage is difficult to find exactly where I live, I have done only white wood bows. Three shagbark hickory bows, one hackberry, and one very fast honey locust, plus several failures (esp. white oak) along the way.  Just can't stop making those little shavings!  :jumper:
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Offline Tom Leemans

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Re: Bowyer role call!
« Reply #13 on: January 23, 2008, 07:49:00 AM »
Self and boo backed for me too.
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Offline fireman_3311

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Re: Bowyer role call!
« Reply #14 on: January 23, 2008, 07:50:00 AM »
I made one...once...lol!!! With the help of KennyM, couldn't have done it without him, fo sho!! Pronounced takedown Bingham kit. I've also chased a couple of growth rings on some osage staves, but have yet to finish the bows...

 

 
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Offline Danny Roberts

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Re: Bowyer role call!
« Reply #15 on: January 23, 2008, 07:56:00 AM »
I am making self bows. I don't have the eqpt. for the laminated, etc. bows. I hope to find some osage some day. Until then, I've made bows from mulberry, locust, hickory and ash. I have some persimmon, sassafrass and hackberry drying down. I want to try some out of honey locust also. Take care !
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Offline MWhitehair

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Re: Bowyer role call!
« Reply #16 on: January 23, 2008, 09:35:00 AM »
Ive gotta few Hickory and Osage staves floating around, and a few more roughed out that need finishin'. On the "front-burner" is a couple of straight limbed lam-bows Im working on right now...
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Offline John Scifres

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Re: Bowyer role call!
« Reply #17 on: January 23, 2008, 09:48:00 AM »
Selfbows out of:

Osage
Yew
Hickory
Elm
Ash
red oak
vine maple
black palm
sugar maple

A dozen bamboo backed osage bows have satiated that desire for life.

I think the Dean Torges/ATHA/Tom Leemans et al rattan kids bows crew is nearing a thousand produced also.  I've been in on a lot of those  :)

Never made a glass bow but I might someday.

I spent most of last weekend in the shop.  It was good to be making yellow dust again.
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Offline elk ninja

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Re: Bowyer role call!
« Reply #18 on: January 23, 2008, 09:51:00 AM »
I have been rolling my own for a couple years now.  Just made this one for a buddy of mine:
 
 

Last years elk hunting bow (but not last year's elk killing bow)
 
 

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Offline granny

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Re: Bowyer role call!
« Reply #19 on: January 23, 2008, 09:58:00 AM »
I have built four recurves from Bingham`s kits They all shoot very good.
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