The allure of a all wood bow and my first harvest

[twitchstick]

with a hickory back hickory "HBH" board bow I just finished making. I have been tinkering with making a few all wood bows over the last few years. I haven't had much time to put into it but I finally made one that's a shooter. It shoots where I look with the quite whisper only a all wood bow and arrow combo could only have. I think I could get into them a lot. There are already more bows being planned in the near future. I have been shooting it for about a month and it has been an absolute pleasure to shoot. It tuned up easy and the arrows fly with authority. I was fortunate to get a chance yesterday on a late season doe and was able to take some winter meat home.
 

[twitchstick]

I have this posted on the Pow Wow but I know not everyone on the bench visits it. I wanted to post it here because this is where it started for me.
Its a HBH board bow 66" NTN 50 @ 28". I trapped the limbs 1/8" tapered to the tips. I kept it simple with a true oil finish. I could have done a nicer job on the handle but I was having too much fun shooting it. This bow shoots well for me. Thanks for all the inspiration!

[fujimo]

what a cool full circle story, well done on the doe!    
and you are correct, i for one only occasionally go over to the pow wow section, thanks for posting on here!

[takefive]

Way to go!  It is amazing how quiet a well tillered wooden bow with the right arrows shoots.  Nice job on the bow and your harvest.

[Bowjunkie]

Excellent! Congrats.

[Roy from Pa]

Congrats.....

[macbow]

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[LESKEN2011]

Glad to see these success stories! Congrats on your harvest!  

[Swissbow]

Great job ! Congrats on the bow and the harvest.
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Andy

[bowhntineverythingnh03743]

Congrats

[Carson81]

Congratulations!! Nothing like taking an animal with a bow of your own making.
That is my favorite quality of wood bows..so quiet.

[KellyG]

Sweet nice job

[bjansen]

Excellent!

[mwosborn]

Well done!

[George Tsoukalas]

The joy of making a bow and then taking game with is fantastic! Congratulations!

[cunruhshoot]

Great job on both bow and deer!

[BO-R]

Congrats!!
great accomplishment!

[frank bullitt]

 Look foward to seeing more bows and game pics, too!

Good shootin to ya!

[critman]

Congrats on sweet bow and deer harvest. Still waiting on my first......      

[canopyboy]

That's awesome. I'm still looking for my first harvest bigger than a squirrel with a bow 100% of my own making. But that hasn't stopped me from planning more bows either.

Congrats!