2021 what did you do today?

[Buemaker]

Looking good that yellow

[Roy from Pa]

Very nice Mike.

[Mad Max]

Lookin good stic

[Buemaker]

Nice spring weather, so I can stay outside making dust

[Roy from Pa]

 

[kennym]

Lookin good Bue

Springtime here too allegedly ... 

[Mad Max]

Now I see how you can hit that deer, his antlers are in front of his eyes

[Roy from Pa]

No cutting grass for you today, Kenny:)

[Eric Krewson]

Just wondering; are most of the glass lam bows posted here for personal consumption or are most of you guys in the bow building business? You all crank out a lot of bows, I did at one time but all of mine were selfbows. I think I am up to 156 made so far but gave away way more than I sold but I didn't have the parts cost like a glass lam builder, looks like lam bows would be an expensive hobby.

[Flem]

In the time it took to make those 156 self bows you could have made 1000 laminate bows and made some money  .   

[Bob D]

Bue, Thats a nice bow and its good you have weather to do your sanding out on the porch. We had weather like that a couple weeks ago but now Kenny is sending that white stuff our way tonight.

[Eric Krewson]

I made a big mistake years ago and turned my hobby duck carving into a business, it got to where if I took a week of vacation I had to spend it carving ducks to try to catch up with the demand. One day I thought "this sucks" put my tools down and never carved another duck.

When I started making bows I only did it when wanted to, I was in it for the work which I loved, not the money. I had the money angle covered from 30 years of working in a power plant, I worked between 500 and 900 hours of overtime a year and was able to retire at 52 at the same money I made while working, I took saving for retirement VERY seriously.

[Roy from Pa]

After I was making bows for a few years, folks started asking me to make them a bow.

Then more and more folks wanted a bow.

Wasn't long till making bows was not as much fun.

It became work instead of a hobby.

End conversation....

[Mad Max]

Make them when you want to, then sale what you have.
Then do it again if you want to.

[kennym]

Now I see how you can hit that deer, his antlers are in front of his eyes

They are kinda droopy anyway, then snow on em sags em more...

Not gonna shoot im in the eye anyways. 

[skeaterbait]

After I was making bows for a few years, folks started asking me to make them a bow.

Then more and more folks wanted a bow.

Wasn't long till making bows was not as much fun.

It became work instead of a hobby.

End conversation....

I used to work part time at an archery shop, the guy I worked with, and used to shoot with years before, always said "Never make your hobby your jobby"

[Longcruise]

Make them when you want to, then sale what you have.
Then do it again if you want to.

That's what I do.

[Mad Max]

Hobby NO Jobby

[Shredd]

Been selling bows for years now...  I think I'm up to three...   

[Crooked Stic]

Finished today. Feeling like I got this one figured out.