My daughters first bow

[upatree]

I had seen how to make a childrens board bow on Trad Gang and wanted to give it a try.  I am by no means a bowyer but thought it would be a fun project for me and my little girl.  Well it worked!  I followed the directions for the most part and the bow turned o.k.  I wish I had some better tools but that will come in time.  She loves it and wants to shoot it but it is raining right now so we have to wait.  

     


 
 
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[Jerry Jeffer]

Totally cool!  The smile says it all.

[ber643]

Bless your heart for trying, succeeding, and causing smiles like that, upatree. AND What a beautiful child you have - of course it always helps when it is obvious their smiles come from inside and shine out through the eys - as hers does! May the shooting and enjoyment of archery be a continuing thing for y'all.

OH, as soon as you get a Full Draw pic, post it, or send it to me (e-mail or PM) for my Traditional Bows Drawn Pages, please.

 http://residents.bowhunting.net/bsdunn/index.htm

[yotekillrr]

That is GREAT!!!  cute little girl you got there sir!  that smile is worth a million!

[**DONOTDELETE**]

great looking bow & cute kid. I like the handle area.. Is that red oak?

[elk ninja]

Nice looking bow!  The both of you will have a lot of memories I am sure, and that is what it is all about.
Mike

[upatree]

Originally posted by mysticguido:
great looking bow & cute kid. I like the handle area.. Is that red oak?

yes, it's red oak.  I took a regular leather work glove and cut out the back side of the hand for the leather wrap.  

Thanks for the nice words.

[upatree]

A big thank you to everyone for the nice replies.

[lowell]

Cute little girl... by the look of her arms, she will be pulling hunting wieght soon.  Better keep building bows, she will be out growing them quickly!!

[4runr]

Judging by your daughter's smile, I'd say you are a top notch bowyer. Very well done Sir!

[Robert Warnock]

That's a great story.  I know you and your daughter will have a lot of fun together.

[Rusty in Fla.]

I'd say that as a bowyer you have now impressed the most important customer you'll ever have. The smile says it all.

 TGBTG

[Ol'school]

Congrats to you both! No better way to spend time IMHO than to build a bow with your kids

[upatree]

We did some shooting and she is loving it.  She ask me everyday to shoot the "gun thing"  :D  

 
 
 

[Teacher_of_the_Arcane]

Congratulations!!  A great job!

It's too bad more dad's don't take this kind of interest and action in their children's lives.  We as a society are better off with dads like you.  

[ber643]

Got your FD pic and will be posting it to my TBD pages, this AM (along with a couple other posts). Would you like to include her given name and age (not necessary - only if you feel comfortable with it)?

 http://residents.bowhunting.net/bsdunn/tbd18.htm  

next to last row (now)

[upatree]

Originally posted by ber643:
Got your FD pic and will be posting it to my TBD pages, this AM (along with a couple other posts). Would you like to include her given name and age (not necessary - only if you feel comfortable with it)?

  http://residents.bowhunting.net/bsdunn/tbd18.htm  

next to last row (now)

That is pretty cool right there.  Thanks for the post-up of her.