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Offline elk ninja

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EASY youth bow build along!
« on: August 20, 2006, 06:33:00 PM »
Gang, here goes, I am going to try to post a build along of a youth bow that is very easy...this is my first build along, so hang with me here and we'll get through it!  I am not a great photographer so you'll have to use your imagination some, and if you have ANY questions, email or PM me, I'd be more than happy to answer them.  So now, without further "adoo"...

Equipment list:
two 48"X 1.5"x .25" red oak planks (home depot)
Wood glue
small band saw is helpfull
belt sander is helpfull
finish sandpaper
stain (optional)
finish
leather for handle (optional)
string

 
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Re: EASY youth bow build along!
« Reply #1 on: August 20, 2006, 06:37:00 PM »
Nets you are going to need to do some cutting...for this one I am stacking four 6" long pieces of the .25" board...math isn't my strong suit, but I think that is 1.25" total thickness for the handle.  These are 6" long and smack in the middle of the uncut slab.  Also, while you are at it, cut two 2" pices for tip reinforcement.
 

 

 

 
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Re: EASY youth bow build along!
« Reply #2 on: August 20, 2006, 06:41:00 PM »
Now it's time to glue everything together....I know, I know, in the equipment list I forgot clamps, so drag those out, line everything up and glue it together.  I'm using "great planes" wood glue and it seems to be similar to titebond 2, I just had some around because I am building a RC plane too.

 

 

IMG]http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h58/mmbackpacker/IMG_2088.jpg[/IMG]

 
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Re: EASY youth bow build along!
« Reply #3 on: August 20, 2006, 06:45:00 PM »
Let the whole assembly sit overnight (or however long your glue of choice takes the set up properly), and now it's time to begin laying some lines out and planning the bow...these pictures really didn't turn out great, so put on you imaginary hats...

   http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h58/mmbackpacker/IMG_2105.jpg  

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Re: EASY youth bow build along!
« Reply #4 on: August 20, 2006, 06:51:00 PM »
That last shot is of the tip after I cut it on the band saw... so that's it for now, I am going to have to get back over to my Dad's workshop to use his belt sander to continue the project, so it may be a few days, but I hope you'll join me then.  Here are my dimensions so the pictures make a little more sense...tips are .5" wide, and the limb width fade begins 1.5" out from the riser.  This particular model is going to have an arrow shelf, which I haven't sone before, so we'll see how that comes out.  Length of the bow is 48", race height is somewhere in the neighborhood of 5-6" and draw weight will probably come in at 10-15#, but I am just guessing there, as I am one of the po' folk out there who don't have a bow scale...So until next time,
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Offline Luke Vander Vennen

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Re: EASY youth bow build along!
« Reply #5 on: August 20, 2006, 07:05:00 PM »
:)
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Offline Teacher_of_the_Arcane

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Re: EASY youth bow build along!
« Reply #6 on: August 20, 2006, 07:10:00 PM »
Mr. Ninja,

I've got a bunch of Cub Scouts who might really like this project!!

Lobo in West Virginia
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Re: EASY youth bow build along!
« Reply #7 on: August 20, 2006, 07:47:00 PM »
This is great - Keep it up -

Mike
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Offline elk ninja

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Re: EASY youth bow build along!
« Reply #8 on: August 20, 2006, 08:09:00 PM »
I realized I didn't post the pictures of the band saw cut rough out...here goes...

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Re: EASY youth bow build along!
« Reply #9 on: August 20, 2006, 08:12:00 PM »
Some of them you can see the grain, some just the cuts I made...but I still won't be able to get over the sand 'er down until later in the week, but the steps left to do are these:
Sand down, finish sand, make handle, stain (I'm going to use a nice mohawgany Minwax gel), finish and make a string.
Semper Fi
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Offline elk ninja

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Re: EASY youth bow build along!
« Reply #10 on: August 20, 2006, 08:13:00 PM »
DANG!!! I forgot to size those last pictures....hang with me here folks!
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Re: EASY youth bow build along!
« Reply #11 on: August 26, 2006, 03:08:00 PM »
Finished!  After about a half our on the belt sander the bow is really starting to take shape.  A finish sand and a coat of Minwax gel mahawgonny stain, its time to move on to the finishing touches.

 

  http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h58/mmbackpacker/IMG_2138.jpg[/IMG]

 

 

 
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Re: EASY youth bow build along!
« Reply #12 on: August 26, 2006, 03:13:00 PM »
I skipped a few photo oportunities because they are covered else where on trad gang...I also glued a chunk of walnut onto the handle to extend the shelf a bit.  On the finished bow it's hardly noticable...shame because it was a nice chunk...

 
This ends up being the arrow shelf and just happens to look like my home state if Idaho

 
The grip, I used some scrap black "buckskin" I had laying around and I am not going to go into the construction of the grip because #1 it's covered elsewhere and #2 it's optional...
 

 
Final tiller, so to speak.
 
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Re: EASY youth bow build along!
« Reply #13 on: August 26, 2006, 03:19:00 PM »
So all in all, here's what we have come up with in the end.  A kid's/ youth bow that is fun and cheap and quick to make.  

Time:
cutting: 30 minutes
sanding: 30 minutes
stain and finish: 45 plus drying time
string: 15 minutes
handle and arrow rest: 45 minutes
total time: less than four hours plus drying time.

Cost:
Wood: $5
Glue: $5 (although the bow only used maybe 50        cents worth
leather: $5
String: $10
total cost less than $25 per bow

Hope you enjoyed the build along, but more than that, I hope that it inspired you to make one for some children you know and that it in turn inspres them to a lifelong enjoyment of archery.

Semper fi
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Re: EASY youth bow build along!
« Reply #14 on: August 26, 2006, 03:59:00 PM »
cool thanks for sharing!
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Re: EASY youth bow build along!
« Reply #15 on: August 26, 2006, 08:51:00 PM »
Where'd you get the string?  
This is a cool project and I think I know a kid who might like one of these!
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Offline elk ninja

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Re: EASY youth bow build along!
« Reply #16 on: August 26, 2006, 11:40:00 PM »
Made the string, 48", but there are some good string tutorials on the web, so I didn't cover it.
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Re: EASY youth bow build along!
« Reply #17 on: August 27, 2006, 07:40:00 AM »
Very interesting, nice job.  Bue--.
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Offline sar

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Re: EASY youth bow build along!
« Reply #18 on: October 01, 2006, 11:30:00 PM »
what width is the riser cut to?  Looks around an inch?
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Re: EASY youth bow build along!
« Reply #19 on: October 02, 2006, 09:13:00 AM »
Nice job. Any idea on a draw weight at length?
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