My son's new longbow...a couple new pics

[bowhuntingrn]

It's nothing fancy, but I'm and more importantly, my son is happy with it. It is a 65" (23# @ 26") U Finish it hickory youth bow from Rudderbows. I put on antler tip overlays, backed it with the diamondback cloth backing that they sell as well. Found out one thing, hickory doesn't take stain worth a flip. After 4 coats of stain, said the heck with it, it's dark enough. Then put on 3 very light coats of Tru Oil, followed by 3 light coats of Deft satin finish spray laquer. Actually had to strip the backing off once and re do because of a problem (human error I believe) with the finish. Set me back about 3 days, but as of today, it's done! It's the first time I've done anything like this, so here's hoping it stays together. Oh and by the way, the snakeskin print cloth backing looks amazing. The color and print is spot on and after you add clear finish, its hard to tell from the real thing. About the only way to tell the difference is to feel it, it's smooth, instead of textured. At 15 bucks, hard to beat as a backing if you're on a budget. Finally, thanks to the guys in "The Bowyers Bench", answers to posted questions and reading previous threads helped a great deal.

 
 
 
 
 
finally got to shoot it  
with his new quiver...which he's still working off

[JamesV]

very nice bow, your son will enjoy it.

[Osage61]

 looks great!

[Plumber]

good job. your son will feel very connected to the sport having his own gear.good luck to the boy nice job dad.ED

[ronp]

Very nice work.  Your son will love it.

[xia_emperor]

very nice!!

[JV Rooster]

Looks great!

[YORNOC]

Came out fantastic!

[Mudd]

Very impressive!  

I'd say that you nailed it with the cloth backing.

I'd love to see some pictures of it at full draw.

Thanks for sharing... good job!!

God bless,Mudd

[LONGSTYKES]

Your son should love it, looks great. Well done Dad.

[Bud B.]

A special bow he'll treasure for a lifetime.

Nice work.

[old coyote]

Looking good.

[TJK68]

Looks great, tell your son congrats on a great bow!!!

[LinemanARK]

I really like your bow ya fix for the boy what kind of arrows r ya gonna try shoot out of it, at that poundage. I am trying to find my son a bow like this he is a compound shooter, but he watches me and all my friends and now whats to do what dad does. any info you can help me with would be great.  Mike

[Gen273]

Nice stick!!! Congrats!!!

[Shakes.602]

Very Nice Work!! Your Son will be a Happy and Proud Boy!!

[bowhuntingrn]

Originally posted by rezeen6.5:
I really like your bow ya fix for the boy what kind of arrows r ya gonna try shoot out of it, at that poundage. I am trying to find my son a bow like this he is a compound shooter, but he watches me and all my friends and now whats to do what dad does. any info you can help me with would be great.  Mike

Anyone looking for low spined wood arrows needs to check out "Kid Stix" in the sponsors classifieds.  http://tradgang.com/noncgi/ultimatebb.php?ubb=get_topic;f=48;t=001505  Rob is a great guy to deal with and the quality of his work is top notch. Prices are very reasonable as well in my opinion.

[JamesKerr]

Nice looking bow!

[kennym]

Looks great!! I'm sure you're gonna be a hero when he shoots it!!

[Orion]

You're right. that snakeskin cloth looks like the real thing.  Your nock overlays aren't too shabby either.  Good job.