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Offline MCNSC

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Re: Bow racks
« Reply #20 on: February 17, 2015, 10:21:00 AM »
Stump Buster, I really like that. I have an ald dresser that I store my archery stuff in.  Think I will add some supports like yours.  Thanks
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Re: Bow racks
« Reply #21 on: February 17, 2015, 10:38:00 AM »
Here is a pic of one I built with my daughter, the pic is before I added the pegs and loaded it with my bows

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Re: Bow racks
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Re: Bow racks
« Reply #25 on: February 17, 2015, 01:57:00 PM »

 
 

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Re: Bow racks
« Reply #26 on: February 17, 2015, 02:13:00 PM »
Very nice Warden! Great ideas on here and just when I thought I was getting close to done with winter "projects" lol

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Re: Bow racks
« Reply #27 on: February 17, 2015, 10:33:00 PM »
Old barn wood makes for a great looking rustic bow rack as well.  You could use beams or the blanks for many different variations of racks.

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Re: Bow racks
« Reply #28 on: February 17, 2015, 11:55:00 PM »

I get a kick seeing these wonderful bow racks . This mine , holds two . My wife don't want a big one on the wall so the rest of my bows are hanging in the closet and I will add that you don't see her two bows on the rack .
I just trade them out once in a while as I see fit .
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Re: Bow racks
« Reply #29 on: February 18, 2015, 07:31:00 AM »
Trap, your rack looks so good cuz of the bows you have on it, looks like a museum! My wife thinks I have too many bows (2)!

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Re: Bow racks
« Reply #30 on: February 18, 2015, 08:25:00 AM »
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Those are sharp!    :thumbsup:

Offline sveltri

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Re: Bow racks
« Reply #31 on: February 18, 2015, 09:21:00 AM »
Bad picture, but here's one I did a couple weeks ago.  

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Re: Bow racks
« Reply #32 on: February 18, 2015, 09:38:00 AM »
You guys are creative.

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Re: Bow racks
« Reply #33 on: February 18, 2015, 03:15:00 PM »
A couple of old cell phone pics. Not the greatest, but you get the idea. Took the basic design from one I had seen elsewhere and tried to make it a bit more decorative.

 
 
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Re: Bow racks
« Reply #34 on: February 19, 2015, 09:45:00 AM »
I love these threads. Show me your work shop, your bow collection, your bow rack, arrow rack, on and on I love to look at them all... this year we have been covered up real good in snow so I reorganized a 5'x 9' closet, everything came out and it's all book case shelves. I was looking on top and there was 20" of room for a couple simple bow racks... but what started as quick and simple gave way to a wondering mind lol

   
I used scrap pieces of dogwood from arrows I made. Put adhesive backed felt strips where the bows would touch

   

Pulled some longbows out of the closet...
   

Took some recurves out from under the bed...
   
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Re: Bow racks
« Reply #35 on: February 19, 2015, 09:46:00 AM »
I enjoyed it so much I made the next one out of a twisted piece of cherry I had drying under the work bench for a while. I sanded it to bring out some grain but wanted it to look natural and rustic...

   
Pegs are again dogwood shafting that had been heat straightened and sanded down

   

   

 
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Re: Bow racks
« Reply #36 on: February 19, 2015, 06:36:00 PM »


 

 

 
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Re: Bow racks
« Reply #37 on: February 19, 2015, 09:17:00 PM »
Here's mine
 
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Re: Bow racks
« Reply #38 on: February 19, 2015, 09:39:00 PM »
Cool! Been thinking about doing this and have some great ideas now! Thanks to all that have posted!
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Re: Bow racks
« Reply #39 on: February 20, 2015, 12:11:00 PM »
Ranger 3, I'll either have to sell a lot of my bows or become a better hunter if I want to try that   :(
60" Bear Super K LH 40#@28
69" Matt Meacham LH 42@28
66" Swift Wing LH 35@28
54" Java Man Elk Heart LH 43@28
62"/58" RER LXR LH 44/40@28

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