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Nice bob I have wanted to try one of those. I might after I get a the other 100 or so I want to try out of the way first.

Rob that was me. And I get excited to see game I am after. However once I decide I am going to try and take it I get calm and focused. when I seen him first and after he ran off that is when I start shaking.

Saturday I was helping a buddy try and fill his FT Riley Elk tag. Well we failed to see any elk. But had a wonderful encounter with an easy 150 class mature white tailed deer buck. Sorry for the crappy video but it was take on a cel phone camera. http://tradgang.com/noncgi/ultimatebb.php?ubb=get_top...

greybeard you can call name it what ever you want. I will just call it pretty.

Thanks for the kind words. Grey Beard I have put at least a hundred arrows through it and no sign of an issue. The knot make a nice place to put your thumb if you are right handed. I put the filler in because of sharp edges and hole I knew if I tried to get it out I would run a risk of have in a two...

Nice looking hedge. chase a ring and make a bow I say. Also Osage response very well to dry heat from a heat gun or other source. I personally don't like steam on it. Some do though. Just oil up the area you want to get straight. But looks like you got most straight with a saw.

Ok here is a bow I just finished up for the 2014 tradgang bow swap. It is an Osage American long bow 66" ttt. With black rat snake skins antler tips and pulls 53#@27". Unbraced http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e383/gillk/2014%20Tradgang%20Bow%20Swap/20140926_130233_zpsx87tqew0.jpg Braced ...

Those are very sweet looking arrows for sure.

Man the picture makes it look so hard. I just like scraping limbs until they bend and fling and arrow.

Those are awesome looking. What did you make the reed out of? Any chance you could do a build along?

Thanks for the kind words. I think it is my best bow to date.

Sorry Rob,

It is 67" NTN pulling 61#@29". And she is an Osage Long bow. Yep It is thin leather and I thought the black would go real nice with the red of the skins.

Well this is the bow I made for the PA Trade. It is also the first bow I have named. It is also the heaviest draw I have made. She is dressed with Corn snake skins I traded for at MOJAM for a bull snake skin I had. The stave came from MOJAM last year. Given to me by Dean. The leather on the handle i...

Welcome Jeff

Yep Hackberry is usual very straight, but I find a knot hidden under the bark. It does give them some character.

Well it is looking good for sure. And that is a nice straight stick to start with for sure.

Jeff, It is Hack berry, a fairly common tree in the eastern US. It is about 62" ttt. Pulling about 50lbs at 28". Hackberry is a very under used wood here in the US for bows. It is not yew or Osage but it will give hickory a run for it's money. And toasting the belly really gave it some sna...

Ok here is some pics of the bow I made for a bow swap on another site. The skin is one snake and I am amazed at the difference in the pattern. It is an eastern black rat snake very common in the US. http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e383/gillk/IMG_20130731_193405_216_zps14c58879.jpg http://i43.photo...

Hmmmm I have seen pics of this bow some where.

Thanks fellas Oh I am still popping in and checking things out here. Just have not had much to post about is all. I did not put a rest on this one and am glad I did not. He is right handed but I noticed that when he was drawing it he was turning his head so his left eye was lining up behind the arro...

Ok finished up this little bow for my 4 year old nephew. I am new to the bow building and learn on every bow and this one was no exception. It started as a failed bow back at MOJAM. I was trying out power tools and learned although you can make one fast you can mess on up even faster. So what was a ...

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Here you go this is a very good, build along.

hunterguy1991, I am new to self bow and being in the states I can't tell you what woods to use but here are 2 things I have learned so far. Get a couple of those known good staves down to almost floor tiller and store them inside and in 6 month you should be able to start making a bow. Ensure you st...

That is just a great looking project. let us know when you add more PICs.

Col, I am really new to this making bows myself. I have attempted 5 bows and only 2 of those were shooters the other 3 failed. The first shooter did end up breaking after I harvested a deer. So for me the odds are not good. However the more I work on the wood the better and more confident I am becom...

The bow made it to it's new owner and he sees pleased with it so I must have done OK.

Bigbob
Looks like you got a good start on it. I can't wait to see what you turn out.

thanks gents. Sorry did not get a final full draw pic up. I had to get it out and the gizmo was showing the tiller was good.

It not perfect but here is the finished bow and she is shipped off to the new owner. http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e383/gillk/IMG_4082.jpg http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e383/gillk/IMG_4083.jpg http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e383/gillk/IMG_4085.jpg I heat tempered the belly and added a sma...

I will remember that. I did that short fade on purpose. I compared my last bow to others I seen and my fades seemed really long. compared to those I see posted here and on other sites. I just hope I did not got to the other extreme. If it fails I will have an I deal. I really did not put that much r...

jeff it has set at the fades I really don't thank heating it up and trying to take it out would get ride of that so I put the reflex in about the last 3rd or so and that give it a R/D look. I really dont know if it will work but I will find out by about Friday. http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e383...