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David Morningstar Slinging.org Moderator Offline Slinging Rocks! Posts: 3482 UK	My first bow Mar 24^th, 2010 at 8:56am From a carefully selected plank of beech to a five foot long 40lbs bow...
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BrianGrubbs Funditor Offline Joined May 6th, 2008 Posts: 559 Alabama Gender:	Re: My first bow Reply #1 - Mar 24^th, 2010 at 10:28am Well done, David! That bow is beautiful. How does it shoot? Looking forward to a video of that on youtube (just checked my subscriptions, and I see you don't have one up yet).
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NECURS Junior Member Offline Silent & Deadly Posts: 84 BackWood's Nebraska Gender:	Re: My first bow Reply #2 - Mar 24^th, 2010 at 10:37am Nice looking Bow David, Sure look's like It turned out good for ya, I like that length & draw weight, I've yet to make a Bow and I need to get a good board for my first attempt/practice and then I want to try my hand on a Bow stave to make a selfbow, Thank's for sharing the picture's,
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Paleoarts Interfector Viris Spurii Offline it don't mean a thing if you aint got that sling! Posts: 1993 oceanside, CA Gender:	Re: My first bow Reply #3 - Mar 24^th, 2010 at 12:30pm well done, sir! seriously, that is magnificent for your first one. have you named her yet?
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Reply #4 - Mar 24^th, 2010 at 1:07pm

I'll be paying my folks a visit from Monday so there will be video from then. I cant honestly tell you how it shoots, apart from 'fast!', because I am a hopelessly inexperienced archer (not to mention massively biased Wink

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So far I've just been calling this one 'Shorty'. A bit of bad grain stopped it from being any longer. All the others will be six footers at least

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Paleoarts Interfector Viris Spurii Offline it don't mean a thing if you aint got that sling! Posts: 1993 oceanside, CA Gender:	Re: My first bow Reply #5 - Mar 24^th, 2010 at 1:39pm 'Shorty' is a good name the tiller looks excellent, David. are you going to put a finish on it? wrapped handle? have you made special arrows for it?
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timann Interfector Viris Spurii Offline Slinging Rocks! Posts: 2504 Norway Gender:	Re: My first bow Reply #6 - Mar 24^th, 2010 at 3:44pm Congratulations for your first bow, it looks rather beautiful, it`s only fault is its ability to make people envious timann
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Reply #7 - Mar 24^th, 2010 at 4:45pm

Paleoarts wrote on Mar 24^th, 2010 at 1:39pm:

'Shorty' is a good name Cheesy

the tiller looks excellent, David. are you going to put a finish on it? wrapped handle? have you made special arrows for it?

I'll do a bit more rasping to make the handle less blocky, sand and finish with beeswax polish, black leather handle wrap... more arrows are the next thing to work on before I visit my folks cos I only have one good one.

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Et Cetera Interfector Viris Spurii Offline Slinging Rocks Into Windows! Posts: 1550 Gender:	Re: My first bow Reply #8 - Mar 24^th, 2010 at 7:07pm Nice bow! But what is "rasping"?
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aztec Funditor Offline Slinging Rocks! Posts: 858 Gender:	Re: My first bow Reply #9 - Mar 24^th, 2010 at 8:28pm awesome bow! my first 2 bows are laying in the woods now..in multiple pices you did a real good job on it rasping is when you use a rasp( a rough file) to shape the wood
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Bikewer Interfector Viris Spurii Offline I love Slinging.org! Posts: 1627 St. Louis, Mo Gender:	Re: My first bow Reply #10 - Mar 24^th, 2010 at 8:39pm Looks well tillered, congrats! Red oak, is it not? Planning to use a backing? Not a bad idea; linen or silk will prevent any splinters from lifting from the back of the bow, and hold the bits together if it does let go.
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Et Cetera Interfector Viris Spurii Offline Slinging Rocks Into Windows! Posts: 1550 Gender:	Re: My first bow Reply #11 - Mar 24^th, 2010 at 9:17pm Thanks aztec So a file is used? What about a paracord wrap for the handle? How long did it take you to make? PS- I like the bracelets
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dork Funditor Offline I feel Smurfy when I'm smurfing!!!! You too? Posts: 996 In Beautiful Wisconsin Gender:	Re: My first bow Reply #12 - Mar 26^th, 2010 at 5:51pm That is a really great looking bow. Nice Job!
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aztec Funditor Offline Slinging Rocks! Posts: 858 Gender:	Re: My first bow Reply #13 - Mar 26^th, 2010 at 6:32pm its like a file, but its teeth are designed more for wood working than for metal
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Masiakasaurus Forum Moderation Offline mah-SEE-a-kah-SOR-us Posts: 6069 Alabama, USA Gender:	Re: My first bow Reply #14 - Mar 26^th, 2010 at 7:47pm Think of a rasp like a cross between a file and a saw. Rasps have teeth that remove the wood instead of grooves like a file. I've wanted to pick up archery for a while, and when I do I'm going to make a bow like this one.
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