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Red Oak Board Bow
Mar 25^th, 2010 at 2:23pm

Looking at David M.'s pictures of his bow reminded me that I never showed everyone here my bow that I made for my dad's Christmas present. It's shaped from a 6'x2"x1" piece of red oak that I got at the local hardware store, and backed with fiberglass sheetrock tape. This was my first real atempt at bow making, I don't count the simple stick bow that I had previously made. It was lot's of fun, and I am currently working on my second one (for myself).
Here's some video of it, sadly I don't have any photos. I guess I could go to my dad's to take shots of the finished product, but I haven't done so yet. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BIhX6-S74Fw ; Enjoy! Not as pretty as Dave's, but I think it turned out pretty well.

When in doubt, shoot for the head (worked for David anyway...)

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dork Funditor Offline I feel Smurfy when I'm smurfing!!!! You too? Posts: 996 In Beautiful Wisconsin Gender:	Re: Red Oak Board Bow Reply #1 - Mar 25^th, 2010 at 9:22pm Excellent job on that bow and the arrow. How long did it take to make and what tools did you use? Did you have to add any special glue to the fiberglass tape. I love how you make your videos too very informative.
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BrianGrubbs Funditor Offline Joined May 6th, 2008 Posts: 559 Alabama Gender:	Re: Red Oak Board Bow Reply #2 - Mar 25^th, 2010 at 9:40pm I worked on it off and on for a month or so, using nothing but a rasp. The fiberglass is in three layers, and I used Titebond wood glue to glue it on, since that's what the online tutorial I used called for. Thanks for the compliment! I always try to make my movies interesting
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David Morningstar Slinging.org Moderator Offline Slinging Rocks! Posts: 3482 UK	Re: Red Oak Board Bow Reply #3 - Mar 26^th, 2010 at 7:36am Very nice indeed! Was it this tutorial you used? http://poorfolkbows.com/oak.htm
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NECURS Junior Member Offline Silent & Deadly Posts: 84 BackWood's Nebraska Gender:	Re: Red Oak Board Bow Reply #4 - Mar 26^th, 2010 at 11:51am Nice Bow Brian, You did an Excellent job on It and Thank's for sharing the video,
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timann Interfector Viris Spurii Offline Slinging Rocks! Posts: 2504 Norway Gender:	Re: Red Oak Board Bow Reply #5 - Mar 26^th, 2010 at 12:18pm I guess dad was happy with his Christmas present, because that was really something. timann
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Et Cetera Interfector Viris Spurii Offline Slinging Rocks Into Windows! Posts: 1550 Gender:	Re: Red Oak Board Bow Reply #6 - Mar 26^th, 2010 at 6:21pm Nice! Almost motivates me to give it a try, making a bow.
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Burner Interfector Viris Spurii Offline Take me out to the ball game........ Posts: 1238 Northeast Florida Gender:	Re: Red Oak Board Bow Reply #7 - Mar 31^st, 2010 at 1:46pm Excellent work,Brian!And another classy video!How many hours would you estimate you have into that?
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