My lads bow

[chrisanson]

hello all,
here are some pics of the bow i have made for my 9 year old.
I thought I would start my own thread rather than highjack someone else’s.

I made it to draw to 28” so that his big brother doesn’t pull it back and break it like he did with the last one! His mom pencilled in the knot pattern and I burned it in with a pyro machine.
The handle wrap is some tablet waving made by my wife.
chris

 

[leon-b]

nice one mate i bet your son will love it
leon

 

[woodmunky]

Looks fantastic mate! he'll most certainly be happy with it for sure!

Really like the pyrographic markings... looking at doing similar to my bow too... looks great!

 

[Bisamratte]

now that's a nice bow.

Excellent work, Im sure your lad'll love it

 

[Big John]

Good work - nice shed as well

 

[penvisser]

Looks good, and did he liked it? I bet he did

 

[tecNik]

Very nice. What wood is that?
Love the second photo. Makes my workshop look positively tidy!

:You_Rock_

 

[Snufkin]

Nice one, but it's not such a good Idea to burn the wood on the back of a bow, could weaken the wood and lead to breakage. Probably not an issue with a low weight childs bow though.

 

[stovie]

I'm with Snufkin on the burnin' of the back, but as long as it's low weight should be fine.
Looks good.
I also like some of your metalwork Chris. Particularly the cauldron and sheild boss...good stuff.

 

[chrisanson]

Thanks for all the comment’s. yes the shed / workshop is a BIT untidy but as I am sure you all know they are never big enough !!
The bow is made from white ash leftover from another job. Its 58” long and 57”KtoK.and yes he loves it! And thanks stovie, the shield boss and caldron were jobs for re-enactors as are the knives. it’s a way of keeping my hobby / hobby’s going and subsidised a bit. Again thanks complements indeed coming from the folks on this forum!!
chris

 

[bent-stick]

Lovely job. And your shed's a palace compared to mine (I can't actually get in it and am working in a gazebo in the garden...)