My First Selfbow

[Pat B]

Howard, the unbraced pic shows the relaxed bow and how much over straining or not the bow has encountered while it was being built and tillered. The full draw pic shows how well the bow was tillered; are there hinges or flat spots or are both limbs bending evenly and together. Most of us wood bow builders aren't looking to adversely criticize the builder but trying to show the builder where improvement can be made in future bows they make. One reason many of us make these comments and observations is because we are passing on the knowledge that was passed to us over the years by the wood bow builders that came before us.

[WhistlingBadger]

Nice looking bow!  As for the bad hit, I figure it's kind of the opposite of landing a plane:  Any hit they don't walk away from is a good hit.    Nothing tastes quite as satisfying as meat from a home-made bow.

[Pappy 1]

Beautiful bow and congrats on a nice deer.
Pappy

[Terry Green]

I posted earlier, but I have to post again after reading all the comments.  Great stuff.And congratulations on your success with your first selfbow!

[Doug S]

    Nice work

[Clarkansas]

Congratulations on the bow and the buck!

[DVSHUNTER]

Congratulations on the first selfbow. It looks a lot better than my first shooter.  There is also nothing like that first harvest with a bow you crafted yourself.