I made a new bow rack, the ndragged it outside with my Period bows.
From top to bottom:
45# d-section Longbow withg horn tips. I messed up the tips, cut the notch the wrong direction so need to be replaced as soon as I can get a new set of tips.
45# flat bow with horn tips
35# flatbow with wood tips
35# carriage bow (take apart)
35# "shorty" survival bow
45# Horse bow
All fro mGIBow(dot)com.
I've added arrow rests, my won wrapping, etc.
Sometimes I think that I pay that companies rent.
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Man, looks good RikJohnson! I love the color of it! I'll have to expand mine soon since my wife is getting a new bow for her birthday... shhhh!
Here's mine:
Here's mine:
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Both of those racks look really nice. Our rack only has three bows. I doubt we will be getting more anytime soon with twins on the way.
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I have my main rack on the wall with most of my bows.
My modern recurves, etc are on another pic.
From top to bottom:
PSE Kingfisher take-down
some fiberglass bow I got just because it reminded me of mone I owned as a kid
a 15# Bear recurve I use for me Amazon Project and women just starting off.
Sioux 15# survival bow.
Not shown is a Take-down with wood handle and a 45# recurve that somehow vanished. I hope a 'guest' didn;t walk away with it as sometimkes happens.
I used 3 of my recurves and a half dozen knives as a trade-in for a kayak. And gave away my compound to a friend. But generally, I prefer the Longbow, the 34# flatbow, the horsebow and the kingfisher. I made a hardcase for the Shorty which i take on my kayak or hiking.
My modern recurves, etc are on another pic.
From top to bottom:
PSE Kingfisher take-down
some fiberglass bow I got just because it reminded me of mone I owned as a kid
a 15# Bear recurve I use for me Amazon Project and women just starting off.
Sioux 15# survival bow.
Not shown is a Take-down with wood handle and a 45# recurve that somehow vanished. I hope a 'guest' didn;t walk away with it as sometimkes happens.
I used 3 of my recurves and a half dozen knives as a trade-in for a kayak. And gave away my compound to a friend. But generally, I prefer the Longbow, the 34# flatbow, the horsebow and the kingfisher. I made a hardcase for the Shorty which i take on my kayak or hiking.
Those who give up a little freedom in place of a little security will soon discover that they possess neither.
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Rhonin wrote:Man, looks good RikJohnson! I love the color of it! I'll have to expand mine soon since my wife is getting a new bow for her birthday... shhhh!
Here's mine:
Tell me about your horesbow please?
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Hey RikJohnson!
My horse bow is a Toth Mongolian from http://www.thelongbowshop.com/categories/Bows/Horsebows
I love it. Its a great bow and as much as I love my longbows the idea of having this strapped to my quiver roaming through the woods as it begins to snow is quite appealing.
I normally shot a 55# - 60# longbow, but I found that I actually get faster arrows (due to the great structure of the horse bow) with a 50# horse bow. The handshock is light, not much more than a well made medieval style long bow, and its quick and accurate, but takes some getting used to the aiming.
If you're using ash as your shaft material i'd recommend 55# and above, if you're using Port Ordford Cedar, 50# is fine.
Let me know if you have specific questions!
My horse bow is a Toth Mongolian from http://www.thelongbowshop.com/categories/Bows/Horsebows
I love it. Its a great bow and as much as I love my longbows the idea of having this strapped to my quiver roaming through the woods as it begins to snow is quite appealing.
I normally shot a 55# - 60# longbow, but I found that I actually get faster arrows (due to the great structure of the horse bow) with a 50# horse bow. The handshock is light, not much more than a well made medieval style long bow, and its quick and accurate, but takes some getting used to the aiming.
If you're using ash as your shaft material i'd recommend 55# and above, if you're using Port Ordford Cedar, 50# is fine.
Let me know if you have specific questions!