Second Knife and First bow

[FTO_dude]

Hey All,
So this is the second knife i've ever completed, as well as a bow and a couple of arrows just as a little side project.

The knife is L6 steel which i have heat treated myself, its held its edge well under paper cutting but i have yet to try anything more extensive.
As you can see, drop point, satin finish with stained oak scales.
The bow is the same oak using black paracord as the string. The arrows could use some fletching but its i think its not too shabby for a first attempt

What do you guys think?

 

[Bailey Knives]

it looks good. I have been thinking about trying to make a bow, but I havent gotten around to it yet. Have you shot it yet? How does it shoot? Was it tough to make?

Enough questions yet?

Think I can ask any more?

 

[FTO_dude]

the bow was easy actually.
its basically just a floorboard, planed down the edges to shape and then plane the top and bottom to give it some flex.
it's very basic and i have essentially 0 experience in archery but it shoots pretty good.
can hit a target at 20m just about everytime with a proper arrow but with my arrows its a little trickier.
Not counting the paracord it must have only cost me $5 at most for the wood.

 

[EZ Cad Blades]

Good looking "set" if you ask me! :thumbup: Are the arrows from the same wood as well?

Larry

 

[69_knives]

I agree; that is a good looking set. That knife design is a timeless one that anybody could enjoy for years.

 

[BChou-E29]

Haha, great set of equipment. They compliment each other very well. Reminds me of Robin Hood LOL

 

[Will Leavitt]

Nice set!

Matt, a craftsman of your caliber shouldn't have any problems making a bow.... prolly coolest thing I ever did was to harvest a deer with a stick bow I made.... it's an addiction unto itself though!

 

[Fletch Helical]

Nice looking work.

Being a toxophilite (Yeah... I was waiting to work that in somewhere)I have to ask about the bow. No shelf on it so I'm assuming you're shooting off your hand?

 

[FTO_dude]

i guess you could say shooting off the hand. i generally just put a bit of angle on the bow and the arrow holds in the rest just fine.