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I'm building my own bow shop. Update 2/2
Posted on 1/21/20 at 9:08 am
Posted on 1/21/20 at 9:08 am
I've reached my limit with halfwits at the proshops I have available to me, and I've decided to take matters into my own hands. I have a list of the necessities that I'll need, but I was wondering if any of you do your own work. What would you suggest I get to make life easier outside of the basics? i.e. press, arrow cutter, basic tools... TIA
ETA 2/1:
Blitzenberger came in the other day along with a scale. Stripped all the screwed up vanes and redid them with a reflective wrap. Used loctite gel control. We’ll see how they hold up. I’m going to tinker with brass and see what kinds of speeds I can get with heavier setups. I sold a pistol and another bow to fund my press that should be here Monday along with a chrono.
ETA 2/1:
Blitzenberger came in the other day along with a scale. Stripped all the screwed up vanes and redid them with a reflective wrap. Used loctite gel control. We’ll see how they hold up. I’m going to tinker with brass and see what kinds of speeds I can get with heavier setups. I sold a pistol and another bow to fund my press that should be here Monday along with a chrono.
This post was edited on 2/2/20 at 3:46 pm
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Posted on 1/21/20 at 9:11 am to beHop
Id suggest if you haven't got that figured out at a very minimum you might want to stick with them "halfwits" from your local shop.
Posted on 1/21/20 at 9:17 am to beHop
I've thought about this also. I know the "what" needs to be done, but lack the "how" to do it. I got aggravated a while back when the guy at the bow shop said bare shaft tuning doesn't work on a compound bow, only recurves. He lost all credibility with me at that point.
Posted on 1/21/20 at 9:25 am to Boat Motor Bandit
K I have a list of 14 must have items. I'm talking about not so obvious tools/tricks that I may not know I need just yet. But thank you for your input.
Posted on 1/21/20 at 9:36 am to arbe25
I feel you, man. There have been countless instances where I couldn't believe what some of those guys would say. The straw that broke my back though was my most recent visit when I wanted some arrows refletched to a left offset. Well, he didn't have the jig for that, so he had to order it. And it was going to take a couple weeks since he was going to ATA. No biggie, I'll wait. I go to pick them up and wouldn't ya know it? He put a right offset on them anyway. Got home, pulled the fletches off with minimal effort by hand and started putting together a list of everything I'll need.
Posted on 1/21/20 at 9:40 am to beHop
Probably cheaper and less time consuming to just drive to Kenner once or twice a year and see Sammy at Chag's
Posted on 1/21/20 at 9:44 am to DirtyMikeandtheBoys
That's a long way from middle TN.
ETA: and to the point about time consuming...
I shoot a lot. The other day I had a peep fly out on the shot in the yard. That bow was dead in the water. Had I had a press in my shop, I could've been back shooting in 10 minutes. However, that fix will require a trip during my lunch break the next day at work. Luckily, I had a backup bow. If not, I wouldn't have hunted that day.
ETA: and to the point about time consuming...
I shoot a lot. The other day I had a peep fly out on the shot in the yard. That bow was dead in the water. Had I had a press in my shop, I could've been back shooting in 10 minutes. However, that fix will require a trip during my lunch break the next day at work. Luckily, I had a backup bow. If not, I wouldn't have hunted that day.
This post was edited on 1/21/20 at 9:46 am
Posted on 1/21/20 at 10:01 am to beHop
quote:I pressed mine with a ratchet strap. I would be hesitant to do that on a $1000 bow, however.
Had I had a press in my shop
Posted on 1/21/20 at 10:05 am to beHop
I’ve never hunted with a bow before but would like to learn
This post was edited on 1/21/20 at 10:17 am
Posted on 1/21/20 at 10:06 am to beHop
quote:
I wanted some arrows refletched
Well i do build my own arrows and if i can do it, i'm sure you can. You could start with that. That's pretty easy. One piece of advice...get an arrow squaring device to true up the ends of shaft and insert. It will improve broadhead flight.
Posted on 1/21/20 at 10:17 am to beHop
I know she's probably busy, but I'd suggest getting the girl in your avi to work behind the counter at your new bow shop.
That would certainly make life easier, IMO, FWIW.
That would certainly make life easier, IMO, FWIW.
Posted on 1/21/20 at 10:19 am to beHop
I guess you know how to tie everything? Chronograph
Your paper test
Gram scales
Hit up last chance archery
Your paper test
Gram scales
Hit up last chance archery
Posted on 1/21/20 at 10:31 am to Outdoorreb
Current List:
Ez green press
Squaring tool
Bow square
D loop pliers
Fletching jig(s)
Grain scale
D loop material
Arrow saw
Adhesives
Arrow spinner (I have a homemade one but it's not that great)
Draw board
Chrono
Serving tool
Bow vise
ETA: and to clarify, this is strictly for personal use and maybe for a couple of buddies. I'm not opening a store.
Ez green press
Squaring tool
Bow square
D loop pliers
Fletching jig(s)
Grain scale
D loop material
Arrow saw
Adhesives
Arrow spinner (I have a homemade one but it's not that great)
Draw board
Chrono
Serving tool
Bow vise
ETA: and to clarify, this is strictly for personal use and maybe for a couple of buddies. I'm not opening a store.
This post was edited on 1/21/20 at 10:33 am
Posted on 1/21/20 at 10:34 am to beHop
quote:
Ez green press
Squaring tool
Bow square
D loop pliers
Fletching jig(s)
Grain scale
D loop material
Arrow saw
Adhesives
Arrow spinner (I have a homemade one but it's not that great)
Draw board
Chrono
Serving tool
Bow vise
Girl in your avi (for personal use)
FIFY
Posted on 1/21/20 at 10:36 am to BRgetthenet
Be, how would one locate the source image for your avi?
Posted on 1/21/20 at 10:37 am to beHop
T handled Allen wrenches are better then regular Allen wrenches.
Posted on 1/21/20 at 11:01 am to Outdoorreb
I agree, but I have boatloads of the regular ones. That's a good one to add for sure though.
Carson, I think what you may be looking for is IG: itsryannmurphy
Carson, I think what you may be looking for is IG: itsryannmurphy
Posted on 1/21/20 at 11:13 am to beHop
You realize you can see her cooter clear as day in that pic right? 
Posted on 1/21/20 at 11:21 am to beHop
quote:
Ez green press
Squaring tool
Bow square
D loop pliers
Fletching jig(s)
Grain scale
D loop material
Arrow saw
Adhesives
Arrow spinner (I have a homemade one but it's not that great)
Draw board
Chrono
Serving tool
Bow vise
I think that’s a really good list. I have the archerydezign draw board and it’s really nice. If you are handy you can build a press and buy fingers from 92safari on archery talk. I have a set of his and they are super adjustable. Unless you are dropping thousands on equipment I would consider just starting with bow tuning. it’s much easier to buy super high quality arrows pre built than it is to send your bow off to be tuned.
Edit:
I don’t see levels or a bow scale on your list. I think you could 95% of the way there(not including arrows) with:
- press you build on your own or an ez green press
- horizontal draw board like the archery dezign or lca,
- some hamskea/ktech type levels for bow and sight
- paper tuning jig
- string separator
- good bow vise
- bow square
- bow scale(to check poundage)
This post was edited on 1/21/20 at 11:31 am
Posted on 1/21/20 at 11:26 am to bigbuckdj
quote:
I think that’s a really good list. I have the archerydezign draw board and it’s really nice. If you are handy you can build a press and buy fingers from 92safari on archery talk. I have a set of his and they are super adjustable. Unless you are dropping thousands on equipment I would consider just starting with bow tuning. it’s much easier to buy super high quality arrows pre built than it is to send your bow off to be tuned.
I'm going to piece it together over time. More than anything, I just like to tinker with it. I don't mind spending the time, especially to get something right.
The set of arrows I'm running right now are pretty bomb proof. I got DCA to build them for me. They're nock tuned, and built like tanks. They won't last forever, so I'll likely try to reverse engineer what he did on my next set.
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