Something you made?
Contributors to this thread:Equipment
From: Shug
23-Oct-22
Curious if anyone has a piece of equipment they personally made and use regularly…
While it’s made from a commercial bow quiver… I love this tite spot hip quiver I made…
From: 4nolz@work
23-Oct-22
I made my bow
From: JohnMC
23-Oct-22
I made a gate opener that worked pretty well, but she is off to college now.
From: Bowbaker
23-Oct-22
I too make my bows
From: Shug
24-Oct-22
JohnMc for the win
From: Treeline
24-Oct-22
Arrows…
From: Treeline
24-Oct-22
Bows
From: Rock
24-Oct-22
Tree Stand I use to build.
Tree Stand I use to build.
Tavis, I recognize that rotating Fletcher setup as I made that.
From: Rock
24-Oct-22
Blind I use to build
Blind I use to build
From: midwest
24-Oct-22
Lots of treestands back in the day, saddle platform, my first saddle, climbing sticks, my first ground blind (not nearly as nice as Rock's), gear hangers, lots of stuff.
From: Treeline
24-Oct-22
Yup, Ron! I have used the hell out of that since I bought it from you!
From: Bou'bound
24-Oct-22
I made something I call “buck fight on a string”.
Tie rope to rattling antlers which are teathered together. Dangle from stand bounce and clash them in the leaves on ground or rocks under stand by yanking rope. Limited movement And real sounds.
From: Grey Ghost
24-Oct-22
Not exactly "made" from scratch, but I rebuilt this AMC 360 V8 for my old Jeep CJ hunting rig. I did everything except the machine work to over-bore the cylinders and do the valve job. It pulled 325 HP and 360 ft-lbs of torque on the dyno, which is kinda silly for a 40 year old CJ. But it's a lot of fun when you mash the skinny pedal. ;-)
Matt
From: timex
24-Oct-22
Turned this old insulated electronics building with a rotten floor that was going to the landfill into an awesome deer hanging cooler
From: timex
24-Oct-22
From: Jaquomo
24-Oct-22
Deer hat and elk hat. Two of my favorite hunting tools.
From: EmbryOklahoma
24-Oct-22
I made this stabilizer for my bow back in 1997 in a machine shop I worked at. It’s actually filled with hydraulic fluid and capped off, and wrapped with old Walmart camo tape. It’s been on a PSE Nova, Bowtech Tomcat and now an Elite. :)
And I made venison jerky over the weekend. 12 pounds worth. Ready for some stand time!
From: drycreek
24-Oct-22
Ground blinds……four of them.
From: cnelk
24-Oct-22
I made a fork lift system for my ATV
From: KSflatlander
24-Oct-22
Cnelk- that ATV forklift is genius!!
From: Bowfreak
24-Oct-22
That is really cool Brad!
From: Treeline
24-Oct-22
Cool, Brad!
From: hdaman
24-Oct-22
The forklift would be very useful! Nice work!
From: deerhunter72
24-Oct-22
Some very cool stuff here! I love the forklift, pretty ingenious.
From: SlipShot
24-Oct-22
Use this trailer I built to get into our camp every year. This is a older picture.
From: Glunt@work
24-Oct-22
Longbow. In my 20s I quite an office job so I dyed my 3 pairs of khaki pants camo for hunting.
From: scentman
24-Oct-22
Plenty of great ideas, cnelk that forklift is the bomb... great way to block off fire wood.... up off the ground.
From: drycreek
24-Oct-22
cnelk, the fork lift is well thought out and would be handy as hell !
From: Knifeman
24-Oct-22
Sometimes I actually carry my own knives...
From: Beendare
24-Oct-22
Arrow jig
Arrow jig
Here still unfinished next to stock grip
Here still unfinished next to stock grip
I make a bunch of stuff, not so much to save $$ but to customize Tent and stove, Arrow jig, Bigger grip for my TT riser, bow press, bino mount, welding table, …I build stuff for a living so its a passion not just a profession.
From: grizzley21
24-Oct-22
some of my turkey box calls ,that i have made..
From: Beendare
24-Oct-22
Bowpress mid project
Bowpress mid project
Not exactly a simple process to add multiple photos to the site…
From: ahunter76
24-Oct-22
More arrows than I can count. Made them all for my shop/lanes 18 years & now for myself & 8 family members.
From: Huntiam
24-Oct-22
Bunch of turkey calls
From: Recurve Man
24-Oct-22
Very nice work Grizz. Most guys have no clue what you've done there. Very good work. Recurve Man.
From: Shug
24-Oct-22
I no longer am proud of what I made looking at some of these posts
From: Snag
25-Oct-22
Love making wood arrows. Made a few self bows and one recurve. A couple of quivers. Being drawn into leather more time goes by.
From: DanaC
25-Oct-22
I used to tie flies, back when arthritis wasn't a bother
From: x-man
25-Oct-22
I took This
From: x-man
25-Oct-22
And then I took This
From: x-man
25-Oct-22
And I made This
From: x-man
25-Oct-22
Sorry about the photo layout...
From: Snag
25-Oct-22
Nice job Xmas. I had a ‘52 3100 5 window same color all original. That 235 ci purred so soft and smooth you didn’t even know it was running. Had to part with it before I could haul a deer or elk with it. Loved that ride!
From: Treeline
25-Oct-22
Damn! Some mad skills and craftsmanship from some of you guys! Impressive!
From: x-man
25-Oct-22
My grandpa bought that truck new in 1951. I first drove that truck when I was 8 or 9. We loaded hay in the back and my brother got it going in granny low so I could stand on the seat and drive it out to the pasture. I would then get out with it driving itself, hop in the back and start spreading the hay out for the cows. It took me about an hour for the mile long round trip. We never did reach 25K miles on that truck. This transformation was last summers project. I finished it just in time to deliver to my dad for his 86th birthday. The (more)modern S10 chassis and drivetrain makes it fun and easy to drive now.
From: Grey Ghost
25-Oct-22
That's a very nice resto-mod, X-man! I would have never guessed that a '51 would fit on a modern S10 chassis. I bet your father was very pleased.
Matt
From: Inshart
25-Oct-22
From: YZF-88
25-Oct-22
Designed and 3D printed my own arrow saw.
From: Brian M.
25-Oct-22
This took about 40 hrs start to finish. Didn't realize the dog run was in the way when we took the pic.
From: Shug
25-Oct-22
Lots of great stuff guys
From: Grey Ghost
25-Oct-22
It won't win any taxidermy awards, but I'm proud of how it turned out.
Matt
From: Jebediah
25-Oct-22
A few years ago I thought about making some exquisite box calls, or maybe a beautiful bone-handled knife. But then I though, “Nah, instead I’ll cut up a coat hanger.” What resulted is in the picture. A bow/equipment hook strap, using a cam strap that was laying around, and bent coat hanger pieces dipped in spray-on rubber as the hooks. Required zero skill obviously, basically zero money, and has served me well for several years. Hooks are movable and surprisingly strong.
From: elkmtngear
25-Oct-22
Some really amazing stuff here!
Only thing beside my Kids that I've made (of any importance), was this Portable blind/decoy/trekking pole thingy. My hunting partner and I developed it, and got the Patent on it in 2012. This is an old Promo Video from 2013, featuring Bowsite's own "Jaquomo":
From: Cheesehead Mike
25-Oct-22
Including all interior upholstery
Including all interior upholstery
Built the motor and rebuilt the 4 speed tranny.
Built the motor and rebuilt the 4 speed tranny.
I restored this.
From: Cheesehead Mike
25-Oct-22
I built this game cart about 30 years ago out of the aluminum frame from a scrapped truck topper. It's hauled countless deer, a few bear and a few elk. I wouldn't leave home without it!
From: Cheesehead Mike
25-Oct-22
I built these targets, one for field points and one for broadheads.
From: Cheesehead Mike
25-Oct-22
I made this food plot roller out of some discarded dock wheels.
From: Snag
25-Oct-22
Great story x-man. What a gift! Good heart. Cheesehead Mike that’s one of my other favorites. What a beauty.
From: Jaquomo
25-Oct-22
Jeff, I still use the umbrella-blind-decoy system regularly. It's a great tool. Heading to the plains with me next week. Bummer that it never caught on.
From: Corax_latrans
25-Oct-22
I needed a quiver, so I put this together.
It at least has some character. My arrows happen to have a whole lot more character, so I borrowed my sons for the photo opportunity…
From: Corax_latrans
25-Oct-22
And I’ve given it some use.
Pretty low-end stuff comparatively speaking, but I’m competing in a different category ;)
From: So467
25-Oct-22
I made a broadhead tuner out of an arrow straightener for aluminum arrows. And braided a 550 chord for the best pull up rope ever.
From: RJ Hunt
25-Oct-22
So this is my daily carry knife that I made. I use it daily and also for hunting. Is CPM magnacut stainless
From: RJ Hunt
25-Oct-22
I also made this one. I finished it up this week.
From: Beendare
26-Oct-22
Mike C…love that car
Brian- won’t you have to trim the bow arm of that ghillie?
From: Brian M.
26-Oct-22
Beendare, yes I did. The inside of arm needed some trimming, but I also didn't put as much jute there. Just the back of arm. I also left my left chest free of jute. Since then, I added some plastic leaves to hat, shoulders and arms.
From: EmbryOklahoma
26-Oct-22
Pretty cool stuff on here! RJ… those knives are beautiful!
From: WV Mountaineer
26-Oct-22
Who hear votes Brad go into business to build those thing. Patent that thing!!!!! But, build me one before selling out to live on royalties.
From: wooddamon1
26-Oct-22
Nice stuff guys! Been making my own arrows for 25+ years but recently started making Osage bows as well.
From: woodguy65
26-Oct-22
Bourbon/cigar box with antler handles.
From: fuzzy
29-Oct-22
Didn't make it but designed it. Alternative sewage disposal System, TL2 aerobic pre treatment and shallow placed gravel trench drainfield
From: SaddleReaper
30-Oct-22
Made... well, not exactly. Designed - yep. Have killed some deer with bows I've designed :)
From: lame crowndip
17-Dec-22
The plaque for the moose is made from butternut. Nice wood to work with.
From: EDUDA
17-Dec-22
Children
Children
My kids.
From: Rock
17-Dec-22
Broadhead sharpener I have been building these since the early 80's, can sharpen a 2 or 4 blade head start to finish in under 2 minutes to shaving sharp.
From: Blood
17-Dec-22
Rock. That’s awesome. What stones are those? And how did you know what angle to cut the wood? Just awesome.
From: RJ Hunt
17-Dec-22
I also made this 2”x72” belt grinder from scrap steel and an old treadmill. I did buy the wheels and bolts. It’s still running 4 years later tho I have a commercially made one this still sees use in the knife shop.
From: Rock
17-Dec-22
Blood, Those are German made files not stones. Angle was calculated to just clear the ferule then tested to verify, have made a few at different angles for some other heads for some people.
From: RK
17-Dec-22
EDUDA
that's what it is about!!
From: RK
17-Dec-22
EDUDA
that's what it is about!!
From: Papadeerhtr
17-Dec-22
I've made a few selfbows.
From: Corax_latrans
18-Dec-22
I’ve been messing with these lately….
