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tjwilhelm
05-06-2016, 11:44 PM
Howdy, Gang! This is a just-for-fun, somewhat-archery-related, making-stuff post...

One thing keeping me busy these days is teaching a new community college course called STEM Guitar -- Students learn STEM topics (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math) in the process of building their own solid-body electric guitar, from scratch; and, they take the guitar home at the end of the semester.

This semester, one of my students is a champion archer -- young Tyler Anderson...

https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7296/26767647362_8b0c359928_z.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/GMnbZq)Tyler 01 (https://flic.kr/p/GMnbZq) by tjwilhelm148149 (https://www.flickr.com/photos/tjflickr/), on Flickr

Tyler holds championships in 5 States, and is internationally ranked as a top bow hunter.

Tyler decided to take my STEM Guitar course; and, he designed an arrow guitar. I thought it was so cool, I just had to share it here...

https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7784/26256964743_149d434a5c_z.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/G1eNQF)Arrow 02 (https://flic.kr/p/G1eNQF) by tjwilhelm148149 (https://www.flickr.com/photos/tjflickr/), on Flickr

https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7189/26861184905_b0735bae6d_z.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/GVCArF)Arrow 01 (https://flic.kr/p/GVCArF) by tjwilhelm148149 (https://www.flickr.com/photos/tjflickr/), on Flickr

https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7617/26861183845_6050156574_z.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/GVCA8p)Arrow 03 (https://flic.kr/p/GVCA8p) by tjwilhelm148149 (https://www.flickr.com/photos/tjflickr/), on Flickr

https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7492/26767660112_f8cc579beb_z.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/GMnfMf)Arrow 04 (https://flic.kr/p/GMnfMf) by tjwilhelm148149 (https://www.flickr.com/photos/tjflickr/), on Flickr

hunter63
05-07-2016, 12:34 AM
Now, THAT is a cool project.....Looks fantastic.
Thanks for posting.......

WalkingTree
05-07-2016, 01:24 AM
Yes, very nice. I like the artistic archery direction.

...I'm already thinking, archery pals band, wearing a quiver and archer's bonnet when walking onto stage, the band's logo being a bow with a musical note in place of the arrow...

crashdive123
05-07-2016, 06:09 AM
Great stuff TJ.

ClayPick
05-07-2016, 07:36 AM
No doubt the lad can make a real nice bow to.