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How do you organize?

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SdDiamondArcher 24-Feb-18
hawkeye in PA 24-Feb-18
Dirtyjimmy85 24-Feb-18
Dirtyjimmy85 24-Feb-18
BATMAN 24-Feb-18
SdDiamondArcher 24-Feb-18
White Falcon 24-Feb-18
ny yankee 24-Feb-18
rusty 24-Feb-18
rusty 24-Feb-18
Mountain Man 24-Feb-18
George D. Stout 24-Feb-18
George D. Stout 24-Feb-18
PECO 24-Feb-18
Will tell 24-Feb-18
Knifeguy 24-Feb-18
Knifeguy 24-Feb-18
ahunter55 24-Feb-18
Knifeguy 24-Feb-18
M60gunner 24-Feb-18
reddogge 24-Feb-18
Hawk 24-Feb-18
SdDiamondArcher 24-Feb-18
Pdiddly 24-Feb-18
Pdiddly 24-Feb-18
Pdiddly 24-Feb-18
AK Pathfinder 24-Feb-18
RymanCat 24-Feb-18
Bob Rowlands 24-Feb-18
David McLendon 24-Feb-18
David McLendon 24-Feb-18
Bob Rowlands 24-Feb-18
From: SdDiamondArcher
Date: 24-Feb-18




As I acquire more bows, and arrows, and accessories, I need to find a better way to store my "stuff." Right now my bows are either laying on a bed or stacked in the antlers of an elk I shot several years back. My arrows are also just in a heap on the floor.

Does anybody have pictures of how they keep everything organized?

From: hawkeye in PA
Date: 24-Feb-18




Arrows in 3" sewer and drain pipe (the thin stuff) I have two rows boxed in against the wall in back room. They are cut at 18" and each one will hold 2 dozen 5" fletched arrows. Bow's are on pegs up in the basement floor joists. ( I store my daughters family's archery needs)

From: Dirtyjimmy85 Compton's Traditional Bowhunters
Date: 24-Feb-18

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From: Dirtyjimmy85 Compton's Traditional Bowhunters
Date: 24-Feb-18

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I have several quivers I keep on my bows those are for hunting arrows and I have a bucket full of the ones I practice with. I keep all my bareshaft and random shafts I don't shoot in arrow boxes in a closet.

From: BATMAN Professional Bowhunters Society - Qualified Member Professional Bowhunters Society - Associate Member Compton's Traditional Bowhunters
Date: 24-Feb-18




who was it on the WALL that was building an ARCHER'S CLOSET? Knifeguy (Lance) ??? Otherwise You are stuck with hanging stuff from the walls! Definitely have to get a back-quiver or two for stashing the arrows??

From: SdDiamondArcher
Date: 24-Feb-18




Dan, it's currently 17 degrees with a fresh dusting of snow outside, don't think i need to worry about ticks any time soon. I'll take a bowl of that ham and bean though

From: White Falcon
Date: 24-Feb-18

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I hang mine with L brackets and cup hooks.

From: ny yankee
Date: 24-Feb-18




Who is Martha White?

From: rusty
Date: 24-Feb-18

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Date: 24-Feb-18

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From: Mountain Man
Date: 24-Feb-18

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From: George D. Stout Compton's Traditional Bowhunters
Date: 24-Feb-18




It's a relatively new product.

"Who Is Martha White?

In 1899, Richard Lindsey Sr. founded Nashville's Royal Flour Mill with his wife, Katherine. They were known in the area for producing some of the highest-quality flour, perfect for Southern cooking. When it came time to name his finest flour, Richard thought of his finest accomplishment, his daughter, Martha White Lindsey."

From: George D. Stout Compton's Traditional Bowhunters
Date: 24-Feb-18




As for organizing, there has been plenty of discussion here about that. Search functions are great.

From: PECO
Date: 24-Feb-18




I keep bows on racks in my office in the house. I have arrows and accessories in a room in the garage.

From: Will tell
Date: 24-Feb-18

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Nocks, feathers, broadheads, glue, fletching tape, fletcher. It doesn't take a lot if room to store supplies to make arrows. I use cigar boxes to store my archery equipment and my fly tying equipment.

From: Knifeguy
Date: 24-Feb-18

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I've already posted my "bow closet" so I won't repeat it here, but I will show you where all the quivers and arrows went that I didn't put back in the closet. Back in the 70's when my house was remodeled the owner was a cabinet maker and he put some wonderful built in closets and cupboards in the bedrooms. These cupboards are where my late wife kept all of her wrapping paper, boxes, ribbon etc., that she used throughout the year. They are now arrow cupboards and my daughter has all the wrapping stuff. Lance

From: Knifeguy
Date: 24-Feb-18

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Here's the lower cupboard!

From: ahunter55
Date: 24-Feb-18

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I am going to get organized this year.

From: Knifeguy
Date: 24-Feb-18

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Here's another little something that I do for my arrow making supplies, the wool for my silencers, my string making supplies, etc. $1.00 ea at Staples with the lid. So far they're working out great. Lance

From: M60gunner
Date: 24-Feb-18




Lance, those containers are similar to the ones I get when I buy presliced lunch meat. I use them for the same things you do. I keep a couple empty so when I go to make up arrows I can put all the components together for that batch. I save the plastic jars I get from a variety of foods. I clean off the labels that way I can see what’s in the container. I use a marker to label. When I am done with whatever is in the container it goes to recycle. I got a shopping bag full.

From: reddogge
Date: 24-Feb-18

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The bows are on the rack, the arrows are in 3" PVC pipe in a 5 gallon bucket, the broadheads are on a rack on the wall, the other stuff is on a shelf in the workshop. Not too fancy.

From: Hawk
Date: 24-Feb-18

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From: SdDiamondArcher
Date: 24-Feb-18




Thanks for all the pictures guys. I’m thinking a piece of barnwood with some dowels or deer antler to hang the bows and some type of tube for the ground to hold the arrows.

From: Pdiddly
Date: 24-Feb-18

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Here's one of my bow racks. Shaker pegs 5" apart each hold two bows.

From: Pdiddly
Date: 24-Feb-18

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A close-up...they're easy to make and are very efficient. The 5" spacing is all that is needed...recurves are not that wide.

From: Pdiddly
Date: 24-Feb-18

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Here are the arrows...PVC tubes just under 16" long. You can get six from a length of pipe. I screwed end caps to a wood base and jammed the tubes in.

The pic is fuzzy but you get the idea. I have 12 tubes.

From: AK Pathfinder
Date: 24-Feb-18




Your assuming I'm organized! I tend to have stuff all over my shop and office…Way too busy to keep things tidy for very long...

From: RymanCat
Date: 24-Feb-18




I'm half assed organized myself bordering on hoarder and should try out for Hoarders but think might have better change getting a spot on Duck Dynasty

I have some beautiful racks another feller made me from the wall here but to many bows to store them all and the arrows some in nice racks but to many to really clean up and organize.

Don't know if they all will ever get organized on everything if there's enough time left but there's not enough energy. Have things laying all over.

It does bother me but being challenged I have to conserve for my currant battles ahead too.

I envy you guys who are organized to tell you, at least ya can see what you have. I have things I know I have but out of site out of mind with me.

From: Bob Rowlands
Date: 24-Feb-18




Bows hang on nails in garage. Arrow in a 32 gallon trash can. Arrow making tools and materials, and misc. archery schmitt in and above my garage workbench. That's my alter. lol

From: David McLendon
Date: 24-Feb-18




I have a dedicated room upstairs with an 8' table for work, arrow building and such, out in the hallway is a wall full of storage shelves covered by sliding doors. Since I sold off all my bows except two takedown recurves which are my two shooters, a '60 Kodiak that came down through the family and a '66 Kodiak for future trading I don't need a lot of bow storage space even though I have lots.

From: David McLendon
Date: 24-Feb-18




I have a dedicated room upstairs with an 8' table for work, arrow building and such, out in the hallway is a wall full of storage shelves covered by sliding doors. Since I sold off all my bows except two takedown recurves which are my two shooters, a '60 Kodiak that came down through the family and a '66 Kodiak for future trading I don't need a lot of bow storage space even though I have lots.

From: Bob Rowlands
Date: 24-Feb-18




duh...make that altar not alter. 8-/





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