Do You Tinker with Archery Stuff with thoughts to Improve it for the Archer in General…or Tinker to Re-Invent Bowhunting/Archery items…Just for You and to satisfy that “I’ve got an Idea” gene haha…this Hip Quiver was made better (maybe it was just me but hip quivers lacked a lot in the 80s-90s) in 1990 outPersonally I just Love to Tinker for Me…4finger

Let’s hear/see what you built or built better ;)…

Not just archery but everything I handle lol

I sort of do both but “Tinkering” can keep you out of trouble lol…

Yes I definitely tinker and reinvent.

I think it must be a requirement for a farmer

Bjrogg

That's how i got started bow building probably 30 yrs ago now.

wanted a new bow and thought...aw heck i can just make my own.

I Almost never hire anyone out for services, Occasionally an auto repair but even then only if i don't have time.

Fix it, build it or make your own.

new a guy (farmer)in western MD that took 3 different tractors and built 1 out of them. Thing ran like a gem, it takes some skill to start altering flywheels, trans, crankshafts etc...to make something run properly. He is probably the most inventive person i know, made the furnace in his home, moved a barn by dividing it in half then putting back together in the new location. Made his own sawmill etc...

I definitely tinker. I mean, isn't that what the whole process of arrow tuning is? Try this, try that, see what's better or worse. Make a few modifications to a riser or shelf. So on and so forth.

I build other stuff from scratch; electric guitars and wood working projects mostly. A lot of that started in college when I had more time (i.e., no kids) but less cash on hand. Im fortunate now to have more income but not as much time free time after work and chores are done. So, I build what's satisfying and hire out or buy what I don't want to spend my time doing.

I'm from WV where the motto is " If we can't buy it we will make it" yes I tinker.

Most certainly a tinker that’s funny J.W. Jr

I try and live by " if it ain't broke don't fix it" but sometimes the course has to be altered.

HaHa Glad I’m not the only Tinker-er around!…

But…I’m sure the 3in1 Tractor is Waaaayyyyy past my personal Tinker Skills :)…

But it has elevated My thoughts haha Thanks!!!…

I used this quiver,…which I believe used to be a Sagittarius manufactured…as I could keep Judo Tips and Blunts within easy reach and to keep me from grabbing them instead of a Broadhead bearing arrow during the heat of battle…one particular broadside at 7 yards…Big 6x7 Bull Elk comes to mind and Haunts me Regularly :0… 4finger

Yes but fixing things seems to be a lost art in a throwaway society. >>>----> Ken

Yes

I tinker with arrows, shaft material, feather shape, color, length, number of feathers, point weight.Made a few back quivers. Repurposed a few bow quivers into a side belt mount and over the shoulder strap versions.

Tinker

I used to tinker a lot more when I was younger. Besides other things I even made my own arrow shafts and cresting machine (pictured) in my younger days. But now that I'm a senior citizen I tinker a lot less. I'd rather spend more of my time scouting and bowhunting.

I have been a tinkerer all of my life, not so much archery, though, except for arrow rests modifications, Frankin bows, and arrows, oh and also quivers.

But growing up as a farmer's son, and later most all of my adult life, I was a fabricator for a construction company and we built, designed, modified, and troubleshooted about everything under the sun. I wasn't an engineer, but engineers often called me to solve their problems, and often just turned me loose to solve it. When they were in trouble, I am the one they called.

One thing that got me a lot of work, though, is the way I responded to their needs. I used to have a saying, or sort of a private motto, between some of us at work. "I am probably not the cheapest, and I may not even be the best, but I can start right now, if you have an emergency". (: That I could always think outside the box.

But yeah, I made my living that way for nearly 40 years, building one off, crazy stuff, that my competitors would often not even want to touch.

Tinkerer

I do also. When I elk hunted I did not want the quiver on the bow, but wanted to put it on there when I was not hunting. So, I got an extra quikee quiver bracket, made a leather holster for my belt and bolted the bracket to the holster. Wala, when on a stalk or in elky stuff I would pull the quiver off the bow and snap it to my holster. When moving through or in the truck/camp I had it on my bow.

It’s Great hearing about Fellow Tinker-ers…

I don’t think I could ever pull off Creating an Electric Guitar or play one…musically I don’t even play My truck Radio very well haha…

But I did build my House 32 years ago…Does that Count? HaHa…Did everything but lay the carpet and concrete :)…

Your All Kindred Spirits…4finger

How can you screw up a Rock?…

finished the basement a few years later when the boys got big enough to hold sheetrock and take Trophies to hang on the walls…4finger

Only tinker to a point. If the project starts to turn into a “project “ I move on. My patience level is about as high as that ant crawling on the ground. I will do without first.

I tinker a little bit with everything sometimes I come up with something that works.

I like to think I tinker and re-purpose. My wife (who still works) says I just Dink Around.... tomato to-MAT-o. Its all good.

Having the nearest Menards 50 miles away round trip, you tend not to throw stuff away and sometimes get creative with whats at hand.

SHADE? Your neighbor sounds like a very interesting and talented person! Maybe PAY to take a few lessons? Or even to watch? I really hope that He and Family are GREAT FRIENDS?? BLESSED BE TO ALL that TINKER! Even if it's the WHEEL? Might be a better WHEEL!

Tinker? A bit... Most of the time I end up "fabricobbling" something due to extreme frugality.

"Do You Tinker with Archery Stuff with thoughts to Improve it for the Archer in General…or Tinker to Re-Invent Bowhunting/Archery items…Just for You and to satisfy that “I’ve got an Idea” gene."

Yes all of the above. Here's a hint of you didn't already know.

At the heart if one looks at archery tinkering lead to folks seeking tbe ability to have repeated accuracy in shooting a bow. It lead us to the modern compound bow, and in general it is human nature to tinker ti find better ways to do things. I tend to tinker/tune my arrows, and such. I think we all at heart tend to tinker without even realizing we are doing it. I tinker trying to maintain my shooting abilities—the journey never ends.

I did some “Tinkering” on this old Black Hawk “Chief” yesterday .Made a feather rest from feathers I was given ,a new string to match the bow,puffs and my own custom made 5 line strike plate with these “Tinkering” hands My Heavenly Father gave me.

The string

The string I put accents in of a lime green to match the bow tips on the Black Hawk Chief

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Too much. Heck I salvage ever buckle, fastener, and strap I can find. Never know when I will need parts from a pair of leaky waders to improve a bino harness. I was just fishing through them this morning.

I have a couple items, one in particular, I would like to patent or present to a company that can product it after signing a clause that they cannot tell me no and they start producing it.

I have a friend who was designed and sold many things. Depending on the product of course, his advice to me was this. The best defense against other companies stealing your design is to make the best widget of its kind.

Patents aren’t the safeguard everyone thinks they are. To get one you put your lawyers first kid through college. Then every time someone infringes on it you put another kid through college and the odds are high all you get is to have a cease and desist order applied. Or they make a tiny modification and circumvent your patent. (Yes, I know it’s not quite that much, but it is still a large drain)

A friend of mine spent the money on a patent of a fishing lure, a very popular one. Then a larger company started selling them. My friend contacted the larger company and they told him, then go ahead and sue us. They did not care and knew they would not spend the money to go after them. A patent attorney told me to get a non- disclosure statement before going to company's with a design idea.

Exactly. I have copies of my machine out there too. Don't show it to another company. Make some prototypes, decide if you want to continue or try and sell the idea.

A well kept trade secret is better than a patent, in the cases where there is a secret efficient method of production.

Another protection is to sell the product so cheap that it's not worth anybody's cost or time to start producing it.

Nobody has copied my two little items because of these two protections.

I guess repurpose on this and I’m sure other people have done it but a very useful, do it yourself shooting glove

Works great

Works great

Yes I do both. I have an idea for a new broadhead. Trouble is that the place I work at wants me to build stuff for them

rotating turkey heads

made this quiver

made these kid targets

basement target

garage target

yup

Nice!!!!…4finger

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