Author Topic: Rocky Mountain Maple D-bow  (Read 6217 times)

0 Members and 1 Guest are viewing this topic.

Offline Jmilbrandt

  • Member
  • Posts: 363
Rocky Mountain Maple D-bow
« on: August 01, 2009, 07:19:46 pm »
This bow is 62" long 1" 1/4 at the widest tapering to just under 3/8 at the nocks. It pulls 35# at 28" and is made from the other side of the tree that I made my other mountain maple bow from. I meant to throw that piece away because it was really thin and pretty trashed. But it was in my dad's garage when I was there a couple of weeks ago and I didn't have a bow to shoot with my brother so I made one real quick. I didn't have any real tools or anthing so it was hard to get right but I think I did ok. The nock overlays are of Sonoran Scrub Oak which grows all over down here, I think it makes really nice overlays. Instead of doing a handle I just put a bowyers mark on the center, I wanted to keep this one simple. This is a real fun one to shoot and it really shoots fast for a 35 pounder. Also it only took about a half inch of string follow. I really have been impressed with this wood it grows everywhere in Montana and makes awesome bows.

[attachment deleted by admin]
SW Utah

Offline JustAim

  • Member
  • Posts: 353
Re: Rocky Mountain Maple D-bow
« Reply #1 on: August 01, 2009, 07:25:35 pm »
Nice looking bow. Great job on that one.

Offline Josh

  • Member
  • Posts: 3,367
  • Silence is golden but duct tape is silver.
Re: Rocky Mountain Maple D-bow
« Reply #2 on: August 01, 2009, 08:39:07 pm »
wow your bows made from scrap pieces look better than my bows made from choice wood!!!!!     :) :) :)   Perfect tiller too!   great job!     -josh
“The trouble with quotes on the Internet is you never know if they are genuine.” —Abraham Lincoln

Offline Colt45

  • Member
  • Posts: 80
  • =]
Re: Rocky Mountain Maple D-bow
« Reply #3 on: August 01, 2009, 09:03:20 pm »
It looks like a pretty stick! I think you should show some pictures of the cross deal. It might be a tad uneven but hey! I'm just givin you a hard time. I like the overlays too. The way "you"   write your name is pretty cool.
The bow's in there, you just have to find it, and that is Boetry.

Offline George Tsoukalas

  • Member
  • Posts: 9,425
    • Traditional and Primitive Archers
Re: Rocky Mountain Maple D-bow
« Reply #4 on: August 02, 2009, 09:10:14 am »
You did an excellent job! Jawge
Set Happens!
If you ain't breakin' you ain't makin!

Offline Parnell

  • Member
  • Posts: 5,556
Re: Rocky Mountain Maple D-bow
« Reply #5 on: August 02, 2009, 10:31:00 am »
Looks like really nice wood.  Simplicity is king in my book, nice job. 
1’—>1’

Offline Justin Snyder

  • Administrator
  • Member
  • Posts: 13,794
Re: Rocky Mountain Maple D-bow
« Reply #6 on: August 02, 2009, 11:19:14 am »
Good looking bow there. Living here you will learn not to throw any wood away.  ;)
Everything happens for a reason, sometimes the reason is you made a bad decision.


SW Utah

Offline OldBow

  • Member
  • Posts: 2,216
  • I'm just an old retired biology teacher.
Re: Rocky Mountain Maple D-bow
« Reply #7 on: August 02, 2009, 11:37:47 am »
Nice and primitive..just the way we like them. Bookmarked, too, through the Dog Days of August
When you're retired, every day is Saturday

Offline Jmilbrandt

  • Member
  • Posts: 363
Re: Rocky Mountain Maple D-bow
« Reply #8 on: August 03, 2009, 12:42:13 am »
Thanks for all the comments guys. Anyone else here use Mountain Maple alot? I've used it a bit and I love it, it is a great bow wood and it grows everywhere in Montana. Also it grows pipe straight with no branches in some places and with alot of character in other areas :D.
SW Utah

Offline Pappy

  • Global Moderator
  • Member
  • Posts: 32,198
  • if you have to ask you wouldn't understand ,Tenn.
Re: Rocky Mountain Maple D-bow
« Reply #9 on: August 03, 2009, 07:54:09 am »
Beautiful bow,congrats on that one.Well done. :)
   Pappy
Clarksville,Tennessee
TwinOaks Bowhunters
Life is Good

Offline GregB

  • Member
  • Posts: 4,079
  • Greg Bagwell
Re: Rocky Mountain Maple D-bow
« Reply #10 on: August 03, 2009, 08:49:54 am »
You really turned out a nice bow with a challenging piece of wood!
Greg

A rich person can be poor monetarily, the best things in life are free...

Offline DanaM

  • Member
  • Posts: 9,211
Re: Rocky Mountain Maple D-bow
« Reply #11 on: August 03, 2009, 12:00:17 pm »
Looks like a keeper to me, well done eh :)
"Prosperity is a way of living and thinking, and not just money or things. Poverty is a way of living and thinking, and not just a lack of money or things."

Manistique, MI