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Offline acker

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Maple with cherry bark "fairy"
« on: December 23, 2009, 07:40:46 am »
Christmast gift for my father, 156cm N/N around 50# @ 28"
Deflex maple , flipped ends with cherry bark , yew tips











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Offline DanaM

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Re: Maple with cherry bark "fairy"
« Reply #1 on: December 23, 2009, 07:46:18 am »
Nice gift, looks great. :)
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Offline ricktrojanowski

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Re: Maple with cherry bark "fairy"
« Reply #2 on: December 23, 2009, 07:57:15 am »
Great looking bow.  The contrast of the maple and cherry bark is very pleasing.  Good work.
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Offline Bernhard Langbogen

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Re: Maple with cherry bark "fairy"
« Reply #3 on: December 23, 2009, 08:27:43 am »
Very nice bow. You make everytime fantastic bows.
I think your father would be happy with his new bow.

Bernhard

Offline medicinewheel

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Re: Maple with cherry bark "fairy"
« Reply #4 on: December 23, 2009, 09:02:53 am »
Great profile unstrung, strung and full draw!
Never made one with cherrybark backing: sure like it everytime I see it...
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Offline Blacktail

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Re: Maple with cherry bark "fairy"
« Reply #5 on: December 23, 2009, 10:18:37 am »
acker,that is a great bow and gift...he will love it...i do have a few questions...what is the measurements...and how do you strip cherry bark...do you pull it around the tree or up and down the tree..thanks for sharing and lovely work..john

Offline Pappy

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Re: Maple with cherry bark "fairy"
« Reply #6 on: December 23, 2009, 10:24:32 am »
Very nice looking bow,he should love that. :)
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Offline Barrage

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Re: Maple with cherry bark "fairy"
« Reply #7 on: December 23, 2009, 03:11:21 pm »
Acker, nice bow.  Really like the profile and of course, the cherry backing looks great.
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Offline Pat B

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Re: Maple with cherry bark "fairy"
« Reply #8 on: December 23, 2009, 03:29:36 pm »
Very cool bow and nice gift.  I love working with cherry bark. I've done a few in the last few years.
Blacktail, the cherry strips from around the tree so you need a pretty big diameter cherry tree to get suitable backing strips unless you want to splice them and that works too.
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Offline George Tsoukalas

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Re: Maple with cherry bark "fairy"
« Reply #9 on: December 23, 2009, 04:22:54 pm »
Very nice work. Enjoy your time together. Jawge
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Re: Maple with cherry bark "fairy"
« Reply #10 on: December 23, 2009, 05:00:49 pm »
Very well done..

Offline Bernhard Langbogen

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Re: Maple with cherry bark "fairy"
« Reply #11 on: December 23, 2009, 05:13:44 pm »
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what is the measurements

156cm = 61.417 inch

Bernhard
« Last Edit: December 23, 2009, 08:07:53 pm by Bernhard Langbogen »

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Re: Maple with cherry bark "fairy"
« Reply #12 on: December 23, 2009, 07:59:01 pm »
cool bow and a fantastic gift ,he must be a good dad
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Re: Maple with cherry bark "fairy"
« Reply #13 on: December 23, 2009, 09:59:50 pm »
Love these truly primitive bows. Any chance of a better full draw? Like stand closer to the camera or zoom to you. and no backlight?
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Re: Maple with cherry bark "fairy"
« Reply #14 on: December 23, 2009, 10:41:19 pm »
 Good on you brother, that is one fine looking stick.. should be some good medicine in that bow.. Hawk
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