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Offline PatM

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Grumley style Deerslayer
« on: February 14, 2010, 05:28:54 pm »
Here's a Grumley style bow I made a while back. It's made of 12 pieces of wood. Quite the jigsaw puzzle come to think of it.
Pics aren't the greatest.




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Re: Grumley style Deerslayer
« Reply #1 on: February 14, 2010, 05:33:59 pm »
  I've always liked that style of bow. But I never could decide if all that extra weight at the tips hurt performance. Is that Ipe?
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Re: Grumley style Deerslayer
« Reply #2 on: February 14, 2010, 05:48:41 pm »
No, It's Bulletwood. The extra weight has to decrease performance somewhat but in a hunting situation it's splitting hairs.
 You can make the tips from much lighter wood though.
 However when this bow sends a heavy arrow crashing into the target at 20 yards you tend to not be worried about needle tips.
 I will finesse them down quite a bit but once I start shooting a bow I will often put that off (sometimes for years) if the bow makes me happy.

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Re: Grumley style Deerslayer
« Reply #3 on: February 14, 2010, 05:59:55 pm »
 Great looking bow, Pat. That style is on my To-Do list.
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Re: Grumley style Deerslayer
« Reply #4 on: February 14, 2010, 06:18:17 pm »
very nice bow Pat!   :)
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Re: Grumley style Deerslayer
« Reply #5 on: February 14, 2010, 06:45:38 pm »
That's cool.

What are the advantages of this particular style?
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Re: Grumley style Deerslayer
« Reply #6 on: February 14, 2010, 07:15:08 pm »
Very nice Grumley, Pat. Like Eddie, one's in my future also.
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Re: Grumley style Deerslayer
« Reply #7 on: February 14, 2010, 07:21:35 pm »
That's one awesome bow. I have a friend who loves that style. Really wants to make one.

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Re: Grumley style Deerslayer
« Reply #8 on: February 14, 2010, 07:59:49 pm »
Cool job! how bout some specs/materials? ;)

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Re: Grumley style Deerslayer
« Reply #9 on: February 14, 2010, 09:13:33 pm »
That's a great bow.I'm with the others though.More details and pics. God Bless
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Re: Grumley style Deerslayer
« Reply #10 on: February 14, 2010, 09:33:23 pm »
Spliced Bulletwood billets, Ipe Handle, v- spliced in Elm recurves, Bulletwood underlays and brush nocks, Hickory backing with rawhide on top of that.
 62" ntn.
 You can see the multiple glue lines in the tip picture.

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Re: Grumley style Deerslayer
« Reply #11 on: February 14, 2010, 09:35:56 pm »
thats and incredible bow  :o
love them brush nocks and wood choices
i always wanted a harley,untill it became the "thing to ride"
i ride because i love to,not to be part of the crowd

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Re: Grumley style Deerslayer
« Reply #12 on: February 14, 2010, 10:50:36 pm »
Very nice!  Seems only right to send it here to me in Michigan for a test trial.....ala Grumley.

Nice work.

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Re: Grumley style Deerslayer
« Reply #13 on: February 14, 2010, 10:59:44 pm »
awesome bow !! not on my to do list . too advanced for me ....right now

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Re: Grumley style Deerslayer
« Reply #14 on: February 15, 2010, 01:56:52 am »
styley!