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Offline bubby

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red oak for father-in-law
« on: May 13, 2011, 09:05:59 pm »
this is a bow that I built for my father-in-law, it's replaceing one I made him that cryshaled bad,it's 66" ntn and 40# @ 27", 2" at the fades, the sucker shoot's real hard and fast for a 40# bow, finished it with golden oak stain and 5 coats of tru oil and topped of with a coat of satin varathane





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Offline bubby

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Re: red oak for father-in-law
« Reply #1 on: May 13, 2011, 09:08:02 pm »
here he is with the bow and a real nice quiver he built awhile back
failure is an option, everyone fails, it's how you handle it that matters.
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Offline Elktracker

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Re: red oak for father-in-law
« Reply #2 on: May 13, 2011, 09:15:43 pm »
Very cool I love the bow and he looks like he is enjoying it, also like his quiver ;D Thanks for shareing
my friends think my shops a mess, my wife thinks I have too much bow wood, my neighbors think im redneck white trash and they may all be right on the money!!

Josh Vance  Netarts OR. (Tillamook)

Offline half eye

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Re: red oak for father-in-law
« Reply #3 on: May 13, 2011, 10:31:12 pm »
Very nice tiller on that baby.....as usual, sir.

Offline Stonepoint

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Re: red oak for father-in-law
« Reply #4 on: May 14, 2011, 12:08:26 am »
looking good

Offline ken75

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Re: red oak for father-in-law
« Reply #5 on: May 14, 2011, 12:21:32 am »
well i dont know if your his only son-n-law but i bet your his favorite !! ;D
beautiful bow ,well made ,and tillered . love the finish . hard to beat a pyramid aint it

Offline ErictheViking

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Re: red oak for father-in-law
« Reply #6 on: May 14, 2011, 01:18:40 pm »
Awesome job bubby, that's great that you have a common interest with your father-in-law. tell him his quiver is cool too.
"He that but looketh on a plate of ham and eggs to lust after it hath already committed breakfast with it in his heart"  C.S. Lewis

Offline johnston

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Re: red oak for father-in-law
« Reply #7 on: May 14, 2011, 04:42:12 pm »
bubby you sure build clean lines into your bows. Love the grip too.

Lane

Offline bubby

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Re: red oak for father-in-law
« Reply #8 on: May 18, 2011, 05:03:08 pm »
thank's for the nice comments guy's, I think this quarter sawn red oak is the hardest hitting red oak bow I've built, Bub
failure is an option, everyone fails, it's how you handle it that matters.
The few the proud the 27🏹