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Offline Arrowind

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Oblivion
« on: May 27, 2011, 01:43:30 am »
Here is a bow I made for my older brother for his birthday.   
Since I started making bows in November he's been to my house shooting some of the bows I've made. He's been getting more and more interested in Archery (we used to shoot when we were kids) and has been talking about going hunting. He's also writing a novel in which the main character is an archer and has been doing lot's of research on traditional archery...I've been working on this bow secretly and surprised him with it recently.  I think this is my best work so far and he was definitely surprised.  :o   The look on his face was worth every hour and every minute I spent on this.

The bow is named Oblivion.  It's named after a computer/xbox game he likes to play.  His name is written in what's called Elderscrolls runes on the upper limb and the bow's name Oblivion is inscribed on the bottom limb. I used black and red leather die for the color and finished it with 10 coats of wipe on poly.  The handle is wrapped with leather and it's backed with burlap.
 
Hickory
66" ttt
50# @ 28"

Here he is with his new bow.

Thanks for looking.
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Offline Cameroo

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Re: Oblivion
« Reply #1 on: May 27, 2011, 02:19:40 am »
Good job tillering that bow, and a nice finish too!
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Offline Weylin

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Re: Oblivion
« Reply #2 on: May 27, 2011, 02:21:12 am »
That's a beautiful bow my friend!  :o I can imagine that your brother was stoked. Nice tiller and a flawless finish job. I like the runes, Oblivion is a good game.  >:D
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Offline k-hat

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Re: Oblivion
« Reply #3 on: May 27, 2011, 04:10:37 am »
Beautiful work!!  Can't believe you just started in November!
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« Reply #4 on: May 27, 2011, 06:12:20 am »
That is a stunning bow!!  I like it very much.
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Offline John hoare

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Re: Oblivion
« Reply #5 on: May 27, 2011, 07:04:30 am »

That's one beautiful bow Arrowind. The maroon and black compliment each other like a two-tone hotrod, and the tiller looks perfect. I hope you have entered it in the bow of the month. I'd like to know how it shoots. It looks very tactile to me.
I'm planning a flat bow out of laburnum backed with stinging nettle fibers to come out at 60# to 65# and 66" to 68" nock to nock. I have two made out of pickax handles backed with raw scrim linen glued down with PVA, which are 68" and 64" between nocks (wrapped) at 60#, both shoot exceptionally well, but the finish is not as good as yours. Congratulations on a good job. Johno.
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Offline Pappy

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Re: Oblivion
« Reply #6 on: May 27, 2011, 07:55:53 am »
Nice looking bow,love the finish,he should like that. :)
   Pappy
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« Reply #7 on: May 27, 2011, 08:40:57 am »
Nice attention n detail to the finish....now send him off into the woods to go a hunting with it
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Offline crooketarrow

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Re: Oblivion
« Reply #8 on: May 27, 2011, 09:04:05 am »
       SWEETTTT
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Offline gstoneberg

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Re: Oblivion
« Reply #9 on: May 27, 2011, 09:21:25 am »
Beautiful finish, and great tiller.  Good work.

George
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Offline half eye

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Re: Oblivion
« Reply #10 on: May 27, 2011, 10:25:30 am »
very nice bow. That'll put meat on the table.....
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Offline PEARL DRUMS

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Re: Oblivion
« Reply #11 on: May 27, 2011, 11:24:59 am »
I like that stain job, very cool.
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Offline toomanyknots

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Re: Oblivion
« Reply #12 on: May 27, 2011, 11:33:14 am »
Beautiful bow. Really nice job. Suits the game well, like something you'd get on an assassins guild quest or something. That game is so huge also. It's so hard to just beat the game without going off and getting caught up in a thousand other things. I hate how you can turn the difficulty up and down though, that ruined it for me. Theres no way I can keep trying over and over to beat something if I can just turn the difficulty way down and cheat, thus, no more fun... 
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 the part that has too little is increased."

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Offline Parnell

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Re: Oblivion
« Reply #13 on: May 27, 2011, 11:35:40 am »
Excellent work, nothing like giving a bow to someone when it has a special significance.  Congratulations!
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Offline trapperDave

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Re: Oblivion
« Reply #14 on: May 27, 2011, 12:18:51 pm »
thats a really good lookin bow!
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