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Offline medicinewheel

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Rawhide backed ash recurve... UPDATE...
« on: October 30, 2011, 04:41:05 pm »
After 25 years of absence an old flame of mine reoccurred in my life, and she got hooked to archery quickly. Decided to make a nicely decorated rawhide backed ash recurve for her, 67"ntn, 30#@26", 12 strand FF string with beaver fur silencers, overlays are water buffalo, grip is walnut died buckskin. Bow is names OLD FLAME, and it was the first I made in almost a year.
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Offline medicinewheel

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Re: Rawhide backed ash recurve...
« Reply #1 on: October 30, 2011, 04:45:24 pm »
India ink and acrylic was used for the painting.
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Offline jeffhalfrack

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Re: Rawhide backed ash recurve...
« Reply #2 on: October 30, 2011, 05:12:10 pm »
   Wow!!!!  what  a  beauty,,,,real  nice!!!!  there  was  a  bow  in that pic  ??? ;D   good  for  the  three of  you JEFFW  (I do like the bow)
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Offline Pat B

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Re: Rawhide backed ash recurve...
« Reply #3 on: October 30, 2011, 05:13:32 pm »
Obviously you didn't forget anything about bow making in your one year lapse.  She's a real beauty...and the original "Old Flame" ain't so bad either!  ;)  The decorations on the rawhide backing are quite stunning. Very nicely done!  8)
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Offline Dazv

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Re: Rawhide backed ash recurve...
« Reply #4 on: October 30, 2011, 05:19:13 pm »
That bow is great!!!!
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Offline ErictheViking

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Re: Rawhide backed ash recurve...
« Reply #5 on: October 30, 2011, 07:12:10 pm »
Great bow. Paint is awesome and the curves look sweet.
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Offline Jesse

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Re: Rawhide backed ash recurve...
« Reply #6 on: October 30, 2011, 08:15:08 pm »
Great!!! job frank. Nice to see another of your bows. You didn't let us down.
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Offline johnston

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Re: Rawhide backed ash recurve...
« Reply #7 on: October 30, 2011, 10:10:50 pm »
Frank you still have the touch. After reading the intro I had planned to chide you for leaving out
a pic of the lady but you showed pure class in that regard.

Art work is awesome.

Lane
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Offline soy

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Re: Rawhide backed ash recurve...
« Reply #8 on: October 31, 2011, 01:23:01 am »
Very nice work!!! Also it must be nice to have a flame to shoot with :D keep up the good work
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Offline medicinewheel

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Re: Rawhide backed ash recurve...
« Reply #9 on: October 31, 2011, 04:29:48 am »
 :D :D :D

Thanx everybody for the kind replies!
Was a lot of fun starting over with bow building again!
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Offline bubby

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Re: Rawhide backed ash recurve...
« Reply #10 on: October 31, 2011, 05:02:24 am »
sweet bow, there's nothing not to like about it, Bub
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Re: Rawhide backed ash recurve...
« Reply #11 on: October 31, 2011, 11:58:18 am »
Very nice bow, Frank.. I was wondering when you were going to build one again.  :) Tiller and finish work look great!  Congrats on the reunion with your old flame!  :)
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Offline Del the cat

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Re: Rawhide backed ash recurve...
« Reply #12 on: October 31, 2011, 01:45:14 pm »
Real pretty bow, and we all love a lady who can draw a bow like that.
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Offline coaster500

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Re: Rawhide backed ash recurve...
« Reply #13 on: October 31, 2011, 01:51:17 pm »
Great bow and gift....  best better stay on her good side now though :)

Very nice!!!
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« Reply #14 on: October 31, 2011, 03:17:18 pm »
  Sweet looking bow!  Did you do any heat treating to it?
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