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Offline JW_Halverson

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Re: Show me your bows!
« Reply #30 on: May 12, 2012, 06:46:04 pm »
I have exactly ONE of my finished bows in the house.  It's the first one I ever made.  There is a crack across the upper limb from letting an idiot overdraw it.  I should just get over it and let it go, but it was my first bow and it was more than that, too. 

On the other hand I have a couple really decent shooters from the likes of SA, ken75, youngbowyer, and local friends of mine.  I am blessed.
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Re: Show me your bows!
« Reply #31 on: May 12, 2012, 07:05:07 pm »
just a few that I shoot more than the others Black Cherry 35#,elm 60# osage 52# elm snakeskin50#-Hammertime
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Offline Dean Marlow

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Re: Show me your bows!
« Reply #32 on: May 12, 2012, 09:51:19 pm »
Here are 5 bows that I shoot and hunt with. From left to right. Osage selfbow 45lb. at 28". The second one is an Osage Elb. 50ib. at 29". The third one is a bamboo backed Osage 55lb. The fourth one is a take down Osage selfbow 47lb. And the last one is a Sinewed backed Mulberry 47lb. at 28".

Offline Ifrit617

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Re: Show me your bows!
« Reply #33 on: May 12, 2012, 10:02:29 pm »
Those are some gorgeous bows dean!

Offline coaster500

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Re: Show me your bows!
« Reply #34 on: May 12, 2012, 10:06:55 pm »
Hammertime good lookin troop there!!

I want that "Osage selfbow 45lb. at 28" Dean,,,, very cool bow :)
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Offline bubby

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Re: Show me your bows!
« Reply #35 on: May 14, 2012, 04:12:37 am »


from left, hickory 3pc, my wife's red oak,white oak paddle bow,my first r/d all hick with walnut,molly bow, bbi one of my first shooters,2011 trade bow red oak from Matt Schenk, the osage that i made from a stave from gstoneberg, and the delaware warbow that halfeye made for me, Bub
« Last Edit: May 14, 2012, 04:16:07 am by bubby »
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Offline Pappy

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Re: Show me your bows!
« Reply #36 on: May 14, 2012, 08:30:55 am »
Man them are some good looking bows.Here are a few I have left and still shoot from time to time. :)
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Offline johnston

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Re: Show me your bows!
« Reply #37 on: May 14, 2012, 12:26:10 pm »
Pappy how did you find snakeskin crooked enough for those bows?

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Re: Show me your bows!
« Reply #38 on: May 14, 2012, 12:30:47 pm »
Just wet them good and gently make the fit keeping the back bone line down the center the best you can. :)
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Offline coaster500

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Re: Show me your bows!
« Reply #39 on: May 14, 2012, 12:31:26 pm »
Nice Bubby, looks like your ready to arm the war party :)

Pappy how did you find snakeskin crooked enough for those bows?

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Offline coaster500

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« Reply #40 on: May 14, 2012, 12:32:40 pm »
 Great stuff
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Re: Show me your bows!
« Reply #41 on: May 14, 2012, 01:30:11 pm »
Id like to play along n do show n tell too,but i dont think i can top off some of these racks(like pappys,gordons,bubbys,pearls..etc)...plus ya'll have seen my sticks and there isnt much to em..literally..lol :laugh:

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Re: Show me your bows!
« Reply #42 on: May 14, 2012, 02:08:04 pm »
Way to modest Hawkman, put um up, put um up ;)
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Offline bubby

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Re: Show me your bows!
« Reply #43 on: May 14, 2012, 03:36:16 pm »
Id like to play along n do show n tell too,but i dont think i can top off some of these racks(like pappys,gordons,bubbys,pearls..etc)...plus ya'll have seen my sticks and there isnt much to em..literally..lol :laugh:

yeah you should be able to fit twice as many in a pic, post'em up man, Bub
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Offline PEARL DRUMS

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Re: Show me your bows!
« Reply #44 on: May 14, 2012, 04:43:10 pm »
Where are the yellow bows Bubster? Nice batch buddy.
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