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Offline half eye

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Suprise bow for a friend
« on: September 13, 2012, 04:46:32 pm »
Just sent this bow out today. It's a self bow of elm, 50" ntn, 50# @ 26, and is in the Odawa (Ottawa) pattern of being scalloped on both sides. He don't know it's commin so I aint saying, but hope he like it for some deer huntin.

The scallops are black on one side and red on the other, top fineal is diamond and the lower is "lozenge" shaped. The back of the bow is decorated with a moose spirit, a black bear with war club and in the center is a turtle in the color and pattern of the Little Traverse bay band of Odawa (precontact La Arbore Crotche). On the belly side is (in french) "The great Kawbenaw came out and killed the Yellow Thunder. The bow commemorates the great Odawa Kawbenaw and his defeat of the great Ho-Chunk (Winnebago) war chief Yellow Thunder. hope you and he likes it. Enjoy the pics
rich
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Offline bubby

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Re: Suprise bow for a friend
« Reply #1 on: September 13, 2012, 04:50:37 pm »
another great look'in bow rich, gonna make somebody real happy, Bub
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Offline Ifrit617

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Re: Suprise bow for a friend
« Reply #2 on: September 13, 2012, 04:52:42 pm »
That is gorgeous... Someone will love that for sure.

Jon
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Offline coaster500

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Re: Suprise bow for a friend
« Reply #3 on: September 13, 2012, 07:34:27 pm »
All I can say Rich is how does sombody get to be your friend :)

That is a cool shooter !!!
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Offline soy

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Re: Suprise bow for a friend
« Reply #4 on: September 13, 2012, 08:07:31 pm »
Wow wee :o
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Offline sadiejane

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Re: Suprise bow for a friend
« Reply #5 on: September 13, 2012, 09:21:19 pm »
sweeeet!

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Offline Badly Bent

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Re: Suprise bow for a friend
« Reply #6 on: September 13, 2012, 09:22:23 pm »
Rich I love that style of bow and you really know how to do em' well, that one looks great. Like the backround info on the
symbols/decorations also. Whoever gets that bow is lucky. Very nice bow, keep posting em' I really like your work

Greg
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Offline Matt Heppe

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Re: Suprise bow for a friend
« Reply #7 on: September 13, 2012, 09:30:11 pm »
Wonderful bow. Love all the details that set it apart.
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Offline lesken2011

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Re: Suprise bow for a friend
« Reply #8 on: September 13, 2012, 10:02:34 pm »
Cool artwork, Rich, and love the alternate colors on those scalloped edges. Oh, yeah, and the bend ain't bad either!! :P
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Offline Adam

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Re: Suprise bow for a friend
« Reply #9 on: September 13, 2012, 10:23:08 pm »
Nice bow!  Was it any harder to tiller with the scalloped edges?
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Offline jeffhalfrack

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Re: Suprise bow for a friend
« Reply #10 on: September 13, 2012, 10:30:58 pm »
  Wow !!!!!!!!   Rich  that's  so  cool  (and very nice of you)   I  wish  you  had  the  time  to write  up  the  details on  a  scallop  type  bows?  I  have  been  wanting  to  research  those,    do  the  scallops  help with  tillering??  do  they  stay  the  same profile?? do  you  shape  the  bow  that way  and  then  tiller?  but  any  way  good  job  and a  great  gesture!   JeffW
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Offline Cameroo

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Re: Suprise bow for a friend
« Reply #11 on: September 13, 2012, 11:58:30 pm »
Rich, do you do anything besides making bows??  ;)

That's a very interesting bow with an interesting story behind it.  I'm sure your buddy will blown away.
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Offline johnston

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Re: Suprise bow for a friend
« Reply #12 on: September 14, 2012, 01:59:07 am »
Rich, I have four of your bows and they all are perfectly symmetrical and all shoot sweet
no matter the design. If possible, bottle your genius and send me a gallon. Hell, I' ll pay
for the shipping.

Lane
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Offline Carson (CMB)

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Re: Suprise bow for a friend
« Reply #13 on: September 14, 2012, 02:01:21 am »
Lucky firends you have Rich!
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Re: Suprise bow for a friend
« Reply #14 on: September 14, 2012, 04:14:40 am »
Nice looking bow but did you steam the deflex into the handle?
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