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Offline DennisM

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First stave bow
« on: October 04, 2012, 03:17:00 pm »
This is my first stave bow.  It's from my hickory find of 2 months ago. It's no where near perfect, tiller is off, I rushed the finish but this bow will hunt, if I ever get my shafts and points  figured out.
Any way here she is, 66" NTN, 1 7/16 at the fades continues for 6" the straight taper to 3/8" tips. I heat treated it at first brace and again before I applied the finish. She finished 49# @ 29" with 2 1/4" of permanent set.
The tip overlays and riser are cherry with no stain.  I stained the hickory with minwax red sedona  stained darkened with black leather dye. The finish is 8 coats of minwax satin spray urethane.
 All considered I am happy with it.
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Offline ionicmuffin

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Re: First stave bow
« Reply #1 on: October 04, 2012, 03:23:15 pm »
hey! if it gets the job done then i think you got what you wanted! great looking bow!
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Offline JW_Halverson

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Re: First stave bow
« Reply #2 on: October 05, 2012, 08:07:57 pm »
Yeah, the tiller is not perfect, but it's plenty good enough that I wouldn't stand around long if you pointed it at me!!!  For that matter, any deer with any sense better not underestimate what this bow will do!  Atta boy!  Make yourself a red-stained arrow with it!

Yup, she's plenty good enough that you got nothing to feel ashamed of.  Post pics of the deer you get. 
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Offline Zion

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Re: First stave bow
« Reply #3 on: October 06, 2012, 12:24:04 am »
Nice bow there! I like the stain, it's rugged and primitive.

If you like how it shoots, who gives a crap about the look! Let it break with thousands of arrows through it!  8)
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Offline ionicmuffin

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Re: First stave bow
« Reply #4 on: October 06, 2012, 12:37:45 am »
When i look at it, its tiller is just fine, i would consider that worth my time!
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Offline Blacktail

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Re: First stave bow
« Reply #5 on: October 06, 2012, 12:41:08 am »
you did one heck of a job on your first stave...i dont think its that bad at all....and like JW said it will do the job on a deer and it didnt break in the tillering...SO,its a winnner...thanks for sharing your creation..john
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Offline DennisM

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Re: First stave bow
« Reply #6 on: October 06, 2012, 11:47:56 am »
Thanks guys, means a lot. First traditional hunt next weekend, headed for Green Swamp.  It shoots hard, and for the first dozen arrows in the mornings I'm deadly out to 15 yds  after that I start shooting left
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Offline H Rhodes

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Re: First stave bow
« Reply #7 on: October 06, 2012, 11:52:14 am »
Congratulations on your first stave bow!  Hickory is amazing wood and I bet it lasts you a long, long time.  Looks like a good one to me.  :)
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Offline Sidewinder

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Re: First stave bow
« Reply #8 on: October 06, 2012, 11:56:02 am »
I think its a good one. The first bow I made was a hickory pyramid. It took quite a bit of set too but it shot well. I put several thousand arrows through it before I retired it. it would definitley have made meat had I hunted with it. Good job.   Danny
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Offline kayakfisher

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Re: First stave bow
« Reply #9 on: October 06, 2012, 12:29:50 pm »
hey Dennis what is your last name
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Offline JW_Halverson

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Re: First stave bow
« Reply #10 on: October 06, 2012, 02:21:33 pm »
Quote from: DennisM on October 06, 2012, 11:47:56 am
Thanks guys, means a lot. First traditional hunt next weekend, headed for Green Swamp.  It shoots hard, and for the first dozen arrows in the mornings I'm deadly out to 15 yds  after that I start shooting left

Here's hoping you get a red arrow in the Green Swamp!
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Offline Badly Bent

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Re: First stave bow
« Reply #11 on: October 06, 2012, 06:27:05 pm »
Looks to be a shooter to me. Hard to judge tiller from picture angle but from what I see tiller looks fine and if not probably more than good enough. I have more than a few of my first stave bows with worst tiller that killed a few deer and one even took an elk. I think
your bow is nice in comparison to my first.
Greg
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Offline George Tsoukalas

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Re: First stave bow
« Reply #12 on: October 06, 2012, 07:53:14 pm »
Congratulations! I hope you get one. Jawge
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