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Offline paulsemp

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Marshall bow
« on: June 01, 2013, 11:03:47 am »
Had a belly split laying around for a long time and decided that it would hopefully become a bow a marshall. I made a rawhide string 3 weeks prior and wanted a simple bow to put it on. I chased a ring and did major reduction with a drawknife but all the rest was done over my knee with a scraper. My elbow is still pissed at me. Working on it in the company of all these new friends was a blast. Blackhawk and Pearl were also working some osage. Right before the sat dinner I put the rawhide string on. To my amazement it was holding up!! Right after dinner Blackhawk, Pearl Drums, Misslemaster and myself went to shoot so arrows, and ended up running the coarse. The 3 new osage bows were unfinished and practically still had shavings hanging. For such a short bow I was shooting well ( that not saying much I am not good compared to my company). The rawhide did great until the 10th or 15th target, went boom on release. Did not bring ol' b50 with so I finished the coarse shooting the other guys bows. Fun, stuff. I decided that this bow was only going to get a little sanding and oil. No grip, leave the tool marks and keep it just like it was. Osage /52" ntn/ 45 to 50lbs at 26" / 13 oz.
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Offline half eye

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Re: Marshall bow
« Reply #1 on: June 01, 2013, 11:31:43 am »
real nice tight bend there Paul. Think about deer at 10 to 15 and ya know yer gonna be eatin venison, eh?
rich
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Offline JonW

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Re: Marshall bow
« Reply #2 on: June 01, 2013, 11:50:04 am »
Pretty sweet Paul.
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Offline missilemaster

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Re: Marshall bow
« Reply #3 on: June 01, 2013, 12:02:20 pm »
Yea Paul, that was a wicked little bow! You shot it great.
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Offline Buffalogobbler

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Re: Marshall bow
« Reply #4 on: June 01, 2013, 12:18:14 pm »
Very nice, I like the plain and simple approach, it gives the bow a natural beauty.

Kevin
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Offline TRACY

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Re: Marshall bow
« Reply #5 on: June 01, 2013, 12:36:57 pm »
Essence of primitive right there! Nice work!

Tracy
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Offline Don

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Re: Marshall bow
« Reply #6 on: June 01, 2013, 01:04:19 pm »
Nice bow Paul.
And I like the way you made it.
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Offline lesken2011

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« Reply #7 on: June 01, 2013, 01:04:31 pm »
Nice job, Paul. Sweet lookin little bow. Clean and simple....but deadly.
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Offline Pat B

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Re: Marshall bow
« Reply #8 on: June 01, 2013, 01:07:32 pm »
Sweet little bow with a great bend.  8)
  You have to be able to shoot better than Pearlie and Blackhawk. Now, Misslemaster is another story.  ;)
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Re: Marshall bow
« Reply #9 on: June 01, 2013, 03:44:02 pm »
Good piece of lil wood right there with its retained unstrung profile...finished up nice buddy...just put the last coat on mine this morn n needs a hemp wrap...gotta love simple D bows ;)
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Offline DGF

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Re: Marshall bow
« Reply #10 on: June 01, 2013, 04:24:25 pm »
Awesome bow Paul! I really like the simplicity.

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Offline YewArcher

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Re: Marshall bow
« Reply #11 on: June 01, 2013, 04:59:43 pm »
I was sad to hear the rawhide string broke. It looked awesome.
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Offline Badly Bent

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Re: Marshall bow
« Reply #12 on: June 01, 2013, 05:25:26 pm »
Sweet arc on that little bow Paul and the unbraced reflex is impressive in such a shorter length bow. You did good on that osage
man. I want to see that one and your other recent osage in person. To bad that rawhide string broke on ya though.
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Offline chamookman

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Re: Marshall bow
« Reply #13 on: June 01, 2013, 06:36:15 pm »
Hey - I remember that bow   ;D ! Looks good Paul - to Me, that's what this craft is all about. Bob
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Offline RyanY

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Re: Marshall bow
« Reply #14 on: June 01, 2013, 07:05:00 pm »
Those little bows are the sweetest. Glad I got to see this one in person.  ;D
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