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Offline criveraville

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Re: My New Friend Jack
« Reply #60 on: September 09, 2013, 02:57:13 am »
Great post George. Let him know I have some nice belly scales if he wants em for the back of that bow..

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Offline jstason

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Re: My New Friend Jack
« Reply #61 on: September 09, 2013, 02:54:54 pm »
Great post George. Let him know I have some nice belly scales if he wants em for the back of that bow..

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Do you mean like the belly scales of a snake?

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Re: My New Friend Jack
« Reply #62 on: September 09, 2013, 03:06:40 pm »
Yes.
I was HECHO EN MEXICO, but assembled in Texas and I'm Texican as the day is long...  Psalm 127:4 As arrows are in the hand of a mighty man; so are children of the youth.

Offline jstason

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Re: My New Friend Jack
« Reply #63 on: September 09, 2013, 03:13:36 pm »
Yes.

Did you split the snake down either side and just peel off either half? I haven't heard of using the belly scales for a backing before

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Re: My New Friend Jack
« Reply #64 on: September 22, 2013, 12:22:58 am »
Jack came back to work on his bow again this weekend.  We had hoped to go hog hunting Friday night but we got a VERY much needed hard rain that turned the Texas dirt to slime.  So, we cut string nocks in his bow and got a string on his bow.  Still had some twist  so we did another heat bend.  Then we worked on flint points.  Today we began tillering in earnest.



Jack is a natural, he's eyeing that unbending spot in the middle of the right limb.  We got to a nice bend very early.



When we quit the bow was pulling 50lbs@20".  We'll shoot it the next time he's over.  Here it is at a low brace.



It's going to be a great bow.  It has a natural forward set handle and is center shot.  It is 66" n2n and Jack plans to make it 50#@28".  That should work out just fine. :)

George
St Paul, TX

Offline wood_bandit99

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Re: My New Friend Jack
« Reply #65 on: September 22, 2013, 12:31:29 am »
That's cool! I plan on doing this at ojam. All these people that helped me get materials for bow building, I asked them how I can even come close to returning the favor and they said, pass it on. I take more joy in doing stuff for other people then I do making one for my self. Their'a tend to look prettier too for some reason  :o LOL
Yew and osage, BEST. WOODS. EVER! Shoot straight my friends!!!

Offline jstason

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Re: My New Friend Jack
« Reply #66 on: September 22, 2013, 06:11:26 pm »
I cant wait till we get it shooting, gotta get it ready for deer season ;D. We're having that roast you gave us for dinner tonight George, got it all wrapped up with bacon i can smell it cooking right now >:D

Offline Carson (CMB)

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Re: My New Friend Jack
« Reply #67 on: September 22, 2013, 06:20:58 pm »
Very Cool!  Nice progress Jack!  Looks like you will have ready in time.
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The humanities grew out from archery as a flower from a seed
No sooner did the soft, sweet note of the bow-string charm the ear of genius than music was born, and from music came poetry and painting and..." Maurice Thompso

Offline gstoneberg

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Re: My New Friend Jack
« Reply #68 on: September 22, 2013, 10:24:48 pm »
Good news Jack, these are on the way for your bow!



Life is good.

George
St Paul, TX

Offline burn em up chuck

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Re: My New Friend Jack
« Reply #69 on: September 22, 2013, 11:01:48 pm »
   very very cool, way to pass it on

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Offline k-hat

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Re: My New Friend Jack
« Reply #70 on: September 22, 2013, 11:15:18 pm »
Stoneberg's at it again ;)  good on ya, looks like another addict... and at such a young age >:D ;D

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Re: My New Friend Jack
« Reply #71 on: September 22, 2013, 11:18:07 pm »
Good news Jack, these are on the way for your bow!



Life is good.

George

Those are some awesome skins George 8), What kind of snake is that?

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Re: My New Friend Jack
« Reply #72 on: September 22, 2013, 11:23:42 pm »
Stoneberg's at it again ;)  good on ya, looks like another addict... and at such a young age >:D ;D

I'm already clearing a spot in the garage so I can start seasoning wood after I finish this bow ;)

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Re: My New Friend Jack
« Reply #73 on: September 23, 2013, 12:26:07 am »
Those are some awesome skins George 8), What kind of snake is that?

I think he said eastern diamondback water snake.

I'm already clearing a spot in the garage so I can start seasoning wood after I finish this bow ;)

I have a friend who always has osage we can cut.

George
St Paul, TX

Offline jstason

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Re: My New Friend Jack
« Reply #74 on: September 23, 2013, 01:12:20 am »
Those are some awesome skins George 8), What kind of snake is that?

I think he said eastern diamondback water snake.

I'm already clearing a spot in the garage so I can start seasoning wood after I finish this bow ;)

I have a friend who always has osage we can cut.

George

I'd just have to figure out how I would get it home :laugh: