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Offline Onebowonder

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"Sow's Ear"
« on: September 26, 2013, 08:25:34 pm »
This is the bow I made for the Red Oak Board Bow Trade.  Actually, she's the 5th one I made for that trade.  Two previous broke and two others came in WAY under weight.  In any case, my recipient has been EXCEPTIONALLY patient and encouraging, and I persisted till I persuaded a piece of Red Oak to become a bow.

This is a Molly with silk backing for the working portion of the limbs.  She has a 'Z' shaped handle and a golf tee style arrow shelf under the leather grip.  The tips are Black Walnut and the pinky width levers have string grooves and are built up to provide a bit of a curved effect.

She is tillered out to 51# @ 28", but was only shot in at around 26" (I have short arms!)  She's a BIG girl at 74" tip to tip and around 72.5" NTN.  I find her exceptionally smooth to draw, and she shoots as accurately as the best bows I've ever shot, (...which is not to say too much since I am a LOUSY shot!)

Anyways, here are the PIX...



OneBow

BTW - I'm really stoked to have shipped her off today - - - because that means that now I finally get to open up the one doulosparachristos sent me so long ago!!!
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Offline Onebowonder

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Re: "Sow's Ear"
« Reply #1 on: September 26, 2013, 08:27:22 pm »
More Pix:
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Offline ionicmuffin

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Re: "Sow's Ear"
« Reply #2 on: September 26, 2013, 08:46:46 pm »
OH MAN IS THAT SWEET!!!! Love the bow, if i were the guy getting it i would be super patient as well.
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Offline seabass

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Re: "Sow's Ear"
« Reply #3 on: September 26, 2013, 08:51:13 pm »
nice work.love the z handle.very unique.
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Offline echatham

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Re: "Sow's Ear"
« Reply #4 on: September 26, 2013, 10:31:59 pm »
don't you have grain runout in the handle and fades?  seems like a risky design to me, but....my disclaimer: "im new at this"
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Offline Onebowonder

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« Reply #5 on: September 26, 2013, 10:53:41 pm »
The fades are non bending for a full two inches past the 'Z' handle, which makes for a really long handle!  ...but it provides safety for the cut out handle.  And just because I tend to over build everything, there is a long brace behind the handle lammed in and under the wrap.

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Offline raghorns

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« Reply #6 on: September 27, 2013, 12:40:17 am »
OneBow...that is awesome!

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Offline Pappy

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Re: "Sow's Ear"
« Reply #7 on: September 27, 2013, 06:20:50 am »
Cool bow,glad you got her done, way to be persistant,thats what it takes sometime. ;) :)
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Offline PEARL DRUMS

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Re: "Sow's Ear"
« Reply #8 on: September 27, 2013, 08:20:54 am »
Nice to see you finish the job onebow! You can see the thoughtfulness you put into that bow.
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Offline TimPotter

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Re: "Sow's Ear"
« Reply #9 on: September 27, 2013, 08:57:23 am »
Flat out AWESOME!!!! Love what you did with the handle. Makes it stand out from the crowd that's for sure.
Really nice work.
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Offline bushboy

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Re: "Sow's Ear"
« Reply #10 on: September 27, 2013, 10:05:25 am »
Nice work on that one!
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Offline paoliguy

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Re: "Sow's Ear"
« Reply #11 on: September 27, 2013, 10:25:53 am »
Goes to show a red oak board can make a REAL bow too! I really like that one.
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« Reply #12 on: September 27, 2013, 10:44:59 am »
Really nice! I like the look of the silk on the back, and of course that handle!
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Offline RBLusthaus

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« Reply #13 on: September 27, 2013, 01:01:41 pm »
really like the handle on that one.  Very original.  I hope it holds up.  Did the wood grow that way, did you bend it to shape, or did you just carve / cut the handle on the bias?
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Offline Parnell

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« Reply #14 on: September 27, 2013, 01:49:24 pm »
Very cool!  Way to see it through!
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