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Offline TacticalFate

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Twisty buckthorn bow
« on: November 24, 2013, 11:18:22 pm »
59" NTN Heat treated European buckthorn, 55# @ 26", full 90 degree twist from end to end, buckthorn overlays (was scared of splitting due to side nocks), and cherry bark handle wrap. Started this bow in the spring, and just got around to finishing it off. Took 3 inches of set initially when I tillered it in the summer, prob was way too humid, heat treated and ended up with 1 inch of set.  Bottom limb looks wonky in full draw, but that's just due to the twist.






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Offline Weylin

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Re: Twisty buckthorn
« Reply #1 on: November 24, 2013, 11:22:32 pm »
Great looking bow! nice tiller and finish work . I like the overlays with the side nocks. Now.. Clean your room!  >:D ;)
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Offline IdahoMatt

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Re: Twisty buckthorn
« Reply #2 on: November 24, 2013, 11:30:15 pm »
Looking good.  It has a nice primitive look
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Offline Ifrit617

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Re: Twisty buckthorn
« Reply #3 on: November 24, 2013, 11:31:59 pm »
That's the most twist I've ever seen in a finished bow. Nice!

Jon
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Offline Badly Bent

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Re: Twisty buckthorn
« Reply #4 on: November 24, 2013, 11:49:10 pm »
The twist looks to mostly disappear at full draw and the tiller doesn't look bad at all to my eyes. Nice work on that difficult stave and I like the primitive look of the bow too.
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Offline Pappy

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Re: Twisty buckthorn bow
« Reply #5 on: November 25, 2013, 07:13:11 am »
What Badly bent said. ;) :)
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Offline dwardo

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Re: Twisty buckthorn bow
« Reply #6 on: November 25, 2013, 08:12:38 am »
Cool bow. Thats a poster girl for "can i have twist in my stave and finished bow"
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Offline tattoo dave

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Re: Twisty buckthorn bow
« Reply #7 on: November 25, 2013, 09:04:32 am »
Good lookin bow!! Way to pull a bow out of that twisted up stick.

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Offline NeolithicMan

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Re: Twisty buckthorn bow
« Reply #8 on: November 25, 2013, 09:49:07 am »
Sweet bow, real primitive look to it. good color for hunting too.
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Offline DuBois

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Re: Twisty buckthorn bow
« Reply #9 on: November 25, 2013, 10:49:19 am »
Cool bow with nice bend. Did you fill the knot holes on the belly with anything?
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Offline TacticalFate

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Re: Twisty buckthorn bow
« Reply #10 on: November 25, 2013, 05:38:09 pm »
Nope, they were in the last 6 inches, so they were unbending anyway.
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Offline Danzn Bar

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Re: Twisty buckthorn bow
« Reply #11 on: November 25, 2013, 07:40:05 pm »
Like the bend in that one,  the primitive look and handle wrap is too  8)
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Offline Josh B

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Re: Twisty buckthorn bow
« Reply #12 on: November 25, 2013, 09:58:55 pm »
Cool!  Josh
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Re: Twisty buckthorn bow
« Reply #13 on: November 26, 2013, 07:48:59 am »
Lotta twist in that one...congrats on getting it to shoot...how's it shoot? Any shock noise or vibrations?
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Offline bowmo

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Re: Twisty buckthorn bow
« Reply #14 on: November 26, 2013, 01:08:21 pm »
Neat little bow man! Tiller looks good.
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