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Offline IdahoMatt

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Re: Little Yellow Birch Paddle bow, Trade bow for Thomas H
« Reply #15 on: December 10, 2013, 09:43:44 am »
Wow Rich,  great job.  That puppy is pretty darn bad @$$.  I love th detail work.
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Re: Little Yellow Birch Paddle bow, Trade bow for Thomas H
« Reply #16 on: December 10, 2013, 09:57:36 am »
Another sweet bow, Rich. What's all that white stuff in the background?? :o
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Offline Tom Leemans

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Re: Little Yellow Birch Paddle bow, Trade bow for Thomas H
« Reply #17 on: December 10, 2013, 10:40:05 am »
Looks awesome!
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Offline half eye

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Re: Little Yellow Birch Paddle bow, Trade bow for Thomas H
« Reply #18 on: December 10, 2013, 10:43:30 am »
Well thank you very much everybody, I just wanted to try and give equal value back to Thomas. The color pattern is modified from an actual artifact bow that I found a picture of. My grip isn't as fancy as the real one nor is the paint but we both liked the pattern and the colors.

Be happy to take some close up pics for you, before it hits the post office today.

No it aint cold at all.....just an optical illusion >:D ya right
rich
Thanks again for the nice comments, fellas means a lot. Here is that articat bow ,sorry for the small pic
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Offline Parnell

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Re: Little Yellow Birch Paddle bow, Trade bow for Thomas H
« Reply #19 on: December 10, 2013, 10:48:27 am »
Wow Rich!  You really hit a homerun with that bow!  The finish work looks very good, I like the tiller and yellow birch is one of those woods that have always caught my interest.  I think it's because it is accessable by some of the native people that inhabit really cold areas liker Siberia and higher in Canada.  To me, that is exotic wood, I guess.

Really nice one!

Parnell
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Offline half eye

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Re: Little Yellow Birch Paddle bow, Trade bow for Thomas H
« Reply #20 on: December 10, 2013, 11:12:48 am »
Thanks Parnell, we aint in Canada but we have lots of the stuff in these parts.

Forgot to say the finish is 3 coats of pitch/grease, set for 3 days and then painted, then a couple coats of beeswax and grease. The "grease" is rendered deer fat.

Fellas here's the close up shots....well some anyways.
rich
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Re: Little Yellow Birch Paddle bow, Trade bow for Thomas H
« Reply #21 on: December 10, 2013, 11:17:49 am »
nice one Rich....tiller profile looks exellent
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Re: Little Yellow Birch Paddle bow, Trade bow for Thomas H
« Reply #22 on: December 10, 2013, 11:38:59 am »
Love this beautiful little bow. especially the painted on design and fur accents. really cool!
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Offline autologus

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Re: Little Yellow Birch Paddle bow, Trade bow for Thomas H
« Reply #23 on: December 10, 2013, 11:49:54 am »
Another masterpiece from a master craftsman.  I love it beautiful form and beautiful decoration.  Is it from a stave or from a board?

Grady
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Offline thomas h

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Re: Little Yellow Birch Paddle bow, Trade bow for Thomas H
« Reply #24 on: December 10, 2013, 12:18:17 pm »
rich it looks better every time i  look at it thank you so much. love the cordage wrap-------thomas ;D ;D
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Offline Jodocus

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« Reply #25 on: December 10, 2013, 01:08:49 pm »
Perfect   ;)
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Offline Atlatlista

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Re: Little Yellow Birch Paddle bow, Trade bow for Thomas H
« Reply #26 on: December 10, 2013, 01:13:12 pm »
That paint job is stunning!  And I love that it's based on an actual museum example - that really gets my heart thumping.
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Offline Pat B

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Re: Little Yellow Birch Paddle bow, Trade bow for Thomas H
« Reply #27 on: December 10, 2013, 01:25:22 pm »
Another cool little "Half Eye" bow Rich. Well done.
 I gotta try another paddle bow. My last one blew cause I narrowed the handle too much...and it was sinew backed yew.  :(
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Offline burn em up chuck

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Re: Little Yellow Birch Paddle bow, Trade bow for Thomas H
« Reply #28 on: December 10, 2013, 03:07:26 pm »
      very cool

            chuck
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Re: Little Yellow Birch Paddle bow, Trade bow for Thomas H
« Reply #29 on: December 10, 2013, 05:11:13 pm »
Beautiful bow! I see bows like this and it makes me want to build more. I need a shop or basement or garage. Stupid apartment living.
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