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Offline huisme

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Got the first trade bow from Bob! (pic heavy)
« on: February 12, 2014, 07:18:16 pm »
First guy to finish his bow said he was sending it northwest, but I had no idea that beauteous piece of work he'd impressed us with was going to me!

I look grumpy in a couple of pictures, but I swear that's because the sun is showing up for the first time in forever and it's hurting my eyes ::) I was beside myself for a good two hours getting nothing done and shooting this thing, now I've got it across my lap as I post this ;D

She pulls about fifty pounds at twenty six inches, is sixty three and a half inches knock to knock, has six inch levers, has perfect little touches of character all over her, dark overlays I can't call the wood on (help me out bob!), feels smooth in the hand and shoots arrows like a whispering rifle!

I really wish I was a better shot so I could do this bow justice.
















And to top it off, I've got another tube ;D

A great big thank you to Hunterbob! This bow is is a hard-hitting masterpiece, and great inspiration to make my trade bow my own masterpiece.
50#@26"
Black locust. Black locust everywhere.
Mollegabets all day long.
Might as well make them short, save some wood to keep warm.

Offline Auggie

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Re: Got the first trade bow from Bob! (pic heavy)
« Reply #1 on: February 12, 2014, 07:32:51 pm »
Wow! sweet osage shooter you got there,its eye candy to me.
laugh. its good for ya

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Re: Got the first trade bow from Bob! (pic heavy)
« Reply #2 on: February 12, 2014, 07:34:45 pm »
Wow!!! congratulations what a nice Yeller stick ;)
Is this bow making a sickness? or the cure...

Offline BOWMAN53

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Re: Got the first trade bow from Bob! (pic heavy)
« Reply #3 on: February 12, 2014, 07:38:56 pm »
wow you got  a sweet bow.

Offline rps3

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Re: Got the first trade bow from Bob! (pic heavy)
« Reply #4 on: February 12, 2014, 07:40:55 pm »
Congrats, looks great. My son in law gives me flooring samples to use as overlays and those tips look just like what I have been using. The sample is labeled rosewood.

Offline hunterbob

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Re: Got the first trade bow from Bob! (pic heavy)
« Reply #5 on: February 12, 2014, 07:49:23 pm »
Great . Glad she made the long trip ok. The tips are black walnut from out back of my place . And the Osage stave came from Chris . Blackhawk .
Sounds like you are pleased with the bow. I had some black locust staves here I was kicking around making one of those till I got your name. Sounds like that is all you use so I figured you needed some gold mixed in there.
I have a scale but never use it . I just make it to were it feels right. And I only tiller in a mirror . So if its not spot on that is why. But she looks to be bending pretty well. That is my first time seeing a full draw picture . I have only seen what was in the mirror.
Hope you like it Marc . I know I am a sore puppy from making it. Lol.

Offline rps3

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Re: Got the first trade bow from Bob! (pic heavy)
« Reply #6 on: February 12, 2014, 07:53:25 pm »
Bob, I cant get over how much those tips look just like my flooring samples labeled rosewood. I wonder if the flooring company is loose with their terms?

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Re: Got the first trade bow from Bob! (pic heavy)
« Reply #7 on: February 12, 2014, 07:58:11 pm »
Yeah that is the very center of the heart wood from about a ten inch round tree.

Offline Badly Bent

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Re: Got the first trade bow from Bob! (pic heavy)
« Reply #8 on: February 12, 2014, 07:59:24 pm »
That's a beauty and looks like a real shooter, nicely done Bob and congrats huisme.
I ain't broke but I'm badly bent.

Offline Pat B

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Re: Got the first trade bow from Bob! (pic heavy)
« Reply #9 on: February 12, 2014, 08:06:05 pm »
Very nice bow, Bob and congratulations Marc. Oh, Marc, there is an arrow sticking in your right leg.  :o   ;)
Make the most of all that comes and the least of all that goes!    Pat Brennan  Brevard, NC

Offline bubby

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Re: Got the first trade bow from Bob! (pic heavy)
« Reply #10 on: February 12, 2014, 09:19:00 pm »
. Oh, Marc, there is an arrow sticking in your right leg.  :o   ;)




we are just tough out west Pat, just tough >:D
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Offline SLIMBOB

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Re: Got the first trade bow from Bob! (pic heavy)
« Reply #11 on: February 12, 2014, 09:32:15 pm »
Great looking bow!  And yes, you've been shot in the leg Marc.  Looks painful and yet you seem to be handling it very well.
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Offline Buckeye Guy

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Re: Got the first trade bow from Bob! (pic heavy)
« Reply #12 on: February 12, 2014, 09:36:26 pm »
Good job Bob !
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Offline hunterbob

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Re: Got the first trade bow from Bob! (pic heavy)
« Reply #13 on: February 12, 2014, 09:55:09 pm »
Thanks . It was a hard one to ship off. But I will make plenty more:-)
The only heating I had to do was to get the string tracking.
 Its like a bow just jumps out of blackhawk staves.lol

Offline Trapper Rob

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Re: Got the first trade bow from Bob! (pic heavy)
« Reply #14 on: February 12, 2014, 10:20:14 pm »
Nice looking bow.