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Offline ajooter

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Rawhide Backed Hickory...$$$ shot added
« on: October 07, 2016, 09:29:46 pm »
I actually completed this bow awhile ago but have yet to post all the pictures as it was a gift for my aunts husband.  I should have the FD pic tomorrow.  It's 40#@28"...I think ithe may have gained a little weight as well.  The bow is 64" ttt....1.5" to midlimb tapering to 3/8" tips.  The bow is backed in goat rawhide and painted with paint markers.  The grip is tanned alligator skin with a floppy rest.  I put a heavy heat treatment on this bow and had to do a lot of steaming to get the handle aligned.  My uncles spirit animal is the bear and I tried my best to put a bear on one of the limbs...buuuuuut I think it looks more like a pig  :laugh:.

Uncle Bob is a natural with this bow.  He was plugging that hay bale like nobody's business.  I don't think anybody would have appreciated this bow anymore.











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Offline bjrogg

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Re: Rawhide Backed Hickory
« Reply #1 on: October 07, 2016, 09:43:41 pm »
That's a sweet looking bow ajooter, must be a good uncle I'm sure he'll love it.
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Offline BowEd

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Re: Rawhide Backed Hickory
« Reply #2 on: October 08, 2016, 01:10:09 am »
Nice hickory stick.How does it shoot?
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Offline FilipT

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Re: Rawhide Backed Hickory
« Reply #3 on: October 08, 2016, 03:25:27 am »
Like the artwork!
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Offline Stick Bender

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Re: Rawhide Backed Hickory
« Reply #4 on: October 08, 2016, 04:24:38 am »
Nice bow like the art also
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Offline ajooter

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Re: Rawhide Backed Hickory
« Reply #5 on: October 08, 2016, 07:59:39 am »
It shoots good enough for what my uncle is doing with it.  I think it would easily kill a deer 15 yds and in.  Do any of you find that bows with snakey limbs don't perform as well as a straight limbed bow?

  I have since made my hickory bows wider to start (1.75 -2").  I have a pyramid bow started right now at 2" tapering straight to the tips.  I'm gonna try my hand at recurring the tips as well.
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Offline ajooter

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Re: Rawhide Backed Hickory
« Reply #6 on: October 08, 2016, 08:00:14 am »
Thank you for the kind words as well gentlemen.  8)
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Offline sieddy

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Re: Rawhide Backed Hickory
« Reply #7 on: October 08, 2016, 08:19:32 am »
That bow looks great mate and your symbol definitely says bear!  :)
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Offline Aaron H

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Re: Rawhide Backed Hickory
« Reply #8 on: October 08, 2016, 09:40:44 am »
You do great work ajooter.  Keep it up, you're just gonna get better and better.
Nice pig too  ;)
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Offline Knoll

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Re: Rawhide Backed Hickory
« Reply #9 on: October 08, 2016, 09:43:27 am »
That's some fantastic artwork.
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Offline George Tsoukalas

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Re: Rawhide Backed Hickory
« Reply #10 on: October 08, 2016, 10:17:46 am »
Beautiful! Love the painted designs and handle. Jawge
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Offline ---GUTSHOT--->

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Re: Rawhide Backed Hickory
« Reply #11 on: October 08, 2016, 10:24:22 am »
Ajooter very nice bow and art work I'm sure the Uncle will love it. By the way pigs feet are split hooves not claws😃😃😃 just kidding I like the claws and the bear design in the paw is cool
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Offline Stixnstones

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Re: Rawhide Backed Hickory...$$$ shot added
« Reply #12 on: October 08, 2016, 10:51:38 am »
Very cool stik Ajooter. I really dig your art work too, you really know how to set off a bow.
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Offline Aaron H

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Re: Rawhide Backed Hickory...$$$ shot added
« Reply #13 on: October 08, 2016, 11:29:22 am »
Sweet bend
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Offline Pat B

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Re: Rawhide Backed Hickory...$$$ shot added
« Reply #14 on: October 08, 2016, 11:51:20 am »
work on this bow and cool finish.
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