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Title: unbacked washington state maple board
Post by: snedeker on May 08, 2009, 04:56:54 pm

Wood I got from Brian Melton a couple years ago.  Edge grain.  65" ntn, 67#/28".  1&13/16" wide out past mid limb, to 3/8 tips at nock.  Guatemalan mahogany handle.  8" between handle fades.   Board was touch under 1" and I have a nice backing strip ripped off too.  Piece was 11/16 thick at start.  Brown osage tip overlays.   Heated in 2" reflex, and it has about 1/2" set after very little shooting.  A ripper.   Maple stained with a coat of colonial maple and a coat of red mahogany, then urethane.   I had it just about full tillered at 80# and brought it down by some narrowing and belt sanding.  Impressive wood.  Less than 1/2" thick at fades.   I am still pondering handle covering.

Dave

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Title: Re: unbacked washington state maple board
Post by: Aosda on May 08, 2009, 06:37:00 pm

Looks great.  I'm not sure if I would cover that nicely contrasting handle.  Maybe pad the palm side with built up leather. Maybe wrap the handle with pale leather, make some type of see through area to show off the color the mahogany.

Title: Re: unbacked washington state maple board
Post by: Timo on May 08, 2009, 06:47:10 pm

Saaa wweeett bow! I like it alot.Very nice job.

I have some edge grain hickory boards that I've been pondering on,you may have made up my mind. ;)

Title: Re: unbacked washington state maple board
Post by: OldBow on May 08, 2009, 07:31:06 pm

Very, very nice. Go snedeker! A steady participant in PA and I have voted for his bows many times. At the end of May, we'll look at this bow again.

Title: Re: unbacked washington state maple board
Post by: George Tsoukalas on May 08, 2009, 07:45:26 pm

That's a great looking bow. Nice job. Jawge

Title: Re: unbacked washington state maple board
Post by: brian melton on May 08, 2009, 09:31:30 pm

        Nice job Dave!! 3-4 yrs ago I sent out tons of wood, makes me wonder where it is all at?? ;D

Title: Re: unbacked washington state maple board
Post by: mspink on May 08, 2009, 09:43:24 pm

nice bow, i love maple

Title: Re: unbacked washington state maple board
Post by: snedeker on May 09, 2009, 03:58:13 pm

Glad you like the mahogany dude. Brought it back from Guatemala in 1991

Dave

Title: Re: unbacked washington state maple board
Post by: Marc St Louis on May 09, 2009, 05:03:06 pm

Nice bow Dave.  Maple is good bow wood

Title: Re: unbacked washington state maple board
Post by: Knocker on May 11, 2009, 12:47:13 am

Hey Brian,

I assume that was a Vine Maple stave?  Or were you selling/trading boards at some point?

Keith

Title: Re: unbacked washington state maple board
Post by: Pappy on May 11, 2009, 09:38:35 am

Beautiful bow,very well done. :)
   Pappy

Title: Re: unbacked washington state maple board
Post by: snedeker on May 11, 2009, 04:41:45 pm

Thanks.


Knocker:  Brian had a lot of Rock maple (sugar maple really) lumber there for a while.  Thats what this is.

Dave

Title: Re: unbacked washington state maple board
Post by: brian melton on May 11, 2009, 10:27:47 pm

Keith,

                       Can't sell things here. I do other places occasionally, but no where near like I use too. If you need something I am sure we can work a trade......got that pipestone yet???