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Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: barebo on January 30, 2010, 08:58:45 pm

Title: Ash Flatbow Just Finished
Post by: barebo on January 30, 2010, 08:58:45 pm

This is the "sister stave" to the Ash bow I made for my buddy's son that's in the Marines in the Middle East. I put some Purple Heart and Lacewood tip overlays on it , and an Osage palm swell custom fit to my grip - talk about comfortable!!! I incorporated the arrow rest into the Osage and finished the grip in leather. 67"NTN - 2" fades to 1/2" tips - 57#@27". Shoots Great!!! Has just over an inch of follow. Really pleased with it. Oh yeah - I blended Golden Oak 5 parts to one part Red Mahagony stain and rubbed Tru Oil on by finger.  Sorry about the pics - tough to get quality for me .

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Title: Re: Ash Flatbow Just Finished
Post by: venisonburger on January 30, 2010, 09:02:04 pm

Fine looking bow there, really nice work on the grip area.
VB

Title: Re: Ash Flatbow Just Finished
Post by: barebo on January 30, 2010, 09:03:03 pm

I'll see if I can get my wife to snap a "full draw" shot during the day tomorrow. ( I know it's required!!!) LOL

Title: Re: Ash Flatbow Just Finished
Post by: hochgaertner on January 30, 2010, 09:08:06 pm

Wow, a wonderful bow, looks very professional

Peter

Title: Re: Ash Flatbow Just Finished
Post by: mox1968 on January 30, 2010, 09:24:52 pm

i like the way you left the cambium on the back gives it a camo look

Title: Re: Ash Flatbow Just Finished
Post by: sulphur on January 30, 2010, 09:54:33 pm

great looking bow!!  Ash is one of my favorite woods.  i know it lets people down, but always does me right.  Nice job!

Title: Re: Ash Flatbow Just Finished
Post by: riarcher on January 30, 2010, 11:21:50 pm

Not that I know anything... I think it looks pretty darn good!
Stain really help along this and the way the back is finished? Looks excellent to me.
My impression has been Ash is too plain Jane.
You've changed that idea.  ;D

Title: Re: Ash Flatbow Just Finished
Post by: barebo on January 30, 2010, 11:26:17 pm

riarcher - that's exactly what I was hoping to do - "dress up" this Ash stave - I'm really happy it turned out the way it did. Thanks for the positive input !!

Title: Re: Ash Flatbow Just Finished
Post by: Josh on January 30, 2010, 11:28:22 pm

looks great.  I love how that osage looks in the handle.  Beautiful grain pattern.  Can't wait to see it racked.   :) -josh

Title: Re: Ash Flatbow Just Finished
Post by: Keenan on January 31, 2010, 12:16:12 am

 Wow it's hard to keep up with all the great looking bows being turned out. Love the natural back and coloring . Congratulations

Title: Re: Ash Flatbow Just Finished
Post by: DanaM on January 31, 2010, 09:40:24 am

I love the look of Ash the diference in color on the growth rings, I also think it gets a bad rap as a quality bow wood.

Congrats on your new bow it looks great, I guess my only advice is to round them edges a little more :)

Title: Re: Ash Flatbow Just Finished
Post by: Grunt on January 31, 2010, 09:45:06 am

Good looking bow. Nice handle treatment.

Title: Re: Ash Flatbow Just Finished
Post by: broketooth on January 31, 2010, 10:10:20 am

nice bow

Title: Re: Ash Flatbow Just Finished
Post by: barebo on January 31, 2010, 12:07:10 pm

DanaM - I know that Ash can follow the string pretty good, so I make sure it's below 8%. On this one, I did what Parnell did on his Hackberry a couple of weeks ago, but didn't put as much reflex in as he and Mullet did. Because there is no grain run out, I just rounded the sharp edge down on the limbs and didn't think that I had to go full round on them. I'm going out in a little bit to stretch the string and enjoy some frigid NY winter air - it was 3 degrees this morning.

Title: Re: Ash Flatbow Just Finished
Post by: elk country rp on January 31, 2010, 01:32:23 pm

i love that back!

Title: Re: Ash Flatbow Just Finished
Post by: OldBow on January 31, 2010, 04:23:44 pm

Want to crank this back to full draw for a picture to submit for February BOM?

Title: Re: Ash Flatbow Just Finished
Post by: barebo on January 31, 2010, 04:57:02 pm

Here you go..........it was pretty brisk today, but nice and sunny, and the air smells Great !!! She's a good shooter - if I had to be critical of any part of this one, I'd say that I could have narrowed the tips more, but the cast is nice, and it shows only an inch or tad more of follow.

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Title: Re: Ash Flatbow Just Finished
Post by: Wulamoc on January 31, 2010, 07:12:28 pm

Looks real good!

Title: Re: Ash Flatbow Just Finished
Post by: DanaM on January 31, 2010, 08:15:27 pm

barebo the only reason i suggested rounding the edge more is looks I just like em to have nice rounded edges :)
Once again nice bow and congrats :)

Title: Re: Ash Flatbow Just Finished
Post by: woodstick on January 31, 2010, 09:26:58 pm

thats a nice looking bow. well done.