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Title: ebony hickory
Post by: ken75 on February 10, 2011, 03:27:29 pm

this one was just for FUN ! feeling a lil under the weather today so i decided to build one just for scat and giggles. hickory 62 inches tip to tip 1 3/4 at fades to 3/8 tips limbs narrow the last 8 inches. 57 lbs at 28 inches finished with ebony stain and hemp wrapped handle. hope u enjoy the pics

Title: Re: Not for BOM
Post by: John K on February 10, 2011, 03:52:43 pm

Wow , green grass ! Can't wait to see that again...Nice bow too  :D

Title: Re: Not for BOM
Post by: dragonman on February 10, 2011, 03:53:40 pm

not bad, you should've took more trouble with the handle though >:D, I like your garden......

Title: Re: Not for BOM
Post by: DEllis on February 10, 2011, 03:56:00 pm

That'll do Ken ;D
Your weather makes me jealous..........green grass and leaves on the trees :o We got 3 feed of snow here and no chance of leaves beggining until mid may. :(
Darcy

Title: Re: Not for BOM
Post by: half eye on February 10, 2011, 05:59:45 pm

Hey Ken,
     I love that "high-crown" trap job blending into the half round levers....looks positively medieval to me, now thats nice.
rich

Title: Re: Not for BOM
Post by: okiecountryboy on February 10, 2011, 07:11:44 pm

Nice job Ken
Simple and sweet.

Ron

Title: Re: Not for BOM
Post by: wvarcher on February 10, 2011, 08:48:33 pm

Nice bow Ken. 

Title: Re: Not for BOM
Post by: George Tsoukalas on February 10, 2011, 09:02:13 pm

Very well done. I like it. Beautiful tiller. Jawge

Title: Re: Not for BOM
Post by: ErictheViking on February 10, 2011, 09:16:31 pm

Looks good Ken. Have to agree with Half-eye, the rounded back makes it look like a replica. Is the bulbous part of the grip used to make sure you place your hand in the same spot each time?  Tiller looks spot on. excellent bow.

Title: Re: Not for BOM
Post by: Mechslasher on February 10, 2011, 09:18:06 pm

sweet bow.  you must be in ga. or s.c. with those old first generation pines in the background.  usually don't see them anywhere else.

Title: Re: Not for BOM
Post by: hammertime on February 10, 2011, 09:20:14 pm

Sweet bow Ken I like the handle,simple,effective,Hickory is good stuff-Hammertime

Title: Re: Not for BOM
Post by: half eye on February 10, 2011, 09:26:30 pm

Hey fellas,
       Ya can call me crazy....but I looked at kens bow about a hundred times and dang if it dont look like the models of a true Holmegaard bow in the Danish Museum.....I know there's been talk about the difference between the Mollegabets and the Holmegaard's but here is the pics from the Danish Museum......what do you think Ken?
rich

Title: Re: Not for BOM
Post by: Bevan R. on February 11, 2011, 01:16:25 am

Did you trap the back or is it just a high crown stave? REALLY like the looks of it. Well done.

Title: Re: Not for BOM
Post by: Del the cat on February 11, 2011, 04:58:30 am

Clean and simple. Nothing like makin' some shavings to make you feel better.
Del

Title: Re: Not for BOM
Post by: HatchA on February 11, 2011, 06:50:16 am

I wish I could turn out something like that when I'm feeling tip-top, never mind under the weather...  Beautiful functionally simple bow!

Half Eye - I do see similarities between the two bows.  Thanks for posting the pic's up.

Title: Re: Not for BOM
Post by: Pappy on February 11, 2011, 07:48:26 am

Very well done,tiller looks great and love the stain job. :)
   Pappy

Title: Re: Not for BOM
Post by: ken75 on February 11, 2011, 11:08:53 am

thanks john , hasnt snowed here so plenty of green
thanks dragon, the handle was finished just as i wanted ,from cut out to finish was two hours .not that it was a timed thing just out there havin fun.
thank you dellis
thanks Rich,wvarcher,thanks jawge,
thanks eric yeah the extra wrap or to was hand placement/arrow rest
thanks Mech, southwest GA
thanks hammertime. i love hickory too
Rich i call you crazy all the time ..... the bow is a ringer for the one you posted
thanks Bevan, it is a trapped 1/4 sawn board
thanks Del , i agree
thanks Hatch
thanks Pappy, means a lot

Title: Re: ebony hickory
Post by: Josh on February 21, 2011, 01:27:47 pm

Very nice entry for Feb. BOM contest Ken!!!!   8)