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Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: james parker on July 06, 2011, 09:51:35 pm

Title: crab bow" finished"
Post by: james parker on July 06, 2011, 09:51:35 pm

 the bow finished up at 68#@30", it has cloud patterns and floral designs, in gold, red,  light blue, and green,  :)

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Post by: james parker on July 06, 2011, 09:53:53 pm

  full draw,, also this bow is not for BOM

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Post by: ErictheViking on July 06, 2011, 09:58:04 pm

 :o WOW!  :o WOW! absolutely gorgeous. can't say much more.

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Post by: mullet on July 06, 2011, 09:59:30 pm

 Dang it, man! That finished up nice. I'd like to see it stick a hog next weekend.

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Post by: woodsman on July 06, 2011, 10:01:14 pm

Man,you make some sweet bows!

        Bob

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Post by: james parker on July 06, 2011, 10:10:29 pm

thanks guys,, heres a few more pics..... james

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Post by: RyanY on July 06, 2011, 10:16:19 pm

Amazing work. Belongs in a museum. :)

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Post by: Hrothgar on July 06, 2011, 11:00:16 pm

Very cool!

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Post by: Catnapper on July 06, 2011, 11:16:44 pm

Wow! That is awesome! U got double talent....bow building and art work. Great job!

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Post by: seabass on July 06, 2011, 11:18:06 pm

man that is one nice bow.great work brother.i have always wanted a bow like that.one day i will get my act together and build my own.once again nice work,steve

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Post by: david w. on July 06, 2011, 11:18:39 pm

Thats some crazy bend :)  Awesome bow

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Post by: blackhawk on July 06, 2011, 11:59:41 pm

Speechless............ :o

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Post by: wildkatt on July 07, 2011, 12:33:57 am

 >:D WOW  >:D


Katt

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Post by: JBL on July 07, 2011, 12:49:08 am

Amazing work.  BRAVO!!!!

James are these bows the fully "ripe" ones from the ones you teased us with last summer?

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Post by: Hawkeye1974 on July 07, 2011, 12:51:15 am

Absolutely amazing!!!!!!

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Post by: Pat B on July 07, 2011, 12:58:32 am

Incredable, James. Cool artwork and amazing full draw.  8)

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Post by: Badger on July 07, 2011, 01:00:20 am

  Outstanding work, very impressive! Steve

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Post by: IndianGuy on July 07, 2011, 01:01:52 am

Top Quality work!  8)

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Post by: Bow Nut on July 07, 2011, 01:35:43 am

Like I told you earlier just amazing beautiful work!  best horn bows I have ever seen!

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Post by: peshikthe on July 07, 2011, 01:40:07 am

beautiful bow clearly the work of ....dare i say a master bowyer.imho you are, crab bows require much skill and patience.

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Post by: gstoneberg on July 07, 2011, 01:50:15 am

Wow just doesn't do that bow justice.  Great bow James.

George

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Post by: jpitts on July 07, 2011, 02:34:56 am

Beyond Museum quality James
Superb....

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Post by: loefflerchuck on July 07, 2011, 02:56:34 am

Not for BOM. That's big of you.

I want one of these!

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Post by: nathan elliot on July 07, 2011, 04:12:17 am

very, very nice bow. High art to be sure!

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Post by: Gaur on July 07, 2011, 06:52:41 am

That's awesome James. 

So the big question:  Is that your art work or Rebecca's?

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Post by: dragonman on July 07, 2011, 07:29:42 am

respect..... very high quality workmanship.  I'd love to try out one of these bows, but thats only gonna hapen when I can make one,!!!! how long does it take you to make such a bow?

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Post by: HoBow on July 07, 2011, 08:02:33 am

Very nice!

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Post by: bobnewboy on July 07, 2011, 08:10:55 am

Wow, that is a working piece of art.  I can only aspire to making anything so amazing.  8)

"We're not worthy!  We're not worthy!...."

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Post by: fusizoli on July 07, 2011, 09:18:11 am

Couldn't say any more after the others, just take my hat. Outstanding work!

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Post by: bigcountry on July 07, 2011, 12:12:15 pm

I would hate to know the amount of time spent on this build. 

Awesome details.  What would you call this style?  Mongolian?

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Post by: Pappy on July 07, 2011, 12:21:07 pm

Now that is a beauty James, you do some very special work that's for sure. :)
   Pappy

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Post by: Mechslasher on July 07, 2011, 12:30:54 pm

sweet!!  can't wait to shoot it in a couple weeks.

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Post by: james parker on July 07, 2011, 12:47:42 pm

thank you all for the great comments,,, for those of you wanting to try your hand at building horn composites,, all i can say is adam karpowicz,   ottoman turkish bows book is an absolute must to have,,althogh it only covers the turkish bows in detail, once you have mastered that bow you can move on to other composite stlye bows,, you will of course have to do your home work and investigate info on the other bow styles....,, the painting of decoration on the bows are very strainfull, mainly the eyes,, .... again thanks to all....... james

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Post by: Michael C. on July 07, 2011, 05:09:26 pm

Incredible work again, it's always a treat looking at your posts. Thanks for showing these.

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Post by: dbb on July 07, 2011, 07:25:29 pm

Top notch!
 Both the bow and the artwork are amazing.
Im only four month old as a bowyer..i hope ill be as good when i get older ;D

/Mikael

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Post by: Keenan on July 07, 2011, 07:33:27 pm

Incredible bow! Your work is always impressive and top line.

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Post by: LEGIONNAIRE on July 07, 2011, 07:52:20 pm

Wow, great inspiration for my composite bow build.  Your work is amazing, and artwork too. Im just wondering what to do I have cut the horns and thinked out one. The only problem is that the horn is crooked to one side, how to I straighten this sideway bend? I have already steamed it for like 10-15 mins and did it by hand, and it didnt seem to get rid of it much. By the way what do you use to seal your bows, they look to have a nice finish.

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Post by: shikari on July 07, 2011, 09:05:26 pm

James the bow is amazing,another one of you works of great craftmanship.
Cheers
P.J.

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Post by: Gus on July 07, 2011, 09:46:57 pm

Simply Stunning...

-Gus

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Post by: yehti on July 08, 2011, 12:17:24 pm

great job james, what do you have in store for us next? >:D >:D >:D

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Post by: Christophero on July 08, 2011, 04:35:35 pm

That is definetly my Bow of the Month!  Just incredible.
Truely, why would anyone want to shoot and hunt with a compound when they could have something like that in their hands?  Why would someone want to shoot and hunt with one of my FG recurves when they could have a piece of functional art such as your creation in their possession? (and I'm pretty partial to my bows, too)  That is fantastic.
BOM! BOM! BOM!