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Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: PEARL DRUMS on December 11, 2011, 11:09:43 am

Title: First timer ash bow, not so bad....
Post by: PEARL DRUMS on December 11, 2011, 11:09:43 am
 This is my best buddy Dave. He hunted Inidiana with me this year and helped cut and haul all the hedge I procured down there! I finally talked hm into trying his own bow from some white ash we harvested from his place last summer. Its 64" ntn, 1 3/4" wide, 1/2" tips, 48# @ 27". Not bad for a ROOKIE! He wanted it simple, so we left it that way. No glue, no overlays or handle sections. All from one stave and stained chestnut. Thanks for peeking. If you see anything wrong.................let him have it good! Its the only way to learn!
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Post by: tattoo dave on December 11, 2011, 11:54:22 am
Looks good to me. Nice bow for his first.

Tattoo Dave
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Post by: MWirwicki on December 11, 2011, 12:09:09 pm
Good job, Dave!  So, what do you have in mind for your next bow?  Of course, we all know that you've been bitten now, by the bug.

Congratulations!
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Post by: blackhawk on December 11, 2011, 12:42:05 pm
Not bad from a pearl drums apprentice ;)....that's a heck of a nice first bow. No critique from where I sit. ;)
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Post by: PEARL DRUMS on December 11, 2011, 12:47:08 pm
Rookie luck! I lost my first two ash bows, that stuff fell off my bow woods list!
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Post by: profsaffel on December 11, 2011, 12:48:22 pm
I have a buddy Dave who makes bows too! Coincidence? Yes, yes it is.  ;D

Nice bow. I love working with ash and would like to make another bow out of it. Hard to get my hands on it though.
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Post by: Pat B on December 11, 2011, 12:51:54 pm
Nice bow, Dave. Well done!  The only ctitique I have is you sure don't look like you are enjoying the experience. SMILE!!!  ;D
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Post by: Nidhoggr on December 11, 2011, 01:42:58 pm
Beautiful bow. How long did it take?
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Post by: TurtleCreek on December 11, 2011, 02:44:53 pm
Sweet and simple, I like it.
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Post by: Keenan on December 11, 2011, 03:23:31 pm
 Very good for a first bow. Congratulations!
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Post by: Dazv on December 11, 2011, 03:36:08 pm
I love seeing peoples first bows, I really like the simple style of this bow and the tiller looks great as well.
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Post by: k-hat on December 11, 2011, 04:17:43 pm
That's a beauty!  I love simplicity :)

Pearlie, you sure are a contagious feller ;D
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Post by: Shaun on December 11, 2011, 04:18:39 pm
Nice bow Dave, and good apprenticing PD. Dave, ignore Pat, keep the tough "game face".
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Post by: PEARL DRUMS on December 11, 2011, 04:32:59 pm
Quote from: MWirwicki on December 11, 2011, 12:09:09 pm
Good job, Dave!  So, what do you have in mind for your next bow?  Of course, we all know that you've been bitten now, by the bug.

Congratulations!

He's out on the bandsaw now cutting out his next osage flatbow! I made him start with challenging wood so he would truly appreciate hedge! Thanks for the words all!

Quote from: Nidhoggr on December 11, 2011, 01:42:58 pm
Beautiful bow. How long did it take?
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From stave to bow, maybe 5-6 hours? Not long really. We did no heat corrections and left it el' natural in shape.
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Post by: soy on December 11, 2011, 05:49:31 pm
5-6 hours  :o I may need u to mentor me!looks real good congratulations to the both of u ;)
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Post by: PEARL DRUMS on December 11, 2011, 06:22:35 pm
You know what they say soy, make it bend where its flat and leave it alone where its bending!
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Post by: coaster500 on December 11, 2011, 06:57:41 pm
Great job Dave!!

Way to pass it on Chris :)
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Post by: Ifrit617 on December 11, 2011, 07:21:11 pm
Great first bow. Way to keep it simple and deadly.

Jon

P.S. We have caught another... Hehehehe....  >:D >:D >:D
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Post by: PEARL DRUMS on December 11, 2011, 07:25:53 pm
Ol' David was a hard sell. I made him an osage recurve last winter and we went to two camp out/shoots last summer. Guess what finally sold him?????? THE PEOPLE he met and talked to acted like they knew him forever, he was blown away and said that this was the thing for him to do. Now we are looking at halfy's on a nice, large tent for our shoots in the summer. I did very little on this bow but help him identify flat spots and mark them.
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Post by: james parker on December 12, 2011, 01:25:34 am
super bow for a first...
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Post by: Pappy on December 12, 2011, 09:28:21 am
Very nice for a first,My first several didn't turn out near that good. :) :)
   Pappy
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Post by: mullet on December 12, 2011, 11:42:37 pm
Nice bow and looks like he had a good friend and instructor the first time around.