Primitive Archer
Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: PEARL DRUMS on April 03, 2012, 11:52:09 pm
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Bill Dempler was his name and raising kick butt hedge was his game..................not by choice! Bill passed just a few months back and I asked his son Joe if I could name my first bow from the farm wood after his dad. He was honored and the game was on! This is she. 60" ntn, 48# (for now)@ 28". Its 1 3/8" wide 12" beyond the fades tapering to 1/2" tips. The back has two layers of sinew and one 1/2" band down the center. I used hide glue for that. The skins are WDB from Cippy. The tips are wenge and osage lam'ed together. Im trying an 8 strand D97 string. WOW that speeds a bamboo shaft right up! :o Turkeys hunting is right there with deer hunting for me! They better be ready this season!
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Not to be out cliche'ed.....
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She came out real nice Pearlie. Look out turkeys!!! 8)
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Looks great, Chris. Nice job of wrapping those skins around.
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you have my admiration and respect. pd you turn out bows that are amazing . back to back i might add. each bow you build im learning something new
i can also see you are not afraid to take risks. it seems to work out for you, you are well on your way to being an artisan bowyer. rv
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Nice bow, Drums! Starting to put a liking on that hide glue, aren't ya? Yep, it seems as though I process as much sinew as I do staves. Good on ya!
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Nice job PD! Again.... ::)
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Sweet bow you got there!Real nice profile and full draw,and those skins dress her out real sharp.-Hammertime
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That is one fine looking bow. Great job Pearly
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Pearly another excellent looking bow. Full draw is money. Man you sure know how to put those skins to use. It's perfect camo. Well done ;)
Cipriano
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Sweet Turkey plucker Drums!!!!
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Nice work, beautiful bow!!!
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that's a beaut pearlie, she just look's fast, Bub
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Damn fine sage bow!
Tracy
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Sweet,now all we need is a picture of a turkey with it....oh wait...there already is,and its drawing the bow :P :laugh: it came out swell buddy ;)
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Beautiful work PD... nothing short of perfect... Good luck this spring!!!
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It's a tough call, but that may be may favorite one you've produced so far.
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SWEETTTTTTTT
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Thanks for all the compliments. Its much appreciated.
I forgot to mention I put a small 1/4" band of sinew where the skins and sinew end at the tips, just a bit of "stay there" insurance. Also the only heat used was for the tips. I left the stave as is with 1" of reflex and pulled in another 2" during sinewing. It now has 1" left including the tips and has been shot close to a 1000 times. I left it raw for two weeks before skinning it and sealing it. I also swapped ends on my skins. The heads are at the tips and the tails are at the handle. Either way seems to work just fine by me.
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Really sweet bow man! Great job!
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Very nice!! ;D
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Beautiful job on that bow. Nice finish as well. Steve
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Nice bow! Would look real nice laying next to a big tom.
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Beautiful bow Chris! Dad would be proud!
It means a lot to me that you did this pal. I can't wait till we meet up again and I get a chance to fling some arrows out of it.
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real nice bow pearly.good luck on those turkeys buddy.
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Great job on that tiller. Hopefully you will be able to connect with some feathers soon!
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Beautiful bow Chris! Dad would be proud!
It means a lot to me that you did this pal. I can't wait till we meet up again and I get a chance to fling some arrows out of it.
Soon enough buddy! Dont forget to keep adding that fertilizer to those nasty, thorn ridden hedge tree's.
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Beauty of a bow,love it all.That should get the job done. :)
Pappy
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Nice job on that bow PD.Look's like it'll get the coon,err, turkey. God Bless
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I have decided to send this bow down to the Demplers this week. It will be auctioned off at a Christian School fund raiser his granddaughters attended. Im excited to help the school and Im excited to give Joe a chance to win a bow dedicated to his father. Good families deserve to have a good things happen for them in my eyes.
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Man, that is awesome!!!! I better start saving some greenbacks!!
The school as well as myself truly appreciate it buddy.
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The bow is gorgeous! That is a kind gesture. Jawge
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good for you buddy...i have a feeling some good karma is soon coming your way ;)
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Great bow! Better gesture. Good on ya' Pearly! Josh
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That's mighty nice of you Pearly. Someone is going to get a nice bow.
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That is a beautiful bow.
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Very nice. You did a great job on that bow! Sweeeet!
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The good news is this bow earned $450 at auction. Very good for the school, not so good for the guy that had to shuck the money out!
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i think he might have got his money's worth pd, ;) Bub
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What a good deal for all involved ;)atta boy pearls
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Great looking bow Pearlie, You are nocking out some dandies!
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I think he got a deal, Pearl. Looks like a lot of love went into that one.