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Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: Kegan on August 28, 2007, 02:23:55 pm

Title: Little Hunter
Post by: Kegan on August 28, 2007, 02:23:55 pm

I've been playing with D bows lately (you just gotta love 'em ;)) and finally finished this one up. Hickory D with a sinew back glued with Knox gellatin with walnut stain, linseed finish, and turkey feather wind indicator. It is my new favorite, sweet, quiet, and smooth. It is 1 1/4" at the widest, tapering to 5/8" tips at half pin nocks (they were gonna be side nocks, but it fell on the floor and popped off... I liked it so I just left it :)). It is 5/8" thick at the handle, tapering to 3/8" at the tips. It is about 55# and a really nice shooter, and accurate enough to make it one of my top hunting bows :). And I can't forget to thank Pat for the sinew :)!!

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Title: Re: Little Hunter
Post by: 1/2primitive on August 28, 2007, 02:36:42 pm

Very nice bow, you've just gone up a notch. Or two.    :)   Looks like a good shooter.
      Sean

Title: Re: Little Hunter
Post by: DanaM on August 28, 2007, 03:07:13 pm

Nice bow Kegan, can't get much simpler looking than that.

Title: Re: Little Hunter
Post by: RidgeRunner on August 28, 2007, 03:25:51 pm

Very nice Kegan!!  Going to make myself one of those D bows one of these days.
You have been busy the last few days.
School must be about ready to start back up.  >:(

David

Title: Re: Little Hunter
Post by: Gordon on August 28, 2007, 05:12:43 pm

Simple and elegant in design - I like it a lot.

Title: Re: Little Hunter
Post by: Badger on August 28, 2007, 05:40:58 pm

Thats a great looking bow, how long is it? Steve

Title: Re: Little Hunter
Post by: Hillbilly on August 28, 2007, 06:51:43 pm

Looks like a great little bow, good job on the tiller.

Title: Re: Little Hunter
Post by: SimonUK on August 28, 2007, 07:28:07 pm

These bows are just pouring out of you! Very nice tiller on that one.

Have you made an English warbow yet? I bet you'd do a great job.

Title: Re: Little Hunter
Post by: cowboy on August 28, 2007, 08:06:58 pm

Like that one. Tiller appears to be perfect, and the sinew job is slick.

Title: Re: Little Hunter
Post by: AndrewS on August 28, 2007, 08:08:08 pm

A fine bow - simple, good looking, nice tiller. Congrats :)

Title: Re: Little Hunter
Post by: armymedic.2 on August 28, 2007, 08:12:26 pm

nicely done

Title: Re: Little Hunter
Post by: david w. on August 28, 2007, 10:01:44 pm

wow kegan that should be a good hunting bow.  i love the tiller

Title: Re: Little Hunter
Post by: Justin Snyder on August 28, 2007, 11:14:03 pm

Nice looking bow.  Justin

Title: Re: Little Hunter
Post by: Pappy on August 29, 2007, 05:30:38 am

Very nice looking bow Kegan,tiller looks dead on.You been busy. :)
   Pappy

Title: Re: Little Hunter
Post by: Pat B on August 29, 2007, 11:03:26 am

Very cool bow Kegan and excellent tiller. ;) I love these simple bows. I haven't done one with sinew backing but I will have to try one.   Pat

Title: Re: Little Hunter
Post by: Kegan on August 29, 2007, 06:22:15 pm

Thanks everyone ;D! It's 61 1/2" long, guess I mised that :). I really wanted to get this bow done before I had to get back to school, so I had more time to practice with it than have to fine tune it (which it didn't seem to need). I like these simple D bows more than American flatbows now though, the simplicity is just to much to resist ;). Hope the weather holds this October so she can try and make some meat :)!

Title: Re: Little Hunter
Post by: George Tsoukalas on August 29, 2007, 08:14:00 pm

Beauty, keenan. Tiller is excellent. Jawge

Title: Re: Little Hunter
Post by: Marc St Louis on August 29, 2007, 09:30:24 pm

Nice bow. You did a good job on that one