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Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: RyanY on January 30, 2013, 04:47:46 pm

Title: The Hunter
Post by: RyanY on January 30, 2013, 04:47:46 pm

This is a bow I made for my friends step dad. He's a compound shooter but has always shown a lot of interest in my bows. The billets, I got from Timo,  were spliced to take advantage of their natural deflex and and all the reflex it's held was added using dry heat. It only kept about half and now the tips lay behind the handle but it still shoots surprisingly quick and is quite accurate. This is my first R/D bow and I think I'll use more heat on my next one to hopefully retain the reflex. The bow is 64" long, 45#@28", and has some sort of taper to 1/2" nocks. The tips are Padauk and maple. Thanks for looking!
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Title: Re: The Hunter
Post by: SLIMBOB on January 30, 2013, 04:51:00 pm

Aw man!  Like that a lot.  Ought to be a smooth daddy.

Title: Re: The Hunter
Post by: danny f on January 30, 2013, 04:59:02 pm

thats a beauty well done.

Title: Re: The Hunter
Post by: RBLusthaus on January 30, 2013, 05:09:35 pm

nice looking bow.  Love the tips overlays. 

Title: Re: The Hunter
Post by: PEARL DRUMS on January 30, 2013, 06:33:17 pm

Good looking bow ryan. Nice grip... ;)

Title: Re: The Hunter
Post by: RyanY on January 30, 2013, 07:25:24 pm

Thanks guys! Also shout out to Pearlie for teaching me how to do the handle wrap and providing the leather and maple strip!

Scott, I rarely cut in shelfs on my bows anymore but he's a compound shooter so I need to ease him into primitive. ;)

Title: Re: The Hunter
Post by: bow101 on January 30, 2013, 07:26:02 pm

Very nice, the reflex is rite on I thought it was a glued up lam R/D when I first saw it. Do you always cut arrow shelfs on your bows..?

Lol.......you just posted as I was doing mine. You answered my ..?..

Title: Re: The Hunter
Post by: BOWMAN53 on January 30, 2013, 07:35:27 pm

45# @28"? Those are my specs, ill take it lol

Title: Re: The Hunter
Post by: Ozzy on January 30, 2013, 07:47:21 pm

Very sweet :D

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Post by: rhansen on January 30, 2013, 07:55:59 pm

Beautiful bow, this should convince him , that he no longer needs training wheels to shoot a bow!!

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Post by: seabass on January 30, 2013, 08:08:11 pm

nice job on that one.looks great.

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Post by: vinemaplebows on January 30, 2013, 09:33:41 pm

Nice!

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Post by: osage outlaw on January 30, 2013, 10:07:08 pm

Nice job with that yeller wood  :)  It looks like a good shooting bow

Title: Re: The Hunter
Post by: RyanY on January 30, 2013, 10:29:30 pm

Thanks everyone! I really appreciate the comments! Hopefully I'll be able to get it to him soon.  :)

Title: Re: The Hunter
Post by: Will H on January 30, 2013, 10:57:06 pm

Very nice osage bow! Just my style of bow :)

Title: Re: The Hunter
Post by: Sasquatch on January 30, 2013, 11:01:59 pm

The tiller and curves look Great. That really has a nice profile.  :)