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Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: cowboy on October 28, 2007, 10:59:12 pm

Title: Little Hickory for dad.
Post by: cowboy on October 28, 2007, 10:59:12 pm

Been giving all my bows away here lately, gaining experience along the way so it's all good :). This is a short light one (dad picked out the stave). I kept it light cause he doesn't have the upper body strength anymore. It's 60" N/N, 42#'s @ 26". Did a little experimenting with finishes and such - felt like it had a pretty good tiller - till I looked at the full draw picture, oh well it still flings an arra plenty good enough.

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Title: Re: Little Hickory for dad.
Post by: cowboy on October 28, 2007, 11:00:54 pm

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Title: Re: Little Hickory for dad.
Post by: tradrick on October 28, 2007, 11:34:24 pm

Cowboy that's  just to cool.Love the finish and especially the deer tracks.You've been turning out some real nice work.tradrick

Title: Re: Little Hickory for dad.
Post by: armymedic.2 on October 28, 2007, 11:42:06 pm

way cool, i saw a cattle gate in the back too, so i think we can be friends  ;)   no reailly, the finish and art blew me away.  looks like it took zero set too.   very nice

Title: Re: Little Hickory for dad.
Post by: white wood on October 29, 2007, 12:10:39 am

nice bow cowboy! that dark to  light looks great and the tracks are neat lookin. youve been buisy aint ya! bet your dad loves it. do you guys shoot much together? -whitewood

Title: Re: Little Hickory for dad.
Post by: Gordon on October 29, 2007, 12:13:14 am

Great profile on that bow and the tips are really well done. I love it!

Title: Re: Little Hickory for dad.
Post by: Pat B on October 29, 2007, 12:31:25 am

Very nice Paul. I love the dark/light contrast on the belly. That would be a good back camo.    I bet Dad loves it!   Pat

Title: Re: Little Hickory for dad.
Post by: Pappy on October 29, 2007, 07:15:31 am

Sweet looking bow.I love the colors.
   Pappy

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Post by: Roger on October 29, 2007, 07:28:55 am

Excellent bow Paul....Colors are outstanding

R

Title: Re: Little Hickory for dad.
Post by: cowboy on October 29, 2007, 08:19:23 am

Thanks all! That was another learning experience for me - tiller is all screwed up and kinda light, I need to perfect some method that works for finish tiller besides eyeball ;D.
 I forgot to mention that it's deerhide backed. The stain job headed south too, it took on the zebra look after I 0000 steel wooled out all the fingerprints. On a more possitive note - It does go back straight after awhile if not a little backset and the tips are improving, hehe :).
 I'll be spending more time with dad now (showing him how to shoot), and hey Keith - that's out at the poor farm where I grew up, they've always got some kind of critters to feed. Most recently horse's.

Title: Re: Little Hickory for dad.
Post by: Woodland Roamer on October 29, 2007, 09:21:28 am

Nice bow cowboy, really uniqe finish and nice artwork.

Alan

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Post by: DanaM on October 29, 2007, 10:47:50 am

Looks good to me cowboy especially like the tips. Well done.

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Post by: OldBow on October 29, 2007, 01:31:52 pm

Darn nice gift for Dad. Do you shoot with him? Got you bookmarked for Oct Self Bow of the Month for sure.

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Post by: Hillbilly on October 29, 2007, 05:00:44 pm

   :o  Damn, Paul-how'd you get so good at this so quick?  :o That's a beauty! Tiller looks good to me, a little stiffer on the bottom, but that's a good thing sometimes.

Title: Re: Little Hickory for dad.
Post by: Kegan on October 29, 2007, 06:38:02 pm

I believ the term "functional art" fits perfectly ;D

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Post by: mamba on October 29, 2007, 06:44:42 pm

Great looking bow Paul-nice art work also.

Title: Re: Little Hickory for dad.
Post by: 1/2primitive on October 29, 2007, 08:58:04 pm

Great job, and of all the comments earlier, ditto!  :)
     Sean

Title: Re: Little Hickory for dad.
Post by: cowboy on October 29, 2007, 09:59:38 pm

Hahaha ;D - Steve your crackin me up, don't ever forget that Outlaw Jose Wells (endeavor to persevere) thing - my wife's bout ready to fix me up a bed in the shop ;D ;D.

 Appreciate the compliments everybody! I'm probably still gonna build him a better one later though, hmm after all the other free orders - gotta go make shavins, hehe........

Title: Re: Little Hickory for dad.
Post by: TRACY on October 29, 2007, 10:28:56 pm

That is a great bow! It seems like it's got enough power to harvest a deer or turkey. Neat bow

Title: Re: Little Hickory for dad.
Post by: mullet on October 29, 2007, 10:36:01 pm

  Don't know how I missed this one Paul.Man you are cranking them out.Sure doesn't look like your Dad is having any trouble pulling it back.

Title: Re: Little Hickory for dad.
Post by: FlintWalker on October 29, 2007, 10:37:53 pm

To my very untrained eye, the tiller don't look so bad. Maybe a little stiff on the bottom but as long as it shoots good it don't matter.
 Hey, even if it doesn't, it still looks sharp! ;D

Title: Re: Little Hickory for dad.
Post by: Justin Snyder on October 30, 2007, 12:20:59 am

That is a great looking bow with a real cool finish.  Justin

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Post by: a finnish native on October 30, 2007, 05:15:50 pm

nice job. outstanding finish also.

Title: Re: Little Hickory for dad.
Post by: cowboy on October 30, 2007, 11:32:41 pm

Yep Tracy, it'll make meat ifn dad can shoot straight ;D. Eddie: He doesn't have too much trouble with the draw weight till he holds if for what seems like an infinantly loooong time (trying to aim) my scolding's don't seem to fade him none, hehe.

 Thanks Justin, Filer, native. I know those pretty finishes and such don't make a bow - I'm just experimenting.