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Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: juniper junkie on October 28, 2007, 11:39:57 pm
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I got invited to go to georgia and hunt deer with billy, I needed a bow that I could transport easily, a takedown was the answer. I used a St.Charles sleeve, yew sister billets that were not perfectly straight, recurved the ends, backed with deer rawhide, elk antler tip overlays, and elk leather grip. specs are: 64" N to N, semistack style, limb width 1.25" at mid limb, 3/8" at tips, 40#@28". it came out lighter than I wanted, due to a gouge I made with my drawknife, but I was impressed with how well it shot. very nice to shoot with 0 handshock. the bow and my hunting arrows along with my native bow and quiver all fit into a hard plastic shotgun case for safe travel.
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I like it a lot. Tiller looks right on and the ability to take it down is awesome.
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nice bow. have you used yew before? tip overlays look great, -whitewood
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Beautiful yew recurve. I like that it is a take down. Even at 40# she ought to produce for you. Pat
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Very clean bow.Great looking craftsmanship.All you guys make me so jealous.tradrick
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Very nice looking bow,I would love to try a take down. :)
Pappy
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Looks sharp with those graceful recurves, well done and happy hunting.
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Yep - sexy curves (the bow), very clean looking.
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Very nice job on that one, very graceful looking bow.
Alan
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WOW!!
Nice job!
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I really like the take down as well. I have yet to do a bow but will be soon and I would love to do a takedown eventually as the practicality of the transport is unsurpassed in my mind.
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very nice indeed. how thick is the hide?
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Wow! I was camping in NW Montana over the weekend and came back to all of these outstanding bows. Looking forward to seeing yours on Oct 31 for Self Bow of the Month consideration.
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Nice curves!
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Sweet looking recurve.You did a great job on the takedown sleeves.
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Very nice work for a junkie.(sorry couldn't help myself).
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JJ, Very nice work. I know how much time and patience is needed for fitting the sleeves and aligning the curves. Hope your hunt is successful.
Rich
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Stunning Bow!
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very nice indeed. how thick is the hide?
the hide is pretty thin, maybe 1/16" I have done several bows with this thinner hide and it has held up great, plus reduces weight on the limbs as compared with thick hide. I leave in the morning for georgia to give it a try!!
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Very nice looking bow. Well done
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Juniper, I love the elk tips. Do you know if there is a way to make a takedown without the metal. Joel
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awesome bow. deerhunter do a search on this site for takedown by marc st louis. he came up with something pretty cool. peace
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That is awesome. But I have to say that on long trips I always take 2 bows. One as a back up make me feel better. Jawge
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deerhunter: you can also make the "tube" from moose's shin bone. just recuires some patience. I bet horn of a moose would do also fine if you find a piece that suites it. Also elk would do or a big whitetail. Heck! almost anything that is big enough will do. ::)
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Well the bow has a new home. I went to georgia to hunt with Billy. I gave him the bow as a token of my appreciation for his hospitality. he shot it better than I could. I took along another bow on this hunt anyway.
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Man you guys are havin too much fun - that looks like one happy billy ;D ;D.
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Hi,
Is that the same takedown sleeve they sell at most traditional archery catalogs? If so, was it the large on or small one?
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that was the large sleeve. the small sleeve is best for a ELB style.
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Yeah, I couldn't believe when Dave game me that bow...I was stunned! And yes, that bow has absolutely NO handshock. It is by far the best shooting primitive bow I've ever shot. And you'd be surprised what a 40# bow is capable of. Just keep your eye out in the next few months for my article in Primitive Archer titled "Putting Bird Points to the Test". I think ya'll will definitely enjoy it.
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Look forward to reading the article (look forward to all of em :) ). Curious bout the bird points though - arrow weight and all, I'm sure I'll learn something ;).