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Title: "Made In Kentucky"
Post by: blackhawk on April 01, 2013, 08:03:04 pm
This was the bow I made from scratch down at Daves(hedgeapple) get together down in good ole Kentucky(hence the name)  ;)  Its just a simple standard American osage flatbow with flipped tips...64 1/2" ntn....47@28"...21 ounces mass weight....jicarillo tip overlays....stitched leather handle grip....a good ole classic shooter  ;)


(http://i1181.photobucket.com/albums/x436/blackhawk28/100_0931.jpg)

(http://i1181.photobucket.com/albums/x436/blackhawk28/100_0920.jpg)

(http://i1181.photobucket.com/albums/x436/blackhawk28/100_0915.jpg)

(http://i1181.photobucket.com/albums/x436/blackhawk28/100_0910.jpg)

(http://i1181.photobucket.com/albums/x436/blackhawk28/100_0926.jpg)

(http://i1181.photobucket.com/albums/x436/blackhawk28/100_0930.jpg)


for kicks n giggles ill show a pic of what it looked like on my down to Daves...its the stave in the middle with the bark off and dark n black discolored sapwood with a branch sticking out of it...that branch is center of my handle,and I snaked around it to give it that almost centershot profile  ;)  8)


(http://i1181.photobucket.com/albums/x436/blackhawk28/IMG_20130321_140144_471.jpg)


Thanks for looking guys....this ones for all the great guys that came down and hung out that weekend(which was everybody)    ;)  ;D
Title: Re: "Made In Kentucky"
Post by: Trapper Rob on April 01, 2013, 08:11:52 pm
Nice bow
Title: Re: "Made In Kentucky"
Post by: Dvshunter on April 01, 2013, 08:15:50 pm
Another nice one bow hawk. I like those gently flipped tips.
Title: Re: "Made In Kentucky"
Post by: Ifrit617 on April 01, 2013, 08:32:14 pm
Very Classy Chris. Just my weight too >:D >:D. Beautiful tiller.

Jon
Title: Re: "Made In Kentucky"
Post by: bow101 on April 01, 2013, 08:37:31 pm
Whats new::: thats all you do is Osage bows, how boring...... :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:.................  just kidding another smart looking bow.. ;D
Title: Re: "Made In Kentucky"
Post by: soy on April 01, 2013, 08:41:40 pm
I like the wood on the tips....another fine blackhawk bow!
Title: Re: "Made In Kentucky"
Post by: Badly Bent on April 01, 2013, 09:19:46 pm
Nice looking bow Chris, bet it shoots sweet with those Blackhawk patented thin tips. Like the unbraced profile too.
Title: Re: "Made In Kentucky"
Post by: Cardboard_Duck on April 01, 2013, 09:22:02 pm
Sweet! I really like the simple flatbows. I dig that unstrung profile too.

...and I just happen to have a few empty spots on my bow rack... just sayin' :)
Title: Re: "Made In Kentucky"
Post by: PeteC on April 01, 2013, 09:25:25 pm
Nice bow Blackhawk.It's hard to beat osage in that design. God Bless
Title: Re: "Made In Kentucky"
Post by: Danzn Bar on April 01, 2013, 09:34:26 pm
Great bow Chris,  Been wondering what the finished product looked like.  Very nice I really like your tips.
Bill
Title: Re: "Made In Kentucky"
Post by: hunterbob on April 01, 2013, 09:44:35 pm
sweet looking stick . love the unstrung profile.
Title: Re: "Made In Kentucky"
Post by: seabass on April 01, 2013, 09:51:52 pm
nice work brother.i am glad i got to watch you work on that one.it turned out great.
Title: Re: "Made In Kentucky"
Post by: SLIMBOB on April 01, 2013, 11:01:07 pm
Never get tired of lookin at sweet Bodark bows.  Those Blackhawk tips look about chop stick size.
Title: Re: "Made In Kentucky"
Post by: TRACY on April 01, 2013, 11:26:47 pm
Man, the title made me think this was going to be something to do with bourbon 8) . Very nice bow Chris! I liked the looks of the overlays when you had them clamped up Saturday. Should have some real good mojo ;)


Tracy
Title: Re: "Made In Kentucky"
Post by: coaster500 on April 01, 2013, 11:37:55 pm

....a good ole classic shooter  ;)


Just like me :)

My kind of hunter!!!!

Nice Hawkman.............
Title: Re: "Made In Kentucky"
Post by: osage outlaw on April 01, 2013, 11:45:43 pm
Nice job on that one Chris.  I didn't think you remembered how to make a standard flatbow
Title: Re: "Made In Kentucky"
Post by: Pat B on April 02, 2013, 12:11:56 am
Very cool bow, Chris. Nothing wrong with a simple American flatbow.
Title: Re: "Made In Kentucky"
Post by: RyanY on April 02, 2013, 12:18:41 am
Thats as straight an unbraced profile I've seen from you in a while! I like it!  ;D
Title: Re: "Made In Kentucky"
Post by: MWirwicki on April 02, 2013, 12:21:45 am
Nice Hawkster.  I like the simplicity of its looks.  The profile looks fast.
Title: Re: "Made In Kentucky"
Post by: IdahoMatt on April 02, 2013, 12:29:55 am
I just love to see the newest bows you post. Thanks for the inspiration.   :)
Title: Re: "Made In Kentucky"
Post by: Carson (CMB) on April 02, 2013, 12:40:10 am
Sweet-bending piece of sage right there.
Title: Re: "Made In Kentucky"
Post by: blackhawk on April 02, 2013, 07:14:46 am
Thanks guys  :D

Yeah its hard for me to make a simple straightish bow these days  ::)..nuttin  wrong with em thats for sure  ;)
Title: Re: "Made In Kentucky"
Post by: Pappy on April 02, 2013, 07:47:00 am
I like a good classic shooter,and that is a very nice one for sure. :)
   Pappy
Title: Re: "Made In Kentucky"
Post by: PEARL DRUMS on April 02, 2013, 07:54:16 am
My favorite style bow to shoot and build! Nice tips and tiller !
Title: Re: "Made In Kentucky"
Post by: wapiti1997 on April 02, 2013, 08:06:20 am
Nice looking bow there hawk!  Can I shoot it????? :laugh:
Title: Re: "Made In Kentucky"
Post by: Old timber bows on April 02, 2013, 08:14:48 am
Look sweet my freind nice bow as allways how is my baby girl.
Title: Re: "Made In Kentucky"
Post by: blackhawk on April 02, 2013, 08:35:45 am
Thanks y'all...:)

Yes Joe you can shoot it..lol  :laugh:

Baby girls doing great Marty...she's a night owl that's for sure...n prob has grown a lot since u last saw her...shell be a running a round Marshall n well be chasing her...lol
Title: Re: "Made In Kentucky"
Post by: lesken2011 on April 02, 2013, 08:49:54 am
Another sweet one, BH. I sure would like to have seen the learning curve you went through finding out that magic thickness on those tips. Did you keep taking some off till one day...POP!?!...then say oops too much?
Title: Re: "Made In Kentucky"
Post by: Gsulfridge on April 02, 2013, 08:50:24 am
Nice looking bow there hawk!  Can I shoot it????? :laugh:
Can I touch it?
Title: Re: "Made In Kentucky"
Post by: blackhawk on April 02, 2013, 09:16:30 am
Thanks Kenny...I've only had one snap its tips off because it was way to narrow(lost lateral stability)and not because of thickness issues,and that was early on in my tip reduction experimentation...I could brace n half draw the bow but could clearly see if I drew more it was going to snap... so I did a video of me yanking on it for fun knowing full well what was gonna happen...sure enough...boom she went..lol :laugh:

Yes Greg you can touch my wood ::)  :laugh:
Title: Re: "Made In Kentucky"
Post by: Sidewinder on April 02, 2013, 09:46:31 am
very nice. Still my favorite style no matter who makes it, but you make em well.   Danny
Title: Re: "Made In Kentucky"
Post by: johnfolchetti on April 02, 2013, 10:04:14 am
Sweet Balckhawk.....never get tired of looking at your work.
Title: Re: "Made In Kentucky"
Post by: Brian Hoffer on April 02, 2013, 01:22:33 pm
Nice work!  Curious, how do you make the raised ridges around the top and bottom of the leather grip? 
Title: Re: "Made In Kentucky"
Post by: Zion on April 02, 2013, 01:32:03 pm
Nice bow, classic  8)
Title: Re: "Made In Kentucky"
Post by: rps3 on April 02, 2013, 03:22:03 pm
Good looking bow, and I agree about that style being a favorite. Just so smooth and easy to shoot. My plan A tradebow looks much the same, unfortunately just a bit too light on weight.
Title: Re: "Made In Kentucky"
Post by: blackhawk on April 02, 2013, 06:51:29 pm
Thanks everybody

Bkhoffer...I just cut my leather a half inch longer than I want and just make a quarter inch fold n tack it down lightly with super glue,then go ahead and punch the holes and stitch her up...that's how I do it anyways...some other do it differently
Title: Re: "Made In Kentucky"
Post by: stringstretcher on April 02, 2013, 07:02:58 pm
Told you my draw length was 26" and nothing over 45 lbs.  Come on now, get it right! >:D
Title: Re: "Made In Kentucky"
Post by: hedgeapple on April 02, 2013, 08:45:27 pm
Great looking bow Chris.  It was a joy watching you pull it out of the van and turn it into a bow.  I learned a lot of little Blackhawk tricks watching you make this one.  We still should have put up the lights Saturday night and shot it.  I can't believe we were all too tired to shoot a brand spankin' new bow.  I guess that's a testiment to how much fun we had that weekend.  ;D
Title: Re: "Made In Kentucky"
Post by: blackhawk on April 02, 2013, 09:15:31 pm
Its 43@26"  Charlie ;) ....get it right ...lol  :laugh:

Thanks Dave....there's always next year n next years bow ;) unless we have to much fun again ;)
Title: Re: "Made In Kentucky"
Post by: Ozzy on April 02, 2013, 09:57:15 pm
Very sweet Chris  ;D
Title: Re: "Made In Kentucky"
Post by: missilemaster on April 02, 2013, 10:23:56 pm
Great looking bow there Blackcaulk! I'm loving those skinny tips, almost not even there.  See you in a month!
Title: Re: "Made In Kentucky"
Post by: chamookman on April 03, 2013, 04:22:58 am
Just the way I like them - nicely done Chris ! Be seein' Ya at Twin Oaks - Bob.
Title: Re: "Made In Kentucky"
Post by: blackhawk on April 03, 2013, 10:36:10 am
Thanks Ozzy, Cody, n Bob.....see yins in tennersee ;) :)
Title: Re: "Made In Kentucky"
Post by: stringstretcher on April 03, 2013, 12:23:36 pm
Either way, a great looking bow man. ;) ;) ;)