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Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: bowmo on December 02, 2013, 04:11:49 pm

Title: 3 bows 3 brothers
Post by: bowmo on December 02, 2013, 04:11:49 pm

Had a customer from 2007 get ahold of me after all these years looking to get 3 bows for his now grown sons so they would stop stealing his. This is the first of the 3 with the other two close to finish as well. Haven't built a bow in a year or two but it's like riding bike apparently. This one is 55 pounds at 28 inches, 62 inches ntn and backed with deer hide. A slightly overbuilt version of what I make for myself. More to come.

Dan

(http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y40/wakolbinger/3%20bows%203%20brothers/IMG_45801-1.jpg)

(http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y40/wakolbinger/3%20bows%203%20brothers/IMG_45881.jpg)

(http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y40/wakolbinger/3%20bows%203%20brothers/IMG_45831.jpg)

(http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y40/wakolbinger/3%20bows%203%20brothers/IMG_45851.jpg)

(http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y40/wakolbinger/3%20bows%203%20brothers/IMG_45861.jpg)

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Title: Re: 3 bows 3 brothers
Post by: Dazv on December 02, 2013, 04:16:41 pm

She looks great.

Title: Re: 3 bows 3 brothers
Post by: bowmo on December 02, 2013, 04:22:03 pm

Hmm...can't get the pictures to be oriented like they are on photobucket. Oh well.

Title: Re: 3 bows 3 brothers
Post by: BOWMAN53 on December 02, 2013, 04:30:13 pm

nice, wheres the money shot man?

Title: Re: 3 bows 3 brothers
Post by: RyanR on December 02, 2013, 08:52:02 pm

Nice tips. What are they made of? They look like there is a few laminations.

Title: Re: 3 bows 3 brothers
Post by: bowmo on December 02, 2013, 09:18:49 pm

Thanks guys. I will probably post a full draw at some point.

The overlays have a little wedge of walnut in them. The stave has had them on it for years, probably because I wanted to use up extra epoxy. But since i like the overlay to be glued over the rawhide a tiny bit so the string can't rip it off when unstringing I ground most of the walut off and added a little stripe of maple and some tan horn.

Title: Re: 3 bows 3 brothers
Post by: JW_Halverson on December 02, 2013, 10:44:20 pm

Looks like a long streak of deadly.  Whoowah!

Title: Re: 3 bows 3 brothers
Post by: IdahoMatt on December 02, 2013, 10:46:26 pm

Looking good.  Can't wait to see the bend

Title: Re: 3 bows 3 brothers
Post by: DuBois on December 03, 2013, 12:44:15 am

Looks like you still got it where it counts Bo. Nice looking bow!

Title: Re: 3 bows 3 brothers
Post by: bowmo on December 03, 2013, 01:10:20 am

Thanks guys.

Hmm all but the last pic look and scrunched up now?

Title: Re: 3 bows 3 brothers
Post by: mikekeswick on December 03, 2013, 09:24:03 am

Yep squashed for me as well!
I was looking at it thinking man that's short and a really deep handle! You can still tell she's a beauty though  :)

Title: Re: 3 bows 3 brothers
Post by: Badly Bent on December 03, 2013, 11:08:01 am

This bow looks about as good as it gets, can tell by the braced and resting profiles that that baby is gonna look great at full draw. Very nicely crafted in all aspects.

Title: Re: 3 bows 3 brothers
Post by: Pappy on December 03, 2013, 11:14:42 am

Beautiful bow,very nice work. :)
 Pappy