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Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: CodyPost on June 20, 2015, 11:53:26 am

Title: Back online
Post by: CodyPost on June 20, 2015, 11:53:26 am
It has been quite awhile since I have been on here. I had to take some time off for personal reasons but here I am back. Here are some pics of a bow I built while I was away. Please forgive me I dont have a pic at full draw. But I was pretty proud of how it turned out.
Title: Re: Back online
Post by: CodyPost on June 20, 2015, 11:55:32 am
A couple more
Title: Re: Back online
Post by: CodyPost on June 21, 2015, 04:02:08 am
Damn this used to be a pretty friendly place. Where members would at least say hello or welcome. I hope didnt say anthing wrong but if I did it was no intensional.
Title: Re: Back online
Post by: Marc St Louis on June 21, 2015, 08:20:20 am
I remember you Cody, looks like you changed your username though.  Nice bow
Title: Re: Back online
Post by: BowJunkie on June 21, 2015, 09:06:51 am
Congrats on your bow Cody. Nicely made.
Also welcome back. I have been away for a while also after building a Pirogue and fishing a lot
Title: Re: Back online
Post by: bubby on June 21, 2015, 09:14:26 am
Nice, what did you use in the riser
Title: Re: Back online
Post by: George Tsoukalas on June 21, 2015, 09:18:41 am
Cody, welcome back. I remember you, too. Nice bow. Jawge
Title: Re: Back online
Post by: CodyPost on June 21, 2015, 09:25:36 am
The bow is a osage board bamboo backed with purpleheart, zebra wood, and quilted maple in the riser. Draw was 67# @ 28" 68" NTN. My dad had asked me to make it for a friend of his and he wanted something pretty.
Title: Re: Back online
Post by: Drewster on June 21, 2015, 09:29:09 am
Fine craftsmanship indeed.  What did you use for the handle build up and what's the backing.  Well done.  Welcome back and hope you can hang around.
Title: Re: Back online
Post by: CodyPost on June 21, 2015, 09:33:31 am
Thank you guys for the compliments and the welcome. This bow kind of had me scratching my head after I got it built and came time to shoot it in because as you can see its made for a left handed person and I am not left handed. It was definitely not my most accurate shooting.
Title: Re: Back online
Post by: CodyPost on June 21, 2015, 09:39:54 am
Thank you Drew the handle is purpleheart, zebra wood, and quilted maple. The backing is bamboo the nock overlays are purpleheart and zebra. The backing was glued on with Uni-bond 800. The riser was glued up with smooth on