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Title: I call it my "Improved Hill"
Post by: PEARL DRUMS on August 25, 2015, 06:38:19 pm: Im as big a fan of straight bows as anybody, love 'em and build a lot. The truth is? A bit of deflex makes a smoother bow. I set out to build a straight reflexed Hill bow, I ended up giving the mids a squeeze with a bar clamp adding, maybe, 1" deflex. The results are a super smooth, efficient rig. I love it.

68" ntn
1" wide
Solid 50# @ 28"
Boo back, paduk core tapered and butt jointed at center, 1/4 sawn yew belly spliced.
the tips are guava, hard as a rock stuff. It's finished in a dead flat spray, ready to hunt. The back is my first attempt at a boo fade job. It was easy and I should have done it before now.
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Post by: PEARL DRUMS on August 25, 2015, 06:39:11 pm: Smore
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Post by: PEARL DRUMS on August 25, 2015, 06:40:01 pm: Figures Id have 9 pics...
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Post by: J. DEMPLER on August 25, 2015, 06:48:48 pm: Beautiful bow Chris!
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Post by: Onebowonder on August 25, 2015, 07:09:20 pm: That is really a pretty bow sir! Are the extra heavy duty tips on there so it can be used as a pry bar if the need should arise? :o >:D :P

OneBow
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Post by: PNewton on August 25, 2015, 07:33:53 pm: That's one sharp looking bow Chris. Nice job.
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Post by: JonW on August 25, 2015, 07:35:17 pm: That appeals to me on some level I'm really not sure of. I might try that with a stave. Nice work as always Chris.
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Post by: bradsmith2010 on August 25, 2015, 07:36:45 pm: very nice ,, congrats :)
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Post by: H Rhodes on August 25, 2015, 07:46:56 pm: Awesome bow. Great work PD!
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Post by: alwayslookin on August 25, 2015, 07:48:15 pm: That's real nice pearl!
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Post by: Pat B on August 25, 2015, 07:49:37 pm: Very sweet bow, Pearlie. 8)
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Post by: Badly Bent on August 25, 2015, 07:49:48 pm: Very nice Chris, looks smooth shooting and pretty too.
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Post by: ssgtchad on August 25, 2015, 08:02:43 pm: Nice bow and you got all dressed up for the photo shoot >:D
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Post by: TimothyR on August 25, 2015, 08:08:28 pm: Very very nice sir!
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Post by: Stixnstones on August 25, 2015, 08:09:55 pm: For a guy who's not really into lams you really nailed this one. Awesome as always.
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Post by: Stringman on August 25, 2015, 08:10:14 pm: Love those guava tips and I'm always a fan of paduak! Very easy on the eye!
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Post by: bubby on August 25, 2015, 08:27:35 pm: Sweet bend pearls, nice job on the stain such a pretty bow ya dressed up for the pics
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Post by: wizardgoat on August 25, 2015, 08:29:58 pm: Great looking bow Chris! Looks like a fun one to shoot and build.
Good call on getting 2 long billets from that stave. Many would of
been tempted to get 4 from it.
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Post by: bowandarrow473 on August 25, 2015, 08:31:23 pm: Looks like its a smooth shooter.
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Post by: HighEagle on August 25, 2015, 08:35:36 pm: Man that looks tuff, sharp, good job Pearlie... Chuck
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Post by: Marc St Louis on August 25, 2015, 08:41:30 pm: Very nice as usual Chris. Gotta love that Yew
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Post by: Chadwick on August 25, 2015, 10:04:00 pm: Great choices all around, and tiller. That bow looks just right.
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Post by: owlbait on August 25, 2015, 10:23:49 pm: Always admire your work and skills Pearlie. Really like the leather work, the bamboo finish, and those unique quava tips. Damn they look like beautiful polished rocks. Best of all, its a hunting rig, and easy to see that!
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Post by: GB on August 25, 2015, 10:34:07 pm: Nice!
And pretty!
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Post by: osage outlaw on August 25, 2015, 11:03:16 pm: Nice looking bow Mr. Fancy Pants ;D I expect to get a picture of it laying across a deer this fall.
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Post by: Drewster on August 26, 2015, 12:03:53 am: That's a handsome bow Chris. Hunt well with her. She looks highly capable.
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Post by: chamookman on August 26, 2015, 04:30:00 am: Nice lookin' Bow there Brother ! Love shooting that style - very forgiving, should be a GREAT Hunter ! Bob
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Post by: Pappy on August 26, 2015, 04:36:18 am: Very nice bow Chris,well done. :)
Pappy
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Post by: Chief RID on August 26, 2015, 05:57:10 am: Thanks so much for sharing, PD. I just keep getting more amazed at the art, form and function in these handcrafted bows.
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Post by: blackhawk on August 26, 2015, 06:26:00 am: Finished up loverly pal 8)
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Post by: Aaron H on August 26, 2015, 07:19:27 am: Beautifully done Pearls. Great combination, style, execution, and finish.
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Post by: Blackcoyote on August 26, 2015, 08:23:30 am: yeah, she looks pretty and stuff....but let's see if that dog can hunt! >:D
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Post by: PEARL DRUMS on August 26, 2015, 08:38:21 am: Thank you very much for the kind words guys. As always, its mean everything to me coming from my peers and not just a nicey nice family member who STILL doesn't know what they are looking at when I ask for opinions :)

I'm dedicating my next 5-6 weeks of shooting to this bow alone.
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Post by: missilemaster on August 26, 2015, 08:40:00 am: Yea buddy, looks awesome!
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Post by: Knoll on August 26, 2015, 10:07:10 am: Quote from: ssgtchad on August 25, 2015, 08:02:43 pm
Nice bow and you got all dressed up for the photo shoot >:D
cleans up good . . . Chris, I mean!
Bow should be heck of a shooter!!
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Post by: lebhuntfish on August 26, 2015, 10:37:57 am: Looks like a sweet bow! I love the "improved" handle design! Patrick
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Post by: Josh B on August 26, 2015, 11:02:54 am: That's Perty! The fade job came out real nice! Josh
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Post by: Selfbowman on August 26, 2015, 11:17:03 am: Pearl the bow looks great. Any improvement on a hill style bow is good . I admire you and Howard Hill . However the hill bows I have shot had more hand shock than I desire. I do like the added deflex. Probably plenty quick also. Arvin
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Post by: PEARL DRUMS on August 26, 2015, 11:20:19 am: Thanks Arvin! That added deflex took care of that shock you mentioned. That's why I called my Improved Hill. I still have the long, narrow profile with reflexed tips. But made a shooter friendly grip and deflexed the mids.
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Post by: paulsemp on August 26, 2015, 12:14:22 pm: Thats a beauty 8)
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Post by: PEARL DRUMS on August 26, 2015, 12:19:56 pm: Thanks Pauly. It'll look even better with my custom quiver attached loaded with 3 deadly arra's ;)
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Post by: paulsemp on August 26, 2015, 12:24:36 pm: Don't talk that quiver up yet
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Post by: bubby on August 26, 2015, 12:33:01 pm: I saw pics of that quiver talk it up all ya want
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Post by: PEARL DRUMS on August 26, 2015, 12:44:53 pm: Quote from: paulsemp on August 26, 2015, 12:24:36 pm
Don't talk that quiver up yet

No excuses....
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Post by: simson on August 26, 2015, 03:08:23 pm: Nice and elegant, Drummer!
I can feel the smooth draw ...
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Post by: Scottski on August 26, 2015, 04:36:23 pm: Nice looking bow you made there.
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Post by: IdahoMatt on August 26, 2015, 04:44:12 pm: That's a damn fine looking rig pearly.
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Post by: dantolin on August 26, 2015, 05:14:40 pm: Congrats! Nice bow.
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Post by: PEARL DRUMS on August 26, 2015, 05:46:03 pm: Quote from: missilemaster on August 26, 2015, 08:40:00 am
Yea buddy, looks awesome!

And a big thank you taper King!
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Post by: Danzn Bar on August 26, 2015, 07:53:02 pm: Arvin (selfbowman) said it first.......
I've shot a few Hills ....Jerry Hills too and some had a little hand shock (traditionally speaking), but that one looks sweet and I'd love to shoot her some time Pearly......
DBar
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Post by: PEARL DRUMS on August 26, 2015, 07:58:48 pm: You know you will big guy, unless I break it first!
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Post by: Badger on August 26, 2015, 08:22:00 pm: Great looking bow, I can tell it shoots as good as it looks.
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Post by: LittleBen on August 26, 2015, 08:42:53 pm: Chris I didn't even know you owned glue!

I'm only busting man. Really nice job. I'm starting to favor the flat finished myself, and I think this one shows it off very well.
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Post by: Danzn Bar on August 26, 2015, 08:55:55 pm: Wow....took another look.....And it defiantly has that unmistakable Pearl Drums tiller.
DBar
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Post by: bubbles on August 26, 2015, 09:29:09 pm: Awesome job.
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Post by: H Rhodes on August 26, 2015, 10:03:43 pm: Quote from: Danzn Bar on August 26, 2015, 08:55:55 pm
Wow....took another look.....And it defiantly has that unmistakable Pearl Drums tiller.
DBar
I agree Bill. That is a sweet bend.
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Post by: PEARL DRUMS on August 27, 2015, 08:39:10 am: Quote from: LittleBen on August 26, 2015, 08:42:53 pm
Chris I didn't even know you owned glue!

I'm only busting man. Really nice job. I'm starting to favor the flat finished myself, and I think this one shows it off very well.

Its gone now Benny boy! 290" of glue lines takes a lot of glue!

Ive tried the Deft and Helmsman. My opinion is the Helmsman takes it for one reason, it dries very quickly. Deft can take days if the humidity and temp aren't just right. Both finish the same when they are dry.
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Post by: PEARL DRUMS on August 27, 2015, 08:41:11 am: Thanks again everyone!
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Post by: Parnell on August 27, 2015, 09:21:52 am: Looks great Chris. Bet that shoots just beautifully.
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Post by: randman on August 27, 2015, 01:10:51 pm: Pearly Perfection right there!
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Post by: hunterbob on August 27, 2015, 01:19:16 pm: Sweet bow. I always love seeing your bows. Another one nocked out of the park.
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Post by: RyanR on August 27, 2015, 04:36:06 pm: Nice bow there fancy pants. Those tips look really nice.
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Post by: PEARL DRUMS on August 27, 2015, 04:40:17 pm: Thanks farty pants!
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Post by: rps3 on August 27, 2015, 09:44:58 pm: Spend a few days away and pow! here come a bunch of nice bows. That looks like a dandy Chris.
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Post by: koan on August 27, 2015, 10:48:18 pm: I got to admit Ive never takin the long slender bows to seriously...but you just changed my outlook abit... What a beauty and a sweet bend!.. One of these days I'll make a bow over 60 inches, lol... Brian