Primitive Archer
Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: H Rhodes on September 02, 2016, 12:40:10 pm
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I just finished this one a couple weeks ago. 65 inches nock to nock. 45lbs @ 28". This bow shoots pretty sweet and it made me appreciate my friends while I was working on it. The stave was a gift from Robbie Limerick. The timber rattlers were given to me by my buddy Tommy Stuart. The beaver silencers came from Badly Bent at the Classic last spring. The nock overlays are from a little buck I was blessed with last season. I really enjoyed the problem solving on this stave. Had some prop twist and the upper limb left the handle at a crazy angle. It turned out to be a good thing in that the bow turned out to be almost center shot with a natural place for a generous shelf. It stubbornly held on to an inch of reflex after being drawn to 29 inches which I have started doing just to make sure that it wanted to be a bow. Thanks to all who contributed to this project and to everyone for looking.
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I am on a computer which is a piece of junk. maybe I can post better pics later....
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and a couple more...
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Very nice work , Howard. The bows that have a piece of your friend circle in them are the most special, far and away.
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Very nice looking bow Howard. I love timber skins. I hope you enter that in the BOM contest
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Excellent work Howard, I really like that one
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I second the outlaw get that in bom friend bows are the best
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Nice work Howard. Like that a bunch. BOM competitor for for sure.
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Howard,
Nice bend and the canebreak looks sweet...New hunting bow for the season?
Don
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Good to see a bow from you again Howard, looks like a good one too. I bet Tommy didn't have to look to far from home to find that nice snake skin. :) The skins with the osage are a nice combo and the tiller is perfect so it must be a smooth shooter.
I imagine your getting the itch to get afield and hunt about now.
To bad you ended up with that unbraced profile though instead of some string follow, you know what Howard Hill said right. ;D ;D ;D
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To bad you ended up with that unbraced profile though instead of some string follow, you know what Howard Hill said right. ;D ;D ;D
HaHaHa that's right BB that bow is lucky to even shoot without at least an inch or two of string follow... :) :)
Great looking build Howard..... way to go!! Bout time you were mak'n some bows....
DBar
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Really nice bow!
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That is one sweet bow. Lovely bend and the skins and tips look great. My favorite shooting osage selfbow has a waggle like that at the handle. Nice!
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You said you got the skin from your buddy Tommy. If that's the same Tommy from the Classic I bet he chased that snake until it died from exhaustion ;D
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Thanks for the kind words fellows! I haven't posted one in a while, so I figured I would let y'all know that I am still cranking one out now and then. I am fired about this hunting season so there will be more practice shooting and less bow building for the next few months. Howard Hill did say that Bill!! You and Greg should remember that so I don't have to repeat myself so much at the next Classic. ;D He was right and I am not backsliding - but this one sure is handy to carry around in the bush. Sorry for the poor pics. I will try to post another one or two.
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Yeah Clint - the same Tommy.... Having a hyper friend with that much energy is a blessing and a curse. The only time he is still is when he is hunting. I think the Good Lord made him a hunter to keep him from overheating! :laugh:
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Nice bend, and cool skins.
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Very nice bow!
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Nice looking bow Howard. It's a shame about the reflex though. I also remember something like,"Howard Hill preferred a long bow with string follow." Repeat as necessary. Lol hope to see it soon bud.
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Very nice bend on that one 👍... Brian
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Nothing at all wrong with that stick of osage.Looks like a very nice shooter with bling to me.
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Thanks for the kind words. It means a lot coming from you guys.
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Nice work on that bow. Can't go wrong with snake on osage
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Thank you wizardgoat. It is a combination that has been done a lot on here, but it sure makes a good camo. The only down side to rattler skins for me is the way the squirrels and birds react to it when I am hunting! I have been cussed out in squirrel language more than once while carrying timber rattler skinned bows on the hunt. :D
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Nice bow, Mr Rhodes!! Tiller looks perfect to my ole eyes. Looking forward to shootin' with ya at next year's Classic.
Tommy perhaps talked that snake to death!
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Ha! Thanks Knoll. It was great meeting you last spring and I look forward to seeing y'all again. Ole Tommy is a character. He never meets a stranger.
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Nice bow Howard, the squirrels always cuss at me no matter what I carry they just don't like me very much unless I'm putting some corn out
Bjrogg