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Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: DC on July 26, 2018, 12:55:06 pm

Title: A Two Holer
Post by: DC on July 26, 2018, 12:55:06 pm
My last two wiggly billets. Yew, 66.5"NTN 42#@27". 172FPS with a 400gr arrow @ 27". Chew hoof arrow pass and some kind of reddish wood for tips. Bloodwood or Kingwood I think. The wiggly bits are just out from the fades so it kind of cut down on working limb. I had steamed enough reflex so the tips were past the handle but it mostly pulled out. No heat treat. It actually shoots nice. Bit of hand shock though. A nice break from backed R/D's.
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Post by: DC on July 26, 2018, 12:56:23 pm
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Post by: osage outlaw on July 26, 2018, 01:03:16 pm
Very nice
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Post by: Stick Bender on July 26, 2018, 01:19:19 pm
👍🏻👍🏻 !
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Post by: simson on July 26, 2018, 01:27:24 pm
Hey DC, you've made some nice bird houses!

.... and the bow looks georgous, love the crooked primitive touch
.... and I'm really jealous on that pacific yew you guys have there in C
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Post by: upstatenybowyer on July 26, 2018, 07:53:46 pm
Very nice DC. The bend looks great.  :)
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Post by: Danzn Bar on July 26, 2018, 08:12:49 pm
Full draw looks pretty good with all the wop de dos in that bow.
DBar
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Post by: bushboy on July 26, 2018, 08:27:33 pm
Wowzers!nice work!
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Post by: Hawkdancer on July 26, 2018, 10:57:35 pm
Most definitely got character!! (SH) >:D!  Nice job!
Hawkdancer
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Post by: DC on July 26, 2018, 11:03:10 pm
Thanks a lot guys. I enjoy making these wiggly bows.
Sorry Simon, my wife bought the bird houses. :D :D
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Post by: Del the cat on July 27, 2018, 01:26:10 am
Oh yes... very cool.
Hard to find good character Yew that isn't full of shakes and rot  :(
Del
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Post by: bjrogg on July 27, 2018, 05:37:23 am
Pretty kinky. Nice work on that one DC.
Bjrogg
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Post by: Marc St Louis on July 27, 2018, 06:55:21 am
That's a pretty wild looking bow.  Very well done. 
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Post by: George Tsoukalas on July 27, 2018, 07:25:28 am
That's special! Very impressive. Jawge
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Post by: BowEd on July 27, 2018, 07:37:05 am
Very nice work on a super characterish yew making it into a shootable bow DC.
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Post by: penderbender on July 27, 2018, 08:48:55 am
I really like the looks of that one! Great job Don! Cheers- Brendan
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Post by: wizardgoat on July 27, 2018, 12:51:22 pm
Cool lookin bow Don!
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Post by: DC on July 27, 2018, 01:24:56 pm
Thanks again guys.
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Post by: leonwood on July 28, 2018, 05:06:43 am
Love those crooked sticks! Nice job!
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Post by: Blayne on July 28, 2018, 08:02:27 am
Very cool bow Don!
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Post by: High-Desert on July 28, 2018, 09:34:19 am
Very nice! I love the texture on the back.
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Post by: DC on July 28, 2018, 09:52:29 am
About the back :-[ :-[. I had to reduce the sapwood a bunch. I really prefer a natural back on bows but this one had too much sapwood. So I tried to imitate all the natural grooves and unevenness. I used all sorts of tools to try to imitate Mother Nature but I should know that's next to impossible. The back sort of looks OK but it's not quite right. The glare of the sun hid most of it from the camera and the part that shows look passable so I went with it. Thanks for the compliment :)
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Post by: selfbow joe on July 28, 2018, 10:39:15 am
Very cool looking bow
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Post by: burtonridr on July 30, 2018, 08:22:22 am
Wow! Good lookin bow  :OK

That wood looks like it would be really challenging to make a bow out of, nice work!