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Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: Swampman on February 03, 2020, 03:53:46 pm

Title: Bow from M2A (Scalloped bow)
Post by: Swampman on February 03, 2020, 03:53:46 pm: This post is overdue as I received this bow before Christmas.

I had the privilege of organizing to 2019 bow trade but I did not participate. I had planned to build a reserve bow in case one was needed but I was not even able to do that in 2019 as time was short for me due to some personal reasons.

Mike (M2A) stepped up and took care of building a reserve bow for me. He also secretly built a bow for me. The bow he gifted to me is a scalloped bendy handle bow that is just gorgeous. This bow is 65 1/2 inches tip to tip and 62 inches nock to nock. The bow maintains about an inch of reflex immediately after unstringing!

The bow is made of black locust and it is 58 pounds at 28 inches. It is a pleasure to shoot. After I received this bow I went out and shot it right away and I could not miss a 3 inch circle at 15 yards. I loved it so much that this bow became my late season hunting bow. I never got an opportunity at a deer during the late season but I sure did have fun going into the field with this awesome bow.

Enough talk now, here are the pictures of the bow M2A built for me.
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Post by: Swampman on February 03, 2020, 03:55:24 pm: More photos.
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Post by: Swampman on February 03, 2020, 03:56:55 pm: More
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Post by: Swampman on February 03, 2020, 03:58:00 pm: Full draw
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Post by: Swampman on February 03, 2020, 03:58:34 pm: One more
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Post by: Will B on February 03, 2020, 05:12:30 pm: That’s a great looking bow with a really nice bend!! Thanks for all the pictures and good luck on your future hunts with it.
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Post by: Stixnstones on February 03, 2020, 07:49:05 pm: Beautiful bow... love everything about it
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Post by: jeffp51 on February 03, 2020, 07:55:17 pm: couldn't have come to a nicer guy. nice bow and thanks for your efforts on the trade.
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Post by: bradsmith2010 on February 03, 2020, 08:26:18 pm: Nice,,.congrats
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Post by: StickMark on February 03, 2020, 08:42:52 pm: Like how you did the photos for the bow. This bow motivates me to finish up my two bows I am gifting with some better ascetics than my own.
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Post by: M2A on February 03, 2020, 11:08:31 pm: Great job on those pictures Swampman. Sure glad you been enjoying that bow! It was a lot of fun to make. Got the idea from a Jim Hamm book if I recall right but cant remember the page number off the top of my head right now. Don't think there is even a pin knot in that piece which is a first for me lol. The walnut and bloodroot stains seemed to fit right in on that bow. I have been liking that style of raw hide handle as it seems to give a good non-slip grip and is rather simple to apply. Kinda fitting you would post that bow today as I have dropped a 60 ft locust tree at lunch time and spent a little extra time splitting some of it up, hope to finish it up tomorrow and then will have plenty of wood for next year(s) I hope.
Participating in the last 2 bow swaps really pushed me to work harder in every aspect to complete a build. Thanks for your efforts.
Mike
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Post by: Parnell on February 04, 2020, 07:03:24 am: That looks very good! Cool bow.
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Post by: HH~ on February 04, 2020, 07:05:34 am: That bow looks good at brace and FD. I bet that really thumps the bale. Nice work.

Shawn~
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Post by: burchett.donald on February 04, 2020, 07:05:53 am: Well deserved Swampman...Mike makes excellent bows !...I think the bend and balance are class A, and those scallops are gorgeous...The unstrung profile speaks for itself...Looks like a museum piece...I'm jealous...
Don
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Post by: rps3 on February 04, 2020, 07:10:17 am: Great looking bow and gesture.
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Post by: Swampman on February 04, 2020, 07:14:42 am: Quote from: burchett.donald on February 04, 2020, 07:05:53 am
Well deserved Swampman...Mike makes excellent bows !...I think the bend and balance are class A, and those scallops are gorgeous...The unstrung profile speaks for itself...Looks like a museum piece...I'm jealous...
Don

This bow does truly look like a museum piece but it really belongs in the woods. It throws an arrow very accurately and hard. I feel very fortunate to be able to carry this bow in the woods!
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Post by: Marc St Louis on February 04, 2020, 08:30:45 am: Very nice. The bow is well tillered, not too much bend in the middle.
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Post by: Hawkdancer on February 04, 2020, 11:42:43 am: Very nice bow, and a great gift! I like the diamond tips and overall design!
Hawkdancer
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Post by: EdwardS on February 04, 2020, 03:06:32 pm: It's like looking at Pop's bow that survived the Seminole Wars, minus the sinew. It's like looking back in time.
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Post by: sieddy on February 04, 2020, 04:46:59 pm: That looks fantastic. Happy shooting! 😊
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Post by: M2A on February 05, 2020, 08:11:06 pm: Thanks fellas! Hope it gives you many years of good service Mike.

Ed...Not sure if you can or would but maybe consider posting that bow or the dimensions along with any of the history behind it. I know I would find that very interesting and I bet others would here as well.

Thanks,
Mike
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Post by: bjrogg on February 06, 2020, 06:10:05 am: That is a dandy. Beauty in every way. Love the bend.
Bjrogg
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Post by: CallanJ on March 03, 2020, 01:53:49 pm: That bow looks like it belongs in the woods. The tips look great on this bow. Looks like a compass was used to do the tillering. A perfect arc to my eye. A great build IMO.
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Post by: jeffp51 on March 03, 2020, 03:15:47 pm: I just looked at the arrow you are using there--it looks awful familiar. . .
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Post by: Swampman on March 03, 2020, 05:17:11 pm: Quote from: jeffp51 on March 03, 2020, 03:15:47 pm
I just looked at the arrow you are using there--it looks awful familiar. . .

Good catch Jeff!
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Post by: The Zen Master on March 03, 2020, 05:19:19 pm: Very nice bow!
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Post by: Bubbabowyer on March 03, 2020, 06:36:20 pm: Geez! I'm out of my league! Sweet bow!