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Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: Ryano on August 29, 2008, 06:39:51 pm

Title: Lumpy bumpy maple recurve character bow(full draw added)
Post by: Ryano on August 29, 2008, 06:39:51 pm

Check this bow out ! Its about the coolest piece of character wood I've ever seen. The pictures really don't do the bow Justice. Its made of hard maple 64" ntn and pulls a modest 44#@28" Weaker than I wanted but I was happy to get a shooter out this piece of wood! The lumps in the handle act as a reverse style riser with built in finger grooves.  Hope you enjoy!


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Title: Re: Lumpy bumpy maple recurve character bow
Post by: Ryano on August 29, 2008, 06:41:47 pm

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Title: Re: Lumpy bumpy maple recurve character bow
Post by: Pat B on August 29, 2008, 06:50:10 pm

Very cool bow, Ryan. Ya got a full draw pic?     Pat

Title: Re: Lumpy bumpy maple recurve character bow
Post by: Ryano on August 29, 2008, 06:54:44 pm

Not yet Pat. Soon. I think I'm going to give this bow to my buddys Girl friend from our archery club. She's been shooting a little elm bow I gave her a couple years ago, but she's ready for a bow with more mmmph...I will try to get a picture of her for the full draw since she's much nicer on the eye's than I am.  ;D

Title: Re: Lumpy bumpy maple recurve character bow
Post by: hawkbow on August 29, 2008, 07:39:16 pm

she would have to be really pretty to outshine that bow brother, very cool 8) you bowyers inspire me.... HAWK a/ho

Title: Re: Lumpy bumpy maple recurve character bow
Post by: Dano on August 29, 2008, 07:49:03 pm

"I will try to get a picture of her for the full draw since she's much nicer on the eye's than I am." We appreciate that ;D

Dang nice looking bow Ryan, she will be pleased I'm sure. 

Title: Re: Lumpy bumpy maple recurve character bow
Post by: Cromm on August 29, 2008, 08:03:33 pm

Nice!!!!

Title: Re: Lumpy bumpy maple recurve character bow
Post by: burn em up chuck on August 29, 2008, 08:07:14 pm

very very cool !

                          chuck

Title: Re: Lumpy bumpy maple recurve character bow
Post by: n2everythg on August 29, 2008, 08:21:46 pm

WOW. now that is a really cool bow!
Nice job once again.
wade

Title: Re: Lumpy bumpy maple recurve character bow
Post by: brian melton on August 29, 2008, 08:43:57 pm

     I really like that, simple and very unique.


Brian

Title: Re: Lumpy bumpy maple recurve character bow
Post by: cracker on August 29, 2008, 09:14:18 pm

Very cool looking bow sometimes  you find something that was just meant to be a bow.R.C.

Title: Re: Lumpy bumpy maple recurve character bow
Post by: Badbill on August 29, 2008, 09:20:31 pm

Wow!Thats a heck of a good tiller for such a bumpy bow. Real cool!

Title: Re: Lumpy bumpy maple recurve character bow
Post by: Marc St Louis on August 29, 2008, 09:46:46 pm

A pretty neat looking bow Ryan

Title: Re: Lumpy bumpy maple recurve character bow
Post by: The Burnt Hill Archer on August 29, 2008, 09:57:40 pm

pretty sweet man! i really like the way you do your tips, very minimal without the overlays. very nice bow.

Phil

Title: Re: Lumpy bumpy maple recurve character bow
Post by: Woodland Roamer on August 29, 2008, 10:12:11 pm

Very nice Ryan! Great looking bow, can't wait to see the full draw.

Alan

Title: Re: Lumpy bumpy maple recurve character bow
Post by: George Tsoukalas on August 29, 2008, 10:21:14 pm

Very nice, Ryan. Jawge

Title: Re: Lumpy bumpy maple recurve character bow
Post by: cowboy on August 29, 2008, 10:40:35 pm

Wow, lumpy bumpy's right :). That bow's looking sharp - can't wait for the full draw. She's gonna love it!

Title: Re: Lumpy bumpy maple recurve character bow
Post by: Ryano on August 29, 2008, 11:40:12 pm

Thanks everyone! I came upon this stave by accident. I was cutting a big leaning dead red oak tree for fire wood and it fell and knocked this little maple tree over and simultaneously striped the bark completely off and split it. When I saw how cool and lumpy it was I couldn't pass it up so I brought it home and roughed it out and threw it in the hot box. I never would have cut that tree in a million years for a stave from the way it looked from the bark on the outside. I guess it was "just meant to be a bow".  ;)  ;D

Title: Re: Lumpy bumpy maple recurve character bow
Post by: hawkbow on August 30, 2008, 12:18:15 am

good madicine in that one bro... HAWK

Title: Re: Lumpy bumpy maple recurve character bow
Post by: snakebow on August 30, 2008, 12:25:28 am

Very nice bow. Your handle reminds me of a osage I did a few years back. Big knot in the middle of the handle. Looks like a revers handle bow.

Title: Re: Lumpy bumpy maple recurve character bow
Post by: Far East Archer on August 30, 2008, 05:15:50 am

Ryan

This is a really cool bow mate! It is very ....bumpy  ;D I love the look!
Btw, you wouldn't happen to know what kind of maple this is would you?

Alex

Title: Re: Lumpy bumpy maple recurve character bow
Post by: ricktrojanowski on August 30, 2008, 07:06:07 am

Another beauty,  I like all of the character.  Looking foward to some full draw pics.

Title: Re: Lumpy bumpy maple recurve character bow
Post by: tom sawyer on August 30, 2008, 07:35:16 am

Cool stuff, almost looks like diamond willow.  What made it grow that way, ants?  I cut a little elm that had the dark spots like that, ants came pouring out of the bottom of the log.

Title: Re: Lumpy bumpy maple recurve character bow
Post by: DanaM on August 30, 2008, 08:33:44 am

Nice bow ryan I love to see hard maple character bows :)

Title: Re: Lumpy bumpy maple recurve character bow
Post by: The Burnt Hill Archer on August 30, 2008, 09:22:45 am

good medicine indeed! man the other tree did all the grunt work for you, it was beggin to be a bow!

Title: Re: Lumpy bumpy maple recurve character bow
Post by: Ryano on August 30, 2008, 09:51:33 am

Thanks guys, I'm not sure what caused the bumps or the black spots ? No ants were in the tree when I cut it.
It is what we call sugar maple or Rock hard maple Alex.

Title: Re: Lumpy bumpy maple recurve character bow
Post by: Ryano on August 30, 2008, 04:08:56 pm

Here's a full draw shot, with its new owner Alyssa, as promised.

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Title: Re: Lumpy bumpy maple recurve character bow(full draw added)
Post by: DanaM on August 30, 2008, 04:56:06 pm

Looks to me like she knows what she's doing! Nice tiller ryan.
Its fun to give bows away now isn't it ;D

Title: Re: Lumpy bumpy maple recurve character bow(full draw added)
Post by: yellow feather on August 30, 2008, 07:29:58 pm

Looks really good,I like it. David

Title: Re: Lumpy bumpy maple recurve character bow(full draw added)
Post by: cowboy on August 30, 2008, 09:17:26 pm

That looks darn fine to me Ryan! Alyssa does appear to be able to handle a bow quite well :).

Title: Re: Lumpy bumpy maple recurve character bow(full draw added)
Post by: Dano on August 30, 2008, 10:02:11 pm

The purty model and full draw were worth the wait. Nice job Ryan

Title: Re: Lumpy bumpy maple recurve character bow(full draw added)
Post by: mullet on August 30, 2008, 10:35:18 pm

  Great looking bow from a "crappy looking" piece of woodm Ryan. You did a great job nailing that tiller.

Title: Re: Lumpy bumpy maple recurve character bow(full draw added)
Post by: FlintWalker on August 30, 2008, 10:59:48 pm

So that's the piece of maple you were telling me about a while back. I thought you said it was ugly ???  Ain't nothing ugly about that piece of maple! I believe you could make a tobacco stick look good ;D

Title: Re: Lumpy bumpy maple recurve character bow(full draw added)
Post by: Ryano on August 31, 2008, 01:25:19 am

Thanks guys. It was sort of challenging to tiller with the bumps making thick and thin places through out the limbs.
Dana, It is fun. Wish I had more time to build them, I would love to make one for a few people around here and yes guys she does know what she's doing...... ;D She just out grew her old bow so to speak....it was only like 30# and she was having trouble shooting longer distances with it. Plus her old bow didnt have a arrow shelf, this should be easier for her to shoot.

Shannon, never seen a tobaco stick? ....... ;D Thanks buddy.

Title: Re: Lumpy bumpy maple recurve character bow(full draw added)
Post by: medicinewheel on August 31, 2008, 02:39:28 pm

man, there's always something unique about your bows Ryan!
tiller looks fantastique!
frank

Title: Re: Lumpy bumpy maple recurve character bow(full draw added)
Post by: Ryano on August 31, 2008, 11:05:08 pm

Thank you Frank.  ;D

Title: Re: Lumpy bumpy maple recurve character bow(full draw added)
Post by: Jesse on September 01, 2008, 09:45:54 pm

Cool 8) I love it. How did you reflex the tips? Dry heat or steam? Im working on a maple and was thinking of reflexing he tips a bit.
                                   Jesse

Title: Re: Lumpy bumpy maple recurve character bow(full draw added)
Post by: Ryano on September 01, 2008, 11:54:40 pm

Jesse,Thanks. I steamed in the recurves on this one since the wood was fairly green still.

Title: Re: Lumpy bumpy maple recurve character bow(full draw added)
Post by: Pappy on September 02, 2008, 06:01:12 am

Nice bow Ryan,Good job on a challenging piece of wood.I know she will like that. :)
   Pappy

Title: Re: Lumpy bumpy maple recurve character bow(full draw added)
Post by: GregB on September 02, 2008, 08:55:50 am

Sweet looking bow Ryan!

Ryan, a tobacco stick is used to hang tobacco up in a barn while it's being "fired" and is drying. Usually around six stalks to a stick, and most sticks I've seen are out of oak. I'm sure you could make a shooter out of one! ;)

Title: Re: Lumpy bumpy maple recurve character bow(full draw added)
Post by: Ryano on September 02, 2008, 08:25:31 pm

Thanks Pappy.
Thanks Greg, for the explanation.... ;D