Author Topic: Hickory,black locust, hophornbeam, Deerslayer based recurve (new pics added)  (Read 21614 times)

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Offline GregB

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Re: Hickory,black locust, hophornbeam, Deerslayer based recurve
« Reply #15 on: March 30, 2009, 08:24:28 am »
Looks good at this point, and I'm sure will look great when finished! Looking forward to the final pic's!
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Offline Ryano

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Re: Hickory,black locust, hophornbeam, Deerslayer based recurve
« Reply #16 on: March 30, 2009, 10:33:29 am »
Timo, I don't really have any skins on hand I want to give up right now. I'll have to see what I can come up with.
Thanks for all the nice coments guys....
Chris, winds of change? lol. I always make a couple of hickory backed bows a year....gotta mix it up once in a while to keep things interesting.  :)
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Offline Ryano

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Re: Hickory,black locust, hophornbeam, Deerslayer based recurve
« Reply #17 on: April 21, 2009, 01:29:58 pm »
Finished pictures of this bow to come soon.... ;D
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Offline venisonburger

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Re: Hickory,black locust, hophornbeam, Deerslayer based recurve
« Reply #18 on: April 21, 2009, 02:12:58 pm »
She's a beauty, nice curves.
VB

Offline Ryano

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Re: Hickory,black locust, hophornbeam, Deerslayer based recurve
« Reply #19 on: April 21, 2009, 02:16:23 pm »
Thanks VB. I added some cherry bark to the back and a rattan handle wrap and built up leather shelf.

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Offline Ryano

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Re: Hickory,black locust, hophornbeam, Deerslayer based recurve
« Reply #20 on: April 21, 2009, 02:17:49 pm »
More pictures.....

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Offline Ryano

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Re: Hickory,black locust, hophornbeam, Deerslayer based recurve
« Reply #21 on: April 21, 2009, 02:18:28 pm »
Money shot.  ;D

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Offline medicinewheel

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Very nice bow!
Love the cherry bark.
And the whole reat of it...
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That is a beauty Ryan. You are a bow making machine.

Offline Barrage

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Nice bow Ryan.  Really like that backing and the Grumley tips.
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Offline Kent D.

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That is a beauty.  Excellent work.   ;)

coyote pup

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Looks fast!

Out of curiosity, what is the rattan and where do you get it?

Offline TRACY

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That would be hard to part with, great looking bow.

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Offline Ryano

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Thanks everyone.
coyote, its the stuff they use for old style woven chairs and baskets and stuff.  It comes in all diferant sizes.

http://www.caningshop.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Product_Code=CC&Category_Code=CHR-A&Product_Count=0
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Offline Buffalogobbler

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Beautiful Bow Ryan!!! :o
I love the Tips!
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