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Offline ricktrojanowski

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"Knight Train" BBI (with pics)
« on: August 18, 2009, 09:34:28 pm »
Here is a bow that I made from one of David Knight's (KnightD) famous blanks.  It is one if his highly reflexed blanks.  The bow is 57"NtN  and 44# at 27".    It is Boo backed Ipe with Ipe and Osage tip overlays.  David will have to chime in on the handle wood combo, it has many beautiful exotics.  The finish is 6 coats of Tru oil.  I haven't chrony'd it yet but it spits out my 480+ gr arrow fast and flat.  I'm very pleased with the performance of his design, and how smooth it draws and shoots.   Hopefully it will help me get some meat this year. ;D  Thanks again David for all your help and answering my endless stream of questions and emails.  Thanks for looking.

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Re: "Knight Train" BBI
« Reply #1 on: August 18, 2009, 09:35:38 pm »
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Re: "Knight Train" BBI (with pics)
« Reply #2 on: August 18, 2009, 09:48:25 pm »
COOL!!!!  8)

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« Reply #3 on: August 18, 2009, 09:56:24 pm »
Wow that's an awesome bow....great job tiller looks dead on!

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Re: "Knight Train" BBI (with pics)
« Reply #4 on: August 18, 2009, 10:09:42 pm »
Man you did a great job !! Looks like it should make some meat .. ;).. I think the handle woods are Osage,Coco bolo,Canary wood and shedua..

Offline Jesse

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« Reply #5 on: August 18, 2009, 11:05:07 pm »
Wow great job Rick. That tiller looks great. Thats cool its only 57" I might have to try one like that some time.
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« Reply #6 on: August 18, 2009, 11:21:12 pm »
Man, I got to check out these blanks Mr Knight puts out.
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Re: "Knight Train" BBI (with pics)
« Reply #7 on: August 18, 2009, 11:27:41 pm »
Where do I get one of the blanks... and how much are they.   Dude... that bow is sick!!!

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« Reply #8 on: August 18, 2009, 11:35:24 pm »
One google search and I found him!    ;D

Offline venisonburger

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« Reply #9 on: August 19, 2009, 01:00:40 am »
I like it Rick, I have one of Davids IPE blanks that I built up, I'm almost done with the finish. I really like the IPE
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Re: "Knight Train" BBI (with pics)
« Reply #10 on: August 19, 2009, 01:03:45 am »
Very nice Rick. Tiller looks very good too.
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Re: "Knight Train" BBI (with pics)
« Reply #11 on: August 19, 2009, 02:43:35 am »
David sure makes great Blanks and we get to spice them up, they sure are wompers Eh!

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Re: "Knight Train" BBI (with pics)
« Reply #12 on: August 19, 2009, 04:52:39 am »
Beautiful work,I like that a lot.It should get the job done. :)
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Offline Cromm

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« Reply #13 on: August 19, 2009, 05:38:18 am »
Very nice work.
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Re: "Knight Train" BBI (with pics)
« Reply #14 on: August 19, 2009, 07:02:12 am »
Dang rick for a New Yorker ya done good eh ;) Tiller looks spot on and I like the name Night Train was good back in the day :)
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