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Offline Timo

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Me first Vine maple
« on: February 21, 2010, 07:37:25 pm »
Gordon and I did a stave trade last winter,(osage for vine maple). I had never had the chance to build a bow from it so figured I'd better get my feet wet.Gordon was gracious enough to send me one of his better pieces? ;)

I wished this stuff grew straight and clean, cause I think it would rival any great bow wood out there. Even with all the thicker areas that you think would make this stuff shoot like crap, it still performs very well! I'm a believer. 8)

Had a terrible time with all the knots and dips/curves, I swear it was like a bad mt road at times,but I muttled through it.

65" ntn
50# @ 28"
belly sturgeon leftover skins
American bison horn tips.


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Offline Timo

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Re: Me first Vine maple
« Reply #1 on: February 21, 2010, 07:38:49 pm »
Here is the before and after.

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Offline Gordon

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Re: Me first Vine maple
« Reply #2 on: February 21, 2010, 08:18:27 pm »
Oh my, that is about as nice a vine maple bow as I have ever seen. You did well with that piece of wood!
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Offline Keenan

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Re: Me first Vine maple
« Reply #3 on: February 21, 2010, 08:29:16 pm »
 Timo, You did excellent with that VM. The sturgeon skins look great and very nice job on those tips.  VM can definitely give you some learning curves with the dip dives and grain swirls but it really is a great bow wood. You did yourself and Gordon Proud. Congratulations.
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Offline FlintWalker

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Re: Me first Vine maple
« Reply #4 on: February 21, 2010, 08:52:49 pm »
Starry Nights...I see waht you mean 8)  Looks very nice...for what ya had to work with ::) ;D
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Re: Me first Vine maple
« Reply #5 on: February 21, 2010, 09:06:01 pm »
  That is SWEET,  Timo. I think Vine Maple is my next favorite wood. Now you need to try Cascara.
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Offline michbowguy

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Re: Me first Vine maple
« Reply #6 on: February 21, 2010, 09:22:05 pm »
very nice bow there timo! ;D
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Offline Pennhawk

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Re: Me first Vine maple
« Reply #7 on: February 21, 2010, 09:24:48 pm »
Good looking bow, I like the braced profile and the horn tips.
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Offline PeteC

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Re: Me first Vine maple
« Reply #8 on: February 21, 2010, 10:06:05 pm »
Wow!That is a very nice bow.Great job. I'm going to have to get a hold of some of that VM and give it a try myself. God Bless
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Offline Timo

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Re: Me first Vine maple
« Reply #9 on: February 21, 2010, 11:46:15 pm »
Gordon, I wasn't sure I could pull this off! Thanks again for the wood.

Keenan, This vm could really grow on a fella,hint hint.I do have snake wood ya know? ;)

Shannon,I told you it had some issues.

Mullet,I'm always game for different woods.How could I get my hands on some of that cascara?

Thanks all for all the good words.
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Offline ricktrojanowski

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Re: Me first Vine maple
« Reply #10 on: February 22, 2010, 12:02:30 am »
Very nice, I really like those skins and tips.  Great job on a tough piece of wood.
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Offline Pat B

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Re: Me first Vine maple
« Reply #11 on: February 22, 2010, 12:23:30 am »
Cool bow, Tim with perfect tiller. The skins are quite nice also. Heck, the whole thing is nice!  8)
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Offline elk country rp

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Re: Me first Vine maple
« Reply #12 on: February 22, 2010, 12:30:31 am »
very impressive! doesn't look like it was easy, either...
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Offline Josh

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Re: Me first Vine maple
« Reply #13 on: February 22, 2010, 12:59:59 am »
That's a very nice bow you carved out, Timo!  I think a stave with all them crooks and dips would intimidate the crap outta me but you bent it to your will and produced a very fine bow from it!  Great job!  :)
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Offline Keenan

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Re: Me first Vine maple
« Reply #14 on: February 22, 2010, 01:02:24 am »
 If you liked the challenge of that one i can send you one with bout twice as many dips dives,bends and whatever else could cause headaches. ;D  Gordon and Dave H, handed me one last year at the end of our rendezvous and said bet you can't make a bow out of this one. :o :o :o  Nothing like good buddies to give a next to impossible dare. ::)  It had a side bend that is almost a half circle giving it a crescent moon shape. But I think I'm going to try it anyway.
 Ps. I'll see what I have in my piles for ya.
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