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Offline Josh

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Red Oak Recurve Finished! Better Pics Page 2
« on: March 03, 2011, 01:07:03 am »
Well i thought it impossible but here it is!  I bent the limbs a year ago and finally decided it was time to splice them together and force them to become a bow.   :)  66" NtN, 45 lbs @ 28" 1 7/8ths inches wide tapering to 3/8th tips... Tip overlays are some scrap ipe pieces I found in a dusty corner of my shop.  5 coats of Tru Oil make up the finish.  B-50 dacron for the handle wrap. It kept around 2 inches of the original 5 inches of tips in front of handle. (reflex?)  This bow shoots pretty fast to me but I still can't get used to the little "tic"  sound of my string leaving the limbs as I draw it.  :-\   I also still need to silence my arrow pass with some felt or leather but I will get around to that in a few days.   So whaddaya think of my first Recurve??  I always thought it couldn't be done wit Oak board and that is the reason I let this one sit for so long before attempting it but now I am contemplating my next red oak project.  Say what you want to about red oak board bows, but I am here to tell ya... It makes a dang fine weapon!  I love to work with it and don't consider it to just be a beginner wood.  It's Good stuff.   :)   Thanks for looking!  :)











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Re: Red Oak Recurve Finished! My first ever.
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Re: Red Oak Recurve Finished! My first ever.
« Reply #2 on: March 03, 2011, 01:09:59 am »
Wow these pics are horrible... I will try and get some better pics up tomorrow if the sun is out after I get off work.   ;)
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Offline JW_Halverson

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Re: Red Oak Recurve Finished! My first ever.
« Reply #3 on: March 03, 2011, 01:10:55 am »
That is not a bored bow.  Heehee, bad pun, nice bow.  Seriously hot looking tiller with those sexy curves!
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Re: Red Oak Recurve Finished! My first ever.
« Reply #4 on: March 03, 2011, 01:12:55 am »
It's so shiny!  :P

Nice lookin bow Josh
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Offline ErictheViking

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Re: Red Oak Recurve Finished! My first ever.
« Reply #5 on: March 03, 2011, 01:23:01 am »
sweet looking bow. full draw is text book. love it!
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Re: Red Oak Recurve Finished! My first ever.
« Reply #6 on: March 03, 2011, 01:23:22 am »
Very cool Josh... Love the curves... Bookmark it for self bow of the month... Lol ;D
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Re: Red Oak Recurve Finished! My first ever.
« Reply #7 on: March 03, 2011, 01:27:18 am »
Thanks JW!!! I still remember when we were coming up with all the "tree" puns we could.. which thread was that I can't remember?

Thank you Cameroo! 

Thanks Eric!

Thanks Ifrit617... I might just do that!
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Offline Timo

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Re: Red Oak Recurve Finished! My first ever.
« Reply #8 on: March 03, 2011, 01:30:35 am »
Pretty dang sweet Josh!  ;) Curves look well done.

 I never made an oak bow......Got to much osage round here. :P
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Re: Red Oak Recurve Finished! My first ever.
« Reply #9 on: March 03, 2011, 01:42:43 am »
Beautiful bow Josh. Nice curves and nice tiller. Well done!  8)
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Offline Dvshunter

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Re: Red Oak Recurve Finished! My first ever.
« Reply #10 on: March 03, 2011, 02:18:25 am »
Cool bow. Thats the first time I've seen an oak recurve.
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Offline Arrowind

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Re: Red Oak Recurve Finished! My first ever.
« Reply #11 on: March 03, 2011, 02:26:44 am »
I really like it.  Very very cool.  I'm getting ready to start my first recurve.  I'm glad to see yours turned out so well AND with red oak!  Sweet. Good work man!
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« Reply #12 on: March 03, 2011, 03:20:05 am »
Cool bow you mad there!
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Offline RyanY

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Re: Red Oak Recurve Finished! My first ever.
« Reply #13 on: March 03, 2011, 04:18:24 am »
First red oak recurve I've seen. Excellent job!  ;D
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Re: Red Oak Recurve Finished! My first ever.
« Reply #14 on: March 03, 2011, 07:36:15 am »
Very nice work Josh,beautiful finish work,Pictures are a little dark but not to dark for me to not be able to see that it is a very fine bow.  :)
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