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Offline cowboy

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Re: 56" copperhead character bow
« Reply #15 on: October 29, 2007, 11:22:13 am »
Yessir sawfiler - I believe you just increased my stave count by about a third ;D. That did make one handsome bow.
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Offline adb

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Re: 56" copperhead character bow
« Reply #16 on: October 29, 2007, 01:01:07 pm »
Nice job on a challenging piece of wood. I like the copperhead skins.

Offline Sidewinder

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Re: 56" copperhead character bow
« Reply #17 on: October 29, 2007, 01:02:52 pm »
Excellent job...now thats what I'm talking about. you resurected that knarly ole piece of osage and look at it now. I love the copperheads too it really fits the bow. Yeah I like the ealier suggestion that one should be named "snake eye".
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Offline Hillbilly

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Re: 56" copperhead character bow
« Reply #18 on: October 29, 2007, 01:09:55 pm »
Looks like you used every ounce of bow that was in that stave. Great job, should be a deer slayer.
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Offline OldBow

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Re: 56" copperhead character bow
« Reply #19 on: October 29, 2007, 01:22:43 pm »
That snake  is honored to be on such a well made bow.  Be a good riparian whitetail hunter. Looking forward to seeing your bow during Oct Self Bow of the Month consideration.
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Offline GregB

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Re: 56" copperhead character bow
« Reply #20 on: October 29, 2007, 02:51:46 pm »

Very impressive to get a recurved bow out of that stave! You've definitely got talent! ;)
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Offline Justin Snyder

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Re: 56" copperhead character bow
« Reply #21 on: October 29, 2007, 04:14:02 pm »
Great looking bow.  What is the brace height?  Justin
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Re: 56" copperhead character bow
« Reply #22 on: October 29, 2007, 04:20:08 pm »
  great looking bow,love those copperhead skins.
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Offline mamba

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Re: 56" copperhead character bow
« Reply #23 on: October 29, 2007, 07:57:49 pm »
Looks like a hunter for sure ,great job -love those skins.
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Offline koan

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Re: 56" copperhead character bow
« Reply #24 on: October 29, 2007, 08:04:06 pm »
Dude!!!! Already got my vote for BOM! SWEET!....Brian
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Offline 1/2primitive

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Re: 56" copperhead character bow
« Reply #25 on: October 29, 2007, 09:00:40 pm »
That's a purty bow there! Nice tiller, makes a great curve!
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Re: 56" copperhead character bow
« Reply #26 on: October 29, 2007, 09:46:39 pm »
You did a great job on that one . It turned out to be a beautiful bow.

Offline FlintWalker

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Re: 56" copperhead character bow
« Reply #27 on: October 29, 2007, 11:24:43 pm »
Thanks for the compliments fellas. I wasn't gonna post it but now i'm glad I did.  I really like making short bows and for some crazy reason, most of the worst stave's I work on make some of my best shooting bows.
 It seems like the knottiest most crooked ones in the pile always seem to have the best looking rings and color ???
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Offline Little John

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Re: 56" copperhead character bow
« Reply #28 on: October 29, 2007, 11:31:31 pm »
Awsome
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Re: 56" copperhead character bow
« Reply #29 on: October 30, 2007, 02:14:27 pm »
Those knotty crooked staves will teach you more about building bows than a straight clean stave. Apparently you learned very well. ;)     Pat
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