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blackhawk

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Simple Crepe Myrtle Bow
« on: October 01, 2013, 06:50:07 pm »
This is a simple,boring,no frills semi bendy handle flatbow made from a crepe myrtle stave I got from Kenny(Lesken2011) down at the Tennessee Classic....its 61"ntn...and 56@26"...osage tip overlays ..and a hemp wrap handle ,and that's about it  ::) well,i guess it shoots pretty hard and good  ;)













thanks for looking  :)
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Offline PrimitiveTim

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Re: Simple Crepe Myrtle Bow
« Reply #1 on: October 01, 2013, 06:56:39 pm »
I like it!  how did you handle those weird bumps like in the second picture?  Did you dig out wood behind it?
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Offline dbb

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Re: Simple Crepe Myrtle Bow
« Reply #2 on: October 01, 2013, 06:59:40 pm »
A lot of contrasts from you lately...from superfancy  to supersimple,..all of then supergood tho ;) ;D
Nice one!
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Offline BOWMAN53

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Re: Simple Crepe Myrtle Bow
« Reply #3 on: October 01, 2013, 07:04:04 pm »
beautiful bow.
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Offline rossfactor

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Re: Simple Crepe Myrtle Bow
« Reply #4 on: October 01, 2013, 07:08:21 pm »
I dig that.

I've heard CM is related to guava. Never used either.  Did you heat treat that bad boy?

Gabe
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Offline bubby

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Re: Simple Crepe Myrtle Bow
« Reply #5 on: October 01, 2013, 07:52:19 pm »
simply sweet, great tiller and signature skinny tips, I like the color too, sometimes simple is the best, at least that's what my mom was always telling me ::)
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Offline jstason

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Re: Simple Crepe Myrtle Bow
« Reply #6 on: October 01, 2013, 08:27:53 pm »
Its that the natural color of CM or did you stain it? I like the contrast of the Osage tips, very cool 8)
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Offline Badly Bent

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Re: Simple Crepe Myrtle Bow
« Reply #7 on: October 01, 2013, 08:35:14 pm »
Simple bow? Real nice tiller is simple for you maybe but not me buddy. :laugh:   Nice bow Blackhawk, looks great.
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Offline adb

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Re: Simple Crepe Myrtle Bow
« Reply #8 on: October 01, 2013, 08:44:50 pm »
Best be careful there sonny... yer gonna tear the crotch outta them there short pants and the whole world is gonna go :o
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Offline Zion

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Re: Simple Crepe Myrtle Bow
« Reply #9 on: October 01, 2013, 08:48:22 pm »
Wow nice bend. You make some awesome bows!
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Offline Danzn Bar

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Re: Simple Crepe Myrtle Bow
« Reply #10 on: October 01, 2013, 09:02:40 pm »
Very nice...........I really like it.  Some day I hope to tiller a bow as well as you do.
Any hunter would be proud to have that one in his hands.
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Offline Jim Davis

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Re: Simple Crepe Myrtle Bow
« Reply #11 on: October 01, 2013, 09:18:46 pm »
Blackhawk,

Stunning bow! I don't use that word often. I like simple bows very much and that one gives up nothing to the fancy ones.

How big would you guess the "tree"  was that that stave came  from?

Jim  Davis
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Offline Parnell

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Re: Simple Crepe Myrtle Bow
« Reply #12 on: October 01, 2013, 10:14:30 pm »
Nice one, Chris!  Gotta try that wood sometime down the road.
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Offline IdahoMatt

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Re: Simple Crepe Myrtle Bow
« Reply #13 on: October 01, 2013, 11:28:41 pm »
Man you bows are bananas.  Simply is right sooooo boring.  Send it my way and I'll try to manage >:D
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Offline JonW

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Re: Simple Crepe Myrtle Bow
« Reply #14 on: October 01, 2013, 11:35:15 pm »
Nice looking bow there Chris.
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