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Offline JonW

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Re: Another Invitational 2016 Bow Trade...
« Reply #285 on: February 24, 2016, 04:03:33 pm »
Be careful and dont tiller out your reflex. It is starting to come around some there at 14".
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Offline PaulN/KS

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Re: Another Invitational 2016 Bow Trade...
« Reply #286 on: February 25, 2016, 10:38:01 am »
Looks pretty good.
Wish I was as ambitious but it looks like, based on available materials, I'll be going with something long, lean and osage.
I may not be "Classy" but I do like the classics...
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Offline Selfbowman

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Re: Another Invitational 2016 Bow Trade...
« Reply #287 on: February 25, 2016, 10:42:52 am »
Is this a legal trade bow?  >:D >:D >:D
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Well I'll say!!  Osage is king!!

Offline Selfbowman

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Re: Another Invitational 2016 Bow Trade...
« Reply #288 on: February 29, 2016, 01:38:03 pm »
It's a joke guys .
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Well I'll say!!  Osage is king!!

Offline sleek

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Re: Another Invitational 2016 Bow Trade...
« Reply #289 on: February 29, 2016, 02:02:58 pm »
Way to go.... You killed the thread.
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Offline Onebowonder

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Re: Another Invitational 2016 Bow Trade...
« Reply #290 on: February 29, 2016, 02:32:28 pm »
Well - I finally got to make a little progress on my Trade Bow this weekend.  I'm working with a lovely piece of Hickory (pignut I think) that was given to me by JO5H.  One limb had a bit of a dogleg in it and the other had a little reflex.  Decided on trying for a bend in the handle done in a traditional Eastern Woodlands style.  Shooting for about 40 to 50 pounds draw weight.  I heated the bow with steam over the handle to align the limbs easier on the caul, and used the heat gun to reflex the two limbs about evenly before I tiller it out.  I put elk horn overlays on the tips and made the diamond type tips out of those.

Here's a few pix of the progress...

OneBow

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Offline Onebowonder

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Re: Another Invitational 2016 Bow Trade...
« Reply #291 on: February 29, 2016, 02:36:56 pm »
...and the diamond tips...  I've only done these once before and that was with just the wood.  I thought I would try making them out of the elk horn over lay bits.  Still need to clean them up a bit, but I think they'll look good.  They are CERTAINLY hard!   ;) 8)

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Offline Knoll

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Re: Another Invitational 2016 Bow Trade...
« Reply #292 on: February 29, 2016, 03:10:19 pm »
Looking good, Eric!
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Offline half eye

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Re: Another Invitational 2016 Bow Trade...
« Reply #293 on: February 29, 2016, 03:20:15 pm »
Pretty darned fancy sir.
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Offline JonW

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Re: Another Invitational 2016 Bow Trade...
« Reply #294 on: February 29, 2016, 05:30:27 pm »
Sweet!
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Offline PaulN/KS

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Re: Another Invitational 2016 Bow Trade...
« Reply #295 on: February 29, 2016, 10:14:06 pm »
Looks real good Eric.
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Offline half eye

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Re: Another Invitational 2016 Bow Trade...
« Reply #296 on: March 01, 2016, 10:00:38 am »
Hey fellas,
     Got my victims offering 99% ready to go....will see if these teaser pics get any comments that I may need to address.....otherwise this is it.
     Please give your honest comments, good or bad so I have time time to correct anything that that you guys may look at as a fault or done poorly. I'm greatful to be included and hope to make a bow that any of you would like to have.....so please, lets hear it.
    Obviously Osage, Snaky, w/ western diamondback skin, hemp wrapped grip, skinned right over the pin knocks......Want input regarding where or not to leather wrap the grip some over the hemp.
    Here's the teaser pics fellas.
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Offline Onebowonder

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Re: Another Invitational 2016 Bow Trade...
« Reply #297 on: March 01, 2016, 10:12:52 am »
Pretty stick sir!  I've often had fits bringing a snakey stave to heel.  Especially with Osage, I find it too easy to grab the heat gun and line it all up!  ...but I really love the look of one the wanders all up and down the limb. 

...and then to apply a beautiful patterned snake skin over the top of such is just classic.

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Offline half eye

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Re: Another Invitational 2016 Bow Trade...
« Reply #298 on: March 01, 2016, 10:19:25 am »
Thank you onebow, That skin and stick was given to me by Don Burchett and both were premium for sure......you got any thoughts on a leather-over in the grip?

I got 2 full draw's because of the character and wanted to show it from both sides.
rich
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Offline hunterbob

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Re: Another Invitational 2016 Bow Trade...
« Reply #299 on: March 01, 2016, 10:21:18 am »
I think you nailed that one half eye.
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