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Offline NorthHeart

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"Teal and Gold" 5 curve bow finished!
« on: June 09, 2019, 01:38:19 pm »
Finished up a new bow here in beautiful big sky country. The weather and I were at odds but it finally gave way for some awesome pics. I wont deny that this is one of my favorite ones yet. Almost a year in the making. Multiple layers of sinew over Osage Orange. 5 curve profile heat bent into shape. Rewrapped with sinew to protect a few laminar cracks. She is living proof that a short and sexy 5 curve bow with a short draw length can be a serious contender. 47” OAL braced. 53# @ 23.5”. 525 gr arrow at 163-164 FPS.
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Re: "Teal and Gold" 5 curve bow finished!
« Reply #1 on: June 09, 2019, 01:39:28 pm »
more pics...
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Re: "Teal and Gold" 5 curve bow finished!
« Reply #2 on: June 09, 2019, 01:40:13 pm »
Full draw.  Last pic.
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Offline burchett.donald

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Re: "Teal and Gold" 5 curve bow finished!
« Reply #3 on: June 09, 2019, 02:12:02 pm »
 Yep, I'm liking that one...Awesome balance and bends
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Offline DC

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Re: "Teal and Gold" 5 curve bow finished!
« Reply #4 on: June 09, 2019, 02:33:27 pm »
I kinda like the colour, didn't think I would. Nice bend too. Good job. Different. :D
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Offline PaSteve

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Re: "Teal and Gold" 5 curve bow finished!
« Reply #5 on: June 09, 2019, 05:14:50 pm »
That's really nice. Makes the year long process all worth it when you wind up with a bow like that. Great job!
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Offline upstatenybowyer

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Re: "Teal and Gold" 5 curve bow finished!
« Reply #6 on: June 09, 2019, 06:24:40 pm »
Great job NorthHeart. Like Don said, everything looks very balanced, and the finishing is beautiful. My daughter's favorite color is teal, she would absolutely love it.  :)
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Offline SLIMBOB

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Re: "Teal and Gold" 5 curve bow finished!
« Reply #7 on: June 09, 2019, 08:54:10 pm »
Nicely done!
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Offline Sidewinder

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Re: "Teal and Gold" 5 curve bow finished!
« Reply #8 on: June 09, 2019, 09:29:09 pm »
Yeah, I really like it. Color is cool and the bends are awesome. Very nice job.
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Offline Hawkdancer

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Re: "Teal and Gold" 5 curve bow finished!
« Reply #9 on: June 09, 2019, 10:24:07 pm »
Very nice!  Good work, seems like it took a lot of patience!!  Looks a bit more like teal green than teal blue though!  Btw, teal blue is the color of the the 19th SF Group.  Co C, 5th Bn was in Montana until it was moved to Colorado in 1979, I was the SGM from '79-'82 in Ft Collins, CO.  May have to come up with a design to commemorate the unit!
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Re: "Teal and Gold" 5 curve bow finished!
« Reply #10 on: June 10, 2019, 03:54:47 am »
Nice bow northheart. I can see that one was a labor of love. Nicely done .
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Offline GlisGlis

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Re: "Teal and Gold" 5 curve bow finished!
« Reply #11 on: June 10, 2019, 05:03:26 am »
Wonderful bow NorthHeart
I'd love to see it with a primitive string
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Offline smoke

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Re: "Teal and Gold" 5 curve bow finished!
« Reply #12 on: June 10, 2019, 05:15:28 am »
Outstanding work - and the color is really cool!  Well done!!
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Offline Marc St Louis

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Re: "Teal and Gold" 5 curve bow finished!
« Reply #13 on: June 10, 2019, 05:28:03 am »
Lovely bow. Well done
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Offline simk

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Re: "Teal and Gold" 5 curve bow finished!
« Reply #14 on: June 10, 2019, 06:58:12 am »
Congratulations - beautiful, strong little bow! Love everything about it - great reward for the long journey. Give us some more! Cheers
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