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Offline Tom I.

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Look What the Mailman Brought!
« on: May 06, 2009, 03:30:00 PM »
My good friend, Dick Wightman, aka Dick in Seattle, made me a Hill Style bow!  It arrived today.  I had no idea he planned to make me a bow but I'm sure glad he did.  It's a beaut!!!  Padauk riser, Osage limbs under clear glass and 38 lbs at 26" and 62" long.  
 
 
So now you know what the Captn's Bow #7 looks like.....
I've only shot it a couple times, but I can tell you that it seems as fast as another 42 lb longbow that I have...and shoots where you point it.  
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Re: Look What the Mailman Brought!
« Reply #1 on: May 06, 2009, 03:49:00 PM »
good looking bow.

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Re: Look What the Mailman Brought!
« Reply #2 on: May 06, 2009, 04:22:00 PM »
Nice...
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Re: Look What the Mailman Brought!
« Reply #3 on: May 06, 2009, 05:48:00 PM »
That's a nice one!

Good job Dick!
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Re: Look What the Mailman Brought!
« Reply #4 on: May 06, 2009, 05:56:00 PM »
Nice one! Hey Dick, do you run any lams up the belly side of the riser?
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Re: Look What the Mailman Brought!
« Reply #5 on: May 06, 2009, 06:09:00 PM »
wow!  That is a beauty.  Yeah lets see the belly if you dont mind....I always wondered what that would look like...ive only seen side views of that Hill design.  Great looking bow

Offline Tom I.

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Re: Look What the Mailman Brought!
« Reply #6 on: May 06, 2009, 06:31:00 PM »
Just beautiful Padauk riser and Golden Osage...might be clear glass up the riser fades...can't tell..
   
The name "Road Trip" commemorates our trip together to Bob Wesley's Whispering Pines Shooting School in Oct. of 2007 and further endears this bow to me. You can read the story of the trip on Dick's site,  www.HowardHillLongbowmen.com  

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Re: Look What the Mailman Brought!
« Reply #7 on: May 06, 2009, 08:25:00 PM »
I didn't put any power wedges in it, i.e. short lams behind the riser and up the belly.   I probably should have, but it's something I haven't tried yet.  I haven't needed them at the light weights I've been building, but this bow is heavier than my normal.   Here's a full draw pic, at 26":

 


I built this one to be as much like the personal bow of Howard's that I own as I could.  From what I've been able to learn, when Howard built a bow for himself, he did not use any tip wedges or overlays... didn't like the weight at the limb ends... and he put all the lams fully forward of the riser, feeling that they worked together better that way.  He did bring the belly glass up the fades on the belly.  As I said, I tried to follow this pattern, and I'm sure happy with the result.  Apparently Tom is, too.  :^)
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Re: Look What the Mailman Brought!
« Reply #8 on: May 06, 2009, 08:39:00 PM »
Man that is nice Tom. Dick SWEET for sure. Thanks for sharing the pictures. Flint

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Re: Look What the Mailman Brought!
« Reply #9 on: May 06, 2009, 08:43:00 PM »
Nice work Dick, congrats Tom.
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Re: Look What the Mailman Brought!
« Reply #10 on: May 06, 2009, 09:02:00 PM »
I just finished a full web page on "Road Trip".  If you want more pix and explanation of features, here's a link:

 http://dickwightman.com/archery/bowyering/bowsmade/bow7/roadtrip/bow7finished.html
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