Author Topic: Look What Frank Bullitt Helped me make  (Read 412 times)

Offline bigcountry

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Look What Frank Bullitt Helped me make
« on: September 06, 2009, 03:16:00 PM »
Well, I started this in Feb.  Finally done after some slight tiller fixes. I about gave up on her when the nodes started feeling rough (sanded too far) so I wrapped with silk and went crazy and wrapped all of em.  And then I had some separation at the fades where the power lam ends, so I wrapped with elk sinew from Frank Bullit. Probably overkill, but I wanted this bow to stay together.  Thanks Frank.  Hopefully use it hunting.  I had put about 200 arrows thru her.  Put on 6 coats of Spar.  She came in at 66" and 56#@28".  I used cowhorn and elk bone overlays and walnut handle with some sapwood.  I thought the sapwood would look cool, but not sure.  She shoots faster than any bow I have built so far.  Named her "spit and glue".

 
 
 
 

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Re: Look What Frank Bullitt Helped me make
« Reply #1 on: September 06, 2009, 03:39:00 PM »
Nice job Mark, "spit and glue" whatever it takes huh.
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Offline toolslinger

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Re: Look What Frank Bullitt Helped me make
« Reply #2 on: September 06, 2009, 04:29:00 PM »
Pretty bow. Dang is that where you live?
It hung in the sky in exactly the same way bricks don't.

Offline bigcountry

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Re: Look What Frank Bullitt Helped me make
« Reply #3 on: September 06, 2009, 08:03:00 PM »
Tool, yep, too bad no deer come in the yard.

Dano, good to see you caught that.  No matter if I had to wrap it from tip to tip with sinew, I wanted to at least shoot her a few times.  And maybe hunt once.

I am going to take it out opening day.  Lets hope she don't mind a little sweatin.

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