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Offline dutchwarbow

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#42, bbi hybrid with olive handle!
« on: September 13, 2009, 03:44:00 PM »
made this one today, and I love how she looks!!

stats are
50#@28"
60" ntn
18" powerlam, 12" olivewood riser
boo-backed ipé
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Re: #42, bbi hybrid with olive handle!
« Reply #1 on: September 13, 2009, 03:46:00 PM »


 

 

Nick-working on resizing pics now
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Re: #42, bbi hybrid with olive handle!
« Reply #2 on: September 13, 2009, 04:05:00 PM »
Looks damn great Nick. Keep 'em coming  :readit:
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Re: #42, bbi hybrid with olive handle!
« Reply #3 on: September 13, 2009, 04:09:00 PM »
Great job Nick, The Olive wood is beautiful.
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Offline Ricker

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Re: #42, bbi hybrid with olive handle!
« Reply #4 on: September 13, 2009, 09:59:00 PM »
Nick, That is a picture of beauty.  Nice job !
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Re: #42, bbi hybrid with olive handle!
« Reply #5 on: September 13, 2009, 10:02:00 PM »
another fine job.
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Offline limbcracker

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Re: #42, bbi hybrid with olive handle!
« Reply #6 on: September 13, 2009, 10:12:00 PM »
Beautiful bow Nick, you're a very accomplished craftsman. When are you gonna let us know how that bamboo backed ipe recurve turned out? Kirk
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Re: #42, bbi hybrid with olive handle!
« Reply #7 on: September 13, 2009, 10:22:00 PM »
you sure make some fantastic bows nick. this one is no exception.
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Re: #42, bbi hybrid with olive handle!
« Reply #8 on: September 13, 2009, 11:41:00 PM »
sweet looking bow, the olivewood is great looking, I have a muzzel loader with an olivewood stock and the wood has so much oil the scrapes just rub rigt out. real purty bow, Bub
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Re: #42, bbi hybrid with olive handle!
« Reply #9 on: September 14, 2009, 04:29:00 AM »
Wow, you're just pumping them out at the rate of knots!!!! I really like the Olivewood riser, it's really beautiful! Peter
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Offline SteveD

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Re: #42, bbi hybrid with olive handle!
« Reply #10 on: September 14, 2009, 06:55:00 AM »
Very nice Nick. Looks great.
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Offline Tom Leemans

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Re: #42, bbi hybrid with olive handle!
« Reply #11 on: September 14, 2009, 01:47:00 PM »
Oh, I've been waiting for someone to build one with olive wood! That's sweet looking Nick! Oh to have lots of bow building time...
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Re: #42, bbi hybrid with olive handle!
« Reply #12 on: September 14, 2009, 03:21:00 PM »
P.S. Nick, did you have any glue issues with the olive wood? Any special prep?
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Offline dutchwarbow

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Re: #42, bbi hybrid with olive handle!
« Reply #13 on: September 14, 2009, 04:58:00 PM »
tom,

no issues! wasn't afraid of it either. The wood didn't feel greasy at all, but even if it was the powerlam would've probably eliminated any troubles.

Nick
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Re: #42, bbi hybrid with olive handle!
« Reply #14 on: September 15, 2009, 08:26:00 AM »
:thumbsup:    :thumbsup:    :clapper:
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Re: #42, bbi hybrid with olive handle!
« Reply #15 on: September 15, 2009, 06:37:00 PM »
NICE ..... your not us'in the cat for target practice is you? ...........
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Offline dutchwarbow

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Re: #42, bbi hybrid with olive handle!
« Reply #16 on: September 17, 2009, 05:23:00 PM »
thanks guys!!!

I'm really excited about the kindness of you guys! this is one great forum, full of interesting people. Lovely!

Nick
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Re: #42, bbi hybrid with olive handle!
« Reply #17 on: September 17, 2009, 11:11:00 PM »
Do you mean to tell me this young man is turning out craftmanship like that??? Son, do you not go to school? How do you have the time!?!?

Awesome work. I am truly impressed!
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