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Finally finished my first bow
« on: December 03, 2009, 08:24:00 AM »
Specs:
68" long
red oak
62# @ 28" draw
golden oak stain (the purple strip is stain I made with wild berries from my backyard)
             
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Re: Finally finished my first bow
« Reply #1 on: December 03, 2009, 08:30:00 AM »
Sorry i did it wrong the first time
 

 

 

 

 

 
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Offline pappy

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Re: Finally finished my first bow
« Reply #2 on: December 03, 2009, 09:23:00 AM »
How dose she shoot,Love to see a full draw pic.
The stain looks nice,I would have probably spread the fads out a little longer but other than that a fine looking job.
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Re: Finally finished my first bow
« Reply #3 on: December 03, 2009, 10:22:00 AM »
nice work, agreed, like to see a brace and a full draw pic!
i like the black and red bands.

also: what are you gonna do for an arrow rest?
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Re: Finally finished my first bow
« Reply #4 on: December 03, 2009, 11:02:00 AM »
Pappy
I'll have to make a finished string to put on it. I used a friends string(same bow length) to finish the tiller and shoot it a few times. It shot ok, not great but it will shoot.

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I bought some hemp string to finish off the handle and make a arrow rest while i was at it.
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Offline MaceG

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Re: Finally finished my first bow
« Reply #5 on: December 03, 2009, 12:26:00 PM »
Overlays on the back of the tips? Why?
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Re: Finally finished my first bow
« Reply #6 on: December 03, 2009, 01:39:00 PM »
why not?
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Offline Dano

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Re: Finally finished my first bow
« Reply #7 on: December 03, 2009, 02:04:00 PM »
Tip overlays usually go the the back of the bow not the belly, but hey it's your bow. Don't be afraid to use some more sand paper next time, a few too many tool marks for my taste. Nice bow overall, you did good to get 60+ pounds out of a board bow.
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Re: Finally finished my first bow
« Reply #8 on: December 03, 2009, 04:02:00 PM »
i just noted your forum name.  i love it man.
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