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Author Topic: Made the wifey a new Self Bow  (Read 818 times)

Offline Msturm

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Made the wifey a new Self Bow
« on: September 19, 2016, 01:22:00 AM »
This adventure started last year as I was splitting some guava for staves. I had a split run out and it was too thin on one end to make a hunting weight bow, so either it would go in the smoker or it would make a low poundage bow. What the hell right? I roughed it out and let it sit. Fast forward to yesterday. It was raining so on my porch I worked on it all day. We decided to go for a pretty light weight bow so she could shoot all day with it.

It is 63in. nock to nock and pulls 24lbs at 28 inches. it is Strawberry guava. (thanks goes out to manny for all his help with earlier guava bow making tutelage.) The tips are iron wood (Australian Pine) cut on the same day as the stave.  She likes it and shoots it well! Killing cans at 15 yards.  Here come the pics!

Braced:
Handle with shells:  
Tiny Tips:
Handle and specs:
Tip profile:
Kay ready for action:
Full Draw:
Stone cold killer!

This archery stuff is super fun!

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Re: Made the wifey a new Self Bow
« Reply #1 on: September 19, 2016, 04:08:00 AM »
Good Stuff! Awesome job on the stick, looks like it must be a real shooter.


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Re: Made the wifey a new Self Bow
« Reply #2 on: September 19, 2016, 04:32:00 AM »
Well done Michael!
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Offline KyStickbow

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Re: Made the wifey a new Self Bow
« Reply #3 on: September 19, 2016, 04:34:00 AM »
Nice job!
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Offline Car54

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Re: Made the wifey a new Self Bow
« Reply #4 on: September 19, 2016, 05:09:00 AM »
Nice looking bow. Looks like the wife is having some fun. That's great!
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Re: Made the wifey a new Self Bow
« Reply #5 on: September 19, 2016, 09:30:00 AM »
So you made your wifey a selfie, good for you and especially for her.
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Offline ron w

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Re: Made the wifey a new Self Bow
« Reply #6 on: September 19, 2016, 09:33:00 AM »
:thumbsup:  Well done!!
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Re: Made the wifey a new Self Bow
« Reply #7 on: September 19, 2016, 09:41:00 AM »
Nice looking bow, and your wife looks like she enjoyed shooting it.
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Offline GreyGoose

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Re: Made the wifey a new Self Bow
« Reply #8 on: September 19, 2016, 10:04:00 AM »
That looks really cool.  Hope I can find time to take a try at crafting a selfbow  before I'm put out to pasture.
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Re: Made the wifey a new Self Bow
« Reply #9 on: September 19, 2016, 10:45:00 AM »
:clapper:  


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Offline ChuckC

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Re: Made the wifey a new Self Bow
« Reply #10 on: September 19, 2016, 10:57:00 AM »
Looks like you've done this before....  Great job !
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Re: Made the wifey a new Self Bow
« Reply #11 on: September 19, 2016, 11:12:00 AM »
Very nice!   :thumbsup:    :thumbsup:
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Re: Made the wifey a new Self Bow
« Reply #12 on: September 19, 2016, 05:00:00 PM »
Nice. In that 1st pic of her it looks like she's standing over an elephants heart. Took a second for me to realise it's a bag.
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Re: Made the wifey a new Self Bow
« Reply #13 on: September 19, 2016, 05:01:00 PM »
Nice job! In that 1st pic of her it looks like she's standing over an elephants heart. Took a second for me to realise it's a bag.
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Offline Sant-Ravenhill

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Re: Made the wifey a new Self Bow
« Reply #14 on: September 19, 2016, 06:58:00 PM »
Cool bow, cool wife! Congrats to you both!
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Re: Made the wifey a new Self Bow
« Reply #15 on: September 19, 2016, 07:04:00 PM »
SWEET!!  :archer2:  

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Offline Mud_Slide_Slim

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Re: Made the wifey a new Self Bow
« Reply #16 on: September 19, 2016, 07:14:00 PM »
Great job!

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Re: Made the wifey a new Self Bow
« Reply #17 on: September 19, 2016, 07:38:00 PM »
Nice looking bow and she killed that can for sure!  Nice jobs all around!
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Offline frank bullitt

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Re: Made the wifey a new Self Bow
« Reply #18 on: September 19, 2016, 07:43:00 PM »
I think they are both, "Keepers"!

Great work! And good shooting to both of ya!
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Re: Made the wifey a new Self Bow
« Reply #19 on: September 20, 2016, 01:15:00 AM »
Super cool. Real nice bow. Now you need to make one for you.
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