HH bug got me ... Part One!

[WESTBROOK]

David, if you like your Classic you'll love the Shelton. About the sweetest shooting bow you'll find!

Eric

[Hermon]

Originally posted by Green:
Thanks y'all for helping me sort through this.  I forwarded the picture to Craig as there's gotta be a reason for that "R".

One would think that Craig should be able to look up the serial number and tell the story on it?  

[Green]

Originally posted by Hermon:
 

Originally posted by Green:
Thanks y'all for helping me sort through this.  I forwarded the picture to Craig as there's gotta be a reason for that "R".

One would think that Craig should be able to look up the serial number and tell the story on it?      [/b]

Hope so.  If I ever were to sell the bow, I'd like to be able to explain it.

Charlie - good luck on your build....any chance of pics as you progress?

[cahaba]

Thanks Eric. This one will have proper handle size and if it shoots as good or better as my Classic it will be sweet. I'm making up some new Surewoods today for it. Hopefully they will be spined right. If not they work on my other bows.

[sticksnstones]

Sounds like top shelf stuff there Charlie. I hope you post some pictures for us when the time is right!
Thom

[Pat B.]

I have a Shelton in the works too !

Yew and ebony..

Around 60#'s and 68" long..

Great bows !

[Green]

Originally posted by Pat B.:
I have a Shelton in the works too !

Yew and ebony..

Around 60#'s and 68" long..

Great bows !

I'm sure that's gonna be some sweet hog medicine Pat.  Hope your delivery date's close!

[cahaba]

I love Yew Pat and that ebony riser will look awesome with it. I already had a yew/cocobolo so I ordered light stained American Elm with a darker myrtle riser. Steve said if he had some myrtle with some good character he would use it. If not the riser will be wenge. 50#'s 67" long Congrats on your Shelton order.

[Pat B.]

I bet the elm will be awesome.

[WESTBROOK]

Here's the new kid on the block, don't pick on him 'cause of his green face and back.

NM Classic 70" 58# @ 29", Elm limbs w/ Bolivian Rosewood handle.

   

   


Grip is 2.25 deep with 1/8" of dish, 6" around the narrowest part.

   

   

unstrung
   

First casualty, about as good as hickory will split!
   

[Green]

Beautiful Classic!

[Brianlocal3]

Very nice looking bow! Good shooting too

[Rossco7002]

Nice bow Eric! My friends old man has one  just like it - and it's his favourite shooter.

[Mudd]

NICE looking bow!  Wowsier!

Thanks for sharing.

God bless,Mudd

[WESTBROOK]

Thanks Guys, I'm really pleased with it. I waited a year and a half for this one. Steve called me a couple times when my name would come up and I put it off for different reasons, mostly because I wasn't exactly sure what I wanted.

I have another NM bow that I converted to a dished grip and wanted to get that just right and had Steve build it to that dimension. It came out perfect!

I'm sold on the Elm limbs, just like the way they feel as opposed to Bamboo. I have an Elm Shelton and a Bamboo Classic and they are different feeling bows but I didn't know if it was the material or the bow design, so I went with Elm and I'm glad for it. It just has a crisper feel than Bamboo to me.

So I finally got it and I'm tickled with it!   :D  

Eric

[Charlie Lamb]

I'll try to throw up a few pictures as the bow progresses.

Right now I've tapered the butts of the laminations and glued them together.

Since I have the time, I put the bow together in several steps. Probably not needed, but that's the way I'm doing it these days.

I'll put stuff in the form tomorrow.

The second dozen shafts have been stained and now dipped with their first coat of clear.

Straighten.... hardly needed with Surewood fir.
   

Mark nock end for diameter before grinding long taper.
   
  Put rear taper on shaft with belt sander and homemade jig.
   
 
Mark shafts for length of cap dip and stained area.
   

[antler chaser]

I was wondering how many of you hunt with a back pack? and use some sort of hip,side,or back quiver, I'm really interested in one of Mr Catt's side kick quiver with the fletching hood,those who hunt or use the side kick that might have a tip or two,and how they work for them.
      Thanks

[Shinken]

Antler Chaser - I hunt with a backpack and I have used two different systems to transport my arras.  Jack Bowers Chief side quiver was excellent when I shot RH.  Now I am shooting LH and I prefer the ST ARROWMASTER.

My son prefers the quiver caddy by Mark Baker in combination with a Kwikee Kwiver.

They are all good!

Keep the wind in your face!

Shoot straight, Shinken

   

[Shinken]

That's a very handsome CLASSIC Westbrook!

Enjoy!

Shoot straight, Shinken

   

[antler chaser]

Thanks Shinken

I will look into those quivers.