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Offline Dano

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A bow for Jake.
« on: July 29, 2009, 10:46:00 AM »
Jake (Dan Jaquay) was kind enough to give me an osage stave at Compton's. So I decide to make a bow for him, the fun is buildin em and even more fun giving them. This bow is 64" nTn 50# @28", 1 1/4" at the fades to just past mid limb then tapers to 3/8" tips. The tiller could have been better, but once I shot this bow I decided it was done. This is possibly the quietest bow I have built, don't know if it's the amount of possitive tiller, only 1/4", but it works. The skins are "coachwhip" snake, kinda different, oughta look great once the osage darkens. I got these from Mike Yancey at Cloverdale, Mike thanks they look great.
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Re: A bow for Jake.
« Reply #1 on: July 29, 2009, 10:48:00 AM »
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Re: A bow for Jake.
« Reply #2 on: July 29, 2009, 11:34:00 AM »
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Re: A bow for Jake.
« Reply #3 on: July 29, 2009, 11:50:00 AM »
Great looking bow Dano!
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Re: A bow for Jake.
« Reply #4 on: July 29, 2009, 12:04:00 PM »
You guys and your crazy selfbows! Awesome looking bow Dano!
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Re: A bow for Jake.
« Reply #5 on: July 29, 2009, 12:15:00 PM »
Beautiful, Dano!
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Re: A bow for Jake.
« Reply #6 on: July 29, 2009, 12:26:00 PM »
Jake's a lucky fella. Nice job Dano!
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Re: A bow for Jake.
« Reply #7 on: July 29, 2009, 12:30:00 PM »
Dano, your work is inspiring.  
Looking at the braced picture it seems that the limb toward the bandsaw has more space between the string and belly but then using the vertical embossment of the metal siding to line up the limb tips on the full draw picture that tiller looks spot on!  Great job.
One of these days my osage bows will turn out.  Until then I keep seeing what a good bow looks like by peaking into your posts.
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Re: A bow for Jake.
« Reply #8 on: July 29, 2009, 12:49:00 PM »
Thanks for the kind words guy's.

That's what I was looking at too Chris, the brace really shows that positive tiller, but the full draw looks decent. I have been tillering with the handle shaped, and balanced on a half round base, that sure seems to help.
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Re: A bow for Jake.
« Reply #9 on: July 29, 2009, 01:22:00 PM »
Beautiful. Great looking bow
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Re: A bow for Jake.
« Reply #10 on: July 29, 2009, 01:25:00 PM »
Nice Dano, love the handle work.  Her hips look Timo/Torges inspired.  And the bodock looks plumb good from here too.  It's a hard lesson to learn, when it shoots good, it is good.  What it looks like is sometimes, even frequently relevant, but that ain't the real test.

Will he be drawing it to just the 14" as well?

;-)  I'm playin' whicha boy-i.  Put that pistola down.
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Re: A bow for Jake.
« Reply #11 on: July 29, 2009, 01:32:00 PM »
Why I oughta!!!   :mad:    :bigsmyl:    I draw clear to 26" on a good day David.   :rolleyes:
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Re: A bow for Jake.
« Reply #12 on: July 29, 2009, 02:25:00 PM »
The full draw picture looks great.
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Re: A bow for Jake.
« Reply #13 on: July 29, 2009, 02:34:00 PM »
AWESOME!
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Re: A bow for Jake.
« Reply #14 on: July 29, 2009, 03:48:00 PM »
That is a real nice bow Dano. Jake ought to be real happy. The tiller looks perfect.

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Re: A bow for Jake.
« Reply #15 on: July 29, 2009, 04:33:00 PM »
Nice...
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Re: A bow for Jake.
« Reply #16 on: July 29, 2009, 04:45:00 PM »
You are an awesome man.  Wish we could hang out more.  You ever consider moving to Indy?  I here the lakes are all going dry out your way anyhow.  We got lots of water.
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Offline Dano

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Re: A bow for Jake.
« Reply #17 on: July 29, 2009, 08:11:00 PM »
Don't get me started John    :bigsmyl:

There is osage around Indy, and ya'all have a pretty cool race now and then. I could be talked into it.   ;)
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Re: A bow for Jake.
« Reply #18 on: July 30, 2009, 03:05:00 AM »
Like always, a really fine looking bow!

Also,that shop floor looks way to clean.
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Re: A bow for Jake.
« Reply #19 on: July 30, 2009, 09:22:00 AM »
Thanks Walt, the maid does a nice job huh?
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