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Offline NTD

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R/D BBO trilam
« on: January 15, 2011, 08:29:00 PM »
Finally got this bow finished up.  It took me forever to glue it up and then forever to start tillering.  It came out a bit too light for me (that early weight really fooled me this time) but I think it came out nice nonetheless.  It is a Bamboo backed osage with a bubinga midlam and bubinga powerlam.  Bubinga and cocobolo riser.  Gopher snake skins on the back, Not oxblood  ;)  Bubinga and cow horn nock overlays.  It is 64" total length 1 1/4" wide until near midlimb and the tapers to 3/8" nocks.  It is 47# @28" and pretty darn quick and smooth.   Hope ya like it.  The FD pic is before I put the tung oil on it.

 
 
 
 
 
 
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Re: R/D BBO trilam
« Reply #1 on: January 15, 2011, 08:31:00 PM »

 
 
 
 
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Offline bjansen

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Re: R/D BBO trilam
« Reply #2 on: January 15, 2011, 08:33:00 PM »
Outstanding job!
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Offline Dmaxshawn

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Re: R/D BBO trilam
« Reply #3 on: January 15, 2011, 08:36:00 PM »
That to me is one perfect bow being that I use some cow horns too they work great.  

I like it.

shawn
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Offline jonathan creason

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Re: R/D BBO trilam
« Reply #4 on: January 15, 2011, 08:40:00 PM »
Dang, Nate, that's one awesome bow!
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Offline burnt

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Re: R/D BBO trilam
« Reply #5 on: January 15, 2011, 08:47:00 PM »
nice prifile. those gopher skins are cool. sweat bow
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Offline Ken75

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Re: R/D BBO trilam
« Reply #6 on: January 15, 2011, 08:54:00 PM »
dang nice bow Nate , love the skins and the fulldraw. u need to go in business selling bows and quit the po po
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Re: R/D BBO trilam
« Reply #7 on: January 15, 2011, 08:57:00 PM »
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Offline IdahoCurt

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Re: R/D BBO trilam
« Reply #8 on: January 15, 2011, 08:58:00 PM »
Very nice! love the lines
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Offline bigcountry

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Re: R/D BBO trilam
« Reply #9 on: January 15, 2011, 08:58:00 PM »
One of the nicest looking I have seen in a while.
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Offline NTD

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Re: R/D BBO trilam
« Reply #10 on: January 15, 2011, 08:59:00 PM »
Thanks for the nice comments guys.

Ken, I quit the PoPo 2 years ago, I'm a private Po Po now  ;)

As far as building them for a living, I'd be worried to take the fun out of it.  You look at a guy like David Knight, He used to be active on the forums sharing bows and posting regularly and now he's too busy keeping up with orders.  But thanks for the compliment Ken, means a lot.  Although I'm thinking about selling one to help pay for the GSP pup I'm trying to get  ;)
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Offline 1oldbowguy

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Re: R/D BBO trilam
« Reply #11 on: January 15, 2011, 10:59:00 PM »
Sure is a looker, congrats!
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Offline GREG IN MALAD

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Re: R/D BBO trilam
« Reply #12 on: January 16, 2011, 12:19:00 AM »
Very nice profile. How much deflex and reflex did you glue into it?
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Offline NTD

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Re: R/D BBO trilam
« Reply #13 on: January 16, 2011, 04:31:00 PM »
Thanks oldbow and Greg.

Greg, I used 4" blocks for the tips and a 1" block for the deflex.  Off the form the tips were 3" behind the handle.  After tillering the tips are 1 1/2" behind the handle.
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Offline hova

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Re: R/D BBO trilam
« Reply #14 on: January 16, 2011, 05:31:00 PM »
you never cease to amaze me...

i love the cow horn , im gonna hafta find some of that on the cheeeeep.


and those gopher skins look very nice. never seen a gopher with scales , so thats even cooler.


-hov
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Offline NTD

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Re: R/D BBO trilam
« Reply #15 on: January 16, 2011, 05:36:00 PM »
LOL thanks Hov.  

Many people mistakenly call them bull snakes but this far west they are gopher snakes.  There are ssome differences in them, although sometimes not much, the 2 types of snake can interbreed, along with Pine snakes.  They are all Pituophis though.

Thanks again for the nice comments.
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Offline KellyG

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Re: R/D BBO trilam
« Reply #16 on: January 17, 2011, 12:30:00 AM »
Wow NTD that is as good looking bow as any. I bet ************* is glad I pulled your name for them in the bow swap Now.
Cant wait to see what you build for the swap.
Kelly
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Offline SteveD

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Re: R/D BBO trilam
« Reply #17 on: January 17, 2011, 07:51:00 AM »
Excellent job. Beautiful bow
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Offline Morten Petersen

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Re: R/D BBO trilam
« Reply #18 on: January 17, 2011, 08:03:00 AM »
Wow...that is the most beautyfull brace profile I have ever seen! perfect tiller too...I want one:-)

Tell me...how much reflex did you start out with...and how much is left now?

Cheers
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Offline tradbower

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Re: R/D BBO trilam
« Reply #19 on: January 17, 2011, 08:26:00 AM »
It looks perfect to me. Great work!!!  How thick is the raw boo?
  Pete
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