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Offline Pat B

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two new bows
« on: March 11, 2013, 12:03:00 AM »
I just finished up these two bows. Both are osage. The shorter bow was from a glue up of sister billets RyanO gave me at the Tenn Classic two years ago. This bow will be on the raffle table at the 2013 Tenn Classic so bring your dollars and fill my jar. She is 56"t/t and draws about 35#@22" to 24" but has been tillered out to 26". I put a mahogany overlay over the spliced handle because I had to reduce the size and I wanted a little insurance. The handle wrap is heavy cotton thread set in Massey finish, not only for its beauty but a bit more security for the spliced handle.  She has a floppy rest and mesquite tip overlays.
  The other bow I made for myself. She is 61 1/2"t/t and pulls about 56#@26". She also has a wrapped handle but this one is hemp cordage from WalMart and I set it in Massey finish. This type of handle wrap makes a great, all weather handle wrap. She also has a floppy rest and cow horn tip overlays.
   This first set of pics are the detail shots of both bows together. I'll post the money shots next.
 

 

 

 

 

 
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Re: two new bows
« Reply #1 on: March 11, 2013, 12:08:00 AM »
...and the money shots. Again the raffle table bow is first...(please disregard the cheesie grin)
 

 

...and the bow I made for myself. By the way, this bow is backed with a water snake skin...
 

 
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Re: two new bows
« Reply #2 on: March 11, 2013, 12:15:00 AM »
Great looking bows Pat.
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Re: two new bows
« Reply #3 on: March 11, 2013, 12:16:00 AM »
Awesome looking bows Pat! Great job!    :thumbsup:
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Re: two new bows
« Reply #4 on: March 11, 2013, 12:37:00 AM »
Those are some sweet lookin bows Pat.
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Re: two new bows
« Reply #5 on: March 11, 2013, 04:53:00 AM »
Nice Pat.

I spent all weekend on honey do's! Need to get in the shop!
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Re: two new bows
« Reply #6 on: March 11, 2013, 05:27:00 AM »
O how I wish I had talent !!!     :banghead:    

very nice looking bows
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Re: two new bows
« Reply #7 on: March 11, 2013, 06:14:00 AM »
Very nice bows, Pat.
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Re: two new bows
« Reply #8 on: March 11, 2013, 07:01:00 AM »
Wow! Very nice.
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Re: two new bows
« Reply #9 on: March 11, 2013, 07:13:00 AM »
Very nice bows Pat.
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Re: two new bows
« Reply #10 on: March 11, 2013, 08:34:00 AM »
Thanks guys. Its been fun getting back into building after a long hiatis.
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Re: two new bows
« Reply #11 on: March 11, 2013, 09:23:00 AM »
Wow!Nice work Pat!
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Re: two new bows
« Reply #12 on: March 11, 2013, 09:55:00 AM »
as always, AWESOME!!!
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Re: two new bows
« Reply #13 on: March 11, 2013, 09:59:00 AM »
Pat, are you putting in a bit of overall reflex (excluding the tip reflex)to counter any tillering, so that you come out with the bows nice an' real straight. or do you do that as you go along the tillering process- straightening, and countering the bits of set it is taking?
or simply once it is done, and then take off the few extra ponds gained by straightening?
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Re: two new bows
« Reply #14 on: March 11, 2013, 10:01:00 AM »
Beautiful bows, as always excellent craftsmanship. The watersnake skin sure looks a lot like a rat snake.
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Re: two new bows
« Reply #15 on: March 11, 2013, 10:09:00 AM »
Fujimo, yes I do add reflex as I'm straightening out the stave and lightly toast the belly. Both help to keep the limbs relatively flat.
 Snakewood, it could very easily be a rat snake. It was given to me and it came from south Texas.
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Re: two new bows
« Reply #16 on: March 11, 2013, 11:23:00 AM »
Very nice bows, Pat, as always.  I've got several shorties in various stages of completion myself, tying to "burn up" chunks of osage that I've been storing for years....your work will help me get motivated to finishing them up.
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Re: two new bows
« Reply #17 on: March 11, 2013, 05:47:00 PM »
Beautiful bows, Pat.  Well done indeed!!
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Re: two new bows
« Reply #18 on: March 11, 2013, 06:45:00 PM »
Nice looking bows Pat!
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« Reply #19 on: March 11, 2013, 07:23:00 PM »
A couple of goodlooking  sticks. Bue--.
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