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Offline Kopper1013

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Finished my first one!!!
« on: July 26, 2014, 01:43:00 PM »
Hey guys finally finishedy first one!!
Thank you all for your help with all my questions, if you don't remember awhile back I posted about my form breaking during glue up and my glass sliding. The best I could do was an 1-1/4 wide riser. Then I missed weight (was light) so I piked the limbs, well that went well till someone got a little crazy filing the knocking points!! So we piked again. Then, of course I was way to heavy so time to start trapping. I'm pretty pleased with how she came out though.
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60.5" ntn drawing roughly 62#'s at 26"s
Brazilian teak riser and riser overlay and brown camo action would limbs and riser with ash accents and limb cores
7.25" brace hight
And pushing a 750 gr arrow at 161 fps

Thanks again guys for all your help love this site!!

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Offline timbermoose

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Re: Finished my first one!!!
« Reply #1 on: July 26, 2014, 02:28:00 PM »
:thumbsup:   looks real good to me. i like the wood combos.
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Re: Finished my first one!!!
« Reply #2 on: July 26, 2014, 02:37:00 PM »
For your first one it looks great

Now you got all those mistakes out   :knothead:   of the way, it time for number 2.   :)  
 
Learn and move on.   :shaka:
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Re: Finished my first one!!!
« Reply #3 on: July 26, 2014, 03:46:00 PM »
Very nice!! Heck of a bow for your first, can't wait to see the next one!! Good job!!!
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Re: Finished my first one!!!
« Reply #4 on: July 26, 2014, 04:05:00 PM »
Well, it sure came out looking nice.  You did a good job on that riser.  I like stories like these. . . a bow riddled with flaws, but eventually saved and better.  It reminds me of the story of the prodigal son.
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Offline chackworth3

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Re: Finished my first one!!!
« Reply #5 on: July 26, 2014, 06:12:00 PM »
Very nice! I am using that exact same combo for the one I am currently working on, just sub in bocote for the teak... Great job  :thumbsup:
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Offline Kopper1013

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Re: Finished my first one!!!
« Reply #6 on: July 26, 2014, 06:20:00 PM »
Thanks guys I was ready to give up on it when I pulled it from the oven and saw the form and my limbs so glad you guys encouraged me to keep with it and try to pull something from the mess. I'm very happy with what I came out with of course there are flaws but there always will be to some extent and and for my first I'm proud. Can't wait for the next build!!! Addicted!
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Offline Trux Turning

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Re: Finished my first one!!!
« Reply #7 on: July 26, 2014, 08:01:00 PM »
Nice bow and great save!!
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Offline delongbows

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Re: Finished my first one!!!
« Reply #8 on: July 26, 2014, 08:30:00 PM »
Very nice...I really like the shape on your tips.
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Offline Dan Landis

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Re: Finished my first one!!!
« Reply #9 on: July 26, 2014, 09:19:00 PM »
Very nice, especially for your first.  Great wood selection also.
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Offline Ranger44

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Re: Finished my first one!!!
« Reply #10 on: July 27, 2014, 01:01:00 PM »
Very nice bow.  Not to mention it's your first.  You couldn't ask to learn a lot more in a build either.  Good work!
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Re: Finished my first one!!!
« Reply #11 on: July 27, 2014, 02:38:00 PM »
Way to recover, man! Great first bow, for sure!
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Re: Finished my first one!!!
« Reply #12 on: July 28, 2014, 10:58:00 PM »
Nice bow! Glad you didn't give up! Some bows just have a lot of fight in them from the start!
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Re: Finished my first one!!!
« Reply #13 on: July 28, 2014, 11:00:00 PM »
Nice bow! Glad you didn't give up! Some bows just have a lot of fight in them from the start!
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Offline bigbob2

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Re: Finished my first one!!!
« Reply #14 on: July 28, 2014, 11:38:00 PM »
Very nice for your first bow! Good recovery!
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