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Offline Mark Baker

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Hunting bow for the year....
« on: August 28, 2014, 11:01:00 PM »
I haven't been great about posting up pics of all my "projects" the last couple years, but here is a few pics of the bow I think I'll take to the woods this year.   Osage selfbow, rawhide backed (just because...and I knifed through a growth ring on opposite edges, either side of that twisted notty section of riser).    This was the leftover piece of a log that gave us 4 real nice selfbows.  It had some twist, a lot of tight grain around it, and some challenge in following a ring.   I had just backed a yew bow with rawhide, and had some extra so I used it to cover the back in the tough areas.   Also, the "paint job" looked kinda cool, too.

64 inches nock to nock, mid-sixties for poundage at my draw.  Flipped the tips a bit and it adds some cast, plus straightened out the propeller.   Buff horn nock overlays.   A real nice shooter.  

 

 

 
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Re: Hunting bow for the year....
« Reply #1 on: August 28, 2014, 11:04:00 PM »


 
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Re: Hunting bow for the year....
« Reply #2 on: August 28, 2014, 11:06:00 PM »


 
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Re: Hunting bow for the year....
« Reply #3 on: August 28, 2014, 11:18:00 PM »
Sweet bow!
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Re: Hunting bow for the year....
« Reply #4 on: August 28, 2014, 11:27:00 PM »
Very nice!  Looks like your lab is critiquing your form.

Randy
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Re: Hunting bow for the year....
« Reply #5 on: August 29, 2014, 12:53:00 AM »
Sweet!
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Offline bigbob2

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Re: Hunting bow for the year....
« Reply #6 on: August 29, 2014, 01:04:00 AM »
Very nice! So is your lab a 'bow' dog 'cause he looks like he's waiting for something to fetch!   :thumbsup:
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Offline takefive

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Re: Hunting bow for the year....
« Reply #7 on: August 29, 2014, 01:17:00 AM »
That is one cool, curvy bow.  Really like that pattern on the rawhide as well.  Nice!
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Re: Hunting bow for the year....
« Reply #8 on: August 29, 2014, 07:10:00 AM »
Great looking bow. Good luck this fall.
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Offline LESKEN2011

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Re: Hunting bow for the year....
« Reply #9 on: August 29, 2014, 07:31:00 AM »
Sweet bow, Mark! Good luck with it this year. Hope you get a big un.
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Re: Hunting bow for the year....
« Reply #10 on: August 29, 2014, 08:26:00 AM »
That is very cool Mark. I can't wait to see to see some follow up pix with game.
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Re: Hunting bow for the year....
« Reply #11 on: August 29, 2014, 08:31:00 AM »
Interesting looking stick, Mark with very nice tiller. Now, just waiting for the hero shot with your quarry.
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Offline Mark Baker

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Re: Hunting bow for the year....
« Reply #12 on: August 29, 2014, 09:09:00 AM »
Thanks guys.   This was one I really had few expectations with...just thought it would be cool to get a bow out of the "wrap-around-the-knot" section!    

Yeah, the dog is my most enthusiastic shooting companion...sometimes too much so!  

I'll try and post pics of some of the bows I've done the past couple years.   It seems I've been occupied mostly with using up scrap staves and remnants.  Hard for me to throw out Osage, so a lot of short bows, sinewed bows, and snaky stuff.  

A guy...even one that has been building for a couple decades....learns a lot from working through problem or challenging pieces of wood, but what fun it is!
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Re: Hunting bow for the year....
« Reply #13 on: August 29, 2014, 09:12:00 AM »
By the way....I emailed Dick Robertson that this bow was a "natural" Wolfer, with the offset handle and center shot sight window area.   Nature imitates art I guess!
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Re: Hunting bow for the year....
« Reply #14 on: August 29, 2014, 09:19:00 AM »
Beautifully done, Mark! Jawge
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Offline chackworth3

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Re: Hunting bow for the year....
« Reply #15 on: August 29, 2014, 10:02:00 AM »
Very cool bow
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Offline Bob at Work

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Re: Hunting bow for the year....
« Reply #16 on: August 29, 2014, 01:12:00 PM »
great job Mark...it's nice seeing your progress.  I was just looking through some old pictures and found one of you and my son Dustin playing guitars at MoJam...
congrats!
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Offline frank bullitt

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Re: Hunting bow for the year....
« Reply #17 on: August 30, 2014, 01:17:00 PM »
Cool Mark! Love the foward/reverse handle, look.
Good shootin. to ya!
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Offline ddauler

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Re: Hunting bow for the year....
« Reply #18 on: August 30, 2014, 07:41:00 PM »
Nice job as usual Mark
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Offline Gwynnin

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Re: Hunting bow for the year....
« Reply #19 on: September 08, 2014, 10:32:00 AM »
Nice! Love the reverse riser-how did you go about that? The only one I've done popped a splinter after ~600 shots.
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