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Author Topic: Meet "Look at Me!", Old Phartt's #13  (Read 488 times)

Offline Dick in Seattle

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Meet "Look at Me!", Old Phartt's #13
« on: July 11, 2009, 08:38:00 PM »
Note:  Old Phartt's Archery is an amateur activity.  I do not build for sale or to order.

Old Phartt's #13 had a checkered history.  It started out with an effort to build two youth bows, but the wood didn't want to do that and refused to cooperate.  I decided to listen to the wood and do what it wanted, which was to build one of my standard flatbows.   It's red elm with a cherry riser, 68" and 33@28 (28@25... my draw).  The complete back story, including how the name came about, and some construction pix can be found at:  

 http://dickwightman.com/archery/bowyering/bowsmade/lookatme/lookatme.html

Here you go:

 

Limbs are three lams of red elm

 

Riser is cherry and so pretty I hated to put a wrap on it...

 

but I did.  This bow has my "Classic" riser, with no shelf in the tradition of the simple 1950's wood longbows.  I put a thin leather wedge under the wrap to act as a hand and arrow placement reference.  It's too thin to act as a real shelf, you're really shooting off your hand, but it works.

 

 

 

This isn't spectacular for 18 yards, but the bow will shoot very consistently (more than I can).  Note that the lower middle arrow is the bare shaft, right in there with the rest.

 

I did a lot of shooting with it and it's a nice bow.  This was three quick shots I threw at my deer as I went back into the house, and a pic of the bow unstrung... my usual straight longbow.
Dick in Seattle

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Re: Meet "Look at Me!", Old Phartt's #13
« Reply #1 on: July 11, 2009, 09:19:00 PM »
Awsome Bow Dick!! I Love That Red Elm Grain Pattern!!  5 STARS  For "Look At Me"!!!  :notworthy:    :archer:
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Re: Meet "Look at Me!", Old Phartt's #13
« Reply #2 on: July 12, 2009, 08:50:00 AM »
Thats a phine lookin' bow Dick! I love Red Elm, very pretty and makes a great limb.

Eric

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Re: Meet "Look at Me!", Old Phartt's #13
« Reply #3 on: July 12, 2009, 08:59:00 AM »
Great story on the link.  Handsome bow.  look forward to #14.
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Re: Meet "Look at Me!", Old Phartt's #13
« Reply #4 on: July 12, 2009, 09:09:00 AM »
Nice work Dick!

Your skills and use of material are getting better and better!

Have a great day!

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Re: Meet "Look at Me!", Old Phartt's #13
« Reply #5 on: July 12, 2009, 10:20:00 AM »
Looking good Dick.

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Re: Meet "Look at Me!", Old Phartt's #13
« Reply #6 on: July 12, 2009, 05:41:00 PM »
sweet little popper, dick!  :thumbsup:
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Re: Meet "Look at Me!", Old Phartt's #13
« Reply #7 on: July 12, 2009, 08:39:00 PM »
Love your bow Dick ! Keep us posted on how she shoots for ya .

Mike
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Re: Meet "Look at Me!", Old Phartt's #13
« Reply #8 on: July 12, 2009, 11:21:00 PM »
Good job Dick!
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Re: Meet "Look at Me!", Old Phartt's #13
« Reply #9 on: July 13, 2009, 02:40:00 AM »
:rolleyes:
THE VOICES HAVEN'T BOTHERED ME SINCE I STARTED POKING THEM WITH A Q-TIP.

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Re: Meet "Look at Me!", Old Phartt's #13
« Reply #10 on: July 13, 2009, 12:07:00 PM »
:clapper:

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