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Offline Zradix

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I finished it!! My Bow that is
« on: September 22, 2010, 11:05:00 PM »
Long story short..
Bow went waaay overdue.
1st bow sent was defective...
2nd bow sent was pretty decent.
The second bow took 3 times longer to build than quoted and was different design than asked for..lol

The builder sent it unfinished to be sure I liked it before finishing.

I decided to finish it myself.
1st time I've ever done anything like this.
It doesn't look all that great but it's better than a white bow in the woods..lol

Here's how I received it...
   

   

And here is what it looks like now...
   

   

   

   

 

And here's a pic of test arrows spined from 43#-68# at 15 or 20yds (can't remember)

   

Like I said not perfect..I'd rather have woods naturally that color but it wasn't in the cards this time around.

Thanks for peeking
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Offline Mike Most

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Re: I finished it!! My Bow that is
« Reply #1 on: September 22, 2010, 11:19:00 PM »
I remember your first posts about this type bow, do you get much handshock when shooting this style of bow?  What weight arrows are you shooting? and what kind of weight does the bow pull?  Sorry for being so inquisitive.

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Re: I finished it!! My Bow that is
« Reply #2 on: September 22, 2010, 11:28:00 PM »
Nice finish job!

I hope it works for you forever or as long as you have it at least.

A long haul for you to get to this point for sure.

God bless,Mudd
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Offline Warberg

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Re: I finished it!! My Bow that is
« Reply #3 on: September 22, 2010, 11:42:00 PM »
Very nice work,,
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Re: I finished it!! My Bow that is
« Reply #4 on: September 23, 2010, 12:20:00 AM »
Mike Most...
No Problem..
I'm holding 42# at 27.5"
I'm shooting a 550grain arrow at 143ft/sec
A 485grain arrow at 153ft/sec.
A 676 grain arrow goes 130 ft/sec.

Funny..my late 50's model Bear Kodiak 60" 52# holds 52# at my draw and shoots the same arrows the same speed ( by 1ft/sec or so )

I haven't really got into "testing the bow for review" but it seems to start strong on the draw but draws smoothly.

I haven't been able to tune out a bit of string "twang" just yet but I think almost any bow can be made quiet if you know what you're doing. Problem is I don't and just make things up as I go.

The bows not loud by any means. It's just not silent yet.


Also it is noteworthy IMO to note this new bow when drawn to 30" will shoot that 550grn arrow about 185ft/sec. I don't know what the holding# is at that draw however.

The handshock is very low. I don't have a lot of experience in the matter but I can hardly feel it "go off".
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Re: I finished it!! My Bow that is
« Reply #5 on: September 23, 2010, 12:24:00 AM »
BTW..
Didn't think of this till now..

That target is one I printed off a long while back.
It's a fallow deer. Had antlers too.

It's not baby Bambi..I'm not quite that twisted.
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Re: I finished it!! My Bow that is
« Reply #6 on: September 23, 2010, 12:32:00 AM »
Real good finish. I like it. He should hire you.
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Re: I finished it!! My Bow that is
« Reply #7 on: September 23, 2010, 01:47:00 AM »
Where's the inflating head Graemlins?
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Offline DannyBows

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Re: I finished it!! My Bow that is
« Reply #8 on: September 23, 2010, 11:48:00 AM »
Nice work! I like the lines of that bow.
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Re: I finished it!! My Bow that is
« Reply #9 on: September 23, 2010, 11:51:00 AM »
I'm glad this finally work out for ya. It is sad that you had to complete the bowyers work for him but at least you have a bow you can enjoy.
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Re: I finished it!! My Bow that is
« Reply #10 on: September 23, 2010, 12:39:00 PM »
I have to admit..he said he was willing to finish it.
I just was tired of waiting..and waiting..and waiting....
I wanted it done..

Bird in the hand etc...
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Re: I finished it!! My Bow that is
« Reply #11 on: September 23, 2010, 12:48:00 PM »
Well, that sure turned out pretty.  Looks like you shoot it well also.  It must be easy to take a lot of pride in it.  Well Done!!

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Re: I finished it!! My Bow that is
« Reply #12 on: September 23, 2010, 01:38:00 PM »
You must feel like a million bucks!
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Congrats

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Re: I finished it!! My Bow that is
« Reply #13 on: September 23, 2010, 01:40:00 PM »
Cool looking bow.  I've never seen one like that.
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Re: I finished it!! My Bow that is
« Reply #14 on: September 23, 2010, 04:18:00 PM »
Nicest Sidewinder I've seen!
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Re: I finished it!! My Bow that is
« Reply #15 on: September 23, 2010, 06:55:00 PM »
Very nice looking work and bow! Way to go.   :thumbsup:    :clapper:
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Re: I finished it!! My Bow that is
« Reply #16 on: September 23, 2010, 07:01:00 PM »
Your dangerous now! Once you get a taste of it you cant stop thinking about the next one. I refinished and old "no name" long bow a while ago and it turned out great.....and that was the end of it for me! I have refinished, finished and built a few since. Looks good my friend! Nice bow!
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Re: I finished it!! My Bow that is
« Reply #17 on: September 23, 2010, 08:41:00 PM »
Looks very nice. Hap
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Re: I finished it!! My Bow that is
« Reply #18 on: September 23, 2010, 10:06:00 PM »
Sweet!!
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Offline K. Mogensen

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Re: I finished it!! My Bow that is
« Reply #19 on: September 23, 2010, 11:11:00 PM »
Great to see you finally got the bow! And your finish job looks great to me! Congrats!
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