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Author Topic: Best Dressed Hill Style Bows  (Read 343 times)

Offline Rossco7002

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Best Dressed Hill Style Bows
« on: July 08, 2012, 10:17:00 PM »
Gents,

Let's see some pics of your D bows! I'm looking to place another order and some examples from some of the fine bowlers out there could well give me the inspiration I need.

To get things started here are my two current bows- a Half Breed and a Cheetah.  
HHA Half Breed 52@28
David Miller 'Old Tom' - coming soon
John Schulz American Longbow 65@28
David Miller 'The Expedition' 55@26

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Re: Best Dressed Hill Style Bows
« Reply #1 on: July 08, 2012, 10:38:00 PM »
i don't think they come any better looking than the two you have already got !
 ... fine looking bows sir !
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Re: Best Dressed Hill Style Bows
« Reply #2 on: July 08, 2012, 11:17:00 PM »
In 2010 I saw a pic of someone's Howard Hill on here that I thought was just awesome looking.  So I made one that looked like it - black glass on the back, clear glass over curly maple on the belly, and cocobola riser. My craftsmanship certainly isn't on parr with Craig Ekin's, Steve Turray's, David Miller's, Nate Steen's,or Dave Johnson's but I still prefer the looks of this bow over any that I've made before or since.

Here's some pics.

 

 

 
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Offline Ron LaClair

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Re: Best Dressed Hill Style Bows
« Reply #3 on: July 08, 2012, 11:27:00 PM »
Shrew Hill

   
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Re: Best Dressed Hill Style Bows
« Reply #4 on: July 09, 2012, 07:42:00 AM »
Is that a curly piece of myrtle in that Riser, Ron?
Now that I am starting to get the hang of the straight grip, I will be looking for an opportunity to shoot another ShrewHill.

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Re: Best Dressed Hill Style Bows
« Reply #5 on: July 09, 2012, 08:02:00 AM »
That bow looks fine, John. Your showing some skills there.

  Man, I have to learn how to post pics.

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Re: Best Dressed Hill Style Bows
« Reply #6 on: July 09, 2012, 08:48:00 AM »
That Shrew Hill is nice - really like the chocolate grip with brown glass and (I'm guessing) a myrtle riser...
HHA Half Breed 52@28
David Miller 'Old Tom' - coming soon
John Schulz American Longbow 65@28
David Miller 'The Expedition' 55@26

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Re: Best Dressed Hill Style Bows
« Reply #7 on: July 09, 2012, 07:40:00 PM »
C'mon fellow Hill bow fanatics - keep 'em coming....
HHA Half Breed 52@28
David Miller 'Old Tom' - coming soon
John Schulz American Longbow 65@28
David Miller 'The Expedition' 55@26

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Re: Best Dressed Hill Style Bows
« Reply #8 on: July 09, 2012, 07:51:00 PM »
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 Is that a curly piece of myrtle in that Riser, Ron?  
Yes it is, Gregg found a nice piece of curly myrtle that he's been using. I don't know how much of it he has left...   :dunno:
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Re: Best Dressed Hill Style Bows
« Reply #9 on: July 09, 2012, 08:02:00 PM »


 
Every one is ignorant its just on different subjects

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Re: Best Dressed Hill Style Bows
« Reply #10 on: July 09, 2012, 08:05:00 PM »
Heres a Hill Half Breed W/ Tulip wood over Bamboo, and Hill Panther Red Cedar.   [/url] [/IMG]

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Re: Best Dressed Hill Style Bows
« Reply #11 on: July 09, 2012, 10:13:00 PM »
John S,  Nice looking bow!  What was your riser length?
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Re: Best Dressed Hill Style Bows
« Reply #12 on: July 09, 2012, 10:25:00 PM »
70" Northern Mist Classic Bamboo core with Cherry Veneers, Bolivian Rosewood Riser and overlays.

 
 
 
 

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Re: Best Dressed Hill Style Bows
« Reply #13 on: July 09, 2012, 10:31:00 PM »
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Originally posted by Ron LaClair:
Shrew Hill

     
Beautiful bow Mr. LaClair, just visited your site and you caught my full attention with the "Shrew Hill"! Very sharp indeed!

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Re: Best Dressed Hill Style Bows
« Reply #14 on: July 10, 2012, 08:14:00 AM »
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 Beautiful bow Mr. LaClair, just visited your site and you caught my full attention with the "Shrew Hill"! Very sharp indeed!  
Thank you, they shoot good too..   :archer2:

   
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Re: Best Dressed Hill Style Bows
« Reply #15 on: July 10, 2012, 08:42:00 AM »
That was with your feet, right?   :dunno:  
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Re: Best Dressed Hill Style Bows
« Reply #16 on: July 10, 2012, 09:23:00 AM »
I'm shooting a 70" Redman with my 27 1/2" draw and have ordered a 68" Northern Mist. Not sure why I went to 68 vs 70 other than I feel that I may not be getting the full benefit of the limbs. Steve, I see you got a 70, any particular reason for you. I love the 70, it gives me something to lean on but looking for advice because I have plenty of time to change my mind.

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Re: Best Dressed Hill Style Bows
« Reply #17 on: July 10, 2012, 10:29:00 AM »
Kind of hard to beat the sirroco, or legendstick in my opinion.

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Re: Best Dressed Hill Style Bows
« Reply #18 on: July 10, 2012, 12:08:00 PM »
Not really a "Hill" bow, but it is pretty much a slightly shorter r/d bow that takes a "D-shape" when strung. (62" inventory Protege bow). Our goal when designing this model was to maintain some of the traditional attributes of the D-shaped bow, as that style bow wins major respect in terms of quietness, durability, and stability. This is what we came up with (although when unstrung it doesn't have the traditional lines of most D-shaped bows).

 

 

 
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Re: Best Dressed Hill Style Bows
« Reply #19 on: July 10, 2012, 01:10:00 PM »
you know, I've never found an interest in hill style bows.  But lately I've been thinking about getting my feet wet.

The reason is because of this bow that Raging Water owns.  Just looking at it go me to thinking that maybe I could try a HH bow.
 
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