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PV
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Pictures of bows you've built

#1 Post by PV »

How about it folks? If I can get pic's to post i think anyone can :oops: .Couple of bamboo backs. Bear courtesy of Ted Fry
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bjorn
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#2 Post by bjorn »

Those look great! What's the specs?

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#3 Post by PV »

Thanks bjorn

Left bow
62 " R/D tri lam Mid lam ash, belly IPE
Right bow
58" R/D Quad lam Bubina,IPE Actionboo.

Missed weight so I added the Actionboo on the belly. Didn't work the way I'd hoped. Aboo takes a lot of set. Lost close to 1" reflex but a good shooter just the same

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#4 Post by PV »

Hi Ted,
Thats big black tanned. Didn't rug him. I still think about how far the bear would have rolled if that little sapling hadn't been there. :o The steepest, most beatifull bear country I've had the good fortune to hunt. You made short work of getting that bear out of that hole. I remember following you up and being VERY thankfull you were years younger and strongerthan me. :D

Might want to pick her dry year and have someone take out the "angry" sow.

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#5 Post by PV »

Raptor wrote: You would have got a kick on the radio calls I get when the sow runs up to the bottom of the tree, looks up and stands up to growl and roar! Boy does that get them excited.
I have a friend named John hunting with me the 3rd week , he does not believe me but he will
Like to listen to that call !!

Was cooking/guiding for Tommy boy last year with a lot of first timers in camp but didn't get any good stories like that :cry:

Are bjorn and I the only ones that have built a bow?
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How about some pic's guys?

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snag
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#6 Post by snag »

This is a glass recurve I built that turned out 60#@28". It is a modern redesign of the original Red Wing Hunters. It is a great shooter. Bubinga riser with stripes of bol. rosewood and myrtlewood, limb veneers are matching bol. rosewood, tips are gaboon ebony.
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#7 Post by snag »

First try at stippling a grip. Turned out ok.
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Coaster500
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#8 Post by Coaster500 »

I am soooooo Jealous !!
''Life's tough, pilgrim,and it's even tougher if you're stupid.'' JohnWayne

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#9 Post by Ben »

Whoa!! After those pics.......1/2 afraid to post pics of my self-bows!!

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#10 Post by PV »

Very nice Snag. Like the bend in those limbs!!

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