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Offline Rigo

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Red Oak 60" Board Bow
« on: April 20, 2010, 05:37:11 pm »
60" overall
58" NtN
3/8 thickness at tips
2 1/2 wide

50#@28"

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Re: Red Oak 60" Board Bow
« Reply #1 on: April 20, 2010, 05:54:39 pm »
Good for you Rigo  :D   welcome aboard the bow makin train....(addiction?)
Rich
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Offline Lombard

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Re: Red Oak 60" Board Bow
« Reply #2 on: April 20, 2010, 06:01:09 pm »
Good to make your own, is it not? Congratulations.
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Offline bryan irwin

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Re: Red Oak 60" Board Bow
« Reply #3 on: April 20, 2010, 06:07:50 pm »
good job nice bow
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Offline George Tsoukalas

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Re: Red Oak 60" Board Bow
« Reply #4 on: April 20, 2010, 06:14:16 pm »
Very nice. Congratulations. Jawge
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Offline Rigo

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Re: Red Oak 60" Board Bow
« Reply #5 on: April 20, 2010, 07:00:17 pm »
Thanks all

addiction yes!!!
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Offline Frode

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Re: Red Oak 60" Board Bow
« Reply #6 on: April 20, 2010, 07:15:24 pm »
That's really nice!  Did you stain the finish?
Frode
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Offline Rigo

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Re: Red Oak 60" Board Bow
« Reply #7 on: April 20, 2010, 07:23:49 pm »
i did stain the bow with minwax dark oak stain then i did 3 layers of poly after stain dried.

it was a great feeling to shoot the bow after completed...knowing i had made it was awesome!
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Offline bowstring

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Re: Red Oak 60" Board Bow
« Reply #8 on: April 20, 2010, 07:45:05 pm »
   Rigo,
 Nice lookin bow there! Next to Hickory, Red Oak Is my favorite wood,, so far,,, ;) Good tiller, and nice lines, it aught to be a real shooter!
  "bowstring"
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Offline Orkraider

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Re: Red Oak 60" Board Bow
« Reply #9 on: April 20, 2010, 08:50:30 pm »
That's a sharp looking bow, Rigo, very nice.
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Offline aero86

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Re: Red Oak 60" Board Bow
« Reply #10 on: April 20, 2010, 09:18:35 pm »
nice looking bow! 

all i can find is red oak, i admire you guys that can find hickory at your lumber stores
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Offline Rigo

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Re: Red Oak 60" Board Bow
« Reply #11 on: April 20, 2010, 10:36:47 pm »
Thanks again,

it's a great feeling shooting a bow made by yourself.  ready to make another one already :)
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Offline OldBow

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Re: Red Oak 60" Board Bow
« Reply #12 on: April 21, 2010, 10:35:14 am »
Nice weapon and bookmarked, too, for April Self Bow of the Month fun.
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Offline Barrage

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Re: Red Oak 60" Board Bow
« Reply #13 on: April 21, 2010, 10:38:09 am »
Quote from: Rigo on April 20, 2010, 10:36:47 pm
it's a great feeling shooting a bow made by yourself.  ready to make another one already :)

You better find a open closet or bow rack and a lot of friends - you're going to need a home for all the bows you'll be making...  ::)
Looks great, and congrats. 
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Offline denny

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Re: Red Oak 60" Board Bow
« Reply #14 on: April 21, 2010, 12:15:40 pm »
You will never look at a tree the same again. Good Job,I speck you be looking for another board already. Try ash it is fun to work with. Denny
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