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Offline Magnum in MS

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Hickory Selfbow
« on: March 11, 2011, 10:48:42 pm »
I finally got around to finishing a hickory bow I had in the works. 64"n/n 46@26 1 5/8" at the fades and straight taper to the tips. Heat treated belly and osage tip overlays. Light brown leather stain and true oil finish.






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Offline John K

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Re: Hickory Selfbow
« Reply #1 on: March 11, 2011, 10:56:35 pm »
Looks great ! Nice tiller, how does it shoot for ya ?
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Offline ricktrojanowski

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Re: Hickory Selfbow
« Reply #2 on: March 11, 2011, 11:00:57 pm »
Good looking bow, tiller looks right on.  Fine job
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Offline Magnum in MS

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Re: Hickory Selfbow
« Reply #3 on: March 11, 2011, 11:08:45 pm »
It shoots good I have shot about 75-100 arrows with it so far.
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Offline profsaffel

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Re: Hickory Selfbow
« Reply #4 on: March 11, 2011, 11:25:32 pm »
Hey, that's a fine looking bow you have there!
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Offline HickoryBill

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Re: Hickory Selfbow
« Reply #5 on: March 11, 2011, 11:32:51 pm »
Good looking arrow flingger! gotta love that hickory!!
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Offline half eye

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Re: Hickory Selfbow
« Reply #6 on: March 12, 2011, 12:03:07 am »
Sexy lines on that baby....
rich
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Offline Timo

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Re: Hickory Selfbow
« Reply #7 on: March 12, 2011, 12:03:26 am »
Really nice tiller and your grip work looks clean! ;)
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Offline ken75

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Re: Hickory Selfbow
« Reply #8 on: March 12, 2011, 01:40:44 am »
great job on that hickory stick
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Offline DEllis

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Re: Hickory Selfbow
« Reply #9 on: March 12, 2011, 02:46:13 am »
Beautifull tiller.
Darcy :)
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Offline crooketarrow

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Re: Hickory Selfbow
« Reply #10 on: March 12, 2011, 10:54:50 am »
   SWEETTT my kinds bow got to love HICKORY.
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Offline Will H

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Re: Hickory Selfbow
« Reply #11 on: March 12, 2011, 11:21:27 am »
Nice!  :D
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Offline jwillis

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Re: Hickory Selfbow
« Reply #12 on: March 12, 2011, 12:32:14 pm »
Nice leather and sinew sewing job on the grip! Jim
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Offline Del the cat

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Re: Hickory Selfbow
« Reply #13 on: March 12, 2011, 12:45:20 pm »
Very clean lines.
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Offline turmoiler

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Re: Hickory Selfbow
« Reply #14 on: March 12, 2011, 12:57:51 pm »
How did you get that finish? I like it very much!
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