Author Topic: 2013 Bow Trade Works In Progress  (Read 570902 times)

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Re: 2013 Bow Trade Works In Progress
« Reply #1530 on: June 11, 2013, 08:00:45 am »
Congrats steelslinger...wow...two bows!!! Cool....way to go okie  :D

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« Reply #1531 on: June 11, 2013, 08:30:59 am »
Glad the bows made it to ya safely Brad. I had a great time building and shooting them, although your 30" draw had me a little intimidated. I did learn that I can shoot pretty decent at that long draw length I just have to keep my face out of the way of the string ;D. It only took one time to learn that lesson. This was my first trade and I had a blast and will definitely be looking forward to it again next year.

Sweet looking hackberry Bubby, someone will be very happy with it.

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« Reply #1532 on: June 11, 2013, 08:53:39 am »
Lucky guy, Steel man. A 2fer from Okie and both look sweet. Nice job on both, from what I can see.
For by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God, not of works, lest anyone should boast.

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« Reply #1533 on: June 11, 2013, 09:35:25 am »
Both of those are great bows, you are a lucky man.  Good job Okie64.

Grady
Proud Hillbilly from Arkansas.

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Re: 2013 Bow Trade Works In Progress
« Reply #1534 on: June 11, 2013, 11:22:38 am »
I have an ash bow that I'm working on, and I'm trying to decide if I want to remove a little prop twist or not. How much twist will you allow before you will remove it? I will try to post some pics latter today.

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Re: 2013 Bow Trade Works In Progress
« Reply #1535 on: June 11, 2013, 11:25:26 am »
Almost never remove prop twist.  Personal preference, but a bit of prop twist is prevalent on many of my bows with no ill effects.
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« Reply #1536 on: June 11, 2013, 12:49:36 pm »
The trade bow I'm working on has a little prop twist in one of the limbs but it does not affect the performance, just adds some character.

Grady
Proud Hillbilly from Arkansas.

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Re: 2013 Bow Trade Works In Progress
« Reply #1537 on: June 11, 2013, 01:37:47 pm »
Nice job Okie!
Only when the last tree has died and the last river has been poisoned and the last fish has been caught will we realize we cannot eat money.

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Re: 2013 Bow Trade Works In Progress
« Reply #1538 on: June 11, 2013, 03:07:42 pm »
mine shipped today, had a new gal at the p.o. and she tried to charge me $62 bucks and change for the same size package that I usually pay $22, so it's going parcel post, it's in a pipe so it will be fine just takes a few more days, bub
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Offline Carson (CMB)

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« Reply #1539 on: June 11, 2013, 03:22:50 pm »
Okie, when I said he would probably like either one, I didnt mean you should send both! :D   Nice work!  Brad, you are a lucky dude!
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the mono chord, the initial rune of fine art
The humanities grew out from archery as a flower from a seed
No sooner did the soft, sweet note of the bow-string charm the ear of genius than music was born, and from music came poetry and painting and..." Maurice Thompso

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Re: 2013 Bow Trade Works In Progress
« Reply #1540 on: June 11, 2013, 04:25:07 pm »
looks like the prop twist stays then. I will get her out to 27" then slap some sturgeon skins on her.

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Re: 2013 Bow Trade Works In Progress
« Reply #1541 on: June 11, 2013, 05:12:49 pm »
I like the look of Sturgeon on a bow, fish skin in general looks good on em.

Grady
Proud Hillbilly from Arkansas.

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Re: 2013 Bow Trade Works In Progress
« Reply #1542 on: June 11, 2013, 06:27:59 pm »
Okie, when I said he would probably like either one, I didnt mean you should send both! :D   Nice work!  Brad, you are a lucky dude!

It was too tough of a decision Carson, plus everyone needs at least a couple of osage bows in their arsenal :)

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Re: 2013 Bow Trade Works In Progress
« Reply #1543 on: June 11, 2013, 08:30:17 pm »
I think I ended up with a couple meat  makers >:D

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Re: 2013 Bow Trade Works In Progress
« Reply #1544 on: June 11, 2013, 08:31:13 pm »
A couple of teaser pics of my 2013 trade bow #2. It's an HBI with a little reflex/deflex and crepe myrtle and purple heart tip overlays. I just added a cork handle and shot it about 100 times. I little stiff spot appeared just out from the handle on one limb that I need to scrape a couple of times. I put a light coat of water based walnut stain on the hickory and sprayed it a couple of times with shellac to see how it was going to look. I am not going to say what the weight is, but she really flings an arrow.


For by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God, not of works, lest anyone should boast.

Ephesians 2:8-9

Kenny from Mississippi, USA