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Offline Ryan_Gill_HuntPrimitive

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Blackened Sugar Maple bow
« on: February 24, 2013, 04:02:38 pm »
I finally took some pictures of my new Florida Sugar Maple bow. It is 68" long and 47# @ 29" It has Black Walnut tip overlays and a chocolate deer leather grip. I flipped the tips and tempered the belly before rubbing several coats on ebony stain into it. I steel wooled it down and then stained over top the ebony with antique maple stain and poly. I love the way the colored turned out. I am also very happy with how she shoots too! I have to over draw it like an English Longbow to get the full draw out of it. thanks for looking at it!- Ryan
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Offline Ryan_Gill_HuntPrimitive

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Re: Blackened Sugar Maple bow
« Reply #1 on: February 24, 2013, 04:03:22 pm »
one more pic ;)
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Offline Zion

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Re: Blackened Sugar Maple bow
« Reply #2 on: February 24, 2013, 04:16:27 pm »
wow thats a really nice bow, love the stain too, perfect and simple.
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Offline danny f

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Re: Blackened Sugar Maple bow
« Reply #3 on: February 24, 2013, 04:33:29 pm »
nice job. the colour looks great.
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Offline JW_Halverson

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Re: Blackened Sugar Maple bow
« Reply #4 on: February 24, 2013, 04:36:39 pm »
Pretty much up to your usual high standards, buddy!  Nice bow, indeed.

Just one question?  Where do you find chocolate deer?  I will be skinning some chocolate bunnies at easter time and I hope they tan as nice as the leather you used for your grip.
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Offline PrimitiveTim

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Re: Blackened Sugar Maple bow
« Reply #5 on: February 24, 2013, 04:56:57 pm »
That's incredible!  I love the dark stain on it!  You been shooting melanistic deer?
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Offline dwardo

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Re: Blackened Sugar Maple bow
« Reply #6 on: February 24, 2013, 04:58:17 pm »
Lovely looking thing that. Looks very forgiving too.
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Re: Blackened Sugar Maple bow
« Reply #7 on: February 24, 2013, 05:02:42 pm »
Very nice,
I like the way you did those tip overlays too,
these don't look at all like the celebrity fingernails that some like.  >:D
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Offline Ryan_Gill_HuntPrimitive

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Re: Blackened Sugar Maple bow
« Reply #8 on: February 24, 2013, 05:20:34 pm »
Thanks guys!  you got me on the chocolate deer..  I have no witty response  :embarassed:
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Offline bow101

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Re: Blackened Sugar Maple bow
« Reply #9 on: February 24, 2013, 05:27:17 pm »
Maple is nice to work with. Great color looks very natural.
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Offline RBLusthaus

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Re: Blackened Sugar Maple bow
« Reply #10 on: February 25, 2013, 07:26:11 pm »
Love the way you did those tips.  Very classy and professional. 

Russ
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Offline PEARL DRUMS

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Re: Blackened Sugar Maple bow
« Reply #11 on: February 25, 2013, 07:59:15 pm »
Good looking bow Ryan. Havent tried a maple stave yet.
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Offline Dax

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Re: Blackened Sugar Maple bow
« Reply #12 on: February 25, 2013, 08:38:16 pm »
That's a great lookin' bow.  Looks like a good turkey killin machine.
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Offline Arrowind

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Re: Blackened Sugar Maple bow
« Reply #13 on: February 25, 2013, 11:05:10 pm »
I like the handle, i like the tips, I really like the color, I like maple, I like the bow.  Good job!
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Re: Blackened Sugar Maple bow
« Reply #14 on: February 26, 2013, 07:14:25 am »
Looks good,like the dark color. :)
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