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Offline Ryan_Gill_HuntPrimitive

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new maple bow, kind of a bobcat theme
« on: January 21, 2008, 07:42:59 pm »
after finishing this bow i decided that it need something different, it was very nice looking but in a plain  sorta way so i dreesd it up a bit, maybe i got a little carried away but who knows.   so here it is- brand new of the showroom floor ;D

 its 61 inches, from a sugar maple stave.  just about 55# at 26inches.
it took a little bit of set but not too much, i think its an exceptable amount.
shoots pretty quick, considerably faster than i anticipated. certainly enough to take a deer wth. its real comfortable in the hand, well balanced and light to carry.  i went with the side stitched grip for just a little individuality, i like it, happy i made the decision. its got a baseball style stitch, the picture doesnt show it well without throwing it outa focus.

the tips are osage overlays and less than a half inch wide. just enough overlay to protect the string grooves, nice and light. probably why it shoots as quick as it does.

well thanks for looking, feel free to tell me if you do or dont like the extras- Ryan

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Offline Ryan_Gill_HuntPrimitive

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Re: new maple bow, kind of a bobcat theme
« Reply #1 on: January 21, 2008, 07:43:43 pm »
here some more

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Offline Justin Snyder

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Re: new maple bow, kind of a bobcat theme
« Reply #2 on: January 21, 2008, 07:47:37 pm »
Looks pretty good.  It does look like you have a stiff area in the middle of the right limb.  Justin
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Offline Ryan_Gill_HuntPrimitive

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Re: new maple bow, kind of a bobcat theme
« Reply #3 on: January 21, 2008, 07:50:38 pm »
ya know,  :-\ i noticed that in the picture too, i didnt notice it until i saw the picture.   lol i sure aint touchin it now.  ;) especially with the wraps on it now
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Offline George Tsoukalas

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Re: new maple bow, kind of a bobcat theme
« Reply #4 on: January 21, 2008, 08:18:01 pm »
Looks good. Congratulations. Jawge
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Re: new maple bow, kind of a bobcat theme
« Reply #5 on: January 21, 2008, 08:22:42 pm »
Not bad at all at 61" and 55# i think ya did good, I agree with Justin though looks like a stiff spot on that right limb.
Whats the width of limbs?
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Re: new maple bow, kind of a bobcat theme
« Reply #6 on: January 21, 2008, 08:58:09 pm »
its       1  1\2 and tapers to about 3\8 tips
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Re: new maple bow, kind of a bobcat theme
« Reply #7 on: January 21, 2008, 09:04:17 pm »
That is a cool looking bow man! kinda resembles Hic with the cambium still partially on. Glad it shoots well for ya :).
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Offline Jbell

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Re: new maple bow, kind of a bobcat theme
« Reply #8 on: January 21, 2008, 09:26:01 pm »
Looks good, just hope that upper limb holds up for ya.
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Re: new maple bow, kind of a bobcat theme
« Reply #9 on: January 21, 2008, 10:08:31 pm »
Cool looking bow.I really like the paw tracks going across it.I'm gonna have to give that a try.tradrick
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Re: new maple bow, kind of a bobcat theme
« Reply #10 on: January 21, 2008, 10:12:00 pm »
  Sweet loking bow. I like that side stich, it's different. How's it feel in the hand.
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Offline Ghost Dog

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Re: new maple bow, kind of a bobcat theme
« Reply #11 on: January 21, 2008, 10:19:19 pm »
Very nice looking bow, Ryan. You did a great job dressing it up.
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Offline Ryan_Gill_HuntPrimitive

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Re: new maple bow, kind of a bobcat theme
« Reply #12 on: January 21, 2008, 11:00:44 pm »
thanks guy, alright you all got me...lol i scraped a few times between the wraps and evened it out better. blended it in nice, cant even tell i scraped
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Offline Woodland Roamer

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Re: new maple bow, kind of a bobcat theme
« Reply #13 on: January 22, 2008, 12:30:32 am »
Nice bow Ryan. I like the cambium on the back like that, gives it some nice natural camo.

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Re: new maple bow, kind of a bobcat theme
« Reply #14 on: January 22, 2008, 02:11:22 pm »
Very nice job,pretty cool looking bow. :)
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