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Offline bubby

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privet from tree to bow in 30 days
« on: March 29, 2015, 09:21:01 pm »
the 15th of feb I cut this privet, roughed it out to bow deminsions and sealed the back and clamped it to a board, this is what I had the 15th of march not even 30 days as it's been in the corner since I got it tillered and shot about 100 arrows threw it #40@26" and shoots pretty snappy and hits hard, nice and smooth too



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Re: privet from tree to bow in 30 days
« Reply #1 on: March 29, 2015, 09:28:30 pm »
here's the money shot, 60" ttt I steamed the hook's in by eye and had to one three times to get it to match, just a sapling the handle is full sised and fits my hand fine 4" handle with 1 1/2" fades, no finish no sanding it had several knots to consider and all in all I think its a very good bow wood that you can prolly get anywhere
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Re: privet from tree to bow in 30 days
« Reply #2 on: March 29, 2015, 09:29:54 pm »
here it is after being strung for quite a while

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Offline Danzn Bar

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Re: privet from tree to bow in 30 days
« Reply #3 on: March 29, 2015, 09:32:46 pm »
nice looking stick.............love the primitive look.. :)
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Re: privet from tree to bow in 30 days
« Reply #4 on: March 29, 2015, 09:33:30 pm »
click on the fd and the pic is bigger and better
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Re: privet from tree to bow in 30 days
« Reply #5 on: March 29, 2015, 09:37:07 pm »
thanks Dbar, hows the knee doing
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Re: privet from tree to bow in 30 days
« Reply #6 on: March 29, 2015, 09:45:00 pm »
Quote from: bubby on March 29, 2015, 09:37:07 pm
thanks Dbar, hows the knee doing

Getting better everyday, working out the stiffness.  If MoonTree would have been one week later or I had my surgery one week earlier I would have made it.  Looking forward to the Classic and Marshall now.  thanks for asking. 
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Re: privet from tree to bow in 30 days
« Reply #7 on: March 29, 2015, 09:45:44 pm »
Now that's a primitive bow. Pretty cool stick, literally!
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Re: privet from tree to bow in 30 days
« Reply #8 on: March 29, 2015, 09:47:39 pm »
Quote from: PEARL DRUMS on March 29, 2015, 09:45:44 pm
Now that's a primitive bow. Pretty cool stick, literally!

That's what I said..... >:D  Can't you come up with something original?   :) ;)
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Offline Badly Bent

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Re: privet from tree to bow in 30 days
« Reply #9 on: March 29, 2015, 10:07:51 pm »
Cool, has that survival bow look to it, nice bend too. Funny I have a buckthorn that I shaped months ago that looks like a twin to yours. got it to floor tiller and it checked like crazy. I filled the cracks with super glue and its been sitting around the shop since then taunting me to tiller it out so it can blow up in my face.
Nice work on your stick Bub, I like the style in it.
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Offline George Tsoukalas

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Re: privet from tree to bow in 30 days
« Reply #10 on: March 29, 2015, 10:20:30 pm »
Very nice, Bubby. Tiller is excellent. Jawge
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Offline osage outlaw

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Re: privet from tree to bow in 30 days
« Reply #11 on: March 29, 2015, 10:27:44 pm »
Nice looking green bow Bubby.  Can't wait to see what you make out of a seasoned piece of that stuff.
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Re: privet from tree to bow in 30 days
« Reply #12 on: March 29, 2015, 10:48:57 pm »
Thanks guys I'm just gonna throw it in the corner for a couple month's and check it again, see if it gains any weight in the draw, and cut some more and let it season proper
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Re: privet from tree to bow in 30 days
« Reply #13 on: March 29, 2015, 10:50:38 pm »
No checks at all Greg, might be because i roughed it out to near bow dimensions and right to the pith on the limbs
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Offline Drewster

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Re: privet from tree to bow in 30 days
« Reply #14 on: March 29, 2015, 10:50:44 pm »
May be primitive but well done......I like it.  Your tiller looks terrific.
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