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Offline richardzane

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sinewback.blk.locust
« on: February 09, 2016, 03:31:00 pm »
63" ntn, 48# at 28" bison-sinew backed black locust
light and fast
handle wrap is of braided kangaroo leather lacing
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Re: sinewback.blk.locust
« Reply #1 on: February 09, 2016, 03:32:27 pm »
a few more pics and a closer shot of the handle wrap
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Offline Stixnstones

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Re: sinewback.blk.locust
« Reply #2 on: February 09, 2016, 03:45:04 pm »
Man , that is one good lookin stik. Cant say an off thing about it. Great work.
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Re: sinewback.blk.locust
« Reply #3 on: February 09, 2016, 03:57:52 pm »
Nice bow!  That handle wrap looks great.
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Offline ---GUTSHOT--->

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Re: sinewback.blk.locust
« Reply #4 on: February 09, 2016, 04:07:15 pm »
Man that's nice. Did you braid the leather for the wrap? That's cool

Offline Fred Arnold

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Re: sinewback.blk.locust
« Reply #5 on: February 09, 2016, 04:26:11 pm »
Fine looking bow Richard. Are the tips the natural black locust? Love the way they blend together.
Can I ask what the bow weighs? I'm working on a similar design using black walnut/ deer sinew and with 3 light layers of sinew I'm just over 15 oz. and hope to come in with similar specs.
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Offline George Tsoukalas

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Re: sinewback.blk.locust
« Reply #6 on: February 09, 2016, 04:26:23 pm »
Outstanding! That's special. Jawge
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Re: sinewback.blk.locust
« Reply #7 on: February 09, 2016, 04:36:44 pm »
that is beautiful!

Offline bradsmith2010

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Re: sinewback.blk.locust
« Reply #8 on: February 09, 2016, 06:03:23 pm »
very nice, thanks for sharing,, B

Offline TimBo

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Re: sinewback.blk.locust
« Reply #9 on: February 09, 2016, 06:10:17 pm »
That looks like it would be a pleasure to shoot.  (Your dog thinks it would be a pleasure to chew on the sinew!)  The belly looks a bit heat-treated - am I seeing that right? 

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Re: sinewback.blk.locust
« Reply #10 on: February 09, 2016, 06:33:29 pm »
Very nicely done Richard, I bet that combo really puts some zing behind an arrow.
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Re: sinewback.blk.locust
« Reply #11 on: February 09, 2016, 08:27:04 pm »
Gorgeous bow sir!! Love everything about it.  Well there is one thing I truly don't like about it....im never gonna get to shoot! >:D

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Re: sinewback.blk.locust
« Reply #12 on: February 09, 2016, 09:06:26 pm »
Congrats on a great looking bow. Bet she shoots smooth

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Re: sinewback.blk.locust
« Reply #13 on: February 09, 2016, 09:29:13 pm »
thanks for the comments,
tips were steam bent but belly wasn't heat treated, its just the pattern of the grain. It was made from a large blk loc limb that fell in a windstorm.
yes the handle I braided using kangaroo leather lacing. I have a tutorial in here somewhere but this one turned out better than the tutorials finish product.
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Re: sinewback.blk.locust
« Reply #14 on: February 09, 2016, 09:49:27 pm »
Fred,
yeah, the tips are just its natural grain no laminating....on the gram scale the bows at 558.6 grams ....about 19.6 oz.
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