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Offline jeffp51

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My 2016 trade bow
« on: June 13, 2016, 01:09:22 am »
At the start of the 2016 trade, Fred Arnold was generous enough to supply me with this amazing pristine yew stave.  He told me I could keep it for myself if I wanted, but it seemed right to pass the generosity on to the next guy--who I am sure will find ways to share in this hobby too.  It was a pleasure to work and my son wishes we could keep it too (I think he was hoping to grow into it someday).  The finished bow came in at 66" knock-to-knock.  It is 1.75" at the fades tapering down to .5" at the knocks. It pulls a solid 60# @28" but is tillered out to my 29" for safety, where I am getting about 63#.  It buries an arrow up to the fletchings from as far back in my yard as I can shoot it.

The tips and strike plate are deer antler, and the finish is 8 coats of tung oil with a pumice rub to create a satin finish.

The bow is backed with rawhide--which created a canvas that begged for decoration.  I wanted to give the bow some flavor from my home, so I painted Fremont petroglyphs copied from near Moab, and 9-mile canyon, where I grew up.  I hope my victim likes how it turned out.

here is the inlay


I wasn't sure about the floppy rest, but that seemed to be what most of the trade group thought would be best, and I really  like how arrows shoot from it.  A nice middle ground between bare knuckles and a shelf, with the best of both worlds, and really nothing in the way of drawbacks.



and some more pictures of the back.  The images are of a hunter, bighorn sheep, a sun spiral, and a pair of snakes.  No one knows what they meant, but here they are supposed to be good hunting omens.  My wife (the photographer) is afraid of snakes, so I am afraid I don't have any closeups of those.









tips:




Here is the side profile.  The silencers are rabbit fur, and quite effective.



Braced:



and Full Draw:


Again, thanks for looking.  I think my victim will like it as much as I do.  If not, he his welcome to send it back and I will see what else I can come up with.  My plan C pulls about 15# and has drywall tape on the back--so if you like red oak mollies, I can send that instead.









Offline Pappy

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Re: My 2016 trade bow
« Reply #1 on: June 13, 2016, 05:29:19 am »
Yep he should like that. :)
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Offline ---GUTSHOT--->

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Re: My 2016 trade bow
« Reply #2 on: June 13, 2016, 06:28:30 am »
That's very nice Jeff! I'm sure you want get that back. You need to build your son a mini version of it.

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Re: My 2016 trade bow
« Reply #3 on: June 13, 2016, 06:38:01 am »
Sweet looking, he ought to like it.
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Offline Stixnstones

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Re: My 2016 trade bow
« Reply #4 on: June 13, 2016, 06:59:36 am »
Awesome ! Thanx for posting it, the teaser pics were killin me.
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Re: My 2016 trade bow
« Reply #5 on: June 13, 2016, 07:03:45 am »
Nice bow Jeff. I am really digging that art work.
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Offline half eye

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Re: My 2016 trade bow
« Reply #6 on: June 13, 2016, 07:34:36 am »
Very well done sir.....got to like everything about it
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Offline osage outlaw

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Re: My 2016 trade bow
« Reply #7 on: June 13, 2016, 07:47:55 am »
That's a nice looking bow.  Great job on it.
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Offline Will B

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Re: My 2016 trade bow
« Reply #8 on: June 13, 2016, 08:21:35 am »
Thats a great looking bow.  Great hunting weight bow for a lucky fellow.  Great job!

Offline Aaron H

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Re: My 2016 trade bow
« Reply #9 on: June 13, 2016, 08:48:58 am »
Nice job, I'm sure the new owner will be very pleased

Offline Swampman

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Re: My 2016 trade bow
« Reply #10 on: June 13, 2016, 10:30:46 am »
Jeff, that is one great looking bow.  I love everything about it. 

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Offline Knotty

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Re: My 2016 trade bow
« Reply #11 on: June 13, 2016, 10:46:26 am »
Very well done, the new owner will definitely be happy about this.
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Re: My 2016 trade bow
« Reply #12 on: June 13, 2016, 11:06:30 am »
that is a beautiful bow sir, very well done indeed.
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Re: My 2016 trade bow
« Reply #13 on: June 13, 2016, 11:24:49 am »
Sweet bow Jeff! It looks as smooth as silk!

II think he would rather have that mollie. You better keep that one for yourself just to be on the safe side.

Patrick
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Re: My 2016 trade bow
« Reply #14 on: June 13, 2016, 11:43:04 am »
Great looking bow. It gets my vote!
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