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Offline NOMADIC PIRATE

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GUAVA longbow. (pics)
« on: March 17, 2008, 09:42:53 pm »
This bow was made out of a sapling, it has a wicked bend on the upper limb that makes the braced profile and the full draw look a bit strange, but this was the best tiller I manage to get out of it.

68" ntn, assymetrical limbs with 1/8" of positive tiller, 63 # @ 27", strait after shooting it goes to over an 1" of reflex in a short time, being shooting it in with 800gr arrows and she likes them a lot.

Finished with spar urathane, the overlays are my favorite material, spolted Guava

I wanna show the grip before I wrap it





The cambrioum still on the belly side of the handle



A knot that is where my shelf will be



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Offline Keenan

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Re: GUAVA longbow. (introduction)
« Reply #1 on: March 17, 2008, 09:59:04 pm »
 Nice wood and nice tease  >:D Can't wait to see the rest of her. ;D  Keenan
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Re: GUAVA longbow. (introduction)
« Reply #2 on: March 17, 2008, 10:00:16 pm »
That guava's got some purty color and grain in it - cool lookin knot, you could almost use that for an arrow rest.
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Re: GUAVA longbow. (introduction)
« Reply #3 on: March 17, 2008, 10:09:34 pm »
  Nice Manny, like to see it when it's finished.
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Offline Gordon

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Re: GUAVA longbow. (introduction)
« Reply #4 on: March 17, 2008, 10:16:03 pm »
You just like teasing us don't you Manny? You're certainly off to a good start!
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Re: GUAVA longbow. (introduction)
« Reply #5 on: March 17, 2008, 10:44:13 pm »
LOL - (What we can see is) Pretty Work, Manny - as usual.
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Re: GUAVA longbow. (introduction)
« Reply #6 on: March 17, 2008, 10:45:37 pm »
Thanks guys, ..had to put the grip on ;D

here we go,...sorry for the quality of pictures, cheap camera ::) ::)







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Offline lowell

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Re: GUAVA longbow. (introduction)
« Reply #7 on: March 17, 2008, 10:47:21 pm »
Is that the natural color of guava or did you stain it??  What ever it is .... I like the color!!

 Looking forward to more !!!!! 8)
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Re: GUAVA longbow. (pics)
« Reply #8 on: March 17, 2008, 10:50:04 pm »
It's beyond me how you make bows out of them little sticks ;D. Seems like I gotta have a six inch tree or better to even consider it - that's lookin good :).
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Offline NOMADIC PIRATE

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Re: GUAVA longbow. (pics)
« Reply #9 on: March 17, 2008, 10:50:19 pm »
The grip, I used the knot for shelf guidance



the knots on the limbs







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Re: GUAVA longbow. (pics)
« Reply #10 on: March 17, 2008, 10:51:44 pm »
Yeah lowell, this is the natural color :)
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Re: GUAVA longbow. (pics)
« Reply #11 on: March 17, 2008, 10:54:09 pm »
O.K. here's the funky looking brace




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Re: GUAVA longbow. (pics)
« Reply #12 on: March 17, 2008, 10:55:12 pm »
string tracking

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Re: GUAVA longbow. (pics)
« Reply #13 on: March 17, 2008, 10:56:34 pm »
on the tree




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Offline huntertrapper

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Re: GUAVA longbow. (pics)
« Reply #14 on: March 17, 2008, 11:02:08 pm »
cool good huntin bow
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