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Title: My Latest Creation...Bigger pics
Post by: JustAim on July 25, 2009, 06:28:30 pm: 60'' tip to tip 1 3/4 at the fades to midlimb then tapers to 1/2 at the tips. It has Ipe tip overlays and draws 55#@ 25''

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Post by: JustAim on July 25, 2009, 06:29:52 pm: more

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Post by: JustAim on July 25, 2009, 06:31:19 pm: more

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Post by: JustAim on July 25, 2009, 06:32:32 pm: last ones

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Post by: George Tsoukalas on July 25, 2009, 07:03:04 pm: LOoks great! Well done. Jawge
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Post by: Timo on July 25, 2009, 07:39:23 pm: Wow That thing is perty! Looks like the neon lights in Vegas baby! Sweet curves!
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Post by: medicinewheel on July 25, 2009, 07:59:57 pm: Very nice bow, really nice profile!
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Post by: JustAim on July 25, 2009, 08:12:48 pm: Thank You for the kind words! :)
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Post by: woodstick on July 25, 2009, 08:14:58 pm: dang that looks good. and fast. nice j.o.b.
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Post by: JustAim on July 25, 2009, 09:08:35 pm: Quote from: woodstick on July 25, 2009, 08:14:58 pm
dang that looks good. and fast. nice j.o.b.

Thank you
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Post by: adb on July 25, 2009, 09:19:54 pm: Very, very nice!! A sweet recurve. Those smooth lines get the heart beating just a little bit faster... ;D
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Post by: JustAim on July 25, 2009, 09:38:24 pm: Quote from: adb on July 25, 2009, 09:19:54 pm
Very, very nice!! A sweet recurve. Those smooth lines get the heart beating just a little bit faster... ;D

Thanks adb! I had it out today to see how she shot and it felt great.....and fast as well. I think this bow is going to be my new hunting buddy!
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Post by: adb on July 25, 2009, 09:48:31 pm: How'd you flip the tips?
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Post by: radius on July 25, 2009, 09:48:57 pm: you did great, man, great!
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Post by: JustAim on July 25, 2009, 09:55:13 pm: Quote from: adb on July 25, 2009, 09:48:31 pm
How'd you flip the tips?

I boiled the limbs

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Post by: El Destructo on July 25, 2009, 10:01:43 pm: Very nice Bow....you did a great job on flipping the Tips on Her....I like the Tiller and overall shape of the whole Bow...Great Job....another fine Michigander Bowyer....... ::) ;D
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Post by: JustAim on July 25, 2009, 10:10:22 pm: Quote from: El Destructo on July 25, 2009, 10:01:43 pm
Very nice Bow....you did a great job on flipping the Tips on Her....I like the Tiller and overall shape of the whole Bow...Great Job....another fine Michigander Bowyer....... ::) ;D

Thanks Mike! That makes me feel special O:)
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Post by: El Destructo on July 25, 2009, 10:15:27 pm: You are Special....You build nice Bows...and live damned near on top of the Second Largest Lake in North America....thats Special!!!
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Post by: OldBow on July 26, 2009, 12:06:54 pm: That is the simplest steamer I've ever seen.
You've got to be proud of this recurve. Bookmarked, too, for July Self Bow of the Month. Want to email me a larger picture of the full draw? oldbow9634@msn.com
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Post by: JustAim on July 26, 2009, 12:19:42 pm: ok

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Post by: DanaM on July 26, 2009, 01:14:32 pm: Man dat sure is purty, ya dun gud eh :) Fer a troll anyway ;) :D
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Post by: Dustybaer on July 26, 2009, 01:21:14 pm: wow, great profile. i love those curves.
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Post by: JustAim on July 26, 2009, 03:05:49 pm: Thanks Guys!
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Post by: Jmilbrandt on July 26, 2009, 03:20:12 pm: Wow that's a nice looking bow! You got me wanting to start another recurve now.
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Post by: dragonman on July 26, 2009, 06:06:28 pm: a nice kooking recurve
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Post by: Adam Keiper on July 26, 2009, 10:20:30 pm: That looks good. Nice bend. I like your boiling setup, too. :)
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Post by: JustAim on July 26, 2009, 11:01:07 pm: Thanks! l think boiling limbs is the easiest way to make recurves! l've tried dry heat and steam but boiling is by far the best way for me. ;D I'm working on another one right now and this ones going to have way more curves......if it doesnt break that is. :D

Matt
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Post by: denny on July 26, 2009, 11:13:42 pm: I am just curious how long did you boil the ends and how far down the limb? Thanks great job by the way...
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Post by: JustAim on July 26, 2009, 11:21:57 pm: Quote from: denny on July 26, 2009, 11:13:42 pm
I am just curious how long did you boil the ends and how far down the limb? Thanks great job by the way...

l boiled the limbs for about an hour or so and about 2/3 of the way up the limb from the tips so it would wrap around my form.
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Post by: Pappy on July 27, 2009, 07:15:22 am: Sweet looking bow,very well done. :)
Pappy
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Post by: Dean Marlow on July 27, 2009, 08:39:14 am: That is a beautiful bow. You did an excellent job on that one. Thanks for sharing. Dean
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Post by: GregB on July 27, 2009, 08:48:15 am: Extremely nice looking bow! Wish you had a better closeup on the tip overlays...from what I can tell, they look very nice! I'll have to try the boiling sometime. ;)
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Post by: JustAim on July 27, 2009, 09:58:22 am: Thanks Everyone!

Greg, sorry bout the bad pictures. l'm not very good at taking photos. :'(
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Post by: Hillbilly on July 27, 2009, 11:19:05 am: Sweet! I love the profile on that one, more curves than the Blue Ridge Parkway.
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Post by: Keenan on July 27, 2009, 12:12:52 pm: Very nice,great profile and a little charactor as well. Congratulations.
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Post by: GregB on July 27, 2009, 01:03:26 pm: Quote
Greg, sorry bout the bad pictures. l'm not very good at taking photos.

You did a great job on the pictures...all I meant was maybe zoom in close on the tip overlays where they can be seen better. They look really good, but a close up would allow us to enjoy the details more. Great job all around on the bow! ;)
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Post by: John K on July 27, 2009, 02:19:19 pm: Looks very nice ! any chance of a pic of you'r form you used ?

Thanks
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Post by: JustAim on July 27, 2009, 05:37:16 pm: Thank you guys!

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Post by: JustAim on July 27, 2009, 05:48:48 pm: a few bigger pictures.

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Post by: JustAim on July 27, 2009, 05:56:25 pm: l think l'm getting it now ;D

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Title: Re: My Latest Creation.....BIGGER pics
Post by: JustAim on July 27, 2009, 06:07:04 pm: Greg, l hope thats better? Not sure what l'm doing....just hitting buttons :D
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Post by: Rich Saffold on July 28, 2009, 01:37:24 am: I love that neon osage before it gets a tan. You did that piece right, and it has some very nice lines..
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Post by: faltenhemd on July 28, 2009, 02:09:11 am: beautiful bow! the profil is a pleasure to look at :)
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Post by: GregB on July 28, 2009, 08:40:11 am: Now that's what I'm talkin' about! ;D Beautiful job on the tips...and great pic's displaying them! You're a fast learner... ;)
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Post by: Postman on July 30, 2009, 12:28:44 am: Wow...awesome bow :o - good closeup pics too....did ya find a lefthanded camera ? ;D
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Post by: JustAim on July 30, 2009, 12:56:54 am: Thank you, l've been outside today getting use to the bow for archery season and its a good shooter ( l'm alittle rusty though). And yes, l'm a lefty :P and as for the camera.....l had to ask my wife for help :D People that know me are suprised l even know how to use a computer

Thanks again for the kind words everyone
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Post by: radius on July 30, 2009, 02:33:19 am: nice one bro...as simple as recurving is, it can still be unnerving and you did an awesome job. Like the horn-lookalike tip overlays too, cool.
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Post by: smokeu on July 30, 2009, 07:51:21 pm: Thats a fantastic weapon, be proud of that one... I hope you get a big ole buck with it!

You got my BOM vote!!

MIKE
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Post by: JustAim on July 30, 2009, 08:03:33 pm: Thanks Mike, l'm not to picky about deer, just as long its a decent size (buck or doe) and that will suit me just fine. :)
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Post by: mox1968 on August 14, 2009, 12:19:05 pm: would like to try a recurve for my next bow,yours is a beauty !! was wondering though does it keep the same thickness all the way from handle to tip?