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Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: james parker on June 29, 2011, 08:49:37 pm

Title: Teaser
Post by: james parker on June 29, 2011, 08:49:37 pm

here is a new  crab bow im  working on , it still needs a little tillering to be shootable, then it will be birch bark covered and painted, its still a little heavy for my draw but will finish in about 65 to 70#@30"  enjoy

Title: Re: Teaser
Post by: 4est Trekker on June 29, 2011, 08:57:32 pm

 :o :o :o  YIKES, man!  I can't wait to see that sucker bendin'!  Superb craftsmanship, as usual. 

Title: Re: Teaser
Post by: toomanyknots on June 29, 2011, 09:04:55 pm

Man, I know a crab bow is supposed to bend in that one spot right off the handle, or is it my eyes playing tricks on me? How do you get it to bend there and not lower on the limb down towards the siyah, just slow and careful tillering? And of course, your bow is looking gorgeous. :)

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Post by: blackhawk on June 29, 2011, 09:32:35 pm

Ah man. Not again. Not another horn bow tease from ya. I can't wait till im good enough to start trying them. And this isn't helping my itch too  :-\

That brace is crazy. It looks like the bows already maxed bent out on em. But we all know that's not true.

SWEEEEEEET  :)

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Post by: Young Bowyer on June 29, 2011, 09:53:23 pm

Wow... Amazing, can't wait for full draw!  :o

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Post by: beetlebailey1977 on June 29, 2011, 10:12:49 pm

Awe :o that is awesome....cant wait to see the final product.

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Post by: Dauntless on June 29, 2011, 10:15:17 pm

North Indian?  I had no idea they had horn bows like this.  I would have guessed it was Korean.

Looks fantastic by the way, very clean and precise.

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Post by: ErictheViking on June 29, 2011, 10:57:10 pm

 :o Gorgeous!

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Post by: Lombard on June 30, 2011, 12:01:50 am

Wicked Robustus, simply wicked.

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Post by: kiwijim on June 30, 2011, 06:04:53 am

Robustus!...... that is absolutely stunning!!!!!!!

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Post by: fusizoli on June 30, 2011, 07:34:39 am

Wow it looking great! The guys would be like that on Atarn too. Adam makeing an extreme one now.....

After your boo bows, I'm amazzed from this horn bows again. U have got a gift mf.

Title: Re: Teaser
Post by: Lee Slikkers on June 30, 2011, 09:45:52 am

Amazing as always Robustus!  (Do you sleep or just make bows 24/7?  O:))

Thanks for sharing all these great bows & pics~

Title: Re: Teaser
Post by: nathan elliot on June 30, 2011, 09:46:05 am

I think this has gone on long enough, it must be cruel and unreasonable to keep us all on tender hooks like this. Some times you see some one else's work and think; I want to be that good. Other times you just think I WANT THAT :o

Title: Re: Teaser
Post by: james parker on June 30, 2011, 10:57:51 am

thanks guys ,, soon i hope to get this bow finish,, most of the  bows im posting are from last years post,,  some bows have seasoned a year or more,, this is one of the more difficult to tiller,, i have a korean bow also, soon to tiller,,, thanks again everyone,,,,,,,,, james

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Post by: jonathan creason on June 30, 2011, 11:05:36 am

Now that's a case of the crabs I would love to have.  ;)

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Post by: crooketarrow on June 30, 2011, 12:38:33 pm

  I built 2 crab bows a long time ago. Untill you try one you can't even come cose to realizeing the amount of work that it takes to build one. Nothing like building a old selfbow.
                                                 LOOKS GOOD MY HATS OFF TO YOU.

Title: Re: Teaser
Post by: Aaron W on July 01, 2011, 01:02:24 am

James I am blown away by this bow!  The symmetry is unbelievable.  The braced bow is just awesome...not real!

Title: Re: Teaser
Post by: MWirwicki on July 01, 2011, 01:28:05 am

Gathered the materials to make one of my own.  Well, probably won't stop at one.  Looking for a tip...   How thick is your core wood?  What is your core wood? How long was the core wood?  How long were your horn strips?

Thanks in advance for sharing!

Matt

Title: Re: Teaser
Post by: Bow Nut on July 01, 2011, 03:45:41 pm

That is just not right teasing us like that.  Looks beautiful It always amazes me how much these horn bows bend. look like you got it down man great job.

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Post by: Gaur on July 01, 2011, 11:26:20 pm

Great looking bow James.  Looking forward to more pictures and a video of you shooting it.

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Post by: woodsman on July 02, 2011, 12:10:17 am

BEAUTIFUL!!!!  I've spent so much time looking at your last two bows that my girlfriend is starting to get a little jealous.   ;D

     Bob