Primitive Archer
Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: mullet on November 23, 2013, 04:13:25 pm
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I started this bow before I went to Spain to be my back up bow to take up to Pappy's hunting the first of November. Well I didn't get to finish it by then or go hunting but I did finally finish it. I've always wanted a bow with Copperhead skins and I finally got to trade for some. The wood came from Marc St.Louis a few years ago and it is stained with Walnut hulls from Pappy's farm. The tips are Whitetail horns and I was playing around with fishing rod wrap for accents and to cover one splice in a short skin.
The bow is 60" nock to nock, 51# at 28" and took about a half inch of set. It starts out from the Fade, 1 1/2" and tapers slowly down to 1/4" nocks. It's not a "Speed Demon", but is very comfortable to shoot and plenty fast to get the job done.
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Nice bow Eddie. Looks like a solid hunting weapon to me and the skins and wrap combos look good on her as does the walnut stain. Nice tiller and profiles too. Too bad you had to miss your hunting trip with Pappy and the boys, don't you just hate it when that work thing gets in the way. :)
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Love the skins, the bow....and the shirt,lol.... Brian
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Nice bow, the skins look great.
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That bow came out nice!! Great finish.
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That's awesome! Nicely done. Jawge
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sweet. that HHB is a pain in the ash... wait... wrong thread :laugh: only been able to find a couple big enough to make a bow, and 15 steaming sessions later i still got propellor twist. great job.
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BB, thank you. Yea, I sure wish I could retire and go play.
Brian, picked up that shirt and one more at the Triumph shop in Huelva, Spain.
Thanks, J05H
Thank you Steve, It's been a while since I made one without curvy tips. I fell back on a conversation we had a few years ago on a simple R/F, D/F design and performance.
Thanks, Jawge, always nice to see you posting.
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sweet. that HHB is a pain in the ash... wait... wrong thread :laugh: only been able to find a couple big enough to make a bow, and 15 steaming sessions later i still got propellor twist. great job.
Thank you. Actually the HHB I've gotten over the years from Marc seems to be different then what I've used in the States. Marc's trees are big in diameter and I use a heat gun to bend and correct it with no problem.
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hmmm... i have heard of bigger ones... but the biggest i have seen was maybe 6" diameter.
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Nice Eddie...we have some large hhb here in pa too...lots of 12-18" n a few I've seen over 2 feet in diameter...old trees cus the stuff grows real slow...
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Really like the brace profile pic...............
DBar
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Nice braced pic Eddie, looks sweet.....and mean!
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Man that's real nice Eddie!
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That is a sweet bow. Love them copperheads and want to try some of that HHB.
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Sweet bow Mullet. I am a big fan of those slightly flipped tips. Those skins look great on it.
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Nice Eddie...we have some large hhb here in pa too...lots of 12-18" n a few I've seen over 2 feet in diameter...old trees cus the stuff grows real slow...
Chris; HHB is the only white wood besides Vine Maple I don't cook ribs with. :)
DanzB, Pearlie, That brace picture matches my "go to" Osage bow to the "T"
Carson, Clint, those are the first Copperhead skins I've ever gotten my hands on. I wanted at least one bow with them.
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that bow has great lines mullet, she look's ready to make meat, bub
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Thanks, Man.
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Two thumbs up Eddy ! Bob
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Nice bow! Good job!
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Thanks, Bob
Thank you, arrowind
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Dang nice my yeti will wrestle you for it.
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very cool, skins look nice
chuck
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looks dang fast. good job.
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Sweet bow Eddie those skins look sharp.
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looks real nice!cool finish work!
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Looks very good. Like the tips. Copperhead backing are the real thing.
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You did a great job with the HHB Eddie. Nice looking bow.
I cut a HHB about 15 years ago that was almost 12" in diameter, practically no twist to speak of and had no branches for nearly 12'. Best HHB I ever cut but boy did I sweat getting it out of the bush. I carried a 6' long log on my shoulder about 50 yards, twice. Don't think I could do that now.
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Swamp yeti, after 40 some years of Japanese karate I not much on rolling around on the floor. ;D
Eric, it's not one of my faster bows, but it works.
I do like copperhead skins and I finally have a bow with some on it. Thanks for the compliments.
Thanks, Marc, That's the second piece of HHB I've gotten from you and both were good shooters.
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Looks nice Eddie! Like the walnut stain and the skins match very well.
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Nice bow Eddie. Looks great in all regards. No prettier skins than those copperheads..
Cipriano
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Awesome bow. I think the dark stain really made those copperhead skins pop. It looks great.
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Beautiful bow Eddie,bet it's a sweet shooter. :)
Pappy
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Looks good Eddie! I like the stain job and the finish work, looks great!
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Thanks;Scott, Cipriano, Howard, Pappy and Steve.
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Still can't get over the whole levies thing......Floridian.... :laugh: great bow!
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Eddie
Looks like she finished up nice !
Glad to see ya you back home !
Guy
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good bow...nice work.....it takes a near perfect tiller to get a 60" stiff handle bow to bend like that and take virtually no set....IMHO...
Dave
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Great looking bow Eddie. I love that side profile. Very gently deadly.
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Brian, the leaves started filling my pick up from the Maple over the weekend, guess Winter is coming ::)
Thanks, Guy, I'm back for a few weeks, anyway.
Thank you Dave and Matt. I took it slow on the tillering and never pulled past my target weight. And, I really heat treated the belly good.
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Nicely done Sir! The walnut stain looks pretty good with those skins! Josh
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Thank you, Josh.
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She's an all around beauty mullet, and excellent tiller as well.
I also like the warning sign for deer >:D ;D
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Very nice and you in tee shirt with green stuff ...hmmm maybe I should move away from the cold! Great looking bow.
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Very nice Sir. Sweet looking drawn profile for sure.
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Very nice bow, Eddie. I don't know how I missed it. Bring it to Cade's.