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Title: Herb's Bow!
Post by: Pat B on March 22, 2009, 06:06:47 pm

   Last year at the N C State Traditional Bow Championships, near Hickory NC, Herb Reynolds ask me to build him a bow. Herb was the founder and life time president of The Carolina Traditional Archers, the club that sponsors the shoot. I found and bought the stave from a vender at the event(Yazoo's Dad) and Herb and I discussed the specifics of the bow he wanted.
   A few weeks after the State Shoot I sadly learned of Herb's death. After contemplating the man I was going to make the bow for I decided to go on with my plans but I would donate Herb's Bow to CTA, to be raffled off at the State Championships this year. The bow Herb asked me to build was going to be very specific for him. The resulting bow is not the bow that Herb and I discussed but a bow that would be more appropriate for a raffled bow...and I'm sure Herb would approve.
I decided on a traditional American longbow style, 68"t/t and pulling 50#@28". The bow is ambidextrous, has cherry bark backing(thanks to Joe Klink) and deer antler and ipe tip overlays. The handle has a leather wrap and the arrow rests are small wedges of leather....and here she is!


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Post by: Pat B on March 22, 2009, 06:09:11 pm

here is the braced pic and a pic of the bottom limb tip...

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Title: Re: Herb's Bow!
Post by: D. Tiller on March 22, 2009, 06:10:21 pm

Thats a nice one Pat! You always make em SO Purdy!!!  ;D

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Post by: yazoo on March 22, 2009, 06:22:38 pm

that is a great looking bow ;D

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Post by: George Tsoukalas on March 22, 2009, 06:34:35 pm

That's awesome, Pat. You've got this selfbow building down! My sympathies on Herb's deathJawge

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Post by: Pat B on March 22, 2009, 07:03:58 pm

George, Herb had been in bad health for years but it never discouraged him or slowed him down. He was a very special person and is sadly missed by many.
  Yazoo, I bought the stave from your Dad at Hickory last year.
  Thanks David. I wanted to make this bow special for Herb and Joe's cherry bark set it off nicely!

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Post by: Dane on March 22, 2009, 07:17:38 pm

Pat, that is a beauty, and I think a great memorial and tribute to Herb, far better than some cold tombstone.

Dane

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Post by: Ryano on March 22, 2009, 08:30:53 pm

Nice Job Pat!  ;D
Your cherry bark always looks a different color than the stuff I've harvested here. Ours is more purplish red....

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Post by: n2everythg on March 22, 2009, 08:43:12 pm

Outstanding Pat. you out did your self on this one. Very Nicely done.

Bow looks perfect. Excellent Idea on the raffle. I'm sure it will benefit both the CTA and Herb's memory.

nicely done,
wade

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Post by: Keenan on March 22, 2009, 08:58:37 pm

Thats a beauty Pat. The profile looks perfect as well as the tiller. Great camouflage and finish work on the backing and thread wraps. Im sure He would have been very pleased.

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Post by: james parker on March 22, 2009, 09:00:23 pm

great bow pat..thanks for such consideration on Herbs part..i miss him greatly,,im sure he is watching and smiling right now....james

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Post by: madcrow on March 22, 2009, 09:01:32 pm

Very nice bow Pat, I especially like the ambidextrious part.  It should get alot of ticket sales.

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Post by: Dave 55 on March 22, 2009, 09:06:10 pm

Beautiful bow Pat,Im sure whoever gets it will be a happy camper.

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Post by: Jesse on March 22, 2009, 10:35:48 pm

Another beauty Pat but this one is special. Im sure he would more than approve. Beautiful bow.
 Jesse

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Post by: boo on March 22, 2009, 10:39:19 pm

You did Herb proud pat , and you also helped me figure out what to do with a knife Herb ordered from me. Thanks for sharing  boo

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Post by: Timo on March 22, 2009, 10:45:20 pm

Very nice looking bow Pat! But honering a past friend is even nicer.Good on ya.

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Post by: El Destructo on March 22, 2009, 11:22:31 pm

Very Nice Bow Pat.....and I am sure that Herb would be Honored that you made a Bow from the Stave in His Honor and then donated it to a great cause

Title: Re: Herb's Bow!
Post by: Pat B on March 23, 2009, 12:06:45 am

Thanks everyone. Anyone that knew Herb knew how special he was. If I can be half the man Herb was I'd be doing good. He would hold hardily approve of the donation of his bow to his club. Without Herb there would be no CTA. James, I miss him too. Hickory will never be the same without Herb.
  Ryan, I opted to leave the lichens and moss on the bark. Generally it gets scraped off to show the beautiful coppery bark underneath.
 Bobby, Herb would want it that way. He would approve!
   Thanks again everyone. The State shoot won't be until the end of May so I'll be bringing Herbs Bow to the classic to show off. ;D

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Post by: Little John on March 23, 2009, 12:10:53 am

Nice bow Pat, just my style and for a great cause, I never knew Herb but must have been a fine gentleman.     Kenneth

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Post by: Pat B on March 23, 2009, 12:22:46 am

Yea Kenneth, He was.    I've put over 100 arrows through this bow and today before the pics she was braced for about 4 hours. I'm pleased with the outcome....and she shoots very well.

ps. Hillbilly has the Medicine Bow so I will put the sinew string on it when( if?  ;D ) i get it back.
Maybe he will stick a pig with it first! 8)

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Post by: 330bull on March 23, 2009, 12:52:16 am

Awesome job Pat!  I swear I sent you some really long bark, did you trim it short to create the "all osage" tips?  Man oh man that's nice!

Title: Re: Herb's Bow!
Post by: Pat B on March 23, 2009, 01:29:05 am

Yea Joe I did shorten it a bit. ::)  You sent 40" stuff! I prefer to leave the tips bare. The edges are fairly rough with the texture of the bark so this will protect the string. Thanks again for the bark. Let me know when I can return the favor. I wanted to make this bow special and your bark did just that! ;) 8)

Title: Re: Herb's Bow!
Post by: Shooter_G22 on March 23, 2009, 02:29:21 am

Pat B,

   that is a beautiful Bow and i'm sure an old freind is upstairs looking down and thinkng man...  that Pat... sure is something...  ;)   

  thank you for sharing this with us... it makes me feel good to know of the quality of people that are on this board...   i didnt know Herb... and i yet to meet any of the outstanding gentleman of this Pa world but hopefully i can get to one of these events soon...   i think it is a great honor to have that bow up for raffle and who ever wins it will sure hae someting speacil...  ;)

that is a very Noble  action  Sir...  and my the good lord reward you and yours...

sincerly,
  Abel G... (Shooter_G22)
   

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Post by: AKAPK on March 23, 2009, 02:52:02 am

Your praised pat, that a nice bow also. :)

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Post by: Little John on March 23, 2009, 02:57:30 am

Good luck to Hillbilly with the pigs. The medicine Bow is my favorite of them all. Pat I bet I could take a couple of those raffle tickets off your hands   Kenneth

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Post by: medicinewheel on March 23, 2009, 04:03:17 am

Very nice bow, Pat! - I like cherrybark backings, have to find some bark to mak one, too one day...
Tiller looks great, well: nothing new on your bows.
Frank

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Post by: Pappy on March 23, 2009, 07:24:25 am

Great job Pat and great jester.Sorry for the lose. :)
   Pappy

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Post by: DanaM on March 23, 2009, 07:55:18 am

Great looking bow Pat and sounds like a fitting tribute to a good friend.

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Post by: GregB on March 23, 2009, 08:33:09 am

That's a fine bow Pat, you really did a great job on it! You continue to be an inspiration to us all on the important things in life! ;)

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Post by: Hillbilly on March 23, 2009, 08:41:27 am

Pat, that's a helluva nice bow, and a great gesture- Herb would be proud. You're right, it sure won't be the same at Hickory without Herb there. I'm gonna give the pigs one more try with the medicine bow. if I don't connect, I'll assume that my medicine sucks and send it on to somebody with better medicine. :)

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Post by: Woodland Roamer on March 23, 2009, 08:51:32 am

That's a real beauty Pat and a great tribute to Herb. That bark looks really good on there.

Alan

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Post by: Tom B on March 23, 2009, 09:49:28 am

Nice bow Pat.Herb obviously asked the right person.well done.tom

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Post by: DCM on March 23, 2009, 10:57:05 am

Really nice bow Pat.

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Post by: Pat B on March 23, 2009, 11:04:15 am

Thanks everyone. I was driven by Herb's inspiration.

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Post by: Mechslasher on March 23, 2009, 11:27:15 am

sweet bow.  i hope i win it!

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Post by: Bear on March 23, 2009, 11:28:34 am

Beautiful. That cherry bark is real nice contrast along with osage. I love seeing these bows that make me want to try something myself.

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Post by: Pat B on March 23, 2009, 11:50:18 am

Give it a try, Bear!
  Thanks Chris. How many tickets ?

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Post by: OldBow on March 23, 2009, 11:50:38 am

Ditto everyone, Pat. Very nice of you. Bookmarked for March Self BOM, too.

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Post by: John K on March 23, 2009, 12:01:13 pm

Great bow Pat ! How do i get a ticket ? and will you ship to Wisconsin ?

Title: Re: Herb's Bow!
Post by: Pat B on March 23, 2009, 01:34:32 pm

John, Herb's Bow will be sitting on the raffle table at the N C State Championships. Come on down and buy a few tickets to make the trip worthwhile! ;D

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Post by: John K on March 23, 2009, 02:34:43 pm

I'll have to check my schedule  ;)

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Post by: Rich Saffold on March 23, 2009, 03:00:58 pm

Looks great Pat ;D. I love that neon yellow color even though its gonna suntan soon. Don't think I ever met Herb, but that is a most gracious gesture.

Rich

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Post by: DirtyDan on March 23, 2009, 07:21:46 pm

Awesome bow, Pat, and so full of meaning and love for your dear friend.  What a great job you did.  Great tips, tiller, and special effects.  Well done.
Dan

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Post by: Keenan on March 23, 2009, 07:26:14 pm

Hey Pat, How much are the tickets and do you have to be present to win?

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Post by: PeteC on March 23, 2009, 09:59:51 pm

That's a beauty Pat! Somebody at the event going to be mighty blessed to win it.Congratulations.  God Bless

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Post by: ricktrojanowski on March 23, 2009, 10:50:43 pm

Pat-  Sorry to hear of your friends passing on.  That is one beautiful bow and a great way to remember him.  I really like the cherry bark backing, Nice job.

Title: Re: Herb's Bow!
Post by: hawkbow on March 24, 2009, 01:05:49 am

Pat, building a bow like that for a friend is outstanding... to keep on building the bow after he was gone to the happy hunting grounds is nothing more than HONORABLE... A/ho brother... well done!!!!! I am sure your friend is looking down and saying I wish I could shoot her.. Looks like a BOM to me for sure.. HAWK

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Post by: D. Tiller on March 24, 2009, 03:55:24 pm

PS: Sorry about Herb. I didn't realize what had happened. I was just skimming over the pictures of the bow before.

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Post by: brownhillboy on March 24, 2009, 10:47:48 pm

Great looking bow Pat, and very honorable of you too.  I'm sure whoever gets it will be appreciative of your work.  Good job!