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Title: bow number 3!!
Post by: mox1968 on August 16, 2009, 05:33:46 pm

hi guys ,just finished number 3 for my son.its a hickory backed ash longbow,66" nock to nock pulls 45# @28" .I thought I,d make it a kinda fantasy elf bow,shoots fine too.what do you guys think??(http://i673.photobucket.com/albums/vv98/mox1968/trishglasgowtrip045.jpg)(http://i673.photobucket.com/albums/vv98/mox1968/trishglasgowtrip046.jpg)(http://i673.photobucket.com/albums/vv98/mox1968/trishglasgowtrip038.jpg)(http://i673.photobucket.com/albums/vv98/mox1968/trishglasgowtrip035.jpg)(http://i673.photobucket.com/albums/vv98/mox1968/trishglasgowtrip037.jpg)

Title: Re: bow number 3!!
Post by: mox1968 on August 16, 2009, 05:37:16 pm

(http://i673.photobucket.com/albums/vv98/mox1968/trishglasgowtrip041.jpg)(http://i673.photobucket.com/albums/vv98/mox1968/trishglasgowtrip043.jpg)(http://i673.photobucket.com/albums/vv98/mox1968/trishglasgowtrip036.jpg)

Title: Re: bow number 3!!
Post by: JustAim on August 16, 2009, 05:59:07 pm

lt looks great! l like the paint job too. Well Done :)

Title: Re: bow number 3!!
Post by: knightd on August 16, 2009, 06:02:45 pm

I like it..  ;D

Title: Re: bow number 3!!
Post by: Dano on August 16, 2009, 06:14:13 pm

I like it too, it looks pretty cool.

Title: Re: bow number 3!!
Post by: NruJaC on August 16, 2009, 07:31:22 pm

Wow, nice artwork on there. Could you post a picture of the front profile? I ask cause the tiller looks odd for a flatbow (stiff at the midlimbs).

Title: Re: bow number 3!!
Post by: nugget on August 16, 2009, 07:44:22 pm

That is cool

Title: Re: bow number 3!!
Post by: mox1968 on August 16, 2009, 08:08:21 pm

tried to get front profile in the one frame difficult with a longbow but here it is.....(http://i673.photobucket.com/albums/vv98/mox1968/trishglasgow006.jpg)(http://i673.photobucket.com/albums/vv98/mox1968/trishglasgow005.jpg)

Title: Re: bow number 3!!
Post by: George Tsoukalas on August 16, 2009, 09:10:44 pm

Congratulations! Looks pretty good. Jawge

Title: Re: bow number 3!!
Post by: Timo on August 16, 2009, 09:18:12 pm

Cool lookin bow!

Title: Re: bow number 3!!
Post by: Jesse on August 16, 2009, 10:44:42 pm

 8)cool 8)

Title: Re: bow number 3!!
Post by: OldBow on August 17, 2009, 12:44:36 pm

Quite the bow! Any chance of a better full draw picture?

Title: Re: bow number 3!!
Post by: mox1968 on August 18, 2009, 07:25:10 am

hey old bow ,I will put up a better full draw pic (have to move that punchbag)!!
It will have to wait about a fortnight now though,I left Ireland last night to go to scotland to go offshore (north sea oil rig!!) tommorw morning .Its a long commute to work for me!!!!I wont be back home for a few weeks now!!a long time away but when home I get my 3 weeks off to play with bows :) and play with the kids of course!!I would just like to say this site is great it has been an absolute godsent find for me,a great site with a really nice bunch of lads on it,thanks a lot :)
john

Title: Re: bow number 3!!
Post by: DanaM on August 18, 2009, 08:30:17 am

Looks good to me, the one thing I would do on your next one is too round the square edges off,
looks better and less chance of popping a splinter :)