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Title: Birthday Bow and Arrows for My Lovely wife
Post by: DanaM on March 21, 2010, 09:22:49 pm
Made this for my wifes Birthday, I was a week late but better late than never eh :)
Osage, 55.5" NTN, 30#@24" Backed with a western fox(pine) snake that my wife spotted on the side of the highway, they are becoming pretty rare and the only
snake in the UP big enough for backing a bow. They have a nice pattern and look as good as any rattlesnake in my opinion. AQlso made her 10 tonkin arrows that come in at 300 grains
plus or minus 20 grains. We went stump shooting today so she got to break it in and she did quite well with it. Lots of pictures so will take a few posts to get em all ;D Thanks for lookin eh.

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Post by: DanaM on March 21, 2010, 09:24:14 pm
couple more eh :)

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Post by: sonny on March 21, 2010, 09:31:27 pm
that's a beauty Dana.
especially like those skins on it.

not sure how she shoots with a ball cap on...the string always hits the brim when I try to shoot when wearing one.
 
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Post by: ken75 on March 21, 2010, 09:33:36 pm
beautiful bow for a beautiful lady ! good job big D
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Post by: bryan irwin on March 21, 2010, 09:58:37 pm
good looking bow nice job
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Post by: Lombard on March 21, 2010, 09:59:56 pm
Dana, I can't help but like everything about that bow. Nice arrows too. Do the two of you go to shoots together?
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Post by: nugget on March 21, 2010, 10:00:09 pm
Purdy bow Dana.
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Post by: Canoe on March 21, 2010, 10:13:02 pm
Howdy DanaM,

Wow!!  You are da man!!   And, that bow is All Good!

Best Wishes,
Canoe

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Post by: FlintWalker on March 21, 2010, 10:24:49 pm
Dat oughta make "Momma" happy eh! ;D
  Looks good!
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Post by: sailordad on March 21, 2010, 10:25:36 pm
BEAUTIFUL BOW
Dana love them skins

cant beleivde that pretty lady puts up with you
well i suppose its because you make her such nice toys to play with
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Post by: woodstick on March 21, 2010, 10:25:45 pm
my b-day is coming up. i aint as purtie as her, but!!!! great job very nice.
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Post by: adb on March 21, 2010, 10:28:46 pm
Very nicely done, sir!!! I'm also lucky enough to have a wife who enjoys shooting with me, too!!
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Post by: Gordon on March 21, 2010, 10:51:54 pm
That's one darn nice bow and those arrows are great. You did good!
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Post by: cowboy on March 21, 2010, 10:55:56 pm
Looks good Dana! Where's all the snow?
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Post by: Dave 55 on March 21, 2010, 11:04:42 pm
Beautfull bow Dana bet you both had a great day.
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Post by: Timo on March 21, 2010, 11:26:56 pm
all looks top shelf Dana! Love the skins dude. ;)
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Post by: iskummulak on March 21, 2010, 11:35:39 pm
A very impressive bow Dana, thanks for sharing.  Greg
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Post by: Justin Snyder on March 21, 2010, 11:37:50 pm
Nice work Dana, she looks comfortablae with it.
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Post by: El Destructo on March 22, 2010, 12:48:38 am
Well first thing Dana....wish your pretty Wife a Happy Belated Birthday for Me...second...thats a fine Present for a Woman like her...seeing as She like the Outdoors as much as You do....She should get a lot of use from Her new Bow...You did a great job on it and the Arrows
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Post by: RyanY on March 22, 2010, 01:08:13 am
Awesome bow. I need to make myself a recurve. Great work.
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Post by: SkyShooter on March 22, 2010, 02:23:59 am
likely my favorite snake skin back i have seen !
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Post by: Josh on March 22, 2010, 02:26:02 am
nice bow Dana!   :)
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Post by: bowkee on March 22, 2010, 03:41:40 am
Talk about Divotion, what a great lookin Bow.
Other than that, Luck Guy! Your Blessed!
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Post by: medicinewheel on March 22, 2010, 04:26:09 am
Very nice bow Dana! - Tiller looks great, so does side profile and skin backing!
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Post by: DanaM on March 22, 2010, 07:53:10 am
Thanks guys I really tried to do the bow justice, glad you all like the skins, pine snakes are getting to be pretty rare around here
so it was great to be able to salvage them from road kill. With the freakish warm weather and lack of snow we've been out cutting firewood and stump
shootin :) Someone asked how she shoots with the cap on but she only had it on forwards for the pictures :) Thanks again guys coming from all of you it
really means something :)
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Post by: Pappy on March 22, 2010, 07:55:53 am
Nice job Dana,looks good to me,I know she will love that. :)
   Pappy
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Post by: gmc on March 22, 2010, 07:59:36 am
Very nice bow! The tiller looks great!
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Post by: cracker on March 22, 2010, 08:49:20 am
Very cool bow dana like the skins.Ron
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Post by: hillbilly61 on March 22, 2010, 09:01:32 am
That is a beautiful piece of art Right their
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Post by: Parnell on March 22, 2010, 09:12:00 am
Beautiful job - really like the skins.
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Post by: DanaM on March 22, 2010, 01:01:33 pm
Thanks again guys :)
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Post by: Jesse on March 22, 2010, 02:09:01 pm
That is one sharp looking weapon you made there Dana. Cant hardly believe something so nice was made by a yooper ;D Your wife looks like she likes it as well. Seems like the right poundage for her.   You got me wanting to get some cow horn. Love those tips :)
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Post by: vtclimber on March 22, 2010, 03:19:05 pm
Beautiful bow Man!!! And an even better gesture and gift! Those skins are downright gorgeous....
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Post by: DanaM on March 22, 2010, 03:25:15 pm
Ya Jesse us Yoopers get it right every now and then :D
Thanks vtclimber :)
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Post by: OldBow on March 22, 2010, 04:15:01 pm
That is one fine set of "favorites" -wife, bow, and lab. Bookmarked, too!
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Post by: DanaM on March 22, 2010, 04:56:20 pm
Thanks Don, and notice the pictures I actually took some time and tried to get some nice ones for a change ;D
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Post by: Scowler on March 22, 2010, 05:49:00 pm
Sweet looking bow and arrows.
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Post by: michbowguy on March 22, 2010, 06:39:01 pm
wow, a heck of a nice bow there dana.
where did you get osage up there? ;)

jamie
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Post by: DanaM on March 22, 2010, 06:40:44 pm
Thanks scowler :)

Thanks jamie, I get the osage when I go to the Tennessee Classic jamie, I'm known as the wood whore down there ;D
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Post by: venisonburger on March 22, 2010, 11:10:53 pm
Happy birthday to your wife, no wonder she hangs on to ya. Looks like she's enjoying it. The pine snake is a good accent, I did a bow with a pinesnake skin  a few years ago for a friends daughters bow, you're right, there isn't alot left around, mine was hit by my friends 4 wheeler by accident on a trail.
She's a lucky woman.
VB
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Post by: ricktrojanowski on March 22, 2010, 11:11:37 pm
Dana
That is a great looking set. You did a fine job on the bow and arrows.  Nice work.
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Post by: George Tsoukalas on March 22, 2010, 11:26:04 pm
Beautiful bow with a great tiller, Dana. May your wife enjoy it in good health. Jawge
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Post by: RG on March 22, 2010, 11:59:40 pm
Good job Sir bet she thinks you are the best

Ron
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Post by: DanaM on March 23, 2010, 07:41:12 am
Thanks VB, I remember that bow and I picked this one up just outside of your town on 35 :)
Thanks Rick and Jawge :)
Thanks Ron I imagine the brownie points I earned will get used up in a hurry eh ;) :D
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Post by: jamie on March 23, 2010, 10:35:54 am
great job  brother. i gotta start building bows again someday. i just cant put the damn rocks down!!  ;D
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Post by: DanaM on March 23, 2010, 11:55:21 am
Thanks jamie, ya the rock can get addictive ;) Shot the yager bow the other day, works just fine :)
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Post by: huntertrapper on March 23, 2010, 01:12:42 pm
awesome dana. nice bow and arrows. awesome birthday gift
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Post by: gutpile on March 23, 2010, 01:54:56 pm
now that is a sweet bow for sure....love the foxsnake skins..the till look perfect...did you flip the tips or recurve it...gut
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Post by: DanaM on March 23, 2010, 02:34:40 pm
Thanks HT :)
Thanks gut, I recurved the tips :)
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Post by: John K on March 23, 2010, 04:34:14 pm
Looks great Dana !
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Post by: PeteC on March 23, 2010, 10:30:09 pm
Very nice set Dana.Your wife ought to cherish that. God Bless
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Post by: Little John on March 23, 2010, 11:59:12 pm
Beautiful bow as always Dana and an awsome gift from the heart. May your wife have hours and hours of fun with it.    Kenneth
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Post by: DanaM on March 24, 2010, 07:39:37 am
Thanks John and Pete :)

Thanks Kenneth were going stump shooting again this weekend :)