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Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: Thwackaddict on June 28, 2010, 12:41:08 pm

Title: Finished my first bow(bigger Pics!!)
Post by: Thwackaddict on June 28, 2010, 12:41:08 pm

Ok guys heres some bigger pics,sorry for the delay,my 8yr old nephew tried to string it and busted bottom tip off so i had to rework it before i could post pics.

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Title: Re: Finished my first bow(bigger Pics!!)
Post by: Thwackaddict on June 28, 2010, 12:43:04 pm

fulldraw for ya okie

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Title: Re: Finished my first bow(bigger Pics!!)
Post by: Pappy on June 28, 2010, 12:51:49 pm

Very cool,like it all.  :)
   Pappy

Title: Re: Finished my first bow(bigger Pics!!)
Post by: Thwackaddict on June 28, 2010, 01:08:27 pm

braced,Unbraced,arrow shelf and upper and lower fades,Beautiful back.i need to name this one.

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Title: Re: Finished my first bow(bigger Pics!!)
Post by: Thwackaddict on June 28, 2010, 01:10:32 pm

Quote from: Pappy on June 28, 2010, 12:51:49 pm

Very cool,like it all.  :)
   Pappy

Thanks Pappy

Title: Re: Finished my first bow(bigger Pics!!)
Post by: TRACY on June 29, 2010, 09:03:50 am

Good looking first bow!

Tracy

Title: Re: Finished my first bow(bigger Pics!!)
Post by: mullet on June 29, 2010, 09:43:18 am

 Very nice!

Title: Re: Finished my first bow(bigger Pics!!)
Post by: HoBow on June 29, 2010, 09:49:13 am

Those tips are cool!  Nice bow  ;)

Title: Re: Finished my first bow(bigger Pics!!)
Post by: KenH on June 29, 2010, 10:03:18 am

Nice!  Interesting non-functional recurved tips.

Title: Re: Finished my first bow(bigger Pics!!)
Post by: Hillbilly on June 29, 2010, 12:59:42 pm

Really nice looking bow (and some really ugly britches ;D ) What are the stats for it? Excellent job for a first bow, or a tenth bow for that matter.

Title: Re: Finished my first bow(bigger Pics!!)
Post by: Thwackaddict on June 29, 2010, 05:29:06 pm

tracy and mullet-thanks!! :)

jeff and ken-thanks i'm very pleased with em,and they are very functional if i get attacked by a crazed Mt.Rogers Boomer they double as bayonets!! ;D

Hillbilly-thank you very much!Glad you like my britches :P it is 58" ntn and right around 40lbs @28" havent had a chance to get a scale yet.i got in a hurry and went at it like a mad beaver and took off to much gettin my profile so when i tillered it it came out way under!Good learning experience tho and it shoots great.Guess imma hand it over to the wifey and let the shavings fly once more!LOL

Title: Re: Finished my first bow(bigger Pics!!)
Post by: George Tsoukalas on June 29, 2010, 09:42:06 pm

Very nicely done. Jawge

Title: Re: Finished my first bow(bigger Pics!!)
Post by: Ranger B on June 29, 2010, 10:15:35 pm

Cool bow. What are the dimensions? Way to think outside the box - like the tips.

Title: Re: Finished my first bow(bigger Pics!!)
Post by: Thwackaddict on June 29, 2010, 11:58:47 pm

Thanks Jawge I got #2 and 3 in the works now.I think this damn bug bit me and now i dream drawknifes and wood shavings!LOL

Ranger b- it is 58"ntn 40@28 and handle is 1" w x 4"Lx1.5 thick limbs are 1.75 at the fades tapering to 1" midlimb to 3/8" at the nocks.

Thanks for all the great feedback!!My hat is gettin kinda hard to get on ;D ;D

Title: Re: Finished my first bow(bigger Pics!!)
Post by: bowkee on June 30, 2010, 12:08:04 pm

Cool, like the tips and shelf 8)

Title: Re: Finished my first bow(bigger Pics!!)
Post by: Thwackaddict on June 30, 2010, 12:10:24 pm

Thanks bowkee,Now if i can  only get the next one to come out as good ;)