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Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: swamp yeti on August 18, 2010, 09:52:09 pm

Title: Hickory and rattlesnakeskin backed osage.
Post by: swamp yeti on August 18, 2010, 09:52:09 pm

                                                                                    The bow I made is a hickory and rattlesnakeskin backed osage with a chechen wood riser and bocote tip overlays.The bow is 64 inches tip to tip,1 1/2"at wide at the handleand and1/2"at the nocksThe bow tillered in at 65#@28 inches.It is a hard hitter.

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Post by: PeteC on August 18, 2010, 11:02:05 pm

That's a fine laminated bow .Great job.I sure miss my dog for seeing the chocolate in the pic.He looks interested just like mine used to be .God Bless

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Post by: bryan irwin on August 18, 2010, 11:14:47 pm

nice bow looks good i like them skins and dog too.

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Post by: RyanY on August 19, 2010, 12:11:14 am

Wow. I love how you drew those skins back. It really gives it some beautiful lines. Stunning.

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Post by: NTD on August 19, 2010, 12:26:50 am

Very nice looking bow!  I like how you slimmed the handle area.

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Post by: bowkee on August 19, 2010, 04:42:40 am

Very Cool Bow, Yer friend looks like he like it too.

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Post by: Josh on August 19, 2010, 06:36:09 am

Very Nice Bow!!!  Glad to see ya got the picture thing figured out!  Got your bow bookmarked for August Backed Bow of the Month Contest too.  :) :) :)

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Post by: Pappy on August 19, 2010, 07:31:52 am

Nice looking bow,very sleek.Very nice job on the skins. :)
   Pappy

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Post by: Stingray45 on August 19, 2010, 08:49:57 am

Great looking bow!

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Post by: mullet on August 19, 2010, 08:50:32 am

 Very nice looking bow, and miss my Chocolate too. I thought you would get more complimants if I moved this here. ;)

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Post by: HoBow on August 19, 2010, 08:53:31 am

Looks great!

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Post by: adb on August 19, 2010, 10:51:56 am

Awesome looking bow. Nice job on the skins. Could you post a pic of the bow at full draw so we can see all of it? The tips are missing, and it's hard to see your tiller. Thanks!

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Post by: andy thomas on August 20, 2010, 09:58:46 am

great looking bow those skins look great

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Post by: Postman on August 20, 2010, 11:47:06 am

wow that's sharp!

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Post by: JustinNC on August 20, 2010, 12:02:31 pm

slicker than greased owl poop

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Post by: cracker on August 20, 2010, 12:19:53 pm

 8)Cool I like it.

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Post by: swamp yeti on August 24, 2010, 01:53:58 pm

I would like to thank everybody on the nice comments about my bow.thanks.

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Post by: okiecountryboy on August 24, 2010, 07:39:28 pm

great job! from what I see everything about it is finer than frog hair

Thanks for the post

Ron