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Title: My ugly bow
Post by: koan on June 02, 2007, 12:08:10 am
Hello, here is my latest project. It is 57" tip to tip, 1 1/4" wide until 8" from the tips tapering to 1/2" nocks, 4 1/2" handle wrapped with 80# braided fishing line. Thread wrapping on top limb covering a suspect knot, the wrap on lower limb just asthetics.Stained with Minwax Jacobean. It is 45# @ 26". After shootin in @ 40#@26"(that was my goal) I had about an inch of string follow(got in a hurry) so I dicided to try flippin the tips and ended up at 45#. It shot so nice I decide to leave it there. The tiller is really ugly on this bow, it needs to bend more from the fades and I could'nt get as much bend toward the tips as I wanted cuz of the snakiness and a couple of troublesome knots.This was a narrow split off another stave so I could'nt lay it out around them. Made this bow for a freind and it was kinda hard to let it go cuz man it really shoots well and fast and incredably smooth although Im not sure why :o....Let me know whatya think.

Brian

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Title: Re: My ugly bow
Post by: Coo-wah-chobee on June 02, 2007, 12:13:31 am
      Brian......very nice. Let it alone, shoots good an smooth and ya like it. Tiller is sometimes asthetics, shoots good right ? Once again very nice bow, can see why have trouble lettin' it go ;)....bob
Title: Re: My ugly bow
Post by: FlintWalker on June 02, 2007, 12:15:26 am
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.  I think it's pretty!  SW
Title: Re: My ugly bow
Post by: koan on June 02, 2007, 12:26:34 am
Thanks fellers, first bow Ive made thet shoots where you look. I put around a hundred or so shots thru it at 10 to20 yards and you could darn near draw a ten inch circle round the arrow holes :D...Brian
Title: Re: My ugly bow
Post by: Pat B on June 02, 2007, 12:45:09 am
Very nice bow, Brian. ;) Those little kicked up tips add a bit more zip to a bow.   Pat
Title: Re: My ugly bow
Post by: koan on June 02, 2007, 12:51:59 am
Thanks Pat, I learned alot from this one.......Brian
Title: Re: My ugly bow
Post by: NOMADIC PIRATE on June 02, 2007, 12:58:07 am
Not as bad as you made it sound, actually I like it ;)
Title: Re: My ugly bow
Post by: Justin Snyder on June 02, 2007, 01:23:51 am
Pretty nice looking bow Brian.  Now go make yourself one.  Justin
Title: Re: My ugly bow
Post by: Dustybaer on June 02, 2007, 05:50:18 am
well, i can't see anything wrong with it.  i like the FD shape a lot.  there's something about those flipped up tips.
Title: Re: My ugly bow
Post by: DanaM on June 02, 2007, 09:23:53 am
Even ugly bows need loving too ;)
Looks ok to me
Title: Re: My ugly bow
Post by: tarsus on June 02, 2007, 10:23:46 am
Very nice bow Brian :)  Your friend, I am sure, will be very thankful ;D  David
Title: Re: My ugly bow
Post by: OldBow on June 02, 2007, 10:48:22 am
Osage - right?
It is a very nice bow.  The braced view on the chair looks like there is a slight over-tiller (hinge) on the left limb. But the full draw doesn't show it.  I like this bow a lot. Check it out again at the end of the month June Self Bow of the Month voting.
Title: Re: My ugly bow
Post by: Hillbilly on June 02, 2007, 10:49:04 am
I don't see anything even remotely ugly about that bow. Looks to me like you did a fine job. Now tell your friend it broke and make him an ugly one  ;D
Title: Re: My ugly bow
Post by: tarsus on June 02, 2007, 10:54:48 am
 :D :D :-X
Title: Re: My ugly bow
Post by: Gordon on June 02, 2007, 11:01:25 am
I agree that it could use a little more bending around the fades, but there is certainly nothing ugly about that bow. The flipped up tips give it a nice profile. Is that osage?
Title: Re: My ugly bow
Post by: Justin Snyder on June 02, 2007, 11:12:19 am
Well Brian there is something ugly in that last picture, but it is NOT the bow.  :o Justin
Title: Re: My ugly bow
Post by: koan on June 02, 2007, 04:24:42 pm
Thanks for the kudo's guys, even you Justin :P. Yep it is osage, sorry forgot to mention that(36 hours no sleep).......Brian
Title: Re: My ugly bow
Post by: mack on June 02, 2007, 08:45:04 pm
Nice work Brian, nothing ugly about it .  Perfect bows are not real world, thats part of the challenge to make another.  Hey, if it shoots good to you,  its a success.  A crappy shooting bow is no fun even if its beautiful.

mack
Title: Re: My ugly bow
Post by: cowboy on June 02, 2007, 08:54:11 pm
Sure looks like a shooter to me!
Title: Re: My ugly bow
Post by: venisonburger on June 02, 2007, 09:25:29 pm
I agree with Gordon above that theres nothing ugly about that bow, I think it has a great strung profile.
VB
Title: Re: My ugly bow
Post by: GregB on June 02, 2007, 11:53:01 pm
I think you did a good job on the bow, definitely one to be proud of. The fact that it shoots really well is the main thing in my opinion.  :)
Title: Re: My ugly bow
Post by: jpitts on June 03, 2007, 01:43:02 am
Not a thing ugly with that bow.....Looks like a rocket launcher. Great job....
Title: Re: My ugly bow
Post by: SimonUK on June 03, 2007, 11:14:35 am
Far from ugly...it's a work of art
Title: Re: My ugly bow
Post by: koan on June 03, 2007, 05:27:39 pm
Thanks folks, I guess Im a little too critical on myself. Wish I coulda kept it for awhile cuz it is a blast to shoot...but hey, I got my buddy to put his training wheels away at least for a little while ;D ;D.....Brian
Title: Re: My ugly bow
Post by: mullet on June 03, 2007, 11:02:57 pm
  I like it.The tiller looks good to me at full draw.I say shoot it till it breaks. :)
Title: Re: My ugly bow
Post by: koan on June 03, 2007, 11:47:48 pm
I wish I could Eddie, I gave it away. :-\.....Brian
Title: Re: My ugly bow
Post by: 1/2primitive on June 04, 2007, 12:15:00 am
That's the best thing to do with one of your bows, I just gave one away today, the hickory bow from the February BOM, if you remember. I'm down one bow, but I couldn't be more happy about it.
Great bow by the way, keep it up.
      Sean
Title: Re: My ugly bow
Post by: Pappy on June 04, 2007, 07:20:46 am
Good job Brian,they don't all turn out prefect but if they shoot well,then just enjoy.By the way
love your shop,nice and neat. ;D
   Pappy
Title: Re: My ugly bow
Post by: Stickhead on June 04, 2007, 10:50:31 am
I wish my bows were that ugly.
Title: Re: My ugly bow
Post by: koan on June 04, 2007, 02:55:33 pm
Thanks. Pappy, thats the quality office at my work ;D(they got a really good camera).....Brian
Title: Re: My ugly bow
Post by: George Tsoukalas on June 04, 2007, 04:54:44 pm
I love it. Great bow! Jawge
Title: Re: My ugly bow
Post by: koan on June 04, 2007, 05:33:23 pm
Ty jawge, Stickhead..it was alot of makin this one....Brian
Title: Re: My ugly bow
Post by: AndrewS on June 04, 2007, 06:45:22 pm
A fine bow!

Great work on this light snaky an curved piece of wood ;)
Title: Re: My ugly bow
Post by: mamba on June 04, 2007, 10:12:43 pm
Absolutly hideous almost blinded myself looking at it.
Title: Re: My ugly bow
Post by: koan on June 05, 2007, 07:28:17 pm
Thanks for the confidence booster there Ray ::).....Brian
Title: Re: My ugly bow
Post by: mamba on June 05, 2007, 08:11:44 pm
Brian I'm sorry to let you know - that bow is not ugly - try again ;D
Title: Re: My ugly bow
Post by: koan on June 05, 2007, 08:14:13 pm
Dang...you mean I gotta make more? ;D ;D ;D...Brian
Title: Re: My ugly bow
Post by: nugget on June 05, 2007, 09:51:49 pm
Ugly !  NO way. That is sweet. great job
Title: Re: My ugly bow
Post by: koan on June 06, 2007, 03:06:30 pm
Thanks folks, the more I look at it the more I like it ;D....Brian
Title: Re: My ugly bow
Post by: Pat B on June 06, 2007, 04:15:51 pm
Like Forest Gump said "ugly is as ugly does!" ;D   Ain't it funny how we get attached.    Pat
Title: Re: My ugly bow
Post by: koan on June 06, 2007, 05:53:35 pm
 ;) :D ;D
Title: Re: My ugly bow
Post by: koan on June 11, 2007, 07:11:24 pm
Well I got a call from the feller I made this for, he really loved it. Says he needs more arrows tho(only gave him two) ;D. He wants to get together to shoot. Another one crosses from the darkside!!!...think he will sell the Mathews?.....Brian
Title: Re: My ugly bow
Post by: Pat B on June 12, 2007, 01:07:51 am
Cool, Bryan...and only a few weeks ago you walked around Twin Oaks with an osage stick that had you by the short hairs. ;D Now you are converting compounders! ;D  Glad it turned out so well for you...and your friend.    Pat
Title: Re: My ugly bow
Post by: koan on June 12, 2007, 02:58:06 pm
Thanks Pat....the downside is I put the string from my Twin Oaks bow on this one(man I gotta learn how to make strings!) :D

Brian
Title: Re: My ugly bow
Post by: GregB on June 12, 2007, 07:17:14 pm
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(man I gotta learn how to make strings!)
I hear tell that Pat makes fine strings! :)

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Like Forest Gump said "ugly is as ugly does!"    Ain't it funny how we get attached.    Pat
"Life is like a box of chocolates, you never know what you're goin' get", I think you "got" a fine bow there. ;)
Title: Re: My ugly bow
Post by: koan on June 13, 2007, 12:31:47 am
Thanks Greg.....Brian