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Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: bubby on April 25, 2011, 06:29:39 pm

Title: white oak pyramid
Post by: bubby on April 25, 2011, 06:29:39 pm

this is a white oak pyramid, 66" ntn, 45#@ 29", it's got a walnut handle and almond tip's, Bub(http://i623.photobucket.com/albums/tt320/bubncheryl/blade-2.jpg)
(http://i623.photobucket.com/albums/tt320/bubncheryl/blade001-4.jpg)
(http://i623.photobucket.com/albums/tt320/bubncheryl/blade002-4.jpg)
(http://i623.photobucket.com/albums/tt320/bubncheryl/blade003-4.jpg)
(http://i623.photobucket.com/albums/tt320/bubncheryl/blade004-3.jpg)
(http://i623.photobucket.com/albums/tt320/bubncheryl/blade007-1.jpg)

Title: Re: white oak pyramid
Post by: bubby on April 25, 2011, 06:31:26 pm

here's the money shot(http://i623.photobucket.com/albums/tt320/bubncheryl/blade005-3.jpg)
(http://i623.photobucket.com/albums/tt320/bubncheryl/blade006-2.jpg)

Title: Re: white oak pyramid
Post by: half eye on April 25, 2011, 06:48:49 pm

Dang bubby, is that sweet. really love the profiles, sir. Got a question though, does it take special wood ta make them wrong-handed like that? ::)
rich

Title: Re: white oak pyramid
Post by: bubby on April 25, 2011, 06:52:09 pm

yeah Rich, it comes from over here on the left coast  ;D, Bub

Title: Re: white oak pyramid
Post by: bubby on April 25, 2011, 06:56:11 pm

ya know, I don't know how white oak got the bad rep for massive set, none of the ones that i
've built have over an inch of set, this ones almost flat unstrung

Title: Re: white oak pyramid
Post by: HatchA on April 25, 2011, 07:03:06 pm

That's a NICE bow!!

Title: Re: white oak pyramid
Post by: George Tsoukalas on April 25, 2011, 08:29:25 pm

That sure is nice. Great tiller. Jawge

Title: Re: white oak pyramid
Post by: ErictheViking on April 25, 2011, 09:36:01 pm

nice! heck of a full draw shot, can't see a bad spot on the tiller and the tips are sweet.

Title: Re: white oak pyramid
Post by: John K on April 25, 2011, 09:49:34 pm

Great looking bow ! I really like White Oak !!

Title: Re: white oak pyramid
Post by: bubby on April 25, 2011, 09:59:27 pm

thank's guy's, I thought the almond tips came out real pretty, just cut some slabs out of a peice of fire wood, Bub

Title: Re: white oak pyramid
Post by: Lombard on April 25, 2011, 10:10:53 pm

Nice one Bubby.

Title: Re: white oak pyramid
Post by: ken75 on April 26, 2011, 12:40:45 am

beautiful bow with an excellent tiller !! white oak rates high in my book as well . great job

Title: Re: white oak pyramid
Post by: Pat B on April 26, 2011, 02:09:43 am

Nice Buddy.  8)

Title: Re: white oak pyramid
Post by: Denham Archer on April 26, 2011, 09:22:00 am

Very nicely done!

Title: Re: white oak pyramid
Post by: billy bowmaker on April 26, 2011, 11:06:22 am

i like white oak too, although i like to keep it 1.75" wide, at least at the beginning of the pyramid.  Nice bow, bub

Title: Re: white oak pyramid
Post by: bubby on April 26, 2011, 02:48:16 pm

yeah Billy mines 1 7/8" finished, Bub

Title: Re: white oak pyramid
Post by: DEllis on April 26, 2011, 03:42:02 pm

Very nice. Carefull running with it. Those tips could put an eye out ;D
Darcy

Title: Re: white oak pyramid
Post by: Arrowind on April 27, 2011, 02:47:54 am

Nice bow! I really like the design.  Well done!