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Title: Cascara flatbow skinned
Post by: vinemaplebows on July 27, 2012, 11:41:45 pm

Here is a Cascara flatbow 68 inches NTN 1 3/4 wide.. I lumberized this wood (decrowned) backed with silk, and added the snake skins. Tip overlays are Pacific dogwood, the handle build up is Dogwood as well.

Brian

Title: Re: Cascara flatbow skinned
Post by: lesken2011 on July 28, 2012, 12:22:30 am

How sweet it is!!! Nice color, bend and cool skins. 8)

Title: Re: Cascara flatbow skinned
Post by: vinemaplebows on July 28, 2012, 12:32:11 am

Forgot the poundage 58 @ 28

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Post by: LivingElemental on July 28, 2012, 01:09:48 am

Sleek and smoothe. Very nice.

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Post by: coaster500 on July 28, 2012, 01:47:47 am

Shoot that Snake !!!

Very nice :)

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Post by: Hrothgar on July 28, 2012, 09:35:37 am

Great looking bow, nice finish job.

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Post by: PEARL DRUMS on July 28, 2012, 10:04:33 am

Good bends Brian, I dig it.

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Post by: mullet on July 28, 2012, 10:19:45 am

Great looking bow, Brian. I really liked working that Cascara you sent me. It's almost like working Yew.

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Post by: PEARL DRUMS on July 28, 2012, 10:21:24 am

He sent you some Eddie? I asked for some and hever sent it to me.....................jerk.............trade ya a sweet box elder sapling for it Brian?

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Post by: blackhawk on July 28, 2012, 11:46:15 am

 Nice arc there Brian  :)

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Post by: ErictheViking on July 28, 2012, 12:15:26 pm

great job, really like the bend you got on that.

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Post by: missilemaster on July 28, 2012, 12:24:46 pm

really like the color of the belly on that one. Great tiller.

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Post by: Keenan on July 28, 2012, 12:50:21 pm

Brian, that is a great looking bow. The arch is pure beauty. I've come to really like Cascara and agree with Eddie that it works allot like yew. Seems a bit touching when heat treating but sure is nice to scrape.
 Again very nice bow!

Title: Re: Cascara flatbow skinned
Post by: vinemaplebows on July 28, 2012, 02:59:02 pm

Thanks guys. Going to try a multilam R/D with the wood soon. Pearlie, not the first time I have heard that. O:)

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Post by: Badly Bent on July 29, 2012, 01:51:39 am

Smooth lines on that full draw, looks like it would pull real comfortably. Good looking bow too, nice work.
Greg

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Post by: FRITZ 86 on July 29, 2012, 11:36:01 am

Wow! That's a nice one. As a rookie, gives me something to aspire to.

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Post by: mullet on July 29, 2012, 12:46:01 pm

Pearlie; google Brian's sign-in name, you'll see how to get some. ;)

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Post by: Marc St Louis on July 29, 2012, 08:06:49 pm

Very  nice Brian.  Seems I remember when you started using Cascara several years ago and you were quite impressed with it.

Title: Re: Cascara flatbow skinned
Post by: vinemaplebows on July 29, 2012, 11:07:58 pm

Yep, cheap yew....or at least close. I think I would compare it more to eastern red cedar, which is another wood I really like! I will post a eastern red cedar bow soon!

Title: Re: Cascara flatbow skinned
Post by: Arrowind on July 30, 2012, 11:22:46 pm

Nice bow.  I really like the color / contrast with the skins, wood and handle.    That's a work of art man.   Awesome!

Title: Re: Cascara flatbow skinned
Post by: Blacktail on July 31, 2012, 02:28:19 am

that is a wonderful bow..i hope you can get some thing with it...john

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Post by: Carson (CMB) on July 31, 2012, 02:46:41 am

That is a nice bow Brian.  Beautiful bends. Cheap yew, eh...that is funny because the bark of both woods are medicinal, one cures cancer, the other cures constipation! 

Title: Re: Cascara flatbow skinned
Post by: Steve Milbocker on July 31, 2012, 08:39:44 am

Very nice bow.