Primitive Archer
Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: PEARL DRUMS on September 06, 2012, 06:00:28 pm
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Clint (Osage Outlaw) was my first internet buddy. I did my first internet swap with him as well. And he is where my first few osage staves came from. Needless to say it was time for he and I to do our own mini bow swap. About 6 weeks ago we drew names, he got mine and I got his..... ;D. We decided to ship at the same time. Both tubes where safely delivered today. Im shooting the sweetest wood bow Ive ever shot, no offense to any and all of yours that Ive shot, or own ;). This one just blows me away head to toe. The wood is like no osage Ive seen all creamy and swirled all the while mildly snakey. The tips are key ivory from an 1880 piano and holds an easy 1 1/2" reflex. The string tension is higher than I have on my statics. It pulls 52 @ 28 and is in the 64" range. Its my hunting bow this year and I LOVE it. Thanks Clintser the Bowyer!
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Nice! The handle /arrow pass area really sets it off ....congratulations!
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Nice bow, guys! That's what makes this thing fun!
Scott
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that's cool pd, sweet bow, now i'm jealous ::) :laugh:, Bub
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Great bow!
Can't wait to start working on staves.
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Just awesome!!
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Man that is a sweet bow Clint! Pearl you are a lucky dog and must post some pics of harvests!
Tracy
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Sweet shooter Drums!!!! I like everything about that bow, everything :)
That riser and rest are very cool!!!
Were you suprised when you drew Clints name for the trade :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:
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You know it Kip Winger! It blew me away when I seen the name I drew. I just hope he like his as much as I do mine. He had a cross country meet to go to, so his bow is stashed until he gets back to brace and shoot it. Im nervous......he put lots of pressure on me with this beauty.
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PD, you gots any pics of the ivory tips?
Thanks
Tracy
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Looks like a tasty creamsicle to me ;D
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That is some fine looking osage and a finely tuned looking bow to boot.
Greg
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you can't describe the tips like that and then not show pictures of them. >:(
Sweet looking bow, Clint!
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You guys are going to have to wait until tomorrow to see the awesome bow that Pearly made for me. It is a rawhide backed HHB with a killer stain job on the rawhide. When I woke up this afternoon I only had enough time to open it up and look at it before we had to leave. I have really enjoyed the mini trade we did. We kept the bows secret but we would send each other PM's on our progress throughout the build. I was dying to send Ol' Pearly some pics of it, but I was able to resist. The last few weeks have been very good to me. I got a Pearl Drums bow and a Blackhawk bow. I have a list of bowyers that I want to get a bow from and I just checked two names off the list :) Maybe I should buy a lottery ticket while this good luck streak is still hot. It's going to be hard to pick a bow to hunt with this season. I might have to have a rotation of bows.
Blackhawk is right about the bow I sent Pearly. It was from that creamsicle stave I posted a while back.
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Sweet bow Pearlie. Gotta love the mini trades too. Congrats to both of ya.
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That sure is sweet, I can't wait to do my 1st sage bow.
Thanks for sharing guys, can't wait to see yours outlaw
Spyder
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Few more.
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Chris, Sorry about the crappy fur silencers on the string. I had some problems cutting them out. I have got your bow out like 4 times tonight and just looked it over. I can't wait to start flinging arrows out of it tomorrow.
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Very nice bow,looks like a mighty fine trade to me. Beautiful wood and tip are sweet. :)
Pappy
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After I got caught up on sleep today I finally got a chance to try out the bow Pearly sent me. Man is it sweet. It pulls smooth with no handshock and hits right where I'm looking. I love the handle wrap on it. I'm going to have to try that style sometime. Here are a few pictures of it.
(http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r55/clintanders/SDC15044.jpg)
(http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r55/clintanders/SDC15045.jpg)
(http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r55/clintanders/SDC15046.jpg)
(http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r55/clintanders/SDC15047.jpg)
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And some more.
(http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r55/clintanders/SDC15048.jpg)
(http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r55/clintanders/SDC15049.jpg)
(http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r55/clintanders/SDC15051.jpg)
(http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r55/clintanders/SDC15050.jpg)
(http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r55/clintanders/SDC15054.jpg)
Thanks again Chris. This bow will definitely see some time in the woods this fall.
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Sweet Clint!!!!
Nice job Drums!!! That stain look cool, almost looks like bark :)
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Kip Winger if you wrap your Ace a little tighter around your rawhide it will imprint it. Thats what makes the stain look like that. Sometimes I do that and sometimes I dont, depends on if it gets covered or not.
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Dang,that stain job came out sweet(you can thank me for that ;) ),and the full draw looks even better. Looks like a nice one to me(for a whitewood..lol) :laugh:
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Cool deal, fellas. You should both be happy!! 8)
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Man, you both made out like a couple of bandits! Love the tips on the Osage, thanks for posting them.
The HHB has some good looking character to it! Well done Pearl!
Tracy
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Y'all did great on both ends of that trade. Those are excellent bows! I don't know which one I like better - the osage is beautiful and that stain job on the rawhide is awesome. Great work guys.
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I think I came out ahead on this trade. The bow I got shoots so smooth and it is really light in the hand. It hardly weighs anything at all.
Pearly, is a rawhide backing as sensitive to moisture as a sinew backed bow?
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Nope. That bow is good to go anywhere you do and the humidity wont make much diff at all with HHB. Its double dipped and that just doesnt allow anything to get in without a fight. And the back has two layers of TBIII to further keep moisture out of the wood.
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Those are awesomely sweet!! Great tiller AND finish work on both!
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Two great bows. I envy that tip work on both of those...master crafters/bowyers. Those will be fun to have in the woods for sure! PD, What did you mean by "it was double dipped"?
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I dip my bows in a 4" pvc tube full of urethane when I seal them. I like how it fills in every single nook and cranny.