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Title: Blackened Sugar Maple bow
Post by: Ryan_Gill_HuntPrimitive on February 24, 2013, 04:02:38 pm

I finally took some pictures of my new Florida Sugar Maple bow. It is 68" long and 47# @ 29" It has Black Walnut tip overlays and a chocolate deer leather grip. I flipped the tips and tempered the belly before rubbing several coats on ebony stain into it. I steel wooled it down and then stained over top the ebony with antique maple stain and poly. I love the way the colored turned out. I am also very happy with how she shoots too! I have to over draw it like an English Longbow to get the full draw out of it. thanks for looking at it!- Ryan

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Post by: Ryan_Gill_HuntPrimitive on February 24, 2013, 04:03:22 pm

one more pic ;)

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Post by: Zion on February 24, 2013, 04:16:27 pm

wow thats a really nice bow, love the stain too, perfect and simple.

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Post by: danny f on February 24, 2013, 04:33:29 pm

nice job. the colour looks great.

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Post by: JW_Halverson on February 24, 2013, 04:36:39 pm

Pretty much up to your usual high standards, buddy!  Nice bow, indeed.

Just one question?  Where do you find chocolate deer?  I will be skinning some chocolate bunnies at easter time and I hope they tan as nice as the leather you used for your grip.

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Post by: PrimitiveTim on February 24, 2013, 04:56:57 pm

That's incredible!  I love the dark stain on it!  You been shooting melanistic deer (http://i894.photobucket.com/albums/ac144/rvasicek/2006Melanisticbuck.jpg)?

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Post by: dwardo on February 24, 2013, 04:58:17 pm

Lovely looking thing that. Looks very forgiving too.

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Post by: richardzane on February 24, 2013, 05:02:42 pm

Very nice,
I like the way you did those tip overlays too,
these don't look at all like the celebrity fingernails that some like.  >:D

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Post by: Ryan_Gill_HuntPrimitive on February 24, 2013, 05:20:34 pm

Thanks guys!  you got me on the chocolate deer..  I have no witty response  :embarassed:

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Post by: bow101 on February 24, 2013, 05:27:17 pm

Maple is nice to work with. Great color looks very natural.

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Post by: RBLusthaus on February 25, 2013, 07:26:11 pm

Love the way you did those tips.  Very classy and professional. 

Russ

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Post by: PEARL DRUMS on February 25, 2013, 07:59:15 pm

Good looking bow Ryan. Havent tried a maple stave yet.

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Post by: Dax on February 25, 2013, 08:38:16 pm

That's a great lookin' bow.  Looks like a good turkey killin machine.

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Post by: Arrowind on February 25, 2013, 11:05:10 pm

I like the handle, i like the tips, I really like the color, I like maple, I like the bow.  Good job!

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Post by: Pappy on February 26, 2013, 07:14:25 am

Looks good,like the dark color. :)
   Pappy

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Post by: mnviking on February 26, 2013, 09:07:27 am

nice I really like those tips. 

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Post by: Buffalogobbler on March 15, 2013, 06:11:55 pm

Cool looking bow, the stain job is beautiful!

Kevin

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Post by: randman on March 15, 2013, 08:51:38 pm

I love all your bows Twisted, specially your signature grip style. Can always tell one of yours by the perfect tiller, grip and beautiful tip style.