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Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: wildwills on July 05, 2013, 10:23:52 pm

Title: Precious Butterfly
Post by: wildwills on July 05, 2013, 10:23:52 pm

Just finished up on a bow for a friend's wife who recently got interested in archery after I made her husband a bamboo backed hickory longbow.  Her favorite colors are purple and black...so obviously I had to consider purple heart.  So here's how it finished out.  Bamboo backed purple heart longbow, 62 inches tip to tip (60 inches nock to nock), 1 5/16 inch wide out from the center for 8 inches down to 1 1/8 inch wide for 12 inches down to 3/4 inch for 11 inches down to 3/8 inch wide tips.  Used purple heart for the tip overlays as well.  Belly wood is roughly 7/16 inch depth tapering to 1/4 inch depth at the tips.  Shelf is cut to center. Final draw weight is 30# at 25 inch draw length.  Originally glued in an inch or reflex into the stave.  After tillering and about 50 arrows, there's virtually no set in the limbs.  I'm pretty pleased with how it turned out and so is my wife...now she wants one just like it.  Wife was gracious enough to pose for the full draw picture.

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Post by: d3m0n3y on July 06, 2013, 01:15:00 am

That's an awesome looking bow, I might have to bookmark this for when I get a lot more experience. I have a feeling I know several women that would love that bow.

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Post by: toomanyknots on July 06, 2013, 01:33:42 am

Wow! Thats friggin nice!

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Post by: Joec123able on July 06, 2013, 01:34:20 am

That's a beauty

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Post by: Del the cat on July 06, 2013, 03:44:33 am

Great tiller, I'll bet it punches out those arrows.
Del

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Post by: lesken2011 on July 06, 2013, 09:10:15 am

Nice! Good looking arras, too!

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Post by: wildwills on July 07, 2013, 12:11:10 pm

Thanks for the nice comments....hope she likes it as much as I liked making it.

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Post by: BowEd on July 07, 2013, 12:19:45 pm

Purpleheart....Nice bow & a nice different type wood post.

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Post by: Pappy on July 08, 2013, 07:58:22 am

Cool,wicked color,that really stands out. :)
   Pappy

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Post by: ohma2 on July 08, 2013, 11:05:53 am

talk about color , nice job that tiller is great.

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Post by: BryBow on August 12, 2013, 02:57:32 pm

Hey,

The wife would really like that bow! Bookmarked for the wife.

Bryan