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Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: Newindian on August 15, 2013, 06:15:47 pm

Title: NRA bow
Post by: Newindian on August 15, 2013, 06:15:47 pm
This one took forever to finish (one with the overlay problem), will be donated to an NRA auction our shooting club holds. Because I don't have a bow scale I just let the bow be the weight it wants to, this one came out way high, but the more I think of it the less I worry, the people at this event all want the biggest fastest and strongest things, and with it being 56#@25" I don't have any concerns if somebody wants it for pig or large game hunting. 62"ntn, skins are terminated with a strip of inner juniper bark.
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Post by: Newindian on August 15, 2013, 06:16:54 pm
Bow is canted, makes it look like it bends more in the handle than it dose.
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Post by: Josh B on August 15, 2013, 06:28:43 pm
Very nicely done young man!  Very nice!  Good on ya for the intended purpose as well!  Josh
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Post by: steve b. on August 15, 2013, 07:01:19 pm
Man, that's awesome.
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Post by: soy on August 15, 2013, 07:07:59 pm
Very nicely done young man!  Very nice!  Good on ya for the intended purpose as well!  Josh

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Post by: tallpine on August 15, 2013, 07:57:30 pm
Super nice, I love the grip.>Dan
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Post by: Arrowind on August 15, 2013, 08:08:52 pm
NICE! Like the cause too!
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Post by: Badly Bent on August 15, 2013, 09:16:01 pm
Killer bow Newindian!! That baby is a good looker and I like the specs,(56# @ 25"), a real hunting bow that would easily dispatch big game in a hurry. Very generous of you to donate that fine handmade bow to a good cause. :)
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Post by: Viking on August 15, 2013, 09:22:34 pm
Nice bow, love the handle detail
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Post by: Carson (CMB) on August 15, 2013, 09:42:40 pm
That is a sweet bow.  I hope it starts a good old fashion bidding war, cause it should!
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Post by: juniper junkie on August 15, 2013, 10:38:39 pm
nicely done and for a good cause, very generous of you.
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Post by: lesken2011 on August 15, 2013, 10:47:11 pm
Very sweet bend on that one. Some lucky guy or gal will love it!!
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Post by: JonW on August 15, 2013, 10:51:54 pm
That is a real nice bow. I am encouraged by the idea that there are some fine young people in this hobby we have.
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Post by: Newindian on August 15, 2013, 11:11:53 pm
Thanks for all the compliments ;D, thay have asked me to make another bow for the national convention in Indianapolis  Indiana, the previous year had over an hundred thousand attendees
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Post by: IdahoMatt on August 16, 2013, 12:02:51 am
Nice bend. Good job with the leather work.  Looks very clean and comfy :)
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Post by: adb on August 16, 2013, 06:41:47 am
Very nice bow! I'd be a bit worried with a 25" tiller that someone might overdraw it for an auction bow.
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Post by: Pappy on August 16, 2013, 06:48:21 am
Very cool bow,nice job. Finish work/tillerwork is great. :) I am with you on that adb,but also I have found that at most of these kind of events the folks that buy them have little or no intentions of shooting it. :) Sad but true. :)
   Pappy
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Post by: Blackcoyote on August 16, 2013, 09:50:43 am
awesome work! Best of luck on the auction!
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Post by: Christian Soldier on August 16, 2013, 10:11:25 am
Great looking bow and a great cause for it too!
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Post by: Newindian on August 16, 2013, 02:05:32 pm
Very nice bow! I'd be a bit worried with a 25" tiller that someone might overdraw it for an auction bow.
I've drawn it to 30" on the tree, it's probably 27" in that picture, 25" is just as far as the guy at the bow shop could pull it down.
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Post by: simson on August 16, 2013, 02:59:30 pm
Killer bow Newindian!! That baby is a good looker and I like the specs,(56# @ 25"), a real hunting bow that would easily dispatch big game in a hurry. Very generous of you to donate that fine handmade bow to a good cause. :)

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Post by: owlbait on August 16, 2013, 03:03:50 pm
Nice work. I agree the skin and grip work is excellent. Donating to causes you believe in is a good thing.
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Post by: adb on August 16, 2013, 03:19:11 pm
Very nice bow! I'd be a bit worried with a 25" tiller that someone might overdraw it for an auction bow.
I've drawn it to 30" on the tree, it's probably 27" in that picture, 25" is just as far as the guy at the bow shop could pull it down.

Awesome. You'll sleep well with those specs.
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Post by: Newindian on September 29, 2013, 02:38:16 am
We'll the auction was today went for thirteen hundred
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Post by: Joec123able on September 29, 2013, 03:12:59 am
$1300 ?? Gosh darn that's awesome
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Post by: mikekeswick on September 29, 2013, 03:18:54 am
We'll the auction was today went for thirteen hundred

Really!
Have you got a picture of it at 30 inches?
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Post by: SLIMBOB on September 29, 2013, 08:57:11 am
Very nice work for a very good cause.
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Post by: TimPotter on September 29, 2013, 09:06:18 am
Well done!
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Post by: Del the cat on September 29, 2013, 09:08:39 am
We'll the auction was today went for thirteen hundred

Really!
Have you got a picture of it at 30 inches?
Mike just slide your chair back from the monitor another couple of feet ;)
Del
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Post by: Hrothgar on September 29, 2013, 10:24:49 am
Nice bow, looks like it is worth every penny.
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Post by: Gordon on September 29, 2013, 10:39:17 am
Wow, that is a very nice bid - you should be proud of that bow. Congratulations!
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Post by: IdahoMatt on September 29, 2013, 11:50:47 am
Nice job man.  That fetched a ton of cash.  You should be proud :)
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Post by: Newindian on September 29, 2013, 12:45:50 pm
We'll the auction was today went for thirteen hundred

Really!
Have you got a picture of it at 30 inches?
Sadly No, I can hardly pull it down that far on the tree anyways
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Post by: ohma2 on September 29, 2013, 01:24:38 pm
very nice indeed.
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Post by: PeteC on September 29, 2013, 03:21:00 pm
That is an excellent bow that should bring some high bids. Great job on that one. God bless
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Post by: danny f on September 29, 2013, 04:46:07 pm
thats a beauty well done.
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Post by: paoliguy on September 30, 2013, 01:38:47 pm
Great job all around on that one! I'll be looking for your next masterpiece in Indianapolis!