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Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: Dauntless on June 05, 2014, 06:18:10 pm

Title: A fun little red oak character bow
Post by: Dauntless on June 05, 2014, 06:18:10 pm

This bow was made from a stave that might have been more suitable for the firewood pile. Lots of knots and twists on this one. I probably spent more time with the heat gun than with other tools. I could have heated more kinks out at that.

She's a reflex deflex bow with a very smooth 25 lbs of draw at 28". The upper limb is a little longer than the lower one. 63 inches nock to nock, 1 1/2" wide in the limb although it's wider around the knots. I don't know how much set it took with all the heat gun sessions.

(http://i.imgur.com/mONecgT.jpg)
(http://i.imgur.com/Aar28PP.jpg)
(http://i.imgur.com/ZV0QCYS.jpg)
(http://i.imgur.com/iTXK0lB.jpg)

Title: Re: A fun little red oak character bow
Post by: IdahoMatt on June 05, 2014, 06:27:53 pm

That's a beautiful looking bow. 

Title: Re: A fun little red oak character bow
Post by: Pat B on June 05, 2014, 06:42:26 pm

Very cool bow.  8)

Title: Re: A fun little red oak character bow
Post by: Badly Bent on June 05, 2014, 07:43:27 pm

Nice, I really like the character of the back.

Title: Re: A fun little red oak character bow
Post by: okie64 on June 05, 2014, 10:56:42 pm

That is a great looking bow! Dont see many red oak character bows.

Title: Re: A fun little red oak character bow
Post by: hunterbob on June 05, 2014, 11:05:31 pm

Congrats on a cool character bow. I love the looks of them.

Title: Re: A fun little red oak character bow
Post by: Pappy on June 06, 2014, 06:23:02 am

Nice job,should be fun to shoot. :)
 Pappy

Title: Re: A fun little red oak character bow
Post by: Josh B on June 06, 2014, 12:14:04 pm

Cool!  Josh