Primitive Archer
Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: SLIMBOB on June 19, 2014, 09:07:28 pm
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Oklahoma Osage and Texas Rattler. It was love at first sight on this snaky stave. Lot's of character but the tips weren't more than 1/2 inch out of alignment. For those that were at our Texas Bow Bust, this is the stave I was chasing a ring on there. Fairly high degree of difficulty with this one but it was surpassed by the fun factor. The skins came from Cipriano and they were perfect! 2 young snakes with vibrant colors, but paper thin. They would tear if you looked at them wrong, so I didn't. Just smiled at 'em a lot. Thanks Cip. The odd thing about this one was how quickly it fell into place once on the short string. I have said before that I typically string mine when they are way heavy. Low brace of 2 inches or so. I just find it easier to get the limbs in sync with a string on it. Evened every thing up, increased the brace to 4 inches or so, put it on the tree, and it was done. Only very minor tweaks here and there after getting it to full brace height. Lastly, as a bit of a confession, my last few bows have not shot as well as I would have liked. I have spent a good bit of time improving my finish work, but it has come at the expense of the shootability I think, and so my goal on this one was to first get it shooting right and then tie it all together with the finish. This one shoots as well as any I have on my rack. Better than many of them. Thanks for looking and here's the specs...
Osage
64 inches ntn
1 3/8 inches wide at the fade with a slight taper to 1 1/4 inch thru the middle third, and then aggressive taper to 3/8 inch at the string grooves
50 lbs. at 27 inches
WDB skins applied with TBIII
Sinew wraps dyed in black food color and applied with hide glue
Buffalo Tip overlays on top of plum
My second John Strunk handle, thanks Pearl.
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Money Shot and a few more.
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very cool looking bow slimbob , me likey
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Pure osage bow, beautiful!
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Amazing. Would it be too much trouble to get a front on full draw? :D
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That is super awesome! Very well done and I really like the braced pic. As well as the way you used the snake skins like an accent and not the full length of the bow. Very nice! Patrick
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No trouble. Try and get one up tonight or in the morning.
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Man is that sharp looking.
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I love me some snaky bows!! That ones no exception! Well done slimbob!!
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Nice work!! Thats a lot of snake for sure, gotta love it.
Tattoo Dave
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That is a beauty!!!
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That is character personified and great bend.
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Super nice snaky bow Slim, beautiful work.
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Real fine work on a trying piece of Osage ! Nicely done!
Tracy
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Beautiful bow Slimbob! That will get my BOM vote.
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Very sweet stick Slimbob, be real proud of that one. Excellent 8) 8)
rich
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Thanks bubby and Badger, Crogacht, lebhuntfish, rps3, Will H, tattoo dave, Carson, bow 101, Greg, and TRACY.
Clint, thanks man. I would like to nab that thing at some point for sure. The number of high quality bows being turned out each month, it's a tough challenge as it should be.
Thanks Rich. I'm following your build along. Great stuff!
BTW, I left this bow shiny. 5 coats of Tru Oil and a top coat of gloss Poly. My wife threatened to kill me if I covered the shine up on it. I figure I can hit it with a matte finish a little later.
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This bow has it all! That's a bow of the month if I ever saw one. You did it right brother - building it to perform first and then dressing it up is the right way to go. I like the way the snake skins are cut short enough so you can see more of that yellow wood. Really looks great Slimbob.
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Got to love that,beautiful stick in all aspects. :)
Pappy
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Nice Robert! Finish work looks spotless.
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Slimbob! Dang bud, that is sharp! Tiller is $$$ Excellent work on every inch man... 8)
Don
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Great job on that yeller stick. Striking in every aspect!
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Man that is very nice looking bow. The tiller being the best aspect of all!
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Superb bow Slimbob! Remember to leave that thing at home when we go camping. You'll wake to find it in small pieces if it's anywhere close to my sleeping bag! Curtis
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Straight on drawn shot.
No laughing at the legs.
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Come on Curt. Your just still soar over that rabbit I hid in your shaving bag.
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I like everything about that bow especially the way you did the tips, nice work
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Now that is a sweet, snakey bow for sure! beautiful colors of the wood an snake skin, awesome hole o go with all that twisty turny grain... and a nice profile and draw weight together makes for a great bow man
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Thanks Slimbob, looks amazing. Gives us newbies something to aspire to.
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Wow that does have some crazy curves. It turned out really nice.
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I do like the bow Slim,,,,, but the rabbit in my shave kit was a mean trick. Scared the crap out of me. I thought I had ahold of a huge rat when I reached in there. CC
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That was in retaliation for you telling me to put Benzoin on an open blister. I nearly passed out! I still hurt from it. But hey, what are friends for without the permanent physical impairments. :)
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Thanks Howard and Pappy.
Thanks Chris, the only guy on here, hell the only guy I know that insists on calling me by my given name. :)
Thanks Scott, Jon W, Curt, Tallpine, Ryan R and NeolithicMan.
Crogacht, appreciate the compliment. Understand that it is just wood and there is plenty of it around. Doesn't require any special talent or tools, just a determination that you want to do it, then read everything written on the subject and start making shavings.
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that is a beautiful bow. i love these snakey bows they are great, nice finish work too.
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That's a headache and therapy in one stick. Excellent job.
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She's a beaut!
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Thanks danny f. Appreciate that.
Thanks dwardo and your right, it was both!
Thanks Misslemaster. Your bows are an inspiration.
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Slim...i know some sweat went into that bow.and she turned out beautiful.you did an awesome job on that osage!!
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Thanks man. Been wondering how that one you were working on is coming along?
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Beautiful work
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Good work I like it
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That is awesome. Nice finish work and sweet tiller for all those curves.
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Thanks mscott
Thanks Sasquatch. Good to see you check in.
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Sweet bow . I like to see them with that much character.
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That's a holy, snaky masterpiece Slimbob
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Hunterbob and peacebow_coos. Thanks guys. Masterpiece, nah. I like it a bunch for sure, but room for improvement. Been shooting it almost every day for a few weeks. I think it's the quietest best shooting bow I've made in a long time. Just dead quiet. That's the most impressive thing on this one. Thanks again to everybody for the nice comments!
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Dunno how I missed this one :o
Wow!
Great bow
Del
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Ooooh, that's a pretty, curly one. Very nice work Mr. Slim.
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My kind of bow.... Great job!!! ;)
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Thanks Del, mullet and soy. Appreciate it.
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>:D i likey that one >:D
Katt
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Beautiful bow! Very nice work!
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Thanks Mitch. Thanks Katt.
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That is one nice looking bow there Bob. Great job all around.
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Great lookin' bow Slimbob.I like it. God Bless
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Thanks Matt
Thanks PeteC
Appreciate all the comments from everyone!
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ha that one turned out nice slim. I'm fairly certain that there's a fair amount of my butt sweat in that bow! Cause your poor clamping table wasn't gonna let you chase that one without someone sitting on it. :laugh:
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You left quite an impression on this bow! 😎
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Wicked
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Missed that one ...
super cool snake, Bob.
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Streamflyer and simon, Thanks, appreciate it a bunch.
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Very cool bow. Nice character that matches the snake skin backing.