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Main Discussion Area => Bow of the Month Contest => Topic started by: criveraville on November 07, 2015, 03:09:24 pm

Title: Vote for October Backed Bow of the Month!!!
Post by: criveraville on November 07, 2015, 03:09:24 pm

October Backed Bows of the Month



Lehtis' Bamboo-Purpleheart-Cumaru-Massaranduba ELB Stylish Bow from Finland 

http://www.primitivearcher.com/smf/index.php/topic,54674.0.html


 Carson's (CMB) Sturgeon backed Osage “molle” 55# @ 29”, 66



http://www.primitivearcher.com/smf/index.php/topic,54691.0.html

Title: Re: Vote for October Backed Bow of the Month!!!
Post by: sieddy on November 09, 2015, 08:53:05 am

Hard to pick between these two incredible works of art! :)

Title: Re: Vote for October Backed Bow of the Month!!!
Post by: Parnell on November 09, 2015, 09:41:32 am

Is Carson's bow in this category because it is a take-down?

Just curious...

Title: Re: Vote for October Backed Bow of the Month!!!
Post by: wizardgoat on November 09, 2015, 01:30:02 pm

Parnell, some consider sturgeon and some other fish skins as backings.

Title: Re: Vote for October Backed Bow of the Month!!!
Post by: Parnell on November 09, 2015, 03:48:02 pm

I hadn't realized that.  Thanks. :)

Title: Re: Vote for October Backed Bow of the Month!!!
Post by: Locogear on November 10, 2015, 06:15:10 pm

It's hard to pick! I'd love to have them both :p

Title: Re: Vote for October Backed Bow of the Month!!!
Post by: Carson (CMB) on November 10, 2015, 08:31:18 pm

Parnell, I think Keenan lobbied the powers to be that a sturgeon hide backed bow was a backed bow. It is as tough as deer hide, so I tend to agree. But is a salmon hide or carp hide backed bow considered a backed bow? I don't know. I am not sure, I just did a search and found all the sturgeon backed bows entered in the backed bow of the month category and followed suit.

Title: Re: Vote for October Backed Bow of the Month!!!
Post by: Aaron H on November 11, 2015, 05:15:33 pm

Congrats Carson,  another beautiful bow

Title: Re: Vote for October Backed Bow of the Month!!!
Post by: Carson (CMB) on November 12, 2015, 12:03:54 pm

Thanks fellas!  :)

Title: Re: Vote for October Backed Bow of the Month!!!
Post by: simson on November 12, 2015, 02:08:00 pm

Congrats Carson, your bow is a dream!

Title: Re: Vote for October Backed Bow of the Month!!!
Post by: Cloudfeather on November 12, 2015, 07:31:28 pm

Can't say for sturgeon, but I once did a bow with carp skin and ended up reworking it. The skin is extremely tough and fibrous, I'd just about trust it as a backing so long as the back ring wasn't violated badly. Love them sturgeon skins though. :)

Title: Re: Vote for October Backed Bow of the Month!!!
Post by: Pappy on November 13, 2015, 06:29:42 am

Congrats Carson, well deserved win. Beautiful bow. :)
 Pappy

Title: Re: Vote for October Backed Bow of the Month!!!
Post by: Pappy on November 13, 2015, 06:38:44 am

By the way I think back then we decided that anything that would enhance durability of the back would be considered a backed bow so about the only thing you could use was snake skins and even then if it was a boa/python or some really thick skinned snake it would be decided as the issue came up. ;) Pretty fair I think. :) Again Congrats on a fine bow.
 Pappy

Title: Re: Vote for October Backed Bow of the Month!!!
Post by: Badly Bent on November 13, 2015, 06:25:46 pm

Congrats Carson, thats one good looking weapon you made.

Title: Re: Vote for October Backed Bow of the Month!!!
Post by: BowEd on December 11, 2015, 07:38:41 am

Congrats Carson.Very fine bow.