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Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: akila on April 01, 2008, 05:36:34 pm

Title: My new Native American reflex-deflex bow..
Post by: akila on April 01, 2008, 05:36:34 pm

Hi guys...this is my new bow that i just finished....the bow is 64" long, and its made for my wife....he pulls 25#@27"....i can draw this bow even at 29"....the wood is  Mulberry....this stave ass verry thinn  and this is why i chose to do this type of bow....the bow is colored in red and black, and  i put him an arrowrest made from cow corn.And here is a fiew pictures with the bow.
(http://i185.photobucket.com/albums/x212/Akila_07/P4010009.jpg)
(http://i185.photobucket.com/albums/x212/Akila_07/P4010010.jpg)
(http://i185.photobucket.com/albums/x212/Akila_07/P4010011.jpg)
(http://i185.photobucket.com/albums/x212/Akila_07/P4010012.jpg)
Here you can see the arrowrest.
(http://i185.photobucket.com/albums/x212/Akila_07/P4010014.jpg)
and here is the bow unstrung...you can see the deflex-reflex profile.
(http://i185.photobucket.com/albums/x212/Akila_07/P4010016.jpg)
(http://i185.photobucket.com/albums/x212/Akila_07/P4010017.jpg)
(http://i185.photobucket.com/albums/x212/Akila_07/P4010018.jpg)
I used the steam to put the reflex and the deflex  in the wood....i have 2 forms..one for the tips and one for the middle of the bow.And here is a full draw..
(http://i185.photobucket.com/albums/x212/Akila_07/P4010019.jpg)

Title: Re: My new Native American reflex-deflex bow..
Post by: Gordon on April 01, 2008, 05:40:55 pm

Simple and beautiful. I'm particularly taken with the braced profile. Just lovely.

Title: Re: My new Native American reflex-deflex bow..
Post by: DanaM on April 01, 2008, 05:50:03 pm

Nice bow akila, well done.

Title: Re: My new Native American reflex-deflex bow..
Post by: akila on April 01, 2008, 05:55:56 pm

This is my first deflex-reflex bow that i have made, and i have to say that i just become a fan of this design...i did not aspect to pull this bow to 29"...but becose of this design, i could pull the bow to 29"....and the shape is realy nice....im a little sad becose it seams that i never realise to put some good qualitie pictures...the bow look   much better then you can see it in this picture....i realy dont know what to so to make some nice pictures. :-\..aniway,,,,thks for your compliments....

Title: Re: My new Native American reflex-deflex bow..
Post by: Badger on April 01, 2008, 06:00:20 pm

Beautiful bow!! Looks like a great shooter as well. Steve

Title: Re: My new Native American reflex-deflex bow..
Post by: cowboy on April 01, 2008, 06:09:33 pm

Your really spittin em out akila :). Another pretty bow!

Title: Re: My new Native American reflex-deflex bow..
Post by: Cromm on April 01, 2008, 06:14:49 pm

Hi,Very nice bow.

Title: Re: My new Native American reflex-deflex bow..
Post by: El Destructo on April 01, 2008, 06:16:02 pm

She looks nice...and I'm partial to  Mulberry too.....Got to Love a Girl with Nice Curves!!!!!      >:D

Title: Re: My new Native American reflex-deflex bow..
Post by: NOMADIC PIRATE on April 01, 2008, 06:16:16 pm

Really, really nice !!

Title: Re: My new Native American reflex-deflex bow..
Post by: Hillbilly on April 01, 2008, 06:22:06 pm

Great looking weapon, I like the profile-looks wicked.

Title: Re: My new Native American reflex-deflex bow..
Post by: snedeker on April 01, 2008, 06:35:44 pm

really a great looking artifact.  Curved enough to be considered recurve actually.  Very rich feel to it.
Dave

Title: Re: My new Native American reflex-deflex bow..
Post by: Justin Snyder on April 01, 2008, 06:36:10 pm

Great looking bow. Justin

Title: Re: My new Native American reflex-deflex bow..
Post by: akila on April 01, 2008, 07:44:41 pm

Thks a lot guys....i wass inspired from the native american boe from the TBB....i have a friend that have all the 4 volumes and he send me a picture with the 2 indian bow from the TBB....si i sad to my self to give it a try....im realy happy  with the result...and my wife to ;D

Title: Re: My new Native American reflex-deflex bow..
Post by: huntertrapper on April 01, 2008, 09:26:24 pm

wow awesome.

Title: Re: My new Native American reflex-deflex bow..
Post by: Jesse on April 01, 2008, 09:33:36 pm

Very nice work. It looks perfect

Title: Re: My new Native American reflex-deflex bow..
Post by: Auggie on April 01, 2008, 09:47:55 pm

Beautiful!! What did you use to get the red and black?

Title: Re: My new Native American reflex-deflex bow..
Post by: Marc St Louis on April 01, 2008, 09:56:28 pm

Really nice bow. I have always liked that design above all others

Title: Re: My new Native American reflex-deflex bow..
Post by: George Tsoukalas on April 01, 2008, 10:25:26 pm

Awesome bow. Love the tiller. Jawge

Title: Re: My new Native American reflex-deflex bow..
Post by: OldBow on April 02, 2008, 12:26:31 am

What a fine bow to start April with. You're going to get a lot of admirers for the rest of month. All bookmarked for April Self Bow of the Month, of course.

Title: Re: My new Native American reflex-deflex bow..
Post by: akila on April 02, 2008, 03:52:55 am

Hi all and thks for all your replays... for colore i use some wood dye....i dont realy know how to call this thing in english, but its something special for wood, and its watter based....i have found only 3 colores..i have braun,red, and black... and its not verry expensive...i have seen  others colores to, but  i think its not watter based, and its a little more expensive..

Title: Re: My new Native American reflex-deflex bow..
Post by: Pappy on April 02, 2008, 07:11:26 am

Beautiful bow,I know she will love that.Very nice finish work.  :)
   Pappy

Title: Re: My new Native American reflex-deflex bow..
Post by: AndrewS on April 02, 2008, 07:23:49 am

Hi Akila, what a fine bow.
My wife is shooting a bow of the same design and she love it.

Title: Re: My new Native American reflex-deflex bow..
Post by: GregB on April 02, 2008, 09:41:58 am

Great looking bow, nice detail and curves!  ;)

Title: Re: My new Native American reflex-deflex bow..
Post by: bowmunky13 on April 02, 2008, 12:21:12 pm

i like it.. alot... she is a sexy little number.. and the color is awesome.. stickchick (my wife) is drooling over the reds .... i like the arrow rest though.. very nice

Title: Re: My new Native American reflex-deflex bow..
Post by: Key on April 02, 2008, 12:31:04 pm

Just a great looking bow. Thanks for lettting us all see it.

Title: Re: My new Native American reflex-deflex bow..
Post by: juniper junkie on April 02, 2008, 12:36:26 pm

love the curves. great job

Title: Re: My new Native American reflex-deflex bow..
Post by: uwe on April 02, 2008, 04:26:49 pm

Smooth curves. Easy, design, no gimmicks, very "old" design. To say it with one simple word: "Nice!"

Title: Re: My new Native American reflex-deflex bow..
Post by: Pat B on April 02, 2008, 04:41:27 pm

A simple but effective design and well executed. Nice work Akila.     Pat

Title: Re: My new Native American reflex-deflex bow..
Post by: akila on April 02, 2008, 07:37:00 pm

Thks so much.... :)......you all are verry kind...

Title: Re: My new Native American reflex-deflex bow..
Post by: koan on April 02, 2008, 09:40:02 pm

Refined but still sexy...nice curves....Brian