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Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: NOMADIC PIRATE on September 06, 2008, 05:30:59 pm

Title: Guava caracter bow...."Not for BOM"
Post by: NOMADIC PIRATE on September 06, 2008, 05:30:59 pm

(http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d124/NorthShoreLB/Caracter/005-1.jpg)

(http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d124/NorthShoreLB/Caracter/004-1.jpg)

(http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d124/NorthShoreLB/Caracter/006-1.jpg)

(http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d124/NorthShoreLB/Caracter/009-1.jpg)

(http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d124/NorthShoreLB/Caracter/007-1.jpg)

(http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d124/NorthShoreLB/Caracter/008-1.jpg)

Title: Re: Guava caracter bow...."Not for BOM"
Post by: NOMADIC PIRATE on September 06, 2008, 05:33:15 pm

(http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d124/NorthShoreLB/Caracter/002-1.jpg)

(http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d124/NorthShoreLB/Caracter/003-1.jpg)

(http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d124/NorthShoreLB/Caracter/001-1.jpg)

(http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d124/NorthShoreLB/Caracter/010-1.jpg)


(http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d124/NorthShoreLB/Caracter/011-1.jpg)

Title: Re: Guava caracter bow...."Not for BOM"
Post by: NOMADIC PIRATE on September 06, 2008, 05:34:54 pm

(http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d124/NorthShoreLB/Caracter/016-1.jpg)

(http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d124/NorthShoreLB/Caracter/015-1.jpg)

(http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d124/NorthShoreLB/Caracter/014-1.jpg)

(http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d124/NorthShoreLB/Caracter/012-1.jpg)

Title: Re: Guava caracter bow...."Not for BOM"
Post by: Dano on September 06, 2008, 05:40:40 pm

Now that is a work of art Manny, Love those tips, and handle wrap. That is the coolsest tree!!

Title: Re: Guava caracter bow...."Not for BOM"
Post by: Kegan on September 06, 2008, 05:50:52 pm

That's beautiful Manny! I was waiting to see it all finished up during the whole build along :)!

Title: Re: Guava caracter bow...."Not for BOM"
Post by: cracker on September 06, 2008, 06:09:21 pm

Very nice looking bow most interestiing form.
Ronnie

Title: Re: Guava caracter bow...."Not for BOM"
Post by: cowboy on September 06, 2008, 06:22:32 pm

Now there's a wild lookin bow, and like that backdrop too. Nice one Manny! How does she shoot?

Title: Re: Guava caracter bow...."Not for BOM"
Post by: alfadee on September 06, 2008, 06:39:50 pm

very nice bow
looks like its kind of center shot, isnt it?
i have another question: do you know how old the tree in the background is?

david

Title: Re: Guava caracter bow...."Not for BOM"
Post by: D. Tiller on September 06, 2008, 07:16:06 pm

Wow! Absolutely amazing! I LIKE IT!!!

Title: Re: Guava caracter bow...."Not for BOM"
Post by: wanabehunter on September 06, 2008, 08:42:51 pm

How many children has that tree eaten?!?! lol

awesome bow!

Title: Re: Guava caracter bow...."Not for BOM"
Post by: bcbull on September 06, 2008, 10:12:18 pm

VERY NICE MANNY  YOU DID A HECK OF A TILLER JOB  ON THAT    BROCK  ;D

Title: Re: Guava caracter bow...."Not for BOM"
Post by: Roger on September 06, 2008, 10:38:51 pm

Great bow Manny. that doesn't look like your normal tiller. Did you leave the outer limbs stiff on purpose? Looks good but I wonder why the difference in tiller...maybe the snakyniss... ;D


R

Title: Re: Guava caracter bow...."Not for BOM"
Post by: Pat B on September 06, 2008, 10:54:16 pm

Another cool snaky guava bow Manny. As always, you nailed it. I've got to get up the courage to tackle the guava snaky stave you sent me.
   I love the pic of the braced bow on its side. WICKED!  8)    Pat

Title: Re: Guava caracter bow...."Not for BOM"
Post by: sailordad on September 06, 2008, 11:22:33 pm

all i can say is  "wonderfully freaky dude"


                                                               tim

Title: Re: Guava caracter bow...."Not for BOM"
Post by: medicinewheel on September 06, 2008, 11:37:13 pm

hey manny! - fantastic bow! tips are beautiful!
frank

Title: Re: Guava character bow...."Not for BOM"
Post by: El Destructo on September 06, 2008, 11:51:26 pm

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

                                                                                  ;)

Title: Re: Guava caracter bow...."Not for BOM"
Post by: Justin Snyder on September 07, 2008, 01:19:55 am

Another truly amazing bow Manny. I particularly like the braced bow laying on its side.  It looks like it is going everywhere.   Justin

Title: Re: Guava caracter bow...."Not for BOM"
Post by: OldBow on September 07, 2008, 01:14:02 pm

NOT FOR BOM? ??? ??? ##$%^&*@!??

Title: Re: Guava caracter bow...."Not for BOM"
Post by: burn em up chuck on September 07, 2008, 01:30:04 pm

 most excellant !!! your overlays are perfect.

                                                           chuck

Title: Re: Guava caracter bow...."Not for BOM"
Post by: PeteC on September 07, 2008, 01:31:10 pm

That's incredible!!!Great tiller.Is it a smoothe shooter? God Bless

Title: Re: Guava caracter bow...."Not for BOM"
Post by: Pappy on September 08, 2008, 08:02:46 am

Nice job Manny,just a beautiful bow. :)
   Pappy

Title: Re: Guava caracter bow...."Not for BOM"
Post by: Okie on September 08, 2008, 12:06:43 pm

Like everyone else said...WOW!!!!!!!!! :o

John

Title: Re: Guava caracter bow...."Not for BOM"
Post by: n2everythg on September 08, 2008, 01:29:31 pm

wow now that is amazing and cool as all get out.
nice tiller on that one. must have been tough.

N2

Title: Re: Guava caracter bow...."Not for BOM"
Post by: salad days on September 08, 2008, 01:33:27 pm

Wow! That tiller is incredible with all that character. Why not BOM? That thing is off the charts.

Title: Re: Guava caracter bow...."Not for BOM"
Post by: GregB on September 10, 2008, 08:25:16 am

Beautiful bow Manny!

Title: Re: Guava caracter bow...."Not for BOM"
Post by: Ghost Dog on September 11, 2008, 11:58:09 am

Manny, you still got it!

Title: Re: Guava caracter bow...."Not for BOM"
Post by: Stickhead on September 11, 2008, 03:17:18 pm

Gorgeous and one-of-a-kind.  Long live the Guava Snake!

You used your hair for the wrap, right?

Title: Re: Guava caracter bow...."Not for BOM"
Post by: NOMADIC PIRATE on September 14, 2008, 06:54:40 pm

 ;D

Title: Re: Guava caracter bow...."Not for BOM"
Post by: El Destructo on September 14, 2008, 08:42:25 pm

                       What was that???? I thought I heard something!!!!!!!!! Manny was that you??????

                                                                         ::)

Title: Re: Guava caracter bow...."Not for BOM"
Post by: NOMADIC PIRATE on September 15, 2008, 06:23:45 am

 ;D

Title: Re: Guava caracter bow...."Not for BOM"
Post by: a finnish native on September 15, 2008, 06:42:07 am

ya sure a nice bow but this is just messed up.... I mean messed up. right Pappy? :-X ;)

Title: Re: Guava caracter bow...."Not for BOM"
Post by: Pappy on September 15, 2008, 07:04:20 am

Thats right,F.N.  ;) :)
   Pappy

Title: Re: Guava caracter bow...."Not for BOM"
Post by: NOMADIC PIRATE on September 17, 2008, 11:00:19 pm

At one point tillering this bow I lost sigth of thickess tapering at the hard bend on the upper limb, resulting on a nice fretting pattern

(http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d124/NorthShoreLB/001-17.jpg)

(http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d124/NorthShoreLB/002-17.jpg)

(http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d124/NorthShoreLB/005-16.jpg)

After I corrected the upper limb (and of course balanced the lower) and made the fret non working, I made a hard pach over it with superglue and 2 pieces of leather, that wrapped with cotton, the lower limb one is just for matching purpuses

(http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d124/NorthShoreLB/001-19.jpg)

(http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d124/NorthShoreLB/002-19.jpg)


The bow was supposed to be 65 # and go to a friend, but after fixing it I only got 55 # out of her.

Title: Re: Guava caracter bow...."Not for BOM"
Post by: Ryano on September 17, 2008, 11:34:10 pm

Nice. Glad to see you mess up to. How's that patch holding up? I'd be afraid it would continue to colapes there over time.

Title: Re: Guava caracter bow...."Not for BOM"
Post by: NOMADIC PIRATE on September 17, 2008, 11:49:03 pm

Actually Ryan, I know for a fact that once the limb is balanced Guava would never collaps, the patch is more just extra insurance, and because I don't want to see it  ;D

this one Guava with Huge frets, I bended to 45 " on a thread here on PA, and it finally gave up on the back but never changed on the belly



(http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d124/NorthShoreLB/Crocked%20guava/DSCF0039.jpg)

(http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d124/NorthShoreLB/Crocked%20guava/DSCF0038.jpg)

I have a couplle of other ones of from my beginning with frets, that hunted a lot and still never changed

Title: Re: Guava caracter bow...."Not for BOM"
Post by: Pappy on September 18, 2008, 09:03:52 am

Looks like a nice save to me. Nice job on a beautiful bow. :)
   Pappy

Title: Re: Guava caracter bow...."Not for BOM"
Post by: Justin Snyder on September 18, 2008, 11:42:45 am

 ;D ;)

Title: Re: Guava caracter bow...."Not for BOM"
Post by: NOMADIC PIRATE on September 18, 2008, 03:44:31 pm

Thanks boys

Title: Re: Guava caracter bow...."Not for BOM"
Post by: Shaun on September 19, 2008, 10:10:08 am

Another fine piece of work Manny. I would be happy with that tiller on a clear straight piece of wood. How you managed it with that wavy stick is a mystery to me. Very inspiring. Shaun

Title: Re: Guava caracter bow...."Not for BOM"
Post by: Bowbound on September 19, 2008, 04:58:30 pm

Wow, You have unreal patience, but i know why when it churns out so beautiful bows.

Title: Re: Guava caracter bow...."Not for BOM"
Post by: NOMADIC PIRATE on September 19, 2008, 07:07:52 pm

Hey Shaun, how you doing,..Thanks

Thanks Limey