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Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: PeteC on August 30, 2009, 05:17:26 pm

Title: Slippery elm recurve
Post by: PeteC on August 30, 2009, 05:17:26 pm

Just finished this bow,and gave the tru-oil a week to cure,braced it today,shot a few through it ,and took some pictures.
Slippery Elm   ,65" tip to tip,63 1/2" nock to nock  ,  1 7/16" at fades,slightly tapering to 1 3/8" near mid-limb,then tapering to 3/8" tips,with osage overlays.
Scarlet Rit dye on tips,walnut stain on rest of bow.Western diamondback skins.dyed calfskin grip,heat treated.This is my first Elm recurve,and I really like this design with this wood.it is very smooth to draw and shoot,and has excellent speed. It's 60# @28",and came out of a 4" diameter tree.I've got 8 pictures so I'll put 4 on this one ,and post another.  God Bless

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Title: Slippery Elm recurve,the rest of the pictures
Post by: PeteC on August 30, 2009, 05:18:41 pm

Here's the rest.

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Title: Re: Slippery Elm recurve,the rest of the pictures
Post by: billy on August 30, 2009, 05:59:45 pm

uhhhh....pete......that bow is just plain KICK A$$ baby!  Wow...tiller is perfect, finish is beautiful, and the recurves are sexy.  I just have to ask you one favor.......take that bad boy out and kill something BIG with it! 

Title: Re: Slippery elm recurve(read this one first)
Post by: JustAim on August 30, 2009, 06:01:39 pm

VERY nice bow! l love recurves and your bow is an excellent example of one. Well Done!

Title: Re: Slippery elm recurve(read this one first)
Post by: Pat B on August 30, 2009, 06:16:58 pm

Very cool bow, Pete!!!

Title: Re: Slippery elm recurve(read this one first)
Post by: Justin Snyder on August 30, 2009, 06:17:28 pm

Very nice looking recurve. BTW I merged the two posts.  ;)

Title: Re: Slippery elm recurve(read this one first)
Post by: Dano on August 30, 2009, 06:40:56 pm

Beautiful bow Pete.

Title: Re: Slippery elm recurve(read this one first)
Post by: Marc St Louis on August 30, 2009, 06:45:35 pm

Nice bow Pete.  I've always liked the way Elm looks like after heat treating.  Really brings out the grain

Title: Re: Slippery elm recurve(read this one first)
Post by: radius on August 30, 2009, 06:49:15 pm

can i have it?


that's amazing, i need some of that elm!

Title: Re: Slippery elm recurve(read this one first)
Post by: El Destructo on August 30, 2009, 06:55:41 pm

Nice Job Pete!! I love them Recurves....beautiful Job....

Title: Re: Slippery elm recurve(read this one first)
Post by: PeteC on August 30, 2009, 08:52:27 pm

Thanks Billy,if I don't sell it first,I intend to to just what you suggested.Thanks Pat,Just aim,Dano,radius,and Mike.Thanks Justin for merging the 2 posts,(I'm not real computer savvy).Thanks Marc,I drew inspiration to try an elm bow from your outstanding craftmanship. God Bless

Title: Re: Slippery elm recurve
Post by: sulphur on August 30, 2009, 09:43:54 pm

thats so sweet it makes me want to cuss!!!  hell of a job. 

Title: Re: Slippery elm recurve
Post by: youngbowyer33 on August 30, 2009, 09:46:43 pm

thats got to be one of the nicest looking if not the nicest recurve bow i have seen

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Post by: Timo on August 30, 2009, 10:03:05 pm

Wow!! Very nice! ;)

Title: Re: Slippery elm recurve
Post by: GregB on August 30, 2009, 10:05:21 pm

Wow Pete, that is really an exceptional looking recurve! The tiller looks perfect, great finish work with fine attention to detail! I really like the job you did on the tips as well, nice shape! :)

Title: Re: Slippery elm recurve
Post by: Jesse on August 30, 2009, 10:46:17 pm

man that bow looks great. I just split some elm and your giving me ideas. Love that unbraced profile as well.

Title: Re: Slippery elm recurve
Post by: islandpiper on August 30, 2009, 11:51:11 pm

that is about the nicest full draw/tiller pic i've ever seen on here.   good job. 

piper

Title: Re: Slippery elm recurve
Post by: Josh on August 31, 2009, 12:57:34 am

now that is a really nice bow!!!!!!   Great tiller and finish work on that one!!!!!!!    :) :)  -josh

Title: Re: Slippery elm recurve
Post by: Pappy on August 31, 2009, 06:20:01 am

Really nice,tiller looks great as dose all the finish work.Very,very nice. :)
   Pappy

Title: Re: Slippery elm recurve
Post by: Dean Marlow on August 31, 2009, 08:05:16 am

That is a great looking bow. I really like the finish on the bow. I was wondering did you take the white sap off of the red elm stave or did you leave it on. Dean

Title: Re: Slippery elm recurve
Post by: DCM on August 31, 2009, 09:02:29 am

Very nice.

Title: Re: Slippery elm recurve
Post by: Ryano on August 31, 2009, 10:29:54 am

Sweet! You've been cranking out some nice ones Pete !

Title: Re: Slippery elm recurve
Post by: Barrage on August 31, 2009, 11:43:18 am

Wow!  Very nice Pete, that's one to be proud of!  :o

Title: Re: Slippery elm recurve
Post by: Okie on August 31, 2009, 11:45:47 am

Excellent all around Pete. Great job. Beautiful work. Bet she's a fast one, huh?

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Post by: woodstick on August 31, 2009, 12:07:49 pm

well i cant say no more than what everybody else siad. great job.

Title: Re: Slippery elm recurve
Post by: DanaM on August 31, 2009, 01:09:45 pm

Ya nailed that one Pete, congrats eh :)

Title: Re: Slippery elm recurve
Post by: PeteC on August 31, 2009, 03:27:17 pm

Thanks a lot fellas for the comments,I sure appreciate it. Dean,The back of the bow was right under the bark,you can see some of the heartwood on the handle ,as this one was made from a small tree. Thanks again.    God Bless

Title: Re: Slippery elm recurve
Post by: The Gopher on August 31, 2009, 04:07:33 pm

sure is a beauty, i gotta get some elm, and quick!

Title: Re: Slippery elm recurve
Post by: medicinewheel on August 31, 2009, 05:07:14 pm

YESSSSS! - really nice bow!

Title: Re: Slippery elm recurve
Post by: PeteC on August 31, 2009, 09:09:09 pm

Thanks Gopher and Frank,and yes,if you treat elm right ,it is a very good bow wood. God Bless

Title: Re: Slippery elm recurve
Post by: smokeu on September 01, 2009, 03:03:10 pm

Dangit Pete that one is super nice.

Mike

Title: Re: Slippery elm recurve
Post by: Keenan on September 02, 2009, 11:59:04 am

 Pete , that bow is awesome! Your work just keeps getting better and better. The detail looks great and those curves are beautiful. Great tiller and unbraced profile are really showing off your skills as a bowyer. Congratulations.

Title: Re: Slippery elm recurve
Post by: PeteC on September 02, 2009, 07:14:02 pm

Thank you Mike and Keenan ,I appreciate it.God Bless

Title: Re: Slippery elm recurve
Post by: NOMADIC PIRATE on September 03, 2009, 03:35:03 am

that's a wonderfull looking bow !

Title: Re: Slippery elm recurve
Post by: PeteC on September 03, 2009, 05:15:43 pm

Thank you Manny. God Bless

Title: Re: Slippery elm recurve
Post by: shamus on September 04, 2009, 08:02:56 am

That is just about a perfect bow. Beautiful job!

 

Title: Re: Slippery elm recurve
Post by: Mechslasher on September 04, 2009, 10:11:32 am

impressive!  my kind of bow.

Title: Re: Slippery elm recurve
Post by: PeteC on September 04, 2009, 12:57:34 pm

Thanks for the kind words Shamus and Mechslasher. God Bless

Title: Re: Slippery elm recurve
Post by: venisonburger on September 04, 2009, 02:04:54 pm

Thats a beauty, even unstrung it has a great profile, the grain is beautiful on the elm, some day I'll have to try it.
VB

Title: Re: Slippery elm recurve
Post by: PeteC on September 05, 2009, 08:55:41 am

Thanks VB,definitely give the elm a try.  God Bless