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Main Discussion Area => Bow of the Month Contest => Topic started by: OldBow on September 06, 2009, 01:11:47 pm

Title: Pete C's Self Bow of the Month for August
Post by: OldBow on September 06, 2009, 01:11:47 pm

Congratulations to Pete Clayton of Whitehouse, Texas
His Slippery Elm Recurve is August Self Bow of the Month
http://www.primitivearcher.com/smf/index.php/topic,14604.0.html

From Pete: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
From PA forum members:
-"VERY nice bow! l love recurves and your bow is an excellent example of one. Well Done" JustAim
-"Nice bow Pete.  I've always liked the way Elm looks like after heat treating.  Really brings out the grain" Marc St Louis
-"can i have it? that's amazing, i need some of that elm!" radius
-"thats got to be one of the nicest looking if not the nicest recurve bow i have seen" youngbowyer33

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Title: Re: Pete C's Self Bow of the Month for August
Post by: DanaM on September 06, 2009, 01:19:14 pm

Congrats Pete :)

Title: Re: Pete C's Self Bow of the Month for August
Post by: FlintWalker on September 06, 2009, 02:09:00 pm

Congrats!   That's an awesome bow, and VERY worthy of BOM.

Title: Re: Pete C's Self Bow of the Month for August
Post by: Marc St Louis on September 06, 2009, 06:22:52 pm

Well done Pete

Title: Re: Pete C's Self Bow of the Month for August
Post by: Timo on September 06, 2009, 06:28:01 pm

Love the lines of that bow.Congrats,she's a fine one.

Title: Re: Pete C's Self Bow of the Month for August
Post by: Josh on September 06, 2009, 07:27:56 pm

congratulations on a well deserved win!!   :)  -josh

Title: Re: Pete C's Self Bow of the Month for August
Post by: Okie on September 06, 2009, 10:56:25 pm

Congrats Pete, on the win and a fine weapon.

Title: Re: Pete C's Self Bow of the Month for August
Post by: woodstick on September 07, 2009, 12:12:20 am

iam waiting on a awnser. is she single cause everytime i see them curves. well its private. nice job.

Title: Re: Pete C's Self Bow of the Month for August
Post by: Pat B on September 07, 2009, 12:20:30 am

Very nice recurve, Pete. Well deserved win!  8)

Title: Re: Pete C's Self Bow of the Month for August
Post by: mullet on September 07, 2009, 12:56:51 am

 Pete, that was a close one! Just by the hair of your chinie, chin, chin,,, ;)

Title: Re: Pete C's Self Bow of the Month for August
Post by: medicinewheel on September 07, 2009, 02:33:51 am

Very nice bow, and a well deserved win!

Title: Re: Pete C's Self Bow of the Month for August
Post by: youngbowyer33 on September 07, 2009, 09:47:25 am

its soooo nice man!!!

Title: Re: Pete C's Self Bow of the Month for August
Post by: RyanY on September 07, 2009, 02:18:10 pm

Gratz! Gotta love those recurves.

Title: Re: Pete C's Self Bow of the Month for August
Post by: PeteC on September 07, 2009, 05:14:11 pm

Thanks a lot fella's. God Bless

Title: Re: Pete C's Self Bow of the Month for August
Post by: Jesse on September 07, 2009, 10:17:29 pm

congrats Pete. That was close :o Very deserved win though :)

Title: Re: Pete C's Self Bow of the Month for August
Post by: Pappy on September 08, 2009, 06:16:41 am

Great bow Pete,tough competition and still pulled it out.Beautiful bow ,very well done and well deserved win.  :)
   Pappy   

Title: Re: Pete C's Self Bow of the Month for August
Post by: GregB on September 08, 2009, 07:26:22 am

Congratulations Pete! The craftmanship you put into your bow make it a winner in all regards!  :)

Title: Re: Pete C's Self Bow of the Month for August
Post by: PeteC on September 08, 2009, 12:43:42 pm

Jesse,Pappy ,and Greg,thanks,it's an honor for me and I appreciate it.God Bless

Title: Re: Pete C's Self Bow of the Month for August
Post by: Barrage on September 08, 2009, 12:59:48 pm

A lot of beauty bows this month and your bow was very worthy of the win.  Congrats.

Title: Re: Pete C's Self Bow of the Month for August
Post by: AKAPK on September 10, 2009, 02:18:09 am

That"s a spectacular bow, Happy for ya :)

Title: Re: Pete C's Self Bow of the Month for August
Post by: Keenan on September 10, 2009, 12:10:07 pm

Congratulations Pete, that is one very nice bow and well deserving of the BOM award. Great work

Title: Re: Pete C's Self Bow of the Month for August
Post by: cowboy on September 10, 2009, 12:49:01 pm

Beautiful Pete - congrats :) :).

Title: Re: Pete C's Self Bow of the Month for August
Post by: PeteC on September 10, 2009, 08:03:48 pm

Thanks very much fella's.  God Bless