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Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: Lee Lobbestael on October 24, 2014, 07:18:08 pm

Title: "Loose Moose" Red maple self bow
Post by: Lee Lobbestael on October 24, 2014, 07:18:08 pm

Hey guys. Just finished this maple bow last night. It is made from a split off of a red maple stave cut from the edge of the swamp in these pictures. It is 65" TTT and pulls 50#@28". It is just under two inches wide out to past mid limb and then tapers to the tips. Overlays and arrow shelf are Hickory I believe. It took about two inches of string follow and settles to about one inch after being unstrung for awhile. Finished with bout six coats of tru-oil. It is very light in the hand and I love how it shoots. I wood burned a little personality below the handle, hence the loose moose! ;D The best part about finishing a bow this time of year is that I can go out and try to kill a deer with it tomorrow morning!
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Title: Re: "Loose Moose" Red maple self bow
Post by: Lee Lobbestael on October 24, 2014, 07:19:37 pm

WOW! Pictures either got really messed up or me and my new bow are fairly squat!

Title: Re: "Loose Moose" Red maple self bow
Post by: Lee Lobbestael on October 24, 2014, 07:22:22 pm

I'm not computer savy enough to fix them

Title: Re: "Loose Moose" Red maple self bow
Post by: dueb on October 24, 2014, 07:33:32 pm

Very nice, like the tracks for the strike plate! Felt or fur?

Title: Re: "Loose Moose" Red maple self bow
Post by: Knoll on October 24, 2014, 07:35:57 pm

Nice!  And the moose details are clever & well done.

Title: Re: "Loose Moose" Red maple self bow
Post by: Lee Lobbestael on October 24, 2014, 07:39:06 pm

Thanks guys. Wish I could fix my distorted pictures but I cant seem to do it

Title: Re: "Loose Moose" Red maple self bow
Post by: dueb on October 24, 2014, 07:41:58 pm

Pics seem fine to me.

Title: Re: "Loose Moose" Red maple self bow
Post by: burchett.donald on October 24, 2014, 07:44:15 pm

A+ on the bend man 8) I like the moose! Beautiful bow and looks like a good heat temper on there ;) I really like it...
                                                                                                                               Don

Title: Re: "Loose Moose" Red maple self bow
Post by: DC on October 24, 2014, 07:46:37 pm

Pictures look fine to me. Bow looks great. I like the arrow pass. Nice touch!

Title: Re: "Loose Moose" Red maple self bow
Post by: Lee Lobbestael on October 24, 2014, 07:50:40 pm

Oh its a leather arrow pass dueb. Hmm maybe its my computer. The pictures of brace height and of the top limb are really squashed down and wide on my screen. Yeah I heat treated it twice And did not stain it

Title: Re: "Loose Moose" Red maple self bow
Post by: SLIMBOB on October 24, 2014, 07:56:28 pm

Nice work Lee.

Title: Re: "Loose Moose" Red maple self bow
Post by: IdahoMatt on October 25, 2014, 10:46:26 am

Very cool Lee.  Great job on an even temper.  Love the strike plate

Title: Re: "Loose Moose" Red maple self bow
Post by: Aaron H on October 25, 2014, 11:05:06 am

Very cool.  Nice strike plate, moose design, temper, and grip.  Well done.  Beautiful land as well.

Title: Re: "Loose Moose" Red maple self bow
Post by: Lee Lobbestael on October 25, 2014, 11:40:57 am

Thanks guys. I used my electric range to do the second heat tempering. You can't really put it in a caul like that but it does it even and twice as fast

Title: Re: "Loose Moose" Red maple self bow
Post by: ajbruggink on October 25, 2014, 12:06:28 pm

Nice job, Lee, love to see stuff like red maple turn out nice bows, love the burned designed

Title: Re: "Loose Moose" Red maple self bow
Post by: Joec123able on October 25, 2014, 12:52:57 pm

Beautiful bow and excellent tiller

Title: Re: "Loose Moose" Red maple self bow
Post by: JW_Halverson on October 25, 2014, 09:47:06 pm

Everything from name to full draw works for me.  Works just fine.

Title: Re: "Loose Moose" Red maple self bow
Post by: Peacebow_Coos on October 25, 2014, 10:44:32 pm

Beautiful finishing job I really like the pass design also, very clever.  You hand burned that moose?  jeez I continue to be amazed at the level of talent on this forum.

Title: Re: "Loose Moose" Red maple self bow
Post by: Lee Lobbestael on October 26, 2014, 08:20:47 am

Thanks guys, Peacebow, I drew it on the bow with a pencil first

Title: Re: "Loose Moose" Red maple self bow
Post by: okie64 on October 26, 2014, 01:06:36 pm

Beautiful bow Lee! Dont see too many red maple bows on here.

Title: Re: "Loose Moose" Red maple self bow
Post by: George Tsoukalas on October 26, 2014, 02:12:32 pm

It is a beauty, Lee. I like it! Jawge