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Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: Pappy on August 31, 2015, 05:21:10 am

Title: Dog Wood bow.
Post by: Pappy on August 31, 2015, 05:21:10 am

Got my Dog Wood bow finished. Turned 62 nock to nock with very narrow tips 1 1/2 wide at the fads pretty much tapered to the tips with some slight narrowing, didn't have much wood to work with on this one  46@26 and shoot very nice. The skins look pretty cool. It had a bad knot in the top last 1/3 of the limb so I left it a little stiff but other than that I am very pleased. It is also backed the der rawhide for a deer I killed and the dog wood is off the farm. The skins came from A good friend in south GA. Big thanks to him, they seem to be pretty rare.
 Pappy

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Post by: Pappy on August 31, 2015, 05:22:25 am

The tips. :)
 Pappy

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Post by: Pappy on August 31, 2015, 05:24:07 am

A few more. :) knot in top limb, and full draw. The sinew wrap was jut for the end of the snake skins, no real reason other than that. :) Hope you enjoy looking. :)
 Pappy

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Post by: blackhawk on August 31, 2015, 06:21:24 am

Finished up loverly. ...good luck this fall if ya take it to the woods ;)

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Post by: Drewster on August 31, 2015, 06:34:53 am

Coral snake on dogwood......now, that's a "Pappy Special" right there.  A dandy looking bow.  I really like the handle wrap and the image with the matching string & beads.  Sweet!

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Post by: Josh B on August 31, 2015, 06:35:30 am

Very nicely done Pappy!  Those skins are exquisite!  I've been dieing to see the finished product.   Josh

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Post by: Markus on August 31, 2015, 06:50:59 am

Very nice. What is the Latin name for Dogwood? I wonder if it grows over here? Markus

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Post by: Badly Bent on August 31, 2015, 07:09:08 am

Sweet bow pappy, bet it looks even better up close and in person.

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Post by: Aaron H on August 31, 2015, 07:12:06 am

Very nice pappy,  Good luck making meat with it this fall

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Post by: PEARL DRUMS on August 31, 2015, 07:17:32 am

Those are some cool skins, looks good on that bow pappy.

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Post by: Pappy on August 31, 2015, 08:35:36 am

Thanks guys ,appreciate the comments.  :)
 Pappy

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Post by: okie64 on August 31, 2015, 08:58:35 am

Great looking bow Pappy! Happy hunting!

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Post by: Pat B on August 31, 2015, 09:04:04 am

Very nice, Pappy. The coral snake skins make it really special.
 Markus, Cornus is the Latin name for dogwood. Cornus mas is a European dogwood tree and Cornus cousa is an Asian dogwood tree. There are other shrub type dogwoods also. They make good arrows.

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Post by: Knoll on August 31, 2015, 09:22:01 am

Good looking bow and the beads add a nice touch. Congrats!

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Post by: George Tsoukalas on August 31, 2015, 09:48:50 am

Beautiful bow, Pappy! Great tiller! Jawge

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Post by: Selfbowman on August 31, 2015, 09:53:24 am

I like it. Arvin

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Post by: Pappy on August 31, 2015, 10:53:52 am

Thanks again guys. :)
 Pappy

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Post by: Parnell on August 31, 2015, 11:03:29 am

Looks very nice, Pappy.  Those skins are special I've only seen maybe 2 coral snakes in my 13 years of living down here.

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Post by: Badger on August 31, 2015, 11:22:40 am

    The bow looks great but it just don't seem right Pappy shooting something that aint osage!

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Post by: Stixnstones on August 31, 2015, 12:11:39 pm

That baby looks smooth, bet thats a sweet shooter. Nice work. Really like the skins, that's  somethin ya dont see alot of.

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Post by: paoliguy on August 31, 2015, 12:19:51 pm

I always thought coral snake skins would look good on a bow. Pappy just proved it!

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Post by: GB on August 31, 2015, 01:03:46 pm

Those skins look great on that fine bow.  Nicely done!

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Post by: bowandarrow473 on August 31, 2015, 08:58:23 pm

Love dogwood bows, just love em.

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Post by: Arrowind on August 31, 2015, 09:27:16 pm

Wow.  Nice work! Well done.

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Post by: JonW on August 31, 2015, 09:52:59 pm

Real nice bow Pappy. Those are some killer skins.

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Post by: rps3 on August 31, 2015, 10:42:01 pm

Now that's a cool bow.

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Post by: wizardgoat on September 01, 2015, 12:21:10 am

Hey Pappy, that bow turned out great in all aspects.
Looks like a fun one to shoot, and sure is easy on the eyes

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Post by: Pappy on September 01, 2015, 04:33:27 am

Thanks Guys, it is a sweet shooter, not the fastest bow I have ever built but as I said very smooth/quite and hits where you look, so for now it's a keeper. :)If I build another I will probably make it a bit wider but on this is was all I had to work with due to a late night lay out and cut out. ;)
 Pappy

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Post by: magick.crow on September 03, 2015, 01:38:29 am

Great looking bow. What kind of dogwood?

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Post by: Pappy on September 03, 2015, 04:13:47 am

Not sure of the official name, we call it flowering Dog wood and it grows all over Tennessee. :)
 Pappy

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Post by: H Rhodes on September 03, 2015, 04:31:02 am

That one turned out great Pappy!  I know that coral snakes are supposed to be native to our area but I don't think I have ever seen one in the wild.  They sure look good on your bow. 

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Post by: Forest_Farmer on September 03, 2015, 09:41:24 am

Cool looking bow Pappy!  Coral snake skins really add some great color.
Ed

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Post by: simson on September 03, 2015, 03:45:15 pm

Quote from: Markus on August 31, 2015, 06:50:59 am

Very nice. What is the Latin name for Dogwood? I wonder if it grows over here? Markus

Latin name is cornus sanguinea. I assume you are European - cornus sang. grows everywhere in Europe.



Oh yeah, Pappy - she turned out as a beauty. Fine executed in every detail with incredible skins.

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Post by: Pappy on September 04, 2015, 03:59:42 am

Thanks guys, thanks simson for the proper name, we just call it Dog wood and it grows everywhere. Hard to find a good straight piece, it mostly grows short and stubby but once in a while you can find a good one especially in smaller trees. :)
 Pappy

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Post by: BDan on September 04, 2015, 08:59:25 am

Well done Pappy, those skins look great. I'm sure it shoots great too.  hope to see you soon.   BDan

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Post by: paulsemp on September 04, 2015, 11:16:01 am

Real nice!  you must have thought very highly of it to use the skins on it. Surely not something you get to see everyday.

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Post by: Carson (CMB) on September 06, 2015, 04:31:30 pm

That bow looks good in that coral snake skin.  Sweet bow.

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Post by: mullet on September 06, 2015, 10:59:29 pm

That came out nice, Pappy! You have a once in a life time set of skins on that bow. Well done, sir.