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Offline OldBow

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Big A's September Bow of the Month Winner
« on: October 05, 2009, 11:26:29 am »
Congratulations to Anthony Hayner of Clarksville, Tennessee
His Osage Character Bow is September Self Bow of the Month

http://www.primitivearcher.com/smf/index.php/topic,14627.0.html
From Anthony:I started this summer with two bows I was going to build for myself to hunt with. That changed when Greg B went to the wood barn to help a friend find a piece of wood to build a bow. He came up with the log that Pappy named the new project. They split and cut out the rough bows and one had my name on it. Man what good friends I have.
   This is the bow I built. It is 62" tip to tip. 52# @ 28" with two layers of sinew covered with a pair of prarie rattler skins. I sealed it with truoil  and Minwax clear satin polyurethane. This was the most challenging piece of osage I have worked on. The tiller is not perfect I know but I am still learning. The grip is a piece of elk skin I traded some spliced feather work for Greg. I tried to do a little more with it then most grips I do aftervseeing Greg's. The Tips are cow horn covered with deer horn. I just want to have a good hunting season with it. Hope you like it. Big A
From Forum Members:
"That tiller looks good to me.  Nice bow and well crafted, Big A.  I can't wait to see the three twisted sisters make meat this season." - Pat B  
"Beautiful bow and congratulations on a job well done. Really like the tiller as well. " -Little John
"Great job on that one! Beautiful weapon. Good luck hunting." -Okie1
"BigA, I think this is the nicest bow you've made! It really turned out sweet and I know you took your time and put a lot of effort into it and it shows! A really nice finish job and great attention to detail...I especially like your grip. Fine job on the tiller as well and the bow is a very smooth shooter. Hope you get a shot at bullwinkle with it!" -GregB
"Excellent, I love the big kick at the handle..really makes use of the natural shape.Sweet" -Del the cat

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Offline Pappy

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Re: Big A's September Bow of the Month Winner
« Reply #1 on: October 05, 2009, 11:38:55 am »
Congrats Big A ,very nice bow. :)
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Offline Buggi

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Re: Big A's September Bow of the Month Winner
« Reply #2 on: October 05, 2009, 12:22:32 pm »
Congratulation! Great Job!

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Re: Big A's September Bow of the Month Winner
« Reply #3 on: October 05, 2009, 12:47:44 pm »
Beautiful bow, Congratulations.

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Re: Big A's September Bow of the Month Winner
« Reply #4 on: October 05, 2009, 12:48:44 pm »
Gratz! The first time I saw that bow I thought it was going to bite me! Keep it up.

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Re: Big A's September Bow of the Month Winner
« Reply #5 on: October 05, 2009, 12:56:20 pm »
Congratulations BigA! A very deserving win and glad one of the three snake bows from that log made it to the winners circle! ;)
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Re: Big A's September Bow of the Month Winner
« Reply #6 on: October 05, 2009, 01:12:21 pm »
Congrats Big A. Ya'll gonna have to put up another hat rack at Twin Oaks for all the BOM hats. 8)
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Offline Lukasz Nawalny

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Re: Big A's September Bow of the Month Winner
« Reply #7 on: October 05, 2009, 01:16:45 pm »
for me your bow is amazing

Offline bryan irwin

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Re: Big A's September Bow of the Month Winner
« Reply #8 on: October 05, 2009, 01:45:46 pm »
congrats big A nice bow keeping comming. bryan
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Offline Big A

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Re: Big A's September Bow of the Month Winner
« Reply #9 on: October 05, 2009, 01:55:38 pm »
Thanks guys for all the positive comments. I'm glad to share with everyone. I feel I've learn something from everyone that inputs to this site. Big A ;D

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Re: Big A's September Bow of the Month Winner
« Reply #10 on: October 05, 2009, 02:02:14 pm »
Congrats Anthony :)
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Re: Big A's September Bow of the Month Winner
« Reply #11 on: October 05, 2009, 02:21:48 pm »
Congrats! Great bow and not an easy decision! All are fine bows!
Compliments to everyone in the contest!
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Offline The Singing Bowyer

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Re: Big A's September Bow of the Month Winner
« Reply #12 on: October 05, 2009, 06:00:18 pm »
A well-deserved win for sure! You definitley had my vote Big A... ;)
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Offline NTD

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Re: Big A's September Bow of the Month Winner
« Reply #13 on: October 05, 2009, 08:20:10 pm »
Incredible bow and well deserved win!!
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Re: Big A's September Bow of the Month Winner
« Reply #14 on: October 05, 2009, 09:13:29 pm »
Congrats Big A,
I thought your bow should as soon as I viewed it. Very cool. If I saw it in my yard I would try to beat it to death! LOL Wonderful job.
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