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Offline Otis

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"Lotta Help from My Friends"
« on: November 30, 2009, 09:12:12 pm »
I finally got the tru-oil and polysatin on her and some pictures. This bow was started back in Sept. and wasn't worked on for over a month while we waited for her to dry out some to put on the form. Pappy, GregB, and BigA coached me back in Sept. on the finer points of debarking and getting down to a growth ring. Then laying it out and cutting it out and shaping. That was as far as we got in Sept.  I brought it home for over a month then took it back the first week of Nov. Then with Lotta Help from the boys this is the final product. 62" NTN, 57@27 and a sweet shooter! Got the diamondback skins from Mike Yancy on phone call and overnight to get them to Pappy's so we could finish before I came home. Cow horn tips and a GregB simple grip. That took some doing! Hope the pictures work.
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Offline ricktrojanowski

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Re: "Lotta Help from My Friends"
« Reply #1 on: November 30, 2009, 09:17:26 pm »
Very nice, that is a fine bow.  You should be proud, you are learning from the best.
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Offline Okie

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Re: "Lotta Help from My Friends"
« Reply #2 on: November 30, 2009, 09:56:10 pm »
Nice looking bow! I guess you know you're hooked now.
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Offline George Tsoukalas

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Re: "Lotta Help from My Friends"
« Reply #3 on: November 30, 2009, 09:59:13 pm »
That is quite a bow! Very nicely done! Jawge
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Re: "Lotta Help from My Friends"
« Reply #4 on: November 30, 2009, 10:03:13 pm »
Ditto the above. And bookmarked 1st Bow for December Self BOM. Thanks!
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Offline kerryb

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Re: "Lotta Help from My Friends"
« Reply #5 on: November 30, 2009, 10:26:08 pm »
outstanding, beautiful bow, congrats and enjoy it
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Re: "Lotta Help from My Friends"
« Reply #6 on: November 30, 2009, 10:55:17 pm »
nice bow, great tiller and you couldn't ask for better people to guide you along the journey.  Good work!   :) -josh
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Offline Pat B

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Re: "Lotta Help from My Friends"
« Reply #7 on: November 30, 2009, 11:37:52 pm »
Very cool bow, Dave. Lots of cool snaky bows come from Twin Oaks and you had a few of Twin Oaks best helping you along.  8)  You better bring twice as many stuffed peppers for the next Classic as payment.  ;D ::)
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Offline Pappy

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Re: "Lotta Help from My Friends"
« Reply #8 on: December 01, 2009, 05:41:33 am »
Ya peppers Dave, ;) ;D That turned out nice,I love them snake bows and that one turned out
very good,tiller looks good,now go out and kill something with it. I guess Second chance will get a break now. :) See ya in May. :)
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Offline Del the cat

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Re: "Lotta Help from My Friends"
« Reply #9 on: December 01, 2009, 05:43:23 am »
Sweet... ;D
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Offline Otis

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Re: "Lotta Help from My Friends"
« Reply #10 on: December 01, 2009, 06:42:10 am »
Thanks guys. You got that right about being hooked. I have been watching at the Classic for some time as other people built their bows. I finally got to do one this late summer. I was going to start one back in April but, Pappy and them were too busy getting ready for the Classic. That's when Pappy gave me Second Chance. It's a great bow also. Proven last year during the dear season by Pappy  himself, and this year on my yearling doe. Now I just have to get all my tools and get some more wood! I've got a starter kit Pappy donated to me. PatB, I have to bring peppers just to come down the hill, that's rule one. Again, thanks to Pappy, GregB, and BigA for their patience and help.
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Offline Dean Marlow

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Re: "Lotta Help from My Friends"
« Reply #11 on: December 01, 2009, 07:17:20 am »
That is a beautiful character bow. Congratulations and thanks for sharing.
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