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Offline druid

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Crooked hunter 60# 28-29" , wild plum
« on: June 28, 2011, 04:27:51 am »
Last year I cut some wild plum. When I got home I debarked it and tommorow- it was full of deep cracks, all to the center of the stave. I placed it in my junk wood. Few months ago I saw it again and deicided to try to make something of it, ignoring cracks, checks. It was reflex sapling, little over 2" reflex, not centered with different limbs. Finished bow hold half of inch reflex (I am not brave enough to heat treat it one more time to get more reflex with this shape). It was finished at 53#, after heat treatment it was about 65# so I had to retiler it. Now it is 60# at 28,5 " (about 50 little knots in total, both back and belly). Brace height is 6". It is 65" ntn, 535 grams physical weight. Wide 33mm at hick 22 mm at handle, about half of inch at nocks. Tricky to tiller because its twisting, finaly when done it is centershot.







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Re: Crooked hunter 60# 28-29" , wild plum
« Reply #1 on: June 28, 2011, 07:30:50 am »
Another good looking bow,you sure can pick some knarly looking wood. :) :) But always seem to turn out a nice bow. :)Good work.
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Re: Crooked hunter 60# 28-29" , wild plum
« Reply #2 on: June 28, 2011, 10:20:59 am »
That's a sweet bow! You sure are turning some gool lookin bows out lately!  ;D
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Re: Crooked hunter 60# 28-29" , wild plum
« Reply #3 on: June 28, 2011, 01:43:28 pm »
Another awesome bow Druid. you have a signature style to your bows that I really liike. knotty, gnarly, lumpy, bumpy, just really cool.
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Re: Crooked hunter 60# 28-29" , wild plum
« Reply #4 on: June 28, 2011, 01:50:10 pm »
  NICE  Nothing simpler than a stick.
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Re: Crooked hunter 60# 28-29" , wild plum
« Reply #5 on: June 28, 2011, 02:17:10 pm »
Looks like a great bow, nice job!
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Re: Crooked hunter 60# 28-29" , wild plum
« Reply #6 on: June 28, 2011, 04:48:52 pm »
nice bow,,if you get tired of it ,send it to me ,, ill take it >:D

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Re: Crooked hunter 60# 28-29" , wild plum
« Reply #7 on: June 28, 2011, 08:04:00 pm »
Man, I love your bows!!!  8)
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Re: Crooked hunter 60# 28-29" , wild plum
« Reply #8 on: June 28, 2011, 09:06:48 pm »
Druid,

I love the perceived simplicity and spartan beauty of your bows.

This piece is no exception.

Very Nice.

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Re: Crooked hunter 60# 28-29" , wild plum
« Reply #9 on: June 29, 2011, 01:10:14 am »
I like this bow.Looks wild !  '  Frank
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Re: Crooked hunter 60# 28-29" , wild plum
« Reply #10 on: June 29, 2011, 03:45:13 am »
Thank you all for watching...This is great place.  :)
Scott- in normal situation with normal sapling it would rotate but this one has canted belly comapring to back line and cross section is not symetrical. I mean, limb thickness is not the same on the left and on the right side so one side is working more and prevent rotating in hand. Hard to me to explain, my english is bad.... It is not thing that I suggest to anybody to work but this sapling was useless without making like that so I had nothing to lose. Its still shooting, well see in future what will be.

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Re: Crooked hunter 60# 28-29" , wild plum
« Reply #11 on: June 29, 2011, 04:16:57 pm »
you make some interesting and great looking bows Druid, very nice

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Re: Crooked hunter 60# 28-29" , wild plum
« Reply #12 on: June 29, 2011, 11:10:12 pm »
Another amazing bow, I love seeing your bows!

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Re: Crooked hunter 60# 28-29" , wild plum
« Reply #13 on: June 30, 2011, 02:56:10 am »
man that sure is a beauty  :) good job
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Re: Crooked hunter 60# 28-29" , wild plum
« Reply #14 on: June 30, 2011, 05:29:40 am »
Nice bow! Simple and beautiful as usual, love the primitive style of all these.
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