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Offline Badly Bent

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snakey bottom buckthorn bow
« on: July 04, 2015, 11:41:38 am »
Been messing with this piece of character buckthorn a bit at a time over the past month and here's what I ended up with. Simple d-bow from a piece I salvaged from a burn pile a couple years ago. Buckthorn self bow 58" ntn and pulling somewhere in the low to mid 40#'s at my 24" draw. Top limb was pretty straight and clean but the bottom was your more typical twisty, bumpy, knotty and crooked stuff that is common within this wood. Shoots decent but wouldn't be the first one I'd grab off my rack on my way out the door to hunt.

I wanted to keep it simple and primitive looking so just did a earth pigment and beeswax finish on it. I did this even though a native american of old would not have had this invasive species of wood available and if he did he likely would not have wasted his time on such a crooked and wacky stave. ;)

Thanks for taking a look.
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Offline Badly Bent

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Re: snakey bottom buckthorn bow
« Reply #1 on: July 04, 2015, 11:43:21 am »
and some more....
I ain't broke but I'm badly bent.

Offline bushboy

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Re: snakey bottom buckthorn bow
« Reply #2 on: July 04, 2015, 11:49:51 am »
Very nice indeed!  8)!
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Offline Hans H

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Re: snakey bottom buckthorn bow
« Reply #3 on: July 04, 2015, 11:59:25 am »
great Job on that tricki stick, like it
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Offline hunterbob

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Re: snakey bottom buckthorn bow
« Reply #4 on: July 04, 2015, 12:11:58 pm »
Wow nice job on a crazy looking stick.

Offline half eye

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Re: snakey bottom buckthorn bow
« Reply #5 on: July 04, 2015, 12:24:36 pm »
Sweet Jesus Man, ya out did yourself again. The full draw on that puppy is thing of true beauty....
the rest of it is absolutely superb sir.....
"old man likey"
rich

Offline H Rhodes

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Re: snakey bottom buckthorn bow
« Reply #6 on: July 04, 2015, 12:45:11 pm »
The tiller looks great and that two-tone stain job is really striking on buckthorn.  You really turn out some fine bows Greg.   
Howard
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Offline bowmo

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Re: snakey bottom buckthorn bow
« Reply #7 on: July 04, 2015, 12:52:25 pm »
Man, that turned out great Greg! I really like that one. Great lookjng full draw on a whacky piece of wood.

Offline osage outlaw

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Re: snakey bottom buckthorn bow
« Reply #8 on: July 04, 2015, 12:58:09 pm »
Great job on that buckthorn Greg.  The tiller looks great. 
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Offline bubby

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Re: snakey bottom buckthorn bow
« Reply #9 on: July 04, 2015, 01:27:33 pm »
Looks good from here greg
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Offline wizardgoat

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Re: snakey bottom buckthorn bow
« Reply #10 on: July 04, 2015, 02:08:30 pm »
I like the look of that one. Great character, nice job Greg!

Offline alwayslookin

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Re: snakey bottom buckthorn bow
« Reply #11 on: July 04, 2015, 02:13:37 pm »
Really like those character bows. Nice work.
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Offline HighEagle

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Re: snakey bottom buckthorn bow
« Reply #12 on: July 04, 2015, 02:24:11 pm »
Nice save on that Dogleg Greg,  FD, and tiller looks super.. Again keep up the good work. Chuck
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Re: snakey bottom buckthorn bow
« Reply #13 on: July 04, 2015, 02:46:29 pm »
Wow, very impressed. And I was just about to ask if buckthorn was ever used to make a bow. Guess that question is answered!

Offline Knoll

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Re: snakey bottom buckthorn bow
« Reply #14 on: July 04, 2015, 03:11:18 pm »
Greg, that is niiice!   8)
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