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Offline mullet

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Re: Bull Snake/rawhide backed Yew
« Reply #30 on: July 13, 2017, 11:04:10 am »
Nice looking bow, Ryan.
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Re: Bull Snake/rawhide backed Yew
« Reply #31 on: July 13, 2017, 04:47:38 pm »
thanks very much everyone. Greatly appreciated. 
Dirthas- I use an engraving tool to cut out the arrowhead and fill it with crushed turquoise and clear epoxy
RatherBin- the whole bow is rawhide backed, I just left the skins short a couple inches and had my wife (she does some really cool artwork see pics below of another bow she painted) on the "blank canvas"
Carson- Yeah, beavertails suck to do. It took me a good solid hour if not more. Soak, glue, pull, and keep maneuvering. They look great but they are a bear.
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Re: Bull Snake/rawhide backed Yew
« Reply #32 on: July 13, 2017, 07:55:37 pm »
Wow what a nice detailed bow. Love the beaver tail handle. Your wife does fantastic art work as well

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Re: Bull Snake/rawhide backed Yew
« Reply #33 on: July 13, 2017, 08:30:02 pm »
Awesome
and Awesome again
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Offline Aaron H

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Re: Bull Snake/rawhide backed Yew
« Reply #34 on: July 14, 2017, 08:18:27 pm »
Lots of artistic talent at your dinner table.  Great work, both of you

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Re: Bull Snake/rawhide backed Yew
« Reply #35 on: July 14, 2017, 08:26:30 pm »
Wow, how cool is that to have a wife who is an amazing artist AND is willing to adorn your work!

I'm too curious not to ask, what type of engraving tool to you use? Is it a power tool of some kind? If it's your special secret I totally get it if you'd rather not say.  :)
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Offline Ryan_Gill_HuntPrimitive

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Re: Bull Snake/rawhide backed Yew
« Reply #36 on: July 15, 2017, 11:55:12 am »
thanks Upstate. No problem. It's a dremel engraver, nothing too special
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Re: Bull Snake/rawhide backed Yew
« Reply #37 on: July 21, 2017, 10:29:25 pm »
Ryan, it is so good to see you posting again. Awesome craftsmanship as  always, I don't know why I would think differently. Love the gopher snake(AZ) bull snake(OK) got  couple of those stashed away. John

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Re: Bull Snake/rawhide backed Yew
« Reply #38 on: July 21, 2017, 11:46:26 pm »
Awesome bow all around, Ryan. Welcome back to PA. Look forward to seeing more of your work here.

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Re: Bull Snake/rawhide backed Yew
« Reply #39 on: July 22, 2017, 03:36:43 pm »
 :OK
Is this bow making a sickness? or the cure...

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Re: Bull Snake/rawhide backed Yew
« Reply #40 on: July 23, 2017, 09:31:22 am »
Great to see one of your bows again, killer work as usual.
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Re: Bull Snake/rawhide backed Yew
« Reply #41 on: July 23, 2017, 10:57:50 pm »
Wow! Just Wow!