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Offline Pat B

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Lil Tigre'
« on: May 14, 2008, 07:26:48 pm »
I made this little recurve to donate to The Carolina Traditional Archer to be raffled of at the N.C. State Championships near Hickory, NC in a few weeks. I donate a bow every year and try to make them for kids.
  She is 49 1/2"t/t, 30#@20" and made with some mulberry I got from Hillbilly. I used tiger striped tissue paper on the back for decoration/camo, double Ferret's floppy rests for an ambidextrous bow and cow horn overlays.  She took a bit of set but shoots very well anyway.
   This ought to put a smile on the face of a kid! ;D       Pat

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« Reply #1 on: May 14, 2008, 07:30:35 pm »
Nice job Pat. Very striking pattern. I need to get a couple finished to raffle at the Utah Trapper Assn. convention in August. 
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Re: Lil Tigre'
« Reply #2 on: May 14, 2008, 07:40:25 pm »
Nice little bow Pat ! That looks like your normal draw length..... ::)  Just kidding....lol.  ;D
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Offline Sidewinder

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Re: Lil Tigre'
« Reply #3 on: May 14, 2008, 07:45:48 pm »
Nice bow Pat. Very creative thinking on the tiger stripe. Kids love that kinda stuff. Danny
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Re: Lil Tigre'
« Reply #4 on: May 14, 2008, 07:49:27 pm »
Thanks guys.
Ryan, you ain't far off. ;) I think it gets shorter every year.
  BTW, She is 1 1/2" at the fades and out about 4" then tapering to 5/8" tips.    Pat
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Re: Lil Tigre'
« Reply #5 on: May 14, 2008, 08:11:01 pm »
  That's a cute little bow ,Pat. It ought to make a little one very happy. I thought I was the only one using construction string for handle wraps.
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Offline Pat B

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Re: Lil Tigre'
« Reply #6 on: May 14, 2008, 08:16:47 pm »
Thats all I had that matched! ;D  Works well.     Pat
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Re: Lil Tigre'
« Reply #7 on: May 14, 2008, 08:20:53 pm »
Nice one Pat! Looks like it would blend in just fine on the Sarangeti.  ;D
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Offline Dano

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Re: Lil Tigre'
« Reply #8 on: May 14, 2008, 08:23:55 pm »
Sweet little bow Pat, that should make a little archer very happy. Tissue paper makes a great backing.
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Offline Hillbilly

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Re: Lil Tigre'
« Reply #9 on: May 14, 2008, 08:26:42 pm »
Cool lil' weapon, Pat. Somebody should be happy to get that one.
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Offline Marc St Louis

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« Reply #10 on: May 14, 2008, 08:43:18 pm »
Nice little bow Pat
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Re: Lil Tigre'
« Reply #11 on: May 14, 2008, 09:08:58 pm »
She's a purtyen, as we've all come to expect - will make some kid proud. I need to check out some tissue paper at Wal Mart did ya say? ;D.
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Re: Lil Tigre'
« Reply #12 on: May 14, 2008, 09:15:31 pm »
I still have the sister to this stave that I am going to make a sinew backed bendy handle bow for me! ;D I was quite impressed with this mulberry. The bow has been pulled to 24" and shows no sign(other than a little set) of trauma. This is good stuff. Thanks Steve and UNCA! ;)    And thanks everyone else.   Pat
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Offline FlintWalker

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Re: Lil Tigre'
« Reply #13 on: May 14, 2008, 09:35:01 pm »
Good job Pat! That will definitely put a smile on some kids face!
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Re: Lil Tigre'
« Reply #14 on: May 14, 2008, 10:05:34 pm »
Pat whats the specs on the bow and what design is it? I may want to make a sinew backed on simmilar to it.

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