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Offline Ryano

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Thorn apple long bow
« on: July 02, 2008, 03:25:25 pm »
Here's a bow I just finished up. Its 64" ntn and pulls 50#@27" It is made of Thorn apple which I think is the same thing as hawthorn? I could be wrong though. Anyways, I cut this tree on my mothers property and thought it would be pretty cool to harvest a deer with it there this fall. Who knows, the deer I will take may have eaten the fruit from the very tree I used to make this bow.... ;D I'm pretty impressed with this apple as a bow wood its very dense hard wood and heat treats well. It holds about a inch of unstrung reflex and the tips are very narrow. It has a good cast and smooth draw. The grip is wrapped with rattan from PatB Thanks Pat!  ;D It is dyed with two diferant colors of leather dye to give a good camo effect. Hope you enjoy! Alll coments welcomed. Ryano







« Last Edit: July 02, 2008, 11:47:18 pm by Ryano »
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Offline woodenwonder

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Re: Thorn apple long bow
« Reply #1 on: July 02, 2008, 03:31:00 pm »
Sweet!!!, I like the dye job. Nice curves too.

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Re: Thorn apple long bow
« Reply #2 on: July 02, 2008, 03:36:49 pm »
 :o
Thats a pretty bow Ryan!  :)
It has nice curves and stain job is great!

btw, what type stain did you use?

Again, awesome bow sir!
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Offline Dano

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Re: Thorn apple long bow
« Reply #3 on: July 02, 2008, 04:02:19 pm »
Great lookin bow Ryan, I like the stain job you did on the bow itself too, very cool. That bow oughta make meat, it's got some good mojo.
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Offline adb

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Re: Thorn apple long bow
« Reply #4 on: July 02, 2008, 04:28:05 pm »
SWEET!! Very nice bow, and good story. I hope you harvest a deer with it. Nice dye job. It's a selfbow, right?

Offline Ryan_Gill_HuntPrimitive

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Re: Thorn apple long bow
« Reply #5 on: July 02, 2008, 04:32:16 pm »
Great looking bow Ryan. Your bows have a very distinct "Ryano" look to them that is very pleasing to look at. the shape looks excellent
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Offline Jesse

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Re: Thorn apple long bow
« Reply #6 on: July 02, 2008, 04:56:48 pm »
 :o  Great job Ryan You've been using a lot off different woods for bows and they all seem to make beauties for you. Well done.
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Offline Justin Snyder

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Re: Thorn apple long bow
« Reply #7 on: July 02, 2008, 05:20:29 pm »
That is a great looking bow.  I have no doubt it shoots smooth.  The stain job looks cool, can I see a close up of it? Justin
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Offline Ryano

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Re: Thorn apple long bow
« Reply #8 on: July 02, 2008, 05:25:00 pm »
Thanks fellas.
Far east archer, Its dyed with alcohol based leather dye.
adb, Yes, its a selfbow.
Thanks Ryan. I like to make mine my own. Not just a copy of some one else's design.
Thanks Jessie. I'm searching for a good local wood that will hold up to similar designs I like to use for my Osage bows, since I have to drive several hours to harvest any Osage, I'd like to find a local wood thats comparable...
Sure Justin.
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Offline Hillbilly

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Re: Thorn apple long bow
« Reply #9 on: July 02, 2008, 05:35:45 pm »
Awesome, Ryan. Helluva nice looking weapon, and I like seeing people experiment with different woods.  8)
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Re: Thorn apple long bow
« Reply #10 on: July 02, 2008, 05:41:28 pm »
Ryan i would like to see a pic of this bow everyone is talking about, could you post a pic without using photo bucket?
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Offline Pat B

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Re: Thorn apple long bow
« Reply #11 on: July 02, 2008, 05:57:12 pm »
Nice bow, Ryan. The detail work sets if off nicely. Whjat do you think of the rattan?     Pat
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Offline Ryano

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Re: Thorn apple long bow
« Reply #12 on: July 02, 2008, 06:14:19 pm »
Thanks again Pat. I like it.
Leapingbare, I'll try again but the server wouldnt let me earlier thats why I used photobucket.
Nope still wont work. this is the message I get.
"The upload folder is full. Please try a smaller file and/or contact an administrator. "
Justin? What going on here?
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Offline The Burnt Hill Archer

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Re: Thorn apple long bow
« Reply #13 on: July 02, 2008, 06:31:58 pm »
sweet man! i love the tips. ive got some hawthorn/thornapple drying in my shop right now, good to see its a good candidate. well a good one for a good boywer anyhow. ;)  good job!

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Offline Ryano

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Re: Thorn apple long bow
« Reply #14 on: July 02, 2008, 06:52:07 pm »
ok lets try this again.

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