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Offline ricktrojanowski

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Bamboo Backed Maple for wife.
« on: January 11, 2009, 07:52:11 pm »
This is a boo backed maple with a thin belly lam of boo.  I visited with the "Connecticut Caveman" Jamie this summer and saw this bow in an unfinished state.   It was built, tillered and ready to shoot.  Jamie gets all the credit for the "real" work.   He didn't want to finish it because it came in too light .  He gave it to me to finish up for my wife.  I finally got to finishing it off.  The tiller was right on so I lowered the weight a bit with a little sanding.  It draws 38#@ 28" (about 30-32# at her draw)  I added some tip overlays, dyed, oiled, made a grip, and silencers.   She is excited to have her own bow and hopefully we'll get some shooting in.   

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Re: Bamboo Backed Maple for wife.
« Reply #1 on: January 11, 2009, 07:53:39 pm »
more pics.  Junior is ready for his now. ;D

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Re: Bamboo Backed Maple for wife.
« Reply #2 on: January 11, 2009, 08:24:11 pm »
That is one fine looking bow and your wife looks like she knows what she's doing. Tiller looks excellent to me.
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Re: Bamboo Backed Maple for wife.
« Reply #3 on: January 11, 2009, 08:27:25 pm »
  beautiful bow, picture perfect tiller and tell your wife she is very pretty also! Steve
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Re: Bamboo Backed Maple for wife.
« Reply #4 on: January 11, 2009, 08:52:50 pm »
                     Nice Tiller....and perfect Stance ....you been teaching Her....if not....you need to take lessons!!!!
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Re: Bamboo Backed Maple for wife.
« Reply #5 on: January 11, 2009, 09:23:04 pm »
Gorgeous!

And the bow's pretty nice too.   ;)
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Re: Bamboo Backed Maple for wife.
« Reply #6 on: January 11, 2009, 10:12:05 pm »
  Very nice bow, Rick and a lovely family.
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Re: Bamboo Backed Maple for wife.
« Reply #7 on: January 11, 2009, 10:15:05 pm »
Great looking bow. Junior definately needs one now.  Justin
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Re: Bamboo Backed Maple for wife.
« Reply #8 on: January 11, 2009, 10:25:21 pm »
nice...   ;)

    good job finishing that bow out...   looks very nice...   i like the finish and die nice tip overlays too... looks like your wife likes it also...  thats always a good thing...  now you gonna have to make one for the boy... or at least get him one of those lil small bows that shoot suction cup arrows.. :D :D

  great looking family you got there... glad to see them into the sport...
thanks for sharing...



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Re: Bamboo Backed Maple for wife.
« Reply #9 on: January 11, 2009, 10:35:52 pm »
Very nice looking bow. Tiller looks great. You better get your son a bow quick, so the wife can use her bow :D

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Re: Bamboo Backed Maple for wife.
« Reply #10 on: January 11, 2009, 10:51:56 pm »
I think this is the most UNDER-RATED part of this whole bow addiction thing: that it is a family activity.   From gathering splits and shoots, to making Flemish strings in the evening to just shooting in the the yard and having fun together, ARCHERY has to be the best thing going for family togetherness.   And, when it comes to playing on a budget.......geez.......you could make 100 Bows and arrows for all of them for what a Wii game ($437.50) or an X-Box costs!!  Really!!

keep up the good work buddy, have fun with your family.  Shoot with your wife and little guy and any more little guys who come along and they will learn lots more from you and about you than just how to point sharp things down range.   And, you'll learn things from them, too.  I GUARANTEE!!

Beautiful family.....you are a rich man. 

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Re: Bamboo Backed Maple for wife.
« Reply #11 on: January 12, 2009, 01:17:51 am »
Great looking Bow Rick.. Time for the little guy's bow..
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Re: Bamboo Backed Maple for wife.
« Reply #12 on: January 12, 2009, 01:33:27 am »
Excellent and #1 for January's Laminate Bow of the Month.. Boo backed Maple makes a lot of sense to me....what do you think, Dana?
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Offline ricktrojanowski

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Re: Bamboo Backed Maple for wife.
« Reply #13 on: January 12, 2009, 06:29:27 am »
Thanks for the kind words.  I think she will be a natural.  She never really shot anything before.  She'll be outshooting me in no time(That isn't saying much).  Aaron's is in the works,  He pretty much killed the little glass/suction cup one. So I'm making a little laminated one for him.  After I talked to KnightD for some advice he was running around after me yelling "Make Aaron's Bow"  So we went in to the basement to get a start on it.  Then his little sisters bow will be next.  Islandpiper you have it right about the family aspect.  I'll do anything with and for the kids as long as it means no video games.
Oldbow-If it is considered for BOM I would like it to be known as a Jamie's build and my finish.  He gets credit for making it a bow. Thanks
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Re: Bamboo Backed Maple for wife.
« Reply #14 on: January 12, 2009, 08:41:15 am »
Beautiful bow,tiller looks dead on.Nice looking family also. :)
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