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Offline Okie

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1st Recurve
« on: January 25, 2009, 07:47:23 pm »
Well after seeing and admiring Cowboy and twistedlimbs recurves, I just had to try one for myself. This bow started out with 2" of nature reflex and I almost couldn't bring myself to put the curves in...But I did anyway. I also added some deflex at the fades. I cut this stave about 8 months ago. I cut it down to bow size and put it in the heat box about 2 months ago. The rings on it are very thin and I had a whale of a time getting a ring chased. After heating and bending several times to get the curves as close to the same as I could, I was left with some scorch marks that didn't want to come out after sanding, so I used a trick I had heard about but had not tried myself. Oven cleaner. I sprayed the bow with oven cleaner and let it sit for a couple of minutes then wiped it off. I thought to myself, "that didn't do anything". Two days later when I looked at it again... Wow, it had a nice dark color to it. It looked like some of my bows that are 10 years old. Thanks to the guys on here that told me about wiping it down with vinegar to stop the darkening. Also thanks to Islandpiper for the tip about using wood ashes to do what the oven cleaner did ( a lot more primitive). I am really pleased with the way this bow shoots and feels in my hand. It is 62" and 58#@26". The tips are whitetail antler and the string silencers are raccoon. Hope you enjoy.





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Offline sailordad

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Re: !st Recurve
« Reply #1 on: January 25, 2009, 07:57:04 pm »
now thats one sweet bow,love them curves, tiller looks great also
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Offline PeteC

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Re: !st Recurve
« Reply #2 on: January 25, 2009, 08:13:49 pm »
That's a good-lookin' recurve Okie! I like everything you did to it.Looks like a hunter to me. God Bless
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Offline islandpiper

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Re: !st Recurve
« Reply #3 on: January 25, 2009, 08:39:48 pm »
Now, that's a pretty bow......nice color, nice tiller, nice tips..........now, if you can just get one of those 'product models" to pose with it.  Ya might need to check with the missus on that one.   

Keep up the great bow making.    piper
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Offline Little John

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Re: !st Recurve
« Reply #4 on: January 25, 2009, 08:44:27 pm »
Very pretty bow and primo workmanship. Bow of the month comp. is heating up.  How about a how to to your style handle wrap.     Kenneth
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Re: !st Recurve
« Reply #5 on: January 25, 2009, 08:53:13 pm »
Nice bow! I have to hand it to you, I would be way too scared to try oven cleaner after all that work. Well done Sir.
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Offline Okie

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Re: !st Recurve
« Reply #6 on: January 25, 2009, 09:12:30 pm »
Thanks for the comments guys.

OctoberSunrise, It was definitely scary.

Little John, JD Jones from Ada OK. showed me how to do this style handle wrap last year at OJAM and this is the first one I've gotten to turn out ok. I may do a build along on the next one.

John

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Offline hawkbow

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Re: 1st Recurve
« Reply #7 on: January 25, 2009, 09:25:08 pm »
great looking bow brother.. all she needs now is some elk blood on her ;D great job Hawk a/ho
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Re: 1st Recurve
« Reply #8 on: January 25, 2009, 09:30:04 pm »
Did you use heat gun or steam to put in those curves? 
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Offline Okie

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Re: 1st Recurve
« Reply #9 on: January 25, 2009, 09:39:33 pm »
Hawk, I'm gonna try really hard this year to do just that. ;)

Bigcountry, I used the heat gun.

John
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Re: 1st Recurve
« Reply #10 on: January 26, 2009, 12:53:01 am »
Thats just beautiful! Nice curves, good tiller. ;)
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Offline DanaM

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Re: 1st Recurve
« Reply #11 on: January 26, 2009, 06:20:07 am »
Came out real sweet Okie :) Well done eh.
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Offline Cromm

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Re: 1st Recurve
« Reply #12 on: January 26, 2009, 06:32:12 am »
WoW great work.
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Re: 1st Recurve
« Reply #13 on: January 26, 2009, 07:15:49 am »
Beautiful bow,looks good in all respects. :)
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Re: 1st Recurve
« Reply #14 on: January 26, 2009, 07:52:41 am »
That is one sweet bow! I like everything about her! Great job! ;)
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