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Offline african man

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rawhide backed black locust
« on: April 17, 2009, 04:24:25 pm »
made this one from a 3 - 4" sapling , decrowned back , rawhide backing .
64" NtN , 55# @ 28"
This one had me scratching my head at times while tillering it because of a bend in one of the limbs right at the fade out .....  ???  still not sure ...  :-\ 
only put one arrow through it due to my finger injury ...  :'(
still want to do a bit more decorating on it





















would land up in Gwantanomo bay for life because of the decorations , if I lived in the US...  :P

Chris   ;)
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Re: rawhide backed black locust
« Reply #1 on: April 17, 2009, 04:37:04 pm »
Nice bow, man. Do you find that the rawhide backing caused it to take any set? 
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Offline venisonburger

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Re: rawhide backed black locust
« Reply #2 on: April 17, 2009, 05:36:07 pm »
Looks nice, I like the grip, looks like you have a white stabilizer sticking out the front of the bow, lol, sorry hate to make fun of your injury.
VB
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Offline african man

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Re: rawhide backed black locust
« Reply #3 on: April 17, 2009, 06:28:32 pm »
C. pup - didn't really measure the set but it doesn't seem to be excessive , just hoping it doesn't slow it down too much , it's one of the bows I'll be taking hunting in June

VB - " white stabilizer sticking out the front" ..... good one , I love it , he he he !!! ....  ;D

Xris   ;)
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Re: rawhide backed black locust
« Reply #4 on: April 17, 2009, 06:38:25 pm »
Nice bow man! I was going to mention something about that raptor leg but you already did, and after all that is Africa :).
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Offline PeteC

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Re: rawhide backed black locust
« Reply #5 on: April 17, 2009, 08:40:32 pm »
That's a nice bow!!Great job,I like it. God Bless
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Offline Pat B

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Re: rawhide backed black locust
« Reply #6 on: April 17, 2009, 08:47:35 pm »
Nice job on this locust sapling bow, Chris. I also thought you had a stabilizer attached. ;D
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Offline smokeu

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Re: rawhide backed black locust
« Reply #7 on: April 17, 2009, 11:29:25 pm »
Im trying to do one like this out of a BL tree of the same size.... did you leave any sapwood on or did you go down to the heart wood. Also i relly dont wnat to have to back it. Any special reason you backed yours.

 Killer looking bow, really nice! Hope I can make one look that good.

Thanks
Mike
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Offline african man

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Re: rawhide backed black locust
« Reply #8 on: April 18, 2009, 04:09:01 am »
Smoke U - I backed it with rawhide because I decrowned the back , cutting the back flatter because I felt that the back was too rounded thus violating the growth rings , and also there were branches coming out of it that I had to cut through. This bow could never have been a bow without backing. The rawhide I made myself , is trancelucent and shows the colour of the wood underneath and discolorations on the rawhide . I am very happy with the way it has come out as it is my first attempt at rawhide backing ....  ;D  this means I can use wood that I would never have used before.
will post some pics of the back if I can get my computer to work ...  >:(
Ye Pat that was nearly a detachable stabilizer , but we decided to attach it permanently with some  artificial horse hair .....  :o

Thanx guys ( hey why there no gals ? ) I'm glad you like it

Xrix   ;)
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Offline african man

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Re: rawhide backed black locust
« Reply #9 on: April 18, 2009, 05:19:46 am »
photos of the rawhide back







X...  ;)
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Offline DanaM

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Re: rawhide backed black locust
« Reply #10 on: April 18, 2009, 07:32:27 am »
I like it, I like it alot :)
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Re: rawhide backed black locust
« Reply #11 on: April 18, 2009, 07:43:51 am »
Turned out nice.

Love the pinky show.  Not being callous, as it appears you have injured it, but I enjoy a reputation for pokin out my pinky on full draw pics.  Completely involuntary I assure you but folks ascribe a certain "uppityness" none the less, asif I were sippin' high tea.
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Offline George Tsoukalas

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Re: rawhide backed black locust
« Reply #12 on: April 18, 2009, 08:30:43 am »
The bow looks great. Great tiller too.  Did you cut through the back of the nock? Jawge
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Offline Dean Marlow

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Re: rawhide backed black locust
« Reply #13 on: April 18, 2009, 08:44:03 am »
Very nice looking bow. I really like the rawhide backing. Got a real thin ringed osage stave I am going to try and rawhide back myself. Thanks for sharing. Dean
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Offline Timo

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Re: rawhide backed black locust
« Reply #14 on: April 18, 2009, 08:50:47 am »
Nice tiller! The rawhide looks swell. From what animal?
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