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Offline Ryan_Gill_HuntPrimitive

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new elm bow i threw together
« on: April 27, 2009, 08:32:46 pm »
 I Finished this bow up last week and just got to taking some pictures of it,  nothin special at all, just kinda plain jane.  its American elm and 56# @ 28"    deer antler tips and a deer hide grip i stained near black with black walnut stain.  shoots pretty darn good, its a little light for my liking so i will probably part with it at some point, but it does hit where i look, so i guess i am a little " on the fence" about keeping it...... what does a guy do with so many bows anyways...lol   - Ryan

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Offline Blacktail

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Re: new elm bow i threw together
« Reply #1 on: April 27, 2009, 08:42:34 pm »
well Ryan,if you don't want it i have open arms.LOL...get work on that stick...i think some plane jane bows are the best looking.the tillering is great...good job.john
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Re: new elm bow i threw together
« Reply #2 on: April 27, 2009, 09:08:44 pm »
Looks real nice.
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Offline George Tsoukalas

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Re: new elm bow i threw together
« Reply #3 on: April 27, 2009, 09:15:53 pm »
It's a beauty! Very nice work! Jawge
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Offline DustinDees

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Re: new elm bow i threw together
« Reply #4 on: April 27, 2009, 09:32:47 pm »
love the look of a simple well built bow. nice job.

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Offline Timo

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Re: new elm bow i threw together
« Reply #5 on: April 27, 2009, 10:01:39 pm »
Really nice! Tiller is sweet.

Just putting the finish on an elm myself.Mine is a bit more crooked than that one though. ;)
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Re: new elm bow i threw together
« Reply #6 on: April 27, 2009, 10:46:51 pm »
  Nice bow, Ryan. If you want to give them all away you have to make them so everybody else can pull them. ;)
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Offline Diligence

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Re: new elm bow i threw together
« Reply #7 on: April 27, 2009, 10:53:56 pm »
..well, they say that imitiation is the best form of flatery...so, what's the front profile look like?  Fade dimensions, etc....this one might just make it onto my roughed out stave siting on my workbench.

Looks great!

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Offline cowboy

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Re: new elm bow i threw together
« Reply #8 on: April 27, 2009, 11:58:24 pm »
Looks good Ryan! I've got that piece of elm you sent me recurved and tips on - just need to gitter done ::).
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Offline medicinewheel

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Re: new elm bow i threw together
« Reply #9 on: April 28, 2009, 01:51:05 am »

Nice arc!
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Re: new elm bow i threw together
« Reply #10 on: April 28, 2009, 01:59:39 am »
              You shoot the Ryan....thats what You do....or You tell me what the Shipping will be....and Box them up!!!
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Re: new elm bow i threw together
« Reply #11 on: April 28, 2009, 02:33:43 am »
Ryan is that a center shot Bow? Nice!
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Offline shamus

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Re: new elm bow i threw together
« Reply #12 on: April 28, 2009, 08:04:00 am »
nice!
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Offline Ryan_Gill_HuntPrimitive

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Re: new elm bow i threw together
« Reply #13 on: April 28, 2009, 10:14:15 am »
Diligence-  the limbs are 1 5\8 wide and contuniously taper to 1\2 knocks, i could have got to 3\8 without any trouble, it just worked out at 1\2 so i left it alone, i dont eevr put a tape measure or pencil on them when working them, i just eye ball everything....well thats a little incorrect i do mark center on the stave.

Paul-  yeah you better get busy on that elm, i was wondering what happened to it!

AKAPA-  the lower limb is a bit shorter, the arrow shelf is not quite to center, but the limbs are slightly different in length anyways, i had the nock on the bottom split just a tiny bit during tillering b\c i didnt take the time to make the nock nice and smooth, so the string caught a rough spot and dug in,  so i just clipped it off a bit and made a new nock and adjusted the tiller.
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Offline John K

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Re: new elm bow i threw together
« Reply #14 on: April 28, 2009, 10:42:51 am »
Looks great Ryan ! There is just something about a simple bow that i like.....
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