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Offline smokeu

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Black Locust_______Hold it Together!!!! 65lb Shooter
« on: June 01, 2009, 11:00:41 am »
Black locust 63" ntn black cherry tip overlays, rawhide grip over an oak handle that kept trying to pop off (stupid bendy handle).... Hence the rawhide (hope that it holds).
I couldnt resist staining and a couple of coats of tru-oil. At least it will look nice when it finnaly goes, i feel its a matter of time for it to pop off again. 65lbs @28 inches.  My best so far and some good lessons learned. Hope you all enjoy it for what its worth. God Bless!

Thanks for all the help!!!

Mike

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Offline smokeu

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Re: Black Locust_______Hold it Together!!!! 65lb Shooter
« Reply #1 on: June 01, 2009, 11:07:22 am »
Full Draw

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Re: Black Locust_______Hold it Together!!!! 65lb Shooter
« Reply #2 on: June 01, 2009, 11:09:49 am »
Unbraced low set...

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Offline smokeu

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Re: Black Locust_______Hold it Together!!!! 65lb Shooter
« Reply #3 on: June 01, 2009, 11:19:53 am »
SuperGlue and leather Arrow rest.

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Offline Okie

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Re: Black Locust_______Hold it Together!!!! 65lb Shooter
« Reply #4 on: June 01, 2009, 11:40:35 am »
Great looking bow Mike. If the handle pops again you can build it up with leather or just leave it off. Tiller looks spot on.
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Offline elk country rp

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Re: Black Locust_______Hold it Together!!!! 65lb Shooter
« Reply #5 on: June 01, 2009, 11:41:45 am »
i like it!!

don't know if i'd trust it, but i LIKE it!

good luck,
Rob
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Offline DanaM

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Re: Black Locust_______Hold it Together!!!! 65lb Shooter
« Reply #6 on: June 01, 2009, 11:56:52 am »
Looks great to me, just lose the handle ya don't need it anyway :)
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Offline smokeu

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Re: Black Locust_______Hold it Together!!!! 65lb Shooter
« Reply #7 on: June 01, 2009, 12:06:23 pm »
I wished i could have Dana but it hindged in the handle with out it. I narrowed the handle section too much.... :( so I had to glue it back and wrap it so it would stay on. Thanks for the compliments Dana, Elk Country, Okie 1! I realy enjoyed building this one!

Mike
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Offline Dauntless

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Re: Black Locust_______Hold it Together!!!! 65lb Shooter
« Reply #8 on: June 01, 2009, 12:44:03 pm »
Great bow, hope it stays in one piece.
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Offline OldBow

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Re: Black Locust_______Hold it Together!!!! 65lb Shooter
« Reply #9 on: June 01, 2009, 01:21:15 pm »
Great candidate for June Self Bow of the Month. Thanks for sharing.
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Offline Bullitt

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Re: Black Locust_______Hold it Together!!!! 65lb Shooter
« Reply #10 on: June 01, 2009, 01:31:08 pm »
Sweet  bow  Mike! I love black locust. I'm in the slow process of doin one from an inner split. I may need some tips and  help . Going to try a bend through the handle also. Good shootin, Steve.
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Offline Bear

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Re: Black Locust_______Hold it Together!!!! 65lb Shooter
« Reply #11 on: June 01, 2009, 01:58:38 pm »
Purdy. Just leave it alone till deer season, kill one, then retire it. That way you never have to know what else might have happened.  ;D Hope to try BL soon myself.
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Offline George Tsoukalas

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Re: Black Locust_______Hold it Together!!!! 65lb Shooter
« Reply #12 on: June 01, 2009, 03:28:12 pm »
Well done! Tiller looks great. jawge
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Offline PeteC

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Re: Black Locust_______Hold it Together!!!! 65lb Shooter
« Reply #13 on: June 01, 2009, 05:08:19 pm »
Looks great Mike!I hope it'll hold together for you.It looks like a hunter to me. God Bless
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Offline medicinewheel

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Re: Black Locust_______Hold it Together!!!! 65lb Shooter
« Reply #14 on: June 01, 2009, 05:12:31 pm »

Looks good! Hope it'll not pop off again...
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