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Offline Dano

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A bow for Jake.
« on: July 29, 2009, 11:51:40 am »
Jake (Dan Jaquay) was kind enough to give me an osage stave at Compton's. So I decide to make a bow for him, the fun is buildin em and even more fun giving them. This bow is 64" nTn 50# @28", 1 1/4" at the fades to just past mid limb then tapers to 3/8" tips. The tiller could have been better, but once I shot this bow I decided it was done. This is possibly the quietest bow I have built, don't know if it's the amount of possitive tiller, only 1/4", but it works. The skins are "coachwhip" snake, kinda different, oughta look great once the osage darkens. I got these from Mike Yancey at Cloverdale, Mike thanks they look great.
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Re: A bow for Jake.
« Reply #1 on: July 29, 2009, 11:56:51 am »
What are you talking about the tiller looks great!!!   Nice bow I really like the snake skins.  Can you post another pic of one of the limbs?  I want a better look at those snakeskins.   Nice bow man!!!     :)    -josh
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Re: A bow for Jake.
« Reply #2 on: July 29, 2009, 12:04:35 pm »
Tiller looks perfect to me!! Nice work.
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Re: A bow for Jake.
« Reply #3 on: July 29, 2009, 12:17:35 pm »
Thanks guy's, here's another picture of the skins, not much patern to them, but I think they look great.

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Offline medicinewheel

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Re: A bow for Jake.
« Reply #4 on: July 29, 2009, 12:24:53 pm »
Nothing wrong with the tiller, e3specially not if it feels good to shoot it!
Nice bow, nice clean lines!
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Re: A bow for Jake.
« Reply #5 on: July 29, 2009, 12:44:49 pm »
Very nice work Dano,thats a beauty,he will love that I am sure.Tiller look good to me
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Re: A bow for Jake.
« Reply #6 on: July 29, 2009, 01:16:52 pm »
 Dano, that's a sweet looking bow. I love the braced look and skins.
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Re: A bow for Jake.
« Reply #7 on: July 29, 2009, 01:30:36 pm »
Thanks guy's, I gotta get some more of those skins, I kinda like em.
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Re: A bow for Jake.
« Reply #8 on: July 29, 2009, 01:34:12 pm »
yep, beautiful bow.  i think you're right, the skins look good now, but they will look great once the osage darkens.
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Re: A bow for Jake.
« Reply #9 on: July 29, 2009, 01:46:45 pm »
I don't see any problems with that tiller...looks great! Sweet looking bow!  ;)
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Re: A bow for Jake.
« Reply #10 on: July 29, 2009, 01:53:56 pm »
The only thing I can see where you would think the tiller is off is that your arrow in your full draw picture looks to be nocked a little high. I think this creates the illusion of the tiller being off that you are seeing.   Other than that I really like those skins, the absence of a pattern makes it unique as far as skinning bows goes. Nice work!!!!!    :) :) :)  -josh
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Re: A bow for Jake.
« Reply #11 on: July 29, 2009, 02:03:30 pm »
Great Bow...lucky Jake! Bookmarked, too, for July Self BOM fun :)
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Offline NOMADIC PIRATE

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Re: A bow for Jake.
« Reply #12 on: July 29, 2009, 05:02:03 pm »
sweet looking bow Dano, very precice all around job
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Offline Timo

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Re: A bow for Jake.
« Reply #13 on: July 29, 2009, 06:03:20 pm »
Not bad for an old fart. ;D I too like those skins, I can see a nice dye job under them? :-*

Ya still got it Drano......(sorry bought that) Dano ;)
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Re: A bow for Jake.
« Reply #14 on: July 29, 2009, 06:18:01 pm »
Thanks guy's, you too Timbo.
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