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Offline 15yearold.archer

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a maple bow
« on: October 03, 2010, 03:28:43 pm »
hey guys heres a bow i made for my 13 year old brother its 50 pounds at 27 inches and is 63 inches long it has oak tip overlays and the arrow rest is built up leather widest point is 1 1/2 inches and tapers to 3/8s at the tips the close up on the handle is taken from the back of the bow the last 8 inches on each end are also slightly reflexed
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Offline Del the cat

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Re: a maple bow
« Reply #1 on: October 03, 2010, 04:06:36 pm »
Nice tiller on that.
Bet your bro' is well pleased.
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Offline half eye

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Re: a maple bow
« Reply #2 on: October 03, 2010, 09:54:50 pm »
Looks like you are gettin a good handle on that tiller thing young man....it looks good
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Offline Marc St Louis

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Re: a maple bow
« Reply #3 on: October 03, 2010, 10:57:41 pm »
Very nice.  You did a good job tillering that bow out.  Did you make it from the stave I gave you?
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Offline ken75

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Re: a maple bow
« Reply #4 on: October 03, 2010, 11:17:58 pm »
very nice bow you've come a long way fast !!! unusual to see a lefty shoot off the left side of a bow
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Offline 15yearold.archer

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Re: a maple bow
« Reply #5 on: October 03, 2010, 11:26:16 pm »
thanks guys and this is not the stave you gave me marc this is just a board but i was meaning to ask you, when i was tillering out the stave a spinter popped on the back about a foot from the tip its  pretty wide and about 3 inches long i  am not sure if its repairable though i want to give it a try cause i really liked this stave and i had put alot of time into it to get it the way i wanted, an ken thats just me pulling the bow im the lefty but i made the bow for the right :D
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Offline ken75

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Re: a maple bow
« Reply #6 on: October 03, 2010, 11:28:19 pm »
Ahhhh ! well its a dang good looking draw whoever it is !!
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Offline NTD

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Re: a maple bow
« Reply #7 on: October 03, 2010, 11:29:02 pm »
It really is incredible how quickly you grew in skill.  Beautiful job, tiller looks great!
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Offline adb

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Re: a maple bow
« Reply #8 on: October 04, 2010, 12:39:45 am »
Nice job... good tiller. Can your 13 yo brother really shoot 50#???
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Offline Pappy

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Re: a maple bow
« Reply #9 on: October 04, 2010, 07:33:43 am »
Nice work,you done a fine job on that one. :)
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Offline Barrage

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Re: a maple bow
« Reply #10 on: October 04, 2010, 01:15:47 pm »
Looks great.  Man, you got up to speed in a hurry.  Nice work and keep it up!  :) 8)
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Offline Parnell

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Re: a maple bow
« Reply #11 on: October 04, 2010, 02:36:37 pm »
Nice work, that tiller looks very good.  Hope you keep them rolling!
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Offline swamp yeti

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Re: a maple bow
« Reply #12 on: October 04, 2010, 03:36:44 pm »
Good looking bow,nice work.
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Offline Shooter

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Re: a maple bow
« Reply #13 on: October 04, 2010, 05:21:37 pm »
Good job on that one
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Offline George Tsoukalas

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Re: a maple bow
« Reply #14 on: October 04, 2010, 08:11:39 pm »
Wow! That is fantastic! Jawge
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