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Offline half eye

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49" Black Walnut self bow / Finally got the bow dimensions (not for bom)
« on: February 11, 2011, 09:10:26 pm »
This is another little NA style bow thats on the way to Maine. Black walnut, no backing 49" ttt with pin knocks, 43# @ 27". shoots really smooth. The bow has very slightly recurved limb tips (steam bent) gonna leave it up to Warren to decorate as he sees fit. The finish is the usuall spruce pitch and grease.

just something a little different

rich
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Offline Frode

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Re: 49" Black Walnut self bow / simple as it gets (not for bom)
« Reply #1 on: February 11, 2011, 09:25:04 pm »
Real nice Rich!
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Re: 49" Black Walnut self bow / simple as it gets (not for bom)
« Reply #2 on: February 11, 2011, 09:27:01 pm »
Very nice bow!!! I've always liked Native American style bows!
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Offline John K

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Re: 49" Black Walnut self bow / simple as it gets (not for bom)
« Reply #3 on: February 11, 2011, 09:29:10 pm »
Love it Rich ! I just love working Black Walnut, it's a great wood to work with.
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Offline half eye

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Re: 49" Black Walnut self bow / simple as it gets (not for bom)
« Reply #4 on: February 11, 2011, 09:51:23 pm »
Thanks, Frode, HickoryBill, and JohnK....I agree about the black walnut, have made self bows up to 65# with it, it's outstanding as a bow wood, far as I'm concerned.
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Offline John K

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Re: 49" Black Walnut self bow / simple as it gets (not for bom)
« Reply #5 on: February 11, 2011, 09:56:17 pm »
Plus it just looks so dang nice !
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Offline JonW

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Re: 49" Black Walnut self bow / simple as it gets (not for bom)
« Reply #6 on: February 11, 2011, 10:01:12 pm »
That is one nice little bow! Aside from an occasional Molly, short bows are what gets me going to make bows. Love it...
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Offline n2huntn

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Re: 49" Black Walnut self bow / simple as it gets (not for bom)
« Reply #7 on: February 11, 2011, 10:39:09 pm »
No picture in the snow! You getting soft?
 I like it. Got one similiar going , paddle bow of elm I got from some guy in Michigan.
Jeff
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Offline Pat B

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Re: 49" Black Walnut self bow / simple as it gets (not for bom)
« Reply #8 on: February 11, 2011, 10:47:51 pm »
Cool little bow, Rich. Getting 27" out of a 49" bow is a pretty good feat. Well done!
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Offline half eye

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Re: 49" Black Walnut self bow / simple as it gets (not for bom)
« Reply #9 on: February 11, 2011, 10:51:31 pm »
Thanks Pat, n2huntin....snow aint no problem but the old bones aint diggin the temps lately.....hell man we warmed up to -5 today, so maybe yer right, eh?
rich
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Offline jbnizzle

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Re: 49" Black Walnut self bow / simple as it gets (not for bom)
« Reply #10 on: February 11, 2011, 11:03:05 pm »
Half eye is that bow decrowned or taken down to one layer.

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Offline John K

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Re: 49" Black Walnut self bow / simple as it gets (not for bom)
« Reply #11 on: February 11, 2011, 11:05:44 pm »
Don't worry rich, a heat wave is coming  :D
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Offline half eye

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Re: 49" Black Walnut self bow / simple as it gets (not for bom)
« Reply #12 on: February 11, 2011, 11:16:55 pm »
JB,....Neither one, sir. I make all of my bows from fully quartersawn wood that I cut for myself....well my friend owns the mill saw.

John K, damned I hope so, It's been so cold here that I removed the upper pully cover on the band saw because I have to manually start it turning....that's pretty cold for this old man ;D
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Offline ken75

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Re: 49" Black Walnut self bow / simple as it gets (not for bom)
« Reply #13 on: February 11, 2011, 11:39:53 pm »
excellent bow Rich . always like seeing ya get full draw out of a shorty, jeff beat me to the gettin soft comment
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Offline DEllis

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Re: 49" Black Walnut self bow / simple as it gets (not for bom)
« Reply #14 on: February 12, 2011, 12:41:36 am »
Nice one. lots of draw length for the bow length. Looks like a nice home invasion stopper.........practicing in the living room :o ;) ;D
Darcy :)
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