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Offline ErictheViking

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Vine Maple shortie
« on: May 28, 2011, 07:04:59 pm »
This is a vine maple bow from my first attempt at a stave. 56" ntn 35#@28 with flipped tips/recurve. I first made this one 62" ntn and it came out @25# and a real dog(too much mass I guess) so I took off 4" heat treated the belly and flipped the tips.  It now has great speed and hit right where I look. the goofy coloring on the back is the remains of amber colored shellac I couldnt get off(tried acetone, denatured alcohol, laquer thinner) none worked. kinda looks like cambium left on. It's not done yet , I still need to finish it and choose a handle. oh and the tips are black walnut.
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Offline ErictheViking

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Re: Vine Maple shortie
« Reply #1 on: May 28, 2011, 07:06:12 pm »
hope you folks like it. any comments would be welcomed.
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Offline rossfactor

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Re: Vine Maple shortie
« Reply #2 on: May 28, 2011, 07:26:21 pm »
Wow, that is sweeeet!  Really nice profile. Man that VM can bend.  Good design.  I bet she's fun to shoot.

Gabe
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Offline johnston

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Re: Vine Maple shortie
« Reply #3 on: May 28, 2011, 07:28:15 pm »
EtV it looks really nice to me. Love the end to end shot.

Ain't nothing shabby about a 35lb bow specially on a piked save like you did. Lot of nice work in that bow.

Lane
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Offline Mangeur de lard

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Re: Vine Maple shortie
« Reply #4 on: May 28, 2011, 07:29:34 pm »
Nice! Quite a bend! good job on that, and your first stave to boot!

cheers, Matt
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Offline ErictheViking

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Re: Vine Maple shortie
« Reply #5 on: May 28, 2011, 07:32:59 pm »
Thanks guys, I have a sister stave with the wiggles that I plan to make a 50-55# out of. want to hunt with it or maybe something else this year. Yes Ross it is fun to shoot and my arm doesnt even know I have been shooting.
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Offline half eye

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Re: Vine Maple shortie
« Reply #6 on: May 28, 2011, 07:38:39 pm »
That's the way to bend a stick, sir !!!! very very nice.
rich
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Offline ErictheViking

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Re: Vine Maple shortie
« Reply #7 on: May 28, 2011, 07:41:58 pm »
thanks half-eye, I tried.
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Offline Gordon

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Re: Vine Maple shortie
« Reply #8 on: May 28, 2011, 08:56:21 pm »
Nice work Eric. She looks really good.
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Offline ErictheViking

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Re: Vine Maple shortie
« Reply #9 on: May 28, 2011, 08:59:38 pm »
Scott, thanks man. I forgot to add that when I heat treated the belly I put 1.5" of reflex, so it took about that in set which I'm happy with since it is my first shortie besides kids bows.  Gordon, thank you that means alot from the vm master. :)
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Offline Cameroo

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Re: Vine Maple shortie
« Reply #10 on: May 28, 2011, 10:44:58 pm »
Nice bow Eric! Looks like every inch of that bow is pulling it's weight :)  Looks great for a first stave bow, I hope my first stave turns out half that good!
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Offline ErictheViking

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Re: Vine Maple shortie
« Reply #11 on: May 28, 2011, 10:55:18 pm »
Thanks Cameroo.
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Offline TBod

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Re: Vine Maple shortie
« Reply #12 on: May 29, 2011, 05:40:40 am »
Very nice, I like it a lot!
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Offline nathan elliot

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Re: Vine Maple shortie
« Reply #13 on: May 29, 2011, 05:47:22 am »
Sweet bow Eric. Love the backdrop to your last pic, the bows gone back home.
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Re: Vine Maple shortie
« Reply #14 on: May 29, 2011, 11:09:37 am »
   SWEETTTTTT
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