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Offline Mechslasher

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Hard to Get
« on: July 01, 2007, 06:29:43 pm »
Just finished her up this morning.  I named her "Hard to Get" because she fought me the entire time.  Had to heat her up five times to straighten out all her twists.  Then while tillering she definately played hard to get but she finally came around.  She is 62" long and came in a little light, 46#@28".  She is 1 3/8" at the fade and tapers to 5/16" at the nocks.  Should make a first rate target or 3D bow.  I backed her with a pair of western diamondbacks and hand rubbed seven coats of tru-oil to make her shine.  I also installed a small compass just to dress her up a little.  Enjoy!



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Offline Coo-wah-chobee

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Re: Hard to Get
« Reply #1 on: July 01, 2007, 07:25:56 pm »
               Hey nice bow Chris er is it Fred Bear? (famous fer compass in bow among many other things.) Like tru-oil, never used it. :D........bob
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Re: Hard to Get
« Reply #2 on: July 01, 2007, 07:30:37 pm »
She needs a shelf on the other side too.Might make her a little more compliant. ;)Tom
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Re: Hard to Get
« Reply #3 on: July 01, 2007, 08:19:26 pm »

Nice looking bow you have there! I've got one I'm working on now that is a recurve, and I've had to tweak the limbs at least a half dozen times so far trying to get the limbs to track straight. Probably not finished yet. :)
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Offline Jbell

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Re: Hard to Get
« Reply #4 on: July 01, 2007, 09:28:34 pm »
Nice bow! What did you use for the grip? Looks pretty cool. :)
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Offline George Tsoukalas

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Re: Hard to Get
« Reply #5 on: July 01, 2007, 09:37:38 pm »
Super bow! Nice job for sure. Jawge
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Offline venisonburger

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Re: Hard to Get
« Reply #6 on: July 01, 2007, 09:38:20 pm »
Dandy looking bow.
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Re: Hard to Get
« Reply #7 on: July 01, 2007, 09:39:25 pm »
  Good looking bow Chris,I like the compass.I have a small one I've been saving for the same thing.
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Offline 1/2primitive

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Re: Hard to Get
« Reply #8 on: July 01, 2007, 11:54:34 pm »
Neat! That's a real nice bow! Great job on it!
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Offline Pat B

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Re: Hard to Get
« Reply #9 on: July 02, 2007, 12:06:32 am »
Another nice bow, Chris. She looks quick. Will you post braced and unbraced pics.  Thanks,   Pat
  ps. Looking forward to seeing you at the camp-o-rama.
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Re: Hard to Get
« Reply #10 on: July 02, 2007, 12:53:25 am »
thanks fellows.  here are a few more pics.  looking forward to getting away and maybe sipping on some scotch.

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Re: Hard to Get
« Reply #11 on: July 02, 2007, 01:16:50 am »
I'll drink to that.  ;D  I have a bag of good cigars that Dick gave me that will go good with scotch.
   Thanks for posting these other pics. That top limb tip looks like it was a bit tricky!    Pat
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Offline Badger

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Re: Hard to Get
« Reply #12 on: July 02, 2007, 01:21:24 am »
Chris, the bow came out nice, sometimes the ones you struggle with are the ones you appreciate more. Steve
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Offline Mechslasher

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Re: Hard to Get
« Reply #13 on: July 02, 2007, 01:43:31 am »
both limbs were a pain in the neck.  they were so bad i couldn't get a string to stay on when i first tried to string her up.  the top limb looks funny in the pic but it's the angle.  i was just too lazy to take another at a different angle.  i'll have to run her through a graph to see how fast she shoots my 700gr arrows.  she might make a whitetail bow but i wouldn't hunt hogs with her.
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Re: Hard to Get
« Reply #14 on: July 02, 2007, 07:48:07 am »
Looks like a good'un, Chris. My favorite little osage bow was the same way, spent more time heating it than scraping on it, but it's worth it in the end. Fine lookin' weapon.
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