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Offline half eye

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"Le serpent jaune qui mord" 53" Mullberry hunter (not for bom)
« on: September 20, 2011, 04:07:42 pm »
Hey fellas,
       I'm needing to build a heavy weight bow for Pat B and thought I'd use some mullberry from a stave that toomanyknots give me a long time ago. Well this was a first so I wanted to make sure that all would go well and so I made this bow.
      Mullberry, 1/4" sapwood, 53", 50# @ 26" and the stave left "as-is" except the last 6 inches of the upper limb which was heavily deflexed....I made that flat with some steam. Everything else is untouched....roller-coasters, snake, and about 12-15 degrees of propeller twist.
     The bow shoots really well and hard, I was suprised by the speed of the little bow. It shoots in the same speed range with my osage and creepe myrtle (which are real quick)
     The last photo is my "dead-stick" paint job compared to the bone white sapwood as it was. The finish is the grease and pitch mix. Oh ya, the name means " yellow snake that bites"
rich
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Offline Stoker

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Re: "Le serpent jaune qui mord" 53" Mullberry hunter (not for bom)
« Reply #1 on: September 20, 2011, 04:34:38 pm »
Very nice. That's a lot of bow being that short.Meat maker for sure.Thanks for translating the name got the first half only remember enough french to start a fight in a bar.
Thanks Leroy
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Offline Matt S.

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Re: "Le serpent jaune qui mord" 53" Mullberry hunter (not for bom)
« Reply #2 on: September 20, 2011, 04:52:20 pm »
Excellent little bow, but isn't 53" a little long fer your tastes? ;D
Your short bows are inspiring!
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Offline JonW

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Re: "Le serpent jaune qui mord" 53" Mullberry hunter (not for bom)
« Reply #3 on: September 20, 2011, 05:03:12 pm »
another nice one Rich. Iv'e got some red mulberry I have been wanting to do something with. Hmmmmm...........
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Offline toomanyknots

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Re: "Le serpent jaune qui mord" 53" Mullberry hunter (not for bom)
« Reply #4 on: September 20, 2011, 05:55:08 pm »
Nice bow, definitely way better than I would of done with such a small stave! Very nice! If ya want anymore anytime I still got a couple pieces left.
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Offline Ifrit617

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Re: "Le serpent jaune qui mord" 53" Mullberry hunter (not for bom)
« Reply #5 on: September 20, 2011, 05:58:10 pm »
Nice bow... I love the simple finish you put on your stave bows, it just seems to really go in line with the true primitive spirit.
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Offline Pat B

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Re: "Le serpent jaune qui mord" 53" Mullberry hunter (not for bom)
« Reply #6 on: September 20, 2011, 06:47:20 pm »
Very cool little bow Rich. I'm sure the recipient will love it and will be hunting with it this year!  ;D
 Mulberry makes a very good bow. More folks should give it a try.
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Offline coaster500

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Re: "Le serpent jaune qui mord" 53" Mullberry hunter (not for bom)
« Reply #7 on: September 20, 2011, 06:56:38 pm »
Nice Shooter Rich!!!!  That Mulberry is some tough stuff!!!  53" 50@28!!  I like it :)
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Offline SA

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Re: "Le serpent jaune qui mord" 53" Mullberry hunter (not for bom)
« Reply #8 on: September 20, 2011, 08:33:00 pm »
very nice you have made me want to do more shortbows  just because they turn out so good , mulberry is great wood i like it too.
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Offline hillbilly61

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Re: "Le serpent jaune qui mord" 53" Mullberry hunter (not for bom)
« Reply #9 on: September 20, 2011, 10:37:38 pm »
 Very nice Rich. Tillers great. Full draw is great. You know how I like them short bows ;D Pat..You are one lucky man 8)
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Offline ErictheViking

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Re: "Le serpent jaune qui mord" 53" Mullberry hunter (not for bom)
« Reply #10 on: September 20, 2011, 10:41:35 pm »
Sweet little shorty Rich, love the strung profile and full draw.
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Offline half eye

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Re: "Le serpent jaune qui mord" 53" Mullberry hunter (not for bom)
« Reply #11 on: September 20, 2011, 10:46:05 pm »
Thank you for the comments.
thanks Stoker, Matt s ....see I can make long-bows ::)

Jon W....thank you (got that sweet piece of osage sir) I dont know the difference in Mullberry this wood had a thin white sapwood and a nice yellow heart wood.

toomany....that's a sweet piece of wood and I have one more stave I got out of her....but if ya got more, I sure aint gonna say no >:D

Ifrit / coaster thank you fellas

sa well it helps when ya got a 26" draw like I do, and the nice wood some of the fellas give to me in the past.

Pat,  hope it kills the hell out them deer !!!
rich
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Offline half eye

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Re: "Le serpent jaune qui mord" 53" Mullberry hunter (not for bom)
« Reply #12 on: September 20, 2011, 10:48:37 pm »
Thanks Hillbilly and Eric....ya snuck up on the old guy while I was pullin the trigger :o
rich
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Offline MWirwicki

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Re: "Le serpent jaune qui mord" 53" Mullberry hunter (not for bom)
« Reply #13 on: September 21, 2011, 01:53:27 am »
Very nice, Rich!  I'm sitting on a friends pile of mulberry just doin' a little seasoning.  By next spring, I'll be chasing mulberry rings!  I certainly like seeing your simplistic but, very efficient bows.  Keep 'em coming!
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Offline bubby

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Re: "Le serpent jaune qui mord" 53" Mullberry hunter (not for bom)
« Reply #14 on: September 21, 2011, 07:41:39 am »
that's a cool little bow Rich, Bub
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